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Essentials I would add for basic survival on a trip like this:
Satellite phones
I would master (not just learn) how to actually navigate via gps alone, using way point tracking.
Learn how to speak basic Spanish. Trust me, Canadians have no chance of understanding Spanish spoken to them. So don't try.
Bump your budget X10 and figure out how to hide it effectively. You ARE underestimating the number of times you will have to pay some asshole off. Not cartels, not criminals... you need to be afraid of the Policia and any Govt official. If they think you have any more cash on you, you're not leaving. This transaction can range from very friendly to gunpoint type of escalation. Mostly they will pretend they are waiting for "your papers to be verified", for a long time, just waiting for cash. Delay is their game.
Estimated elapsed time X3. It will literally take half a year minimum to complete this trip.
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. -Goethe

<blockquote data-quote="SRAD97750" data-source="post: 181735" data-attributes="member: 425">Essentials I would add for basic survival on a trip like this:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Satellite phones</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">I would master (not just learn) how to actually navigate via gps alone, using way point tracking.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Learn how to speak basic Spanish. Trust me, Canadians have no chance of understanding Spanish spoken to them. So don't try.<img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/smirk.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smirk:" title="Smirk&nbsp; &nbsp; :smirk:" data-shortname=":smirk:" /></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Bump your budget X10 and figure out how to hide it effectively. You ARE underestimating the number of times you will have to pay some asshole off. Not cartels, not criminals... you need to be afraid of the Policia and any Govt official. If they think you have any more cash on you, you're not leaving. This transaction can range from very friendly to gunpoint type of escalation. Mostly they will pretend they are waiting for &quot;your papers to be verified&quot;, for a long time, just waiting for cash. Delay is their game.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Estimated elapsed time X3. It will literally take half a year minimum to complete this trip.</li>
</ol>Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. -Goethe</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SRAD97750, post: 181735, member: 425"] Essentials I would add for basic survival on a trip like this: [LIST=1] [*]Satellite phones [*]I would [B]master[/B] (not just learn) how to actually navigate via gps alone, using way point tracking. [*]Learn how to speak basic Spanish. Trust me, Canadians have no chance of understanding Spanish spoken to them. So don't try.:smirk: [*]Bump your budget X10 and figure out how to hide it effectively. You ARE underestimating the number of times you will have to pay some asshole off. Not cartels, not criminals... you need to be afraid of the Policia and any Govt official. If they think you have any more cash on you, you're not leaving. This transaction can range from very friendly to gunpoint type of escalation. Mostly they will pretend they are waiting for "your papers to be verified", for a long time, just waiting for cash. Delay is their game. [*]Estimated elapsed time X3. It will literally take half a year minimum to complete this trip. [/LIST] Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. -Goethe [/QUOTE]

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