International Overland Travel - Food, Cooking & Kitchen Walkaround
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- What kinds of food are available when driving around the world?
In this episode I give a walk around of my kitchen, cooking, food prep and fridge setup while cooking a typical meal that I eat on the road. I also talk in detail about the types of food and ingredients that can be bought and cooked on an international overland adventure.
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@10:11 ....i love how the egg carton sits sideways in the Dometic.....sold!!!
For a long time in Africa I had an 18 egg carton in that spot
Keeping it simple is always the best long time solution.
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
You are welcome!
Can we just talk for a moment about how awesome that sweater is?
It's my all-time favourite, it came all the way around Africa with me!
Was also gonna comment on the jumper! Australia represent! :D
I saw your jeep when you drove through Kenya doing my own trip at the end of the year across east Africa
Awesome, small world!
I just stumbled upon your channel. I've been looking into overlanding, and I'm buying my first truck specifically for overlanding. You have a wealth of knowledge and experience, and I would like to say thank you for sharing it! Please never stop making these kinds of informative videos.
Welcome aboard, new videos coming every Monday and Thursday! - let me know if there's a topic you'd like me to cover and I'd be happy to!
Im also building my jeep and have been following you for more than a year. Very informative thanks a million
@@TheRoadChoseMe I've been binge watching your videos and you have definitely helped me avoid costly mistakes and helped me focus on what the purpose of my vehicle is and if what I put in it helps me achieve it. Thank you.
We use the Slumberjack Roadhouse tarp. One pole for inclement weather. Both poles for shade and breeze.
Get a 270 you'll love it when you realize that you can setup a walled off area where you can have a shower or a toilet in total privacy.
A question like this reveals so much about the asker. You eat what the locals eat, of course.
Soy sauce is nice for rice meals. If you acquire biscuit dough (Bisquick, lookin at U), then baking stuff becomes a thing. Placing dough between two aluminum or steel pie pans, on top of the campfire coals, with a few more on top, is an oven. Paper clips can hold the pans together.
Once you have perfected campfire baking, you can then make pizza with the above dough, pizza sauce and cheese. I've done it.
I really enjoy the videos and I love seeing you showcase how each thing works.
Thanks Dylan!
Nice simplicity and multi purpose items
Love your setup
Watching these videos I often ask myself “is over landing right for you” and unfortunately it doesn’t work for my family but I truly appreciate these awesome videos, thanks for sharing man!!
Just found the channel and I greatly appreciate your insights. There's no replacement for experience and on top of that you exude such a genuine quality, which I often find missing in people on youtube (and in general!)
Cheers!
Always good to keep it as simple as possible. Great job. Bon appétit!
Excellent , great set up . ARB sells a panel you add to the awning when you need a wind break , keep up the great videos take care.
Love the repurposing of items
Great video!!! We have a trailgater on my wife’s JL and we love it. I bet some of those street markets were an eye opening experience. I remember seeing them while driving through Saudi Arabia.
Great channel Dan ,you’re an inspiration . I think that a few overland cooking vids like this would be awesome !
Keep it up ! Cheers!
I appreciate that!
Another great video. Thank you.👍🙂
The kangaroo skiing sweater is my favorite accessory by far. Good on ya✌🤣🤣🍻
Mine too! I took it all the way around Africa and love it!
2-liter soda bottles are also good for storing rice. Rinse them out first and dry them, of course... Need a funnel to get the rice in initially, but they are very durable and air-tight. I usually buy my rice in 50-lb bags and then transfer it to a bunch of 2-liter soda bottles for storage. Since they are clear, maybe the border guards would not insist on opening them?
That's a great idea, I'll use that for sure!
Love the cabinets made from sureply underlayment! That stuff is super tough and lightweight, even reinforced with I think is nylon strands
Right on!
Thank you, very informative
Love the jumper.
Id buy it in a hoody
snow is a real challenge for overloading. Hard to believe both lockers and low range and you couldn't make it. Probably why, on top of the cold of course, that overlanders mostly go out in warmer climates or seasons.
Yeah, the honest truth is that most people simply don't want to camp in the snow for months. Overlanding is about enjoying the outdoors, and that's tough to do in winter!
You mentioned enjoying a beer or two during your trips in last videos, if I remember correctly. I’m sure the fridge helped transport a brew on occasion to be enjoyed with dinner as well :)
There was nothing better than an ice cold beverage in the wilderness after a long day on dusty African roads!
