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right on, you guys, I appreciate your thoughts. To note on some of your replies:
Unfortunately, 2 vehicles is out of the question. We need to go with one vehicle because a, it would mean twice the amount of fuel, and b, we don't have the crew for 2 vehicles. I'll be driving the vehicle with two other female researchers inside, and we will have the dogs in the back. I do agree, however, I just don't think a land cruiser would be enough room. Sorry to bring up the F-word, but we're thinking about something like an F-350, turbo (for the higher elevations), crew cab, and having the back for gear stored in compartments and the dogs sit on top.
We're looking at each country's individual requirements for bringing dogs, and shouldn't be too much of a problem with the right vaccinations and prep ahead of time.
A troop carrier could be cool, but again, I wonder if it could hold as much as a truck. Plus, we're looking for more modern simply because we don't have a lot of vehicle repair experience, and i would foresee fewer breakdowns in something newer than 25 years. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the troopy hasn't been made since 1984.
We will be living out of the vehicle; food, water, shelter, all will be stored inside as well. Through cities we will likely be staying in hotels and such, but most of the trip will be in tents.
We're also looking to be as environmentally friendly as possible. We will have a pretty heavy load on electricity as well, and we'd like to use solar to stay as green as possible. 7 laptops, 4 hd video cameras, 5 large still cameras, gps's, sat phone and internet linkup, radios, etc.
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