Toyota Land Cruiser Solo crossing of the the Kalahari-Pt1

[@4xoverland]

Part-2 is now online. It is an extended edit not seen before, which also includes a conclusion as to why the tyre failed.

[@shanefraser1054]

I had a laugh at your credits at the end. "And everything else" Andrew St Pierre White.

[@benjminbodi9722]

I wish you could have continued with the journey. The lion really gave you a scare. After the lion incident, you came up with so many excuses why you couldn't continue with the journey. I even think the puncture was intetional. I love your shows

[@BillSprague]

I know this is old but it is, in fact, quite a valuable piece to me. Since my wife passed away 18 months ago; I travel alone and am trying to determine whether, at 72, I want to give solo overlanding a go. Thanks!

[@fuffthebucks7266]

+Bill Sprague do it, there's nothing like it

[@BillSprague]

+Conner Hendrick I'm leaning hard in that direction. I'm considering what vehicle to take. My 2013 4Runner could work but so could a 2008 Land Cruiser I've located. I have a 2016 Tacoma on the way too. The decision will be made in February and then I'll start equipping. Fun!

[@docmadhattan]

Hi Bill, did you ever get around to doing this? Would love to hear about how it went for you. My condolences about your wife's passing.

[@RagingBad]

reck0n3r maybe not, hopefully yes

[@jasonkay742]

hope you did it

[@TarrelScot]

Stayed at that campsite in Khutse with my teenage son when we did our crossing 10 years ago. We shared it with a spotted hyena who spent the evening probing the boundaries of the camp. It was an awesome crossing in a rented Ford Ranger. One of life's highlights!

[@goblue122177]

hello from america. I own a heavy duty truck and the tires I purchased are the same bf Goodrich all train that you have in later videos. they make a 8 ply tire that I'm required to use on my vehicle and my opinion is they are truly "bullet proof". I enjoy watching your videos keep up the great job.

[@PastPresentFuture360]

Can't get enough of this channel, my favorite thing to watch these days. This was an amazing journey. One day I'd love to do something similar. Andrew, I was wondering if you had a specific episode that advised on assessing, and avoiding or dealing with wildlife, particularly dangerous ones?

[@4xoverland]

+Abhi Jain No specific videos, but it is mentioned now and again. The Zambia expedition 16 new videos that will run from April, has quite a bit, as we were surrounded by animals and had to chose camping spots carefully to avoid upsetting the local wildlife.

[@umvhu]

Tyre failure possibly due to being too soft, the tyre wall flexes too much in that area causing the sidewall to heat up to the point where it de-laminates.

[@calladeem240]

Loved the video, perfect ratio nature shots, commentary, and ad lib. I also really liked the section where you showed the black on the hood and your water tank set up, top notch!

[@welovenature360]

What a fantastic video. Enjoyed watching this again after many years.

[@wanderingambience799]

My very first solo expedition was in Botswana. I was utterly alone in some places. And it was blissful!!

[@Sl_king213]

This is why we keep our tyre pressure high when going in the the Bush to save tyres. It's seriously limit our ability drive over sand. Yes we will get stuck more often than others but it will save the tyres :)

[@micaelwahlstrom5916]

Thank you for sharing this with us. I'm sitting in Guthemburg, Sweden. Outside it's snowing an -4c. You got me in to planing-summer-adveture-mode :-)

[@EWOverland]

Andrew, I am following you quite long and this is one of the bests, just base.

[@metoosmath]

My same bridgestone's on my p38a. Had the same sidewall damage. After the New Zealand southern alp crossing. Rainbow road

[@antonionunes998]

Andrew, you certainly came a long way. Your productions are now more mature, if also more predictable. Sheers

[@KaboBryanDim]

In a decade to come, I will be doing the same trip when I have my own car and I will call it; 'IN THE TRACKS OF ANDREW' hopefully there wont be a lion this time, please Lord

[@BF109G4]

Toyota is life, Toyota is love.

