Not the start we envisioned. Ep269

A shaky start. After 8 months in workshops we hit the road again but things aren't going how we expected.
Join us as we travel the world overland, exploring the cultures and traditions of all the countries we visit.
In our Land Rover Defender camper which is our full time home we will take you rock climbing, hiking and exploring across all the continents on this planet.
#africa #customtrucks #southafrica #landroverdefender

[@thomasjohns13]

You are essentially just sucking your cooled internal air through the condenser of the cooler and chucking it outside. I'd recommend using both connections. More efficient

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Maybe a little less efficient but having the two large hoses wasn't so practical. We have the window open a little right at the intake so must of the air it's pulling would be coming from outside.

[@chrisworsnop7805]

Leigh and Steph, the truck is looking great. Shake downs are always crap as you have spent so much time and money and you just want things to work but it’s just the reality of such a massive build. Can’t wait to see the rest of your African adventures. Chris and Fiona

[@francisdeary4572]

Suggestion for vehicle maintenance - put a drop of Loctite thread lock on every screw, bolt or nut that you first or replace. It will stop a lot of rattling and prevent fatness from falling off the vehicle, especially with dirt road corrugations.

[@ASHAH925]

That is a beautiful land rover. this is the kinda life i would love to live

[@123654789Eduardo]

Very nice 👍 👏👏

[@brandons3624]

Wow! The truck looks so well balanced and sure footed in its configuration. Fantastic job on its creation!

[@cmoreoverland6739]

Such fun. A new truck's maiden voyage is like a shake down cruise on a new boat. Spent a bunch of time planning , decision making a $$$ only to have a few things requiring adjustment. That is how you learn about the new rig.

[@yorkchris10]

Quite a good roll-out for a new Land Rover .

[@bushydoctor66]

I think your truck in its new guise will become iconic in Land Rover circles. It just looks amazing.

[@geoffsperring4372]

Glad you are enjoying this part of the Western Cape

[@Reaper4367]

Leigh and Step, and .new born's' have teething issues 😜 why should Gizzly N Bear be any different? The whole setup is looking grouse! Glad to see you on the road again, though your mind will settle once the other wee thingy's are taken care of. Here's to the continued adventure! 🍺 Cheers for sharing

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Thank you so much guys. Wishing you both a wonderful Christmas and new year ❤️❤️❤️

[@antonburger01]

The truck looks great, but hopefully no more things break as that would be an embarrassment for the builders in Cape Town. I hope my people don't let you down, eish! You are very graceful calling it "hickups".

[@bertplank9892]

Frenchie is a natural born cook.

[@maisonreybaud2797]

i love the new version . Great job !!

[@volksman3]

You gotta love the 1st shakedown drive, always gremlins for sure ;o)

[@janinex3348]

Steph why did you let him drive 😅 it’s nice to see you back on the road. She’s a beauty❣️🍾🎶

[@JC-kh1ut]

It’s a shake down trip and when anything that can go wrong needs to go wrong now before you leave CT. You have almost touched everything on the defender so it’s expected! Love the build….it’s the dream build of all overlanders out there! Well done.

[@Sandeshsubedi_]

Welcome back ❤❤❤❤❤

[@pablomax9376]

Come on then, it wouldn't be a LR if the first day wasn't in the shop ;) Good travels.

[@GraemeBuss]

Hey peeps. I had goosebumps yesterday driving down to Port Elizabeth and boom what do I see..... Grizzly bear. Happy travels guys.

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

He's hard to miss. Merry Christmas 😊🎄

[@AirtonTobaru]

Feliz Natal, @GrizzliNbearOverland!

[@dantheman6159]

Good looking truck now guys 🎉

[@jstokvis]

Excellent

[@Jottingsfrom]

So great to see you back on the road. Sorry you had the setbacks, but we all know it happens. Stay safe!

[@AndyM...]

Ahhhh the sounds of the African bush, I love it, great to see you start a new adventure, look forward to the coming episodes, and goodonya for replacing your divots !!!!

[@michelvanveen6697]

That's not a common zebra, it's a cape mountain zebra. A threatened species. Love your channel guys! Been following for years now.

[@assforlife34]

I miss the sound of the birds and wildlife.

