I really admire what you’ve done with the conversion and the quality of the build etc behind it. My wife and I have taken a broad approach to education that isn’t just school based but involves life experiences and travel. We’re proud of how they’ve turned out. Our one regret is doing what you’re doing with a big road trip. I’m looking forward to your future travels and the experiences you have. Should be cracking. 👍
Your Landy is looking excellent..! I ship vehicles back and forth from North America to the UK. Consider shipping inside a consolidated container. Firstly, you can put anything in or on the Defender and it will be there when you pick her up in Canada, which is good! Secondly, my experiences with RoRo aren't good. As you said, nothing can be stored inside the vehicle, but there's nothing to stop your cupboards, draws and storage ares being broken into during the sail....and things being stolen. I've heard of gear knobs, radios, spare wheels etc. etc. being stolen, and of course there is nothing you can do about this. Inside a container is far better and very secure. I use a company in the UK called Kingstown Shipping (and they are the best, for either container of Roro) Mark or James...who are both great! Looking forward to the adventure!!!
That is great! I hope to meet up with you guys with our Defender. We are leaving for Alaska next February. 10 months off work for me. Don’t leave anything in the defender at all. I’ll call me agent now to ask him about this for you.
Congratulations on your decision to travel, big commitment. Sorry I don’t have any advice on insurance but if you are near Sonoma Ca it would be a privilege to have you and your family stay with us .
@@offtrackfamily we live with a dog inside. 🤗 We met a few Overlanders with kids aswell 4 Peeps (also Swizzer) in one Defender. Whats your next destination..?
Hi, i don't know if you already set the swiffelbal preload but if not please do, it is (in my opinion) the only thing that does lead to the death wobble. all other worn parts like bushes make it worse but are not the main problem. i hope this will help you solve your problem. I am currently in the process of replacing the almost 40 year old chassis on my landrover 110 with poptop and will be back on (and off) the road soon, maybe we'll cross paths someday. love your video's Cheers Jeroen
We won’t need to homeschool on the road as they will have both finished the cycle d orientation. It’ll be when back in CH, they will have to be in studies or apprenticeship if not yet 18.
Why dont you get a 270 awning with walls ? As you cant sit inside the camper, it would provide an outside extra room for when the weather is not merciful...
Don't like the bulkiness of a 270. We could add side walls on our arb awning but we don't see this as a necessity for the moment, especially because of the lack of storage space.
Bonjour, quelle est la marque de votre table de camping avec les lattes alu ? Est elle pratique à l’usage ? Solide ? Par avance merci et bon courage pour la suite de votre voyage
C est une table ARB. Elle nous convient car elle est légère et ne prend pas trop d espace lorsque rangée. Elle est simple à mettre en place et défaire. Par contre je ne sais pas comment elle tiendra le coup dans une utilisation journalière, on pourra le dire d ici quelques mois :)
A temporary import must be possible and people certainly import defenders to the US and Canada as well. There are any number of EU based You Tubers currently travelling the americas in similar vehicles so an Insurance solution must be possible ? ( In US uninsured drivers are a common issue )
it isn't possible to import as this Defender isn't old enough, so temporary import yes. Insurance yes possible but one that only cover others and not our vehicle, which is kind of crappy. If uninsured driver causes the accident, who pays for the repairs of our car ? I do think if you have full coverage, your insurance can help in this kind of case but if you have nothing, only liability, what happens ?
if you haven't already done so, perhaps reach out to Nick and Mathilde (Next Meridian Expedition) or Phil (the Sunny side). They are travelling with their Defenders and have done North America. I think most temporary travellers have their insurance arranged back home and maybe supplement with a road service such as BCAA/AAA.
I have asked them :) swiss car insurance doesn't cover american continent and it seems the same for European insurance. We keep the minimum swiss insurance to keep the number plates to not have all the taxes that implies an importation. Even if we wanted to, we wouldn't be able to import our Defender in usa because it's too young.
Do you in Canada the Laws about to import cars is only 15 years old, and there is always the Mexican stile thou 😜 So cool this talk as I’m very interested on doing the same Nick and Matilde are awesome love their channel a lot super interesting and they really inspired
@@offtrackfamily ok, likely you want to go beyond the 90 days temporary import rules. The alternative may be that you do multiple 90 days temporary imports? as mentioned if you can get import sorted for Canada, then typically in terms of insurance that covers USA as well. My Canadian car insurance covers both Canada and USA. i brought my Defender from Asia to Canada. I am a non Canadian with a work permit, so i could do this under a temporary import, this avoids having to pay import tax/duties, but that means you have to take the car with you when you leave or pay tax if you want to sell it within Canada. Not sure how i can help, but if you have any questions in terms of the Canadian import process, please let me know. One thing that the authorities here can be very specific about, is to make sure that your car is clean and free from any foreign soil. If they find soil, they 'hire'a company for the cleaning and disposal of the soil and that can add up to several thousands of C$. I was ok, but apparently another car handled by the same shipper was charged something like C$7K......
