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We went through six months of rainy season in Central America, six months of daily, monsoon-level rain. No water ingress. I do firmly believe these units should be installed by an authorized distributor who understands how to seal them properly.

You might check out the Coleman Camp Oven as an alternative. @rafikiontour recently made a post about it on Instagram and it was very convincing. They talked about the Omnia, too. Given their depth of experience, I'd tend to trust them. I don't have any affiliation (or oven), but I'm seriously...

I would hesitate to use any kind of chemical. Water and toothbrush is helpful. For the grooves, Q-tips. Toothbrush and vacuum with long head--done that, too. I once asked a GG employee how to clean the surfaces and he didn't really know what to tell me. But that's okay. We're nearly at the...

You should probably consider this word of warning first... Article: Buying a Jeep Wrangler: Should I Do It? From the introduction... :oops:

When we were getting ready to buy a Jeep Gladiator, it was only the second model year and payload info was scarce. We were given a big payload number for the Sport S with Max Tow Package, 1,700 pounds. But after some sleuthing, we found out that number is for manual transmission only. The...

Just released an in-depth walk-around tour of the Jeep Gladiator that's taking us around the world for 10-15 years. We plan to drive through all six habitable continents. Our son is currently five years old. Watch the tour here: https://hourlesslife.com/overlanding-jeep-gladiator-walk-around-tour/.

Haven't been on here for a little bit! Yes, our blog is hourlesslife.com. We have archives going back to 2014 when we started traveling full-time. Today, Instagram tends to be most up-to-date and YouTube shows the highlights in a visual way. All Hourless Life. We ship to South America at the...

I'm surprised I wasn't following your journey already, but I just gave you a follow on Instagram (Hourless Life). I love your updates and adventure. We left the U.S. in October for our round-the-world trip, but we went south first (then we'll ship to Africa). Based on your route, I don't know if...

We've found GoTreads to be a quick and easy leveling device. Blue Ridge Overland Gear makes a nice storage bag that keeps the muck out of our Canopy Camper. We've also gone through phases of using rocks, but of course they aren't available in every region. Most of all, we make it a habit to...

Update: the best burner phone we found was through TracFone. The phone is $19.99 online, and if you click through to the plan options, there is a 90-day plan for $19.99. Again, this phone just sits in the states at my brother's and "anchors" my Google Voice number. Whenever someone texts or...

I think you'll be blown away by the story in my latest article for Expedition Portal: Zapp Family Completes 22 Years of Worldwide Travel in 1928 Graham-Paige.

Hey, thanks for checking in. So Google Fi turned off my data when they said they would. Phone and text kept working. This is what we ended up doing: -My husband and I ported our long-time U.S. numbers to Google Voice. -My brother in California bought SIM cards for old, unlocked phones that...

My latest article on Expedition Portal: Marking the 10-Year Anniversary of Expeditions 7 (read here: https://expeditionportal.com/marking-the-10-year-anniversary-of-expeditions-7/)

Short story: driving around the world. Thought Google Fi would be my phone solution. Only got four months in before getting a notice saying my plan would be suspended if I don't go back to the U.S. I only have a couple of weeks left now. With local SIM cards, I'll have to change my phone number...

Just published a free ebook, "What We Wish We'd Known Before Overlanding Full-time:" https://hourlesslife.com/ebook-release-what-we-wish-wed-known-before-overlanding-full-time/. It's based on the presentation we gave several times in 2021, including at Overland Expo West and Mountain West.

Thank you for your comment. We often say we can always make more money, but we can never make more time. Eric is older than he looks, with a body that is 20 years older than that due to his 20 years of military service (he's a disabled veteran). We are in between health issues right now and...

My latest Expedition Portal article, an embarrassing look at a series of missteps we made while traveling in Mexico: https://expeditionportal.com/avoidable-missteps-teach-a-serious-lesson-about-carelessness/.

This is exactly what I was going to suggest. Try a multi-day trip, trying to simulate the type of travel you envision yourself experiencing full-time. We traveled full-time as a family of three in our Wrangler from March to June of this year, and we never got through more than one Rotopax of...

Mexican law requires a separate Mexico insurance policy. However, the law only requires you to have liability coverage for the other guy. That's not enough for us, so we get comprehensive coverage. That 6-month policy, including the coverage on the camper, is about $800. For all three of our...

My only experience with insuring our Alu-Cab Canopy Camper is in Mexico. Our Mexican insurance policy lists the camper as a separate unit/vehicle from our Jeep. Even with both insured, we wouldn't get actual replacement value in case of total loss or theft. But at least we have more than just...