Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

diJors - dit wassie daai wiele nie - daai wiele is nog oppi oryx - ek het 8 van daai wiele gehad wwarvan 3 oppi Oryx geloop het.

Herrie - ek het vi daai Dwergie gese honymoon terwyl die bakkie nog loop issi slim 'ie maar luister ... gmfff

Jorrie wrote: Seems that the driest season in Lesotho is in mid-winter (snowing season), that is if we can go be the climatic info that we have found so far.

Jorrie I think that is probably correct, but IM(NS)HO, snow is a lot more dangerous than mud and water, particularly for people like me who don't know the stuff.

Jorrie wrote:The real point is that we (with exception of one couple who are seasoned overlanders) are relatively new to this environment and we would like it to be an enjoyable experience. We are therefore trying to make sure that we are proprely prepared, hence the early planning and my questions to this forum.

I am relatively new to this myself, my first proper overlanding trip having been to Botswana last year. Nobody in our party had ever overlanded before (although most of us are no strangers to the bush), and we went to places with almost no facilities, yet all were happy. I feel the best way of preparing is to go camping for a weekend a few times, at least you quickly learn what you need and what you don't. One person's camping list is useless to another, because we all do things differently.
However I firmly beleive that the attitude of all the people in the party is the main thing. With the correct attitude any trip to any place, no matter what equipment is used, will be fun and succesful.

Jorrie wrote:Much of the fun lies in the preparation, research, discussions and studying of the maps, books and other resources. We are already having a lot of fun and we have not even made the final desicion where we will end up going. In the meantime I am also working on the design of a drawer system, which must be completed and installed before April.

I agree that the modifications and preperations make up a large part of the fun. I feel a small sense of pity for the guys who drop their cars off at fitment centres and pick them up two weeks later, fully rigged, because they have missed all the fun. The same applies to a lesser extent to people who only go on catered trips with tour guides. They miss the fun of planning, but if the tour guide knows his stuff they will see and learn things that we might miss.

Oom mac

Ek het die foto op die laaste bladsy in die Wegry van Nov 11 gesien.

Bly om te lees dat jy darem nie groot skde gekry het nie.

- ek het so afgelei Jorrie - hoe anners sou jy nou kon weet?
Is great jy kuier al klaar lekker hier meddi manne .. muni tou-op-gooi met jou Lesotho planne nie - [of enigiets anders opgooi nie, sso brekvis of so ... ]

Oom Mac

Ek leer klaar baie, en geniet dit. Intussen is daar weer ander (LC en LR eienaars) wat by my leer wat ek by julle leer.

Kagiso II wrote: - ek het so afgelei Jorrie - hoe anners sou jy nou kon weet?
Is great jy kuier al klaar lekker hier meddi manne .. muni tou-op-gooi met jou Lesotho planne nie - [of enigiets anders opgooi nie, sso brekvis of so ... ]

Nadat ons 'n hele klomp kommentare in ag geneem het, het ons besluit om Richtersveld toe te gaan in Apr 12. Het baie idees en sal dit nog op hierdie forum toets voordat ons ry. Het klaar 'n roete in gedagte. Wag nou net eers vir kommentaar van die voorlopige deelnemers voordat ek my mond rek.

Ons sal Lesotho later doen.

EK GENIET HIERDIE FORUM.!!!!

Om deeglik te beplan sal jy 'n kaart of wat nodig he .. of dink jy Google Earth sal jou iets wys?

Nee oom, google sal wel help met 'n oorsig. Vir deeglike beplanning sal behoorlike topografiese kaarte beter wees. Selfs die kaarte wat te koop is by die 4x4 en kampeer winkels as nie baie gedetaileerd nie.

strax moet ons die thread veranner na RICHTERSVELDT ... die arme manne wat hier iets wil ees van Lesotho gan verward hier weggaan
maar wag - ek moet eers HOL

Oom Mac

Ek stem saam, Maar hoe verander ek die thead? Of maak ek net 'n nuwe een?