Land Rover Defender 130 - AFRICA SPECIAL - Overland Rides

I tour this incredible vehicle that I first encountered in Sudan, and that is going in a shipping container in two weeks to explore Africa even more!
When it comes to driving around the world, the Land Rover Defender is as iconic as they come!
Follow Tony and Ruth as they explore Africa for the second time in this vehicle special vehicle!
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[@Onward4x4]

I am so happy you do these videos where you dispel some myths around the long term vehicle based trips. I keep seeing these video makers who are really only weekenders posing as "overlanders" trying to simply sell you on products by whom they are sponsored. Thank you for providing perspective and just simple personal experience fact based information! Gold!!

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

For a vehicle that spent 2 years driving around Africa it’s absolutely immaculate, a credit to the owners.

[@chr12PH1lL1P2]

The other defender looks awesome in the background too!

[@johndiaz7240]

Excellent walk a round, more please

[@Defender110SLO]

Im stil crying ower my 130 o ehay o whay I keept 110. Cheers and have a safe trip. 🍻

[@hors.santiers]

Hey 👋 _ Great Video ! Very interesting and was nice to remark an ATW sticker on the hood of the defender ! They obviously met my friend Jurg from Ins in Switzerland, somewhere in Africa ! Well done Dan !

[@kevingituma1019]

Most African countries are super safe, people are happy to help and meet new friends

[@overlandandmore7245]

Great video and content. Always look forward to your weekly posts. We're planning on shipping our vehicle from Brisbane to Africa later this year and will be re-watching all your posts on your trip around Africa for invaluable tips/information.

[@TheRoadChoseMe]

Awesome! Ruth and Tony are shipping out of Brisbane next week to Cape Town - you should get in touch with them and meet up!

[@davidbochmann5811]

Excellent show Dan excellent excellent excellent. Excited to see you do some of these and show us some of the vehicles around the world. It would’ve been nice perhaps that’s next week if you hadn’t interviewed the couple and let them tell us some stories. You kind of forgot to mention the vehicle sitting next to it.

[@TheRoadChoseMe]

Thanks for the feedback David. They didn't want to be on camera, so I did it this way!

[@davidbochmann5811]

@@TheRoadChoseMe We don’t care what they want Dan you tell them to sit down and talk on camera or else. 😍

[@calsurflance5598]

@@davidbochmann5811 Amen! Lol!!🤣😂

[@sierramantrvlnus]

Yay!!

[@MotifTheTraveller]

Wow this one is super cool. Hope to bump it on the Kenyan road. When will it be in Africa

[@scottbruce9872]

Great book from the 1930’s called One Man Caravan. Guy drove his motorcycle around the world. He graduated from college and was asked at a party what are going to do and he half jokingly said he was going to drive around the world on a motorcycle. Guy at party owned a motorcycle company and said he would set him up.

[@paulvanderwiel3508]

Great video. I would luv to follow their African adventure. Encourage them to at least post on Instagram

[@michaeldallimore8590]

What about the 110 next to the 130? Great video thanks.

[@Lahiru_Kithmina]

Can we add bbwheels for overland build without any problems ? On a defender

[@wildcatoutdoors]

Man I would hate to have to deploy that tent everyday, I have one and I wished I had just bit the bullet and got a hardshell!

[@wildcatoutdoors]

That other defender is mint👌

[@alonso66797]

I wonder where I can find a net like the one in the defender at 7:50

[@antonygolder6087]

Hi garden centre plastic mesh used for climbing plants ha ha nothing exciting im afraid

[@calsurflance5598]

Dan, do I detected a touch of Land Rover lust? The 110 station wagon looks interesting as well. Maybe Sandy needs 1 more lap around the dark continent before being retired. Do these folks post their trip on you Tube?

[@TheRoadChoseMe]

They don't have Instagram or KZbin... just having adventures for the joy of it!

[@thomaskiprono1502]

Dark continent mmmh...you are just barbaric

[@peterhaan9068]

@@thomaskiprono1502 Jesus Tommy, save your woke nonsense for your karen and ken world! There's a real world out there filled with real thinking people and real places with not an ounce of unicorn fairy dust that you seem to be wallowing in! What a puzzling embarrassment your are to the real world!

[@calsurflance5598]

@@thomaskiprono1502 Sorry ! Seen too many movies.

[@ShaneB666]

Not a trip l would do, but not curing my LR lust.

[@erikcele1604]

Nice, Will they have a youtube Chanel?

[@TheRoadChoseMe]

Nope, just adventuring for themselves :)

[@NorthRedWave]

I was wondering is it safe to go in Africa with a brand new Jeep full equipped? or do you have ressources on where you can go and where you cant go? Thanks :)

[@robertvoss9111]

Nah it's fine. People don't realise that all those brand new land cruisers from the UN drive around as well. Obviously you should be smart with not leaving stuff and lock everything away in the car. Kill switch might be a nice insurance as well.

[@GATORADDAM]

Hold the train!!! I remember a video where you said a right hand drive vehicle wouldn't work in Africa. That in some countries you can't drive them at all. That Defender sure looked right hand drive to me. What's up with that?

[@TheRoadChoseMe]

Africa can be done RHD, but other countries can not. In fact the owners of this were wanting to go across into Saudi and then into Oman and UAE, and they cannot because that vehicle is RHD.

[@christophersaul]

@@TheRoadChoseMe That’s a shame. I’m sure with the right ‘connections’ it’d be possible. Strange that it’s not allowed for cars passing through.

[@TheRoadChoseMe]

It is not possible. Many, MANY people have tried. Some countries have just decided that "wrong hand drive" vehicles are too dangerous to allow on the roads. That's why I'll always buy a LHD.

[@christophersaul]

@@TheRoadChoseMe It’s a shame, especially since Saudi is opening up now. Also a bit odd considering the laxness when it comes to other aspects of driving here (I live in the UAE). I’m hoping to get to Saudi next year in my Troopy to see some of the many sights before it gets too commercialised or over developed. Keep up the great content!

[@Triple259772]

How common are killer bee swarms in Africa? I noticed they don’t quite have the option to just drive away in their rtt. If you didn’t have your pop up roof tent what would you have done to get away from the bees?

[@garagepie]

I'm a hobby beekeeper in South Africa and also do 4x4 travel in the region. This is definitely not an issue unless you want to go open up and disturb hives. Our hives are in our smallholding garden.

[@Triple259772]

@@garagepie good to know, i figured it was a very niche situation but was still curious how one would deal with it without the option of driving away

[@yodesuyo]

Hey, tell them to enable the follow button on facebook

[@Lahiru_Kithmina]

if you can do plz d11o other side

[@TheRoadChoseMe]

It's a 1996 D110 with an Alu-cab popup roof. That is all.