Expedition Tips & Tricks

[sandcruiser]

I'm the first to admit that we travelled wayyyyyyy too heavy when we did our central america gig. Way too heavy.

But, having said that, when we had four people in the car, even with a rooftop tent, I don't think we could have found a way to stow all our gear in the back without going over the top of the back seat.

And for folks traveling further off of the pavement, supplies, tents, fridges and whatnot start to seem a lot more important.

edit: just visited wanderinglost.com, fun site. If you drive back north, stop over in Costa Rica and I'll buy you a

[GeoRoss]

Originally Posted by joshoisasleep

I just can't believe you need THAT much stuff. My girlfriend, me, and our cat have been living pretty much out of our 60 for the past 5 months with the ability to be more or less self sufficient in South America, and still it doesn't go any higher than the back seat. Partially because we have to take everything out to sleep back there.


Any chance of a photo? I need something like this, but it's still not totally clear.

For just two people, yeah you can get away with less stuff.


Try traveling with three kids <8 years old with any of them an infant.


I end up filling the entire rear cargo area to the roof. When I travel solo I don't even cover the entire rear cargo area floor area.

[joshoisasleep]

you're a better parent than my dad. i was raised in the back of a 60 for almost a year at that age... i had to share my footwell with a fridge for his film