peterkozy
5/8/2022 09:55 EST
Is it feasible to chart a course from Canada with a pickup truck and a 24 foot tow along mobile home ? Would service and parts for a GMC truck be accessible? Would hookup for electricity be available? Is travel through Mexico and Central America safe enough to navigate ? I have two dogs accompanying me so is it feasible for them to move yo the tropics and are there dog sitters that could be accessed down there in Nicaragua? Thanks
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elduendegrande
5/8/2022 10:14 EST
1. try google Maps
2 maybe. there is always airfreight from miami if nec.
3 informally
4 depends on your toerance for risk
5A yes, but may be expensive and inconvenient.
5B easy, but emphasise you do not want them brutilized
Try doing a search on individual topics
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Dough
5/8/2022 10:16 EST
Not easy, not definitely safe, not for the faint of heart. The rig would be an attractive target for the various vultures and predators along the route, official and otherwise. But if you are ready for a wild and wolly adventure, doanle!
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KeyWestPirate
5/8/2022 13:52 EST
I came down with a 24' fifth wheel and a Ford F250 over 12 years ago.
I pulled out everything between the floors and loaded it up like you wouldn't believe. 16 golf cart batteries,, 20 solar panels and all the fixings, tools,, tools ,, tools.
Had to have the axles reworked and additional springs added in Mexico. But I made it.
Easy through Mexico,, roads are good. Tougher through Guatemala,, but roads have gotten a lot better.
Gautemala wouldn't let me come in as tourist,, I had the bed filled with a lot of stuff, big generator, etc,, etc,, etc, but it really wasn't to bad coming in commercial. Considering what I had. Only problem,,>>> I lost a belt on my brake booster pump in Guatemala and commercial is transit within 24 hours. I had to get a lawyer to write up a notarized letter explaining my delay in leaving the country.
El Salvador,, Honduras, and Nicaragua let me come in as tourist. Parts for the larger trucks are very common in Mexico,, AutoZone and NAPA stocks a lot and it's just like the US. Good quality mechanics
But, CA,, hard to find stuff for big US trucks
Good luck,, take your time,, make it an adventure.
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mikee2
5/8/2022 19:51 EST
I hate to be crass. It always amazes me how many people think that Mexico going south is still part of the United States. I just have to laugh. You gotta be kidding me to do what you want to do.
Do you value: 1. Your life 2. Your dog's lives. 3, Your family, if you have one. 4. All your equipment. 5. Your money. Because it's possible that you could loose all of it.
Sell everything, put your dog's on a plane, and make damn sure they have all their papers in order or your looking at quarantine time in Nicaragua. If you do what you are thinking of doing, God forbid, you are at the mercy of each border to get the dogs through. They can do whatever they want, mostly ask for money.
Mexico has check points, a lot of check points, and if your papers are slightly out of whack, pull out your wallet, and not in front of them.
Remember, once you cross the border into Mexico, there are no laws, zero.
And parts for your unit, you'll be lucky to find a ice cream cone.
Sell everything and fly the friendly skies, not drive the dangerous roads.
And remember, there are no interstates to drive, yes, the roads are OK but that's it. All they have to do is "plant" a package of drugs on your unit and say bye bye to everything.
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mikee2
5/8/2022 22:34 EST
P.S. I translated your request for my wife , she's obviously Nica, and after she read it, her exact words were, "el es loco", which translates, he is crazy and she was almost rolling on the floor. She asked me if it was possible to take out an insurance policy on you with her as the benny.
My friend, sell your stuff and fly.
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KeyWestPirate
5/9/2022 07:25 EST
Until Covid hit I was driving back and forth twice a year with a loaded truck.
Most of my trips were chronicled on The Real Nicaragua,, and you can search there for photos, comments.
There is a new route along the Gulf of Mexico that I am eager to try. Flatter, avoiding Mexico City and that area completely.
I've done the trip by myself but I highly recommend taking someone along. In Mexico there is an abundance of places to park a big rig,, the Pemex plazas will allow you to stay the night for a couple of bucks. There is a restroom,, generally a restaurant and small store.
Once you leave Mexico and enter Guatemala,, there is less opportunity to park safely. But the CA countries are small,, can be crossed in a day's driving. At the borders themselves,, you can park with the big trucks, they are always backed up in long lines. Just get in the line.
As a tourist you have precedence in crossing the border,, so you don't wait behind the line of trucks for your turn. Getting around them, however, can be dicey.
You will figure it out :)
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waltermboyles
5/9/2022 09:12 EST
I have not crossed MX for 10+ years, but I went the Gulf route to avoid MXDF at all costs. We never crossed DF without cop problems. H2O 212F
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elduendegrande
5/9/2022 11:20 EST
Housing is cheap here, trailers are rare because they are pointless.
If I were going to haul a ton of stuff I would settle on Mexico. Personally somewhgere around Puebla or Merida. Or the sw tip of baja.
Flyiong dogs? If you live in mia or can do an extended stay there to get it all together.. No telling when normal air travel will be resumed.
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