Apocalyptic Accessibility: 1994 Stewart & Stevenson LMTV M1078 – Sold?

May 9, 2023, Update – While this “Classifind” expired recently, given the seller’s history, we suspect it may not actually be sold yet.  For now, we’re labeling this ride “Sold?” However, we will keep an eye out for an updated listing. In the interim, please reach out either by email or call Rudy directly if you’d like to be informed when we come across something similar.

April 4, 2023 Update – The private sellers of this unique Steward & Stevenson M1079 Overlanding rig just replaced their fourth expired Craigslist ad with a fresh listing.  While the pictures and description remain the same, this time around the sellers elected to reduce the asking price by ten thousand dollars to land at $160,000.

March 5, 2023 Update – The sellers of this M1079 Overlanding rig replaced their third listing with a fresh Craigslist ad.  Everything in it, including the $170,000 asking price, remains the same.

January 31, 2023 Update – The sellers of this unique Overlanding rig replaced their about-to-expire second listing with a third Craigslist ad. The description, pictures, and asking price all remain the same.

January 1, 2023 Update – The sellers of this unique Overalnding rig replaced their about-to-expire existing listing with a fresh Craigslist ad. The description, pictures, and asking price all remain the same.

Whether you’re preparing to survive the Zombie Apocolypse or want a very capable off-road RV, you can camp, hunt, and fish off the grid with, you would be hard-pressed to find a more capable rig than a former Stewart and Stevenson LMTV military-grade 4×4 converted for civilian duty.

This 1994 Steward and Stevenson M1079 LMTV RV for sale, first spotted on Craigslist in December 2o22 in Bozeman, Montana, appears to be a well-sorted and very well-maintained example featuring an excellent camping layout that you can use effectively for “Boondoogling,” which is RV-speak for having the ability to camp without the need for electrical or water hookups.

Last offered for $160,000 (the original ask was $170,000), the only price source we can recommend for these types of vehicles is GovPlanet.com, a site specializing in government surplus.  Based on the prices we see there, you’re paying for the completed and thoroughly tested camper conversion in this example.

In the mid-’90s the U.S. Army commissioned what’s commonly known as the  Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (“FMTV”).  This series provides a variety of vehicles based on a common chassis that by payload and mission requirements. While derived from the Austrian Steyr 12 M 18 truck, FMTVs are substantially modified to meet U.S. Army requirements, which among other things, include a minimum of 50 percent U.S. content.  This example is known as an M1078 Stake Bed truck, which means it originally hauled stuff before receiving the Command Center box conversion.”

The Expedition Nugget YouTube Channel features the sellers of this unique RV build taking you through the upgrades and the cost of what they now have for sale:

The combination of the seller’s detailed description with the extensive YouTube videos documenting the build and use of this 1994 Steward and Stevenson M1078 LMTV for sale has us convinced this is a well-sorted RV ready to go anywhere.

Here’s the seller’s very detailed description:

Show or go: What would you do with this unique Steward & Stevenson camper?  Please comment below and let us know!