Trailblazer guidebooks provide practical information on specific routes in less accessible parts of the world.
 — Wanderlust

Overlanders' Handbook

Overlanders' Handbook

Excerpt:
Introduction


Contents | Introduction | Planning and preparation | Building a cabin | Sample route outline Asia: Syria & the Middle East | Southeast Asia | Contributors


INTRODUCTION

Many of us recall getting our first cars and the new freedom they gave us to explore beyond hitherto circumscribed boundaries on our own terms. Vehicle-dependent overlanding might be said to recreate that adventurous epiphany, opening up an entire world of new experiences and encounters. It’s one that won’t require following a tour guide’s raised umbrella, or surrendering yourself to the schedules and discomfort of public-transport services as you may have done as a young backpacker.


The decision to pack it all in and take off for months or even years in your car, van or truck across the highways of Asia, Africa or Latin America can mark a major turning point in your life. It will also require a daunting amount of research and preparation, not least in the vehicle you choose to use. 


The Overlanders’ Handbook is the first manual to cover the whole undertaking, from the moment of inspiration through vehicle selection and preparation right up to the practicalities of living on the road.


As the miles roll by, the tyres wear down and the passport fills up, you can be sure that the challenges which initially seemed so daunting will become just another eventful day in your own unfolding road movie.

Enjoy the adventure!

Overlanders' Handbook

Excerpts:

Price: £19.99   buy online now…