@@TheRoadChoseMe can be an exellent "bribe" if the officer caught you with some more serious problem in your paperwork (not me, a german in the middle of Camerouns jungle)
Would also be great todo an in-depth views of your Jepchumba build. Good stuff!
Coming soon!
Great video. An unsolicited idea for a future video: what countries you felt the least safe in and why...I’m curious what it was about Nigeria that made you feel so uneasy. I think it’s interesting that you felt safe going out at night in El Salvador, but not there...I haven’t been to either, so I wouldn’t know, but I feel like I hear a lot more about El Salvador being dangerous (that info is just from the media, though, so I took it with a grain of salt).
Thanks Scott, great idea I just put that on the list of videos to film!
Wow, this is great. A lot of great tips
Love your channel! thanks for the inspiration
Thanks for watching!
Yummy! Thank,s!
Hi Sid! :) Great video! I appreciate the info. Thank you Dan!
My pleasure!
Great videos you are putting out! Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences. I lived in Angola, Zambia and Swaziland as a child. I dream of doing a trips like yours someday!
Glad you like them!
Just wanted to say hi to Sid The Sloth. 😃😃😃
Sid says Hi to you!!
Great videos!!
So cooking with an open flame close to your auxiliary Gas tank isn't something to worry about?
It's never been a problem for me, and I know tons of other people do it too
Hi.. I have the same tailgate table. Is there no problem to take out the bolts out and in again to place this board? Great videos by the way! Thanks
No, no problem at all.
Great video man! Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Can you tell us more about how you built your boxes, and if you'd do it differently? Different materials? Drawers instead of doors? What's the aluminum framing called?
I can do that, sure. In the mean time I talk a bit about it here ua-cam.com/video/4sLy5NEr-Hg/v-deo.html
Lol I wouldn’t go out at night in El Salvador but would in Nigeria.
Awesome video. Every time I watch one of your videos I want a Jeep. I have a few questions: What is your power supply for your fridge? Do you have a link to the build video? And do you think it was sufficient?
I have dual batteries (vid coming soon) and solar (vid coming this Thursday).
Full Jeep build video is in two parts
Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/4sLy5NEr-Hg/v-deo.html
Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/oW0-sz2bRYY/v-deo.html
One of these days I'll film a massive in-depth walk around video of the whole thing!
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I really liked hearing you talk about what foods were commonly available around the world and was happy to see that even my "picky" (discerning? selective?) palate will be satisfied no matter where I go. I think you said you had a 35L fridge. How many days did you feel you could comfortably go between restocking with a fridge that size when you were going to be travelling more remotely and with less access to food? And was that based on one or for two people?
The fridge is 35L and it's right on the small end for 2 people. Food for 7 days was just OK. If two of us stayed out for 10 days we were not eating fresh stuff at the end. I'm still very happy with it, I think it's the perfect size for the Wrangler - a 50L just takes up too much space inside
Did you have to dispose of all your food stuffs when moving through borders county to county. If so was it all your food and condiments or just fresh? Thanks in advance.
Most countries don't care at all. Some have rules where you can't bring meat or certain vegetables (like Botswana). Also within some countries you can't move certain fruits or meat around to help prevent the spread of certain diseases/flies/etc.
What about getting sick from the local foods? I would worry about that.
Eh, the odd stomache bug here and there, but it's worth it for such delicious food!
@@TheRoadChoseMe That's good to know. Thanks
Great video. Would you say the 35L Dometic is a good size for 1 person to go overlanding - I have the Dometic 18L fridge, but worry it might be too small. Also, would appreciate some advice about your experience when leaving your vehicle to walkabout the local towns / going for a hike etc. Did you worry it would be broken into or stolen, and is so, what were your tips/tricks to avoid that happening?
The 35L has been perfect for one, and it's even enough for two for about 7 days at a time.
I'll do a video soon on personal and vehicle safety.
Do you cook when you're spending nights in more dense urban areas? Or are you just eating out during those times?
It depends entirely if I'm camping in the jeep (maybe in a locked compound) so I can actually fold out the kitchen, if I feel safe being out and about, if street food is cheap and delicious (it almost always is), etc. etc. It's a spur of the moment choice, I'd say it goes 50/50.
Two other people who've travelled through Africa said eggs were usually hard to find. Was that your experience?
No, I had no trouble. I bought them every time I wanted to - once or twice a week
MSR good quality
@4:00 minutes....that little orange container...is that a burner?
The rectangular orange thing in the plastic tub? That's a jar of curry powder!
Hey ! Watched most of your videos and really enjoyed both your trip and your informational videos!
