With the MOT due on Charlie only a few weeks before we leave I thought I'd check everything out. It appears that the top bushes on the rear shock absorbers are knackered. There is also a bit of a leak from one of them. So now the fun starts... what shocks shall I fit?
Initially I was going to fit a set of standard Landy heavy duty jobby's, but then the worry bug got to me. If I pay £18 each for a patent part, how good is it gonna be? If I pay the full Land Rover retail price for an OE item, then I may as well fit something better for the same money. Pro-comps seem to be all the rage at the moment, and they are good value for money. But I'm not after anything that gives extended travel or anything like that. I fitted Delphi's on my Rangie a few years back and they transformed the ride. Cornering became almost pleasurable! So I think I'd like something that is positive pressure and gas filled rather than the standard oil filled jobbies. So after lots of ummmm-ing and arrr-ing, I decided to go for a set of Old Man Emu Nitro Chargers. I'll be fitting them at the weekend while we are at the Eastnor Land Rover show :-)
This is where we will write about all the stuff we do to prepare ourselves and our vehicle for the trip of a lifetime, a trip around the USA and Canada!
A brief history
We have been planning this trip since October 2005. At the time Jen was looking at the possibility of driving from Anchorage in Alaska to Orlando in Florida. Dan was thinking about a trip around the world. When we finally got it together, we decided that North America has a huge diversity of landscapes, people and things to do that this would be a good destination for our once in a lifetime trip.
July 2007 is when we go. But now that time is running out we really have to get on and get things done. Finding information is a bit of a time consuming job, so we hope to make it easier for anybody doing something similar by providing as much info as we can, either here in the bloggy thing, or over at our main website, Getmuddy.co.uk
Credits and thanks
- Various members of the Camel Trophy Owners Club for their advise and support... and for listening to us go on and on and on about this trip!!
- Colonel Henry Day - For providing info about his own very similar experiences.
- Paul at Myway for replacing the ladder on our rooftent free of charge... and for supplying a tent that doesn't drip on you!!
- BOAB for offering their advice on water tanks and filtration systems.
- Steve Shores at Kingstown shipping for having the patience of a saint and answering all of my questions.
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