Who is Camping this Weekend

[Gustav]

Somehow I just knew that was coming!

[Rechardt]

Leaving on Friday, but not for the weekend only!!

This 'weekend' will last until 24 Sep, going for a +- 4800km round-trip like this --> Pta - Lichtenburg - Upington - Pella - Tierhoek - Richtersveld - Oranjemund - Luderitz (taking the D707) - Tiras mountains - Sossusvlei - Mariental - Stampriet - Gochas (via the D503) - Aroab - Hakskeenpan - Askham - Upington - Pretoria.

When planning this trip, I had a few goals in mind:
- visit Richtersveld again, last time was just too short! And maybe we can see some late flowers this time...
- spend more than one night at Sossusvlei, to have enough time for sunrise and sunset pics of the dunes
- drive the D503 which, according to that 'other' forum, is one of the "MOST scenic trax in Namibia"
- drive on Hakskeen pan and show those puny petrol powerplants what an Isuzu diesel in full cry looks like!!

Roll on Friday!!

This trip sounds amazing

[Mad Manny]

I'm off to Sleepy River Kakavaan Park tomorrow for one night....

Yes, I know ~ I live a Rockstar life..

[BushWacker]

Leaving on Friday, but not for the weekend only!!

This 'weekend' will last until 24 Sep, going for a +- 4800km round-trip like this --> Pta - Lichtenburg - Upington - Pella - Tierhoek - Richtersveld - Oranjemund - Luderitz (taking the D707) - Tiras mountains - Sossusvlei - Mariental - Stampriet - Gochas (via the D503) - Aroab - Hakskeenpan - Askham - Upington - Pretoria.

When planning this trip, I had a few goals in mind:
- visit Richtersveld again, last time was just too short! And maybe we can see some late flowers this time...
- spend more than one night at Sossusvlei, to have enough time for sunrise and sunset pics of the dunes
- drive the D503 which, according to that 'other' forum, is one of the "MOST scenic trax in Namibia"
- drive on Hakskeen pan and show those puny petrol powerplants what an Isuzu diesel in full cry looks like!!

Roll on Friday!!

I did a similar trip back in 2018 (?)
Jbg-Augrabies- Evo1-Eco2- RichtersPark-sendelingsdrif-Keetmanshoop- MataMata-Nossib-Tweerivieran-Askham-van Steynsrus-Upington -Jbg
but clocked nearly spot-on 6000km over 6 weeks.
so extra recce kms at many of the stops which by design
mainly 2 or more nights.
At Kakaboomkloof my gearstick broke off near the
ball in the tunnel
This was a problem.
Fitted a socket over the little stub and used my 1/2” drive bar as a gearstick to Sendellingsdrif where had welding job done.

‘n Engelsman makin plan ‘ etc …

[BushWacker]

… on the same loop trip as above Peter1949 Hutchinsons alternator packed up, near Vioolsdrift, in his KB250 (?) Isuzu.
We put 2 parallell 100w (?) solar panels on his roof and they kept his battery alive and so too his fuel pump going till he got to Upington or somewhere for a replacement.

[Mad Manny]

At Kakaboomkloof my gearstick broke off near the
ball in the tunnel
This was a problem.
Fitted a socket over the little stub and used my 1/2” drive bar as a gearstick to Sendellingsdrif where had welding job done.

‘n Engelsman makin plan ‘ etc …

IUnreliable, poorly built crap....

[Redman]

The Queensland branch of the 4x4 AG is heading to North Stradbroke Island this weekend. Lekker long weekend here in QLD

06:00 Ferry to catch

[Redman]

[Bugger]

I'm GLAMPING
this weekend lodge Tents chalets at Rotsinbos other side of Brits

Discoverd this spot the other day and want to organize a day Gravel trip for everyone along the Water Chanel and a stop past there

Maybe even the 2025 YEF


Nice off grid camping and normal camping and lodge for those that does not want to camp


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[Gustav]

Going to Mapungubwe for the long weekend, booking in tomorrow afternoon, staying in the Vhembe cabins https://www.sanparks.org/parks/mapungubwe/accommodation - it's strictly speaking not really camping, but part of the little houses are canvas, so I'm claiming it! We booked all 4 cabins last year with a Black Friday special, so got it for half-price, bargain! We're leaving at 13h00 today, hopefully before the mass exodus north, coming back Monday afternoon.

Tonight we will be camping at https://www.lekkeslaap.co.za/akkommodasie/piet-my-vrou at the Waterbok site to wait for the rest of the convoy who are leaving Pta tomorrow morning - no other sites have been booked, so looks like we'll be the only people in the whole place!

[AndreasR]

Heading off to Angola for a few weeks on Saturday.

[Martin de Jager]

Andreas enjoy, drive safely.

[jotto]

Been camping in Kruger since last Thursday.
Started at Letaba, then 3 nights at Tsendze, last night at Satara, now two nights at Skukuza, then one night at Pretoriuskop, and finally at Malelane for our last night.

[jotto]

Tsendze

[AndreasR]

nice How has the weather been?