How Is It Traveling the World in a Land Rover Defender?

If you want to know how is it traveling around the world in a Land Rover Defender (camper), this is your video!
We have been nearly a year on the road and have driven 37.000 km so far. We asked you on Instagram and KZbin what questions you guys have, and these are our answers!
Enjoy this Q&A and if you have any additional questions please write them in the comments!
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About our Chanel:
We, Kai & Irati from Germany and Spain, are currently on a full-time Overland journey. We quit our jobs, our apartment and left Germany mid of March 2022. We traveled all the way from Germany to Kenya, and had amazing experiences for the last months. Follow us in season 2 where we will be exploring the Middle East and Africa!
If you want to know more check out this Playlist:
• ABOUT us & The Bluelandy
Social Media:
Travel-page: / thebluelandy
He: / mrkaifox
She: / iraticortadi
Introducing our Home on Wheels the Bluelandy, check the Room Tour(*):
• Land Rover Defender 11...
Land Rover 110 TD5 (MY 1998)
X-Vision-X PopTop (roof Tent)
BF Goodrich tires 265/75/R16
Land Rover HD springs & Kony Heavy track Raid shock absorbers
GMB "Esel" roof rack
GMB long range fuel tank
GMB Sandboards
X-Vision-X exterior storage box (rear left)
DIY Custom outdoor shower
270° Foxwing Awning - Rhino Rack
200W Victron Energy solar system
- Solar Panel: 2x Offgrittec 100W
- Charge controller amzn.to/3gXf2s5
- Battery Monitor amzn.to/3VSNwdN
- Inverter amzn.to/3BgTEon
Nolden 7" Bi-LED headlamps
Additional Headlamps amzn.to/3VXo32P
HELLA Value Fit Exterior lights amzn.to/3F46eso
ExTec rear door folding table
DIY Custom Flight case interior
Autotherm D2 Diesel Air-Heater amzn.to/3P5NVaL
32 l Engel Fridge / Freezer
Lifesaver Jerrycan water filter amzn.to/3UIybvG
Camera Gear (*):
DSLR: Canon 80D amzn.to/3VRa7aI
Point and Shoot: Sony vz1
Action Cam: GoPro Hero9 amzn.to/3P7plGE
Drone: DJI Mini 2 amzn.to/3UDYnHw
(*) Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored but we may also have affiliate links to the mentioned tools/gear, which means every purchase made allows us to earn a small commission to keep our channel running. 🙌

[@Thebluelandy]

A couple of questions we forgot to answer. How many languages do you speak? - Kai: German, English - Irati: Spanish, English, German, (Basque, I cannot talk fluently anymore) Why don't you do your videos in German? Because Irati's family and friends would not understand and also most of the people we meet on the road around the world.

[@micheljoka]

Great Vlog 👍. Like your down to earth style and quality of info

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! Really appreciated

[@grahames9228]

A very informative question and answer session. Thanks. I don't understand why you don't have thousands more subscribers. You have one of the best travel vlogs.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! Yeah it is difficult to grow in KZbin. But if you want to help us recommend us too friends or share it in your local forum. 😉

[@georgemckinnon7134]

Life-changing for both of you, and this is a good thing. We cannot grow, especially spiritually, without change. It is inspiring to meet people even virtually, that are pursuing their dreams despite the status quo, despite societal expectations, despite the negative judgement, etc. When my wife passed away after a very long chronic illness, I decided to pursue a life-long dream of becoming a nurse. At the time I was 52-years old I could easily of stayed in my boring state-government job and retired in ten years or so. I did the opposite. I quit, cashed out my pension money and went to nursing school despite my ego telling me: 1. you're too fu..king old. 2. your going to fail. 3. the pass rate is too low and your chances of success are slim. etc, etc. Not only did I graduate from nursing with a 3.9 GPA, I won Nurse of the Unit in 2021. That put me on a recruiting database and now I work at Mayo Clinic in Florida. I am currently in a Nurse Practitioner program. However, this message is not about me, it's about you. Please continue to follow your dreams, your heart, despite what logic dictates. I am enjoying the content and I am sure others are as well. I wish you all the very best!

