If your idea of camping involves high-altitude border crossings, and your First Aid kit is larger than Paris Hilton’s Louis Vuitton carry-on, then you probably know about the Unicat range of expedition vehicles. If not, then read on.
Unicats are RVs designed to go places where running out of gas puts your life in danger. They’re built in Germany on tough 4×4 truck underpinnings, using chassis provided by Unimog, International or MAN. Although many of the components are manufactured in the US, the bodies are built and assembled in Germany where all things good and wholehearted are born.
I have long been a fan of the Euro-style expedition vehicles based on six-wheel MAN and bad-ass Volvo C303 trucks, but the Unicats are something else. When the apocalypse arrives, this is what you want parked in your garage, along with 2,000 gallons of biodiesel—not a plug-in hybrid. The good news is that all Unicats meet EPA and DOT requirements, and can be licensed and registered in all states. The less good news is that they cost $500,000 or more, and you’ll have to wait eight months to a year for your personal vehicle to be built and then shipped to a US port of entry.
