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trip reports Africa Sandy goes to Africa
Vehicle Specification
| Defender 110 300TDI | |
| BFG muds, 265, 75, 16, | |
| 130 h/d on rear, h/d on front L Rover | |
| 350ltr 2000mls | |
| 100ltr tank + Nature pure filter | |
| Own made system of boxes | |
| Roof tent | |
| garmin 265. fantastic bit of kit + tracks 4 Africa. | |
| 2 ring burner on rear door. | |
| Where to start. See web site. | |
| 10000lb front winch, 2000lb rear, + boards | |
| Steel box section heavily modified. | |
| Webaco 2x25ltr | |
| 6kw inverter, solar panel, 2 x 120 ah aux batteries | |
| 12v | |
| Turbo, starter, alt, vac pump + many more. | |
| Blown gear box, BRAKE VACUME pumps. | |
| Did everything we could wish for and more. | |
| Access into rear. | |
| Without a doubt. |
Five Quick Questions
If I could only give one piece of advice...
Take twice as much cash as you think you need and half as much equipment.
The most essential thing I took with me
A sense of humour, patience and a smile. Now that’s three, but hey! one dont work without the other two.
The most useless thing I took with me (non-human)
12v heater.
Most ingenious self repair of the trip
Power steering box, turned the leaking seal upside down.
Would I recommend it?
Without a doubt.
Trip Links
Sandy goes to Africa
England to Cape Town (2009)by redbook-2
We planned for 18 months; We packed our bags, left the jobs, rented the house out and went. On the ferry we looked at one another and the full impact of what we had done registered. Oh heck, no crying off, no way to go back without completing the trip unless you want to look very, very sheepish to all and sundry and suffer the "we told you so" brigade.
Cape Town and all the countries in between. Foolish, Adventurers, we don't know. But we do know we have had the trip of a life time and want more.
Meeting many people travelling the length and breath of Africa. Some by motorbike, 4x4, Truck, bicycle and on foot. All of the same mind set. To see and to experience the different cultures in Africa. The camaraderie of all Overlanders is fantastic. Country of origin is irrelevant, everybody helps one another. You make new friends that you will always remember from all around the world.
The only way to see what is over the hill is to go and look!
Comments (4)
written by bsmith123, November 22, 2010
It is a big leap but good for you for pushing on and doing it. what kind of rig are you in? dont like the sound of overlanding on foot at all! 
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