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Sorry to impose on everybody, but I could really use some help from the community. We've got six new stock Yokohama tires waiting for us in Chile, but we may need to put some new tires on before we can get back down there. We lost one tire a few days ago when we split the sidewall. That puts...

Overlander Interveiw - Richard & Kathy Howe Interview Date: 22 September, 2008 Interview Location: Caraz, Peru Overlander(s): Richard and Kathy Howe Overlander(s) Nationality: U.S.A. Overlander(s) Web site: http://www.travelin-tortuga.com/Site/Home_Page.html Overlander(s) Email(s)...

Interview Date: 28 August 2008 Interview Location: Cusco, Peru Overlander(s): Maja & Inga Winterberg Overlander(s) Nationality: Germany Overlander(s) Web site: http://majaundinga.oyla6.de/cgi-bin/hpm_homepage.cgi Overlander(s) Favorite Destination: Overlander(s) Least Favorite Destination...

Interview Date: 29 August 2008 Interview Location: Cusco, Peru Overlander(s): Louis Strik Overlander(s) Nationality: Holland Overlander(s) Web site: Overlander(s) Email(s): Overlander(s) Favorite Destination: Overlander(s) Least Favorite Destination: Overlander(s) Most Memorable Person Met...

Date: 24 August 2008 Location: Cusco, peru Overlanders: Etienne & Emilie Nationality: France Expedition: Mexico to Bolivia Expedition duration: 15 April 2008 to early September 2008 Expedition comments: Etienne is a PhD. Biochemist. He did his undergrad & masters work in France and completed...

Here's a site for free, downloadable map sets for Garmin MapSource: http://mapcenter2.cgpsmapper.com/ Some come with installers, others require some tech knowledge to manually install.

Good site for chassis shopping/dreaming: http://www.lkwlasic.com/trucks_trailer/

Date: 21 August 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Overlanders: René & Sonja Schneider & two daughters, 3 & 5 Nationality: German living in Switzerland Expedition: South America Expedition duration: 4/2008 to 4/2010 Expedition comments: Hope to cover most of South America during their two years...

Date: 20 August 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Overlanders: Richard Grilnberger & Petra Greischreger Nationality: Austria Expedition: South America, Central America, possibly Mexico if enough time Expedition duration: 4/2008 – 4/2009 Expedition comments Next goal Central America, hope to make it to...

This topic came up on our "in progress expedition" thread and I realized I had never posted them here. I have a few resources for travel photography on our web site here: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/ Look on the menu on the left side and find the "How To" menu option. Select that and...

I've been posting basic information on overlanders we meet as we travel. Due to my limited bandwidth out here and a little bit of laziness I've been including the bikes with the 4 wheelers. All the overlander interviews are in the General Expedition Camper discussion topic here...

Date: 9 August 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Overlanders: Tetsu Yasu Sato Nationality: Japan Expedition: Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, North Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Central America, North America, finish in Los Angeles Expedition duration: Left Japan 7/2007...

Date: 9 August 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Overlanders: Guy Jellvet, wife, three children (14,10 & 9) and a full size German shepherd dog Nationality: France Expedition: Asia, Central Asia, Russia, North America, Central America, South America, ? Expedition duration: 5/2006 - ? Vehicle: Current...

Date: 9 August 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Overlanders: Dan, Marilena, Matei (9), Vlad (6) & Ilinca (2) Pouzet Nationality: Romania / France (left Romania in 1989) Expedition: North America (Started in Jacksonville, FL, up to Alaska), Central America, South America, ? Expedition duration: 1/2007...

Date: 6 August 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Overlanders: Thomas & Katharina Herrmann Nationality: Germany Expedition: North Africa, South America, Central America, North America, ? Expedition duration: 9/2007 - ? Vehicle: 1993 Honda Transalp & 2001 Suzuki DRZ400S Engine: Total Vehicle Kilometers...

Date: 5 August 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Overlanders: Cecilia Rojas Nationality: Switzerland Expedition: Trip 94-97: North America, Australia, South East Asia; Trip 2005 - ?: Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Caucasus, Central Asia, Mongolia, China, Pakistan, India, South America Expedition...

2001 Defender fully outfitted for overlanding/expedition work. Delivery date: mid to late October 2008 Delivery location: Colombia or another point in northern South America Price: $30,000 USD See the overlander interview here for vehicle info...

Date: 8 August 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Overlanders: Peter & Esther Bühlmann Nationality: Switzerland Expedition: North, Central & South America; Southern Africa; ? Expedition duration: 5/2007 to ? Vehicle: 2003 Land Rover Defender Engine: 2.5L Turbo, 5 cylinder diesel Total Vehicle...

Date: 5 August 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Overlander: Rupert Mardden Nationality: United Kingdom (England) Expedition: South America Expedition Duration: started 11/2007, will continue as long as finances allow Expedition Comments: Flew to Sao Paulo, Brazil in 11/2007 and bought the bike...

Date: 5 August 2008 Location: Cusco, Peru Overlander: Carola Moeller Nationality: Germany Expedition: South America, Central America, U.S.A., Canada and beyond. Expedition duration: started 12/2007, will go as long as finances allow Expedition comments: 1.5 years in planning; shipped from...