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Location: Afidnes, Greece
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Great thread! Will be following this closely!
28th Sep 2014 8:04 am
Jetlag
Member Since: 10 Mar 2012
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 205
My apologies for the lack of update.
All the kit has been purchased and is currently in Storage. Vehicle Preparations will begin on 28 - 30 Nov, 5 - 7 December ready for departure on 13 December 2014.
The current plan for the roof rack is as follows:
- Spare wheel
- 4 x Jerry Cans (Or maybe 2 - will decide nearer to the time)
- 2 x 40L water tanks
I am conscious of not "overloading" the roof rack. The rails have been upgraded so can easily carry the weight.
My current focus is on the camping trailer, it has been stripped to the shell and has been sent in to be resprayed. The inside has been rubberized and I have been planning the electrical system.
Below is the final version of how the electrical system will look - the intention is for it to be completely based on 12V.
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Disco 4 SDV6 HSE with Compomotives, BFG 265/65R18s, BigCountry drawer system, Melvill & Moon covers, NL 52L fridge, FR Spare Wheel Carrier, FR Roof Rack, Tenco RTT, FR 50" LED Bar, dual spots, Lift Rods, Mantec Snorkel, C-TEK Dual batt system, 270 Ostrichwing, Maxtrax, Icom ID-5100, Icom ID-51 as secondary, IIDtool BT
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31st Oct 2014 9:45 am
Jetlag
Member Since: 10 Mar 2012
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 205
Hey Guys,
So the trip has been a complete success and the birth of a new passion and who knows, maybe a future business.
Some photos of the trip for you to envy - I will post a trip report soon
Enjoy
Part 1
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Disco 4 SDV6 HSE with Compomotives, BFG 265/65R18s, BigCountry drawer system, Melvill & Moon covers, NL 52L fridge, FR Spare Wheel Carrier, FR Roof Rack, Tenco RTT, FR 50" LED Bar, dual spots, Lift Rods, Mantec Snorkel, C-TEK Dual batt system, 270 Ostrichwing, Maxtrax, Icom ID-5100, Icom ID-51 as secondary, IIDtool BT
Follow my adventures on Instagram @XpeditionAfrica
13th Jan 2015 1:15 pm
Jetlag
Member Since: 10 Mar 2012
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 205
Part 2
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Disco 4 SDV6 HSE with Compomotives, BFG 265/65R18s, BigCountry drawer system, Melvill & Moon covers, NL 52L fridge, FR Spare Wheel Carrier, FR Roof Rack, Tenco RTT, FR 50" LED Bar, dual spots, Lift Rods, Mantec Snorkel, C-TEK Dual batt system, 270 Ostrichwing, Maxtrax, Icom ID-5100, Icom ID-51 as secondary, IIDtool BT
Follow my adventures on Instagram @XpeditionAfrica
13th Jan 2015 1:18 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Quite a selfie with the elephant!!
Well jealous.
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13th Jan 2015 1:20 pm
Jetlag
Member Since: 10 Mar 2012
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 205
Part 3
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Disco 4 SDV6 HSE with Compomotives, BFG 265/65R18s, BigCountry drawer system, Melvill & Moon covers, NL 52L fridge, FR Spare Wheel Carrier, FR Roof Rack, Tenco RTT, FR 50" LED Bar, dual spots, Lift Rods, Mantec Snorkel, C-TEK Dual batt system, 270 Ostrichwing, Maxtrax, Icom ID-5100, Icom ID-51 as secondary, IIDtool BT
Follow my adventures on Instagram @XpeditionAfrica
13th Jan 2015 1:20 pm
Jetlag
Member Since: 10 Mar 2012
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 205
Part 4
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Disco 4 SDV6 HSE with Compomotives, BFG 265/65R18s, BigCountry drawer system, Melvill & Moon covers, NL 52L fridge, FR Spare Wheel Carrier, FR Roof Rack, Tenco RTT, FR 50" LED Bar, dual spots, Lift Rods, Mantec Snorkel, C-TEK Dual batt system, 270 Ostrichwing, Maxtrax, Icom ID-5100, Icom ID-51 as secondary, IIDtool BT
Follow my adventures on Instagram @XpeditionAfrica
13th Jan 2015 1:21 pm
Jetlag
Member Since: 10 Mar 2012
Location: Johannesburg
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Microlight flight over Victoria Falls
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These were taken at the 2 Oceans aquarium at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town
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Disco 4 SDV6 HSE with Compomotives, BFG 265/65R18s, BigCountry drawer system, Melvill & Moon covers, NL 52L fridge, FR Spare Wheel Carrier, FR Roof Rack, Tenco RTT, FR 50" LED Bar, dual spots, Lift Rods, Mantec Snorkel, C-TEK Dual batt system, 270 Ostrichwing, Maxtrax, Icom ID-5100, Icom ID-51 as secondary, IIDtool BT
Follow my adventures on Instagram @XpeditionAfrica
13th Jan 2015 1:25 pm
mortenmol
Member Since: 17 Oct 2013
Location: Copenhagen
Posts: 198
Look like a great trip!
