Expedition Mechanics -Common things that can go wrong???

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Hello RQ,'
Thank you for your very comprehensive list. Good to know the real issues faced and the ways and mindset in terms of handling from a past traveller - agree with what you say - all makes good common sense - exactly what we're after. Agree with the less is more and to try to combine as much as possible. You have provided us something in terms of list of problems and tips that we can now start to work with (not necessarily fix everything ourselves) to get familiar at least to understand better and ask the experts about (help us form a view of what we should/do not need to be so concerned with/get to know better). Many thanks - and if you have any more - keep it coming. Much obliged!:D
 
For the more remote sections of our trip we joined up with other overlanders (where there was no sign of a road in hundreds of miles) for safely and I would recommend this regardless of what state your vehicle is in unless you have a sat phone.
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Depends how adventurous (or stupid, whatever way you want to look at it, probably the latter)you are IMHO. We got lost - and I mean properly lost in the middle of the Gobi desert - for 3 days and it was probably one of the best experiences I have ever had!

and would do the next trip in one again
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Fancy a small trip in Jan - will only take 4 weeks or so :)
 
This is where I want to be invisible.
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Or take a friend with a Toyota and a rope.
 
We've just come back from Morocco after doing 8000kms in 3 weeks - phew.

Tiring but brilliant.

In my experience less is definitely more. For a start, if you're only going to Morocco, assistance is almost always just around the corner. It depends how adventurous you are going to be of course. The best bit of advice I could offer it too always listen to that little voice in the back of your head - use your common sense, always.

Eg If you don't have a GPS, guide or other travellers with you, be very careful about going out into the desert. We did just a small run in the Erg Chebbi and it was great until we wanted to come back. For a short while it was a bit scary as we had lost all bearings. Found our way eventually but not to be reccomended.

I will be posting a trip report on here in the next week which might be of interest to you - it includes things like current cost of fuel etc

Cheers
Dave
 
The Big Lad: Surely getting lost is part of the fun. Unless you get lost indefinetely of course. We managed to get lost for 3 days in the Gobi desert.
 
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