Sandwich Harbour Namibia | We Nearly Lost Our Car!! | Full Time Traveller | Land Rover Defender
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2023
- We did not expect this...
This experience definitely tested us and our Landy. We knew this drive would be tough but didn't know how challenging it would be.
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You can never go wrong with a Landy ..where ever you get stuck... there will be someone with a Toyota to help you out.
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Ha ha that’s funny. I’ve driven thousands of miles around Africa, including a lot in Namibia. Always in Nissans and Toyota’s . Wouldn’t touch a Land Rover. Most Africans think their a liability😂😂or a strange quirky British tradition like morris dancing.
This needs more likes lol
Or a Jimny.
Landcruiser owner here. I fully approve that statement 😀
Congratulations, you have completed an "adrenaline loaded" route - well done to both the Landy Expedition and the Blue Landy warriors! Keep going, Joseph (Cape Town).
Cheers Joseph! It was an extreme drive I must say 😀
H
Namibian here, that was a really bad day to go out there, the weather looks bad, risky . glad you made it out safe. Much love😍🎉
You are right! That first day when we had the fuel hiccup! The second attempt the weather was amazing! 😀
Thanks for watching
H
@@TheLandyExpedition Tourists don't realize if things go sideways.. you are on your own! it will be hours before rescue can get to you and cell coverage are notoriously bad in any of the sections between water and the "top" along most of the Namibian coast! Glad you guys are ok. some things should not be done with no experience or a guide it could get you killed.
The “emotion” of it all 🙏😂👏 of driving your car onto a beach where this happens daily, and then driving out to safely. Amazing job to the editor for creating a “drama” out of what could have been stock footage.
This would’ve been so much better as a video about how beautiful the Namibia coast is. All that potential for amazing cinematography, drone shots…
Hey pal! Thanks for your comment. We have done several videos on Namibia and how wonderful it is. This isn’t just a normal beach and yes it is quite dangerous. When you finish your travels in Asia come give it a go 👍🏻😀
Wow, well I wasn't expecting that!! What a roller coaster ride you guy's had driving along the sand like that Plus the fiasco with the fuel mix up, what an exciting week this turned out to be. Glad you're both Ok. Onwards & upwards!
We’re golden thank you! 😀 it was a brilliant week to be fair, was full of adventure and mishaps!
Glad you enjoyed it. Next weeks video is also awesome 😀
H
Well done to you guys, I know how important it is to check local conditions and tides with the local community before venturing out into the unknown, there’s been plenty of times when I’ve been stuck on my own hundreds of kilometres from any other living thing in north west Australia and one really has to be confident in their own ability and their gear to get out of sticky situations .
You all did well and will remember times like this in future expeditions.
Thanks mark. You are absolutely right. It’s about the confidence in your ability as a driver and a person really to deal with situations as they arise. Of course local knowledge is pretty important here 😂
We may be heading to west Australia on a trip next year!
H
The trick is to drive down to Sandwich Harbour at low tide, and then drive back up during the next low tide. That way you can spend some time at the lagoon, take photos, make coffee etc.! Magic place 🙂
That’s a much better idea! Thanks for that
Awesome.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
Absolutely! Thanks for watching
We can’t wait to experience this and will be doing our video for our channel 24th April. Cheers
That’s awesome!!☺️🙌
I accidentally put in a liter of petrol in mine on an empty tank. Filled it up with diesel afterwards... didn't notice anything. Depends on the ammount of petrol I guess. But I wouldn't have dropped the tank after draining. Just fill it up with diesel and you'll be golden.
Yeah I just didn’t want to risk it to be honest. And it was about 40ltrs they put in 😂
i think I excitement-pee'ed myself watching this! Amazing though what Nam has to offer. My twin brother and I did Nam quite a few years back in my 2005 Jeep TJ with soft top down most of the way, 2 tents and some beers. Epic trip. This has been on my bucket list ever since.
Thanks for sharing!
Ah that must have just been incredible! Thanks for watching 😀👍🏻
Excitement is great for videos. Funny thing is, tides are eminently predictable, almost like clockwork, months in advance.