You could try contacting Defender-Adventures (I'm sure that's the name of the channel). A British couple who've taken their Defender camper conversion & toured North America or Roaming Reckless, an American woman who imported an exMOD Defender & is currently doing a 50 states road trip. If they reply, they may be able to give advice on insurance, etc.
Awesome video great Defender is superb 🍻 I have been following thinking to do the whole Of the USA as well Canada and Alaska I know is a little complicated, but possible we as foreigners get a whole 12 months permit to be there with our foreign registered vehicles so exiting Yeah keep updated about her insurance please Yeah is complicated about the apartment situation, I get the same feelings about the But the best is to get right off there will be always more places I reckon Good on ya things are about to happen👊🏽
Bonjour peut-être que les nesta autour du monde a des informations qui pourraient vous aider.Ils ont fait le même road trip que vous en Defender.Sur une de leur vidéo ils parlaient de ce problème d’assurance.
I am curious about how the water tanks are going to hold up in freezing temperatures. I’m thinking if you shouldn’t fill them full so there’s room for expansion in case they freeze.
Depends on her age and if you want to « home school » on the road. I didn’t want to do that while on the road and we could wait for them to finish mandatory school because of all the time spent on the rebuild and now the organisation.
What I understood is that if you homeschool in CH there's a test that the kid has to do in person every end of school year, meaning if you're traveling you need to come back for that. Also not talking about all the organisation that implies this special demand, get the school program (maybe need to pay it, I don't remember), best to be part of an association to have all the correct infos on time, etc. It seems different in Europe. On the personal side, would also depend on your relation with her and will she still be happy to travel with her parents then. It's very personal to every family, especially with older children.
If you want the vehicle and the stuff inside your 4x4 vehicle to be insured, you’ll need to get a Class B RV insurance policy.The following companies provide Class B insurance that would provide coverage of your vehicle; Progressive RV Insurance Nationwide RV Insurance GEICO RV Insurance General RV Insurance Since yours is an older vehicle and highly customized the best policy for you probably would be an agreed valuation insurance policy. You will want to list everything and take photos of every angle of the vehicle inside & out and tell them what value you want, you can ask for any dollar amount you want the cost of your policy will be based on that dollar amount.
Thank you! I’ve called (or live chat) all of them and none can help because our vin doesn’t exist in their system and that we won’t register the car in the US.
This year I was with my family in Sardinia with a Defender 90. I was terribly afraid that my car would be taken away in Austria or Germany. I didn't go through Switzerland, because there are also idiot policemen there. Sardegna is ok, but Romania, Bosnia and the direction east are great. Western Europe is at an end and unfortunately they are dragging us with them. If I were you, I would go to Costa Rica and stay somewhere and never come back . This is my opinion. I will come there with our LRD90.😊
I do think we’ll ship to Canada. As for insurance not okay to take it in Canada because it would only cover us max 6months for traveling in US with a Canadian insurance.
I really admire what you’ve done with the conversion and the quality of the build etc behind it. My wife and I have taken a broad approach to education that isn’t just school based but involves life experiences and travel. We’re proud of how they’ve turned out. Our one regret is doing what you’re doing with a big road trip. I’m looking forward to your future travels and the experiences you have. Should be cracking. 👍
This is nice! Looking forward to enjoy all this as a family :)
Panhard rod, swivel bushes or caster corredcted radius arms are my guess regarding wheel wobble, may be worth rotating tyres as well.
Will do bushes first and then see
Your Landy is looking excellent..! I ship vehicles back and forth from North America to the UK. Consider shipping inside a consolidated container. Firstly, you can put anything in or on the Defender and it will be there when you pick her up in Canada, which is good! Secondly, my experiences with RoRo aren't good. As you said, nothing can be stored inside the vehicle, but there's nothing to stop your cupboards, draws and storage ares being broken into during the sail....and things being stolen. I've heard of gear knobs, radios, spare wheels etc. etc. being stolen, and of course there is nothing you can do about this. Inside a container is far better and very secure. I use a company in the UK called Kingstown Shipping (and they are the best, for either container of Roro) Mark or James...who are both great! Looking forward to the adventure!!!
Shipping from the UK might be a little to far for us. Will still contact them to have a better idea of what’s possible. Thank you
That is great! I hope to meet up with you guys with our Defender. We are leaving for Alaska next February. 10 months off work for me. Don’t leave anything in the defender at all. I’ll call me agent now to ask him about this for you.
