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Its an effective way of enforcing the law, same as in any country, and certainly works to stop the idiots we see elsewhere ignoring the restrictions. Not sure where you get you information from regarding people not getting permits, people without them are very much in a minority. France also...

So far morocco has 4000 cases, 200 deaths, how's Spain doing? or the UK,USA etc. Morocco's decisive implementation of travel restrictions and enforcement of them is doing better that the more relaxed approach in the UK. Along with travel restrictions etc implemented early they safe guarded a...

As I said things aren't perfect, but not sure what a HRW report for 2019 has to do with Coronavirus issues

No, its exactly the same for everyone here with the state of emergency. After 20+ years here I've got a lot of local friends, none of them have had any problems getting permits. Things were different under the old King but the current one has done a lot to reduce corruption and improve things...

It was in this thread, and I posted that people are being arrested for breaching the restrictions. Travel permits are issued free so no payment, legitimate or backhander, are needed. You just see the senior official in the town with your passport or ID and he signs and issues the permit needed...

A small price to pay for a decent fire system Higgy, £300 is nothing when people talk about putting £1000 lithium batteries into overland builds. No need for one in date for motorsport use either and a hunt around various race part groups will land you an out of date set up for half the price as...

Also worth noting that the failure with the bonnet release would have happened with a new cable or and old one, its a design issue that caused the failure, where the plastic sheath melts and stops the cable operating. Its a common issue with all vehicle engine fires and well documented by fire...

Somehow with all this virus stuff I had missed Chris' report on the Expedition Portal,I believe the article was also in a Christmas edition of the Overland Journal as well. Early last year Chris contacted me about a film he was planning to make about this trip and asked if I could run as a...

Now 4.5 weeks into lockdown in Morocco. The state of emergency has been extended until the 20th May so we are about half way through. Weathers great with a steady 23 degrees and constant sunshine, we can go to the beach and walk along the coast without restriction. Fantastic group of people...

my mistake its 80/20 as seen here 80/20 T-slot Aluminum Building System - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club] lots of different options an the t slot allows for multiple mounting options

Easy to do a DIY, I found some 90degree angles to mount my frontrunner rack to the roof rails after Frontrunner EU refused to sell me the mountings on their own. The 1820 aluminium extrusion works well as a diy option

Ignoring the people still under taking non essential travel, there are lots of people still on their trips, some wanting to get home, some waiting it out. At the moment I'm aware of 3 forums members in that situation and the Overlanding Association has 100's or 1000's of members in the same...

LFD Off Road - Ruggedized Crossbar Lexus GX470 - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club] Lexus GX 470 Modular Factory Rail Support System - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club] 2 of the US offerings, they really do have some fantastic kit available compared to the poor showing from UK sources

They'll just cut production again to drive prices up, unlike any other business with oil cartels and price manipulation are legal

You can just run the cable up underneath the edge trim either side of the windscreen and onto the roof rack. A CB aerial cable will fit so plenty big enough to run cables for lighting

They use either the OEM Toyota/Lexus roof bars (now discontinued possibly) or 1820 aluminium extrusion. There is also some US companies that make crossbars that fit flush to the roof rails. The standard roof rails do have a slight curve in them but you can slide bolts into them if you remove...

ah I just wondered after hearing of other people having problems with shipping because of the virus. Glad to hear you got a refund but annoying not to get the items

your aware of the major shut down in China? disrupting shipping etc? may have because of that

Most airlines have been forced too by countries closing airspace to passenger traffic. Frieght is carrying on as normal but shipping companies are starting to report problems as normal routes get disrupted. If people thought the recession and subsequent austerity was bad, then the aftermath...

apart from the warnings Higgy posted about all my others have been going on for 18months or so. Another issue I get regularly is a long running script error

I get it as well along with a host of other problems with the site. First when the page loads it's a good 30seconds before any link becomes active. When the links finally go live it seems to be random which post actually opens, eg if I click the top link in the latest posts bit then I often get...

€0.8 here, I've got a 1000km range with what I have and no where to go

There is a redarc place in the UK but can't remember the name of the companys. I use a cheap Dokio 100w panel which keeps my fridge running fine and phones charged. I have had 2 of these the 1st returned under warranty when the case fell apart. The 1st one never gave more than 3A but the...

It's a common failure on rally trucks or any thing doing fast off-road with jumps. You can get lots of reinforcement parts for the 120 but not seen any for the 90. Although it's a weakness if driven hard normal off road driving isn't a problem. My 90 had reached 240000miles before a mechanic...

