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The border crossing from Nicaragua to Honduras at El Paraiso was a 2.5 hour process. This is average for us and could have been 20min shorter if we had sufficient local currency ready to go with us. There is no ATM at the border. The only hiccup exiting Nicaragua was that I didn't have exact...

We hit a couple of our favorite beaches on our way back north through Nicaragua. Playa Maderas and Bahia de Gigante. We spent 1.5 weeks between the two spots and got some fun surf at Playa Colorados. If you go to Bahia de Gigante (aka pie de gigante) you should climb the headland on the south...

The border crossing from Costa Rica to Nicaragua was pretty easy. We crossed on our way south only 4 months ago, so we already knew where most of the offices were and already knew what to expect from Nicaragua with their screwy TIP process. -We canceled our Costa Rica vehicle import permit in...

Yeah, the T100 actually has stock droop stops (not sure thats the correct term, but like bumpstops that do the job of limit straps) so it really shouldn't be an issue. I suspect my worn droop stops are allowing the suspension to drop out just slightly more than Bilstein planned and the kind of...

Costa was way cooler than I expected. It has it's touristy areas like everyone says, but with your own 4x4 you can get out of those areas pretty quick if you want to. I came up with a fix in La Paz, just before we got the ferry over from Baja. Wow that was over a year ago. The shocks were being...

Costa Rica Here's a map showing where we went in Costa. We did the Pacific coast on our way south and then came back up from the Caribbean coast and made our way through the mountains. Our first activity we had planed was rafting the Pacuare river. We headed into the area and asked around. We...

Pros: It is a noticeable improvement off road. Extra traction in the mud, longer footprint for the sand and the extra inch of ground clearance are all small improvements. Even after the larger tires I managed to get hung up on the transmission crossmember climbing pico orizaba in Mexico. I also...

You have eagle eyes McCustomize. We started the trip on the 29 inch tires that came with the truck because they still had a lot of tread left, but after a blow out on a dirt road south of Puerto Vallarta and finding out that the spare tire is actually a 31x10.5 I decided to replace all four 29s...

Oh yeah! Just you and the dog, a Gen 1 or 2 would be plenty of space. If your a surfer, don't give up the 4x4. Even well known spots often involve pulling out onto a sandy Bech parking area that could be problematic in a loaded down 2wd. Those 4x4 chinooks are pretty cool. flat bed with a popup...

Good point Dave. These comparison articles are great for shopping. To clarify my point was just that you shouldn't use the efficiency ratings posted in these articles when calculating your expected power demands in the design of your solar/battery system or you will under estimate your needs.

I would make some changes and plan to after we get back to the USA. I'm happy with the T100 platform for this part of the world. Drivetrain, steering, and suspension parts have all been readily available. The same can't be said for the friends I've met driving USA made Fords. The main thing I...

Good tips. especially the "do it" advise;) When it comes to cops, military, or any government employee your best weapon is patience for sure. It's beneficial if your like us and not in a hurry. Make it clear that you have nowhere to be and all day to get there. I often use police interaction as...

The border crossing Panama to Costa Rica on the Caribbean side was interesting. It is a smaller operation with fewer people going through. Checking out of Panama was super easy. No lines. Done in 15 min. We then had to wait for a truck entering Panama to be inspected because the only way to...

I read a bunch of reviews similar to this one before getting my fridge. They are a useful comparison when trying to decide which fridge might meet your needs best, but don't take these numbers as the efficiency you should expect or you will greatly underestimate the amount of power you need...

Yeah. I thought I would be averaging 2 amp hours per an hour, so this threw my calculations off as well when designing my system. It consumes a normal amount for a large fridge(2.5-3.5 ah per an hour while running), but has longer run times that I blame on the way I use it. It doesn't run 24...

I'm mostly shooting video, but I like our Canon G7x as a point and shoot that produces good images, can be concealed and doesn't draw too much attention. Depending on your "expedition" this may be important to you. For more versatility I recently got a Sony a6000 with 16-50mm and 55-210mm...

It's a LONG write up, but I also started at knowing nothing and built my own solar system for my homemade camper. I had problems so I want to help I would definitely hook up the alternator to charge your battery bank. There is a good write up on this forum of how to do this with a solenoid for...

We left our deserted beach camp after a few days and headed for the other side of the Azuerro Peninsula. We landed in Playa Vennao where we camped behind a beach front hotel and had a couple of fun surf sessions. We went exploring further out to the tip of the peninsula looking for some...

We spent a couple days in the city of David getting some maintenance done on the car.(oil change, new front break pads, front seal on rear diff replaced, new oil in rear diff) It wouldn't have taken so long but we were getting the gringo runaround. In the end they put in the wrong viscosity...

The border crossing from Costa Rica to Panama was an interesting one. I thought it would be easier since Costa Rica and Panama both seem pretty on it with tourism and infrastructure, but it was more of the same. We checked out of Costa Rica with their self checkout machine(this was nifty) but...