Jip this is sadly the state of our beloved country! Loadshedding can even go to 4 times a day. Politcians are destroying BUT on ground level people are actually getting along nicely and try their best to make things work!

Wow - I have never seen a Woolworth's that empty. In Cape Town, you can barely move inside. Loadshedding, as I'm sure you discovered, is very much a moveable feast - two hours one day and six the next, depending on Eskom's "stages". I swear some intersections work better when the traffic lights are off

Very interesting episode Gwynn and Andrew. I love the traditional African music at the end, it really hits the emotions of the story and where you are. Africa, wow

"It adds interest", Gwyn is such a positive person. What a gem.

This is a wonderful adventure to be sharing! I can’t wait to see more! The Troopy is awesome !!

Wow, what a journey! You guys have done an incredible job getting the car ready for the long trip. Can't wait to follow your adventure!

Loving this series! Loving the basic travel at this point 👌 I took my family back to SA for a 2 month vacay last year. Was nice to be back, but definitely in a steep decline overall. Drove around in a little NX200 which was great, but it would have been a treat to do it in something a little more rugged such as a cruiser.

Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

Those seat covers and floor mats look good

Seeing the Venter trailer in the background reminds me so much of SA. I brought mine out to Oz 28 years ago when I migrated. Watching your trip with interest!

Absolutely love your energy, and expertise and amazing videos. Bravo. Love from the UK 🇬🇧

I have a Kellerman (rebranded Snomaster) that I brought to Australia when I moved from South Africa. Been going for about 10 years, maybe more. Very good value, I agree.

Really liking forward to this and especially your comments regarding the rapid decay of our infrastructure especially roads.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Gwynn and I were horrified. Only when one leaves to see the alternative and how normal countries operate can one appreciate the scale of the decline.

@craignorris126

Жыл бұрын

Yes. A sad reality of ours that’s getting worse daily. Cape Town and Western Cape like another country

Great to see you back in SA. Good to see you sorting vehicle for trip down to Cape Town. Maybe I'll see you down here somewhere. Safe travels.

Hi to both of you wonderful people. I can’t stop watching. So I will download it. Lol can’t help it. Take care. Regards John from Gold Coast.

I am really enjoying this series Andrew and it looks like you both are too. Cheers mate👍

Love the show, in some places in South Africa,we’ve had challenges with flooding which caused major damage to roads. Please drive safe

Oh the memories you bring back. In 2017 I spent six weeks in South Africa. Johannesburg Peoria, Cape Town a couple safaris a couple organized trips. Had an absolutely amazing experience. Fell in love with South Africa. I would love with people. Yes I hear all the bad stuff wasn’t my experience. I would go back to South Africa in a heartbeat.

That old Mini parked at the B&B looked interesting

I guess it comes with decades of experience, and a deep knowledge of a specific vehicle, but I'm always impressed by how confident Andrew is about what he buys/builds/fits to his vehicles. There's no "I bought this but I just need to cut a bit off before it'll fit properly". It's just "I'll take this, this and that" and wallop! They're in. Done. Ready to go. I feel like, if I was to inspect one of his vehicles (RRC aside), I'd never find a set of lights that weren't wired-up, a loose armrest, a door that doesn't close properly or anything that was attached "temporarily" using zip-ties.

Loved it! I hope Jen and I have adventures like this when I retire from the day job.

Enjoy your trip down to Cape Town! Be safe on the roads and I'm looking forward to seeing all the content. I wish I could have jumped on one of the buddy seats in the back 😂

Thank you Andrew & Gwyn. Cheers from Melbourne

I so wish we could find vehicles this clean in the UK.

Always love videos with Gwynn! You know Andrew, she is the star.

We were just there on a cross-country trek, those potholes were crazy! We had a rental van and I feared that we would shear a wheel off.

My landcruiser KZJ78 here in Uganda would LOVE such nice secondary and tertiary roads to travel! Her bushings and shocks are downright envious. No wonder a cruiser with 500k on the clock looks so nice!🤣

Great to see the new project…

Just comment about Snomaster which you presented in this episode. It’s not the same kind of good products which they had sold in the past. Last month I’ve bought new Snomaster and I was so disappointed to find out quality issues that I had to share this experience here. Locks to top covers were installed too high so cover is not closing tightly (door can open around 1cm up) and all together with locks jumps and ring on corrugated roads. Fridge cover provided is way tooo big and not stitched straight. It looks like potato bag not fitting fridge inside. Local distributor was happy to replace product but we found out that all of them are the same !!! I think that small label on the side is explanation (Made in China). Definitely it’s not good product anymore :(

Love the car so clean. I drive a 1993 Defender 90 200tdi it would be great to see you feature one of them on the show someday

Nothing wrong with split rims, I have been changing them for 35+ years with no issues, you have to know what your doing and what to watch for when inflating them.

