Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Malcolm - I agree with your sentiment regarding shopping local. I also believe PowerBrake products are good. However, Terrain Tamer parts are also excellent. Furthermore, I believe one of our forum members is the local distributor for Terrain Tamer parts. So along with the following statement of you...

Graham - I've got a bearing spanner if you need to borrow it. Can always head through to Harties. Let me know.

Front Runner Rooftop Tent Cover

And it is gone. Somebody is collecting it this afternoon. :)

Timo - welcome. Fantastic looking rig. Please let me know if you're ever in Pretoria during your travels. Thanks Timo Sorry for not replying to yiur PM's. My boxes are full. I asked somebody to send you a PM, hope between you you can sort out the problem. Peter, I think you should be able to send me...

Hi Fellow Patrollers. I've fixed a few bugs and I am currently merging changes into the production site. There were bugs I was hoping would go away after the last upgrade, but they did not. I've now got the fixes working, but I will need to merge my changes in to the production code. That is always ...

Sorry - just making an addition to my last post. Whilst you won't be able to cross the border via Kgalagadi unless you stay over, there is the Rietfontein border post. Basically, Goerapan -> Ashkam -> Rietfontein -> Aroab -> Keetmanshoop. It's dirt road in Namibia from the border until Keetmanshoop,...

Ek is net bekommerd of mens deur die Kgalagadi mag ry sonder om in die Kgalagidi oor te slaap? Ek weet mens mag dit nie in die Kruger doen nie, sodat mense dit nie as 'n deurpad gebruik nie. Ek sou ook voorstel dat jy eerder by Sendelingsdrift ingaan. Daai roete is baie mooier. Kamp sommer een aand...

Peter - that is my father's design. It consists of a frame tgat opens out to make a platform that is supported by the spare wheel swing arms. Is is very stable. The dome tent was custom made (it is narrower than a conventional dome) and the feet of the poles fit tightly into receivers in the frame, ...

Day 16 - Redsands to Pretoria DAY-16.png Distance: 576km Moving Time: 5h43 There was a massive storm in Kuruman during the course of the night, and it rained for most of outr trip home on this last leg of our trip. We refuelled in Vryburg, where the two vehicles parted company - my folks back to Po...

Day 15 - Prieska to Redsands, Kuruman DAY-15.png Distance: 364km Moving Time: 4h32 The second last leg of our trip dawned, and we left bright and early, first stopping to view the blockhouse at the top of the hill. It is made from blocks of raw tigers' eye. Once done, we hit the dirt roads again ta...