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I haven't watched the video yet but I tell people "you officially become an overlander the moment you realize you have left the term in the dust on some nature forsaken road so long ago you can’t remember the country…let alone the town. It’s just a moniker, one that isn’t important, and one...

We carry a cordless immersion blender which we rarely use. It is a KitchenAid that was produced around 2015 with a lithium ion battery. It has more blade attachments than we could have ever imagined but the mini food processor is kind of neat. It also came with a small pitcher which has come in...

If we make it back down there we will definitely let you know. We entered Argentina from Bolivia so we missed northern Chile. There is a lot we'd still love to see and we skipped Brazil so getting back down there at some point is something we hope to do.

Perito Moreno is definitely worth a visit, so is Fitz Roy. We managed a free camp along a river with just one spike of Fitz Roy visible from our spot, not sure if that is still an option though. You probably already know this, but the shoulder seasons are better than peak summer. We made it all...

We absolutely loved the Carretera Austral, spending almost three weeks along it in the summer of 2018 (Dec.). It is the only place we bought a map of with the intention of one day hanging it on a wall or making a table top out of it. If you ever get the chance, you and your friend should head...

We did a big 15K mile loop out West last year and it's a different place than when we first ran it in 2015. While we did manage to spend a month between Grand Teton (my favorite) and Yellowstone (Mandi's favorite), Glacier and Rocky Mountain were beyond a hot mess. With the "ticketed entry", the...

We had an AGM mounted under our van on a skid plate that was installed where the factory spare used to be, no issues. We carry a portable Viar air compressor but friends of our that had an ARB installed under their truck had it fail after about three years. It was cleaned and rebuilt by a Bosch...

Just a guess, but that is probably a homemade solar shower and not for drinking water. They are quite common in Costa Rica and other places known for surfing, and as you stated, much cheaper than buying one off the shelf. I'm not implying you didn't know this but just wanted to add a bit of...

We have recently pulled off the road after 7 years, 4 were spent driving from Alaska to Argentina, and we wanted to start a thread for anyone that may have questions that are more specific to the long term lifestyle. While we only traveled through 17 countries, many of the questions we have...

During our fulltime travels we would never go anywhere without our eReaders or a couple books. Towards the end of our time on the road we finally bought a decent pair of binoculars. Maybe we're at the point where we can't see very well but man, we will never be without them unless it's out of...

Had to look back a decent bit to find something that was more than just our top popped. We've gotten so use to putting everything away, most of our photos don't look like a camp just a picture of the van :tearsofjoy:

Thanks but I need a way to connect to my butane stove that has a magnetic attachment point for a butane cartridge. I believe I found a site years ago where a guy cut the end off of a butane canister and connected it to a propane hose. Since I'm in an actual dwelling now I might take the time to...

Our current stoves are a 2 burner 18" Partner Steel cook partner and an Iwatani butane single burner. Fortunately those were both much cheaper in 2015 when we bought them. Our single requirement was our stoves had to simmer, which both of those do. Long ago I tried to figure out how to make an...

^^Great advice^^ We don't use any of those brands but we do have a 2 burner propane and a single burner butane stove. Doing over we'd buy two of the single burner butane/propane stoves that are available today. That being said, we rarely use both burners and we are big coffee drinkers so it's...

I've run both AGMs and Lithium full time, for a weekend and/or occasional multi week trip rig I recommend AGMs. It is much more of a set and forget it system. Most lithium batteries do not want to be charged every singe day, it's why your smart phone uses built in software to vary the charge and...

I double checked mine to see where my hole was made since it was a long time ago. I drilled through the handle perpendicular to the shaft where it inserts into the handle. The hole is on the back side or facing down when you are holding/using the shovel. Hopefully that makes sense. Out west it...

You'll get them there. Nothing like a personal hot spring to convince the family how nice it is to get way out there (or being alone camped along a river, lake, etc), at least to us. I also noticed you said you'd be using the interstate. Many rest areas have water spigots. Once you start looking...

We've run both an AGM house system (200AH) and a lithium house system (150AH, currently what is in our rig). The big difference in our opinion is the AGM system is much more of a set and forget it. You should monitor your power but AGMs prefer to recover every day so leaving solar on and...

Cool build out. I wanted to add, if Aluminess didn't already, you should drill a hole at the base of the shovel shaft. They are known to fill up with water and blow out the shaft. We had that happen to one, Aluminess sent us a new one, and we drilled a weep hole and haven't had an issue in 7 years.

We have a Lifesaver and 2 other hard plastic 20L Jerry cans. For the majority of our travels we only used the 2 20L Jerry cans. 40L is only about 5 days for us so if we were going to be out in the bush for a week we’d fill the lifesaver too. We rarely use our water to bathe and just find natural...