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Good answer; in particular, consider the rear opening of the vehicle. If it's a swing-out rear door, then you don't want to have to step around it into the rain to get from one covered area to the other.

It sounds as if it's under-rated for the job. We carry a small compressor on local travel which is used only for inflating a tyre after repairing a puncture (a few times in the last 20 years);. On "big trips" we carry a bigger compressor, used principally for airing up after sand, which requires...

It really depends on what you're using it for. We bought a 2015 JK LWB for our "big trip" around Canada (11 months) and it was excellent. Probably 70% surfaced routes, 30% unsurfaced, no "rock crawling", Dempster Highway and Trans-Labrador Highway, among other routes. We sold it after the trip...

We're not from Namibia, however you may find our posts from Por las tierras del sur de Namibia / Through the southern lands of Namibia and on (7 posts) of interest. We spent about a month in Namibia and the posts capture some of our experience. We travelled in an LC80 with a 50 mm lift...

- Once you leave the mountains the scenery is less impressive, although Albertans like the prairies as much as the mountains (Edmontonians vs Calgarians perhaps). - The FTR is a good route, and gives you access to less-travelled areas. Yes I think it's worth it. - "Around Calgary" is a "how...

Hi: - From Vancouver to Port Hardy is OK in 2 days, however you'll need to drive more than 2 hours each day. - Book ferries, don;t wait until you arrive at the terminals. - Prince Rupert to Prince George is a good route, and will take you 4 days at a little more than 2 hours/day, continuing to...

- The cost is the cost - if you need it, you'll pay what it costs. Now, clearly some items are more expensive in some countries, so plan around this (e.g., replace worn AT tyres BEFORE entering Brazil). - Size and weight - it's evidently impractical to carry big/heavy stuff with you on a trip...

We find that we can travel for at least 5 days with what we have in a 44L Frontrunner tank. We usually have another 4 or 5 L in our water bottles. For occasions when we are away from resupply, or in very hot climates, we'll buy another 20L in a supermarket before the "waterless chunk" of the...

We'll all experience different clothing differently, so every opinion on "the best" is valid. For what it's worth we've ended up with Icebreaker socks and Craghoppers trousers and shirts. I find the Columbia material less "breathable" and the Craghoppers material better, particularly in...

The tyres on the Wrangler were LTX M/S. I think that the Geolandars (ATs) are a better option than the Michelins, and that the TOYO Open Country ATs are better than both.

Yes - when we bought the Wrangler for the Canada trip (see below for more details of our experience, which may be useful to finlayforprez, I was concerned that the LXTs would not be up to the task, however they did well. We did replace the one which had two punctures with an AT, perhaps though...

Depends what is meant by "overlanding". My perspective is that overland travel means weeks or months of travel, with much of the trip likely to be on surfaced roads. In this type of travel MTs are noisy on tarmac, and grip is poor, particularly in rain or snow. HTs are not adequate for the...

We've camped in summer in a lot of places - we've only ever found it uncomfortable when it's been 34 deg C or more (93 deg F) with no breeze. Good ventilation makes it possible.

We haven;t run both so unable to compare, however have Dobinson's on our Montero and it's been perfect. We had OME on our LC80 and it was fine too.

Could one consider a map " artificial intelligence"?

Interesting article (refers back to early development since 1990, I note). My point is not to debate the age and semantics of "AI"; simply to offer a view that AI and learning from the experience of others are mutually supportive and not the reverse.

Hmm - "modern" is obviously recent, by definition. Artificial intelligence has been in development since the late 1950s (The History of Artificial Intelligence - Science in the News).

I am by no means an AI expert (hardly a neophyte) however my recollection of early attempts to create AI guidance and advice (on technical problems) was that the system which was developed (or at least in development) by the company for which I worked relied almost entirely on the experience of...

Fuel - first fill since January 18th.

Nice maps, HOWEVER...sadly out of date. The NW India map doesn't even show the Main Delhi-Mumbai expressway!