Category Archives: Expedition Vehicles

Just Another Day on the Road

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

  The day started like any other day out here. We got up, got around, had some coffee, tea and toast, and started out again, following our noses around Ecuador.Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneystravel.com/ecuador/justanotherday.pdf .

Fuso Footprint

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

It was pointed out on a forum I participate in that while I am advocating conservation and energy independence, we live in a vehicle that is not all that fuel effecient. I took that as a valid observation and decided to …

Stuff-o-holic

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

  Hello, my name is Doug, and I am a stuff-o-holic. Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneystravel.com/ecuador/stuff-o-holic.pdf .

Instant Karma

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

  “Instant karma’s gonna get you” I grunted and rolled over, but the knocks came again. “Knock, knock, knock!” harder this time. I crawled down out of the berth and checked the clock. “Hmmm, too early for Steph to be …

The Promised Land

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

After more than a month of driving chicken bus roads, where our typical day’s average speed hovered around 20 to 30 kilometers per hour (12.5 – 18.6 mph), it was heaven to be on the Panamericana cruising along at a …

Chicken Bus Roads

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

  One common denominator of developing country travel is chicken bus roads. No matter where you go in the world, if you get off the tourist trail and out into the places where the regular people live, work and travel, …

The Transit Stage

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

  We just completed a two day run from our last stop, Ollantaytambo, Peru, to what we hope is our last obligatory tourist activity in Peru, Nazca, home of the famous Nazca lines. On our trip here we covered 695 …

Just Ask

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

  10:15 AM I was sitting at the table outside the gas station using their WiFi to finish our monthly finances when I first noticed it. It was something on the underside of the truck. It looked like we picked …

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 …

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