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The sport doesn't need saving, the actions of certain people need to change. Your argument is the same made by every group trying to "save" whatever it is they are impassioned about. Save the 2nd amendment by being involved with the restrictions that will never change the behavior of criminals...

Or maybe some of us have direct experience with how incrementalism works through community buy-in. There is rarely ever outrage when a well intentioned organization agrees to a concession. I personally prefer a ludicrous change be met by public outrage forcing it to be retracted instead of the...

We've only been once and spent 10 weeks between Alaska and Canada, entered on the east side of Glacier. Only after did we realize the area of Canada we traversed was much larger than Alaska, and Alaska is no small chunk of land. Doing over we'd split the two into separate trips or add 6 more...

Initially we used our iPhone by placing it on the van's floor. The compass app has a built in level, used to have to swipe but now it's built into the compass itself. We later purchased a bullseye level as different phone cases would skew the level app. We like to be close to perfect but that's...

Dealers lie, both automative and rv. The average consumer considers them experts and takes their advice (not unlike listening to Drs when it comes to engineering specifications and/or limits of medical equipment).

We use a family member’s address and also switched everything to paperless. Every now and then we have to receive a piece of mail, new CCs or vehicle registration etc, so we have the family member send it to us (either general mail or to a house sit/business/friend). Definitely check into your...

As mentioned iOverlander. If you happen to already be a user of the App Ultimate CG that one is great too, it was purchased by a big company so I'm not sure if it's available to new users anymore. Another one is Avenza Maps, a great way to stitch the forestry maps together.

1. Multi-year multi-country run. We have only done one 7 year trip but we think next time we'd break it up into a couple 2-3 year runs. 2. Heavy. We have to carry almost every single thing we need and when we find a place we love we like to stay for as long as possible. 3. 90-95% was just the...

Our approach is to limit trash. Our trash can is a small liter and a half sealing food safe container. We use whatever we happen to have as bags in it like a chip, carrot, or shopping bag. For a weekend we pack our food in Tupperware so as we cook it we clean it and store it away or just put the...

Ha! We followed their trip and were able to meet up as their trip was ending and ours was about to begin.

I wonder if your rig was the inspiration for Skyhorse?

Yup to all of this and to add... Everyone should have a stash of cash in their vehicle, overlanding or not. Obviously, when out of the country you should have more and make sure to have some crisp 100s too. Latin America is mostly a cash based system. It's smart to plan out your budget for the...

We met a Japanese couple in Chile that were in a stock Toyota Sienna with AT tires. They had driven the Salar de Uyuni and the Lagunas route in Bolivia, just to name a couple. After completing a north to south drive of the Americas they shipped it to Europe and drove Eurasia East, eventually...

Another resource is WikiOverland. People don't update it as much as they should, most just update the border specific crossing information in iOverlander, but it was started and is still managed by Dan. If you use FB you can join overlanding Europe groups.

At midnight, be at a certain crossroads in Georgia, sign.

We gave away our dutch oven and bought a pressure cooker in Belize during our drive south, that was in 2016. We will never be without it and also carry a spare set of seals. We make lots of roasts, pulled meats (beef and pork), bone broths etc. For those that prefer one pot wonders, the pressure...

VW is a big brand in Latin America. That being said there are differences in vehicle standards by country, meaning they aren't necessarily the same (parts might not be easily interchangeable). Lots of VWs are used to traverse the Americas and VW mechanics can be found, some are European ex-pats...

You’ve travelled many times and know to follow your instincts but your sharing it in practice is invaluable for others. We hope you get to 100% health soon.

We carry a Wave 3 and have only used it twice, Expo West 2015 and in Denali N.P. August that same year. We're in a van so we came up with a decent system for staying warm without the need for the propane heater. Doing over we would install a diesel heater but at this time it's far down on the...

Hopefully this isn't too late...there are hunt camps outside Tallahassee that are free to use in the Apalachicola NF. At least one has some porta-pottis but I haven't been there in a couple years so I'm not sure if that's still the case today.