I have made 4 trips up and down the Baja Peninsula in the last 5 weeks. I've made the same trip in many other vehicles. My Labradors and I give 2 thumbs up! I have a 110 P400 milage is ok but completely doable for this trip. My Full size Cadillac Escalade maybe a tad more comfortable for the dogs and hauled more stuff was a little more sketchy on fuel. That's not a trip you want to make and let your fuel gauge get below half a tank for very long. I'm not doing the Baja 1000 I'm getting my dogs to my house in San Jose del Cabo and visiting my boat in Loreto this time of year. It is hands down the perfect vehicle for exactly that. So glad I bought it. Change your oil at 8,000 miles or less and rotate your tires at the same time.

 

Making four trips up and down the Baja Peninsula in the last five weeks is quite an adventure! It sounds like you and your Labradors have had an amazing time exploring the region. Your Land Rover Defender 110 P400 seems like the perfect choice for this kind of journey, providing both comfort and capability.For those who love road trips and are looking for more travel inspiration, https://tripsavannah.com/ is a great resource to explore. It's always a good idea to share your experiences and insights, as it can help fellow travelers plan their own adventures.

 

thank you for sharing

 

Of doggos and road trips - back in September, the wife and I took our two golden chuckleheads on a road trip from southern Maine to Emerald Isle NC ... and back a week later. Trying to find a dog hammock for the back seats was challenging. The car versions were too small, the truck versions were too big. I ended up having to pull the bottom boards out of it and trimming them down to fit. They seemed to enjoy the trip as much as an 18 hour trip can be enjoyed. Strapped the surf rods to the roof and used the lunchbox on the side (something I thought I'd never use) to hold all the smelly tackle. Even used the widdle wadder to arrange stuff up there - which I'm surprised supported by heft.

We previously did this trip in the H1 - which has more room but is decidedly a more unpleasant experience from a NVH perspective.

Doing the same trip again in December.

 

Does 7,200 miles count as a long trip? Next summer planning a trip to Alaska with a stop at Tuktoyaktuk, NT, Canada to see the Arctic Ocean. No special preps other than carry several cans of octane booster as many gas stations in the upper midwest, mountains, and Canada only carry regular and diesel fuel. Also, I carry extra fuel when in less populated areas - largest distance between stations on this trip was 197 miles. I only get 10-11 mpg while towing.

 

Wow. That looks like a 25FB twin. I don’t see the twin AC on top but that trailer is still one of the heaviest on the tongue models in their line up. I previously had a similar one I pulled with a half ton GMC AT4. That truck was pretty worthless as a truck—more of a 4 door car designed to look cool. The trailer caused the soft leaf spring rear axle to wallow and sway and the 10 speed was always racing to top gear for mpg and hunting on all the hills.

I don’t have that trailer (or truck) anymore but I can tell that this D90 P400x I have now would be significantly better and I can imagine the 110 would be perfect. If I had found the Defender sooner I might still have that trailer as it was very nice. I got rid of it because I refused to compromise my daily driver with a 3/4 ton truck which seemed like the only solution (more truck).

 

You're right - a 25' FBT - 1 A/C and lots of solar. And the P400 pulls that thing very well. I got the Defender for the very reason you described. Did not want a pickup. I did have the hitch strengthened to deal with the over-spec tongue weight. After 2 years of towing over 27,000 miles, things are sweet.

 

Last October I drove down to Asheville for one of the LR Experience Owner's Days. So far, this is the longest trip I took with my Defender. Cincinnati to Asheville was 394.2 miles - that includes a detour through the Smoky Mountains over the Newfound Gap. Usually, I just take I-40 from Knoxville to Asheville, but decided to take a detour on this trip. Unfortunately this detour I made is now the most direct route now that I-40 is closed after the hurricane. I managed to average over 17 mpg in my P300 despite going at a high rate of speed and having the slightly larger all-terrains. This is about the same fuel economy I got with my old 5.0 LR4 on the same journey. I also wanted to note that I had no noticeable loss of power at 5000 ft. above sea level.

 

I drove from Coastal CT to Ottawa last November. Round trip was a little over a thousand miles. Got some bad gas on the trip back which (maybe) led to a turbo failure at ~9000 miles. Was able to get home in limp mode, although driving on interstates in the NE at 50mph is not recommended. Did another trip to Mt Tremblant this February and the Defender ran flawlessly. Again about 1000 miles round trip. Got 18-20mpg on both trips - with expedition rack, RAI, Ladder, and Colorado fairing.

Absolute pleasure to drive on both drives (except during the limp-mode) although I was happy to get home under my own steam rather than having to wait for a flatbed tow truck. Planning on taking some longer trips in the next couple of years - maybe Alaska and Dempster highway, and also the Trans Labrador highway to Newfoundland via Goose Bay

 

I have just short of 110k miles on my 2020 110 SE. We’ve been from CO to California a couple of times. To West Lafayette Indiana and back 4 times and countless trips down to Dallas - our family is a bit spread out :-). Almost always pulling our 22FB Airstream with all three dogs in the back. Great great road trip vehicle! We love it.