Well Kamchatka is a tourist hot spot now in Russia. The only hard part is getting their any way other than ferries or flight. You need a work visa and you need some other permits but greasing the wheels of Russian Bureaucrats is often expensive.
As for the trucks: Urals and Kamaz are common...
You make an awful lot of assumptions don't you. First off you cannot get to many places in Siberia in the Arctic Circle unless it is the dead of winter with a truck. Which is why I want to go. I also want to join a convoy of trucks to reach the arctic circle. It will be give me a better sense...
This is a documentary film production... to get insurance means all of the crew have to be trained in cold weather survival techniques. So that part is non-negotiable if I want to get funding.
As for tracked v. tires-- tracks are good but since i'm starting in middle of Europe and driven...
Fuel tank insulation and heating is going to be paramount for both trucks on this expedition. I could also put on some insulated fuel lines that will help to keep the fuel from gelling. I'm thinking that adding Kerosene, anti-gelling fuel additives, and cetane boost to the mix should keep the...
I've come to a decision: one Tatra T-813 Kolos 8x8 and one Unimog U-1400 vehicle for this operation. This will be more than enough to take all of film equipment and gear in the heart of Siberia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBUQTFFrq18&feature=related
V-12 Air Cooled Diesel Power! It is a...
This is for a documentary: on the effects of modern technology on the cultural of Yakutia.
I wouldn't go with petrol personally... Most of the truckers in Siberia use the Ural 375D or 4320 model trucks both of which are diesel; the Kamaz series trucks which are all Diesel, and the Tatras are...
Charlie:
Why don't you put a list of things you think the trucks would need? I'm always interested in getting new information on the top-- hence the reason I joined this site.