New to the forum. We're at the very beginning of our overland adventure, finalizing the purchase of a new Troopy 4.2D in Cape Town (we're based in Northern California) and will do the conversion there. No details yet regarding mods, but I can post updates as work progresses. Should be done by year's end.
We've done two self-drives (Namibia / Botswana in 2017 & Tanzania in Feb. 2020 just before the pandemic hit full throttle) and caught the bug. Since we're thinking about semi-retiring in the coming years, we thought it would be nice to get a head start and have our own vehicle for yearly safaris before we can start doing multi-month rather than multi-week overland tours.
Looking to grow my knowledge base from the good people here.
A shot of our white Troopy rental after a 2hr drive through the mud fields in southern Serengeti ... we followed a 3 vehicle convoy (2 game vehicles + a supply truck) that made its way right through the grasslands because the usual tracks were completely impassable.
We've done two self-drives (Namibia / Botswana in 2017 & Tanzania in Feb. 2020 just before the pandemic hit full throttle) and caught the bug. Since we're thinking about semi-retiring in the coming years, we thought it would be nice to get a head start and have our own vehicle for yearly safaris before we can start doing multi-month rather than multi-week overland tours.
Looking to grow my knowledge base from the good people here.
A shot of our white Troopy rental after a 2hr drive through the mud fields in southern Serengeti ... we followed a 3 vehicle convoy (2 game vehicles + a supply truck) that made its way right through the grasslands because the usual tracks were completely impassable.