RobertRyan wrote:
tony lee wrote:
"and I would advise anyone planning on doing this trip , to use a Truck Camper,,,it is the best fitted to do this journey."
Perhaps one of those beauty is in the eye of the beholder situations.
My take on using a truck camper in south America - of course based on a personal sample of exactly ONE - is that relative to what would be an ideal vehicle, they are too high, too wide, too long, too large, too noisy, too thirsty, too clumsy, too top heavy, have very poor entry and departure angles, huge turning circle and to cap it off, have the wrong set up for electrical supply, heating and HWS. Add to that a modern engine that can't handle poor diesel quality and high sulphur content and needs special fluids and parts and they are not ideal. Throw in lots of corrugations and roads that are far from perfect and climbing to 16,000 feet .....
Tony what would you suggest to do the trip? Not an OKA. Agree about the top heavy aspect. A US HD Pickup would have poor entry and departure angles and modern diesels cannot handle unrefined diesel
Having spent some considerable time in SA myself I think I can say with some surety that the VAST majority of the Pan American Hwy is well paved, lined and driven by cars, buses, large trucks and all sorts of other vehicles. (Even in Bolivia the main roads are quite good.) Most of the countries the Pan American passes thru including Ecuador and Peru are modern nations with good infrastructure...they are not Switzerland or the US but very good none the less...So I just cant understand all the need for specialty vehicles. People have done this trip in Motorhomes.
Departure angles, top heaviness and all of that just arent big issues unless you get WAY off the beaten track.
