A friend popped past to borrow my roll of spanners as well as my tool roll ( screwdrivers and miscellaneous ). I have not used the toolbox for years not…
Around dinner we discussed what are the things that are essential for an adventure trip, a friend opened the packing system in his “bakkie” and it was a total overkill.…
I was waved over by a lady en route to my house, she was unable to start her car after having been at a local coffee shop. The problem turned…
Walking is a great form of exercise and is highly therapeutic. I recently tripped over my cat in the dark and damaged an old injury sustained whilst in the police.…
It suffices to say that I have trained with some of the best ladies and gents in South Africa and we developed systems and guides .Yet over the years I have…
I always like to bring something back from a trip, be it a curio, a book or suchlike. By way of example, my Roberts Bird Book is 30 years old…
So we headed south down the highway. Destination Parys but we would be stopping short and going to the local airstrip. I felt a degree of trepidation as the last…
I have a full toolbox for trips but that and recovery equipment take up a good deal of space. I have opted for some “mini” stuff that sits in the…
So on the invitation, we set out to the “Landy Fest” a gathering of Land Rover owners held at Rust de Winter near Dinokeng north of Pretoria. It is a…
Recently around the fire, the subject of 4x4 equipment came up. The newer entrants to the “lifestyle” strongly favoured winches because they look “cool” and are so useful. Yet given…
It is never about the T-shirt as they don’t last, the memories remain. It is the little things that you pick up on the travels that give you memories. Over…
Well about 30 years ago our CEO at Nissan noticing that I was driving a 4x4 simply allocated the responsibility of 4x4 training to me. It would initially be with…