jvoelcker said:
I'm hoping to get out there next spring (April) for about 3-4weeks and am trying to guage how much you can get to see in that time.
From what I can tell from your route you managed to see a fair amount in just the 14 days. Were you driving every day or not?
The more I look into, it the more likely I will get a 100series. I love my 80, but I think the 100 would suit what I want to do as well as provide improved drivability on a day to day basis.
Just looking at your photos (very good by the way), what mods did you do to the 100 and also with four of you, how did you arrange the sleeping - I'm guessing two in the car and two on the roof?
Three to four weeks will be fine. In that time you will be able to see the most of the interesting things. You might find that there is a lot of water in a desert

. In Mai the popular desert places near Algerian borders might be flooded

.
In 14 days we had one day without driving. We only got 18 days off, so 14 days was all we had available in Morroco (and 4 to get there and back).
My 100 had at that time a snorkel (a must for desert driving), "sliders" (not actualy for rock sliding, but for lifting the car with a Hi-Lift jack), konis and some details (like pin 7 mod and ABS mod - I really suggest also this one for desert driving).
What it didn't have were stronger coils at the back and that was the root of all evil (lack of travel caused a puncture and a tire fixed by the locals was not very reliable - that caused the second puncture, which forced us to pass one offroad "stage").
Now I have OME 865 coils on the back (but I guess it would be better to have 866 when the car is really loaded) and 5x MT/R 265/75R16 on 6.5x16 Toyota steel rims. I will test this new setup this november in Tunisia. In Morocco I suggest tires that are puncture resistant and that can take a lot of stone punishement. If you have only one spare with you, it is also important, that it is not hard to source a spare tire - 235/85R16 are the easiest to source and have the same diameter as 265/75R16.
We always sleep on the roof - all four of us. The tent is 180x200cm which is just about enough for 4.
Regards
Samo