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Jonathan Hanson, Overland Tech & Travel Editor. Jonathan co-founded Overland Journal and was its executive editor from 2007 to spring 2011. His overland experiences encompass explorations on land and sea in North America, Europe, and Africa, by boot, bike, kayak, motorcycle, and vehicle. He has published a dozen books, gaining several awards along the way. He loves the technical aspects of overlanding almost as much as the travel itself, and has a particular obsession for flashlights, and knives, and tents, and . . .
Chris Scott, author of the new Overlanders' Handbook, Sahara Overland and Adventure Motorcycling Handbook, has racked up thousands of miles of overland travel across the Sahara in 4x4s, motorcycles, a Mercedes sedan, taxis, and camels. www.overlanders-handbook.com
Graham Jackson & Connie Rodman drove their Defender 110 from London to Cape Town in 2004. Since then they have traveled extensively in the U.S. from their home in Denver, and are planning an extended overland journey to Down Under.
Sarah Batten is lead training instructor for Land Rover Experience at Eastnor, Herefordshire, UK. She's an expert driver in addition to a Land Rover tech expert, and we hear that she's pretty darned accomplished on a motorbike, too. www.LandRoverSchool.com
Duncan Barbour runs Barbour All Terrain Tracking Ltd., specializing in 4x4 vehicle launches, camera tracking in the film industry, expedition consultancy and management. He was the UK Camel Trophy team coordinator in the 1980s. www.WildTrackers.com
Lois Pryce & Austin Vince are the first-couple of do-it-yourself overlanding adventures. Lois is best known for her books Lois On the Loose and White Knuckles and Red Tape about her Trans-Americas and Trans-Africa solo motorcycle journeys, while Austin rode round the world twice on a 400-cc Suzuki, chronicled in his Terra Circa and Mondo Enduro videos. www.LoisontheLoose.com www.MondoEnduro.com
Roseann Hanson is the founder and co-director of ConserVentures and Overland Expo. She's been a journalist, naturalist, metalsmith, conservationist and tour guide in the Americas and East Africa, racking up extensive overlanding travel experience solo and with her husband, Jonathan Hanson.
Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 3:09PM My wife and I are headed to New Zealand in March and I wanted to see if you knew of anybody down there who did vehicle rentals? We are looking at renting a pop-top camper van to spend our 2 weeks traveling around the south island. Any leads would be helpful! Thank you for your help.
~ Beau Johnston (www.LivingOverland.com Gourmet Cooking * Travel * 4WD) via email
Reader Comments (2)
Traveling around the North or South Island? There are plenty of companies doing rentals for traveling NZ. Check out Juicy Rentals, Britz, or Escape Rentals for the camper van type. More along the lines of a classic 4WD overland vehicle . . . look into Overland 4WD Rentals. Their pricing was too much for my budget while living there, but nice folk. If you want a cheap DIY overland 4WD rental place on the South Island, check out Rhodes Rentals. I used them to rent a Navara for a 10 day trip (on/off-road) around the South Island. Lots of good advice in the Lonely Planet books (bring a copy with you!).
Just reading NZ 4WD Mag when I noticed the comment. Try Overland 4WD Rentals) Toyota Prado (and others?) with campkit. They are based in Christchurch—South Island. Cheers, Ron.