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Not quite 100 years ago, however I used a canvas tent (made for me in what is now Zimbabwe) when I travelled from Botswana to Kenya in 1974, oneleglance has the topic nailed. The tent I used (which I still have) was small and light, and I didn;t encounter much rain so it was convenient. I've...

If the tyres protrude beyond the body bear in mind that this is illegal in some places (and arguably a hazard whether legal or not).

Open fire when permitted, Woods backpacker stove as plan B (light packs into a small box. If you want more time between new cylinders use the bigger cylinder).

We kept around 5 cm at the front, 10 cm at the sides, 10 cm behind, and 10 cm on top (all wrt to the vehicle - also a JK).

We've had mattresses made for us for our Montero (current vehicle), LC80 (2 years in Africa), and Wrangler JK (2 years in Canada). Worth the expense to get a comfortable sleep/

A personal view - stay off the actual PAH as much as you can. Get into the side roads, local villages, remote country.

Bull bars are illegal here so we don;t have one - did have one in Africa and a bull did run into it; it helped (us, not the bull) - did not in Australia because we took our own vehicle (hence not permitted), and never ran into anything. More mass and cost for limited value in my view. Light...

So, in 7 weeks you could head to Labrador and Newfoundland. Alaska or NWT are a bit too far, as would be Central America or further south.

We had an ARB which was good but not as good as the Dometic we now have. We also have an Alpicool in Canada which did a good job in 11 months of travel in Canada.

Whatever you decide I suggest that they need to be mounted such that they do not present a hazard. For example, having an axe mounted such that it would injure someone (or worse), such as a bystander, in a collision is not good.

2010-2018 - Tyres we used in South America: 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 made a "big trip" through...

So, my comments may come across as somewhat negative, for which I apologise – we all travel differently. I wish you a great trip and you will have fun, I’m sure. Based on our last “big trip” which was 11 months around Canada, in two chunks. We did this in a standard Wrangler JK – no change to...

It's a generalisation, however I notice that a lot of cars in Argentina, particularly in Patagonia, are generally in very poor shape. People have as you say been hit hard with astronomical inflation. You come across company and rental vehicles Hiluxes but not many privately owned Hiluxes...

Lots of Hiluxes in the north too. I do notice, as you say, fewer LCs as you go south. In Chile I think the roads are good and so there's less need, In Argentina most people can't afford them, in Brazil you're either street-racing or on muddy tracks hauling stuff.

Lots of "burbujas" in Colombia, as you say used primarily to take people from A to B; there are a few enthusiasts who do silly things as well : )

Hello and have fun! You'll find lots of advice, whether you plan to do a big modification on your JK, or simply get out on the road with it. We took ours for 11 months around Canada 2022/23 and it's a great vehicle in standard form.

Bear in mind that there are two questions: 1) Do you need a CdP? 2) Do you want one? For example: for Australia you have to have a CdP; for the "Americas" you don't need one but may choose to travel on a CdP anyway (as we do).

I'd love to return to do this - how do you plan to travel from Entebbe?

Hmm - if you are on your own you are unable to extend beyond 2 years. However if you are travelling as a couple then you can, at least in theory, handle this by taking out the CdP, extending for a year, then the other person takes out a new CdP on the vehicle, extends it for a year, and then so...

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