Expedition MAN HX 60
Posted by Puzzled_Item_1626@reddit | overlanding | View on Reddit | 46 comments
Spotted this absolute unit at the caravaning show in Poland. It’s a MAN HX60 4x4 (18.330)
The specs are kind of insane for off-grid independence:
- 900L (237 gal) fuel tank + 900L fresh water tank.
- 2kW solar setup on the roof.
- 900Ah LiFePO4 battery bank (Victron system).
- 6-cylinder diesel, 326 HP, no AdBlue.
The interior looks like a high-end apartment with underfloor heating, but the outside is pure military. The owner is planning to take it through Albania and Turkey soon. Is 18 tons overkill for an expedition vehicle, or just right?
FartFactory92@reddit
All that and still an RTT? What is it for show? For random guests you happen to find on the trail?
DeafHeretic@reddit
Space for the dogo(s) or kid(s)?
Ctmanx@reddit
It looks like they are a vendor who also sells RTTs.
But yeah a large well equipped rig sometimes has one for “guests”.
I spent a few days in Senegal alongside a family doing RTW in a truck that made this look like a toy. They would hire local guides in different countries and the guide would sleep on the roof while they had the cabin.
dexter-sinister@reddit
OK, kids, up in the tent! You IG influencer step-mom and I need some alone time!
Potential4752@reddit
Some people like to spend a weekend in an RV to get away from their house, right? This tent allows you to spend a weekend away from your RV!
JCDU@reddit
Is it cool? Absolutely.
Is it in any way sensible or practical? Absolutely not.
I've seen loads of these at shows etc. and I can't fathom the point of them other than they are fantastic toys and give you luxury accommodation on your travels.
You can't sensibly take it off-road because if you get it stuck you need at least one friend with one to come and pull you out. It's too big to drive in a lot of places and too heavy for a lot of trails. Other than looking cool, you're probably no better off than having a smaller regular box truck that's lighter, cheaper, less complicated, less conspicuous, and likely has a far bigger usable space on the back.
brainhack3r@reddit
They might be decent for military response in places like Afghanistan but we already have vehicles for that.
JCDU@reddit
Yeah the military have million-dollar tank recovery rigs that can come and drag your ass out of the hole you've dug.
A lot of places in the world you'll be lucky if anyone in the nearest 3 towns has anything that could pull you out.
brainhack3r@reddit
There are still WWII tanks all over Europe that are in holes and that are sort of forgotten about. They've been slowly recovered over the decades.
Pretty crazy.
PearlClaw@reddit
Also at 18 tons you're getting to a point where you can't trust every bridge anymore.
foodfighter@reddit
As others have said - this is more for the 'Gram, and less for real-world travel. At least, not in the way it is positioning itself. I actually researched the heck out of these (and trucks like them) before deciding to go a different route.
When you're the heaviest guy out there, it just means that no-one else can help you extract.
Those trucks are mid-engined behind the cab. That means it is not usually possible to arrange a way to get from the cab directly to the habitat. So after a day of slogging it through the mud and/or rain, you're getting out and getting dirty before climbing into your nice clean MarthaStewart-esque abode.
Unlike older established platforms like Mercedes trucks that were made in the literal millions and used all around the world, these trucks were made in the tens-of-thousands and generally only exist in Europe. So not only will replacement parts be ungodly expensive and tricky to source (not to mention good luck finding a mechanic with any experience with them), God help you if you break down in any other part of the world. You will be spending long stretches of your trip praying you don't break down before you get within striking distance of a major city with a UPS/DHL service outlet.
I mean - they're very cool and all, but not for me.
Puzzled_Item_1626@reddit (OP)
I'm not so sure about it being just for "the Gram." The owner is actually quite experienced with expedition vehicles, and one of the main reasons they chose this specific model was precisely because of the availability of parts. Of course, we are strictly talking about Europe here.
And not for me :)
foodfighter@reddit
I understand - but let's be honest: if the owner is indeed sticking to Europe, they don't really need a vehicle like this. And being such a big rig, it would personally make me terrified to drive in and around the type of quaint little off-the-beaten-track villages that would be the sort of thing I'd really like to go and see.
So if they're ultimately keeping to the wilds and remote areas? I re-iterate what I said about parts/mechanics - if and when they break down somewhere remote, they'll be a lot more likely to find a shade-tree who is used to re-packing the planetaries and adjusting the clutch cable on an old Mercedes SK work-horse than diagnosing auto-clutch issues on a modern ZF AS-Tronic 12-spd transmission.
So again - good for them if it is what they want, but not for me!
almost_somewhere@reddit
I just can’t get past the fact that the second photo looks 100% like AI slop. The 90s GPU generated items on the left-hand side, the mushy repeating background and the recovery boards that are almost the same…but actually aren’t. 🤨
Puzzled_Item_1626@reddit (OP)
You can check this car and photos on my site. Man HX 60 EuCamper . There is relation from caravan show in Nadarzyn (Poland) 24-26 April 2025 🙂
Ok_Handle_3530@reddit
What’s next, the Darien Gap? Yes this is overkill. There’s got to be a tipping point where the bigger the vehicle, the less useful it actually is for expeditions. I feel like this is beyond that point.
Very happy for the guy though, beautiful rig.
ChibaCityFunk@reddit
We were actually considering an MAN HX60. They are quite inexpensive and not as big as one might think.
The rig itself is just 3 metres high. If I remember it correctly it's essentially a very low profile version of the MAN TGS. (Or was it the TGM?) If we had build one we would have build one with a pop-up roof to keep the low profile.
