Driving 600 km off-road from Andorra into Spain - Land Rover Defender 130 

thanks for looking. It is indeed very heavy, but we live in it full time. We also have a bicycle at home because we come from the Netherlands. We do the off-roading because we enjoy it every now and then

@@BenenLizet Of course it is entirely your own business how you going to equip the vehicle, but weight is the worst enemy of any 4WD, you sill have no experience and take the easy tracks, ones on a challenging track just a few kilograms less could be the difference between fully stuck and safely cross. Weight is bad for the engine, fuel consumption, suspension and so on. Just try to get rid from some of the stuff and replace some with a multifunction gadgets or simply better lighter items. In the case of the bicycle, well one bike for two looks like excessive weight to me. Cant ride and enjoy it together, then it could be additional mean of transport but there are some other lighter options for such purpose, skateboard or electric scooter - you can store it on the back seat and that changes the weight distribution further front between the axles. Any way, keep offroading time will give you the best lessons. All the best!

We appreciate your advise and know the car probably isn't optimal for offroading. Who knows, in time we might lose some weight. Or get stuck. At least that makes for a nice video 😅 all the best to you as well, hope you keep watching to see our progress.

Thanks voor de tip :) We hebben inderdaad nagedacht over lockers voor het diff, maar wilden eerst ervaren hoe het is zonder aanpassingen.

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Yes, it is heavy! As we said in the video, we live in the car fulltime, the Alu-cab is heavy itself. Even though we could detach it from the car, off road driving is not our priority, so probably not the most optimal setup - we do it for fun during our world travels. Thank you for your advice, hope you will keep watching our videos 😊

Thanks! We know it's heavy, but we live in it fulltime. Kinda need all the stuff we have with us 😬 Not ideal for the off-road circumstances, we'll make it work 😊 the car is a strong Turtle!

Thank you! Practice makes it better, so we will keep driving off-road 😄

Hello, thank you for the feedback. In this video we wanted to focus on the route and driving itself. We have planned to make a video about camping in the wild soon. 😊

You're welcome! We're glad you like it 😊

Thanks! We really wanted to try out the maxxtraxx there, haha! Diff lockers would have worked too

Thank you, we really enjoyed it! Ben has biked in Corsica, but not in the Pyrenees. The weather got quite cold, so we decided to travel a bit more to the middle of Spain. We did see some bikers on the tracks we were driving though, they were very muddy 😅

Hoi, we denken van wel als het een echte offroad trailer is en je auto een niet te grote draaicirkel heeft. Voor de zekerheid kan je het navragen bij maker van het roadbook, die geeft goede adviezen!

Hahaha, I know. Ik heb echt mega hoogtevrees 🤣 face your fears zeggen ze altijd, ben ik mee bezig 😋

Hi, thank you! It is rear heavy yeah, the Alu-cab makes it so. We did use the low gearing diff lock. It was the first time offroad for us, so we have a lot to learn! Maybe next time we won't have troubles in such conditions 🙂

@@BenenLizet this is the adventure we seek and the defender will take you to so many amazing places Please keep the vids coming I installed ARB Diff Locks it made a huge difference Hope one day we get to share a coffee over camp fire

Having a coffee over a campfire together would be cool. Who knows we'll meet someday

Ha ha ha ha... chinese GPS??

you are good at topography. there are more roads that lead to rome. we opted for the detour. 😂😂

@@BenenLizet then you need to alter the title to reflect that

What would your title be if you had made this video? If you come up with a good title, you might change it or you might prefer to keep that title for yourself when driving and filming this route.

@@BenenLizet the best would be that the title reflects the road book

Haha, oops, honest mistake 😂 must have been 2300 meters

Yeah - I caught that too but it was an obvious misstatement - in a second language! Great adventure!

Hi! It's a brandless one, from the cheap Chinese online shop. It works, but isn't perfect.

Thanks! That sounds like a very cool trip! We did the route a few weeks back, in October. It was cold at night and the tracks were muddy sometimes, however do-able. I would recommend to do it in July - October, depending on the weather. Some of the tracks are closed in winter and spring (until april/may/june depending on the track). Hope that helps

@BenenLizet brilliant yes that helps a lot, thank you, safe travels 👍

Bueno, esta claro que el clima es importante, pero, yo soy de la zona, y desde el 1 de noviembre hasta final de invierno estas carreteras estan cortadas por pistas de esquí y hielo.

