great vids ... tx ... planning our Mongolia trip right now... on a MB AROCS 6X2 + HAD .. we indeed do tend to over-off-road-equip our vehicles... :) ... looks like no one will get through anything... then you see a movie with a ducato 2WD -and no clearance- camper doing the same thing ... or a 40ft container blasting by ... :)
Great video, great adventure and loved the narration. Big truck vs land rover. Easier to unstick, bush fix a land rover but so much nicer to do a trip like that with a reasonable size camper on the daf. Contemplating buying an ex military daf and add a demountable camper box. Cheap to buy but daunting upkeep compared to a defender... ?
Thanks so much for your kind words. I do miss the old truck! As a Landrover/Volvo TGB 6x6/Daf enthusiast, the benefit, in my opinion, of a big truck is simply that it carries 2 or 3 weeks of food, water and fuel easily. It also feels a little safer in a big box, but slightly more detached from the world when you close the door. For me, longer periods away in the emptier parts of the world formed a key part of my plan. The worry of a big truck is significant though and I still thank my lucky overlanding stars that nothing happened that I couldn't fix/bodge, they really are a pain to recover and it gets truly worrying and expensive for the fancy trucks. The DAFs are good and cheap but I would spend all my pennies on spares and the basics (I didn't even have solar panels) and then just leave! Don't go too fancy as I reckon you'll have a better overall experience. Smaller vehicles are great for driving, especially if you like cities, but for me, horrible to adventure in because you have to be so organised and being a little more exposed to people and temperatures, getting a good rest is sometimes harder. Im getting carried away now but I wish you all the very best with your plans and if you can head to Mongolia for a couple of months one summer it is truly the best place (Even if only in a panel van with nobblys and a winch!). On a silly note, I was routinely outclassed by Toyota Prius's in Mongolia 😁, some of the places they went too were astonishing....
@@edwardcanney1499 thanks for the tips. Im based in Canada now and my long distance and remote area trips have all been in North America so far. Mongolia looks interesting but I have a hankering to roam the tracks of Australia first.
@@pwatom22 Well you've got some serious adventures on your doorstep! I'm ploughing through the All 4 Adventure series at the moment, Australia looks superb in so many ways. Good luck and all the best with your travels
Awesome video, conveys the spirit of such trips.! Awesome video
Hi Edward - super movie ... only clue without such "nice annnnoying background music"
I like it very much.
Loved your video. Such a great adventure.
Thank you for your kind words. Happy travels!
great vids ... tx ... planning our Mongolia trip right now... on a MB AROCS 6X2 + HAD .. we indeed do tend to over-off-road-equip our vehicles... :) ... looks like no one will get through anything... then you see a movie with a ducato 2WD -and no clearance- camper doing the same thing ... or a 40ft container blasting by ... :)
Great video, great adventure and loved the narration. Big truck vs land rover. Easier to unstick, bush fix a land rover but so much nicer to do a trip like that with a reasonable size camper on the daf. Contemplating buying an ex military daf and add a demountable camper box. Cheap to buy but daunting upkeep compared to a defender... ?
Thanks so much for your kind words. I do miss the old truck! As a Landrover/Volvo TGB 6x6/Daf enthusiast, the benefit, in my opinion, of a big truck is simply that it carries 2 or 3 weeks of food, water and fuel easily. It also feels a little safer in a big box, but slightly more detached from the world when you close the door. For me, longer periods away in the emptier parts of the world formed a key part of my plan. The worry of a big truck is significant though and I still thank my lucky overlanding stars that nothing happened that I couldn't fix/bodge, they really are a pain to recover and it gets truly worrying and expensive for the fancy trucks. The DAFs are good and cheap but I would spend all my pennies on spares and the basics (I didn't even have solar panels) and then just leave! Don't go too fancy as I reckon you'll have a better overall experience. Smaller vehicles are great for driving, especially if you like cities, but for me, horrible to adventure in because you have to be so organised and being a little more exposed to people and temperatures, getting a good rest is sometimes harder. Im getting carried away now but I wish you all the very best with your plans and if you can head to Mongolia for a couple of months one summer it is truly the best place (Even if only in a panel van with nobblys and a winch!). On a silly note, I was routinely outclassed by Toyota Prius's in Mongolia 😁, some of the places they went too were astonishing....
@@edwardcanney1499 thanks for the tips. Im based in Canada now and my long distance and remote area trips have all been in North America so far. Mongolia looks interesting but I have a hankering to roam the tracks of Australia first.
@@pwatom22 Well you've got some serious adventures on your doorstep! I'm ploughing through the All 4 Adventure series at the moment, Australia looks superb in so many ways. Good luck and all the best with your travels