Adventures along the journey, thoughts, people and places. We'll send out an update once a month with the latest.
What is OVERLANDING? Overland travel, to us, is traveling by our own vehicle across multiple international boundaries with the goal of exploring and getting to know places off the beaten path. We are modifying a 4×4 van to be as self-reliant as possible. It took us a while to decide on a Mitsubishi Delica […]
Bigger is better; in the case of batteries for overlanding. In the planning process for building out our battery and solar system we found there is a lot of information out there, but little that applied and that was relevant to our situation and charging capabilities. Each system is unique to your own power needs […]
What we have on board: MorningStar SK12 Solar Charger SunPower 100 watt Flex Panel (2) SunPower 50 watt Flex Panel MC4 Extension Cables Seaview Waterproof Aluminum Gland 2-15mm MC4 silicone plugs MC4 Cable Splitter - Y MC4 Diodes MC4 to 8mm Adapter for GoalZero (Click here for the write up on our battery setup) Solar […]
Los Campos, #4a Calle de la Alameda, Plaza Baratillo, Centro Historico, Guanajuato In the heart of Guanajuato, Los Campos is tucked at the base of a historic building in the plaza near Fuente Los Baratillos. We stayed in Guanajuato for a couple of weeks and this place is by far the best restaurant we tried. The […]
Mountain Persuasion... You know it could possibly be an addiction when it hurts so bad it feels good. View from Iztaccíhuatl, Mexico You know it could possibly be an addiction when it hurts so bad it feels good. That pretty much sums up how I felt at the end of this thirteen and half hour […]
What we did: Welded a bung (just past the turbo) on the turbine outlet for the thermocouple of the pyrometer Pyrometer by Hewitt Gauges (We are not thrilled with the cosmetic look of the pyrometer, but functions as it should. Hewitt is working with us to match it to the Turbo Boost gauge.) Installed the temperature […]
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