You can get them surplus from the Military for about 60k essentially new. (Plastic covers still in the seats and about 300 kilometres on the clock.) Considering that the MAN TGS is 150k it's quite a bargain.
ChibaCityFunk@reddit
Can someone please explain the downvotes? These are exactly the rigs we see all the time.
I've recently took the time to take a few pictures of random rigs on a campsite here in West Africa.
Random rigs on a Campsite (Instagram)
Again... I don't understand
WWYDWYOWAPL@reddit
Well this is US focused sub where most people think “overlanding” means putting a RTT on your Tacoma and camping for a weekend after doing 70% of your miles on well paved highways. They have not been to Africa or Central Asia or seen the kinds of rigs you regularly find
ChibaCityFunk@reddit
Funny enough I’ve never seen a Tacoma in my whole life. I’m not here to gatekeep and I’ve seen a lot of people overlanding in Hilux and Land Cruiser pick ups. And I really get the appeal.
And I get why smaller rigs like a Suzuki Jimmy perform better off road. And I understand that there are small tracks that are hard to pass in a bigger rig. I was recently stuck behind two families in big rigs cutting down tree branches with chainsaws for a few hours on one of those tracks…
But a big rig usually means more range, more food and more water. And it is really nice to not have to worry about that too much In countries with limited infrastructure and availability.
Kerensky97@reddit
I noticed you didn't say how much the MAN HX60 you're thinking of buying cost.
How much is the one with the expedition luxury RV on the back cost?
ChibaCityFunk@reddit
As I've said. You can find them regularly for 60.000.
Kerensky97@reddit
Where can I find them: "essentially new. (Plastic covers still in the seats and about 300 kilometres on the clock.)"
I would love to check them out myself.
ChibaCityFunk@reddit
I usually look at Mobile.de and Kleinanzeigen.de . They pop up there regularly.
Kerensky97@reddit
Oh, you mean the stock military trucks, not the conversions.
I'm wondering how much the RV module on the back costs then. Because $60k for just a military truck is just a military truck. It's not an expedition vehicle without a lot of extra money put into it.
ChibaCityFunk@reddit
Sure. To give you an ballpark idea: The habitation box including doors, windows, subframe, bumper, light, tire carrier should be around 50k. Add 10k for the electrical system, 10k for the water system, 20k for the furniture and 10k for various things. And then maybe another 10k for recovery gear and tools.
So in total you should be sitting at 170k + the work.
Thing is, if you buy an old fire truck for 20k, add 10k for maintenance, 10k for lifting and converting it to super singles, add 10k for rust treatment and you might be able to convert it for 150k.
And don't think the old fire truck is significantly more fuel efficient.
Ok_Handle_3530@reddit
Bargain on purchase price, but you’ll feel the ‘bargain’ fade away when you’re returning gallons/mile and not miles/gallon.
ChibaCityFunk@reddit
Yeah.. Don't confuse it with an MAN KAT1. This one is not bad at all. Once in a while we meet people driving those rigs. Expect 28 Litres per 100km on tarmac.
schm0uz@reddit
Above 7.5 tons is less about offroading and more about comfort. Its only rich, older people that buy these and ride them for months or even years at a time.
JCDU@reddit
Good luck getting this thing anywhere serious off-road, it would sink to the bottom of the Darien gap.
A 2-ton 4x4 is heavy enough, even with 8 wheels at 18 tons this thing could sink on low-grade tarmac never mind in swampy ground.
drewshope@reddit
What adorable little traction boards
Kerensky97@reddit
Proving that overlanding is about bolting the required decorations to your vehicle the way some women collect charms on a charm bracelet.
drewshope@reddit
The more shit bolted on the exterior the more Overlander you are. It’s science
PurplePickle3@reddit
I think those are for the “peons”
SnugglyPlasma@reddit
Right? lol. This is an Instagram build 😂😂😂
brainhack3r@reddit
... and it gets -10 MPG
Sylamphre@reddit
Nice one ! But this military look probably doesn't help to cross smoothly some borders.
Kerensky97@reddit
Or show up as a potential target near other borders...
Galax8811@reddit
also a good way to get shot by mistake
ChibaCityFunk@reddit
Needs a paint job!
bishcraft1979@reddit
That is fucking great! The RTT looks completely lost, this thing must be massive! We need more pics!
Puzzled_Item_1626@reddit (OP)
check this https://eucamper.com/ekspedycyjny-man-hx60-relacja-eucamper-com-z-targow-w-nadarzynie-cz-1/
😄
AloneDoughnut@reddit
Fun new SEO fact, your blogs are going to get massively deindexed because they appear to be written by AI. I don't know for sure that they were, but the content checks all the boxes and looks at a glance to be AI (random bolded sections, the use of emojis in places, and the odd sentence structure.)
If you're looking to make serious on blog content, you're going to need to write your entries yourself. And if they're not your blogs, it's just good advice for anyone looking to get into them.
Puzzled_Item_1626@reddit (OP)
Thanks for the feedback! You’re right that AI was involved, but it was mainly used to help us format and structure a transcript of an original conversation we had on YouTube. The content and the car are 100% original. We’ll definitely keep an eye on the formatting for future posts, though. Appreciate the heads up
AloneDoughnut@reddit
No problem! It's hammering small blog sites right now, and my day job is fixing these issues for people. Wanted to give you a heads up so you don't get screwed. Cool walk around!
ChibaCityFunk@reddit
Looks like a Motorcraft Adventure build... Lovely rig!