all façade empty inside
Hi,
Do, Re, Mi
Fa, Sol, La, Si
Tomorrow, I have an interview for a job in Alberta
Yuppi ya yeah, yuppi ya yooo
Another company looking for a paid slavery
Lets see what kind of egg they will lay...
Although its in Calgary
so it means that I will be close to the mountains and Banff
however the pay they offer is simply impossible to make a living
I have to check my options...
just had a bike ride with my son...
its been a while since we have last biked...
this season I have not biked in comparison to previous years...
it felt nice
we went to a park by the St. Lawrence
eat snack and made terrible jokes to one another...
it was a hot sunny day, we poured some sweat
on our way back home the weather closed and became
gloomy....
now we are home and they just alerted an extreme weather event
it seems we are going to get a load of showers soon
these kind of extreme weather events already started to increase
and all of us acting like nothing is happening on the plant related to global warming
as humans we are not capable of grasping events that occur in large scale of time
in 50 years time we fucked the planet up and we considered the changes as the new normal in
every decade
we are like alive lobsters being boiled in the pot....
even though we have some awareness on the situation
but we are incapable of doing a change
"it felt a little bit hotter than the normal"
thinking about a rig...
what kind of rig would be convenient to travel the world with your dog...
I need to find out the most economic on the fuel and most capable
you need to also consider whether you can repair it in conditions where you are away from help
or whether you can find out its spare parts and service options if you run into a big problem
a good reliability of the vehicle is also important...
its price is another factor....
the interior of the vehicle has to be large as well so that you can sleep or had a pop up tent on the top
maybe a place to cook, store food, water and other necessities...
there is also the price factor...
another concern is whether it is available for purchase in the location I am at...
in one end there are many options to choose from which you can develop to make them a better camping and off road platforms...
although... the thing in my mind is to do the tour in several stages...
so that at the beginning of the each stage you can modify your vehicle for the requirements of the next stage...
for instance you may consider to get a all terrain tires to save from gasoline instead of using off road tires because most of the journey is going to be on the tarmac...
I used to have a second hand Land Rover Defender 110 Td5 diesel in my mind for such a journey...
its spec is around 10.7 L/100 km, although this a 1990's vehicle and if you are lucky you will
find one with a low mileage around 70-80K
regardless you need to make a great haul up for such vehicle before you take up a serious journey like world tour....
and I believe the engine performance on fuel economy at 10.7 L/100 km would be questionable...
additionally even though it would be a very capable 4X4 it lacks all the amenities of the modern 4x4.
for instance you don't have a air conditioning, hydraulic steering, lacks safety features...
One more thing is that it is very expensive because they are not as common as they are in Europe in North America, therefore, they are very expensive......
If you find one for purchase it would be probably be a right hand wheel which would be another problem when you are considering to take up the world tour where in most of the countries
the traffic is according to left wheel driving...
Therefore, you need to probably pay more for a left hand wheel one which is either imported from Spain, Turkey, Belgium or other countries that used them greatly or produced them under the license as well...
because there are handful of Land Rover Defenders and 110's are sold in North America market...
Most of the left hand wheel versions are special imports from these countries..
So when you look to the commonly available and capable options other than my beloved Land Rover than it comes to the following cars...
a. 4th or 5th gen Toyota 4 Runner 4x4 based on Toyota land cruiser prado and its very reliable engine)
b. Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
As for nicks, nacks and off road and overlanding mods both vehicles afford a lot of options and platforms ranging from the inner builds to roof pop up tents..
in terms of availability both vehicles are abundantly available in North America
both of the vehicles have all the technological amenities
which bring also the problem of not being capable of resolving some of the issues you may encounter in your journey on your own unlike land rover defender...
thanks to electronics and electronic engine controls...
although in these 2 options 4 runner is a very very reliable vehicle which can be used 200-300k km by only doing the regular maintenance like the tire change, oil change etc......
on the other hand jeep wrangler requires a higher maintenance..
in comparison expected maintenance cost for the wrangler is around 10K until 200K km where as 4 runner's expected maintenance cost is 5K at the same mileage
but when you consider the fuel consumption for both of these vehicles
4 runnner have 13.8 L/100km and wrangler has 11.8 L/100 km fuel consumption (combined)
of course these are factory values and as you load up the vehicle with the expedition material
due to the weight of these fuel consumptions will be higher...
as the way they are reported 200K km fuel consumption @ 2$/L fuel price makes a spending of 55K for 4-Runner and 47K for Wrangler
So you get the same cost for 200K km except for the insurance
the insurance cost of Toyota is for some reason is shown higher than the wrangler
it costs 400$ more for 4-runner annualy
in terms of purchase price you can find a decent low mileage 4-runner 2017 model around 40-47K
and wrangler rubicon 40-45K
so both vehicles are possibility, because both of these vehicles also have diff. locks and very off road capable trucks
in terms of drive comfort I think toyota would be better
I have not yet come to drive any of these vehicles yet
also I need to check the service availability around the world as well...
you need to make your due diligence before attempting to do such thing
it requires a great planning
even though neither I have the funds nor the car to attempt such tour
I am learning and preparing my mind for such thing
so i have some idea on what are the things possible with each vehicle
you never know what is on the next corner for you..
need to get a puppy as well
probably a labrador retriever, border colie or a german shepherd :)
every big journey starts with a small steps...
there are more things that I dreamt of after the small world trip....
I guess the hardest part of the world trip are the Central Africa, Central Asia, Middle East mostly because of the war zones, lack of roads and political situations...
I should add the theft, kidnapping and violence in some part of the worlds are also additional challanges
probably if I start such tour, I would start with Canada and USA and get used to being on the road and to the vehicle
than when you build up more confidence you can mod up the vehicle better and move on to the South America to complete Pan American high way...
during these journeys I also want to do climbing whenever I am in a mountainous region...
so I also want to do cycling and running in the places I went to...
Its not my intention to completely be on the road... I want to stay couple of days in every city
I will visit...
There should be some time for your soul to arrive back to your body...
one needs to rest and enjoy the journey as well
you need time for yourself to breath the new place in
you need some time to discover it
and some time to enjoy yourself (jerk off)
Maybe I come by some beautiful good women in those cities I will go
and maybe we will enjoy each other.
who knows.
Road brings many things...
You just need to be open to that flow...
These are the things I dream of for my great journey.....
Actually, I dream more things than that journey....
mostly beautiful, peaceful and serene things
....
Please let me know if you have any ideas on how I can financially support such journey !!!
Obviously, the book and merch sales is not covering anything...
Torn evaporated milk
In tins without pins
yellowish hue lost its life
buried in can destined for pan
cats ignore rats galore
all façade empty inside
come to light clear this blight
your only salvation is love
King H. Ironson
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