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We had one which came with a vehicle we bought some years ago. Never used it, so I can;t give real life experience with it, however... It was fairly big - we could have carried ten big bottle jacks in the space it occupied. We understand that it's a good solution if you have to lift a vehicle...

Thanks for posting- looks like a great trip. The dust will have been minor owing to the rain, and the track looks in good condition (in terms of the surface). We didn;t take DUnn's Track although we did take the Balladonia Road in 2019 and found ourselves the only vehicle on the track, which...

Carrying a firearm is a really bad idea: 1) Doing it legally is somewhere between difficult and impossible, depending on the country. More to the point if you need one for hunting (for example) the places you go will have firearms available, within the concession. 2) Doing it illegally is...

To be fair to Discoveries, we saw a convoy of them (various recent models) leaving the Simpson Desert when we were about to start the crossing. I guess I don't know whether they made the whole crossing or not, however none was being towed. Having said this, on a recent long trip in Canada...

They are available in several markets - we've seen new ones in Colombia, Mexico, and Costa Rica. They replaced the T31 with a T32 in 2014 (?) with less clearance and poorer angles - "The new model sits 5mm nearer the ground (210mm), the new car's departure angle is slightly higher (24.8...

X Terras were/are not sold here, however we've had two X Trails, one of which we took around South America for 11 months. Definitely under-rated in my view. Here it is crossing the Paso del Inca at 5030m / 16,503 ft in Bolivia:

If the Wrangler is too small, then the Montero is a good option. Our LC80 was about the same size and was excellent, although the age implies wear and tear; newer Land Cruisers are over-priced - when we bought the Montero a Land Cruiser was twice the price.

Tierra del Fuego - southern tip of America - you could easily go through Mexico, Central America, and South America, all the way to Tierra del Fuego and back to Florida in a year, if you plan 2 years then it would be a great trip, and you could add in Alaska and Canada as well.

So do we - the Wrangler and the Montero have beds set up inside. The Wrangler bed folds back when not using it and so we have access to the area behind the front seats; the rear sets have been removed, there's enough storage below the bed for everything. Happy to offer more details if it helps.

...and in case anyone's interested, here's the Wrangler:

Here's what we did when we wandered around the area. It may give you some ideas - blog post is at The USA’s “Four Corners”: Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, Ute, and Zuni Nations.

I also answered your other post. A Wrangler is capable of a 24 month trip - we've travelled for months in ours (in Canada) and would have no problem extending this to a couple of years. Our Montero, at home, has been great for a 10 month trip; we previously used an X Trail for an 11 month trip...

re vehicle, we all travel differently, however I find the Wrangler has lots of space - we have a LWB JK in Canada and have travelled in it both sleeping inside (two of us) and using ground tents (three of us). How many are you? If you want a bigger vehicle and want to reach "off piste" areas...

If the obvious search through Bosch agents and the van concessionaires (if any) doesn;t find anything I'd try amayama.com.

Where are they now? If they're going to be in Bogotá we could meet and have a coffee/beer/whatever. We'll be home on Sunday. Happy to offer suggestions and advice, if wanted. Here's the link to the best news on the volcano - SGC

Palestina, Caldas - although the recent increase in alert level to orange for the Nevado del Ruiz volcano means that we'll have to monitor conditions and may have to return the long way round. Have a great trip!

Tires now - yes Safety soon - what's needed more than you have - I assume you carry a first aid kit and fire extinguisher already. Suspension (now you can redo tires) - only if you plan to overload the vehicle or rally it, you can go more or less anywhere with the standard suspension. Gears...

The only thing I'd do now is look at the standard tyres and if they're not AT, change them (ideally as part of the purchase). You can drive a Frontier to Tutoyaktuk or Tierra de Fuego (shipping across the Darién of course) with no other modifications, so wait until he's put a few months on the...

SOunds like a great trip by kayak!