Foreign Explorers
The level of preparation can vary widely according to taste and pocket as well as actual need! As a minimum we would recommend your vehicle having a full service and check prior to departure and some underbody protection fitted. A CB radio must be fitted. A suspension upgrade and lift is also high on the desirable list while tyres of either All Terrain or Mud Terrain patterns are most suitable. A set of recovery equipment (strops and shackles) is essential along with a spade. We can advise on any additional fuel and water requirements.
Most of the other modifications commonly fitted are designed to make it easy for you to live out of your vehicle, – for example you may need a twin battery system if you intend to use a lot of lighting during the evening, roof tents are fast and easy to erect and you wont spend the night sleeping on rocks! Probably the most important thing is that you think about the storage of the kit you take – strong plastic boxes are a good flexible solution, consider what you will want to get at quickly and frequently and pack both the car and the boxes with this in mind. The final solution will be specific for you and the way you want to travel - many of our guests undertake a weekend with us first as a “practice run” to sort this out. Weight and overloading are your enemies !
A piece of kit that we now consider essential would be a fridge +/- a freezer to keep your food fresh and therefore you healthy. It can also contribute to keeping your menus varied on extended trips. We use an Engel but National Luna is also excellent, however they are all expensive but a great new service from MPS Trading allows you to hire a unit, to use for an individual trip and then go onto to buy with your hire cost refunded if you decide, or simple hire a high peformance unit for your expedition. For more information click the image .....
Please contact us for further advice on vehicle preparation.
|
