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Dankie vir die interesante onderwerp en toetse wat ons nou meer op ons gemak sit in die type kappie. Ek wil byvoeg, dat dit altyd my opinie was, dat die kappies nie almal ewe sterk gebou is nie, dus het ek altyd voorgestel dat die kappies goed deurgekyk word, en die sterkste een te koop wat jy kry. ...

Have read on another Forum that this is an acceptable place to camp, with reasonable facilities...

Condolences to the family, for a man that still had a lot of plans/projects...

Not only can you cause damage, but it is also illegal to tow anything more than half your vehicle weight, If it is NOT braked.
If it were braked, it should still not be heavier than the towing vehicle...

Mooi, netjies gedoen. Iets om oor trots te wees. Geluk...

That stead is so clean and shiny, I would wonder if it even knows what off-road is?
Still looks good though and something to be proud of...

The other thing to look at with this vibration and that type of mileage, is the center Drive-shaft bearing and the actual drive shaft.
See if it is properly greased and then try and move it around. If you have unreasonable movement then start replacing, where there is the most movement...

Andy, What about the piece about mud driving (brake control to stop wheel spin)? There is a little piece in The Tips on Over Landing in the Useful Articles Section, but you have a LOT more experience in this respect and can probably put it a lot better. I still scared of the brown/black goooo. Espec...

That's why I said oil on the clutch plate, which is normally the result of a clutch shudder...

Could be oil on the clutch plate, but have no idea why it should start now...

The other thing to remember is, while you have a good bow wave going, yo will not have water entering your open windows, even if the water is above the line of the bottom of the window. The water will keep the bow wave around the front as well as the sides of the vehicle, and not enter the cab of th...

"I also heard a clunk from front left steering when parking yesterday (Monday) Moving the small gear lever out of 4x4 drive yesterday took some time to do. While in Park, I did hear noises and whinning... But I eventually got it back into 2 wheel drive and the Steering was smoother / easier inc...

There is only one way to do this. You must be sure that there are no hazards in the water, which will stop your vehicle, which will cause it to drown. 2nd gear low range works best under most circumstances, realizing that circumstances change according to conditions. About 2 000 rpm will give you en...

Dankie vir die deel. Baie mooi gedoen.
Duidelik nie 'n skraper op daai pad vir 'n paar weke nie...

I had a 22 R D/C for many years of over landing and everything, including the weight that goes with this type of travel. A friend who traveled with me had the 4 Y S/C. When we filled up, mostly in excess of 100 - 120 L of Fuel, I would use about a liter or two max, more than him. He could however no...

Hi Roger, Been looking at your SFA project with interest and enjoyed the transformation from beginning to current. Just sorry that your health issues put a spanner in the works, but that the health gets sorted out ASAP. I will get your way sometime and pop in to make your acquaintance. Hope you have...

This information is applicable to Bots Citizens ONLY. You have to go through Border Posts and roadblocks, where this information will not apply to you. I would look on the AA website, for the information that you are looking for (I do not tow, so cannot help you). Remember that when the going gets t...

Pieter, Thanks for sharing your trip with us as welll as the great quality photographs... Clamshell RTT you will open and close in two minutes, either way. All your bedding remains inside and ready for use whenever/where-ever you need it. It frees up plenty of space for anything that can be packed w...

Not madness, but do you want to camp or self catering? You do not give much information, so difficult to help you. Do you have two or three weeks to do this or just two or three days. Are you kitted and self sufficient or do you need amenities? There is a lot of accommodation options around Kei Mout...

Baie goeie verslag Hennie. Kannie sien hoekom jy gedink het dat dit nie goed sou wees nie. Lekker samm getoer en die hele trippe weer oor gedoen, sonder die stof en rattles. "Edge, enigiets wil jy wil vertel of byvoeg, jy is welkom". Hennie, het net een voutjie gekry waar jy van Zyl's Pas ...

Baie mooi Hennie. Lyk asof julle lekker trippie gehad het. Om te lees daarvan, mis jy die Stof, wind en ratel in Namibie.
Kannie wag vir die volgende episode. Leef my in die toer in...

Lyk splinter nuut Hennie...

Check your steering damper shock as well...

Dankie vir die deel...
Het 2012 daar gery en die plek beleef soos jy dit beskryf.
Maak seker groor verskil om wa daar te sleep.
Het ook by Iswayelo (waar jy die permitte kry), Busbbaby gekamp sowel as Three Palms, of so iets?

Looks great Wade. Hope you have many trouble free km. Glad everything worked out well and that you are happy with the conversion. I spoke to a qualified Mercedes Diesel Mechanic in Namibia (Qualifications from Germany)and he maintains that this particular engine can run forever. I told him about you...

