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isit any 4x4 forum or Facebook page and it’s guaranteed that at some point someone will ask the most common question that’s ever been asked on a 4x4 forum or Facebook page "What’s the biggest size tyres I can fit…” It’s the same for overlanding and expedition pages... “What’s the best 4x4 for overland travel?” “What are the best accessories?” and so on. These are, in reality, almost impossible to answer. It obviously depends on where in the world you want to go, and how long you’re going for. Sometimes these questions are better left for the experts, those amongst us who are often found leading tours around the UK and further afield for a living.
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ake Russ from Ardventures for example, he’s a veteran of far too many expeditions to mention, both in the UK and abroad. During the last decade, Russ has used a variety of 4x4s that have included a 300Tdi Discovery, a TD5 Discovery 2, and a Defender 110 Station Wagon. He’s also used a variety of Jeeps, ranging from a Renegade to 2 AEV equipped JK Jeep Wranglers that were used for many a trips covering thousands of miles, from the Balkans to the Sahara. Russ’s more recent 4x4 was a Discovery 4 Commercial that had almost every Prospeed option fitted, but with its mileage creeping into six figures, it was time for a change. Scouring the marketplace for a replacement, his prerequisite was that his next vehicle would have to last him 5 years and handle very high mileage, and because of the far flung trips it will be used on, it also had to have proven reliability.
