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Been considering this for a while now and having taken inspiration from these guys:

https://vimeo.com/23730175

Has anyone attempted the coast to coast before in a navara? I'm thinking of it next spring, although may wait until later in the summer/Autumn as the ground may be a bit dryer, so plenty of time to prep. At the moment the navara is largely stock, and I don't have loads of cash to spare but any thoughts and advice on the trip and vehicle prep would be welcomed. I 2" lift is on the cards, maybe coupled with a 2" body lift as well. Don't think the snorkel would be necessary though?

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Looks fun.

In terms of vehicle prep, people get a bit carried away, if you meet an obstacle you cant get through you just go back and take a route you can cope with.
A 2" lift and some AT tyres will be enough. If you want to raise the suspension, add rock sliders, bolt on a winch and add some underbody protection it will make the truck more capable.
 
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Cheers. My co pilot (he doesn't know it yet!) is a fabricator so I'll be persuading him to make me some sliders and protection as his contribution to the trip!
 
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A lot of planning will be needed for the route. You'll need to know the legal access rights on every part of the trip. If private ground is used without a right of way across it you'll need the landowner's permission.

When you're actually doing the run use GPS mapping to ensure you don't stray somewhere you shouldn't be. I find the OS maps available on the ViewRanger GPS app are really handy. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.augmentra.viewranger.android&hl=en

It would make a lot of sense to go with at least one other vehicle should you get stuck.
 
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Thanks. Next year gives enough one to get it sorted. I've done loads of travel and navigation on foot, but this will be the first time in a vehicle. The six P's will be in full effect!
 
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Thinking about doing this at some stage - but probably with a tour company I know who do a 5-day coast-to-coast run :)
 
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