No sticker map, but my photos for Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru Which were in the F350 + Bigfoot are at
THIS ALBUM
and
HERE
other photos for travels in other RVs are as per link in signature.
These rigs are driving around South America and some have done from top of Alaska to bottom of S America. As you can see, some are definitely 2WD
Lots of 1WD as well and plenty of pedal powered as well.
these two are heading for Ushuaia
One of the most annoying aspects of driving in South America is spending hours grinding up a track that goes to an altitude of 5000 metres, stopping to enjoy the view and having a small sedan with a family of 6 plus luggage piled high on the roof-rack whizz past as if it is a flat interstate.
Or negotiating roads like this with the outside dually hanging in mid air at times
and pull off for coffee and have this roar past
closely followed by a semi.
Bit ego-deflating.
So to answer your question
apart from perhaps half a mile of no great importance, there is nowhere I have been (other than desert roads in central australia) that your high clearance 2WD couldn't go
Been on 100km of the PanAmericana in Peru today (which is totally boring and we are heading back into the Andes tomorrow) and apart from the quality of the drivers - as in extremely good judges of possibility of getting away with outlandish overtaking manoeuvrings, but totally crazy - the quality of the road surface was way, WAY better than too many US interstates. Smooth as glass.
Why anyone would want to blast straight down the main highways when you can detour off and enjoy these sort of roads is beyond me. Of course the dirt roads in-between these nice roads do slow you down a bit, but even the worst of the mountain tracks have dozens of TWO-wheel drive trucks, buses, cars and putputs roaring back and forth all day and a fair bit of the night.
Please note, maximum photo width=800, with a width of 640 preferred. I changed the width of the photos I could, but had to delete those I could not edit the width. You may repost the oversize photos with the acceptable width.
Wayne
Moderator
THIS ALBUM
and
HERE
other photos for travels in other RVs are as per link in signature.
These rigs are driving around South America and some have done from top of Alaska to bottom of S America. As you can see, some are definitely 2WD
Lots of 1WD as well and plenty of pedal powered as well.
these two are heading for Ushuaia
One of the most annoying aspects of driving in South America is spending hours grinding up a track that goes to an altitude of 5000 metres, stopping to enjoy the view and having a small sedan with a family of 6 plus luggage piled high on the roof-rack whizz past as if it is a flat interstate.
Or negotiating roads like this with the outside dually hanging in mid air at times
and pull off for coffee and have this roar past
closely followed by a semi.
Bit ego-deflating.
So to answer your question
Can my new 2 wheel drive rig do the paved parts of the Pan American?
apart from perhaps half a mile of no great importance, there is nowhere I have been (other than desert roads in central australia) that your high clearance 2WD couldn't go
Been on 100km of the PanAmericana in Peru today (which is totally boring and we are heading back into the Andes tomorrow) and apart from the quality of the drivers - as in extremely good judges of possibility of getting away with outlandish overtaking manoeuvrings, but totally crazy - the quality of the road surface was way, WAY better than too many US interstates. Smooth as glass.
Why anyone would want to blast straight down the main highways when you can detour off and enjoy these sort of roads is beyond me. Of course the dirt roads in-between these nice roads do slow you down a bit, but even the worst of the mountain tracks have dozens of TWO-wheel drive trucks, buses, cars and putputs roaring back and forth all day and a fair bit of the night.
Please note, maximum photo width=800, with a width of 640 preferred. I changed the width of the photos I could, but had to delete those I could not edit the width. You may repost the oversize photos with the acceptable width.
Wayne
Moderator
Here's my sticker map.
With this rig a Lance 915 and a troublesome Chevy.
Now my question: Can my new 2 wheel drive rig do the paved parts of the Pan American?
New rig.
Southamericatraveler your experience makes your opinion valuable.
Thanks.
With this rig a Lance 915 and a troublesome Chevy.
Now my question: Can my new 2 wheel drive rig do the paved parts of the Pan American?
New rig.
Southamericatraveler your experience makes your opinion valuable.
Thanks.
