Category: Overland

My Dual Batteries are isolated with a Painless Performance wiring kit. From $191.99 on Amazon

Gorilla Tape is awesome - there's nothing it won't stick to. From $12.55 on Amazon

Africa bound JK with AEV 2.5 inch lift, Mopar Winter Steel Wheels and BFGoodrich KO2 All-Terrain Tires in 34x10.5r17

Jeep / Overland / Tires

7 Apr, 2016

Tire Selection – BFGoodrich KO2 All-Terrain

Dan lists the reasoning and rational for his wheel and tire choice for 80,000 miles around remote Africa

Jeep / Overland

18 Mar, 2016

Jeep Build Complete

Dan adds a few items to complete the build of the Jeep JK Wrangler he will take to Africa for two years

Jeep / Overland

9 Mar, 2016

Jeep Build Phase 2 Complete

Dan and new friend Richard complete Phase 2 of the Africa Jeep build

The replacement JK Wrangler that will go around Africa

Jeep / Overland

8 Mar, 2016

Unplanned Detour

The build of Dan’s Africa bound JK Wrangler takes an unplanned detour

Overland

2 Sep, 2015

Jeep Build Phase 1 Complete

Dan finds a home with friends in Calgary, where he completes phase one of his Africa Jeep Build.

Designing the Jeep, and the route around Africa

Overland

9 Jun, 2015

New Jeep. New Adventure. Africa

Announcing Dan’s next Overland adventure – a two year circumnavigation of Africa in a 2007 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.

A solid winch is a must-have when Overlanding. I use a Warn Zeon 10-S. From $1146.59 on Amazon

I have a 12V solding iron so I can make small electrical repairs If needed. From $6.28 on Amazon

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Dan is an outdoor adventure kind of guy who believes dreams are meant to be lived.
I've set out to drive my Jeep Wrangler 80,000 miles in a circumnavigation of the African continent, solo.
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Here on The Road Chose Me you can read all about my ongoing adventure, see my photos and watch my videos.

You can also read back through my 40,000 mile, 22 month adventure in a Jeep Wrangler through 17 countries from Alaska to Argentina.

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