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@@johnwahannah2385 Sorry, I don't understand?

@@marekhanzl5134 Hi, mostly a Canon R6 Mark II, with Canon's 100-500 L lens.

Expenses were in a combination of ZAR/Namibian$, USD, Zambian Kwacha and Botswana Pula, so I will provide it in those currencies as exchange rates do fluctuate a lot. Costs excluding fuel were approximately ZAR/Nam 8500, plus USD 3360 plus Kwacha 14700 plus BWP12000. (The Botswana one may not be quite accurate). Fuel was approx ZAR/Nam13400 plus USD 235 plus Kwacha 14000 plus BWP4200. It would be easy to spend a lot more...

Thanks! It's indeed a beautiful country.

@@lesemaphorenomade8978 A pleasure. I hope it was of some help.

Glad you think so! Much appreciated.

@@quentinfourie2173 Thanks! Just clarify: Where do you want to go from South Luangwa? I am not familiar with Man.

Thanks!

Yes, but as long as it is in the bush...

@@manoftheserengeti3052 Yes, an "alone in the wilderness" feeling is hard to come by, as many of the traditional places to experience it has become very popular.

More than 20 years...

I absolutely agree. We've done Metsi Metsi when that still existed, Sweni, Wolhuter and now Makhitikhi. What made Wolhuter fantastic was a combination of the environment and an absolutely fantastic guide in Nicol Coetzee. Next year we plan to do Olifants.

@@overlandersaThe Oliphants camp area is beautiful and the walk down to the junction of the Letaba and Oliphants River is the perfect sundowner spot.

@@JoesWildlifeAdventures Thanks - looking forward to it.

Thank you! You can book the trails on the Sanparks website or via their central reservations. Here is a link to the website sanparks.org/parks/kruger/what-to-do/activities/wilderness-trails

Thank you, it is always very encouraging to receive positive feedback on a video.

Thank you. There is supposed to be electricity, but at the time of our visit the batteries were shot, so the electricity only worked while the sun was shining.

@ thank you for your reply. I’m pleasantly surprised that there is any electricity at all and it will be nice to be able to top up batteries when needed.

It was!

Glad it was helpful!

@@johnyanderson6604 Thanks! Can you perhaps clarify what you mean by "extend vehicle choice"?

Sorry, excellent vehicle choice

@@johnyanderson6604 Ah, yes! I am very happy with it.

Thanks! Would one apply that with a brush or is it sprayed on? Do you have a specific product in mind or any light colour paint?

Thank you!

@@RovingAfrica I may not have explained well. If you want to have the mozzie net in place, my preferred design still provides what you want. The door would be fully closed so you are fully shielded by the mozzie net, but the window (which only goes through the canvas and should zip from the top) can be opened as far as desired. The only thing that design does not provide is if you want the top half of the door fully open with neither canvas nor mozzie net in place.

@@overlandersaah ok. Yeah i used to have a “normal” style RTT and i was always slightly annoyed by the lack of privacy when everything was open. So thats how i came to that conclusion. But either way. Great review! I have had this tent for a while now and couldn’t agree more. I was wondering 1 thing though. That rubber strip you have on the bottom lip at the doors. Did you fit that yourself? If so thats a great idea its a very painfull lip to accidentaly set your knee on I also noticed you put velcro on the velcro bits at the doors. I did that too. One of the small oversights that they made that rough side face in

@@RovingAfrica Thanks! Ours came with the strip - we didn't add that. You're very perceptive to notice our modification to the velcro. We found the velcro to be super noisy getting out at night and did not want to disturb fellow campers. It's only real benefit is when you deploy the side owning and then we simply remove our velcro cover.

@@overlandersainteresting! Mine did not have that. I will go back to alucab and ask about it. Because that ledge under there is thin sharp metal. Really not great when you lean on it with your knee or shin 😂

@@IddoRoscher Where we change our clothes for the night depends on the circumstances. In many of the places we camp there is no one else so we just change next to the vehicle, standing on our ground sheet. In other places the campsite may have ablutions, which we will use to change. If neither option is viable we'll change in the tent. It is usually possible to remove the dirtiest outer layer of clothing before getting in. We never take shoes into the tent. We take off our shoes standing on a little ground sheet at the bottom (see my 61 days overlanding : what worked, what didn't video) or while on the ladder. In our experience hyenas aren't the greatest of jumpers and will usually confine themselves to things on the ground. At least, we've not had a problem yet.

