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R1200GS

Member Since: 12 Jul 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 265

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green

Many thanks for this post Kev, I believe we spoke at the Stratford upon Avon show last year as well.

My plan for shipping into Canada first due to 'easier' customs formalities looks good at the moment and I am cautiously optimistic about insurance but time will tell !

Appreciate the info about the EPA letter. Did yours have any sort of time limit on it? If I could get one now would it cover
me for the rest of 2018 and crossing into Alaska and then back into Canada before hitting Washington state in your opinion?

Regards Dave

31st Jan 2018 3:52pm

Caterham

Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 6298

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

wowa ! really interesting. thanks so much for the info.

not sure if it will help much or at all but I do have a relative out in the states?

lovin it 66north. giving me more reason to go. I guess the reason for death valley would be the fact that it's so well known / heard of.

31st Jan 2018 8:16pm

66north

Member Since: 08 Oct 2010
Location: The North
Posts: 104

A friend in the US tried to help me with insurance. He proposed to put my car on his US policy and have me as a named driver. That plan backfired because when it came to entering the vehicle details, there wasn't a 2014 Defender on their system because you can't legally own 2014 Defender in the US.

Death Valley has miles of old mining trails and ghost town to explore. Definitely worth a visit.

31st Jan 2018 9:01pm

Sticky

Member Since: 07 Dec 2008
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 245

2016 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Stornoway Grey

66 North

Interesting that you drove off road through Death Valley. I spent a couple of weeks mountain biking through it, (however this was before it became a National Park in the early 90's) and I didn't see many vehicles off the established dirt roads.

I loved the history of the tourist trade in Death Valley with the Fred Harvey Company and Death Valley Scotty trying to make a success of it.

It sounds like it has become a 4x4 destination spot, I may have to go again.

3rd Feb 2018 12:16pm

Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: The foot of Mont Blanc...
Posts: 5804

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey

Following this thread with interest!!

There's also this I want to do one day...

http://www.transamtrail.com/ Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey

3rd Feb 2018 2:38pm

66north

Member Since: 08 Oct 2010
Location: The North
Posts: 104

Sticky wrote:
66 North

Interesting that you drove off road through Death Valley. I spent a couple of weeks mountain biking through it, (however this was before it became a National Park in the early 90's) and I didn't see many vehicles off the established dirt roads.

I loved the history of the tourist trade in Death Valley with the Fred Harvey Company and Death Valley Scotty trying to make a success of it.

It sounds like it has become a 4x4 destination spot, I may have to go again.

To clarify, the driving I did in Death Valley was all on the established dirt roads. There are miles of tracks to explore and the place is littered with mining relics.

4th Feb 2018 7:09pm

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