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Message: [QUOTE="cbf9703, post: 1351704, member: 14560"] Same advice I'd give anyone planning a trip to the area for must have starters: tire plugs, on-board air, battery jump box, and front end components. LOL If driving down through Mexico or similar touristy areas make a high quality color copy of your license or bring an expired one if you get to keep them. They're great when the officer holds your hostage and offers you to simply pay them instead of having a ticket written. I always just say, that's fine, keep the license and act like I'm going to drive off... their tune changes pretty quickly at that point and I have yet to get a ticket. I don't care how much time you spend off road in the states (I've spent my fair share in a variety of terrain from sand and mud to woods and heavy rocks), it does not prepare you for the sustained beating your vehicle and body can take on the roads down there. Yes, there are modern highways especially in a lot of the higher end tourist areas, but 15 mph is pushing it on the hard baked washboard clay in the villages. At the height of the dry season there may be 3" of powder on top, it's worse than driving in snow. And the potholes.... everywhere. The "paved" roads can be a joke. I've seen some with more potholes than pavement left. But the fruit and cane trucks keep barreling down the roads and making them worse. Just remember, they drive by picking the BEST side of the road, right or left. Having said that, it can be a blast. I'll be back for a couple weeks this summer helping with some projects. If it were me I'd be looking to trim weight... the best winch in the world doesn't do you any good if you don't have a good winch point. Any reason why you're set on that platform? And yes, lots of contacts, been involved the last 15 years and my mom holds dual citizenship- she moved there full time in '02 so I always have a good excuse to travel. We ship at least a couple containers a year and are active in a wide variety of projects both in both the civilian and government sectors. Feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any specific questions or want to bounce any ideas off someone. I'd also skip the duece personally, but to each their own. Older thread, but similar idea... [URL="http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62904"]http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62904[/URL] [/QUOTE]