Thank you! I really appreciate your compliment and encouragement.

@@connormcclendon it is probably our favourite destination.

@@overlandersa wow

Hi, is it too loud or is it the music itself you do not like?

To answer your question, I must start with a few disclaimers. What we did should not be seen as a recommendation and people should make up their own minds as to what is appropriate and safe. We try to follow a "risk management" approach and are willing to accept some risk. In this regard probably the most important point is to be aware of your surroundings and areas where potentially dangerous animals may remain unobserved. When we saw the lions moving in our direction on the pan we concluded that there is a chance that they may come right to our camp. We then moved our vehicles into the shade closest to our tents and the shelter to discourage the lions (should they come into the camp) from lying down in that shade which would have effectively blocked access to the tents. This worked in that the lions lied down under a tree a little distance away. When the lions went to sleep we took turns monitoring the lions and people not on monitoring duty could go to the bathroom, grab lunch etc. The vehicles then formed a bit of a barrier between us and the lions. If the lions approached closer we would have been able to enter the vehicles or tents from the side away from the lions. When the lions woke up later in the afternoon the person monitoring them informed everybody that the lions were waking up. The lions then approached the shower to have a drink from the run-off and all visits to the bathroom ceased! When we returned form a late afternoon game drive it was clear that the lions were fully awake and preparing to move off. There was a window of opportunity where we could start the fire before one of the lionesses returned to the camp. Eventually the lions moved off fully and we could start the braai, while continually monitoring the area. Some further comments: The risk of potentially dangerous animals like lions and leopards is much higher at night, because your ability to already see them at a distance is impaired and they are more active. So we are more careful at night. At night we will not go walking around unnecessarily and will scan the area with a spotlight before e.g. going to the bathroom and will only visit that if it is clear that no potentially dangerous animals are around. We've had lions, elephants etc in our campsites numerous times, and in my experience they do not really seem to be scared of fire. So I would not rely on a fire to keep them away. I think you were wise to go into your vehicle/tent once you became aware of the lion in your camp at night.

Thanks! I really appreciate the compliment.

Thank you! Glad you liked it.

Hi, it is made by Takla. They make them vehicle and model specific to match speaker grills, light sensors etc. We use it to store binoculars, a GoPro, notebook etc. It is nice to have binoculars readily accessible.

My pleasure

​@@anthonycoward4416 As long as you do not cut into the vehicle's wiring loom i don't think it should be a problem. Our installation simply connects to the battery. I had the same setup with my previous Ford and it never was an issue. But obviously I cannot guarantee how they will view it. I did correspond with Ford on their policy before my first installation and they said that if the "unapproved accessory" did not cause the issue claimed for under the warranty it will be OK.

@@overlandersa thank you so much - sorry last one don’t perhaps have a referral that could help me

@@anthonycoward4416 Sorry, I don't understand. What kind of referral do you mean?

We leave bedding and cushions inside even with the table. If the bedding and cushions are thick the tent is just a bit more difficult to close. We also leave the ladder inside, but move the cushions so the ladder is not on top of them.

@@satishpatel5260 Thank you

Thanks! Would you mind sharing what you specifically found interesting, so I can try and maintain the standard?

@@clementwhittle8302 Not really. Once or twice a creaking noise from the load bars, so from time to time I checked that they remained tightly bolted to the roof rails. What did make noticeable noise was the extra spare wheel on the vehicle roof if the ratchet fastening it loosened a bit, but that was easy to fix by just tightening the ratchet another notch.

Valid point, didn't think of that one.

HI, I used Google translate to translate your message so I'm not sure how accurate the translation is... Glad you enjoyed the video.

Thank you!

Thanks 👍Yes, we are enjoying it!

Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement!

Good to hear you are satisfied. Regards

Thanks! We knew we wanted the backrest, but were skeptical of the drop-down table as I thought it quite pricey. The salesman almost insisted that we take the table as well and gave a deep discount on that. I am very glad he managed to convince us, as it is even more useful than the backrest.

@@overlandersa that’s good to know. I’ll have to persuade my better half 😁