River Trip 2018
- KurtG
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Okay ladies and gents, I have plotted the route on the back of a cigarette box:
- We will be doing a total of 242km driving from Tokyo Fuel Stop, back to the fuel stop.
- This includes a total of 153km of River driving in sand and over rocks.
- The rest is tar and gravel in and out of the river etc.
- For the petrol heads, Giyani is 195km from where we fill up at Tokyo Fuel Stop, the diesel guys can head back to Tokyo with ease.
Plan your fuel accordingly, assuming heavy consumption. DO NOT skip the last fuel stop so arrive with enough time to fill up before we head off on Thursday morning.
- We will be doing a total of 242km driving from Tokyo Fuel Stop, back to the fuel stop.
- This includes a total of 153km of River driving in sand and over rocks.
- The rest is tar and gravel in and out of the river etc.
- For the petrol heads, Giyani is 195km from where we fill up at Tokyo Fuel Stop, the diesel guys can head back to Tokyo with ease.
Plan your fuel accordingly, assuming heavy consumption. DO NOT skip the last fuel stop so arrive with enough time to fill up before we head off on Thursday morning.
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- KurtG
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I can’t really say without knowing the anticipated average economy of each car and the fuel tank size. Only then can the exact fuel use relative to tank size be calculated as a percentage or ratio
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- KurtG
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Four nights before we enter the river.....
Three before I leave for Mokopane to make the drive there more pleasant....
I started tonight with the packing, installed the drawer system and some recovery gear was placed in its secret hiding place (not really needed for the mighty Paj).
Tomorrow I do a packing trial run and maybe do some shopping.
Other than that, I’m ready to go
Three before I leave for Mokopane to make the drive there more pleasant....
I started tonight with the packing, installed the drawer system and some recovery gear was placed in its secret hiding place (not really needed for the mighty Paj).
Tomorrow I do a packing trial run and maybe do some shopping.
Other than that, I’m ready to go
Flex is overrated
- Mad Manny
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Only 3 more sleeps!
Some are packed already (anal KurtG)
Some have modded their vehicles (Paul25)
Some are attempting to build an entire canopy from scratch in 7 days (Grips)
Some have turned their vehicles into panel Vans (Wave)
Some have done nothing (Emile)
But Thursday morning, ready or not, we drop into the Molototsi - hopefully without a splash!
Some are packed already (anal KurtG)
Some have modded their vehicles (Paul25)
Some are attempting to build an entire canopy from scratch in 7 days (Grips)
Some have turned their vehicles into panel Vans (Wave)
Some have done nothing (Emile)
But Thursday morning, ready or not, we drop into the Molototsi - hopefully without a splash!
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"
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We are leaving wednesday
Sent from my GT-I9190 using TapatalkMad Manny wrote:Only 3 more sleeps!
Some are packed already (anal KurtG)
Some have modded their vehicles (Paul25)
Some are attempting to build an entire canopy from scratch in 7 days (Grips)
Some have turned their vehicles into panel Vans (Wave)
Some have done nothing (Emile)
But Thursday morning, ready or not, we drop into the Molototsi - hopefully without a splash!
- Mad Manny
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We will catch you up.
Either on Friday or on Saturday depending on how many breakdowns your group has...
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"
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2006 Conqueror Conquest 'Gearless'
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Here is a link to the latest weather prediction / forecast for the weekend.
https://www.yr.no/place/South_Africa/Li ... /long.html
https://www.yr.no/place/South_Africa/Li ... /long.html
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