SA4x4 magazine is written for anyone who loves to travel to wild places in their 4x4s. Covering beautiful routes in southern Africa and beyond, this title also deals with gear selection, vehicle reviews, and trail driving. This magazine contains everything you need to know about self-contained, vehicular travel in wilderness areas.
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THE RIVER HORSE
RECOVERY GEAR – what you need to know • TRAIL SAVVY: Off-road driving tips, skills & practices
GEAR
BOLD NEW ERA • Mitsubishi’s Triton gets its game on
RANGE AND PRICING
TWO-LITRE BEATER • Ranger takes the high-tech plunge
UPDATE
GLADIATOR SHOWCASE
IN A VAN THROUGH SOUTH AMERICA PART TWO: PATAGONIA TO TIERRA DEL FUEGO • In their exploration of the contrasts of Patagonia (which straddles the Andes range), travellers Helga and Ernst Hegenbarth move between temperate, grassy Argentina and glacial Chile until they are finally just short of Antarctica.
A FINAL NOTE
SNAKE SENSE • Is that snake dangerous or not?
SHEER MADNESS • You’ve heard the stories about Baboon’s Pass in Lesotho: it’s a car breaker; it’s impossible in the wet; it’s about endurance, not skill. Anton Willemse returned from completing this tough 4x4 trail a little battered, but wiser.
THE CREW
BABOON’S PASS BASICS
ESSENTIAL KIT LIST
Instagram photo competition
FRIENDLY ZAMBIA • If you are after stunning waterfalls, great tracts of wilderness to explore, and a bunch of accommodating people, then Zambia is hard to beat for 4x4 travel. Dan Grec is full of praise for what he calls “An Untouched Land”
MANA POOLs ADVENTURE
6 GREAT CANOPIES
RAD WAYS TO TOP OFF YOUR RIG
BUSHTECH ALUMINIUM CANOPIES
GROUND ZERO CANOPIES
STANDARD FEATURES/ ACCESSORIES
JOBURG CANOPY CENTRE
RHINOMAN CANOPIES
ROCK SOLID INDUSTRIES
WILD ACCESSORIES
RIDE ON AIR • Fix the sag when loaded
THE BASIC KIT
THE COMPANY
TRAIL SHOWCASE
SEEN & HEARD
ME & MY 4x4
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