Thanks ;)
Congratulations on your decision to travel, big commitment. Sorry I don’t have any advice on insurance but if you are near Sonoma Ca it would be a privilege to have you and your family stay with us .
Thank you John!
Don`t plan so much.. It`s a Defender 😊
We live since 2 years in ours.
Have Fun and find your way.
Best Regards
Cool! Do you live with your children in it?
@@offtrackfamily we live with a dog inside. 🤗
We met a few Overlanders with kids aswell 4 Peeps (also Swizzer) in one Defender.
Whats your next destination..?
Love the build, the trip sounds awesome! You might want to consider heading into Baja Mexico as well, great place for overlanding.
We certainly will depending on how the trip goes 👍🏼
Your rig is transformed and it’s amazing
Thanks! :)
@@offtrackfamily you welcome
Hi, i don't know if you already set the swiffelbal preload but if not please do, it is (in my opinion) the only thing that does lead to the death wobble. all other worn parts like bushes make it worse but are not the main problem. i hope this will help you solve your problem. I am currently in the process of replacing the almost 40 year old chassis on my landrover 110 with poptop and will be back on (and off) the road soon, maybe we'll cross paths someday. love your video's
Cheers Jeroen
This is something we have already done and will have it checked again 👍. You also have a great project going on :)
perhaps consider movin canton i.e. Vaud, where home schooling is permitted..and mtm snow arrives earlier than GVA
We won’t need to homeschool on the road as they will have both finished the cycle d orientation. It’ll be when back in CH, they will have to be in studies or apprenticeship if not yet 18.
Why dont you get a 270 awning with walls ? As you cant sit inside the camper, it would provide an outside extra room for when the weather is not merciful...
Don't like the bulkiness of a 270. We could add side walls on our arb awning but we don't see this as a necessity for the moment, especially because of the lack of storage space.
Hope you manage to come to South America. Long planning huh!? 😅 🤞🏼
Not right away but certainly yes :)
Bonjour, quelle est la marque de votre table de camping avec les lattes alu ? Est elle pratique à l’usage ? Solide ? Par avance merci et bon courage pour la suite de votre voyage
C est une table ARB. Elle nous convient car elle est légère et ne prend pas trop d espace lorsque rangée. Elle est simple à mettre en place et défaire. Par contre je ne sais pas comment elle tiendra le coup dans une utilisation journalière, on pourra le dire d ici quelques mois :)
A temporary import must be possible and people certainly import defenders to the US and Canada as well. There are any number of EU based You Tubers currently travelling the americas in similar vehicles so an Insurance solution must be possible ? ( In US uninsured drivers are a common issue )
it isn't possible to import as this Defender isn't old enough, so temporary import yes. Insurance yes possible but one that only cover others and not our vehicle, which is kind of crappy.
If uninsured driver causes the accident, who pays for the repairs of our car ? I do think if you have full coverage, your insurance can help in this kind of case but if you have nothing, only liability, what happens ?
What about the total weight of the vehicle? You must have most likely exceeded the car GVM with all fuel & water tank filled and 4 people in the car?
Haven’t tested yet fully loaded with water, food, and fuel.
if you haven't already done so, perhaps reach out to Nick and Mathilde (Next Meridian Expedition) or Phil (the Sunny side). They are travelling with their Defenders and have done North America. I think most temporary travellers have their insurance arranged back home and maybe supplement with a road service such as BCAA/AAA.
I have asked them :) swiss car insurance doesn't cover american continent and it seems the same for European insurance. We keep the minimum swiss insurance to keep the number plates to not have all the taxes that implies an importation. Even if we wanted to, we wouldn't be able to import our Defender in usa because it's too young.
Do you in Canada the Laws about to import cars is only 15 years old, and there is always the Mexican stile thou 😜
So cool this talk as I’m very interested on doing the same
Nick and Matilde are awesome love their channel a lot super interesting and they really inspired
@@offtrackfamily ok, likely you want to go beyond the 90 days temporary import rules. The alternative may be that you do multiple 90 days temporary imports? as mentioned if you can get import sorted for Canada, then typically in terms of insurance that covers USA as well. My Canadian car insurance covers both Canada and USA.
i brought my Defender from Asia to Canada. I am a non Canadian with a work permit, so i could do this under a temporary import, this avoids having to pay import tax/duties, but that means you have to take the car with you when you leave or pay tax if you want to sell it within Canada.
Not sure how i can help, but if you have any questions in terms of the Canadian import process, please let me know.