[@fmh357]

Wow, nice intro effects. Loved it great eye candy. It's all about the experience. You've done well.

[@craigles1959]

Can't wait for part two!

[@gt500jeeper]

It appears to me that your tyre was failed already during your lunch break at 17:01. I've just discovered your videos and I really enjoy them.

[@mrtruthshallprevail]

Kudos to you sir . You provide some very entertaining and informative videos . You have just won yourself a subscriber to your website. I am also considering to also purchase your solo video filmmaking courses.

[@mitzamodelistu]

How come you dont have a winch?

[@donaldroberts9295]

When I travelled through outback Australia we changed from 6 ply to eight ply tyres. Six ply could not take the punishment. I am shocked that twp ply were bused on your trip.

[@Mike_Costello]

Love the videos. Correction. the Tropic of Capricorn is not the middle of the southern hemisphere. It is the furthest south that the sun appears to be at the summer solstice. So on the longest day of the year in summer anywhere along the Tropic of Capricorn the sun will be directly overhead at midday. A vertical stick would leave no shadow at midday. The Tropic of Cancer is the northern hemisphere equivalent. If you stood in the same location in the middle of winter on the shortest day of the year that same stick would cast a shadow pointing directly south as the sun appears to be further north giving the northern hemisphere it's summer. Looking forward to your Canning trip.

[@bulelula]

I notice you drive long distances over sandy roads. What is your suggested pace over washboard (rippled) track? I'm on a stock 07 Toyota FJ Cruiser suspension. Notes on tire pressure? Thanks for excellent overland travel videos!

[@4xoverland]

It really depends on the frequency and depth of the washboard. Speed it set to reduce the vibration as much as possible, whatever that is. In these conditions I ran the tyres as about 1,6 bar front, 1,8 bar back. Speeds averaged 25 -30 kph on those narrow sand tracks. See episode 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqe7gYKwjMysqck

[@bulelula]

Thank you for the prompt reply! I'll put that to the test on my next trip to Moab!

[@derrickmurphy9988]

Shit i remember watching this yrs ago and here i am back again near 8 or 9 yrs later.where did those yrs go.really enjoyed this again.

[@RagingBad]

Derrick Murphy dude, this was in 2014 lol

[@patrickedundon]

Andrew, are the lion calls on your vid live at the time or added in production? Great video, BTW!

[@4xoverland]

In this case, at the time.

[@BubblesTheCat1]

Gosh, that encounter with the lion gave even me a fright! Gripping stuff.

[@samjohnson9894]

Just catching up on your beautiful work, Mr. White. Your stock rises with every video I watch. lol

[@4xoverland]

thanks Sam.

[@formica96panda]

@4xoverland Hi, could you do a video about food and rations? like how to prepare before you go out overlandign in africa? I will be going for about 1 month next year and I am not entirely sure on how to prepare my self for it. Thank you :)

[@jhanzaibwalimohamed6947]

I am a huge fan of land cruisers and of andrew

[@Wildsoul62]

I was totally captivated by your journey this far. So interesting your experience of truly 'solo' travel ( though did you find having the camera and an 'audience' you talked to on film, a sort of softening of the solitude?) Although it must have been pretty damn scary to have realised the close proximity of that lion, it was, I am afraid, quite funny seeing you seriously shocked at that reality! Interesting about the tyre failure and frustrating for you too. Have to say, it looked an amazing trip and the looked brilliantly kitted out too. Thank you for making this film. a.t.b. vee

[@4xoverland]

Wildsoul62 Check out my website: 4xoverland.com/. Lots more videos there! Crs. Andrew

[@4xoverland]

Wildsoul62 Watch Part-2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqe7gYKwjMysqck

[@joegaffney1959]

What type of bird is that, with the long beak?

[@4xoverland]

Yellow billed hornbill.

[@Nebuzaradat]

Very good job! love your videos

[@DyfanBarlow]

Awesome! And i reckon you should have used a go pro to film some of the shots when driving. It might have helped out!

