Getting There: Our 4x4 gets stuck in the soft sand (Savuti Ep1)

[@joanhuggett5164]

Outcrops, marsh, waterholes, wild animals and the perfect equipment to capture everything for us on this trip (we who will never get to see anything like it). Love spending time with you two. Especially the kind, patient, humble, long-suffering... You know who I'm talking about. Thanks so much for the video.

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

😂 yeah, long-suffering is the correct term

[@lionridds]

Great episode, looking forward to the rest of the trip. I also love the candid filming and vlogging…Keeps it real. Thanks Rob (and Andy, poor Andy…such a kind, patient soul😄)

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Haha. Thanks!

[@badass262]

I like the fact that tourists just keep coming back to Botswana. It's also very nice that you guys understand the country's tourism better than we do. I'm in love with all this...

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Botswana is our favourite country to travel to. Pretty safe, lovely people, fantastic parks.

[@fhclappen8595]

Having lived in Botswana for a number of years, criss-crossed the country, its just a fantastic place.There i one thing that realy beats me, is the guys renting Range Rovers, Land Cruisers Pajeros, and attempt crossing the Kalahari, with no off road experiance. Had to go and resque them many, many times. To these people, join an off road club, never go it alone with one vehicle. Make sure you have enough water and food, recovery equipment and spare parts. No less than 2 spare wheels. A proper Fistaid kit. If you think nothing is goint to happen, i suggest you stay in JHB. Your life depends on it. Speaking out of years experiance traveling from Cape Town to Morocco.

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

So I partially agree with you. But we've travelled extensively in Botswana in a single vehicle with only 1 spare and minimal recovery equipment. We always make sure we have at least 10l of drinking water, even if we are just heading out for a short drive, and we carry a satellite communicator. If things go South, say we destroy 2 tyres or get so stuck we can't get out, then we would stay where we are and call for help (and pay a substantial amount for it later). I agree it pays to be prepared, but Botswana is not as rough as it used to be.

[@smetlenn6480]

This is amazing 🙌

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Thanks Smet!

[@LukaAJG]

Not much has changed since 2011 when were there. Lovely stuff! Thanks

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Our pleasure Luka

[@heathernmunoz]

This looks fantastic! I'm going to use it in our curriculum at our school. How exciting!

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Fantastic! We will try upload weekly. Next week gets more interesting when we start filming the animals. Lots of lions in this series.

[@IddoRoscher]

Thanks, I really love to watch. Perfect combination of storyline, humor and beautifull pictures of raw nature. Cannot wait to return to Botswana. "This is Africa at its wildest" Ps cannot wait for the next video as well and I am glad for you that you get to spend so much time in these area's

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Thank you Iddo. Yeah we are really lucky to be able to spend so much time in the bush. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Lots more wildlife in upcoming episodes.

[@thebuffalooverlander]

Good to be following you guys again 🙌👏

[@EarthAngel888-v5s]

Keep up the excellent work & videos 💕

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

We will do our best 👍

[@ruudthoomes2608]

Great start!

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Thanks Ruud

[@Henriette368]

Get an Indeflate. It really makes a big difference to letting down the tyres

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Thanks Henriette. Yeah, those do look great. 2 tyres at once makes things much faster. I've looked at them before, but always thought they were a bit expensive. Obviously the TPMS cost a lot more, but it does a lot more than help deflate quickly - I'm always double-checking my tyres in case of slow leaks, to the TPMS really gives me peace of mind.

[@Henriette368]

@@MovingPicturesAfrica I agree about a tyre pressure monitor, it’s still on my bucket list. But I must admit we find the Indeflate extremely useful

[@andreventer8734]

Save one tyre and the TPMS paid for itself. Those sticks in the sand tracks once ripped my vehicle's one rubber boot on the front axle - filled the boot with vaseline bought from a small local shop, then wrapped the whole boot with a roll of mutton cloth, tied down with cable ties. This patch job lasted the whole trip and took us home to Bloemfontein.

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

@@andreventer8734 this is true, and also how I justified the purchase

[@louisknipe3679]

Bring tyre pressure right dow to 0.8bar front, 1bar at the back max. Trailor 0.8 Then much smoother ride and no getting stuck. Done that a lot, trust me.

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Yeah, I think I was down around 1.2 bar on the car, 0.8 on the trailer by the time we got unstuck. I just get a bit nervous about the sidewalls when I go that low, especially since we were pretty loaded.

[@richardcenter6268]

Hey guys, just got back from Chobe and it was really wet- you mentioned dry season- when was this actually filmed?

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

This was late October last year

[@PwnedPS]

Interested about finding out more about the foldable maxtrax. Who manufactures these and where did you get them please?

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

They are called Grip & Go sand trax. You can get them from 4x4 direct or frontrunner.

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

They are definitely not as good as proper maxtrax. But much cheaper and easier to carry.

[@PwnedPS]

@@MovingPicturesAfrica thank you for the response. I find them very useful in terms of storage inside a car where the full maxtrax would not fit and must be mounted somewhere outside a vehicle.

[@thabogaosikelwe250]

I keep rewinding to hear the very first thing you said. Did you really say ''HEY NYENAAH''?🤣🤣

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

😂 "Andy and I are back in Botswana"

[@Paul-RSA]

1st

[@davidkelroe-cooke4766]

Why don’t you invest in a Indeflate to deflate and inflate two tyres at a time. It makes your life a lot easier.

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Yeah, I've looked at them, and they seem great, but I could never justify the cost. I didn't get the TPMS just for airing down, that's just a bonus. I purchased it for peace of mind after getting quite a few slow punctures

[@brazocksshikocks9542]

I can drive that track with a Hilux 2.5 D4d and not get stuck . with a cattle trailer

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Fascinating. How much does your Hilux plus trailer weigh? And why do you pull a cattle trailer to Savuti?

[@brazocksshikocks9542]

@@MovingPicturesAfrica Well Not specifically Savuti . Where I am from there exits many roads like that and that's what I am referring to . A double axle trailer weighs about 1000kg's unladen, vehicle 1800kgs unladen

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

@@brazocksshikocks9542 so you don't know that road? It's not terribly soft so it would be easy if I could keep my speed up. But there are horrible side-to-side undulations and my vehicle is full of equipment and provisions. If I was not so concerned about damaging my gear, I would have been able to drive about 10km/h faster and I'm sure we would not have got stuck.

[@陳桂珠-d9d]

只要太白金星吃喝完樂 過夜頂上一级又一級的 人志全取出肖後霓證見 面時説出口了，我地幫 大本事大笨鐘過像呀？

[@egonhinze8182]

Show more nature and less human

[@georgeroscher]

You should give the cruiser to the wife rather so she can use it as it should be used a curb climber