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Even when we did hook-up with another rig we had a rule that we didn't need to be stuck together. We would hash out the ending point and plan to meet there. Of course there were times we ended up traveling together due to rough terrain, if there were technical sections, and motorcycles liked to...

In 2015 we rented a Honda CRV, there were four of us and the 4Runner was already rented, to drive to the Caracol Ruins in Belize. We left early to join the military convoy, what we were supposed to do, but they had already left by the time we reached the check-point. The guards told us to go...

Kayaks are one of the things we wished we took during all our years on the road. Many have inflatable kayaks/SUPs, we'll definitely work something in to our rig as we transition it to non-fulltime.

In Costa Rica the overland vehicle rental companies tell their customers to install and use iOverlander, everyone renting vans in Chile were using it too. If we decided to rent in another country for a vacation our plan would be the same. We'd also have our rough route hashed out and plotted...

Congrats, we took 4 years to drive the Americas. We'd be more than happy to answer any specific questions you may have or to point you to someone we know. Personally, we wouldn't caravan the entire way but more of hooking up with road friends to run certain sections together. There are lots of...

Eggs last a long time, even if they were previously refrigerated. Freeze meat then either put it in a small cooler or a simple cooler bag and wrap it with your blankets. Most condiments are fine to not refrigerate, many never need refrigeration even if it is stated on the bottle (vinegar and...

Less is more, in all things. If budget is not a limitation then I think you'll have a lot of fun building out a trailer and taking it on trips. If budget is an option, and you have a GF, then I'd focus on the most important creature comforts to get you (or both of you) out there. If you don't...

We spent 6 months in Colombia during our drive south and visited many places. We also liked Barichara (and El Cocuy) but we ended up spending a couple months in Villa de Leyva so it became our favorite place, we actually drove back to VDL after extending our tourist and vehicle permits in...

Welcome. Colombia is a great country and Colombians are the nicest people on the planet. By far, it is our favorite Latin American country and Villa de Leyva will forever be within our hearts. We did miss out on Cano Cristales but that makes a great excuse to drive through again someday.

2004 was a crazy year. I worked at the FL Attorney Generals Office, where price gouging is housed, but as far as the storms went Tallahassee faired very well.

I agree, once a cat III starts approaching a IV it's time to go. Everyone that lives along a river, water basin, floodplain etc pay attention to every storm. As stated above though, most don't have the leave or the convenience of working remotely so they end up having to stay put or get jammed...

Florida has too many people, especially concentrated in the southern corridors. Even trying to work inland to Brooksville gets jammed up. The main problem is 85% wait until the last minute to make a run for it. I was not born in Florida, I lived there for over 30 years, so I understand that...

Beef stew seems to be a fairly popular canning option. We have a canner but haven't used it yet but we're thinking of giving the beef stew a try. Since we move every 2-3 months having a stock of jars doesn't seem to be the best plan but we may start with one case. If you have a fridge/freezer...

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We spent the entire weekend at our most used secret spot, c-ouch. Not the most difficult to reach but you gotta do what you gotta do, didn't cost much in diesel either.

In full transparency I didn’t know that about sulfur, I was making a Bigfoot joke so thanks, I love randomly learning things. We have only spread something around once for invasive Argentine ants. I can’t remember what it was but we were asked to do it by a ranger so we went out and bought some...

Just spread around sulfur, it's supposed to keep the boogers away so maybe it'll work on bears too :tearsofjoy:

Since we don't keep a US carrier when we overland out of country we would just get another SIM, loosing the phone is always the worst case scenario. Our necessary phone numbers aren't tied to a specific provider so we can use a laptop or tablet in the interim in a pinch. Some non Apple phones...

Yeah but getting a physical SIM to work was difficult in many countries due to the rules. Several times we had people put us under their national ID number since that was the only way to get one. We also had trouble switching back to previous carriers. Movistar gave us the most trouble. We did...

This is how I understand it but I haven't looked into it in 7+ years.