This is africa love it! 👍

😂 Haha welcome back to South Africa Andrew. That road is about par for the course here these days.

Back to why enjoy 4X Overland.

The last shot of the road conditions. Eastern Freestate at its finest👌👌👌 looks like the R26 not far from the farm

It seems to me that your new troopy was an ambulance in it's previous life Andrew by the way those seats are arranged.

That major road is similar in state to our roads in the UK. Potholes everywhere.

Those wheels are standard in our place, but I think our safety net is that we don't have powerful pressure machines. If we had them we'd be thinking singing a different tune.

Are split rims still common there? Really glad the tire shop helped you out. I understand you paid them, but it was nice of them to do a side job.

@Fe_lix

Жыл бұрын

They are short called "split rim" in English but technically they are not. They are locking circle rims and they are safe (at least the Toyota ones), there are no report anywhere of anyone getting hurt by one of them. Split rims were rims where the main body of the rim itself splitted in 2 and yes they were dangerous (they could "jump" in your face if not mounted correctly) but are extincts since the 60's. And to answer your question, yes Toyota still install them on Land Cruiser in some countries. Which I think speak for the fact that Toyota judges them safe.

@squatch2461

Жыл бұрын

@@Fe_lix 🍻Thanks for the detailed explanation.

Ha! Love love love Toyota reliability. I have a Toyota fortuner 3.0d from 2007 with 657000 on the clock, still runs like new

From what I'm hearing from you I don't think South Africa will be on my travel thoughts. I have met someone from South Africa at a barber shop in Blairsville, Georgia, USA this area is in the lower Appalachian Mountain range near the beginning of the hiking trail from Georgia to Maine. Oh, I got off my thought guy was probably in his early 40's and didn't sound like he would ever go back to South Africa.

Interesting to see a lot of ex-pat comments here. No doubt SA is in major decline. However if you have the means and savvy to work around the challenges, SA is still a beautiful and diverse country, especially for overlanding. I’ve done a lot of overlanding and haven’t even made a dent in what SA has to offer. The diversity and varying geography is not something many other countries can say they have. As always great video and looking forward to watching more of this SA series.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

SA has so much to offer the overlander, and that is why I am building a Landcruiser there. But economically, it's a basket case. Only when one lives elsewhere can one have any kind of reality check of how bad it really is. Most of my touring will not be in SA, because it isn't safe. I'll spend most of my time in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.

@johnvaneeden1455

Жыл бұрын

The most accurate description, which you used, for loadshedding is scheduled power outages. Brownouts and blackouts have different meanings to different nations.

@johnvaneeden1455

Жыл бұрын

Sorry Andrew, should have warned you against Rxxx marked roads north of the wine curtain !

One giant SA section at Wollies? Awesome!

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

I hope you got the joke?

Nice to see a new African challenge ! But I wouldn’t have bought anything from Sunward Motors. Done it and am not surprised it broke down after 10 min ! All the best and looking forward to your African episodes. Tobias Köppe

Lovely

It is wonderful to relive South Africa again, but sad to to see the deterioration over the past 25 years.

@eo2149

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, we as South Africans acknowledge the irreversible deterioration that results of lack of expertise due to unwillingness of government to employ the experts in our country. The unlawful flooding of immigrants from the rest of Africa creates immense pressure on already deteriorating infrastructure. We have all the potential, but a lack of insight combined with corruption cripples the country

@levelzyung7454

Жыл бұрын

Hmm what deterioration are u talking about?

Those split rims are the one's with the lock rings? We used to have them on semi trucks, back in the day, where the inflation pressures are up to 850 Kpa. Some guys at tyre shops would sit on the rim while inflating! Needless to say, there's been deaths, and even a lock ring that went right through a workshop's roof. I HATE those things.

Which highway was that with all the potholes? Was it a toll road?

Would them arm rests fit on an 80series looks similar them door sides inside 🤔

How much do you usually tip people, like the car guards at the mall? Great video!

Load shedding is not just a South African term. Load shedding was common when I lived in India in the mid-90s

Australia does load shedding too. We took part in it quite often in the industry I used to work in on very hot days to reduce the power load when everyone was running their air conditioners

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Four times daily? Usually 2-4 hours at a time? I don't think this is the same.

@darrengray2309

Жыл бұрын

Garbage not in cities or big towns not even small towns have i heared of it

Hi Andrew. Been trying forever to get intouch with takla. Do they do the takmat for LHD troopy? I got a reply saying yes and then one saying no then nothing at all.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

I do not know. But unlikely.