[@Thebluelandy]

Hi George! Your story is incredibly inspiring 🤩 I hope people read your comment, and get the push they need to follow their dreams and forget all those "buts' (too old, too risky financially, bad for career, dangerous,etc.). For sure your story motivates us to keep going, and shows that there is no better time than now, to do what one REALLY wants to be doing. This trip is life changing for sure, we still don't know in which way, but sure we don't feel the same as when we left. We are the same people, but the amount of experiences, challenges and cultural exchanges we have had, have changed our perception on how one can live the life to the fullest. Nothing better than seeing hundreds of different styles of living to realize, we are the only ones, putting ourselves in a box, telling to ourselves there is only one successful way of going through life. Thank you for your comment, I wish you the best in your now dream come true life. Keep pushing and enjoying the ride ❤️see you around!!

[@ruthwanjugu2853]

Thank you

[@ldosucowboy3279]

Great Q&A. Now I have to go catch up on all of your adventures so far.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you! ☺️

[@bilki100]

Danke für die Einblicke!

[@Thebluelandy]

Jederzeit!

[@garyleonard4009]

Thanks for sharing. It was very informative and well done guy's 👋🥂

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! Happy to put our thoughts and experiences out there, to help future travelers 🙌

[@bonifacemugambi4252]

I have watched a couple of your travel episodes and honestly am inspired. Good job and God bless you

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much for following along and commenting on our videos! We really appreciate this! 🤗 This is the best compliment, our goal is and always will be, to inspire others with our stories. See you around!

[@Check-it-out]

Hi guys ! Big fans here of your channel 👍🏼 We love watching your videos very much but it is also a big magnet towards the Landy-life you are living in most stunning and interesting parts of the world. AND… very important… You are not the ✅ the boxes types but you let the land determine how long you stay. And that is definitely the pace we love as well. But we have a question many giggle about but for us it is a hurdle that prevents us, especially my partner, from pulling the trigger on buying a Landy and set off into the sunset… We follow several Overlanding channels on KZbin but we haven’t seen any video that goes into this topic. You probably have guessed already what this topic is… It’s about the toiletry side of life. Especially number two. Do you stop at fuel stations ? At restaurants ? Do you have a special chair behind to sit behind a boulder ? Does it take long to get used to whatever routine you have ? Does it often happen that the ‘need to go’ is a ‘no go’ because there is simply no opportunity ? We would appreciate if you could elaborate about this topic and / or incorporate it into one of your videos ? Thx and keep doing what you are doing ! Even though the number of followers is ridiculously low compared to other MUCH less interesting channels. We love it !

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey!! So happy to provide valuable Infos and inspiration specially 🙌🙌🙌 that's a good topic and depends a lot on the place we are traveling to. For example, if we are traveling in rather isolated areas, remote areas, we are going anywhere in nature. This is by far the easiest as you just need to find to dig a hole and do your business (we have an small shovel for this). We always burn our toilet paper so there is only organic matter in the soil. This is specially important in dry/desert environments, where toilet paper will not dissolve in many many years. If you don't want to burn the toilet paper or is dangerous because of risk of fire in the area, we would take it and dispose it in a rubbish bag. O wish more people would do this. I cannot tell you the amount of toilet paper we find in nature 😫 This is the easiest when far from population, everything else is a mix. For example at not so remote locations we always would try to stay close to nature (forest, dunes, hills) and try to find a place for privacy. In case we are traveling through populated areas, we normally go to public restrooms, restaurants, petrol stations. There is always a way. Moments like "I have to go" happen but either we find a place in nature next to the road or we search for the closest toilet. Normally people will never deny you from using a toilet 😉 The most difficult is when you camp somewhere where is populated, there is no real nature or privacy and there is no toilet close by. We normally don't stay in those conditions, at least not more than a night or so. In those cases you have to wait for number two and for number one, for me as woman I have a pee bottle for those moments. Easy to use and to empty later in a appropriate place. For Kai is easier to pee anywhere around and is also less stigmatized everywhere around the world if they see him. So here you go a view of how it is for us!

