Building Bebe, our MAN HX60 overland expedition truck for worldwide family travelling adventures

Come and learn more about our home on wheels, the ‪@mantruckbusuk‬ HX60 expedition truck we had built by ‪@motorcraftadventuredev‬ to live and travel in around the world.
Learn what goes in to a build and see Bebe as she was before we got started on conversion, as well as our thoughts on design features and processes.

[@sunnydavies3990]

Great video, would love to see a detailed tour of battery capacity, internet connectivity and any plans for water filtration when wild camping?

[@globaltraces]

Will see what we can do about getting a video with more detail done! Consider it on the list :-)

[@dannythompson2749]

Really great episode, explaining the build. Thanks, so much!

[@globaltraces]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jimmbling]

Really good video explaining your build. The truck looks really tough. Good luck, travel safe and keep us posted❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@globaltraces]

Thank you! She’s proved herself tough so far! :-)

[@Frankieboy1899]

Great videos! Happy to see how much fun you have! Hello to Jess!

[@globaltraces]

Thank you! 🤗 Hi Frank! Hope you’re well :-)

[@VOID-bw5jc]

What a great review. I am happy to watch inside of your car interiors. Sending love to your family from S. Korea.

[@globaltraces]

Thank you so much!

[@theMSguide]

Really great video, Dave. The algorithm likes it too. Good amount of views.

[@suem6606]

Very informative Dave, great to have the background info.

[@globaltraces]

Glad it was of interest and hopefully fills in some gaps about Bebe that folks wanted to know!

[@andersonalvinegro6857]

Parabéns! Ficou lindo! Abraços do Brasil

[@dreamst]

Fantastic video. Keep up the Great work 💪🥇🏆

[@globaltraces]

Thank you 🙌

[@gtsussex3467]

Really interesting - look forward to some more techie vids as your journey goes on. Hope you’re all well.

[@globaltraces]

There will definitely be more as we travel! Glad you enjoyed this one :-)

[@Fontaine_de_Can]

Really informative 😊

[@globaltraces]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Austenadventures]

Just came across your videos really enjoying them. We have young kids so its really nice to see how you guys are getting on with your travels. We love Spain but still a bit unsure about Morocco cant wait to see how u get on. Plus we love your overlander and would like to build one ourselves one day.

[@globaltraces]

Thanks so much! Morocco could be a culture shock, but we think we’re going to have a whale of a time! Time will tell!

[@black300c69]

Nice review I have a question where did you get the box

[@globaltraces]

The box was built by Motorcraft Adventure Development in Doncaster, England 👌

[@charly5238]

Hi there! Nice video!! What happened with your diesel generator??? Not good with the dometic tec 30??

[@globaltraces]

The dometic had an error that we diagnosed as a faulty main board. It was going to be expensive to fix and they couldn’t guarantee it was going to work, so we binned it off. In hindsight we should have just got this one from the get go because it’s so much more convenient - and quieter and more powerful!

[@thelittleredbus]

Great video. If it’s not a sensitive question, ballpark, how much did Bebe cost including base vehicle purchase? I’m wondering what sort of budget is needed for this type of vehicle.

[@globaltraces]

It’s a very common question and we’re happy to answer! All in it was about £150-160k but that was a few years ago and both materials and build costs have gone up a lot. Not to mention the base vehicle - back then they could be had for less than £20k, now they’re more like £45-50k or more depending on where you buy from. Total cost now would be much closer to £250k depending on spec chosen.

[@thelittleredbus]

@@globaltraces thank you. I assume that’s without doing any work yourself? I see the Gap Decaders pushing to do a conversion for £100k, but for that they definitely have to do a lot of work themselves. I guess this is your only home, no bricks & mortar homebase?

[@globaltraces]

We did a couple of bits and pieces but essentially yes, it was done by others. Phil and Izzy have a great goal and we’re really interested to see how it goes. We still have a flat but it’s rented out, so this is the only place we can actually “live” full time.

[@smchorley]

Hi, love your truck and videos, just a quick question, I’m sure I first saw you guys on a TV show, where your truck was being built up, any idea where I can rewatch that? TIA

[@globaltraces]

Hi! Thank you! You did indeed - it was Million Pound Motorhomes on C5 - Season 2 Episode 4. We think it’s on KZbin somewhere!

[@smchorley]

@@globaltraces awesome, thank you, thought I was going mad 🤣 I searched for it for ages, will have to find it and watch again. Enjoy 👍

[@davidpaxton4879]

Is it possible for you to give an approximate over all cost to build something like this?

[@globaltraces]

It was about £150-160k all in but that was a couple of years back. You’d now be looking at c£250k due to increased materials and production costs and possibly around 1 year to get a build slot.

[@davidpaxton4879]

Thanks.

[@RowlandtheBastard]

How much did you spend at Motorcraft?

[@globaltraces]

Not sure we’ve ever broken it down, but it was about £95k.