Thinking back to our research, our decisions for buying our truck and our overland planning , we found other peoples’ websites of practical information very helpful. If it is of assistance to anyone out there planning an overland trip, this section and its sub-pages set out the practical stuff and the sources of our information and equipment. We will build on this and add more information as we go along, but if you have any specific questions, please feel free to get in touch via our Contact page.
 | Shipping We’ve shipped Cuthbert four times now. He’s too big for a container, so he always goes Ro-ro. First he went to South Africa from Europe and back, both ways unaccompanied. Then he went from Europe to Uruguay when we accompanied him on the freight ship for five weeks. Most recently he went RORO on a luxury Caribbean cruise from Colombia to Panama. |
 | Insurance a potential (expensive) minefield when planning an overland trip…. some difficult decisions to be made on cost -v- risk! Click on the link above to see the conclusions we reached and the policies we found. |
 | Vehicle and Kit Here’s how we went about choosing a (comfortable) overlanding vehicle and also deciding on our base vehicle. There’s lots more technical information on Cuthbert the Truck under the following links: The Truck – technical stuff ; Modifications and Repairs and preparing Cuthbert for South America. |
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Overlanding Costs: Africa -v- The Americas Details and comparisons of our camping, food and fuel costs overlanding across Africa, South America and Central America |
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Useful Websites for Planning List of the various sources of information and suppliers of equipment that we have found helpful. |
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‘Green’ Page How environmentally friendly is life on the road in a modern camper-truck? An academic study into our very own Cuthbert shows that life on the road is not as bad for the environment as you might think! Read more here… |
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Kitchen, Food and Cooking (KFC) Getting this right on the road is something to re-learn as you change climates and continents. In Africa we did loads of out-door cooking, but in the cold of the high-Andes, less so! I’ve put a few thoughts down at KFC (Kitchen, Food and Cooking) and some specific Africa ideas at Overlanding Food – Africa. Depending on your preferred diet you’re bound to miss a few things from home. I found a couple of Favourite Mega-simple Recipes for some of things that we miss. But my latest, new-fave thing is sourdough, so I’ve done a page on how I manage this on the road and some quick sourdough recipes |
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Africa-specific: Practical Stuff Travel in Africa can bring specific when planning an overland trip. Here we’ve added a few of our thoughts/notes on some of the practical issues we encountered. Click on the link above. |
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South America-specific: Practical Stuff To be honest we found that South America brought us far fewer practical problems than Africa had, but a few things stand-out… fuel and high-altitude springs to mind 🙂 Click on the link above for a few tips on South America – Practical Stuff |
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Antarctica: Cruise Booking and Practical Stuff Antarctica is a dream destination. It’s not cheap, but it’s possible to do it for a lot less than you might think. If you’re overlanding South America and passing through Tierra del Fuego, here’s how to look for a last minute deal… |
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Choosing a (comfortable) Overland Vehicle Anyone can rough-it with overland travel. We’re ‘travel softies’ and wanted a bit of comfort for our life on the road. Click here for how we achieved a comfortable living cabin and Click here for how we ended-up with an Iveco Daily 4×4 |