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Stuck In Low Gear
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Registrace 21. 12. 2018
Videos about our travels by 4x4, overlanding Africa.
Victoria Falls by land and helicopter
We visited Victoria Falls National park and walked along the 1.7 km face of the falls, then took a helicopter flight to see the falls from the air.
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Across the Okavango, a trailer of our drive across Botswana
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Friends of ours rented a 4x4 and joined us for a trip through Moremi and Chobe National Park. Water crossings, elephants and lots of fun!
The Mahale and Bamboo Valley track
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We drove the R332 south from Kigoma, along the lakeshore, then a very rough track through Bamboo Valley and inland to join the T9 just north of Katavi National Park. Beautiful bucolic countryside, but also mud. And we got stuck! Check it out @stuckinlowgear Or read the blog post about it here: stuckinlowgear.com/stuck-in-the-mud-on-the-rugged-mahale-bamboo-valley-road/
A visit to Victoria Falls when the Zambezi is in full flow
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Sometimes people say to not visit the falls when it’s in full flow because you can’t really see it. It’s sort of true, you can’t see the entirety of the 1.7 km (!) of the falls, as you can see in the video. However it’s an amazing demonstration of the power of the falls to visit it like this. My vote, if you’re anywhere even remotely close to Victoria Falls in any season, go.
Driving in Torrential rain and mud in Kimana Sanctuary, Kenya
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We went out for a bit of elephant tracking and a tremendous thunderstorm came through. Here is a short video, us driving across soaked black cotton soil (not advised) in heavy rain. You can check out the blog, stuckinlowgear.com/kimana-sanctuary-kilimanjaro-kenya/, for the whole story.
Ruaha National Park - a day of self drive safari in Tanzania
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This video is meant to give people an idea, a "day in the life" of what it's like when we're on our self drive safaris. Ruaha National Park can hardly be considered routine, it's beautiful, huge and remote. Watching this you might think we are a bit lion obsessed, but really we just lucked into seeing some lions and getting some information about these prides from guides and film crew, so we se...
Escape from Busanga Plains
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Busanga Plains, in Kafue National Park, is an incredible wildlife viewing area, but inaccessible during the rainy season. We camped there, and on the last night it rained all night and we had to drive out in what the camp owner described as "what can be a very tough drive."
Driving the 05, Across Zambia's South Luangwa National Park
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The 05 is a rugged dry season only track that many avoid due to how rough it is. However it's also the most direct route between South Luangwa and the Great North Road and many great destinations beyond, so we decided to give it a try. I'd rate it similar in difficulty to Van Zyl's pass, IF you don't include the very steep decent at the end of Van Zyl's. I put this video together so people coul...
Africa 2018 road trip
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This video might not be fully representative of our three month Africa road trip, but I think it's pretty good! Especially Jenny's role... Big thanks to Point Ninety Nine Productions (Randy) for putting this together with the very little video I took.
How long did it take?
~6 hours to get to the to the great north road, without much stopping. We made an early start and drove all the way to Kasanka.
Can t wait to be there next month. What truck did you drive? Land Cruise 6 or 8 cylinder? Diesel? And what time of year were you there?
We have the 6 cyl diesel (1hz, 4.2 donkey). We were there in December. It's great!
Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience. Cant believe how clean those toilets were! Did you see any Roan?
Probably, the 3rd time I've seen this video, but still good! Popped up today and gave it another look! Eileen and myself offroad alone, most of the time, so I understand the consequences if you get stuck in the middle of no where, by yourself....
Nothing beats that offroad drive in the muddy savannah 😎 One of the best and challenging moments you can ever experience
Yes! Great fun and a wonderful place to visit.
Thank you for visiting Zambia 🇿🇲
We love Zambia!
@@stuckinlowgear you're welcome
Awesome clip... 👌
What campground in Ruaha were you in?
We stayed at the public campsite No. 1 and No. 2. Both are good, but the ablutions at No 2 are new, whereas No1 is pretty shabby. No 1 is also closer to the ranger camp, so there are occasional cars driving sort of near, but not that close.
Hope the rains helped upstream to feed into Ruaha.There have been some sudden flash floods at times November is the time of "small rains"May /June main rains.
