Aquis Microfiber Adventure Towel. Don’t Leave Home Without It.
Yes, that’s right, a towel.It’s an item that receives little to no thought on many expeditions, however, it can provide an additional level of comfort in your travels.My wife has had this funky hair towel for about ten or more years.It’s an incredibly durable towel which she uses to dry her hair daily.It’s always been right under my nose, but I never gave it much thought.It’s extremely efficient, dries quickly for her daily use, and after more than ten years it still appears like new.I thought that this would make a great travel towel.After a quick search I found that indeed the company is smart enough to produce a variety of towels including a line of sport/travel towels.
I field tested the X-Large Adventure towel over a damp four night camping weekend in New England this past month.The X-Large turned out to be overkill, even for a big guy like myself.Large would have been more than adequate.Even in the damp and sometimes rainy conditions, the towel dried sufficiently and remained fresh for the four days.It’s super absorbent, quick-drying, ultra-lightweight, durable and far more compact than a standard cotton towel.The towel gets extremely high marks and is recommended for any journey, whether it’s four days or four months.You’ll be glad you have a couple of these along for the hike or ride!
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Unlikely Destinations: The Story Of Lonely Planet By Tony and Maureen Wheeler.
Lonely Planet is an organization that has been a part of my travels since the beginning. My first publication was Africa On A Shoe String, which at the time we considered to be the Bible of all African guides. Even though the book was hefty it always occupied a space inside my back pack. Truthfully, we found the information in it to be accurate nearly 75% of the time, better than the nearly 0% of the time that we found with some of the other rubbish out there. In fact we used a few of the other guides as fire starters and in really tough situations even toilet paper. The Lonely Planet guides saved our butts more than a few times (and I don’t mean as toilet paper).
This is the autobiography of Tony and Maureen Wheeler. How they got started in travel guides with the publication of Across Asia on the Cheap and how it led to the current organization that has sold more than 80 million books since the start in 1973.
Michael Ladden and Jim Leach enjoy a cold Guinness Float at the Fall River Pub & Grill in Maberly Ontario. A special thanks to Dave Pell of the Ottawa Valley Land Rover Club for showing us how it is done the night before, and proving that even after the kitchen closes there is still something that will satisfy your need for dinner. Don’t forget to visit our YouTube page. This and many of our other videos are posted there and we continue to add more.
We have returned from a fun filled weekend at Silver Lake in Ontario Canada at the Ottawa Valley Land Rover Club’s 26th annual Birthday Party event. As is the case each year, we got to spend time doing some trail rides, hanging out with old friends and getting in some general relaxation. We visited our traditional evening hang out, the Fall River Pub and Grill in nearby Maberly Ontario.
We did get to test several new bits of equipment, including the SPOT satellite tracking device and a new version of our AMANDA GPS system for our upcoming Labrador & Newfoundland trip.
DRIVE THE GLOBE | Overland Adventures will be in Silver Lake Ontario this weekend, June 19-21 at the Ottawa Valley Land Rover annual Birthday Party off road event. If you are planning on attending, stop by and say Hi. We will be driving our expedition Land Rover Defender 110. For those staying at home you can track our progress via Twitter or our Spot page.
Drive the Globe is now equipped with this handy device called Spot. It is cheap, easy to carry and definitely a gear item that brings piece of mind to those of us that often travel out of cell range or into areas far away from civilization. Their brief overview is as follows.
Nature, solitude, and fresh air: top priorities for most campers. Now you can add “peace of mind” to that list without sacrificing your wilderness experience. Out of cell phone reach? Satellite-based Spot lets you assure folks at home that you’re OK as often as you like with a “check in” message. Friends can even track your progress, viewing your exact latitude and longitude on Google Maps in real time. Most importantly, if you have an emergency you can send a 911 signal for immediate medical help or evacuation. If you just need a hand, there’s a “ask for help” signal that alerts contacts of your choice.
A quick update to reflect the new color of our expedition vehicle. We are not quite done yet, still needs another couple of coats and some sanding but it sure looks orange already!
