Picture me Rollin’

The hi-rise look with chunky treads is one thing, but how many of these ‘go-anywhere’ vans are limited by the drivetrain? If you’re going to do it right, then go all-out and all-wheel drive, like the Rolling Homes Expedition Swamper...

Words Mark Walker

Don’t get me wrong here; I love the so-called swamper look on pretty much anything. One of my bucket list vehicles is a vintage Unimog, coincidentally in the shade of orange you see here – search Unimog Niederflurhubwagen on Google if you want your mind blown and love the idea of a vintage car transporter. Anyway, I digress. I love the look so much that I fitted large chunky tyres to my Bay Window Pickup and there’s no denying that it looked pretty badass, especially when most air-cooled VW’s at shows are still lowered. But to find the main reason why the swamper look is taking off, you only have to have owned a lowered camper and witnessed the trauma of grounding out on an unmade road, a campsite, or…

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