Many other interesting species in Ruaha...prize could be. cheetah Wild dog Lesser Kudu, Roan. Those wee cubs will need to develop skills to deal with that hard animal..buffalo. Lion have been preying on giraffe too especially as the Ruaha has been drier these recent years and buffalo scarcer There is an excellent conservation project in the area to protect lion and stop killings ...Ruaha Carnivore Project However..one gets a somewhat more intense feeling when you encounter them when walking there...or indeed buffalo. The iconic Baobab trees are an important food source for Africana Loxodonta.
Hi guys, how much net driving time did it take you from kigoma to mahale and mahale to mpanda? Do you have a gpx track of what you did?
David - did you also comment on the blog? We didn't make it all the way to Mahale, but some travel times are in the comments on my blog post: stuckinlowgear.com/stuck-in-the-mud-on-the-rugged-mahale-bamboo-valley-road/
may i ask if you are using your own vehicle or renting one? if renting, may i ask which outfit you used? thanks a bunch!
It's our own vehicle. In East Africa there are a few places to rent from, Road Trip Africa being one of the best. The standard of vehicles in E. Africa isn't the same as in Southern Africa.
This is a trip I need to do
Great video would love to go to Ruaha…
That looks like fun!
Thank you for posting. It just does what it is supposed to do: give an idea of the route.
Hey it's Gabi here from IG just wanna let you know we appreciate the work you put ...living a dream life
Thanks! Life is good here, it's true. But not always perfect, I need to make a video about that too! Glad you like the vids. 👍
Thank you, keep them coming
Who did you rent from and how much a day?
According to me, they didn't rent it. Its there owen veichel with personal effects.
Yes, it is our own vehicle. You can rent in TZ from Road Trip Africa, Safari Masters, Shaw Safaris and a few others.
When was this filmed?
November 2021. Glad you liked it!
Nice video! New ablution block since last time I was there in 2011.
Love the Safari update and lion tracking skills!
Perfect length and a realistic look at a day of self drive safari
Thank you!
you guys are amazing drivers. Snorkel for thee win!
Ha! Thanks man. Good luck and trial by fire.
Great video, and audio! It looks like you guys got out of there just in time. Did you put it in 4 hi, or 4 lo? Just wondering...Trying to figure Jenny's hand signals on her way back to the car? Looks like she's guiding in a commercial airliner ....
Thanks Randy! I am using the gopro mic, seems to work well, but kills the already crappy battery life. 4 low for a lot at first, but 4 hi later on.
Jenny's hand signals are "I am being murdered by tsetse flies"
Your Land Cruiser did an amazing job! And that was some nice scouting and driving.
The land cruiser is a champ!
What was the campsite called ?
Ntemwa Busanga Bushcamp. There is a link to a brochure for it (this is not paid promotion, just informational) in my blog post: stuckinlowgear.com/escape-from-kafues-busanga-plains/
@@stuckinlowgear I actually subscribe to you blog and read the details of the two camps in the blog. Love it. Will be following in your footsteps soon. My LC79 4.2 DC just arrived 2 week ago in Cape Town and now the overlanding build will start. Is yours the same car? How do you find it?
@@AlpeshPatel-jh5ti glad you like the blog, thank you. Yes, sounds like we have the same vehicle. We find ours fantastic! Some day I’ll do a more technical post about it. As I’m sure you’ve already heard, try not to overload it. The 79 d/c flaw is too much weight aft of the rear axle. We got stuck five times in a row in Bangweulu wetlands, and I suspect if we were lighter or had better weight distribution we’d have been okay. Blog post on that to follow soon…
@@stuckinlowgear Getting mine built by a pro in Cape Town and he has warned me about the weight issue. I thought about the V8 but backed down given the challenges with fuel quality. I am stripping out the back passenger strips and the weight will predominately be moved between the two axels. The batteries will be in that area and the back will just have a drawer system and 2 40l fridges. Still a way to go on the build as it only starts end of Jan. Would love to hear more on the car layout and any advice you could give on what you did on shocks and springs, bull bar, winch etc.
Alpesh - shoot me an email, andrew@stuckinlowgear.com. I have many thoughts on the topic, but nothing particularly unique I imagine. Also this thread might be helpful to you (unless this is maybe you? www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php/344476-Advice-needed-on-planning-to-buy-and-build-a-4X4-for-my-Bots-and-Africa-trips?p=4787079&highlight=#post4787079)
I'm so jealous, the road looks fun....Keep'em coming.