Don’t mess with ocean tides for excitement. Either they are completely drama free or you fail and lose, maybe even lives.
You are absolutely right. And we didn’t actually mess with the tide times. We knew exactly when to be there and when to be out. But when you get stuck unexpectedly, that’s when the room for error is marginal. And yes it can be devastating. Thanks for watching 😀
Harry
Howdy ya Land n Sea. Feeling like a swim? Done a ton of beach driving in some crazy weather…at least you had blue skies and a flat sea…higher waves would have got ya! Thanks for sharing! Paddle on!
Blue skies did help! A great but testing experience!
We went with a tour guide in their old 200 series LC. No stress and we went up to the top of the dunes which was completely amazing and then back via the dunes.
That’s awesome! So glad you enjoyed it and had such a smooth run!🙌
love to see land rovers from all over the world ! great video ! Greetings from Canada !
Cheers! Canada is on our list. One day 😀
Amazing work been there and dug dams before. Soldier on sweetheart
Haha thanks 🙌
Love the Donkey Long Tong!! Similar experience in Baja. Enormous swells threatening my camp at 4am. Never broke camp faster and bugged out with no coffee necessary...
I bet! That’s crazy
We are from Wales and spent 6 weeks in Namibia in 2005 in a rented Hilux. We were solo travellers and we racked up just under 8.5K km in that time. We actually drove this (solo) having done much research and taken local advice re. tide times. The window of opportunity to do so is quite wide in reality. As you now realise, you probably were too relaxed at the beginning and so cut things a bit too fine, hence all the panic.
As something of a contrast, I can also recommend a traverse of the Messum crater in the Goboboseb mountains if you have time. If you're lucky, you'll have it all to yourselves, as we did.
Thanks for this! Awesome there a lot of people doing that now in Namibia! Such a good idea for a holiday. Yeah we actually were fine on timing it was just the other Landy getting stuck we lost time. Not controllable unfortunately! We actually drove across the Doros crater! In the next video actually.
Cheers
H
Wow a tough adrenaline filled journey, one that will stick in your memory banks for a long time to come and no doubt shape a few future decisions. Few beers were sunk that night!
Absolutely a few were it was an adventure 😀
You got your scare! I didn't go to avoid those problems, just stayed in WB
+ you got a cutie with you...
A cutie are you talking about Harry?
Cudos to both drivers, no messing about with tides on coastal tracks.
Absolutely. You have to know your vehicle and it’s capabilities in these situations. Plus local knowledge like tide times etc
Glad you got out, I have seen a lot of people lose their vehicles to the sea and once it’s stuck there is almost nothing you can do!! Keep the videos coming it’s wonderful to follow you!!
We were lucky a few days later a vehicle was lost there! Glad you are enjoying 😀
H
Know how you fill having done that area before . Timing is every thing . And when it’s your home and your lives dream at risk makes it twice as stressful ( would I do it again ? Yes in a hart beat that is what adventure over landing is all about seeing and doing a life long journey full of memories .) well done you 4 . Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A. 🌍🍻👍🏼😁
It sure was scary! But what an incredible experience. Cheers Steve!
@@TheLandyExpedition …🍻👍🏼😁
This happens when people don’t know about high tide and low tide😂😂😂
This was at low tide
Been there to and some breaches south of Perth Australia the same good thing you had several vehicles
What an experience!
Won’t be driving that section again anytime soon 😂
Another great video Chloe 👏
Not in a hurry!
Thanks very much! Hope you guys are enjoying the south
H&C
Well done you guys!
Thanks Mike!
Harry
Nothing worse than being bogged and watching the tide come in.
Nothing worse! You are right. Hope you enjoyed the episode 😀
H
love from India yours Videos are pleasure to watch, keep shining and keep growing,
Awesome! I’m glad you are enjoying 😀
Harry
Nail biting, but you made it. Crazy stuff.
It was hectic that’s for sure!
Well done, nice video too.👍 I’ve done sandwich harbour but with a guide and it was fantastic. Glad you made it out in one piece, I’m sure the beers went down well after that drive !
Would definitely do it with a guide next time 😂 what an experience though!
