Mitsubishi Delica Bug out Vehicle/ Camping

I've recently brought my second Delica, there is thruth in the old saying, you don't know what you have until it's gone. Our first Delica ended up in Bulgaria, where it is having a happy exisitance with it's new owner, after a road trip from London.

I've searched for an alternative, the Mercedes V-CLass was looking good, but I missed the versatility of a Loand Rover discovery and the urban practicality of a Volvo XC90, which is my other vehicle. So we have another Delica. The Delica handles off road, camping and load carrying very well.

There is a fantastic owners club in the UK and other clubs around the globe. The Delicas are very popular in Australia / New Zealand and in Canada. a very good Delica as Bug Out Vehicle (BOV), is here.

If you want to find out more about living off grid, here is an excellent book:
How to Live Off-grid another excellent book explains how to build your own BOV:

Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters

Another excelent blog takes you through a pan-american journey in a Delica detailing the modifications and illustrating the versatility of the vehicle project Dino Evo....

The vehicle has always had reasonable reviews, I think this part of the SUV/4x4 market is still lacking, there is space for more proper 4x4 people carriers. I bought mine from Goodmayes Motors, just off the M25.

There is a very good on-line manual for the Delica, which explains a lot of the controls etc. also how to carry out a number of basic raks etc.

If you want a more indepth maintenance guide, the Pocket Mechanic is the book for you, perfect to keep in the glove box and includes wiring diagrams etc.