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Thanks for seeing that. My sister, brother in law and sons on holiday from the USA still rates the two evenings wild camping after the incident as one of their best days experiences. And they have been everywhere.

Beautiful, thanks

@cyrilklopper I love that route, booked again for April 2025. Especially the Kamgab section, but we normally only lunch there leaving the trailer behind at the trail head. I can imagine it can be hell of alot of fun on a motorcycle.

Thanks Bekkie, I have been thinking of answering you for months now. Life is complicated so you deserve the ling answer. After successfully developing the trailer I had the intend to do more trips, but then SA Gov. Inc red tape struck. It took two years to get the trailer registered, I finally got the papers in June 2024. I can now build 500 a year of the safari trailers if need be. But, I had to keep myself busy waiting for the process, so I jumped into a nightmare rabbit hole building our cabin in Bainskloof. @skaamcabin . It’s a grueling task, having to take every piece of material up the mountain. I started on September 2023 and hope to be done in January 25. Our first trip in the Bushguru will be in April 2025, raising money for a charity. Thanks for the wishes and support.

Thanks for the comment. I have answered it a couple of times prior.

Thanks. I was just talking to someone this weekend about Kingsleys tours and how don’t see the support crews that follow them. In this case I took all the accommodation and facilities for eight people and something that weighs the same as a large Conquerer. I went to fast up the hill, should have engaged low4 and crawled up.

I understand Kingsley has a support crew and vehicle/ s. It does sound like the prop was badly engineered and not for the load. How can they do a job like this without drawings and measurements ??

They had a report and pictures. That is a good tip. What was shocking was the bill for that short recovery.

First thing I saw.

True. This was a test run for a concept. Lots of lessons learned.

If only it was done, but sorted now thanks. Yes I enter from the rear into the canopy, up to tent. Easy, with a room to stand and get dressed. Check out the build video on the channel. Cheers

That is a valid point. Yes, I did mention to the company that it should be a standard operating procedure to have drawings, then I would not have been stuck for nearly a week in Springbok, just to drive back at 60kmh because nobody could do the measurements. Eventually I dealt directly with the propshaft company and feel much more comfortable with the modification.

Foam inserts vir die kombuis op trailer en kameras op Bushguru was Sondor Foam, Parow. Goeie diens maar maak maar reg vir so bietjie wag. Mondli het my gehelp.

@@bush_guru dankie

True, weight is the one thing I knew would be an issue, and working on solutions there. At the time though the trailer was empty, took out everything and let all the water out. Traction due to bad road surface made it difficult. Regarding the components, I know have a Mercedes truck tube for the propshaft. That should do the trick lol.

So true, they don’t even keep wipers, so why driveshaft’s

@@bush_guru Guy had to drive to Windhoek from Swakop to pay CASH before ToyMama would order a rear TLC200 window from Jozi. Things like that cancel out the benefit of 'a dealer in every hamlet.'

@@unwoke1652 even wipers is an issue with Toyota dealerships, all three our last three wiper changes had to be ordered in.

Awesome combo, seems to be a couple of people with the two in the garage (if they can get in the garage lol). I am planning a video on what worked and what not, so thought of less modifications is constantly on my mind after that episode. Thanks for the wishes, she is out of hospital today.

Thanks Patrick, all worked out well at the end with our daughter. Yes the extension was, as they say, the standard that they did all others before mine. I was not happy with that answer and they replaced it with a Mercedes 1415 truck tubing, so it should last now. I must say that my trust in humanity was restored after this episode. From the farmer that brought my trailer down to Cape Town from Springbok (@liefland cottages) to the Colin @propshaftengineering in Parow that replaced the prop shaft with the Mercedes Tube at no cost.

Correct Tim. I knew that pass and also knew when I went to recce the route that the pass could be an issue. My rookie mistake was not walking it first, as it definitely deteriorated since I last drove it in November. But I still wonder if I would have had a better chance if the propshaft was not damaged yet. I now have a new shaft with a tube from a Mercedes truck.

I wish, lets see if they get it right the second time.

Much appreciated Garth.

Thanks for the feedback and wishes, much appreciated.