Harry
Living on the edge.
Timing with tides is serious as you found out.
Go with wreckless abandon 😂 woohoo
Yeah we had the timing bang on really but when the vehicle is stuck there’s no room for error!
Sketchy sketchy!
Wow close call happy you all ok epic content
It was a proper adventure. But yes close call and no exaggerated. You’ll see the lack of footage you know the 💩 hit the fan! 😂
Harry
You guys had luck on your side, these 10 km between dunes and water is dangerous and need proper planning with enough time to overcome any obstacles etc. But you have made it, well done and thank you for sharing.
Thanks! It was a sketchy drive that’s for sure
Hi Guys, I am only too familiar with getting stuck on a beach with a big swell, a rising tide and a setting sun. Flinders Bay on the south west coast of Western Australia looks almost identical to the Nambian beach, including the blood red garnet sands by the shoreline. The bay has coarse rounded sand which acts like a truck arrester bed, as the sand doesn't compact. The waves causes it to hum an ominous D flat. It eats cars. Once on my quadbike I came across a carcass belly up buried in the sand with its four wheels missing, taken by modern day wreckers. Twice I've had to abandon my broken down bike and had to walk home many kilometres in darkness. The anguish was awful, I will never take a car onto such a beach. The horror, the horror, the horror : ( I'm so glad you didn't come a cropper.
Gosh! I can’t believe you had to abandon vehicles there that’s awful. The walk home must have been long and sad 😥
Thanks for the comment!
Harry
Thank you for the great content. Good for you doing a bucket list section if the coastline. PS is Expedition Rove still posting?
Of course glad you are enjoying! Posting on what Instagram?
Harry
Mnnnn clearly having too much fun to make CZcams vids. (found you guys from their CZcams channel) Missed the cooking segment. I hope you have a few measuring cups. We dont want to see you going over your GVM hehe. l@@TheLandyExpedition
Ohhhh the suspense. Its like that scene in inidiana jones with the big rolling ball and the falling stone gate or its like apollo 13 and them trying to get back to houston. Did google maps send you on this route without consulting tide charts?
😂 yeah we were following the sat nav to a coffee shop
Great vid
Thanks very much! Appreciate it 😀👍🏻
"this is so tense, we're going to have to really rush"
Stands there recording........
Trying to capture the moments to make videos 👍🏻😀
Driving on canted beach ground on the Atlantic coast with huge sand bar and surf on the other side , what did you expect ….you should go back home and watch adventures on TV
😂 we’re doing the adventures so people can watch them on TV.
I guess you never saw the top gear video where the three lads almost got caught in that exact same location. There's a little thing called tides in the ocean. 😅
We did! It’s the inspiration behind doing this drive 😀
I was there in mid-October. There are companies that lead the way.
Sure! Much better experience to do it on your own. In my opinion as risky as it is..
So glad I found you guys! I've been looking for a new overloading channel since all the ones I used to follow end up turning into vids about them meeting people and doing non-overlanding activities. I love this raw driving footage. Don't forget to rinse off your undercarriage after all that saltwater exposure.
Sincerely,
A Land Cruiser owner(don't hold it against me)
Ah awesome! Thanks a lot 😀 amazing to hear a non sarcastic toyota comment 😂
Harry
When you stroll the Baia dis Tigre’s, you need to be ready to lose it all, or don’t go!
Where’s that?!
@@TheLandyExpedition it’s a “kill box” between Namibia and Angola, on the coast, with ferocious tide that keeps claiming many overland vehicles. With precipitous dunes on one side, and a powerful tide on the other.
suggest you power wash your landy underside before salt water corrosion sets in ,prevention is better than the cure, best of luck
Cheers James, yes they went for a good wash afterwards! Very important!
Cheers
Hsrry
All that majestic ocean and desert meeting creating such unique place. And of course there must be a human there doing some stupid things...
Interesting point!
Amazing namibia 🇳🇦👍
An epic place!
Ha Chloe and Harry.... Many have been there before including the well known South African crowd of Voetspore and also family excursions during my childhood. I think the Voetspore team's narrow escape is somewhere on YooToob. So, we'll be watching over supper time!
