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3 years 3 months ago #710798 by Tony Imaging
Hey guys.  I've been thinking about doing a cross country road trip, THEN shipping my truck to Europe and continuing that trip through out Europe.  Actually to reduce cost, I was going to get a roof top tent and just sleep in that thing.  

So, 

Any idea on shipping a vehicle to Europe and the time it takes?  Will it have to wait in customs?  

What about any special permits to drive my U.S. register truck there?

Does Europe have disperse camping on public land like here?  

A lot of questions, thank you for your help!  

Tony
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3 years 3 months ago #710838 by cowboyup3371
Shipping your vehicle to Europe will be very expensive and some countries may require modifications to your vehicle to be able to drive it (i.e., England requires an additional light at the rear of the car for fog reasons). You would do well to check into each country's requirements before attempting it.
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3 years 2 months ago #710962 by db3348
Tony, on the point of :

Tony Imaging wrote :  Does Europe have disperse camping on public land like here?

Depending on the time of year , in spring-to-fall months ,  maybe .             
In the more southern countries ,  maybe all year ,  but the the more northern and alpine areas , most if not all camping facilities are  closed , and impractical - bordering on dangerous anyway ,  in winter  because of snow .              
In some countries ,  e.g, many such places in Switzerland (from my observations in 2011-2012),  camping on public land is mostly prohibited and  regularly patrolled , and  you are politely asked  by authorities to move on if found .  
Like cowboyup suggests ,  check with countries' consular representatives .

db3348
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3 years 2 months ago #711072 by Randy Shaw
:agree:   Good post 
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3 years 2 months ago #711110 by Overread
From NY to shores of Europe will cost ~$2000 and will take about 20-30 days.   Europe as I understand doesn't have BLM like U.S. does.  These will be more specific camp grounds you will stay at.  I might be wrong, however an old friend traveled to Europe and backpacked back in the '80s and this is what I recall him telling. 
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3 years 2 months ago #711185 by db3348
Overread ,  refresh my memory : what's BLM stand for ?
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3 years 2 months ago #711186 by Roy Wilson
That does sound like a good time!  Can't help you on the cost side of things.  But will say good luck and have a good time!  
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3 years 2 months ago #711237 by cowboyup3371
DB, BLM is Bureau of Land Management which handles much of the open space out west. Also, the National Park Service (NPS) and National Forest Service will handle the national parks/national forest areas in the US
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3 years 2 months ago #711273 by Street Shark

cowboyup3371 wrote: Shipping your vehicle to Europe will be very expensive and some countries may require modifications to your vehicle to be able to drive it (i.e., England requires an additional light at the rear of the car for fog reasons). You would do well to check into each country's requirements before attempting it.



But isn't U.S. restrictions greater than European cars?  
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3 years 2 months ago - 3 years 2 months ago #711285 by cowboyup3371

Street Shark wrote:

cowboyup3371 wrote: Shipping your vehicle to Europe will be very expensive and some countries may require modifications to your vehicle to be able to drive it (i.e., England requires an additional light at the rear of the car for fog reasons). You would do well to check into each country's requirements before attempting it.



But isn't U.S. restrictions greater than European cars?  


For certain items on some cars at one time, i.e. emissions, yes.  However, that country may require other changes so please do the research first before you spend the money and then cannot use the car.

When i was stationed in Germany from 2000 to 2004, we could not have ANY LEAKS, rust, or other problems with the car.  Rust spots we would ignore here in the states would automatically fail the vehicle there.   If you had any of those issues, you would not be allowed to operate the vehicle on the road (this is not just an American requirement but a German one; the inspections were done following German regulations even on base) until it was fixed.  The site below states the same thing though what quick reading I did didn't fully explain all items they will look for.

A quick search found this site - note what they are saying about  taxes and duties

www.cfrrinkens.com/international-car-shi...shipping-to-germany/
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3 years 2 months ago #711322 by KENT MELTON
How long will you be over there for?  By the time you ship your vehicle there and back, would it not be cheaper to just rent a van and toss an air mattress in the back?  
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3 years 2 months ago #711333 by peterock33
Wow, that sounds like a great trip.  I hope you can pull it off.  Good luck.
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3 years 2 months ago #711500 by Ian Stone
I was going to say the same thing.  Why not just rent a van when you get there? 
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3 years 2 months ago #711653 by Ted Helm
That's what I would do, fly over there, rent a van and just use the $$ that you would have spent on transporting your whip on traveling.  At the end $$ saved in your pocket!
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3 years 2 months ago #711823 by Cory J
Man, I'm jelly!  That would be so much fun!  But I agree, I would just rent a van there.  Why even bother with shipping and dealing with your insurance company.  
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