On some extended overlanding trips one needs to be self-sufficient for at least 7 to 8 days due to the lack of shopping malls and fuel stations. The availability of water may also be non-existent, unreliable or even contaminated at times.
The vehicle needed to be accessorised and equipped accordingly and we have attempted to cover most eventualities using common sense and a tight budget. If one is not careful one's hard-earned cash can easily disappear into the proverbial huge bottomless hole.
Accessories
- Old Man Emu shocks and coils at all 4 corners
- Supplementary airbags-in-coil suspension
- ARB replacement front bumper with bull bar
-Twin Hella 'Luminator' metal spotlights
- IEF replacement rear bumper with tow-hitch and spare wheel carrier
- LongRanger 180 litre fuel sub-tank
- LongRanger 2 x 40 litre water tanks
- Tyre pressure/temperature real-time monitoring system
Equipment
- Outback Roof rack
- My-Way roof-top tent
- Ground tent / table / chairs
- Customised drawer/packing system
- BushRanger Air compressor
- Tyre pressure gauge
- Engel 40 litre freezer
- Engel 13 litre fridge
- 2 x auxiliary deep-cycle Optima Yellow Top batteries
- DC to DC charger
- 2 x gas bottles
- Spade and axe
- Heavy-duty lifting jack
- Garmin 276C GPS with external aerial
- Asus netbook to download tracks for Tracks4Africa
- 150W inverter
- Katadyne water purifier
