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Using Starlink internet at vanlife direclty with a 12v power supply - for overlanding and remote working

am May 01, 2023

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Traveling light is not just an option for Vanlife

am September 24, 2021

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Vanlife sustainability - how to travel more eco friendly

am September 23, 2021

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SUV Battle 2021: Land Cruiser 200 vs 300, and everything else

am September 10, 2021

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Overlanding or Vanlife with a rental car

am September 08, 2021

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Did risky purchases - but it ended well

am September 03, 2021

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Offroad self recovery: Waffle board and recovery tracks comparison

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

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!

flexible Watertank or bladder for vanlife and overlanding

To be able to easy carry enough water for drinking, washing and showering is important for us travellers who likes to be able to stay off grid some days. Easy to fill, easy to store, easy to use. This is less important if you stay at campgrounds with facilityes each night. A view days ago I did detect some great ideas for water storage in our van, 4x4 or rv vehicle. An australian company did sell them over ebay. Also when the shipping from australia will cost additional cash it it should be considered for us travellers. The water bladder! Those flexible watertanks or bladder are very good for a temporary installation, it need just a minute to install or remove them. I was able to interview some people who use them since severall years. As always there are some pro and cons about such a product compared to an watertank with solid walls like I showed below. A flexible bladder tank will makes less noise, there will not water noise during driving. He is also easyer to install and remove,

Hot water and shower solutions for vanlife, overlanding and outdoor.

A hot shower for Vanlife or Overlanding is more than just a nice gadget. We have been traveling for 9 years with a heat exchanger that is integrated into the engine cooling circuit. This solution requires a major intervention in the technology of the base vehicle and was not a bargain in terms of purchase price at the time. What has happened in the meantime - how do we get a hot shower in 2021 if we are not heading to a campsite? The following solutions are all suitable, but have their own advantages / disadvantages in terms of transport and use. Sometimes the equipment is a little heavy, a little bulky or your hunger for energy is enormous. Vanlife Outdoor "Hot-Shower" Setup There are different kinds of hot water tansk and boilers out there, heated by sun, gas, diesel, electricity (12v, 110v/220v) heat exchanger (engine, park heating). Here I will show you a selection of approved well made camp shower options! Here you find more or less mobile solutions for using it at cam

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

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