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  1. Chris S

    Post up your drawer/storage system

    Banana boxes. Robust Fit/remove in seconds Free Light Recycled Non-rattling
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    Kayak inflatable or hard shell

    A Trinity search led me here. Some great boats. Here are some more ideas for the trunk. https://expeditionportal.com/overlanding-with-packboats
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    Abenteuer & Allrad 2019!

    Thanks for great photos. Brilliant show full of inspiring ideas - and that's just the car park! Recommended it at a talk I gave the other day. Hope to get back one of these years
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    Trans-Sahara 1986 on a 2WD Fat Bike

    I recently unearthed a great story of a French guy who built himself a novel, three-wheeled, part-time 2WD / lifting axle bike and cycled it 2000 miles to Timbuktu in 1986. Fully loaded with 72-litres of water, it weighed as much as a moto. A few pics below, Long version here. There's a video...
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    long trip on lightweight bike

    250s: MHO A couple more for you: Steph Jeavons on a long RTW with a 250L. Just starting her way up Africa. quick trip report Antarctica Leonie and Peter from NL - 110,000km on the same bike quick trip report And of course Lois Pryce on her Serow and TT250 - 3rd book recently out on Iran...
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    Something for the weekend

    Your 50 minutes will not be wasted watching this amazing adventure from 1983. https://youtu.be/A_i5gNs8TeU
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    FS shortly: 2013 Honda CRF250L at Overland Expo or Phoenix - $4000

    Holiday is over so need to shift my AZ-plate CRF and fly back to UK. Available at the Expo or in Phoenix in just over 2 weeks by which time will have about 4-4500 miles. Bought from first owner with <1000 miles. He fitted white plastics - the only one in the US? Can sit on 60-65 and averages...
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    Our new North American Overland Combo; GMC Sierra 4x4 + Bigfoot 2500

    Where are these pictures from? Beautiful country! Southern Utah, where else?! (end of Hole in the Rock Rd - Escalante) Ch
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    Our new North American Overland Combo; GMC Sierra 4x4 + Bigfoot 2500

    I had a great week in that bus - thanks Christian - but you gotta get rid of that tow hitch or put a wheel on it! Here's my OLH Trip Report. Feel free to add your own to the growing list.
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    Algerian Sahara with Land Rovers and Land Cruisers

    awesome video music! Never heard that said of one of my vids before! Glad you all enjoyed it. latguy, it was a Panasonic TZ6 super compact (a DMC-ZS1 in US?). Under £100 used on ebay here. Far from top of the range Lumix but did brilliantly until the sand got to it (as happens to any cam used...
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    Algerian Sahara with Land Rovers and Land Cruisers

    Not for a while, but if you pick your spots there are still huge areas to explore.
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    Algerian Sahara with Land Rovers and Land Cruisers

    I could have bought that Discovery for just $600 after the trip. It was the most economical too but what am I going to do with a 4WD? So I passed it on to Toby Savage's 14-year old grandson. Chris
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    Algerian Sahara with Land Rovers and Land Cruisers

    February 2011. Not an expedition, more of a tour with local guides, but that's the only way to do it out there these days, and even then it has its difficulties as you can read here. http://www.sahara-overland.com/Sfiles/algeria2011/index.htm There's a big map, a small gallery and an short...
  14. Chris S

    London to Capetown World Record

    North Zambia border tonight with 4 days to go - it looks like they might just make it. Who would have believed it. Chris S
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    Five best overland vehicles in North America?

    There are the most effective tools for vehicle-supported travel and there are ways that people choose to travel. In my experience, those are often not the same. Nicely put, Scott. I may have to steal that line! When you know nothing but get the inspiration it's common to think you must get a...
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    Five best overland vehicles in North America?

    Hi all, many thanks for great feedback so far. I wasn't getting notification so assumed no one was interested, but here you all are. The selection is definitely not for travelling around North America where, just as in Europe and Australasia, ordinary highway travel is straightforward. "..I...
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    Five best overland vehicles in North America?

    Greetings. Not exactly the right place to post but it will have to do. I'm finishing a book on overlanding in Asia, Africa and Latin America where such travel is less straightforward than back home It includes a big section on vehicle choice but I'm no so clued up on the US/CAN scene so need...
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    Jeep fans check this out...

    ... and be amazed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Gqi-RlbO0 You can still buy Ben Carlin's book from his old school in Perth, WA. Some other stuff here: http://members.iinet.net.au/~daveb/halfsafe/halfsafe.html and here: http://ruk.ca/article/1843 Ch
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    Best domestic overlanders?

    Do you mean this one - RB44? http://www.witham-sv.com/infopage.php?ID=582&Overide=1 I've seen them and heard of one or two who have travelled with them (axle problems?) but they've never caught on here although that price ($11500 +) and spec is OK. Tyres look like 9.00s from here. Like...
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    Best domestic overlanders?

    Too top-heavy or not enough throttle? No more top heavy than anything else on that trip (2000km/18-day autonomy required) but he went off line to the left just a touch (to be different?) and paid the price. To be honest we were expecting it. Many times he had that thing on two wheels although...
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