No looks like we are here for the duration. Had contact from the Embassy today so we are known about by the authorities. We're lucky to have a good group here, including a doctor and 2 nurses. We got permits today to allow us to leave the village for shopping but we can come and go locally. I...

We have had a lot fun to be honest, the bigger problems is when we get an Internet connection and see the news. We traced the med coast to Algeria then turned south exploring some new routes visiting prehistoric Rock carvings and old foreign Legion forts along the way. Saw some very rare...

Stuck in Morocco, Evac flights full, unable to book and priority is given to people who flew out. All flights stop today. No ferries back to Spain for the foreseeable future, ferries from Ceuta running but its unclear if you can then drive through Spain to get home. Some people have managed it...

Some tools will be missing eg spark plug wrench depending on spec etc. At the cables into the cab save running them there now

Which springs did you use? Iron-man springs come in a range of weight load option, normal, upto 300kg constant load and a 300kg+ constant load. As a guess I think the springs are too soft for the weight causing them to bow like that

Scam...

I've been through 2 sets of BFG ATs on mine and never had a problem with them in the wet

I use Park4night, Campercontact and iOverlander. First 2 are really aimed at the van life camper brigade than overlanders. Worth noting that a common problem across all 3 is some of the listed wild or free camp locations aren't legal so it pays to know what the rules are for the country you are in

From what I've heard Toyota Gib will only sell to Governments, NGO's or Charities due to restrictions imposed by Toyota

Have a look at the US based GXOR group for info. The 150 is sold as a lexus in the states and has a mass e following. The states doesn't get the diesel engine but it'll give you an idea of how capable the platform is. The 150 is present in huge numbers in North Africa as well

I've never seen the need, unless your a spending a lot of time in dusty conditions behind other vehicles. When I'm out in the desert the filter gets blown out if its been bad, I very rarely get a lot of dust build up, but I'm normally the lead vehicle if in a group.

I used the same stuff and similar design in my platform/storage system. Mines full length though as I have no need for the rear seats

Its run on a voluntary basis and I believe the person who updates some of the info has been on the road for the last 18 months

They also run an exceptionally good set of Facebook groups for different regions etc. Make sure its a group by the Overlanding Association/Overland Sphere though as there are few copy cat groups around trying to cash in on their success

yes both connected will work to check. I've had batteries on the way out charge up fine and show a good voltage at rest but drop on cranking before. If it drops below 10V then you could repeat the process with 1 battery disconnected to isolate if its both or just one bad battery. I'd be...

Check the voltage when cranking first, if its below 10v trying to start then it's new battery time

Collie chassis are the same, huge amounts of crap came out of mine when I discovered and cleaned it out. I suspect its a similar issue with any box section chassis if it's not kept in check

Had you disconnected the battery or window switches prior to them stopping working? Do any of the switches operate the windows now? If so you may need to reset the windows, using the switch for each one, fully open then close each window and hold the switch for a couple of seconds in the full...

Indeed I have, I'd been visiting for 12 years before the landcruiser came along.. In fact it was that which pushed me into Overlanding. It's an amazing country that needs a lot of time to properly explore, 2 weeks, 2 months etc and you've barely scratched the surface of what it has to offer...

I'll be back in North Africa spring and autumn. Big Western Sahara trip in March, over 2000km on pistes. Rekkam Plateau in October then WS again. In between a load in the main bits of Morocco. Might pop into Mauritania depending on how things turn out

I made my own to mount in the same place. Used some perforated steel cut to shape then attached to the seat mounts. Mine sits closer into the seat.

If its a limited mileage policy then I used to have to provide mileage at the start of every year on a signed form. Now they just check online afaik

You've brought that up before Chas, wasn't me Some other person on a different trip, my truck always stayed on its wheels

Barrie, I've always been open and honest about my experience travelling in Morocco not sure what you are getting at? I have never not told anyone about my first Western Sahara Overland trip with you or how good it was if they asked. You were still using my review on your website when I...

Bigg Red have been running for donkeys years now. Grants issue was the first bad experience I've ever heard of. They did my calipers a few years ago and they have been fine

Yeah I know Jacques, met him a few times. Driven about 80% of the pistes now at a rough guess. The ones I haven't done are either dead ends, military routes closed to the public or in the very far south. Guidebooks are becoming a bit of a lottery now. The Moroccans are putting asphalt down...