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Some guy plans to travel Africa in modded Jeep

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Guitarsoup
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4:56p, 6/2/16
AG
I've spent a month in the Sudan and Uganda and have also traveled through Cairo and Alexandria. I did have a AK47 shoved in my sternum in the middle of no where by a 'soldier' that didn't speak English or Arabic and wanted money and cigs for him to let me go. It was not a pleasant experience. My translator and his buddy both spoke some really rare tribal language, so the 'soldier' spoke to his buddy, who translated it to this weird little language, which was then translated to English all while I had a AK47 on me. Without my translator, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be here today.

There is no no no no chance in hell I would consider this trip without weapons, a travel companion and a translator. Even with all that, I would put the chances of dying a lot higher than I would be willing to take.

This guy is an idiot.
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Presley OBannons Sword
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In reply to powerbelly • 4:57p, 6/2/16
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over/under on life expectancy is set at seven and a half weeks.

what do ya got
FIFY
powerbelly has the under
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5:03p, 6/2/16
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The more I even try to wrap my head around this the more questions I come up with...

An Extra 13 gallons of fuel?
I think I'd want an extra damn near everything for that Jeep (if his final weigh in was 6,000 lbs he doesn't have spare parts)
If he wanted a diesel, why not fix his original failure or heck buy a Euro model with FACTORY diesel
I didn't see tools, but by golly his custom cutting board and utensil holder has a cheese grader!

At least on his Alaska to Argentina trip he only traversed a couple of countries that had a few people that would just as soon kill him, and all spoke common languages.

I could go on...
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5:10p, 6/2/16
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how have we gotten this far without mentioning that "theroadchoseme.com" is gayer than a bag of ****s.
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5:14p, 6/2/16
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No light bar...destined to break down
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5:18p, 6/2/16
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I imagine this will turn out about as well as pippa bacca's treck through the middle east in a wedding dress for peace
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5:21p, 6/2/16
He should be driving a Hilux if he actually intends to finish.
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5:22p, 6/2/16
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So once he determines his starting place (or maybe he has already I didn't read the article). Who wants to start a betting pool in which country he gets kidnapped/vehicle stolen in?
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5:23p, 6/2/16
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He should hook up a gps so we can pinpoint his exact location of failure, and then bet where we think that will be.
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5:27p, 6/2/16
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I'll have to hand it to him, he has been very creative in his choice of suicide method.
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5:33p, 6/2/16
AG
Fellas, tough day at the office. Blue star to the OP for posting this fool's plans. And as always, the OB delivers the perfect blend of comedy, truth and sarcasm in all the responses. Needed a laugh at the end of the day and boys, you delivered. I love this board.

PS - I'll go ahead and begin circulating a draft of this guy's nomination for the '16 Darwin Awards.
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5:36p, 6/2/16
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So Jeeps sold out of the US come with a Diesel option already. Instead of sourcing that motor which is essentially a bolt in he tried to have a random Mercedes diesel stuffed in there which failed catastrophically.

This bodes well for his research, decision making, and luck. I'm also not sure why he had to sell the original one and start over... but yeah. RIP that guy.

Good on him living his dream, he just needs smarter dreams.
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5:40p, 6/2/16
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I look forward to Jon Krakauer's book about his carefree life and rejection of societal norms on the way to his needlessly young death.
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5:48p, 6/2/16
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He dumb!
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5:56p, 6/2/16
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Let us know when he adds the other continents and catches up to the 76 year old that has taken his Mercedes G-Wagen to every country.

Gunther, Christine and Otto - How a man met a woman and they set off on an epic journey across six continents in one amazing unbreakable car



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6:05p, 6/2/16
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Since it roughly looks like he is starting at Ceuta, and heading around West Africa, I'm going to change to Nigeria or the Republic of Congo.
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6:06p, 6/2/16
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I don't think he makes it out of Morocco. The State Dept has advisories about Americans traveling in Morocco because they are easy targets for terrorists that live there.
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In reply to Guitarsoup • 6:11p, 6/2/16
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Very true, but if he makes it to the Congo the means of death may be way more interesting.

