Recent content by Rhubarb

AYP - Pity he's not doing it now. I only did because I got divorced in South Africa - maybe he'll do it in a few years ;)

Did 5 months CT to England with her so 10 days not a problem. They seemed poorly prepared border wise plus Moyale - Isiolo should have been either done in daylight or better they should have taken the longer but far smoother dirt closer to the Somali border. Safer and quicker and mapped on...

Should have taken a Defender... Talking to my girlfriend last night about attempting to break their record next year. We've done it once slowly and I can see lots of ways to cut time based on their trip. Her problem is we couldn't use Rhubarb - we'd need at least a third person and it ain't...

Entirely pointless to take two - you doing it to spend time with your missus. You won't get stuck unless you want to - ie you decide you want to play around in soft sand in the Sahara - go to a pay and play on a sUnday if you want to do this the week before you set off. If you source...

They got unlucky at the Ethiopian border. It took us less than an hour and about the same entering Kenya (albeit from Uganda at a very busy crossing) Also last year they'd stopped the armed escorts through Northern Kenya but we travelled in daylight so maybe that's why. If they can get...

Take a fridge for beer. That and a sat phone and a spare wheel and your set! Re: Fuel consumption I got about 10l/100km over 35,000km in a 300tdi Defender fully loaded with roof tent. Dunno what that is in old money.

I'm glad that ferry wasn't around last year as I would have been tempted to take it and missed out on Dahab on Sinai, Jordan and most of all Syria which is amazing. Not to mention Kas in Turkey. You can still go to Venice by getting a ferries from Bodrum to Rhodes to Athens to Venice. The...

I didn't spot you were planning to cross from Uganda to Southern Sudan. You can't. Border is closed due to the Lords Resistance Army massacres. Several this year. Chris whatever is wanted for war crimes at the Hague. Also you can't cross from southern Sudan to Northern Sudan. Different visas and...

Ehtiopia is grim. Then soemthing amazing happens like watching an Ethiopian win the WC 10000m in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of Ethiopians in a bar eating tej. £20k is a decent amount to allow for. We took 5 months and spent way more than that but we had plenty of 5* nights did stuff...

I have a couple of thoughts for whoever is organising this; Algeria, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, DR Congo. That takes you by the orginal Humber Snipe route to the equator crossing. Unfortunately the FCO advises against travel to all or parts of these countries. There is a very...

2x20kg(@1kg/l)+~2.5kg/jc*2=±45kg DUCY?

2x20kg(@1kg/l)+~2.5kg/jc*2=±45kg

Front fit lets you have dry(ish) storage for shoes/ashtray/crap on bonnet. Also if you have roof jerry cans you get better balance putting them at the back - remember full they're ±45kg - it's alot of weight. You have a shorter ladder, less weight but allows for pillow space in tent, as it...

Does it seem to be coming mostly from the part of the head nearest the front? If it is then it may well be coming from... Aww bugger it took me months to work it out and now I've forgotten - mine'll be here in an hour I'll have a look and remind myself. But it ain't the bolts or the gasket.

Re you Sam the belge with the White 110? Ithink me and my girlfriend met you in Malawi? Last saw you on Zanzibar? If so pm me that fnb bank guy was no good. We paid the full deposit for the carnet. When did you finish?