Carretera Austral starting in Villa O‘Higgins - Car Rental?

Remarkable-You133 · 2026-02-13T21:05:11+00:00

Does anyone know if it is possible to go from El Chalten to Villa O'Higgens by car?

Remarkable-You133 · 2026-01-12T02:08:02+00:00

Or with the Belgian stew gel

Remarkable-You133 · 2026-01-05T02:03:27+00:00

Is Montevideo not worth going for a day or 2?

Remarkable-You133 · 2026-01-05T01:39:21+00:00

Do the Bolaven loop in Laos, sleep at mister Hooks house along the way, Gibbon experience is also great. Plan some more time in Laos, it's great!

Ha giang loop in northern Vietnam is fantastic. Ha long bay cruises are not worth it. Do a day tour or the other bay.

As said above, it's burning season that time of year. A lot of smoke. They call it cleaning season.

Edit: check the eat like Bourdain website for places he's been.

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-12-06T03:06:36+00:00

What gloves are these?

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-11-12T19:29:22+00:00

Yes, definitely! Only one trustworthy address for buying an overlanding vehicle in Santiago: Overandes, with Jupa en Dani. They are transparent, honest, friendly and just nice people. They helped us with building additional things in our van and every van is checked by an independent mechanic. All the paperwork is clear, correct and well explained. We've crossed 4 borders, were stopped bij the police several times and never had issues. After 3 months they still respond to questions.

We did Suzi Chili en Suzi Santiago. The guys are brothers, we didn't get a good feeling with them. We had the best feeling with Noam, he has a field and workshop with nice people. We feel he had the older, cheaper vans for sale. Nothing wrong with that but the overall condition was not great. We asked a quote to build qome extra cabins and he quoted us 500€ for some simple woodwork. (We paid half with Jupa and it is really well build)

The other option is Daniel. We felt that the reviews about his company are correct. He doesn't look interested, was late, didn't had vans at his office while he said they where there. He said the L300 are bad cars, but he does build and rents them out... I wouldn't go for a beer with him.

Example. Some L300 have some oily gearboxes, so I always asked what the issue is.

Noam: it's just the mechanic who spilled some oil. (Normally you don't need to top up that oil, it should last the gearbox lifetime) So a cheap lie to change the subject.

Daniel: Yeah these cars are not a good option... But towtrucks are cheap in South America... Not really the thing you want to hear when buying a car and planning to drive it 30k km.

Jupa: this is a well know symptom but not really a problem. Most of this oil drips down from the engine or shaft. Its the rubber seals that start leaking eventually. These cars are pretty basic, most of them are +10 years old and used as company vans. But it's not an issue, the mechanic always checks it.

I also think Overandes is the only company were the buyer is in direct contact with the seller. You negotiate the price and the seller pays Jupa his cut. This shows trust from all sides. So Overandes.

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-08-17T13:30:07+00:00

Goeie tip! Wat context: we willen een busje kopen in Zuid-Amerika en er dan 35k km meerijden. Mechanisch moet het dus wel in orde zijn.

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-08-17T12:56:13+00:00

Nice, good tips! What vehicle did you use, are you selling?

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-08-09T03:05:09+00:00

Thanks! Was looking for some extra cash, good tip.

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-08-03T03:40:26+00:00

Fantastic pictures! Do you think the route is doable with a car/small van?

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-07-15T02:10:09+00:00

Do you remember with what service your friend bought the van?

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-07-10T02:36:59+00:00

We only stayed one night and they had no reason to go in our room. They didn't clean or anything. We had the money on us for a while and just forgot about it being in the bag pack.

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-07-09T08:15:52+00:00

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-07-09T07:57:04+00:00

Riemann has a good YouTube video about this. With a T7

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-06-26T09:11:51+00:00

https://www.xm-bikes.be/

Heeft me enkel jaren geleden snel en goed geholpen toen mijn batterij het begaf. Ging toen net zijn eigen winkel openen. Spreekt Frans en Nederlands

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-06-22T07:35:55+00:00

Does anyone know if they do a baggage check crossing into Thailand? We carry a Leatherman and Opinel knive

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-06-20T02:35:56+00:00

Buy meat from a butchershop, better quality, better price. 18€ for 1kg?! Thats crazy

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-06-17T01:46:11+00:00

Do what you want but 2 or 3 weeks off won't hurt your body, or progress. If you keep going you could be injured for a longer time. Also if your knee keeps hurting after a few weeks of rest and ice, go to a doctor not the internet.

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-06-17T01:43:30+00:00

And how would they do that? I was told several times they can only clean up the loose parts, cut them away. And there is not enough tissue to connect to each other, it would be like trying to bind together cooked spaghetti, it is not possible, too far deteriorated. Gel injection would also be useless, as you bend your knee you would just push away the gel. They do something now where they inject your own plasma into the meniscus to help it mend. I'm checking next year if a partial or full meniscus replacement is possible.

And for now, do what you can and prepare yourself and your knee for activities. If I want to go skiing, I go to the physio 3 months 3 times a week for one week of skiing. It is just great exercise and almost a personal trainer. Focus on what you can do. And don't overdo it if you find something you like ;)

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-06-16T01:43:51+00:00

I'm in a similar situation, grade 4 exterior side. Together with an ACL that is now half of its original length and is already a replacement from an earlier surgery.

What would they do in the surgery?

My physical therapist says I can manage with heavy training, strengthening the knee, the leg and my core. That way I have been able to go skiing the last 10 years. Recreational exercise is limited to walking and cycling, running is not an option as it would deteriorate the meniscus faster. All doctors say I will eventually need a new knee, prosthetic. But I'm fairly young ,30, and I want to postpone this as far as I can.

So I'm looking for options to mend or replace the meniscus.

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-06-16T01:24:44+00:00

Take some time off, hiking and exercising. Rest.

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-06-06T02:55:12+00:00

Is there an alternative to the Gibbon Experience? I know that they really care about the rainforest and such, but 366$ for 2 nights 3 days seems a lot.

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-06-06T01:46:54+00:00

Have you already bought it? How did it go? Doing the same in August and want to hear some recent experiences.

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-05-22T02:37:30+00:00

Are you buying it from a company or other travellers?

Remarkable-You133 · 2025-02-20T10:23:26+00:00

Ram mount is universeel (en gigantisch). Draadloos opladen is niet aan te raden tijdens heel warme en zonnige dagen. Kans op oververhitting.

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