[@4xoverland]

GoPro was launched in 2009. I was one of their early customers. This was shot in 2008.

[@DyfanBarlow]

ohh sorry i didnt know :( i love the videos anyway!

[@SquirrelFromGradLife]

I fear the same thing would happen with the tires on my LR3 if I air them down a bit... there's Pirelli Scorpion tires on 18 inch stock alloy wheel... I suspect they're stock tires but they didn't know at the dealer... I believe the BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A are only three 3 ply but are they also that all the way up the sidewall?..what other stronger good tires are out there that can match BFGs? Looking at some Hutchinson bead lock wheels but are they totally overkill? anyone know...

[@steinwaygrande3971]

The vast majority of four wheel drives in Australia come with 6 ply tyres which can be run at 15 PSI and even lower down to 10 PSI if it really rough ground. Two ply tyers are a NO NO for traversing this big country - Australia My 4x4 is running 31x10.5x 16 using the latest tyre from the USA called the General Grabber A/T . Brilliant tyre and after 70,000 km on it, I`ll make my 85,000 - 90,000 KM before they need replacing. The new ones are currently sitting in my garage behind my workshop bench.

[@dozukime]

You keep saying "we", I suppose you mean me & my cameras! Great informative vid .

[@4xoverland]

Yes. I did that, didn't I. Not sure why. It was very, very lonely.

[@mitzamodelistu]

Great trip by the way

[@tarr.k]

Great info video -:)

[@DoubleUThings]

Hi, Andrew. I like it that you are realistic, realy on your own, and that you don't want to make sensational video's to get more viewers! One thing though. I don't want to be a party pooper, but you are going back because you don't have more spare tires and it is too dangerous to risk that long stretch before you. Now I don't have the best eyes in the world anymore, but at 25:15 I clearly see an extra spare on you roof...

[@4xoverland]

Hi. Good comments. I know about the tyre on the roof. Listen again, and I justify why running with just one spare and four other tyres that I no longer trust. Make sure you see part-2.

[@DoubleUThings]

4xOverland Okay, I get it. Yes, I heard your comment about the one spare. You meant running with one spare tire LEFT after you busted that one? I thought you were talking about the spare you busted. And I totally agree with you. We also drive around (Argentinia and Chile at the moment) with two spares, and also plugs. You don't wanna get stuck in the middle of sharp unpaved nowhere :-) Keep on filming! I'm gonna watch the rest of the series.

[@zhbvenkhoReload]

What a beautiful place

[@joshuamaviti2836]

I love the videos but is the tire brand happy with you for rubbishing their tires?

[@sonalmalhotra07]

I could hear the lion. Pretty cool

[@connarcomstock161]

>:3 JESUS CHRIST IT'S A LION, GET IN THE CAR!

[@fordrac1ng81]

That tyre failure was due to heat. Low pressures + hot day + heavy load = tyre sidewall failure. Usually happens after hours and hours of driving under those conditions. Use a tyre with the heaviest load rating you can get will help with this. We call them "E" rated tyres in the US. Best of luck on belt failures in the future and you know to carry two tyres if going solo. Solo overland is the ultimate test of how much research you've put into your gear. If you have the best everything and spares of the essentials you're generally in decent shape. If you just go out with any old gear, you'll have failures.

[@bushbasher69]

id say having low pressures helped that from happening but everything els would affect it

[@4xoverland]

But the tyre was cold to the touch.

[@arefeshghi]

21:22 Why would you go back to find out what punctured your tyre? You are putting yourself at the risk of having another one punctured (e.g. if you didn't see the wood again!)! Was it because you were thinking about cancelling the journey?

[@4xoverland]

Knowing what damaged the tyre would enable me to make the right decision wether to continue or not. And I walked much of the way to look for it.

[@arefeshghi]

Right! This is why experience is important. I wouldn't have thought of that at all!

