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I think I understand your point; even so: Option 1 - Central Sahara in 56 deg C with A/C Option 2 - Central Sahara in 56 deg C without A/C Vote now!

Good point - I had sheepskins in Europe, once again before heated seats existed. They were great as you say, at least for temperatures down to zero C or so.

Getting into my vehicle in the mornings in Alberta, during my winters there (the first winter the highest temperature we experienced from end of December until the end of the first week in February was minus 30 C) heated seats would have been welcome.

1) Maybe not needed in Arkansas, however if you go travelling northwards it's good to have the heated seats, and helpful to have the heated steering wheel. 2) If you plan to sell the vehicle at some point the buyer may expect these options, or even if not they may help get a good price.

On our current vehicle we drove the first 17,000 Km without a snorkel, and then fitted one for the first "big trip" (to permit wading in deeper water). We've now driven 67,000 Km overall. Haven't noted any difference in how the engine runs, fuel consumption, or power. I do believe that we are...

Short response: 1) We paid USD 19,000 for ours in 2017 - 1997 4.2 turbodiesel with auto transmission, winch, snorkel, roof rack, and a variety of other kit. GOod vehicle, which did what we wanted (45,000 Km around S and E Africa), with relatively few repairs, all of which could be expected for...

THere are also Monteros (=Pajero=Shogun). Having owned Land Cruiser, Pajero, Patrol, Gelandewagen, and Jeeps, as well as our current Montero, I think it's fair to say that the Montero is "offroad"-capable, and as an overall overland vehicle is as good as any.

Tyres we have used in South America (2010-2018): 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. In 2017 we made a "big trip" through...

Great memories of both parks from 2017, and the views from the Botswana side of the river at Mapungubwe from previous travels! Thank you.

Actually where I live it is 4 USD per gallon, however in the north of the country it's half that; when we're travelling in Europe it's way more, and in our neighbouring country it's 8 cents a gallon. More to the point, I wish that we had viable EV charging capability (on vehicle and off) so...

I suggest that it is a reasonable comparison if we base it on annual travel distance rather than on a theoretical single trip distance possible. People who drive all year within a couple of hundred miles of their homes don't care whether they can drive 4000 miles/6500 Km without leaving the...

We bought the "tin box" (front left) in the market in Nairobi - cost about USD 10.00 . Perfect! Having said this, our sleeping bags and extra clothing were/are stored below the bed inside the vehicle.

Excellent point! Carrying fuses is so ingrained that it didn't occur to me to mention them ! Note that in some parts of the world (no idea about Nevada) it's a legal requirement to carry replacement bulbs also. We don't carry a multimeter (more weight, more space), but do carry wiresnips...

Great idea! I need to check whether we have that. Having said that, In recent years when we've travelled in RHD countries with our LHD vehicle (and vice versa) we haven't changed anything - we did a test against a wall and it seemed that there wasn't much lateral illumination anyway. I drove...

...and Cyprus (haven't been there in 5 decades so had to check).

Except for Ireland and the UK.

Good idea; for our last trip, in addition to the contact cards, we also had these made (i've obscured the name and contact phone number but you can see the idea:

Learn your own limits before those of the vehicle, and not the other way round. Make and carry an emergency contact card so that in the unlikely event of needing others to help they know who to contact. We include our blood type on the card. This may seem excessive however you need to plan for...

As far as I know, there is no global law or agreement on this - the CPD is a customs document and has nothing to do with standards for the vehicle. I think that (unfortunately) you theoretically have to research this for every country (!). Now, having said that, the reality is that vehicles...

re "when in Europe my vehicle won't have to comply with the vehicle regulations there, right? My understanding is that because it will be registered in a different country and visiting temporarily (not imported), I will not have to modify things (for example headlights/taillights). ... For...