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Hunter RMV builds off-road RVs and expedition vehicles in Minden, Nevada. The Isuzu Predator XLE is one of its latest creations, with a 22-foot habitat and a $545,000 price tag.
The Predator (white, foreground) is based on an Isuzu FTR chassis that's been converted to four-wheel drive.
With 45-inch tires, the Predator offers plenty of ground clearance off-road.
A landing—porch, if you will—deploys from beneath the entry door.
This chassis uses a 100-gallon fuel tank that offers up to 1000 miles of range.
The bare chassis was converted to four-wheel drive in Omaha.
That door toward the back? That's for the garage.
Airing down the tires helps the off-road ride. The military-based trucks have an advantage there, with their central tire inflation systems.
Not your average RV park view.
Most Hunters are custom-ordered, but this one's for sale. Price: $545,000.
Climbing into the cab is a multistep process—literally.
The 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel is tuned for commercial duty, making 260 horsepower and 660 pound-feet of torque.
The Acela-based models, originally Stewart & Stevenson military vehicles, use 7.2-liter Caterpillar diesels.
Tilting the cab offers easy access to mechanical components.
The Isuzu's top speed is about 70 mph, which is quite enough.
The 4x4 conversion includes a 17,000-pound capacity front axle with locking differential and a two-speed transfer case.
Acelas have a convenient central tire inflation system. Push a button for "sand," and the tires set themselves to the appropriate psi.
Rooftop solar sends 1000-plus watts to the onboard battery.
The DEF tank on the Isuzu is absent on the Acelas, given their origins as military trucks that might've entered service in the 1990s before being completely overhauled.
The FTR's 90-psi on-road air pressure makes for a bouncy ride, but you'd air down for extended off-road work.
The accordion-style stairs accommodate whatever sort of terrain you've parked upon.
A slide-out smoker and flat-top stove should make for epic boondocks barbecues.
The rear winch is sized for winching other things toward the Predator, not winching itself out of trouble.
That's what you call a big pumpkin.
The exhaust exits high and out of harm's way.
Not a bad spot to park your house for a while.
One customer's truck is wrapped with a topographical map of their home.
The four-foot garage at the back can house a motorcycle, be used for storage, or turned into an extra bunk room.
From the FTR's driver's seat, you're looking down at passing dump trucks.