[@Check-it-out]

@@Thebluelandy Hi there ! Thank you so much for your detailed answer. We saw your message that you might be at the end of your travels… For now. We hope that you are enjoying the last leg of your journey and thank you for taking us with you. We have enjoyed all the many hours of your adventures, the jaw-dropping moments in the African wildlife parks. The hikes, the tips, the lows and highs. The thriller of almost losing the Landy by drowning and seeking help deep into the night… Yes, we learned a lot, thanks to you guys sharing it all. We hope you’ll find your home and the peace of mind you seek. What’s out there doesn’t go away ! It takes time to process all the impressions and experiences of the past years. But i agree; it will be hard. Being on the move can be quite addictive ! Good luck, stay safe and we are looking forward to your next post. Whenever, wherever 👍🏼.

[@goku.lc80]

Just found your channel and doing some catch up with your videos. I must say I was hook by the video where you describe your car set up. Really well-done. Currently building my set up on my 80 series Land Cruiser.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey and welcome to the crew! Thank you 😊Hope you enjoy the other videos aswell! And Good luck with your build! If you have any questions let us know, happy to help!

[@kylecameron3313]

Great video guys L9ve your videos and Landrovers are king

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much and super happy that it was informative! this was our purpose. Landys rock!!

[@colthompson5286]

Great videos 👍. You’ll love the open spaces in Namibia when you get there. Tanzania has some remote areas too. Happy travels!

[@Thebluelandy]

Thanks. Yeah really looking forward to Namibia!

[@johnbrennan7408]

Amazing

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you 😊

[@marxbilinkulu6933]

You guy you had a dream not just a dream but big dreams, you work had to achieve it, persistence and passion to do this stay motivated. The diffender is really good car. God bless you for your next trip stay focus.

[@Thebluelandy]

It was a big dream and for sure we have to left others things behind. We would do it again, and again and again. Thank you for reminding us to stay focused 🙏 and thank you for watching and commenting, we really appreciate it.

[@PhilUys]

Hi guys, your travel suggestions are spot on regarding overlanding. We completed an twenty one month 77 000km three continents trip in our tdi Defender so could relate to your journey. Interestingly we just returned from a desert drive via Sandwich harbour to Walvis bay. That stretch of coast driving can be seriously dangerous if you underestimate the dunes or ocean. Good luck with your travels. If you end up in Stellenbosch give us a call.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey, glad to hear that. That feedback is great! I hope you had a wonderful trip too! Unfortunately we have a quite big delay in YT and Insta. We already left South Afrika. Would have be great to meet you guys, and hear your stories! I guess we’ll be back some time!

[@ailo4x4]

When people ask me how much it costs to do my expeditions I always respond with another question; "How much money do you have?" Then I explain that is the actual cost because you will spend what you have. If you have lots of money, you will stay in higher end lodging, go to more expensive spots, etc. If you have less money you will spend less, eat cheaper, meet more locals and probably have a better experience!

[@Thebluelandy]

That’s a good twist! Need to remember that. I’ve never been a friend of high end vacation, expensive hotels are kinda similar everywhere on the world. Put me in a car or boat and let me roam I’m happier there. And it’s right an overland trip is most of the time more affordable than the average summer vacation…

[@pascal9608]

Maybe for a next q&a, how do you plan your routes? What do you use for it?

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Pascal, we normally don’t Plan much in advance. We had from the beginning a rough idea of the route (Germany to Japan via Pamir and then drive around South America) Everything else comes with the flow. We read travel guides, are in contact with other travelers, get recommendations from locals, and check for activities we wanna do (hiking, climbing, surfing) from there we try to connect those points. Normally we know what we do for the next 3-5 days, not more. Overplanning things and just ticking of one spot where others where or what you saw online dissapoints or stop you from really submerging in a culture. I hope that helps?!