But I don't agree with the fridge being a necessity to keep and cook vegetables. Most vegetables are very fine for a long time outside of a fridge, particularly the 4 you showed here (come on, an onion in a fridge !!?). Yes in a hot climate the fridge will help to keep some fragile vegetables longer but they will be fine for a some days outside also (and some vegetables like tomatoes lose a lot of vitamins and taste when kept below 6°C).
Eggs will also be very fine outside of a fridge.
I don't say you should not get a fridge for an overland trip, it's clearly useful for unpackaged raw meat and for fresh drinks ;)
But clearly not having a fridge is not a good excuse to not cook vegetables (but having nowhere practical to prepare and cook is).
Note that for a week-end, raw meat from a supermarket with a sealed protective package will be ok for 48h.
Remember, virtually every day in Africa was over 100F (40C) .... and yes, I always had a stock of cold water in there too, drinks on the bottom, meat, and other perishables like yogurt (when I could find it), cheese, milk, etc.
I just can’t stop looking to ur right side thinking I will see a black bear
Great video! Have you ever gotten some massive food poisoning with diarrhea and ended up in a hospital from eating that type of meat?
Sick a few times, but never bad enough to go to hospital!
food poisoning often comes from "Western Style" food in Restaurants or Hotels, which are not up to "Western" Hygienic standarts. Also Water- in the desert countries, though, they usually take care about their drinking water, in Jungle areas often less so. Also, if you change from one area of the world to an other, a slight diarrhea is often a sign of "adaptation" to new surroundings
This was a serous question by the way and thanks for the reply. I think about these things because I’m from Brazil and I’ve eaten in some “hazardous” places in my home country but never got sick until I moved to California and there I had food poisoning 3 times from fast food joints. One time I puked 11 times throughout the night. Fun times !
Regarding fridge: How did you arrange its power supply? Did you rely on the car's solar panel or run a second battery setup?
I have solar and dual batteries. I'll film a video about it shortly!
Nice video thank you. I see the stove is very close to the fuel tank isn't that a problem ?
It never has been, and I know many, many people do the same thing.
Hi, do you have a drone and if yes, how do you get it through border controls?
I've never taken one through borders - some countries they're illegal and you DO NOT want to break the law.
What makes you choose Jeep and not LC70?
Coming up in a future video!
Isn’t that stove fire to close to your fuel caddy?
By the way, your videos are great.
Yes it is close, but myself and many people do the same thing without issue. I've been doing it for 4 years now.
@@TheRoadChoseMe in this place the coming in existence of a gasoline/air mixture in a dangerous proportion is basically zero, unless someone opens the caddy while you are cooking. Even a leak should not be a real problem; gasoline and propane fumes are heavier than air
I eat a lot and you cooked three times what I could eat in one sitting. What do you do the the leftovers?
Tupperware container in the fridge for lunch!
Hello sid
Sid says hi!
If you had a diesel truck would you still stick with the gas burner you have or go to something else?
I'd probably still use what I have - I don't there there are any good diesel burning options (are there?)
No I haven't read of any, they are out there but don't seem to work very well. The link below is the the pair from LandCruising Adventure, they use a 2 burner gas Coleman and have some hints to go along with it. landcruisingadventure.com/the-gasoline-coleman-stove-2/
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What road/pass was it you got stuck on?
Grey Creek FSR. I'm tempted to go look again now to see if I can get over it.
Does cooking that close to the interior get food smells embedded in the Jeep?
Not that I've ever noticed. If I cook something really greasy (hamburgers), I'll do it on he ground so the splatter doesn't get on my cutlery holder thing.
Is that a thermoelectric or compressor fridge?
Compressor
Do you travel alone?
Mostly, but sometimes with friends or in convoy with other overlanders
Why meat of courses ?
What is the fuel in stove? Gasoline? thanks.
Yes, gasoline. Details on the stove here ua-cam.com/video/bi4opxsQmn0/v-deo.html
thanks!
Hi im 14 and i wan't to do a World travell (sorry that my english isn't so good i am from Germany) after school and i wanted to ask if it is possible to earn mony while travelling with little Jobs for example.
Hi Max, Yes - absolutely. I will film a video about that shortly!
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Check this out for a bigger awning:
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10 ft x 6 ft, will stay up without poles
K02s vs. Cooper S/T Maxx?
Yokohama Geolandar X-ATs. Cheaper, quieter and much longer wearing.
What, no vegemite? Lol.
I did have a few jars here and there in Africa, but I have not seen it in Canada for a while now!
Sounds like eating vegan is super easy all over the world.
Go figure.