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A portable split air conditioner / Aircon for Vanlife

am June 22, 2022

aircon electrification

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In the wrong place at the wrong time - pure adrenaline

am June 12, 2022

road life safety

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Argentina: Money exchange with the blue dollar

am June 11, 2022

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The perfect tyre pressure for offroad conditions

am June 02, 2022

Video of the Month

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Cooking and heating with the wood stove in the bus / van / caravan.

am May 23, 2022

cookery gear heating

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two way satellite communicator devices

am May 19, 2022

recovery-gear Service-Review

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Safe travel - and our influence on doing so

am May 06, 2022

road life safety

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Vehicle shipping: Container sharing - Containerbuddy

am April 05, 2022

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World Risk Map - where do we need to clarify the security situation?

am April 01, 2022

Paperwork Planning

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Vanlife and social media

am March 27, 2022

Video of the Month

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The best travel apps in 2022 for Android / iOS

am March 13, 2022

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Travel tip: a 4x4 adventure in Thailand by rental car

am March 04, 2022

offroad adventure travel report

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In the wrong place at the wrong time - pure adrenaline

In April/May 2022 we were on the road in Andalusia for 2.5 weeks. One of our more intense experiences occurred while wild camping - something that really got under our skin. In the last third of our journey, we reached Cabo De Gata, on the recommendation of our research queen and also on the recommendation of Juan, an employee of a hotel in Seville. The last kilometres of the journey were quite desolate, endless vegetable fields covered with fabric roofs, unusually littered roadsides - and then one of the most unadorned places "Cabo de Gata" did not really invite us to linger. But we stopped at the restaurant "Goleta Cabo de Gata" and had an extremely delicious lunch, I had mussels and then swordfish steaks on the table - both exceptionally tasty. On arrival, we had already marked a branching track in the sat nav, which, according to satellite image research, led directly to the beach, between Almeria and Cabo de Gata. After lunch, we ploughed about 1-2 km along

Legal camping in the nature - an alternative to a campsite

The principle is simple: a website allows landowners to offer an exclusive pitch in nature for a fee. The landowner has an opportunity to earn extra money. The landowner decides himself about the daily fee and what he wants to offer. Only a pitch, or also electricity and water, WC, shower, fireplace, firewood, Internet. A website operator provides a website, database, calendar function and credit card billing. He takes care of the maintenance of the data, takes care of reliable landowners, satisfied users. And he takes care of marketing, social media and gets a share of the fees. We travellers have a good website, can see what is available on our desired date and secure our pitch via credit card booking, which is then available to us alone. We travellers are often frugal and can be self-sufficient in nature. Beautiful pitches without any infrastructure are also nice. For us travellers in a bus / van / 4x4, this is a practical offer. We can comfortably search for a cosy pitch in nature

The perfect tyre pressure for offroad conditions

Which is the best air pressure for offroading at sand, track or rock crawling? Rarely has a video been so helpful in my eyes. Shauno shows very clearly how well the different tire pressures work and how big the difference really is. What tire pressure really fits is different. Weight, axle load, tyres, surface - there are many differences. You have to try what works best for you and your verhicle. Overall, his values will work well for most vehicles in the 2-3 tons range. At least way better than driving without adjusted air pressure in offroad conditions. This are the best solutions to lower the air pressure quickly: Staun tyre deflator kit (very quick & easy) Atsafe tyre deflator with Manometer Using a fuelstation before leaving to a trail (cheapie) using your air compressor equipment you should carry anyway (slow) I did use any of these devices, they work pretty well. You can calculate between PSI and BAR Airpressure here: Converter Transparency information:

Mods I wouldn`t do again for overlanding or vanlife

After over 68350 miles of international overlanding (110`000km) with the rig showed above, done in the past 9 years it is definitively time for an analytic view. Which mod wouldnt we do again, which mod would we install on a newly buildup? Therefore I did several overlanding trips with rental cars in the US and Asia who was near stock, done by tent and icebox, I can too compare a bit. For shure the travel region makes severall mods more necessary and handy. My rig was done to cross africa and feels very fine for that purpose. Later on the Panamericana it feels partly a bit overdone. A lot of thos stuff is optional for many of us, like the reason why we are travelling extended. Therefore I will list each mod and write about where it was necessary, where not. I guess this way you can better decice if it is helpful for your own travel needs. Too the choosen vehicle makes a bit difference, if you look at the Land Cruiser 200, that is a very capable rig in the original configuration. An of

Offroad Gear: 5 ways to save weight

Many Travellers are carrying a lot of overweight through their extended Travels. Have to fight higher repair bills und breakdowns. And are less capable at muddy or sandy terrain, because they are just to heavy. They had to use the winch, because they did bring them with. There are some very easy ways to avoid such overweight. Save 85kg Tyre Repair Kit : As we have to save weight we should just carry one spare tyre with us. That looks a bit risky for travelling abroad. But with a tyre repair kit you can carry a Plan B.) without a lot of weight. You save 50kg for the Rim and Tyre, another 35kg for the rear tyre holder. Tyre repair kit: https://amzn.to/2OEIKTP Save 50kg Winch alternative : Instead of mounting an heavy winch with rope and a mounting-kit there a newer products on the market who is a lightweight a

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