[@burgerdentone16]

Did you prepare, have a list or a templates to edit videos, and choose the music? You do a great job!! Scenes are beautifully enhanced. Are you Irati or Kai.?

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey! Irati here! I download all the fee music from the KZbin Library (Copyright free) that I like and then for the each video I go through the downloaded library to see if it fits with the mood of the place! Thank you for your kind words!

[@matthewjackson6123]

Just found your channel, super great!! I would consider a rear locking differential to help with the off-roading. I have a Detriot in my 110 and it works well and provides amazing traction.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Matthew, thanks for watching! I was actually thinking about a Detroit locker for a long time. But I decided against it, for the moment. For two reasons, I didn’t find a workshop that wanted to fit it in the salisbury axle and I thought we will get stuck with or without. Having the locker I might just get stuck later in a place that’s more difficult to get out or help 😂🙈 But if I blow the diff it will be replaced by a Detroit locker!

[@johnnywolde306]

Hello, I installed a Detroit (Eaton) auto locker in my Salisbury rear Axle ( Land Rover Series 3) by myself. Reading all the stories about special spreading tools and enormous risk of damage etc.. I decided just to start on it and it happened that the diff popped out with just a small help from the pry bar..then the installation was really easy. Done 10.000 km with that auto locker now, cornering on tarmac is a bit more stiffer, but I like the fact that you can drive technical parts more relax and in a controlled manner (don't have to be afraid of losing grip on wheel or even worse to break a halfshaft after you regain grip) In the front (Rover) axle I installed an ARB airlocker but that one I only used twice to climb some 60 degree rocks in Wales.. Greetings from NL

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Johnny, that’s a great feedback! Do you see access wear on your tires? It sounds like you put your Series in a bit harscher environments then we do 😂 We do push the car but also try to don’t over do it, it is still our only home. And weighing in at little under 3t makes paths that are easy in an empty car a little more challenging. Here the Locker would definitely help. But at the moment we would only upgrade if something breaks. To stay on the road as long as possible.

[@johnnywolde306]

No excess wear on the tyres observed so far, I see your point for only doing curative maintenance on the trip, you also got a pretty decent car allready. I had to do some major work to get a decent car for traveling so installed power steering/front disc brakes/200TDI and then the extra gadgets as a Warn 8274 winch / difflockes / rock sliders etc. But I have to be careful as well, in the end I have to bring the car (and myself) home in one piece as well after the trip😂 Anyway have good luck for the rest of the trip(s) and keep posting videos as I like them a lot👍

[@johndiaz7240]

Good coverage thank you. How many languages between the two of you speak, and is there one that helps you the most on your travels? Thanks again, be safe.

[@Thebluelandy]

She: Spanish, English, German, Basque He: German, English Englische is so far the most spoken language, essentially here in Africa everybody speaks English. So it’s use full but it also comes in handy to have German as a language that only we understand so we can discuss without giving away our standpoint ( in a shop or at the money exchange)

[@johndiaz7240]

@@Thebluelandy Thank you, looking forward to next episode.

[@madhavirahul9115]

Recently subscribed and enjoying your videos. Which engine you have in the defender and how is the fuel consumption?

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey!! Happy that you found us and are enjoying our videos 🙌🙌 we have a TD5, which is a 2,5 L turbocharged diesel engine. Consumption is pretty good actually for such a heavy setup. After a year in many different terrains, we average 10,2 L/100km. In Africa we are below that and in Saudi Arabia/Iran we were above it, due to faster speeds on highway and sand driving. Any other questions, just keep them coming! 😉

[@cosminbereanu8579]

first one! :)

[@Thebluelandy]

First one to like! 👌😜

[@johnngari4626]

Hey, hoping you are fairing well with your adventure, Once you are in Kenya don't leave before you visit Masaai Mara where wild animals documentaries are made.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey, we entered the Continent in Kenia and we decided against going to Parks in Kenia and Tanzania. The park fees are out of our budget and we got told the amount of cars in this parks are crazy.

