Redhouse,
I just came across this thread. I could possibly be doing this piste more or less at the same time as you - mid to late November. I will be heading from Europe to N'Djamena, Chad on a brand spanking new Toyota Hilux double cabin that I am picking up in Gibraltar in July. This is one of the possible ways that I am considering. I have no problems with GPSs, charts and navigation in general - I cross the Atlantic East to West (Europe to States via Caribbean) and South to North (Brazil to States) on sailboats that I owned at the time, ... but I have never driven on sand! I have no problems with planning and preparing for this type of expedition, ... but I have never driven on sand! As a matter of fact, because I have never driven on sand, one of the routes that I am also considering is the Atlantic one (I heard that it is the least hassle route; I am also looking into something across Algeria.) What I sugest is that we keep in touch as our plans progress.
BRgds,
Jorge Serpa
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