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One of the reasons we use a GPS unit is to record GPX files which we download for sharing and future reference. I've learned that there are now phone applications which record GPX tracks which can be exported, so I’m looking into whether one of these could replace the GPS unit on an upcoming...

I’ve seen that thousands of people have travelled through South Asia by road, crossing multiple borders. The information I have so far tells me that it is not permitted to enter India by road on either an e-visa or a paper visa (information from the Indian Consulate and also the Indian...

Has anyone ever had two tyres punctured and unrepairable on the same trip, so that two spares were actually necessary? We’ve carried two spares on a couple of long trips, however have never actually needed more than one. On the two occasions we’ve experienced unrepairable punctures we switched...

We’ve just completed our last long trip, 51,000 km around Canada, and are selling the Jeep Wrangler JK Sahara Unlimited 4 door which was perfect for the trip. We took out the rear seats and fitted a bed frame and custom-made mattress, with storage space below the bed. The forward section of the...

We are looking for a very low profile refrigerator for our Wrangler JK. We sleep in the vehicle, and have a bed built in which has space below the frame where we have storage boxes and a small cooler. The cooler has been OK, however a refrigerator would be an improvement. We had an ARB 35 L...

In case anyone has wondered about the ferry crossings at Peel River and Tsiigehtchic, I thought I'd post a link to videos of the two crossings this year. The post covers more than just the ferries, however scroll down to the videos, if interested...

Our Series 80 Land Cruiser has now completed 3 "big trips" around Africa, and has just completed a full service/maintenance so it ready for its next "big trip". 1) Nairobi to Capetown and back (previous owner) 2) Nairobi to Capetown and back - Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa...