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Now here's a real "overlander" we met this guy, with his camels, in the Central Sahara, about 200 km from the nearest town.

I agree - the kit is to make the travel possible, and you don;t need much. It's what's essential, and nothing more.

Hmm - you'll receive a wide range of opinions, all valid. Key point, I think, is to ensure that what you have suits the type of travel you undertake. Some thoughts, from my perspective: Accessories: Rough Country Bull Bar - illegal here so we have no bull bar. Adds mass and in our case we've...

Peugeot 404 Estate

Peugeot 404 Estate

As it stands (no modifications, except AT tyres if not yet installed) you could drive it (shipping across the Dárien) from Ohio to Argentina. Enjoy your travels!

One more - a long time ago - name the desert, and the vehicle.

2010-2018 - Tyres we used in South America on our X Trail T31 then Montero: 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...

One of the better bits of this road...

Simpson Desert - end of day #1 in the crossing from Mount Dare to Birdsville - a beautiful trip!

Another continent, another desert. This photo was at 5000 m / 16,400 ft AMSL.

In Canada wild camping is always allowed in Canada if it is not explicitly prohibited. There's a nationwide ban on wild camping in cities, national parks, and provincial parks; you can camp on Crown Land freely (all of the above obviously assuming that you are sensible, responsible, look after...

Perfectly stated!

You drive You could drive the vehicle to Patagonia as it is. Of the specifics you mention none is remotely necessary. The crawl control might be used once or twice and the rear lockers might also be useful once or twice in the more demanding areas of SW Bolivia or Northern Brazil, however are...

Another desert, another trip

As others note - get out and travel - you'll learn as you go. For our last "big trip" (53,000 km in 11 months), we took out the rear seats, put in a bed (lumber cost USD 100), added a small fridge, and took minimal recovery kit, tyre repair kit and compressor, minimal tools, stuff for sleeping...

How far is your commute? We usually walk - anything less than 45 minutes.

In general I am not in favour of beach driving (details on request), however based on our experience: In Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Peru, at least where we've been, there's no permit system - people just drive onto the beach.