00:00Everybody's like, oh, how many miles per gallon? How slow is it? Blah, blah, blah.
00:03I'm like, you know what? How fast is your house?
00:20Check, check, check.
00:24All right, here we go.
00:25This might look like a military vehicle, but it's actually so much more.
00:36Together we built our own M1078 we've named Wazamu.
00:43Owners Trevor and Courtney have customized this purpose-built army truck
00:47into their very own mobile home.
00:55What's more, the couple did it on a tight budget. We did our entire build for $37,000 that did include the purchase of the truck.
01:06We got it at auction out of Daytona. So $37,000 later, this is what we have. Instead of taking our time to make the absolute perfect vehicle
01:17from the very beginning, we just did it. Got on the road.
01:19So this used to be where our generator sat, which is now back here. Updated our entire solar system with lithium batteries.
01:25Went from good air conditioning, went from good air conditioning, good heat for about six hours, depending on the heat outside, to we have it for days.
01:38Having a truck built for extreme purposes has some unusual advantages.
01:53Now this truck is designed to be able to handle up to four feet of water. We've done about three feet, had no problems.
02:03So that actually is our cross through. So while I'm driving, Courtney and the boys can jump on through, no big deal.
02:11And on the other side of that hole, the truck's original army features are unrecognizable.
02:16We have a U-shaped couch, which is also used for our clothing storage at the moment.
02:27And then on top, as you've probably guessed, is our bed, which is on a crank system that usually people use like in their garages.
02:35We just crank it down at night.
02:36We're going to live like hippies. I didn't want to smell like hippies. So I really wanted a nice bathroom situation.
02:47The shower is actually super spacious. It's actually big enough for me to even like sit down and like read a book and take a bath.
02:53Originally, we had an actual like refrigerator and one trip off-roading, it detached and laid itself on our couch and all the groceries are everywhere.
03:09So that didn't last long.
03:13We've always talked about living full time on the road or just traveling a lot.
03:18We purchased a vehicle about a year and a half before we actually started working on it.
03:21Yeah.
03:23The build of this truck served an additional purpose for the couple and simply providing a home for them.
03:29I wasn't a very good husband at that time.
03:32Turns out I was quite a bit of an alcoholic.
03:35While Trevor was going through sobriety is when he was building the truck.
03:39It was probably as chaotic as it was. It was the best possible way to get sober.
03:44Because I wasn't focusing on anything other than burning my hands, busting my knuckles and getting the thing done.
03:51So it's a very privileged lifestyle. I tell people that all the time. Like we are super,
04:00super lucky. It is not for the faint of heart. It's not for everybody. And it's really not that easy.
04:06It's worth it if it's something that you want. We love it.
04:09So how does it feel to drive? It drives like a Cadillac. Like a big old boat.
04:17We're a slow truck and a fast house.
04:18I like that. But it means it's not for everyone.
04:21We did save up for three years. And then we sold everything we had.
04:25We quit our jobs. You know, all that kind of stuff.
04:28It's a gamble. And I definitely always encourage people.
04:31Like, yes, like don't wait until tomorrow. If you've got like a dream, especially like with your spouse, definitely do it.
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