Go! Drive & Camp

Drive Out is a monthly African overlanding magazine. The magazine takes readers to where the tar road ends and the real fun begins. It offers practical advice about motor vehicles (new and second-hand), 4x4 trails, accessories, DIY projects, gear and outdoor cooking.

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Go! Drive & Camp

INBOX

WINNING LETTER

New and renewed • There were a number of brand-new manufacturers among all the new caravans at the recent kykNET Outdoor Expo.

NEWS

E-XCITING ADDITIONS • The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid received widespread acclaim when it launched last year. Now, the line-up has been revised with E-Four variants. Here’s what’s new.

Better late than never • After much anticipation, the latest Isuzu D-Max was finally launched in South Africa. Cyril Klopper reckons it was worth the wait.

SPECIFICATIONS

FROM THE COMPETITORS • 4x4 double cabs with large-capacity engines and automatic transmissions

Safe as houses • The Mahindra XUV300 is nippy and affordable, but these features don’t come at the expense of safety, says Cyril Klopper.

SPECIFICATIONS

FROM THE COMPETITORS • Compact SUVs with a small-capacity engine and manual gearbox

Have you ever seen the rain? • So, you’ve been to southern Namibia, but have you ever visited when it rains? That’s when the world turns into a lush grassland with an abundance of animals and muddy dirt roads. Pack an umbrella and enjoy the show!

Watch the weather

The southern route

Campsites with a view

Barren beauty • You have to examine a map closely to spot Vanwyksdorp, but once you find it, there are campsites you should definitely know about.

Briefly | Karoo Bush Camp

Briefly | Rooiberg Lodge

OUR TOWING VEHICLE

SPECIFICATIONS

Bush bliss at Dinokeng • At Jabula, Zulu for “joy”, you’re far from the hustle and bustle you get at resorts that have swimming pools, water slides, and caravans lined up like sardines. Here, tranquillity is everything.

They say • Komati and Malandi Pieterse and their sons, Kruger (8) and Jaco (5), are from Pretoria and camp in a GT Camper Libra they tow with a Mahindra Scorpio.

Briefly | Jabula

Passes aplenty • The Warm and Cold Bokkeveld are two of the most fertile regions in South Africa. This route is surrounded by citrus orchards south of the Cederberg and berry trees at the foot of snow-capped peaks.

What you need to know

High in the mountains • There’s a campsite less than two hours outside Cape Town where you can escape from the noise and take a break in nature with luxurious amenities and a few treats, says Frank Rubinho from Bloubergstrand.

The legend continues • Life has all sorts of interesting twists and turns, as his 2002 Isuzu KB280 can attest to, says poet and retired academic Fanie Olivier.

The best of both worlds • You get campsites that are wonderfully secluded, and you get spots with amazing 4x4 trails where you can frolic to your heart’s content. And sometimes, you get them in one place, says Piet van Heerde from Bellville in the Cape.

Good to know

Back to bass • Just outside Potchefstroom is a campsite where the camping is as good as the fishing. Come cast a line at TangleWood.

Briefly | TangleWood

Flavour in a jiffy

French utility • In April 2020, we reported on the Citroën C3 Aircross, and now, two years later, we test drive its facelifted iteration.

SPECIFICATIONS

FROM THE COMPETITORS • Compact hatchbacks pretending to be SUVs

Easy, Tiguan! • Volkswagen’s new Tiguan isn’t just fast, but this flagship model can also tow half of the caravans on the road today.

Here’s the opinion of Pieter Crous,...