Image via Chad Kreuter/Facebook Marketplace
We’re keenly aware that buying an overlander can be incredibly expensive, making golf look cheap in comparison, but this listing for a Storyteller Overland GXV Epic on Facebook Marketplace made us choke. It’s not that we haven’t seen super expensive overland rigs listed before, it’s just that this one is wildly expensive.
Here’s a much cheaper overlanding rig.
Just looking at the inside of what’s really an off-road motor home and it’s no wonder. You get to sleep on a queen bed – yes, a real mattress, not a cot or inflatable mattress. Nice wood trim and other high-end finishes abound. It has AC and a heater. There are Corian countertops, a glass tile backsplash, even a washer and dryer onboard.
We’ve lived in places that are smaller and not nearly as nice as the inside of this rig.
But wait, there’s plenty more.
Also onboard is a 120 gallon freshwater tank plus a 40 gallon heated tank. This thing has two 100 gallon fuel tanks and has a claimed range of 1,800 miles. That seems a little excessive, but with how it’s set up, you could “live off the grid” in the wilderness in this rig for weeks, maybe months.
It sits on a custom Kenworth chassis, has four-wheel drive with a 50:1 crawl ratio, plus comes with front and rear air-locking diffs. It’s obviously not a rock crawler, but it should be able to take you through some fairly rugged areas while offering unbelievable pampering.
You’re definitely not roughing it in the Storyteller, but all the luxuries are going to cost you big. To get one of these built brand new, which the ad is for a build slot, will set you back $799,784. There’s a good chance this thing costs as much or more than the house you currently own or rent.
Maybe it’s inflation or the fact that overlanding has become mobile glamping where some people can’t do without pretty much anything they enjoy at home. Or maybe it’s just that some people buy rigs like this more for status than for the love of the great outdoors – you decide.
This thing is Dave Ramsey’s nightmare on wheels.
Check out this overlander’s listing for yourself here.
Images via Chad Kreuter/Facebook Marketplace