Looked like to me it was a people carrier for some company that had to have certain safety requirments, hence the brake capability

Massive fan of your show but I'm a mini guy through and through. The highlight of the video was seeing that lovely mini parked in the garage next door 😂

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

that was a very nice Mini. I noticed it too.

500 000km? That's cute. Our 2009 Hilux Vigo is pushing 618 000km... Slay though! 💪✌️

Surely "vital" infrastructure such as traffic lights would be on a different circuit and exempt from load shedding?

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

they are not. Everything goes dark.

If Takla made covers and floor mats for the Honda Element, they'd make a small fortune in the U.S. market.

We can thank are fantastic government for the beautiful state we are in. 🇿🇦👍🤔🤔🤔

70 series my favorite cars

Any info on Quick Pitch can never get hold of them??

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

who knows what happened to them in Australia? The workshop is closed and has been for months. But they are still very active in South Africa.

@jamesstanden4806

Жыл бұрын

@@4xoverland I wonder if they can send me a maxtrax table from over there, or maybe you could fit one in your luggage when you return.

An entertaining episode for sure, both story wise and of course the comment section😂 Glad that we have one youtuber that doesn't mince his words when relaying the state of South Africa,👍🏻

How did you manage to get the Takla seat covers in Aus, a distributor or direct?

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

direct.

@jarrahfitzgerald2752

Жыл бұрын

@@4xoverland Thanks. May have to contact them. How have you found them compared to Aussie brands?

@ookeekthelibrarian

Жыл бұрын

@@jarrahfitzgerald2752 I contacted Takla 6 months ago and got covers for my new Hulux sent to the Gold Coast. I had no worries, the shipping was tad more than they quoted, but shite happens. They fit great and honestly, better than anything you can get made here is Aussie.

@jarrahfitzgerald2752

Жыл бұрын

@@ookeekthelibrarian Thanks for the reply. Out of interest, what series and colour covers did you go for?

@ookeekthelibrarian

Жыл бұрын

@@jarrahfitzgerald2752 Well I should have said, I tossed out the seats that came with the 2022 Hilux and fitted RECARO Ergomed (I've a few replacement joints in my back). Takla had the pattern for the seats and as for colour well it's the standard tan of the Cantech.

At the end there it must have been a bit like driving on UK roads.

We have load shedding to limit the load on the grid because our grid “cannot” support the entire country’s load so they shed some of it. We all play a part in being “shed”. We also get shed when Eskom needs to use some capacity to create capacity (for example, if they need to use some electricity to pump water up dams for an expected peak or heavy usage period like long weekends). We have had load shedding for so long, most of us know what it is for now. We think we are being lied to though 😂

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

We do understand why. The route cause though, is corruption. Africa is not unique. But it's the single most corroding part of modern civilization.

Welcom back in SA Oompie

Loving the series!!!! But you’ve got more guts than I do wearing a submariner in SA…

@4xoverland

11 ай бұрын

I am careful.

@Treetopflyer777

11 ай бұрын

@@4xoverland 👍🏻👍🏻. A real classic btw. You have a great eye for classic mechanical things.

Probably way cheaper than here in the states for the food from Woolworth

We used to have load shedding in Indian .. but it’s far gone ..

I did not know you have a tik tok channel as well 😊

I love the car

The potholes are like the ones on most UK roads off the Motorways! The frost damage this year has made the situation really bad on many suburban roads. I no longer ride a bike because it too easy to drop into a deep pothole and there’s a serious risk of an accident.

These roads actually look normal to us living in Northern Rivers AU 😆

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

they get worse. Far worse.

Please show us what items you bought at Woolworths. SA is not expensive at all

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Food is more expensive in SA than in Australia, even considering the exchange rate. As are cars, and the cost of borrowing money. But take-outs and restaurants are about 40% cheaper. Fuel is similar.

Another classic ASW loading.....

What did the land cruiser cost ?

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

watch the playlist to find out more details

Why do they need to conserve electricity?

@4xoverland

10 ай бұрын

Because the power goes off every day on and off for about 15 hours.

Ironically as you mention load-shedding! We have load-shedding :(

So went Rhodesia so goes South Africa.....

There is nothing wrong with split rims if you know what you are doing. I had them for many years driving trucks and I also had them on an old Nissan Patrol.

it's an ex ambo model Andrew it would require to stop on a dime..

How much u pay in us????

Oh it broke down I thought they were Reliable 😂

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

This has 500 000 kms on it and its maintenance is unknown. There is nothing magic happening here. Like all cars, if they are not maintained, they break down.