The fabrication for the Expedition rear body of our project Mercedes Unimog is complete. The photos below show the aluminum skinned steel framed unit complete with 80 gallon stainless steel water tank enclosed. We wasted no time in stripping the vehicle down from bumper to bumper to prepare for painting. The newly fabricated roll cage was removed and all gaskets, windows and lighting taken off to aid in the painting operation. Michael ladden was assisted in this weekend long project by Kevin Griggs and Karen Ladden. As is usually the case the prep work is the most time consuming and difficult part of the job. In the end, most of the rear body painting is finished. Some touch up work and pieces still need to be completed before the cab area is painted. Time and the supply of paint both ran out before completion. The following photos show the vehicle before, during and after the process. (Click To Enlarge).
2009 ARB Fridge Freezer compared to ARB circa 2000 model.
Let me start by saying my old ARB fridge has been great, really excellent in fact. I have personally used it on numerous short trips, camping weekends and major overland journeys. This fridge saw temperatures in my truck reach 125 degrees in the middle of the Sahara and still it kept on working. It is dented, scratched and dirty but it still cools like the day it was new.
The new ARB Fridge Freezer arrived at my door several months ago and I have now had the opportunity to throughly test it on several occasions and it performs exactly as advertised. The design has been greatly improved over my older model in several key ways. The most important is without a doubt the hinge system. The old model has one of the quirkiest hinges and latch systems in existence. I can not even begin to count the hundreds, probably the thousands, of fumbles, mis-closures and general colorful metaphor moments we had monkeying around with the fridge while bumping about Africa. More often than not the lid would slide off or become dislodged from the hinges in the rear. The new model has stainless steel detent hinges that allows the lid to be easily and securely slid into position. What makes it even better is the large cam lock latch on the front that insures a positive seal between the lid and cabinet for optimum cooling efficiency.
The new model also features an easy to read digital display, an led light to see your food in the cabinet and a fair helping of injection molded plastic to give it a rugged look and weather the bumping and jostling that usually occurs in the back of my truck.
The new unit features a German built Danfoss compressor and because of the space savings of these mechanicals and an integrated evaporator the fridge capacity is 47 litres compared to the 40 of the older model.
Some of the cool things that were incorporated into this new design are: a separate compartment for fruit and dairy, a magnetic switch that turns the light on, a drain plug in the bottom that makes cleaning MUCH easier, and a hinge that opens past 90°, ensuring that you don’t need to hold the lid up while removing contents from the fridge. The unit operates on 12/24DC and 100~240V AC power and includes an integrated battery protection system that allows users to select the minimum operating voltage for the fridge to prevent excessive discharge of the vehicle battery.
Yes, that’s right, a towel. It’s an item that receives little to no thought on many expeditions, however, it can provide an additional level of comfort in your travels. My wife has had this funky hair towel for about ten or more years. It’s an incredibly durable towel which she uses to dry her hair daily. It’s always been right under my nose, but I never gave it much thought. It’s extremely efficient, dries quickly for her daily use, and after more than ten years it still appears like new. I thought that this would make a great travel towel. After a quick search I found that indeed the company is smart enough to produce a variety of towels including a line of sport/travel towels. 
GoNOMAD.Com: Great Information Source To Plan Your Next Trip! 
Unlikely Destinations: The Story Of Lonely Planet By Tony and Maureen Wheeler.
Michael Ladden and Jim Leach enjoy a cold Guinness Float at the Fall River Pub & Grill in Maberly Ontario. A special thanks to Dave Pell of the Ottawa Valley Land Rover Club for showing us how it is done the night before, and proving that even after the kitchen closes there is still something that will satisfy your need for dinner. Don’t forget to visit our 
We have returned from a fun filled weekend at Silver Lake in Ontario Canada at the Ottawa Valley Land Rover Club’s 26th annual Birthday Party event. As is the case each year, we got to spend time doing some trail rides, hanging out with old friends and getting in some general relaxation. We visited our traditional evening hang out, the 
Drive the Globe is now equipped with this handy device called Spot. It is cheap, easy to carry and definitely a gear item that brings piece of mind to those of us that often travel out of cell range or into areas far away from civilization. Their brief overview is as follows.
