If you sent a four-wheel-drive Ford F-550 Lariat to boot camp, it would emerge as an EarthRoamer LTi. The EarthRoamer is the Jason Momoa of RVs, large and chiseled-fun fact, the beefy Aquaman star owns one. Built in Dacono, Colorado, amid a landscape of mountains and off-road trails, this glampsite on wheels can cover thousands of miles over whatever terrain a 29-foot-long, eight-foot-wide machine can navigate. It's got an equipment list as long as the Colorado River and a starting price ($695,000) to match its massive footprint. Here's what makes the EarthRoamer LTi the king of the hill.
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