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Hi All, Thanks for the kind words - and of course you are all right - the most important thing is that nobody was injured by my lapse in concentration. I spent a few days cleaning out the broken beer bottles and eggs, and have most things back in order. I had a bunch of plastic clips on board...

Hi Everyone, After 45,000 miles through 35 countries in Africa, the plan has gone a bit sideways. You can read the whole story and see more photos of the accident here: http://theroadchoseme.com/disaster -Dan

You're very welcome, and nice color on the Jeep! I *love* that batwing awning you have. I feel like that might be an upgrade I make to mine when it's back in North America. -Dan

Very nice. If it helps, I should be able to climb all over one with a tape measure at EJS :) Let me know what measurements you need. Fingers crossed I'll be driving a couple too! -Dan

As for stealing stuff, I never, ever, ever leave anything outside at night :) I think you'd be surprised how many people don't realize you can get into the J30 from the outside on the side of the Jeep. Also, it's a lot harder than you think to get in there when the zip is closed.. there is...

I don't love the ladder, because it advertises to people they should climb up there when you're asleep... AEV now sell their rails that run along the tub, which would be a perfect step for climbing up the tire. -Dan

Hi All, Rwanda was great, I found some fantastic camping on the side of Lake Kivu: and then went looking for mountain Gorillas near volcanoes Read More: http://theroadchoseme.com/volcanoes-national-park It's a little mind-bending, but after almost 45,000 miles I have just driven into...

There are still tons of beautiful places to see, and tons of wonderful wildcamping to be had within a couple of hours of parks that cost $400USD+ per day. Super friendly locals too. And ZERO tourists. ie. this little adventure is less than 2 hours from Serengeti and Nongorongoro, cost me $0...

John has said a few times he will, though I'm also interested to see how he will handle the required separation of the box from the cab. I'm certain he'll come up with something! -Dan

Will you go all the way up into Marienfloss? I was actually disappointing with the Skelton Coast after spending so much time a bit more inland (around Van Zayl's pass). -Dan

I don't keep track of mine perfectly, but a really, really common budget for 2 people to drive a 4x4 to anywhere on the planet is $1500 USD /mo. If you want to eat out and drink beer most nights, you can bump that up to $2000 USD / mo. I'd say I'm right around $1400/mo, and now I'm being...

I'm camping with a couple who shipped their V8 TD '79 to South Africa and are driving around. They had been on the continent less than a month when the DPF clogged in Lesotho and everything came to a grinding halt. $2000USD for the tow truck, $1000 USD for side of the road guys to weld a new...

I watched a video interrview with a Jeep designer during the gladiator launch. He answered two questions more directly than I thought possible. HEMI (or even other V8) in the JL or Gladiator - "We all know it fits, the aftermarket do it great, we just would never get it to pass crash safety, so...

They increased the grill openings and upgraded the cooling fan, both because they needed more cooling for that tow rating. So it's obvious they tested the heck out of this, and they wouldn't rate it at that unless it can handle it. Obviously the 3.0 diesel with 260hp and 442 ft. lbs. and the 8...

Ohh, it looks good http://www.trucktrend.com/news/1811-the-new-jeep-2020-gladiator-pickup-revealed/ With that payload, towing capacity, 3.0 ecoDiesel, solid axles and lockers all from the factory, I can see this taking the overland market by storm in the coming years. I haven't seen any word...

No chance on the leaf springs. All the prototypes have had slightly tweaked coil suspension from the RAM 1500. I don't see Jeep ever doing a production car again with leafs. .. A full length hard top is something I hadn't though of.. the problem is the cab is separate from the bed so they can...

I'm interested to see if the JT has different axles than the JL. If not, we know the JL axles are plenty stout and will handle more weight than the JL is rated for! -Dan

Everyone has their own needs, personally I think you'd be insane to drive West Africa without a snorkel - for both dust and water. I also wouldn't venture far off the roads in Yukon/Alaska without one, the arctic tundra gets deceivingly deep. As for the shovel/axe - that's why you lock it on...

I've done 50k miles with my AEV snorkle with pre-filter, I have never heard it once. Even with the passenger window down, it doesn't make any noise. I was curious when I first got it - with the stock 3.8 V6 there is no "engine induction" noise at all - even when revving the engine you can't...

Hi All, Burundi turned out to be nostalgia in the best possible way. Fully French speaking, much less developed than nearby countries, really friendly and down to earth people and some great wilderness spots to explore. Here's a great wilderness hot spring I managed to locate: And Burundi...