I've driven from Durban to Vredenburg - past Cape Town once - and once a round trip through Namibia. Both were great, but Namibia was wilder and felt more like "Africa" than the part of South Africa we were in.
Our preparations were no where near your. A phone call to Europcar booked a Hilux with an extra spare tire a couple of plane tickets and of we went.
The broad gravel roads where you are allowed to do 100 kph are crazy, and we encountered very little traffic, some days one car on 150 km.
a little video in January, I don't think the dj in the radio has a calendar :
2007 D3 2.7 SE Automatic
13th Jan 2015 2:15 pm
Jetlag
Member Since: 10 Mar 2012
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 205
Thanks so much!
I agree with you, the dirt roads in Namibia are crazy - we were travelling at 120km/h at some parts and had guys fly past us.
I did lose a back window due to a stone ricochet from the trailer but alas all is good
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Disco 4 SDV6 HSE with Compomotives, BFG 265/65R18s, BigCountry drawer system, Melvill & Moon covers, NL 52L fridge, FR Spare Wheel Carrier, FR Roof Rack, Tenco RTT, FR 50" LED Bar, dual spots, Lift Rods, Mantec Snorkel, C-TEK Dual batt system, 270 Ostrichwing, Maxtrax, Icom ID-5100, Icom ID-51 as secondary, IIDtool BT
Follow my adventures on Instagram @XpeditionAfrica
13th Jan 2015 2:22 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
Posts: 9424
FANTASTIC pics
I also love the Elephant selfie Iggy/Ieuan
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1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
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MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
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13th Jan 2015 2:24 pm
Jetlag
Member Since: 10 Mar 2012
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 205
The elephant experience was absolutely amazing!
As we got to our camp site, we decided to have a look around. Before we knew it there was an elephant approaching us. First he walked to my car, then he came towards us to have a look and then walked away.
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Disco 4 SDV6 HSE with Compomotives, BFG 265/65R18s, BigCountry drawer system, Melvill & Moon covers, NL 52L fridge, FR Spare Wheel Carrier, FR Roof Rack, Tenco RTT, FR 50" LED Bar, dual spots, Lift Rods, Mantec Snorkel, C-TEK Dual batt system, 270 Ostrichwing, Maxtrax, Icom ID-5100, Icom ID-51 as secondary, IIDtool BT
Follow my adventures on Instagram @XpeditionAfrica
13th Jan 2015 2:28 pm
mortenmol
Member Since: 17 Oct 2013
Location: Copenhagen
Posts: 198
Jetlag wrote:
Thanks so much!
I agree with you, the dirt roads in Namibia are crazy - we were travelling at 120km/h at some parts and had guys fly past us.
I did lose a back window due to a stone ricochet from the trailer but alas all is good
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We didn't stick to the 100 kph limit either we only saw the police on the road from the Airport in Windhoek to the city, but you really had to be alert on the gravel roads, the road could be great for 30 km and suddenly there would be an inverted speedbump where water flows during heavy rain
And a couple of times when there was water on the road and all the tyretracks went around outside the road - we followed it, and at one of the hotels the owner told us the water was 1.5 m deep
We were carefull with the stones when pacing other cars, mostly slowing down and keeping as far to the left as possible.2007 D3 2.7 SE Automatic
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Will be following this closely!
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we only saw the police on the road from the Airport in Windhoek to the city, but you really had to be alert on the gravel roads, the road could be great for 30 km and suddenly there would be an inverted speedbump where water flows during heavy rain 
