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As you are mentioned 2500 or HD vehicles. Can I drive that in North America on a standard license? In Australia you need a truck licence and in some states heavy vehicle registration.

I see a lot of people, even on OB saying Toyotas are the onlyway to go. The American brands seem to cop a bit of flack. You are right that The Australian auto industry is non-existent now but had been controlled by US brands since the 1940s. Now we are dominated by 4WDs from Thailand and I can...

I'm looking to buy an overland vehicle capable of doing the Pan-American (with detours). Buying an LHD vehicle in the US gives me more options than bringing my own (RHD, Insurance is difficult). Looking at what's for sale anything with a Toyota badge will be way out of my budget (like it is in...

Same here

We've got the same thing in some places in Australia except the decider seems to be whether you have a low range transfer case. Nobody seems to recognize that Cruisers and Range Rovers are AWD (distribute the drive over all wheels), whilst my VW is part-time 4WD as it is FWD or FWD+RWD (like an...

I have mine on the passenger side (I'm in Australia so that is the left). A lot of the time, when I do HAM radio fieldwork I wish it was on the other side so I could just pull off the road and have the open side towards the trail.

The Tagalong was such a useful product. Sadly now discontinued. When I travel I have been putting the RV3 on the roof rack. I no longer have the space as I set up for full-time (long distance, international) overlanding.

Chat GPT is not so great for trip planning. The training data is very diverse and as a result, does not get updated frequently. So that campsite that may have been there in 2021, might not be now.

Normally not a problem. Water is a terrible conductor and at 12v DC it isn't going to have any effect on an Anderson connector. Getting the contacts wet may lead to corrosion. Putting grease or Vaseline on the contacts before plugging them together will solve that. Also, mount the plugs high up...

Did posting here help? I've never received anything.

Good to see another VW Transporter on here.

A lighter vehicle is more appealing to me. In my opinion, Landcruisers are too heavy and also too heavy on the pocket. I also need back passenger seats, so without the seat delete, I'm carrying a whole lot less.

Great build. I was considering a Gladiator for my next vehicle and would install a canopy of this style if I go ahead. Interesting, that this is considered a "small" vehicle in the US, but here in Australia they are considered a large vehicle.

Is that a Morris 1100?

You will need a Carnet to be allowed into Australia with a vehicle as new as yours. You will need to apply for a vehicle importation permit, even for a temporary import, before you ship. Before shipping clean everything, it must be as clean as a new vehicle. Remove any covers and clean under...

We lost our Echolink server as well. Maybe I'll fix that part one day.

Where is this one? I know your travels are quite extensive so it could be anywhere.

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I can give you a few tips: 1. When it comes to meat, especially chicken, factory canned dries and rehydrates better than fresh. 2. If you have ground beef recipes, e.g. spaghetti sauce or tacos, make the mix with the flavoring and then dehydrate. If you substitute 30%-50% hydrated Textured...

One of the reasons I include the spare (in my case 2 spares) in tyre rotation. Alternatively when I replace tyres, it is the least worn of the old set. Of course, it must be the same size and tread pattern.