Say what you will but our roads here in rural Arizona are in worse condition and your new to u troopie will fix up real nice, and the dealership in pretoria should not have sold that vehicle with that unservicable tire on the vehicle... thx. Matt

@bwsmity

Жыл бұрын

I highly doubt the roads are worse in Arizona.

@mattottie6410

Жыл бұрын

@@bwsmity you dont live here we have dirt roads that the county will not maintaine, you should think before you speak. Live and learn.

Woolworth is still around? I remember going to one in my childhood years. The original "five and dime"😮😊 Congratulations on the start of your journey. Be safe and looking forward to seeing more.

If South African Woolworths isn't the equivalent to Australian Woolworths, what's the South African equivalent to Australian Woolworths?

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Pick & Pay

Loadshedding 😂

You can mute your gps lady 🤣

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

but I needed her to tell me the way.

You could have done that yourself b4 they opened! But for the tools! Yet you head to remote country. Are we just lazy in town?

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

What about a workshop in which to do the work? One cannot just walk into a workshop and start working on a car. One uses the services of others and they should get paid for those services.

That’s really not a lot of miles for a diesel Toyota engine. They can do a million miles.

Could've taken the seats out yourself with a cheap tool kit and still have enough cash to tip the guardian of the car park.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

and the point of your comment is . . .?

@colinduncan908

Жыл бұрын

Possibly a tip for next time? You would then have a tool kit to fix stuff out in the bush when there is no shops to help you, and the guardian could potentially have saved all of your kit from the back of the cruiser at woolworths?

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

I guess with the benefit of hindsight, choices are always a lot easier. As it happens, I could have had the car seller remove the seats before I collected the car, but then the tyre guys wouldn't have got their seats that they now use in their lunch room, as well as the not inconsiderable tip. The result would have been that the car guard would have had the tip from the cash I had in my wallet, and there would be no story to tell, and therefore a shorter video. Which scenario worked best? You decide.

Yep, the roads. But our Minister of roads, Mr Beeg Pothole, and his deputy, Mr Deep Slaggate, are trying their best😒😒!

4XO. Cecile Rhodes would be spinning in his grave if he saw what happened to the SAF's ! Has it become 3rd vs 2nd World country ? V.

load shedding a symptom of a failing society

Well… Don’t show this supermarket to your viewers in the UK 🇬🇧 Ever since Brexit happend… things are goin … wonderful 😝

@erhardt1477

Жыл бұрын

@@darrenhale6320 Well Darren … thx for your inspirational comment ! If you don’t know what the situation is, as of April 2023, in a UK Supermarket … There numerous possibilities… You just woke up from a coma OR mum is still doin your shopping OR you have so much money you pay somebody to do it for you.😅 my best guess is … you’re in a hospital 🏥 and are still recovering… all the best mate 👍

@erhardt1477

Жыл бұрын

@@darrenhale6320 Hey this is REALLY FUNNY now … there is this guy showing a FULL SHELF Supermarket… and I remark that viewers from the UK 🇬🇧 should NOT see this … in a winky kind of way … and YOU get stuck on, when the brand closed … 😂 That’s funny … and yes of course Darren… you’re a great guy … 😝👍😜 Your job is great … I’m sure… Your kids are great … I’m sure… Your wife is great … I’m sure… Hope your mum is doin fine … 😊 … Aaaaah … this is funny … in so many ways 😅

Did you buy a pig in a pock

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

keep watching and find out. Are you hoping I did? Or didn't?

@PeterHatch-mx7zc

Жыл бұрын

@4xoverland im hoping you did not but how did you miss that rear right tire in the beginning of buying it or makes good utube t.v.

Cola cola everyday not good for your health man lolololol

you don't paint a very good picture of SA - worrying about your gear in your car, making reference to the importance of carrying a gun when showing the seat covers.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

SA is what it is. No, this doesn't paint a good picture. because its not a good picture.

Namibian roads are better. Drive through!

Stop winging and moaning about S A . This is not a nanny state like Australia.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

That is true. Instead of nanny, South Africans live in a very dangerous place. And especially drive. It's people ignore the laws and the result is a largely disfunctional country. 10 years and Ive returned to a country that I am so grateful I don't live in any more. Instead I live in a country that works. it just works. The nanny state part is annoying at times. But given a choice, Australia is a f*king fantastic place to live.

@johnvaneeden1455

Жыл бұрын

@@4xoverland Yeah, they took all firearms away so that they could coral people into camps without resistance !

@ookeekthelibrarian

Жыл бұрын

@@johnvaneeden1455 Can you cite the source for your bloody stupid claims?