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You want a Congo vehicle- you should have seen the beast LC that AC's BIL sold earlier this year. It was set up for and had logged Overlanding miles, South America maybe.
Post up that eBay listing AC.
Some guy plans to travel Africa in modded Jeep
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quote:I have never been to Africa but I would assume that any card reader at any machine is skimming numbers. Hell, that's common enough here.
I was told under no circumstances to use credit in Sierra Leone. If I needed more cash, I cashed a check at the US Embassy in Freetown.
I want to know more about the Internet cafes he plans on using.
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I want to know more about the Internet cafes he plans on using.
They'll be in europe. Where this ****** will be posting his made up adventure from. I doubt he ever sets foot on the continent of Africa because he knows he wouldn't last a week.
This is a scam... it's the only logical explanation.
quote:But, it's on the internet! It has to be true!
This is a scam... it's the only logical explanation.
Funny thing, he's bragged about it all over the net and he's gotten write-ups in various off-roading magazines (I have no idea how mainstream these publications are). The whole time he has cast off every nay-sayer and expert and everyone that knows more about what he's trying to do than he does. His hubris has completely blinded him.
I wonder if he realizes that he is going to have either go die in Africa or at least get over there and have a cruel awakening and scoot ass back to the 1st world to save ANY face at all. Truthfully even sacrificing himself on the altar of martyrdom will just cement his stupidity.
quote:quote:I have never been to Africa but I would assume that any card reader at any machine is skimming numbers. Hell, that's common enough here.
I was told under no circumstances to use credit in Sierra Leone. If I needed more cash, I cashed a check at the US Embassy in Freetown.
Depends where you go.
In major cities, the card never leaves you. In a restaurant, the server brings a card reader to you, uses the chip in your card, and completes the transaction without disappearing. I had less trouble with their method that we do in the states.
Then again, when the local government shuts down the cell phone service, no credit cards can be used, so YMMV.
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He won't get his car past the Moroccan border. Even if he does, the second he starts driving on anything besides sealed roads or packed gravel, he will quit.
I wish this guy godspeed and I say "BLOW ON".
No kidding. He's just trying to sell his BS book.
quote:"The Road Chose Me, and I Chose Debt."
No kidding. He's just trying to sell his BS book.
Unfortunately, this idiot's mouth has written a check his ass can't cash.
He has either opened himself up to a lifetime of ridicule or he's going to die.
He has either opened himself up to a lifetime of ridicule or he's going to die.
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quote:FIFY.quote:"The Road Chose Me, and I Chose Getting Butchered by West African War Lords."
No kidding. He's just trying to sell his BS book.
Yours is more catchy.
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quote:Yeah, but the downside is that effective cover art will be offputting to your typical airport newsstand buyer.
Yours is more catchy.
quote:quote:quote:I have never been to Africa but I would assume that any card reader at any machine is skimming numbers. Hell, that's common enough here.
I was told under no circumstances to use credit in Sierra Leone. If I needed more cash, I cashed a check at the US Embassy in Freetown.
Depends where you go.
In major cities, the card never leaves you. In a restaurant, the server brings a card reader to you, uses the chip in your card, and completes the transaction without disappearing. I had less trouble with their method that we do in the states.
Then again, when the local government shuts down the cell phone service, no credit cards can be used, so YMMV.
All stations to fill up on petrol in South Africa brought the card reader to you.
He might find some nice people with wifi occasionally. I did in some really sketchy places in South Africa.
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quote:Great idea. I think we need to pool some money, send him $20 (so he can buy a liter of gas) and a TexAgs "Blow On" decal he can proudly display for the 8 hours of his journey. There seem to be a couple of empty spaces on his rig.
I wish this guy godspeed and I say "BLOW ON".
quote:quote:FIFIFY.quote:"The Road Chose Me, and I Chose Getting Butchered by West African War Lords Who Don't Accept Credit Cards. Only available in audio format because I can't type without arms or legs."
No kidding. He's just trying to sell his BS book.