PS: Who helped you... Was it in Swakopmund?. Have some Landy experts in the family out that way.... 🤗
PS 2: Top Gear's excursion.... I remember.... 😁
Hi! Yes many do the sandwich harbour. I’ve heard of the voetspore doing the sandwich harbour I need to watch this!
Harry
@@TheLandyExpedition "many have been there before..."... I was referring to you almost loosing all.... those encroaching waves and the dunes to your right against time.... 😬
Looking forward to your next episode
Ooooh A Bit of Drama!
Love a bit of drama
So glad you didn't die out there!! 😬😬😬
Thank you! 😂 it was all good in the end.
H
"everything happens for a reason" - haha, just remember my Defender days in Kaokoland, which is not too far away. Was totally overloaded back then too. Lesson learned and healed from Land Rover fandom since (I hope).
Yes not ideal hey! 😂
Scary stuff. I don't think I will try that. 😮
No I don’t think we would knowing what we know now 😂
Am Namibian and am only finding out today about sandwich harbour, I need to explore my country, great video...✌
Namibia is our absolute favourite! Wait till this weeks video of the brandberg mountain region it’s a special episode 😀
@@TheLandyExpedition Cant wait to see it😊
Responsibility for the wrong fuel incident ultimately belongs to whomsoever is in charge of the vehicle. Particularly so in less developed countries. Finding another serious fault that was about to manifest itself was truly a silver lining to this mistake.
Mmm I’m not sure I agree entirely. I told they guy diesel he confirmed diesel full tank then he went ahead with the petrol pump. It’s his 1 task he has to do day in day out.
Needless to say I watch every single time someone fills us up now though.
@@TheLandyExpedition I understand that it is reasonable to expect people to undertake their duties in a competent fashion, but if you choose to delegate any responsibility, however simple, to a complete stranger you have to accept that ultimately it was your decision and you should take ownership of the consequences. As you did. I am sure the mistake will never be repeated after such an unfortunate event and I sincerely hope the rest of your expedition goes smoothly.
Thank you for sharing. Wonderful landscape. Best of luck
Thanks very much!
Petrol attendant + workshop = Business SA Style
Indeed!
H
Very educational! Question: surely electronic system must have a subsection where you can drain the fuel system without engaging the combustion section regardless if’s an diesel or petrol engine... Hint hint...😉
You can get pump to drain tanks externally but we didn’t have that luxury. The bottom of the TD5 or defender tank holds around 5 Ltrs so wanted to get it all out really!
H
so wondering if the car behind the orange rove got out
When we were there everyone go out safely. A few day later there was a disaster.
Risky as it may have been... I bet it was more fun that way!! 😮😂
It was fun on the way down there but when we turned around and got stuck that turned into type 3 fun. The kind of fun that’s just stupid 😂
Wish i was with you guys a little adrenaline is priceless especially when everything ends well 😂😂🤪
So right! It’s all fun and games until it’s not. Luckily this time we were all good 😀
Thanks for watching
H
Grizzly and Bear’s whole Africa series videos have turned into a giant mechanic shop series on how to fix their Landrover Defender.
Land Rover. Making mechanics out of owners since 1948.
Sorry but the Brits can’t build a reliable car for shite even if their life depended on it lol
Thanks for your comment and for sharing your opinion with us ☺️
Are your wheel alloys? If yes, that guy is over-torqueing them. With a 0.5meter breaker bar, you only need a force of about 27 KG (~250 newtons) to achieve the recommended 133 nm torque Torque = force (newtons) X distance (m) or 270 x 0.5 = 135. Wolf HD rims require 170nm which is about 38kg at the handle. Effects of over-torqueing could crack rims or lead to loose nuts down the road.
You are absolutely right. He was really tightening them far too much. I noticed as we played back the videos..
Great cars, these Land Rovers, special the TD5..................🤣😂🙃🥲 Been there done, have the T-shirts......
The best!
No regrets
Absolutely none 😀
Delighted you guys made it, could easily happen to anyone
Thanks! Definitely needed to be in lighter vehicles. Lessons learned.