Thanks! We have the DJI Mavic 3 pro.

Hi, thank you! The route (and waypoints) can be found on 4x4discoverytravel.com

Hi! It's a brandless one, was very cheap (from a Chinese webshop). The bike stayed on the carrier, however one of the rubber snaps broke off. We always have it secured with an extra bike lock, which saved it from falling off. So, it works, but isn't perfect. Hope that helps 😊

Thank you! Who knows, maybe we will end up in Australia. First we travel through Europe, all the way to Indonesia.

Yes, it is still in business! The owner told us they used to organize 4x4 group trips and said the website is a bit outdated. However the roadbook on the app is nice and modern! When we contacted them through www.4x4discoverytravel.com they responded quite fast 😊

1.5 bar zou inderdaad kunnen. Maar met 2 bar was het prima. Op 18:26 inderdaad difflock gebruikt. Haha ja dat zie ik op andere filmpjes voorbij komen maar toch spannend. Het is ons huisje dus dat maakt het gevoel wel anders. Maar we gaan nog zeker andere offroad tracks rijden 💪🏽

Thank you! More adventures are definitely incoming! At the moment we are at Picos de Europa 🗻

Thank you for watching and responding! It is nice to hear your opinion. 😃

Dat is de insta360 x3. Vinden wij ook we hebben de selfie stick vast gemaakt aan de bumper

Thank you! We're definitely going to keep travelling! For now the plan is to go to other parts of Spain, Portugal and Marocco. After that we'll see, Europe. The end goal is Indonesia.

@@BenenLizet wow, not just max trax, max adventure!

Haha, not sure if it's the tires or our offroad skills that make the mud difficult 😅

Mira que lindos mensajes son y que lindo que tú también tengas un defensor. Definitivamente me comunicaré con Mark, un hombre muy amable.

yes we certainly did.thanks for watching our video. greetings from Spain Ben and Lizet 👋🏽🐾

@@BenenLizet ..😁👍🏼

Yes, it is true, as we said; we live in the car fulltime, which means weight. Hope you still enjoyed the video

Thank you! The overall weight loaded is 3500 kg/ 7716 lbs. We have a 2.4 stock engine.

wow thats impressive, and the engine has enough power to move that weight ?@@BenenLizet

Thanks! Yeah, the 130 isn't loving the tight corners, but so far we've gotten through with going back and forth 😅 what kind of car do you have?

@@BenenLizet Currently a 2012 Disco 4 with the v8 😃

@@HeliRy Niiiice!

You can find it on 4x4discoverytravel.com 😊

thanks for watching we ended in Vielha

@@BenenLizet ah nice, was that last archway montgarri refuge? Thought it looked like it! Lovely places

Yes, it was Montgarri Refuge! We were amazed by all the horses walking around there

It's stunning, I have only ben there in winter, I usually park at the car park in beret and run (yes its 2000m high) or cycle from baqueira but think this year I need to take the landy from at least part of the trip I usually do each summer from northern spain to barcelona and back @@BenenLizet

Bedankt we zijn zelf ook erg blij met het resultaat

Dankjewel! Ja, hij is zeker zwaar 😅 We zitten op max gewicht, de Khaya camper zelf is zwaar en dan nog al onze spullen erbij

you are absolutely right, thank you for your answer and watching our video, I hope you liked it 👍🏽

Keep going! Getting out into remote areas and exploring is what I find rewarding. Trchnically difficult trails are fun too, but that’s not everything!

And those slippery muddy roads with a heavily loaded defender are nothing like a regular paved road!

Thank you, we will! Exploring the world is our main goal, so we're doing a combination of on and off road, cities and remote places, a mix of everything!

A groomed trail is still a trail. ref: most all Grand Canyon trails are "groomed" and very safe. This looked easy enough for my girlfriend's Ford Escape. (providing I was driving but she looks a little like Ann Margaret c. 80's Ann.) That said this video shouldn't impress.