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Had both. speed - fastest to pack is a pure hardshell like an autohome maggiolina or Columbus. They are heavy . If you plan a family, more than 2 persons, until the kid is about 10-12 years old and assuming he will be normal size, you can get by with hard-shell 160 cm wide . I don't think...

So the trip went ok up to a point ... no it did not break down.. :) So I went to pick it up on Friday, did not spend much time there, got the kid from the school, packed and went away for a week-end camping trip, so no time to check the car carefully. But I did discover it was not what I...

Did not mean to offend you mate, I was just being sarcastic. I am in the same boat, biggest size I ever had were 32-33 inch tires. You know the trend, some beginner who never been off road thinks he must have at lest 35 inch wheels just venture out on a forest road..

So I just got a call today that I can come pick up my new defender on Friday at 14.00. 2 more days of waiting :( Ordered in March to replace my curent OV vehicle, a toyota hilux. The Hilux is not that old, but I did not like it. I did had plenty of space but I was coming form a...

I think the U-bolts that clamp on the bar are a better option.

More of a factor in trail damage done is the tire size and pressure . Not lowering pressures is bad for the trail so are oversize tires. At least in the US, anything less than 37 inch and you are a mall crawler wimp...

For shore power you just get battery charger maintainer that knows lifepo4 .....they are cheap. You can get something more expensive if you want, the more expensive ones charge faster .. You install an extra anderson plug connected to the LIFEPO4 , you install an aderson plug on the...

Multi-tiered government.. wow big word there but I am not scared. I lived in Belgium, Brussels region about 6 years. You have 3 governments. The federal one is the highest . Fun fact, Belgium beat the record of Irak as a country with no elected federal government, almost 2 years...

There is no conspiracy. Price of crude is set on the world market. Local price you pay at the pump is global price + refinery + local taxes. The difference between local prices ( by local I mean at local at global level, between countries ) is mostly owed to the local taxes. Some...

Not a huge issue, you can always resume extracting if need it, nobody can steal your oil from under you and the tech is well known... This is what is insuring you energy independence, not the fact that due to some price fluctuations and some particular conditions you imported some...

got a small hybrid for the commute. I do like 4l/100km ( 68 mpg US ) and 6l /100 km ( 40 mpg |US ) . they are great for this kind of work, you don't need 300 HP when you are crawling around at 20 km/h in the city. .. :) . 4 years now, I did not even have to change the brake pads...

It might be good, but it does not exist in Europe. There are some 20 year old ones. very capable. I am talking exclusively about new vehicles that you can buy easy. Large pickups.. No they do not exist in Europe and there is a reason for it, there is no need. In Europe, there are only...

I took a trip to Albania and on Gjipe beach, a popular overlander spot, I saw an austrian couple with a Citroen 2 CV Gjipe beach is popular with overlanders because the access road is extremely rough, some big rocks, I actually hit the bottom of my Hilux a couple of times on...

Many years ago, before 1990 my brother borrowed one for 2 weeks. They don't even have a fuel gauge, the fuel tank. sits somewhere in the engine compartment and you have a ruler with notches for liters that you use to estimate how much fuel is left. :). You need to carry with you 2t oil to mix...

I wish someone will invent a chair that packs small but still offers the comfort and size of the chairs that I currently have - Did not happen yet... I would pay good money to have that...

Depends on the car actualy. read the manual specific for you vehicle. Most modern pick ups default they run 2wd, when you engage 4wd, the central diff is locked. In high traction situation ( dry asphalt this can lead to premature wear. ) Your shogun has the same system. As soon as you...

That is great stuff - basically you don't need to bother with aux battery system, solar or anything else if you plan just to power a fridge and small things like this. Win for the plug in hybrid. Now I am almost sorry I did not ordered the plug in LR defender, what held me back was...

If you do not know that it means you don't go out much. Put the money in some off days and trips, and it will come to you . As a rule, suspension is done last, after you have everything you want/need on the truck. You do suspension now and add a winch next year. That means that it will...

It think it will be opened but only for Eu travelers.

Nice to see a plugin hybrid. I think would have great potential for overlanding if you can access the huge battery to power fridges and stuff. Is there a plug that is powered by the large battery ? It would save a lot of space not to have to carry a completely separated aux battery...