[@anthonysandqvist-jv2ue]

It great to see you back doing what you love doing 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@MartinBettler]

The minor setbacks are more than made up for by that beautiful country. It's great to see you on the road again! - I wish you a good & save journey

[@tikit033]

attention que la chaleur du tuyau de la clim ne brule la moustiquaire...........très bon voyage

[@stairsstairs7072]

Merci pour cette video 👍🤙🤙🤙

[@mili158]

finaly you hit the road again!!! we mised you so much!!! hey Stefy! i know that you are the "book keeper", so please tell us how much did it all cost? the car is uniq now! there is no other in the world like yours!! and it looks sooo good! i'm happy that you did this rebuild!

[@ВалерийВагнер-г5у]

Красивая! Автомобиль тоже понравился.👍👋

[@grahames9228]

Get the gremlins sorted and enjoy your Christmas.

[@flysoutbackadventures]

Great to see u back on the road. Excellent episode 👍. You had a bit of everything.

[@michaelsecomb4115]

Great to see you back on the road after such a huge rebuild.

[@GwynDefender]

WOW! Bear looks fantastic! You are living the life I am aiming for with Gwyn. You guys are an inspiration to us. Thank you for sharing!

[@steinar.offroad]

Mery christmas guys, cool to see you back on the road.

[@FearlessOnFourWheels]

@Riaans Auto has been looking after my Hilux for 8 years. Great place great work.

[@FERRYKANA]

Always have a good mood after watching your videos !!! Interesting new idea, the scenery, your reaction when you had problems, they are all very honest. Have fun and be safe !

[@grahamclifton5849]

Hi guys, loving the new build bear. I hung back from commenting when you first mentioned the new upgraded clutch slave cylinder & pedal assist spring from Luke at lof. I had a discovery 2 with the td5 engine, that had been remapped by Alive tuning in England & fitted with a lof power clutch, slave cylinder & pedal spring, all supplied by Luke. The slave cylinder was a nightmare to bleed & so was fitting the spring, which broke after only a week. Luke supplied me with the new uprated version, which constantly slipped & jammed the pedal flat too the floor ! I binned both slave & spring & bought a genuine landrover slave cylinder & was so much easier to bleed up & it gave me a great pedal & not hard at all. Sometimes it's best to stick with genuine parts. Good luck with the rest of your travels. Regards Graham

[@joachimburg1122]

1 Zebra, many Zebra. ;-) I'm a die-hard Jeep TJ driver (owned my current TJ since 2006, you want to see pictures? 🤣) so some animosity might be involved but your LR turned out awesome! Like REALLY AWESOME! Thoroughly enjoyed EP269! Brought back many memories - also got stuck in a camp site, in Namibia a few years back, in the TJ. 🙂 Looking to move from JHB to CT with my 13-year-old son in the new year so will be taking pointers! Though Sutherland and the MEERkat array are already on the cards as he is fascinated with astronomy. Hope you enjoy the Braai Country!

[@spitjunction]

Fantastic. Wilderness is where I had my 1st 30 years

[@cymutch916]

Guys, the truck is looking amazing.. I have been following the build from day one, (also folling your previous adventures) and I have to say, you easily have, probably the best looking overland and adventure 130 on the planet!! I wish you both the very best for your future adventures with the new rig, and I look forward to watching all of your future episodes.. take care guys, and enjoy your coming adventures with the big girl 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@fritzintroopy]

Oh man… what a first day… great to see you guys pack in and get thing sorted and finally on the road. Great episode 😊

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Thank you so much guys ❤

[@Simonandisla]

Looking good guys and merry Xmas 🎄 and a very happy new year 🥂

[@SiCrewe]

I hope you're prepared to replace that steering knuckle again. 😬 On the "bright" side, there's a good chance it'd already taken some damage before you discovered it was loose so you're probably not going to ruin a good part by continuing with the shakedown run.

[@pj595]

You're heading towards my hometown of Port Elizabeth. I haven't been back in almost 21 years!!😢

[@gverran]

Ah cool!!! You guys stayed at the same campsite as we did in Easter. It was stunning there and enjoyed the bontebok visitors.

[@alfy1269]

The adventure begins with a broken fanbelt.......Get past that and enjoy yourselves, looks like a magic part of the world.

[@adventureswithmaud]

I was feeling the same disappointment watching. Way to be positive through it all. Thanks for sharing the lows along with highs. Cheers, Ken

[@mrjohnsonclarke]

Righteo! That's all the inspiration I need. I know what I'm doing this chrissy break. Thanks again for another great vid. Cheers from AU.

