Overlander's Handbook
Trip Reports
Latin America ~ Land Rover 110 2.5D
| Who | Tom Peacey + Barry Priest ~ email ~ website |
| Profession | IT |
| Born 1970 | Nationality UK |
| Previous travel experience | Pottering about in various landys, bicycle touring |
| This trip | Every country in Central and South America, starting from Texas and ending in Peru |
| Departure date | July 2001 |
| Number in group | 2 |
| Trip duration | 2 years and a bit |
| Distance covered | 90,000kms |
| Cost of trip (not incl. vehicle) | Spent US$20,000 each, mainly beer and diesel! |
| Best day | Every single one of them |
| Worst/ hardest day | Being stuck in jungle in Venezuela with broken front driveshaft and managing only 5kms a day - great memories afterwards though. |
| Favourite place | The area around Uyuni Salar in Bolivia, Andes mountains in Patagonia |
| Biggest headache | Waiting for things - landy to be released from US customs at the start, spare driveshaft on the Brazil Venez border. |
| Wish I hadn't | eaten that sandwich in Villahermosa |
| Most pleasant surprise | how easy it is to cross borders and how open and friendly 99% of the army, police, customs people actually are |
| Any illness | mainly dodgy stomachs |
| Other trips planned | The rest of the world awaits! |
| One overlanding tip | Interact with the locals (helps if you know the lingo) as much as possible. |
| Type of Vehicle | Land Rover 110 2.5 n a diesel ex-mod |
| Age/ mileage on departure | 11 years old, 45,000kms |
| Modifications | roof rack, roof tent, cooker on back door, diff guards, tank guard, a-bar, spots, OME suspension, 1000W stereo, door security, snorkel |
| Most useful accessory | - |
| Mods you wish you'd done | fitted a proper winch, not the hand winch |
| Tyres used | Michelin XZL - 0 punctures - 40,000kms - BFG Muds 50,000kms + and 20 punctures |
| Number of punctures |
| Vehicle's weak point | noisy and hot, rear drum brakes, rear hub seals |
| Vehicle's strong point | versatility, easy to maintain, got character |
| Vehicle problems | 2 broken front driveshafts, timing belt snapped |
| Same vehicle again? | yes but with turbo engine |
| One driving tip | take it easy |