Ironman 4x4 in Africa

[Ironman 4x4]

Hey guys,

Just thought I'd give everybody the heads up that I'm currently away on holidays in Africa.

As you can imagine internet connectivity isn't regular or good, so I apologize if anyone is trying to contact me over the remainder of the year. I'll try to get back to you when possible!

In the mean time I've got myself a 79 series dual cab with a good touring setup, a 1hz up front and thousands of ks to check out! (already missing my ZD30di in the GU)

Enjoy the rest of ur year guys and girls!

Cheers,

Matt
Ironman 4x4

[growler2058]

Good onya Matt have fun and stay safe

[rusty_nail]

Have a great time and stay safe mate, feel free to share some pics when you get back would be awesome to see!!!

[AB]

You know the rules mate, photos or it didn't happen :1087:

[rusty_nail]

this one AB? :useless:

[04OFF]

Bugger, looking at the title i got excited, i thought this was going to be a live trip report with regular updates.........could have been such a good thread (lol)

[Ironman 4x4]

Bugger, looking at the title i got excited, i thought this was going to be a live trip report with regular updates.........could have been such a good thread (lol)

I'll see what I can do about doing a write up of the trip and posting some photos next time I get some wifi (which will probably be in 2-3 days). The big problem with photos is just how long it takes to upload them to forums (all high res RAW images from my DSLR). But if you wish to check out my pics I have uploaded them to FB you are all welcome to check out the album (should be accessible even if you don't have a FB account):

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152967320449579.1073741846.616044578&type=1&l=386e7cef83

[AB]

Here you go mate, just in case others can't see them I stole a few to show here ;)

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52854&stc=1http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52853&stc=1http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52852&stc=1http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52851&stc=1http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52850&stc=1http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52849&stc=1http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52848&stc=1http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52847&stc=1http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52846&stc=1http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52855&stc=1

[04OFF]

Yeh, actually some bloody great pics there fella.

Those spare wheel cover things, do they double as BBQ plates or something ?

[BigRAWesty]

Yeh, actually some bloody great pics there fella.

Those spare wheel cover things, do they double as BBQ plates or something ?

I was wondering the exact same thing lol.
And what model are those uses?? A long long wheel base by the looks of them.
But great pictures. Must be a trip of a life time. Even if it is in a Toyota ;-)

[Ironman 4x4]

I was wondering the exact same thing lol.
And what model are those uses?? A long long wheel base by the looks of them.
But great pictures. Must be a trip of a life time. Even if it is in a Toyota ;-)

Hey Guys,

Got 5 min of wifi so I'll keep it short.

The plates on the back of the tyres are what they call brai, which is what they call a bbq plate over here. They are an interesting design as they have clamps that grip into the tyres (and are able to stay on with just that) but they also have a rachet strap to ensure they dont move. Pretty cool though (I've noticed a number of cool things over here like that).

The model of vehicle we are driving is a Landcruiser 79 series dual cab running the 1HZ (instead of the v8 that we have in AUS). Trust me when I say I'm missing the power of my ZD30 these things are slugs!

Talk again soon,

Cheers,

Matt
Ironman 4x4

[Conradk]

Great stuff. Glad to see you enjoying my stamping ground.

[Ironman 4x4]

Well I've made it back to Aus, and now back in the office!

I'll do a bit of a write up over the next few days of exactly what I got up to!

Cheers,

Matt
Ironman 4x4

[threedogs]

different being a well back dual cab I suspect they would have heaps of neat stuff for the safari rigs
Welcome back have a great 2015

[Ironman 4x4]

different being a well back dual cab I suspect they would have heaps of neat stuff for the safari rigs
Welcome back have a great 2015

It was actually a very interesting market. Most people there don't kit out their rigs nearly as much as we do in Aus. Nearly none have spotlights or led bars, and bullbars are still a rarity.

Touring rigs tend to all have tubs with mainly steel/aluminium canopies (I'm assuming they use steel/alloy canopies due to security). And most also run their stock suspension into the ground before upgrading. Even if they are driving nose up due to excess weight in the rear.

THey also have a large focus on roof racks and rooftop storage. They all tend to carry 2-6 jerry cans of fuel on the roof racks and store their tents up there too (a lot of large canvas tents or oztent style ground tents). They also all put their spare tyres on the roof. This includes patrols etc that have it on the rear door.

The other thing I've noticed is they don't often put their vehicles tyre pressure down. I got a few strangle looks and people chasing after me when running 25psi as they all thought I'd caught a puncture!

All terrains also tend to be very popular over there, and none of them have steel/aluminium trays. They are all style sides! The cool things I did see were some of the camping setups like kitchens where they have brackets/clamps to store salt shakers etc.

They also all tend to carry around and bring in firewood rather than forraging.

Cheers mate, definately going to have an awesome 2015!

Regards,

Matt
Ironman 4x4