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I have not seen any cheap Defenders anywhere in the USA that were in awesome condition. I have seen cheap junkers. The reason I purchased my H1 Hummer is because it was $20,000 less expensive than a much older Defender 110. Even in Australia, it was hard to find a cheap Defender that was...

Thanks for all the great Land Rover Pictures. Awesome collection.

After owning several Defender 110s and one Defender 130, I have to admit I prefer the 110 for expeditionary travel, but only because I like the smaller turning radius. I have been in lots of sand dunes where the larger turning radius and longer wheel base would have made maneuvering in the...

This is the configuration of our Australian 130. It worked well for us with a custom made top for the pick-up bed on which we could mount our roof top tent. I was happy with this configuration. There is plenty of room for creative thinking. In Australia, they might even remove the pick-up bed...

Awesome video. I lived in Arabia for sixteen years, and I never saw anything like that on the highway. There are lots of empty roads on which to attempt such stunts in Arabia. But if it goes wrong, it may go wrong big time because they may be hours away from the hospital. I admire their...

Great pictures and good trip report. I hope all is well.

You must have installed a new winch and battery on the Disco to do the demonstration on the three point self-rescue using the land anchor.

I missed this demonstration as well. I can't figure out what the pictures are all about. The recovery class done with the disco covered roll overs very well. I look forward to an explanation of these pictures.

It was helpful and very worthwhile. In fact, my wife thought it was awesome. Watching you guys demonstrate how it is safely and properly done made our day. If we ever get in trouble with our trucks, we will be much better prepared because of your demonstration. Thanks for doing such a good...

Your Camel Trophy 110 looked and performed awesome at the Overland Expo at Mormon Lake. It is the real deal. Enjoy your driving trip around the world. I am envious already.

Every time I see a Defender 110, it makes me feel good. Two of them are even better.

That was an awesome demonstration at the Overland Expo of using the high lift jack to right a vehicle that was turned on it's side. I never saw the high lift used as a winch before that demonstration, and I was impressed what you can accomplish when you have the right gear and know what you are...

We spent two days at the Overland Expo, and we especially enjoyed the winching demonstrations where the Disco was rolled onto the side and then back on the wheels four different times in four different ways. It's the best demonstration I have seen of different ways to safely right a rolled...

I have never been in a situation where I needed bridging ladders. If it ever happens, I may stack them up and give it a try.

Awesome trip report. I love that section of the world. When I lived in Arabia, I visited the Emirates and Oman by road. And when we sailed up the Red Sea, we stopped in Oman, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea, and Egypt which were very interesting. I would love to visit the same areas again in my own...

I find that the Defender is the most comfortable car I have driven with respect to my how my back feels when driving off-road. The curve of the front seats is an exact fit to my back, and for long off-road drives, it feels awesome. The bench seats in the back are very uncomfortable, and I...

My experience is similar to yours. When the weather is hot and the sand is dry and like powder, route finding and tire pressures become supremely important. I automatically dropped tire pressure to 16-18 psi before going into the sand, and getting stuck at those pressures is much less...

I have been looking at bridging ladders for a long time, and I can see their benefits when they are needed. It all comes down to the type of wheeling you do as to whether you need to invest in bridging ladders. Most of what I know about driving off-road comes from my experience in Saudi...

The longer the sand ladder, the greater the chance that it will flip up and hit the frame or the underside of the vehicle when the tire engages the first rung of the sand ladder. Usually you clear some sand away from the bogged tire and jam the sand ladder in front or behind the tire depending...

I just weighed the four sand ladders on my bathroom scale. Their total weight was 35 pounds. So two of them would weigh about 17.5 pounds in the present dimensions. When I constructed these sand ladders, I wasn't sure how big I wanted to go with them. These are about six inches longer than...