H
Ouf 🥶
😀
Fish is called a blacktail
Interesting! We thought it was a steinbra
If you had checked with the locals you would know that it’s dicey down there. Many vehicles are lost weekly.
We knew the risks. 👍🏻😀
Vehicles and beaches don't mix. If you had lost the vehicle it would have been your fault. Your chassis will suffer from the salt water exposure.
Absolutely we knew the risks. And the comment on the salt water. I built this Landy to use it. Bit of salt water now and then doesn’t scare me 😀Experiences like doing the sandwich harbour are a once in a lifetime for us.
My Palms were Sweating... and I Wasn't even driving
😂 it was seriously sketchy! I was shaking at the end!
Harry
This stretch is not know as the "Doodsakker" for nothing.
You are not wrong there!
Nice vid. 3 of us (all male) will be going to Walvis Bay soon and we will be renting a 4x4 Toyota Hilux auto. May I know do we need to get a permit to enter towards Sandwich Harbour? I saw a photo in your vid with a hanging sign by the road "Namib Naukluft Park Sandwich Harbour Permit Required. No camping, No Angling." Maybe they are refering to no camping and fishing? We are experienced road drivers but not on dunes. I guess just need a few miles practice. What’s your advise. Shld we take go by our own since we already hv the rented car? BTW, is auto driven ok? Tks
Hi! So you’ll need to acquire a permit in either Walvis bay or Swakopmund I can’t remember I think Walvis bay. Do you use iOverlander? The information is all on there.
If you can afford to take a guide I would. Especially if you have no experience driving in the sand. Getting stuck is a real possibility and once you’re stuck without the right recovery equipment you can loose vehicles very easily.
Plus taking a guide you should gain some knowledge from them so next time you can do it safely by yourself!
Good luck and enjoy!
@@TheLandyExpedition Tks for info
Not bad 😂
Cheers! 😀
Crazy adventures make for better stories later .
Now you get to flush the undercarriage with fresh water!
Absolutely they landys got a good blasting afterwards 😀
H
Rich people problems.
Great input 👍🏻
woah... so drama..... so rush.... so much excite...... so panic.... stressed out, eating 3 edibles
Absolutely!
Absolutely!
Seems like the mis-fuel was a made up drama as well.... I owned a Landy and I would simply have drained the tank using the bottom bung then filled it to the brim with diesel. Why the need to remove the rear tank? Then I can't understand why the beach was such a drama... surely those Landies can wade through a few inches of water? I don't understand why you timed the trip for a rising tide.
Thanks for your input. Can assure you me taking the tank out was not to make drama. 😂 it’s a mission of a job!
We don’t have a bottom bung in the tank. The bung where you can drain the tank sits 4/5 inches above the bottom of the tank leaving too much petrol in the tank to risk it in my opinion.
We timed the trip
Perfectly with low tide giving us plenty of time to get down one way. The dunes the other side were too big to tackle forcing us to go back down the beach. It was more the other Landy getting stuck which was the delay and resulted in us cutting it fine.
Cheers 👍🏻
top gear did it first
They did 👍🏻 well probably not the first people ever to do it.
Es importante conocer la capacidades propias antes de arriesgar propiedades y la vida propia.
Os falta mucha experiencia......
Yes 👍🏻
Talk about making a drama out of it!!! 😂😂 you can tell by how the sand bank is that it doesn't come right up it. I suppose if you haven't done things like that before then you wouldn't knkw how to read the land. A quick clue is the change in angle of the land. You could have bumped up a lower bit at any time and been fine until the tide went out. I suppose that doesn't make good viewing if you give that away. 🙄
Hey Alex. The 10k section where it “sandwiches” you is 100% not passable up the dunes trust me! You’ll have to see for yourself if you don’t believe me. Only a few days later a rented hilux was destroyed on the same section. Have a quick google of how many vehicles have been stranded along there 😉 thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed it
Harry
Question Alex ☝️. Have you driven this section and do you have a 3 Ton vehicle. What you see in my understanding (I have not driven it) is it is very real. If I had one comment it would be that they maybe left a little late, but they as much admitted that. So it made for a great adventure🤙
In the end the tide was already going out again...boys with big toys and small brains.... Starting behind schedule without plan B ...