One thing that the authorities here can be very specific about, is to make sure that your car is clean and free from any foreign soil. If they find soil, they 'hire'a company for the cleaning and disposal of the soil and that can add up to several thousands of C$. I was ok, but apparently another car handled by the same shipper was charged something like C$7K......
You could try contacting Defender-Adventures (I'm sure that's the name of the channel). A British couple who've taken their Defender camper conversion & toured North America or Roaming Reckless, an American woman who imported an exMOD Defender & is currently doing a 50 states road trip. If they reply, they may be able to give advice on insurance, etc.
Thanks for sharing that :)
Awesome video great Defender is superb 🍻
I have been following thinking to do the whole
Of the USA as well Canada and Alaska I know is a little complicated, but possible we as foreigners get a whole 12 months permit to be there with our foreign registered vehicles so exiting
Yeah keep updated about her insurance please
Yeah is complicated about the apartment situation, I get the same feelings about the
But the best is to get right off there will be always more places I reckon
Good on ya things are about to happen👊🏽
Thanks for your message! Will keep you updated when we have all this in order 👍🏼
Have you looked into car insurance options for the US yet? Any idea how much it will be per month?
I’m currently looking and haven’t yet found a proper insurance for our foreign car.
Bonjour peut-être que les nesta autour du monde a des informations qui pourraient vous aider.Ils ont fait le même road trip que vous en Defender.Sur une de leur vidéo ils parlaient de ce problème d’assurance.
Je vais vérifier si je ne leur avais pas déjà posé la question :)
I am curious about how the water tanks are going to hold up in freezing temperatures. I’m thinking if you shouldn’t fill them full so there’s room for expansion in case they freeze.
We're in the process of thinking how and will test doing this this winter.
Just replace the Panhard rod bushes and test it. you'll be surprised
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WOW brave family, I'm thinking, do we wait for my daughter to finish school? or ? What made you decide?
Depends on her age and if you want to « home school » on the road. I didn’t want to do that while on the road and we could wait for them to finish mandatory school because of all the time spent on the rebuild and now the organisation.
Yes 2 more years. Should I wait?. Then go? You have clearly thought about it. Pls keep us posted. @@offtrackfamily
What I understood is that if you homeschool in CH there's a test that the kid has to do in person every end of school year, meaning if you're traveling you need to come back for that. Also not talking about all the organisation that implies this special demand, get the school program (maybe need to pay it, I don't remember), best to be part of an association to have all the correct infos on time, etc. It seems different in Europe. On the personal side, would also depend on your relation with her and will she still be happy to travel with her parents then. It's very personal to every family, especially with older children.
Have you spoken with Nick and Matilde from nextmeridian? They have done the same thing so should know what to do with the insurance?
Yes I have :)
@@offtrackfamily have followed your journey for a long time. Hope you and your family have a great time! What an adventure! Bon Chance
and of course talk to Eva Zubek too , and Bluelandy, and... @@offtrackfamily
If you want the vehicle and the stuff inside your 4x4 vehicle to be insured, you’ll need to get a Class B RV insurance policy.The following companies provide Class B insurance that would provide coverage of your vehicle;
Progressive RV Insurance
Nationwide RV Insurance
GEICO RV Insurance
General RV Insurance
Since yours is an older vehicle and highly customized the best policy for you probably would be an agreed valuation insurance policy. You will want to list everything and take photos of every angle of the vehicle inside & out and tell them what value you want, you can ask for any dollar amount you want the cost of your policy will be based on that dollar amount.
Thank you! I’ve called (or live chat) all of them and none can help because our vin doesn’t exist in their system and that we won’t register the car in the US.
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This year I was with my family in Sardinia with a Defender 90. I was terribly afraid that my car would be taken away in Austria or Germany. I didn't go through Switzerland, because there are also idiot policemen there. Sardegna is ok, but Romania, Bosnia and the direction east are great. Western Europe is at an end and unfortunately they are dragging us with them. If I were you, I would go to Costa Rica and stay somewhere and never come back . This is my opinion. I will come there with our LRD90.😊
Haha for sure Costa Rica is on the list ;) we're focusing on North America for the moment and will see how it goes
Maybe you can ch3ck with Phil from The Sunny Side; the also sent their Defender 'Willy' there.
I’ll ask, thanks
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Ship it hear to Canada , far easier and cheaper , not as much red tape .as far as insurance goes , USA is cheaper but not nearly as good
I do think we’ll ship to Canada. As for insurance not okay to take it in Canada because it would only cover us max 6months for traveling in US with a Canadian insurance.
OK
we live 45 min,west of Toronto 1 hour from Niagara falls , if you need any help @@offtrackfamily