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As it stands (no modifications, except AT tyres if not yet installed) you could drive it (shipping across the Dárien) from Ohio to Argentina. Enjoy your travels!

One more - a long time ago - name the desert, and the vehicle.

2010-2018 - Tyres we used in South America on our X Trail T31 then Montero: Dunlop Grandtrek AT3 - good tyre on the highway, OK offroad Pirelli Scorpion AT - similar to the Dunlops Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S - the best of these three - good on the highway, more capable offroad. 2017 - In 2017 we...

One of the better bits of this road...

Simpson Desert - end of day #1 in the crossing from Mount Dare to Birdsville - a beautiful trip!

Another continent, another desert. This photo was at 5000 m / 16,400 ft AMSL.

In Canada wild camping is always allowed in Canada if it is not explicitly prohibited. There's a nationwide ban on wild camping in cities, national parks, and provincial parks; you can camp on Crown Land freely (all of the above obviously assuming that you are sensible, responsible, look after...

Perfectly stated!

You drive You could drive the vehicle to Patagonia as it is. Of the specifics you mention none is remotely necessary. The crawl control might be used once or twice and the rear lockers might also be useful once or twice in the more demanding areas of SW Bolivia or Northern Brazil, however are...

Another desert, another trip

As others note - get out and travel - you'll learn as you go. For our last "big trip" (53,000 km in 11 months), we took out the rear seats, put in a bed (lumber cost USD 100), added a small fridge, and took minimal recovery kit, tyre repair kit and compressor, minimal tools, stuff for sleeping...

How far is your commute? We usually walk - anything less than 45 minutes.

In general I am not in favour of beach driving (details on request), however based on our experience: In Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Peru, at least where we've been, there's no permit system - people just drive onto the beach.

Restricting the reply to the overland travel aspect: Road trips in Malaysia many years ago Hitch-hiking around Europe while at University Wandering in Botswana/Zimbabwe by motorbike and various vehicles in 1973/1974 Hitch-hiking Botswana to Kenya in 1974 Boulder to Grand Canyon and back in 1976...

As always, it depends on what you're doing with the vehicle. In our case it's a means of getting to places we want to visit; reliability is important, access to spares and maintenance are critical - we've had to wait for 3 days in Bolivia for AT tyres, and they were standard size - nothing out...

1) Avoidance vs. reaction 2) Patience ("fools rush in...") 3) Plan before acting 4) Clarity in roles (one operator, clear roles for others) 5) Communication (in the tasks and to seek help) 6) Competence in using the kit 5) The kit