[@Malc664]

I don't know what bar is so I go to the Bar to Psi conversion calculator. I think most Aussies know psi, not bar, so could you possibly use psi in future? Please Andrew. Good call not continuing on those tyres.

[@4xoverland]

Australia uses the metric system for everything I can find, with the exception of 4wd enthusiasts who appear to want to stick to psi. I've used bar all my life and I'll continue to use it, and convert to psi in a title (when I remember to).

[@Malc664]

@@4xoverland Sounds fair thanks Andrew.

[@boitumelotshwenyego6922]

Its dangerous to do CKGR solo. You need atleast 2 vehicles, 2 spare tires per vehicle, enough water and enough fuel. The terrain can be unforgiving

[@kal1fornia]

You said most people who treck across the Kalahari had 6 ply tires. Question is, then why were you doing it with 2 ply tires? I feel like that was a noob mistake. Love your videos.

[@4xoverland]

They were running 6-ply sidewall cross-ply tyres. Indestructible but positively horrible on tarmac. Not an option for any vehicle that spends as much time on tar as in the outback. That's why in part-2, I chose a much stronger AT tyre. And was successful.

[@kal1fornia]

i forget that you also do a lot of driving on tarmac so it makes sense.

[@donbreeden1993]

Now you know there is a third Cry of the Kalahari.

[@samjohnson9894]

Thing-A-Ma'cheezey-whats-it!! I found it!!

[@FungedeBagre]

You need tires with Kevlar reinforcement. They cant't puncture in soft terrain.

[@rogerhector8323]

top stuff

[@Ara198826]

I would love to do what you do one day ....it is my life dream

[@MrTarrentaal]

not really a man of the bush this chap! Probably safer in Oz...

[@rogerhector8323]

feeling nervous so did I on my own

[@محمدالعبادي-ض5ف]

لا الة الا اللة وحدة لاشريك لة لة ملك السموات والارض الواحد الاحد لم يلد ولم يولد ومحمد رسول اللة وعبدة واخر الانبياء والقرآن كتاب اللة والاسلام دين اللة

[@MrOne2watch]

why reupload old footage?

[@4xoverland]

Description says it all. Had to resolve a music rights problem. This is also an extended edit, not limited to 26 mins as the previous one was, being the broadcast edition. There are another two or three older uploads that I must do the same with.

[@gdegagne]

your tire was flat at your lunch break. You can see it in the shoot of you parked at the intersection.

[@simonlynchsae]

I love you videos, but god damn it PLEASE check you audio levels... Your speech is very low and then it switches to music and it burst's our eardrums... Try an equalize this in the future videos! (I know this one is old..)

[@rogerhector8323]

I don't mind it on my own

[@jhanzaibwalimohamed6947]

You should have used bf goodrich

[@4xoverland]

Watch part two.

[@huss1205]

This gentleman is talented and he should move to the US, there he can get a better financing and millions will follow the 100's of thousands will view or subscribe to the channel. It's a big country and got all sorts of terrain and I don't think I have a decent 4x4 show on yourtube from the US and even if there is one, they can't compete with the British when it comes to talking about cars and Motorsports. Just try to follow few minutes of Top Gear USA and those three American hosts and you will either turn the TV off or change the channel, they are boring and faking everything, really bad actors....

[@lakiluci474]

Why there are no doors with toilets / shower bath ? Doors are needed everywhere , at home for privacy & in safari , for protection from animals like Lions ?////

[@King88_8]

laki luci best you never go on safari and rather stick to the city. The lions walking the streets of the cities in Africa are much tamer

[@kheangnou8582]

Mount a GoPro to your windshield. Good if you're going to be solo recording 😬

[@4xDiscovery]

funny, if he would read the info in a crapper, he would know about the lions lol

[@gshunting]

your very under prepared for a solo crossing

[@adrianstruys5644]

a tire excuse

[@balesengramatlapeng2624]

next time dont drive alone in the wild okaay daddy