Vanlife

The Overland Journal did test severall Waffleboards and Sandladders at 2009. On the Expeditionsportal the Article is offline today - but the Youtube Video is still there. 12 Years later are many new player on the market - and most Travelers did choose those waffle boards today. Maxtrax, Tred, Aldi - and a lot cheap clones are on the market. Here is the Video of some guys who try to abuse those recovery tracks and waffle boards. They Video gives a good idea about the quality of those recovery boards. We travellers usually dont abuse our material that strong. We just want some recovery help in deep sand or mud - where most of those devices would be helpful. The Video shows us, that the more expensive recovery boards are stronger and will serve us longer. Specially the Maxtrax, Maxtrax pro and Tred Pro did a fantastic job there. It is up to you what to choose! If you like some more offroad action during your travels, we would strongly suggest a set of Maxtrax or Tred Pro: You can fin

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

The travel ice cream machine - perfect for vanlife and overlanding!

The perfect gift for us travelers with the vehicle. Whether VW Beetle, VW Bus, SUV or panel van. This gift will immediately captivate any overlander or vanlife supporter. The ice cream machine that produces delicious ice cream by the rotation and the cooling driving wind. Every 50 kilometers you can produce just under 900 grams of finest ice / ice cream. On the highway it goes because of the stronger wind and faster rotation of course a little faster. There is no better gift for us travelers! Give this sustainable ice maker with the universal connection to all common aluminum and steel rims! https://amzn.to/3WOZyoA Transparency information: Some links include affiliate links, we then receive a commission on any purchase. You will not incur any additional costs. The travel ice cream machine - perfect for vanlife and overlanding!

Roof load weight and the roof top tent

Travelling with an RTT is not that uncommon anymore, but comes with a couple of disadvantages which are not that well known. We will start with those and will discuss further advantages or disadvantages later on in this article. Often the weight of these roofracks together with a RTT exceed the weight limits that the car manufacturer allows for that roof. In addition, the weight limits as specified by the roofrack manufacturers typically differ between using them off- and on-road. Let's analyze that a bit deeper with the help of an example. We will compare one of the strongest Toyota Land Cruiser 200, with a weight limit of 150kg (330lbs) for the roof, with a Ford Ranger UTE, which is commonly used for overlanding. Some RTT and their weight 24kgs - Decathlon RTT (noname) 42kgs - GZ Aluminium Canopies ultra-lightweight carbon fiber clam shell 43kgs - Frontrunner soft shell 45kgs - Eezi-awn jazz and series 3 soft shells 48kgs - Thule Tepui Ayer 2 soft shell 66kgs - Magnolia

Pamir Highway - route options and map overview

The Pamir Highway is part of the M41 trunk road , which is the "so called" second highest passable mountain road in the world after the nearby Karakoram Highway. It connects the entire Pamir region from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, to Osh in Kyrgyzstan. Many travellers on the silkroad did called it as one of the most beautiful parts of their jorney. As far as up in the mountains, at over 4,000 meters, nature is relentless and merciless. "So called, because there are many andean passes in south america which hits the same height, like showed here. To travel the Pamir Highway, you need both a valid visa for Tajikistan and a special permit for the Pamir Highway, the so-called GBAO Permit. Both entry documents are checked at regular intervals at military border posts along the entire Pamir Highway and are easily available online . After receiving the documents, you have to have the visa with GBAO permission printed out with you and always present it together with y