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I take your point, although I do find it easier to control the handbrake when "easing" a vehicle on an uneven surface than using the foot brake, for some reason.

I did have a further thought. One thing which is now fairly common on newer vehicles is the lack of a handbrake - the parking brake is a button, so either "on" or "off". I would not buy a vehicle without a handbrake - the ability to use it progressively to hold and control the vehicle on...

Yes, and No. We looked at buying an 11 year old 70 series with appropriate modifications in Australia (know the owner). It was a lot more expensive than shipping our own Montero to Australia and back (even if we include buying the Montero and modifying it). Current price of a new 70...

Interesting point - I guess it depends on the vehicle. We rented a Mercedes C-class for a wander in Central Europe last month and found that while it does have an amazing portfolio of toys, warnings, and tricks the driver stays in control all the time.

We've had an Iridium satphone for 23 years - used no more than a dozen times in this period, BUT.... on several of these occasions it it has been a HUGE advantage and no other medium would have been viable for what we needed.

Let's try to simplify this as much as possible: Old vehicles - if maintained well will be fine BUT stuff wears out so you need to ensure that you can source bits (where can you find a replacement radiator in the Namibian desert? ...how liong do you have wait for a new A/C fan in Bolivia?)...

OK. I'm not familiar with the hub design on the vehicle, however it may be necessary to release the hub (to freewheel) and then they'll need to protect the hub to keep the grease in prevent the bearing from seizing - here's how this was done on our LC80.

Ideas: On the way east from Abbotsford take the trail up to Chilliwack Lake – not far and worth a visit. Take the Crowsnest Highway east from Hope. There are some side roads into the mountains which are interesting. Then either head north to the TransCanada and take that to Banff, or head...

Perhaps a silly question, however if it's no more than a broken driveshaft can the crew disconnect and take off the front or rear prop shaft (whichever drives the broken drive shaft) and then either remove or tie up the broken driveshaft, thus converting the vehicle to 2x4 and allowing it to be...

Good point, we've given fuel to others from time to time.

Cierto !

All these make sense, and your idea is good. I was thinking of our experience - we used to carry extra fuel in cans when we needed more range than we had with the primary tank which was/is 500 km or so with the Nissan, the same with the Montero, and 700 km with the Wrangler. The only times we...

SO So, unless your range is limited, do you really need reserve tankage? The longest Long distances offroad? What range do you have?

Here's what we take for a multi-month trip: 2 pairs of fast-dry trousers 2 fast-dry shirts 2 T-shirts 2 pairs merino socks 2 pairs underwear (also fast-dry) 1 "technical" sweater 1 rain jacket Hat If it's in a cold climate we add a pair of insulated trousers, silk thermal underwear, and a...

I have ask - where are you travelling that you need the extra range? Our JK (I know - different vehicle) has a range of around 700 km and this has proved adequate for everywhere we've been in it. The only trip we;'e done on which we would have needed more than this range was crossing the...

Hi - good to see you on the forum. We live in Bogotá too : )

Based on your travel, I’d suggest the following: higher lift kit – I don't think you need it, the vehicle is one of the best in clearance and approach/departure angles as it is, and any lift affects stability among other things. For the cost of a lift you can buy fuel to get to a lot of...

Hi and welcome. The key question is "what do you plan to do?". If it's to drive to Tierra del Fuego then you can do this today with nothing more needed (although I'd take off the High-Lift Jack and either put it somewhere it's not a hazard or give it away and buy a second bottle jack). If...

2010-2018 - Tyres we have 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...

The insurance company called - asked if we'd like a satellite tracker - we said "yes" (they pay). Went down and had it put in today.