[@johnngari4626]

@@Thebluelandy That was a wise decision for making such an informative reach on cost and parking fee on Kenyan national parks. My worry was when you camped in Baringo ,that area is a threat because of banditry activities which polarize security of the area, though government is dealing with it. Wishing you safe adventure.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Your budget is interesting, my wife and I are planning an 18 month trip around Africa and we are looking at double your budget.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey, I think especially in Africa it strongly depends on your style of traveling. I you manly stay in lodges and plan on going to a lot of national parks double the budget is easily spend.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

@@Thebluelandy yeah, we have travelled a bit in Africa before and you do use campsites more than wild camp and of course there’s the national parks that are certainly not cheap. We aren’t the type to go to fancy lodges but certainly campsites will be used a lot. Outside of national parks they aren’t too expensive but it all adds up. There’s some big ticket things we have already done like trek to see the Mountain gorillas so won’t do that again.

[@Thebluelandy]

100% agreed.

[@ryanolivier8446]

Perhaps you can Increase your route in south africa. Include the garden route and Kruger national park, blyde river canyon etc. coming down straight from Namibia to cape town is not very scenic.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you for the tips. Depends our shipping schedule we might have time and head a bit east. Maybe we cannot make it until Blyde river canyon though. What about the mountains? Do you recommend the Cederberg?

[@ryanolivier8446]

@@Thebluelandy Cederberg is nice, but very much like what you have seen in your previous travels in the middle east. Its dry rocky desert landscape. Try your best perhaps to travel further north east and down the eastern coast, it's very beautiful and would be shame to miss it while you are here. There are also plenty of Landrover specialist shops on that route should you require any extensive repairs for your travels. I own a 2005 Defender myself.

[@shelleyfrederiksen37]

I saw you plan is to leave from South Africa and go over to South America, do you have any plans of doing Australia, even if its in the future. I am originally from Africa and have loved watching your african episodes, but i now live in Australia.

[@Thebluelandy]

We would love to travel to more destinations, especially Australia and New Zealand but our bank accounts are already crying. And they will soon send us home to work again 😭 We're both too old to get a work and travel visa for Australia and on top of everything it or really expensive to ship this part of the world. This means sadly we will not make it to Australia again in the near future.

[@gdlerner]

Grüsse aus Ludwigshafen! wie viel Gewicht auf den Dach?

[@Thebluelandy]

Das ist nicht einfach: 14kg solar 15kg Surf boards Ca. 20kg Dachträger 15kg Tasche Also so 60-70kg, wir haben es nie gewogen ist für das Hubdach aber am Limit.

[@davemangle6448]

What tyres are you running? And why ?

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Dave! We are on 265/75 R16 BFG All Terrains. We were on mud terrains before (255/85 R16) we liked them for the looks, performance, and I think the size is perfect for the Defender. But in the snow, the mud terrains were a bit scary. That's why we opted for the all Terrains, sadly they don't come in the size of the mud terrains, but in general in such a trip like ours, all terrain is the best way to go, as we drive a lot on tarmac. We did already 70.000km on the BFGs and we are extremely happy with the performance. Even putting them in extreme conditions!

[@edwinalexander1170]

Where are you getting fuel in this remote places????

[@Thebluelandy]

To be honest fuel was never an issue, the Defender has a range of 650km with the standard tank. We got 1100km thanks to the auxiliary Tank. But there are plenty of fuel stations everywhere. I believe There are only a few places on earth where it gets so remote that you need to drive 500 one way there without fuel station

[@WannabeOverlander]

👋🏻🤠🇫🇮

[@Thebluelandy]

✋

[@TorieDH]

How old are you guys? If you don't mind sharing.

[@Thebluelandy]

Mid thirties 😉

[@nicholastoo858]

18:13 Don't know if you believe the bible, but the world is the way it is today because Adam let Eve wonder alone.

[@Thebluelandy]

We are not familiar with the bible, butwhats your opinion ? do you think is good to have some time apart as a couple to allow each other to follow personal interests? 🙌🤗