Hennie,
We are all following your story and are mesmerized by the photography and unwinding tale...

The First Story My first post on the forum and it is to seek opinions (possibly advice). I asked a similar question on the other forum, but this seems to be place to get advice on hilux vehicles (Thanks for the pointers Warthog). I know very little about cars and even less about hilux's. PS Get coff...

Wanneer begin jy met die RTT Hennie.
Dis 'n projek wat ek wil sien...

There should be plenty, just about 70 km away at Swakopmund.
Couple of years ago I drove over 300 km to get the same size tyre at Outjo from Desolation Valley.
They did not have at Palmwag or Kamanjab...

The medical expenses is called 3rd Party Insurance...

Put same monthly cash in a separate bank account. The longer you keep this up the bigger the amount will grow. Eventually you will no longer need your original insurance, then you can also include that amount into your separate bank account. You then eventually include the "plat kar" insur...

Having them re-gassed is not too expensive. Midas does the re-gassing in the bigger centers...

Get the door latches at any scrap dealer (probably free).
Work well, strong and cheap as chips...

Johan, 1) Because of where you are and the short time you have available to you I would go to Botswana. You also do not say when you want to go, but I presume it is a short break in December. Most Game Parks would have been booked a year in advance, but you could be lucky if you want to try and book...

Hi Ralph, The information you give does not include the type of touring you want to do and what you want to see. Are you looking for scenic drives, camp sites or do you want to do game viewing. Do you want to drive mountain passes or river bed trails or both. Do you have a daily budget or is it an o...

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When e ere there with the Wild Card they said that it did not apply to KZN Parks.
According to them we would need a Rhino Card.
This seems odd as the Wild Card is supposed to cover all the parks in SA and even covers some of the Parks in Swaziland...

I had an Alu-Cab Camper built according to my specifications in 2010 and am happy with the product and would recommend them to any-one. Their work is of a good quality and built to last. My Camper however was designed for two people and is built on top of the load bin. You can also go and see Sarel ...

Glad you got it sorted, should be okay for another 150 000 km...

Do give us a report back, as we wanted to stay over there on our way back from Kruger, but changed our route as we were not sure of road conditions between there and Durban/Pinetown...

Pork, Chicken, Tomatoes, squashes, vegetables growing above ground and probably all fruits will currently be confiscated. You can travel North and West with mutton and beef, but not East and South, where they will confiscate at the various Vet Posts. If you have cooked meat or processed meat like vi...

Wayne,
The only problem I had was a poor connection between the fridge power plug where it is plugged into the vehicle power or 220v power. Fiddle with the connections and that should tell you if it is getting intermittent power. I replaced my connections and it now works perfectly again...

Hi Stephen, These carbs are an aluminium pewter mixture which is much softer than the shafts which are metal. They thus start wearing out at about 200 000 km and have play in the amount of fuel and air they allow into the carb which results in the uneven idling and in your case, dying of the engine....

Welkom Hannes...

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Welkom ou roof kyker van Bfn...

Welcome to the forum.
Hope you getsorted ...

Hi Harold, What is wrong with the space under the loadbin where the normal spare wheel is normally fitted or do you want space for a second spare? The only other option I see is on the back of the camper, but for this you would need to build a lot of re-enforcing to the body or chassis of the vehicl...

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But if I could guess, you would need to push it up from the bottom and it May unclip and come out from there...

The spare will need to be moved out the way everytime you open the back door and become a pain in the butt. The LR Tank should not be a problem as many of the previous models have these installed. I have the previous Hilux with the spare underneath the LR Tank and have not experienced any problems w...

Jy kan die battery MISKIEN ret, maar die battery moet eers 'n groot boost kry. Hoe gouer hoe beter. Kry die grootste battery way jy kan en konekteer dit op charger/ intellegent charger. Konek die dan op jou battery met jumper kabels. Die krag sal vinniger vloei van die groot battery na joune, terwyl...

Welcome Jean-Pierre...

Hallo Hennie,
Dankie vir die deel aan jou tour ervaring. Klink asof julle dit geniet het.
Jammer oor die gesnyde wiel, maar dit was tyd om die spaar na agt jaar te vervang.
Wys nou weer dat 'n gewone pad kan tires beskadig. Ry jy met net een spaarwiel?

Well you know where we stay when you have the time...

Hi Andy,
How you guys doing? Been meaning to get your way, but when we go to EL there is always so much to do, that we do not manage to get everything done.
Should go more often, then there will be less to do...

Welcome Brent...

Welcome Brian

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