Monthly Archives: June 2008

Market Town Saturday Night

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

We broke the rule. We knew the rule. We knew it very well. It was kind of hard not to know the rule since we wrote it ourselves. It is a simple rule. A just a few words rule. An …

Pack List for Overland Expedition Vehicles

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Introduction This pack list is based on unsupported global travel in developing countries. Developed countries have most of the resources available in the U.S.A. and Europe, so fewer of the spare parts on this list are required. This pack list …

Where My Heart Lies

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

  I am in a rural area.   It is a flat plain, with rich, dark, loamy soil.   The dirt here is dark, from cocoa to black – from merely laced with fertility to boiling with it.   The …

The Boots

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

We both wanted to buy real hiking boots before we departed the U.S. for this journey. The task slipped down the To Do list until we found ourselves at REI a day or two before we flew out, sitting in …

Digital Photography Meta Data Overview

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Introduction Winston Churchill’s immortal description of 1939 Russia as “A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” is equally true of the current state of digital photography meta data. Most casual digital photographers never come face to face with …

Bigfoot Camper Berth Condensation

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

On 1 May 2008 we discovered major condensation in the berth area of our camper. Click here for the story of diagnosing and fixing the problem: www.hackneystravel.com/docs/berthcondensation.pdf

Propane Systems for Expedition Vehicles

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Perhaps no other system on an expedition vehicle is as wrapped in mystery or inspires as much outright fear as the propane system. With its inherently explosive nature and its bewildering variety of connectors, it is easy to understand why …