And yes, I realize it sounds bad to be rooting for a more interesting way to die.
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6:17p, 6/2/16
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Reality is going to sex him right in the face hole.
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In reply to dr_boogs • 6:20p, 6/2/16
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Fellas, tough day at the office. Blue star to the OP for posting this fool's plans. And as always, the OB delivers the perfect blend of comedy, truth and sarcasm in all the responses. Needed a laugh at the end of the day and boys, you delivered. I love this board.

PS - I'll go ahead and begin circulating a draft of this guy's nomination for the '16 Darwin Awards.
If you think this is funny you should check out the fart rape thread in the Politics board.
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6:20p, 6/2/16
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I bet Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia still haven't started issuing visas to civilians again.
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In reply to AggieChemist • 6:21p, 6/2/16
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I was just looking at the embola map and wondering if you would weigh in on travel there....
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6:22p, 6/2/16
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Been to half of African countries and I just don't see how he pulls it off. God's speed.
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6:25p, 6/2/16
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Obligatory post:

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6:27p, 6/2/16
AG
Why a Jeep (where he will have no access to parts) instead of the pretty much universally used Land Cruiser?

https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/4m7do7/i_built_my_jeep_into_a_house_on_wheels_to_live_in/d3taiu1

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I grew up in Australia, so diesel Land Cruisers are kind of boring to me.

To each his own.
Land Cruisers' are too boring.
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In reply to Guitarsoup • 6:31p, 6/2/16
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I read his blog on tire choice. Said he put hundreds of hours of research into choosing BFG AT's with steely's.

Don't disagree with his choice, but maybe some research into water purification, traveling with food, weapons, visas, etc...you know like the whole survival and logistics of the trip rather than tread patterns.
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In reply to stdeb11 • 6:48p, 6/2/16
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I read his blog on tire choice. Said he put hundreds of hours of research into choosing BFG AT's with steely's.

Don't disagree with his choice, but maybe some research into water purification, traveling with food, weapons, visas, etc...you know like the whole survival and logistics of the trip rather than tread patterns.


You underestimate Gods love of fools.

I could spend 10 years planning this trip, and get killed when my car crushes me while changing a tire.

This guy will probably make it, cheese grater and all.

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In reply to BenderRodriguez • 6:53p, 6/2/16
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I read his blog on tire choice. Said he put hundreds of hours of research into choosing BFG AT's with steely's.

Don't disagree with his choice, but maybe some research into water purification, traveling with food, weapons, visas, etc...you know like the whole survival and logistics of the trip rather than tread patterns.


You underestimate Gods love of fools.

I could spend 10 years planning this trip, and get killed when my car crushes me while changing a tire.

This guy will probably make it, cheese grater and all.




God may love fools, but Charles Darwin does not
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Silvy
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In reply to HumbleAg04 • 7:10p, 6/2/16
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Instead of sourcing that motor which is essentially a bolt in he tried to have a random Mercedes diesel stuffed in there which failed catastrophically.


Not a random engine. That Mercedes 3.0 was offered in Jeep Cherokees from 05-08.

Also, please provide a link to the diesel Wrangler you speak of.
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7:16p, 6/2/16
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A couple pics of my cousin's diesel GC.


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7:20p, 6/2/16
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Diesel Wrangler?
http://blog.caranddriver.com/jeep-wrangler-black-edition-ii-series-the-upscale-diesel-powered-wrangler-we-need-stateside/
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In reply to stdeb11 • 7:25p, 6/2/16
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I read his blog on tire choice. Said he put hundreds of hours of research into choosing BFG AT's with steely's.

Hundreds of hours of research, and he landed on the same wheel/tire combo that I picked for my Jeep in about five minutes of thinking at a discount tire when I was 18.

Huh.
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Presley OBannons Sword
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In reply to Silvy • 7:31p, 6/2/16
Were they able to repair it?
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Silvy
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In reply to Presley OBannons Sword • 7:31p, 6/2/16
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If he hits something hard enough that would crack alloy wheels, he sure as hell won't be able salvage/straighten a steel wheel that takes the same hit.
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In reply to Presley OBannons Sword • 7:32p, 6/2/16
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We're doing a LS swap
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