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Hi! If you don't get permission to use the (military) training grounds of your unit, your only chance will be to go to an offroad park and have some fun there. There's not such a thing like public land you can use in Germany. There even are regulations that prohibit unauthorized use of forest...

Thanks for the info - maybe we can make it in 2015... Mike

Although it's easy to say for someone living only 250 miles from the event - it is definitely worth a long, long ride. I met people from France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Norway, Poland - and I guess that's only the tip of the iceberg. This event is HUGE! Mike

Hi! Alex, Founder and Webmaster of the Buschtaxi web site, again organized a fantastic Land Cruiser meeting this year. More than 1000 vehicles and I have no idea how many people attended. I posted some (around 60, to be more specific) photos on my blog. I hope you guys will enjoy the brief...

Hi! One of Germany's biggest overlander meets, the AMR Globetrottertreffen, is held this weekend only 10 miles from my home. It is an annual meet held since 1997. I not sure how many cars participated, but I estimate between 100 and 200. Since many of the rides are quite different from what is...

Hi! Johnny is right, the Grand Vitara is an option - and not the worst one! There are also some capable Nissans for rent. The problem with people driving stupid on gravel is overestimating their own skills in combination with lack of experience. This is not a rallye, it's a public road...

Hi! While the Suzuki Jimmy is quite capable even in stock configuration, the Dacia Duster is more or less a "look-good" SUV rather than a real offroad-capable 4x4. Aside of that: There will be short detours or "pocket" F-roads you might encounter and want to try. F-roads are officially...

I am very sorry, I haven't been here for quite some time and must've overread your question. My memory faded a bit regarding the exact costs. I'd say it was somethung like maybe 40 Euros a day for two people, including campgrounds and food, but no fuel and not counting a restaurant here or...

Hi! The official and always very up-to-date road conditions (including the F-roads) cand be found here: http://www.vegagerdin.is/english/road-conditions-and-weather/the-entire-country/island1e.html In my experience, the info on the site really is current and reliable. Mike

Hi! Indeed Croatia is a great place for overlanding, same goes for Slovenia. You might enjoy a handful of photos and a short trip report I have on my blog: http://www.unpaved.de/4x4-kurztrip-slowenien-kroatien/ Anyhow, remember that "wild camping" is strictly prohibited there and the fines...

Hi! Iceland has a very handy official (and always current!) road status web site. It also covers the F roads. I used it many times when in iceland and it turned out to be very up-to-date. Go here: http://www.vegagerdin.is/english/road-conditions-and-weather/the-entire-country/island1e.html Mike

Hi! This year's AMR Globetrottertreffen will again be held in Amelinghausen, this year on August 29th-31st. More info (in german) is at http://www.amr-outdoorwelt.de/Treffen/Treffen-Info.htm This is an open meeting, not an Expo and aside from being organized by the company AMR, it is rather...

Hi! Thought you might be interested in seeing this, too. This summer, my wife Christel and I traveled to the far north of Norway. Sonce the "Nordkap" (north cape) is neither the north end of Europe nor that of Norway and basically nothing but a tourist trap, we decided to drive to Grense...

Hi from the other side of the pon... Nice links, thanks a lot! My wife and I also ventured to Iceland this summer. Recently, I've put up a trip report on my website at http://www.unpaved.de/island_hochland_2012/ It is in German, but the photos and videos are universal language, I guess. The...

Hi! There is a German equivalent to the DRMO called the VEBEG. They sell all the surplus stuff of the German army, fire depts, civil defense, road mgmt etc. and they have Mogs from time to time. But be aware that the same rules apply as with DRMO: Condition varies and often, it's rather worn...