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Vehicle prep vlogs?

Hi all,

I'm going to be overlanding in north/west Africa quite a bit in the next few years - shorter trips rather than the 3 year west/east coast marathon I did previously.
I'm preparing a complete internal rebuild for my 1991 200 TDI Defender along with some potential addition kit/mechanical upgrades if they appear sound and valuable.

A lot of my current research has been via youtube, but wondering if I'm missing any informative channels for for vehicle preparations, equipment, information etc?
So please add to the list any you feel are worth watching (websites too)......

Some I've found useful so far are:
Ronny Dahl - Western Australia
https://www.youtube.com/user/RonBacardi666

Brett, Australia - Roaming the Outback
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqZ...DxPdqsffsoIOrg

Land Rover Toolbox
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUz...shOcST2Pl-mK7A

4xoverland -
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLL...w8XIslZBB8jf6A
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I am now on my second trip with a second built vehicle. And I keep getting back to the question of what do you really need?
Almost always, including myself, people take too much stuff. And a lot of time the stuff that fails is what people have added.

Where can't you get with a 4x4 with a mattress in the back and a bottle of water?

So don't make things complicated. It will cost you time and money that you could otherwise spend on the trip.

The basic stuff of a solar panel and a small compressor fridgebox is not that hard, and you could add a filter to your watertank.
Smaller trip mean that small cooking setups with gas patterns are already good enough.
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"Where can't you get with a 4x4 with a mattress in the back and a bottle of water?"
Around Africa - as you'd get malaria for starters

I agree, always challenge if you really need something, then keep challenging it. Horses for courses.... we all travel differently in different places.

Now, back to the original request.... vlogs?
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Hey Darrin! Glad to see your still alive and kicking!
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Campervan Culture is quite VW specific but worth watching - www.youtube.com/channel/UCq4g9QUsCrCgPgG_fKEiHrQ


And another Aussie to add to your list is Mad Matt - www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sz6bCODnl4W4lGufmBURQ
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