Overland from London to Cape Town in a Landy

Hi,

We're a team of four travelling overland from London to Cape Town in two Landy Defender 110s, departing August.

Looking forward to getting some tips from this forum to assist with our preparations!

First question....any suggestion for navigation equipment for Africa?

Tracks in Africa - Tracks in Africa | Overland from London to Cape Town

Hi, depends on how much you want to spend and if you can handle the equipment.
A few years ago all you got was a map and a compass, todays travellers tend to fill the vehicle with loads of electronic features which they can`t use.

My opinion is to buy a used Garmin GPS, for example a Streetpilot or my favorite a 276C
a Software to plan your route on the computer and then some old style Maps and a good Compass for safety.
And last but not least a Logbook and a pen.

I know, it sounds a bit outdated but you drive a Defender, right?

Yup, a Defender it is. We're doing the trip through Africa with a couple of mates also in a Defender and they have a Garmin, just trying to work out if we could get away with one GPS between the 2 vehicles. So far got all the Michellin maps for Africa and a couple of general Africa ones.

read some threads in the expedition section, loadsa info in there ... :welcome: to LZ

How much is a used GPS these days? I got my 276c for around 150 Euro a year ago.

BTW Welcome and as minty told you, loads of Infos available

Thanks - will have a look!