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Hi all, We recently went on a quick break to Jabulani Safari in Hoedspruit, close to the Kruger National Park. It's a Relais & Chateaux lodge, and we highly recommend it! Most of the photos are of ellies, because the reserve contains Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development...

Felt good to go off-roading after more than 6 months! Video to follow shortly

https://l2sfbc.com/is-this-why-jlr-are-dropping-land-rover "... Here’s a theory. I’d suggest that the Land Rover name, brand and image is in fact well known and that is exactly why JLR are dropping it. Why? Because the name “Land Rover” conjures up images of Defenders, Series vehicles...

https://media.landrover.com/news/2023/05/land-rover-classic-reveals-classic-defender-works-v8-islay-edition "... Land Rover Classic has revealed its first heritage themed special edition Defender – the Classic Defender Works V8 Islay Edition. The themed edition celebrates both the remarkable...

Last Sunday I took my mate off-roading in my RRS, his second time ever. We had loads of fun ? Some photos & a video of the day:

Spotted on another forum, BFG will be releasing KO3 tires soon - it is listed as OEM on the GMC Sierra HD AT4 which is being released around Q1 2023.

Hi everyone, Just got back from a 2-week trip to Kenya, the main purpose of which was to do a safari in the Mara. We stayed at Angama Mara for 5 nights - amazing lodge on the escarpment overlooking the Mara. For the movie buffs, quite a few scenes from the movie Out of Africa were filmed...

Hi all, This happened twice in two days, after starting the car the first time in the day (ambient +-34C). Video: It doesn't happen after driving around and then starting the car again. I went past my mech yesterday, and he tightened the bolts on the brake booster. They were not loose, but...

So two years ago I misjudged a small dune at Atlantis Dunes and broke the lower part of the front bumper: I just left it as is because Land Rover wanted R20k to replace the whole front bumper. According to them, the lower part doesn't come separately. Anyway, I had plenty of time during the...

Finally got around to making a video showing the exhaust sound with the resonator and centre silencer replaced with straight pipes :cool:

Another fun obstacle outing with the club yesterday. A good mix of Defenders, Discos, and two RRSs. Unfortunately I lost a side skirting on a steep drop, but loads of fun nonetheless ?

Hi, The Mrs & I spent a few days at Tiger Canyon (http://tigercanyon.com/), a reserve establised about 20 years ago to save the endangered Bengal tiger, and now they have wild tigers roaming free as the apex predator in the reserve. What an amazing experience: the one day we chilled not 2m...

Chap pulls the engine out of a D3 body-on with a view to line-boring the engine after spun bearings. part 2, where he line bores the engine block

So finally the awful weather cleared up and I got around to fitting the touch steering wheel controls that I had ordered from EuroActive (https://euroactiveparts.com/). Pretty straightforward process, even for someone as DIY-deficient as me, what with my 3 left thumbs. The most difficult part...

After Thornybush and Londolozi, the final stop on our recent safari trip was Marataba Mountain Lodge: https://www.more.co.za/marataba/ After the plentiful game we saw at the first two reserves, Marataba was a bit of a let down except for the many, many rhinos we saw (I don't post photos of...

the next leg of our safari trip was Londolozi, one of the oldest game lodges in ZA - since 1926

yes, we went on safari. again ?

This was on our bucket list due to its inclusion in the National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World