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Lots of good points!!!!!!

I agree that 95% of what we see in this site is camping. No one pulling a trailer bigger than a ‘military’ utility trailer is overlanding. Going to a campsite or even a dispersed site for a few days is not overlanding. I am not sure how to define it in USA/Canada except to say it must be...

Bump for a great rig!

Towing with 35s you should go straight to 4:88s, some would say 5:13s with all those people. That’s with an auto tranny. A jeep is not a great tow vehicle to begin with and you will be well over gvwr with 5 people and gear. I wouldn’t plan on towing anything bigger than a small off road...

You can’t ask that question on this site! Anything made before 1980 with 60 hp, drum brakes, bias ply tires and a front seat like a park bench is a million times better than anything made today!!!!! I don’t remember them as well as some others but I had a 60s Land Rover that had a top speed of...

Still, quite a story! Wishing you safe travels out there!

Very fortunate! They probably realized no one would look for them for smuggling but would at least try if they killed some tourist. I recall in the early 80s if you were caught at night on some beaches in Spain the guardia would shoot first and ask questions later.

I leave my windows cracked and use a windshield shade over here in Jupiter. Makes huge difference on the internal temps. I am not worried about crime or such here. I can see where it may be an issue elsewhere.

Any thought on the tires after a few months?

And even more fun to drive. Effortless quick acceleration from stop with barely any pedal input.

You talk all around it but there is only 1 vehicle readily available that is as low tech as it gets, available in 2or 4 door and manual. Plus the roof comes off. 2013-2018 , choose your trim level from no ac and roll up windows all the way ‘to leather blue tooth and lockers front and rear. Buy...

Good news on the house1 Congrats! You appear to be more focused on BMWs. You like the 700 because it has a lower seat height but that is because it is primarily road focused which is fine if that is what you want. I personally prefer a 19” front tire vs a 21” unless it is a very off road focused...

Sure thing! They have made a lot of mid size adventure bikes in the last few years that are in the 10-12k high end new. Lots of good reviews of the 700 tenere and 790 KTM. The Honda Africa twin has an available auto transmission. They really have it dialed in. Of course you can shift with your...

You will regret the 800 bmw on anything technical off road. The BDRs were designed to be a challenge on big off-road bikes. I have over 10k of actual off-road miles (TAT, TET, CDR etc)on various machines, dr650, KTM 690, rr cb500x loaded for travel. Not a Klr fan but I am impressed with the new...

The issue with fords small diesel is people opted for the 2.7 or 3.5 eb’s instead for reasons people commented on above. The demand just wasn’t there for them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Get all those safety features off my lawn!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am the opposite! I wonder how people can only get 16 mpg. Do you use eco mode at all? I have to beat the heck out of mine to get down under 20. All Flat down here though. I do notice I have lost about 1-2 mpg in all my vehicles since January. Anyone else have that issue? Sent from my...

Great trip report! Good on you for taking on the Winter!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I always thought Overlanding was just that. Remote adventures to exotic locations. I did some car camping in the past but my passion was always motorcycles and I did a lot of motorcycle camping. Then I found out about adventure riding and that became my new passion for the last dozen years. Off...

DoH! I forgot you were the op! I didn’t understand ford ESS completely when I first got mine either. Is your motor truly not running by the time you step on the gas? You should take it back to the dealer to find the issue if that is the case as you should never be ready to pull into traffic and...