What we have learned building campers for this country.
Notes from the workshop in Um Ramool on overlanding in the Emirates, camping in Hatta, sizing solar for real heat, and how a camper should be laid out for the way you actually travel.
Overlanding UAE
Overlanding in the UAE: permits, fines, where you may camp, and what the heat and sand mean for how a camper is built. From our Dubai workshop.
Read itHatta Camping
Hatta camping from Dubai: what the mountains are like overnight, what to expect at the campsites, and why Hatta is the best first test of a camper.
Read itRV Solar System UAE
Why solar panels lose up to a fifth of their rated output on a hot RV roof, and what that means for sizing a system properly in the UAE.
Read itBest Camper Van Setup for Overlanding
There is no single best camper van setup for overlanding. Four questions decide yours, and their order is what makes a layout work.
Read it4x4 Camping UAE
Not every UAE camping trip needs a 4x4. Where one is genuinely required, and what a camper body does to a vehicle on soft sand.
Read itOverlanding Gear UAE
The useful question about overlanding gear is not what to buy, but what belongs built into the camper, what belongs in a locker, and what is simply carried.
Read itBuild the camper your route actually needs.
Start with the vehicle, set the layout, size the power and water, and see the whole rig in 3D before a single panel is cut. What you design becomes the brief our Dubai workshop builds from.
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