Hey guys, I've been lurking around on the forum for a while and finally registered to ask some tech question, and I figured I might give you a look at what I've been building/driving. I built/ing a 92 XLT to take me from San Diego, CA to Alaska, then back down as far south as it, and my bank account will go, which I'm hoping will end up being Tierra del Fuego in Argentina. Most of the guys that build overlanding trucks for these kinds of trips use Yodas or Land Rovers, but I went a different route. I hope you enjoy it. Also, if you want to follow along with my trip/truck you can check out my blog: www.turboki.com
Anyways, about 3 months ago I started my Pan-American journey from San Diego, to Fairbanks, down to Ushua (or however far the truck/bank account take me) and I'm doing it in a 1992 Ford Explorer. Now this is not your typical overlanding vehicle I know, but I've put a lot of thought and time into this build and I think it's now more than capable of doing what I want it to do.
When I first started planning my trip I had a list of criteria that a vehicle would have to satisfy:
1. It has to be 4x4
2. It has to be reliable
3. It has to be abundant throughout the Americas
4. It has to be field maintainable
5. It has to get reasonable milage
6. The overall budget (vehicle + equipment + repair + mods) would be under 15k
Anyways, about 3 months ago I started my Pan-American journey from San Diego, to Fairbanks, down to Ushua (or however far the truck/bank account take me) and I'm doing it in a 1992 Ford Explorer. Now this is not your typical overlanding vehicle I know, but I've put a lot of thought and time into this build and I think it's now more than capable of doing what I want it to do.
When I first started planning my trip I had a list of criteria that a vehicle would have to satisfy:
1. It has to be 4x4
2. It has to be reliable
3. It has to be abundant throughout the Americas
4. It has to be field maintainable
5. It has to get reasonable milage
6. The overall budget (vehicle + equipment + repair + mods) would be under 15k