He is posting updates to Reddit, then getting blasted by everyone that actually knows things.
https://www.reddit.com/r/overlanding/comments/4o0qpo/how_i_shipped_my_vehicle_from_north_america_to/
Some highlights:
https://www.reddit.com/r/overlanding/comments/4o0qpo/how_i_shipped_my_vehicle_from_north_america_to/
Some highlights:
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When you're up against a 450kg payload, suspicious reliability and build quality, no parts supply and a platform just generally not practicable for overlanding for a whole swag of reasons why would you choose Jeep when you've got all the other options?
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Toyota dealerships are everywhere, and a lot of toyotas have interchangeable parts. Hiluxes and Prados have a lot in common with the 4runner and lots of bits can be made to work. Jeep dealerships are nowhere and there are no old junkers to nick bits from.quote:
What disqualifies it for overlanding?If you take a HZJ78 and stuff a gearbox, you can bolt straight on a hilux R151F from 1983-present, a H55F from the early 80s-1999, or a H151F from 1990-present. That's just about every Toyota 4WD gearbox. If you damage some part of the engine you've got 26 years of parts around you to choose from. I don't even think they've changed the rear axle setup in 40 years, and the front swivel hub system is still the same parts. The 1HZ will run on any rubbish fuel from any source too, something I know the 2.8 JK won't from experience.
- No payload
- no fuel range (and no redundancy - get one tank of dodgy fuel and you're finished)
- alloy rims and no split rims (the world's tyre is a tubed 7.50r/-16)
- minimal usable space inside
- no room for a dual battery under the bonnet if you have the diesel
- seriously overcomplicated (removable roof? why? not to mention a look under the bonnet)
- Very lightweight components as standard compared to defender/lc70
Jeeps are extremely cheap, even after toyota fleet discounts, so if they were so good I'd see them everywhere in central australia especially with mining companies that care about what is long term cheapest at any cost. Instead I see 76es, which are over $20k up on a wrangler. Someone would've twigged that the wrangler was cheaper if it was. Remote pastoralists are some of the stingiest people you might ever meet (in a good way) and they will buy enough to get the job done and no more. They buy 76es and 79s and leave the stock tyres and everything on, for no other reason that they are the best value. Rental companies buy 76, 78 & 79s, not Jeeps, despite being much more expensive upfront. The UN doesn't run Jeeps, nor do NGOs. If they were good for actually taking some 3rd world punishment, not just rock climbing in the US on an odd weekend, then we'd see them everywhere.
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Reading most of his posts I'm pretty sure he's oblivious to how ****ed he is when he hits real Africa
My favorite comment to him..
quote:There's a big difference between "run what you brung" here in the states compared to in the bush. And I think the word he was looking for was "realists" not "elitists"
Run what you brung. Ignore the overlanding elitists and enjoy your trip.
He calls to mind the type of person who pretends he or she is in college or medical school, but is not, and who commits suicide when found out. I hope I'm wrong and he's just a troll.
I just finished the Congo trip forum and am blown away this dude thinks he's going to get this done in a Jeep with credit cards. Unbelievable.
Congo trip write up was some of the best writing and storytelling I've ever read. I was hooked from his first post.
Congo trip write up was some of the best writing and storytelling I've ever read. I was hooked from his first post.
I wonder how a 2016 Landcruiser would do on that Congo trip versus the one they used on the thread?
quote:70 would fare so much better than 200. Too many more things to fail in the newer LCs
I wonder how a 2016 Landcruiser would do on that Congo trip versus the one they used on the thread?
What about a modded LC for rock crawling, or are aftermarket parts too much of a liability?
quote:Depends on the brand. Icon is different than Rough Country.
What about a modded LC for rock crawling, or are aftermarket parts too much of a liability?
Maybe our guy isn't so daft after all....
https://www.yahoo.com/news/michelle-obama-daughters-visit-liberia-morocco-spain-white-194151188.html
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Michelle Obama, daughters to visit Liberia, Morocco, Spain
https://www.yahoo.com/news/michelle-obama-daughters-visit-liberia-morocco-spain-white-194151188.html
Now we can add possibly getting popped by Secret Service to the list of potential means of being killed.
Seems strange to be cheering this one, but well...
Seems strange to be cheering this one, but well...
What's the link to the Congo trip story?
Drhockey, I believe this is the link.
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http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/50799-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo-Lubumbashi-to-Kinshasa
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