I live in Namibia Walvisbay just last week there was 3 wrecks on that part of the beach and the wrecks were from people doing it for a living, come and try it for yourself before talking.
Its not clever driving a land rover in sea water.
You will have more rust than you can sort soon.
Good luck on your journey from the uk.
Hi! Yeah we are aware of the rust issues but we clean thoroughly and as often as we can. Plus if we can’t take it into places like this what the point in having it! 😀 it’s built to explore.
Cheers
Harry
It is pronounced val-fis Bay. Not wayvis bay
Cheers for that! The more time we spend in places the better we pick up the pronunciations. Hope you enjoyed the rest of the video 😀👍🏻
Nothing like punishing yourselves!
I know 😂 why do we do it!
Definitely taught us a few lessons about what boundary’s we are willing to cross.
H
First mistake, using a Landy 😂😂
🥱 … 😂👍🏻
Can’t be that tense if you’re filming with the left hand on the steering wheel and recording with your right hand on the camera 🙄
I was starting to vlog then we started to get stuck. It was tense… 👍🏻
I will never attempt that in a Landrover, that is why they make Mercs and Toyotas
Why is that Johan?
👍🏻
That's not good
😮
It was definitely an experience!
So much video clickbait. Despite being late you went anyway. When supposedly running out of time you continued instead of parking up in a safe area that can be seen on the video, and simply waiting until the tide recedes again. Safety first, but it doesn't make for exciting videos
Thanks for your input. Sure the title is a bit dramatic. But aren’t we posting videos for people’s entertainment?
You’re right it was an interesting video. A challenge we took on and conquered 💪🏼👍🏻
I am still confused as to why people do not just have paddle tires. You canont use recovery boards every 10 feet. They dont even have to be wide, just get very very very aggressive tread tires as spares, at least 2. Its going to take up some room, but come on.
It’s not necessary especially when you are travelling overland we don’t spend much time in the sand. And we didn’t actually get stuck.. has a lot to do with experience in these driving conditions and knowing your vehicle and it’s limits
Made a big deal about nothing.
Ok pal 👍🏻
Landy is not suitable for African conditions. Try a Land Cruiser.
Nonsense
Rich kiddies having fun in expensive cars on others Men Land...
😂 ok pal 👍🏻
Drama……
A bit of drama
Absolute false hype
Have you done the sandwich harbour?
Hahaha. Tossers.
Thank you so much, you have a wonderful day. 😃👍
Can you elaborate?
@TheLandyExpedition Sure. When visiting the dark continent, ( going on safari for you Poms) don't assume everyone looking different than you are competent. They're not. (I'm South African) Get out of the vehicle to make sure the correct type of juice goes in the gas tank. Use Google to get tide timetables for dangerous gully crossings. All common sense.
Bad acting!
What are you referring to hendrik?
Creating nonsense drama. Automatic thumbs down.
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Should've made it really dramatic by really getting stuck in the water. Poor judgement in my opinion. Loosing everything for a little excitement. This vehicles breakdown routinely.
😂 we wouldn’t intentionally get stuck! And to be fair we didn’t realise how risky it was untill we had done it. Where you obtain the permit no advice or warnings are given whatsoever. But that’s fine we learnt 😀
H
@@TheLandyExpedition videos are like text messages, sometimes misunderstood....they should warn about the tides and beach sizes but it's Africa. Glad you made it fine it was suspenseful!!!!... Keep up the great adventure videos....I try to watch all of them, along with other adventure creators. From Tennessee!!!!
There is always information about the tides. The issue is with many of you when you come here you ignore a lot warning.
The water wasn’t even close.. you guys just want clicks on your videos
It’s not about the water being close. If you get stuck and you can’t get out, when the water does get close you are stuffed! Thanks for watching 😀
It’s not about the water being close. If you get stuck and you can’t get out, when the water does get close you are stuffed! Thanks for watching 😀
Lol over dramatic much
Was a sketchy drive!