[@paulreeves5012]

Very nice build but you might want to use a sleeve or some type of corner on the strap holding the stairs up as the constant movement will cut through the strap and the stairs will drop and get damaged.

[@jmena19]

Love to see you guys back with the adventures! 🙌🏻 Bear looks amazing! Big hug to you both

[@trevorfudge5965]

Merry Christmas

[@jdcoverland365]

Have a Great Christmas and a better New Year.

[@jamesmazurstudios]

Leigh, over the last couple years you have really become comfortable on camera. Well done mate.

[@olliesgarage]

Awesome to see you guys on the road again in your truly epic Defender!

[@markrainford1219]

Car looks awesome.

[@ilikemovies_good]

Please come to Sri Lanka, sand...sea...hills... leopards...elephants...nice people who love landrover too

[@mikeboone4425]

I'm sending you 2 some GOOD LUCK you need it . Happy Trails

[@Jan-pw4po]

❤fairdinkum cobber, looking forward to your new travels

[@rtamang7990]

It was great.. come back soon

[@thierryfabre424]

Pas facile de repartir sans soucis aprés avoir touché autant d'éléments!! J'espère que vous n'aurais plus trop d'ennuis par la suite! Bon courage et merci pour le partage!🙏

[@simon-mouse8739]

Wow guys I really felt for you with the little annoying things on your first trip. However, with LRs they are the vehicles that keep on taking no matter how much time, effort and money you throw at them but we wouldn't have it any other way 😅 I would say that the camber on those front wheels looks a bit excessive so worth getting those swivels looked at and front geometry sorted asap👍 scenery looks amazing and just glad to see you both back on the road doing what you both love doing so much. Looking forward to following your shake down tours.

[@troulalaitou4566]

Au top un plaisir de vous revoir avec ce magnifique Land Rover ,bonnes fêtes bon voyage et à la prochaine vidéo , bisous avous de Guadeloupe !!!

[@stevestott1514]

What a great build out . Was spectacular to see grizzly & bear back on the road again . And even getting a little muddy to . Your videos of this build out were interesting and informative to view . thanks for sharing them with us and all the time spent making these videos . When also being so busy on all the work of the building of the new set up . Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A. :) :) 🌍👍🏼😁..P.S. HOPING YOU BOTH HAVE A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A GREAT NEW YEAR TO COME . ☃️🎄.

[@donethier7935]

So did you get the wheel/axle fixed or are you driving on it ?🇨🇦🏴‍☠️

[@AntonioCarlos-jp6lf]

Happy new year!

[@sabdam2629]

Qu'est ce qu'il est beau cet ensemble, vous avez bien fait. Quelques aléas au départ mais le top de vous revoir sur les pistes et heureux, enfin sur vos vidéos vous l'êtes toujours. Merci à vous 2.

[@terry5987]

Happy for you and us fans!! The exploration continues. That stuck situation was weird, glad you got out no problem. Looking forward to the coming trips. Merry Christmas 🎄 🎄 🎄

[@jamesredgrove6141]

Fantastic, really nice to see you two back out on the road and up to your axles in a campsite 😅😍

[@power17]

If you ever in California you will be my Guests .

[@langwightman1896]

What a great looking rig! Not sure about that wheel alignment ramp however!! 😳😊😊

[@UUAYWHYENEE]

Hope u going to do the Baviaanskloof if u in the area, highly recommended.

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

We did and that track will be in an upcoming video 😉 So awesome!

[@pauldent3059]

I love the new grizzly but it looks so much more utilitarian without windows

[@Crazy_Art_Man]

We have a bushman pair ting site in the north eastern cape. Would love to show you the 4000 year old site

[@h8heightadventure2]

sorry for you for the bad start but actually grizzly and bear wanted to be sure that you are ready for the adventures to come in Africa ! 😁😁😁

[@randallolson7554]

love the channel! Merry Christmas

[@barryger1307]

Glad you are getting to continue your adventures. Happy new year to both of you and hopefully 2024 will be a happy, healthy and exciting one.

[@gilliandearle9771]

Your Dad and I enjoyed the video together few days ago. Great adventure and plenty more coming up I am sure. Let’s hope teething problems of the new born all fall into place asap. Love to you both Mum and Dad ❤😍🥰xxxx HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥳

[@Amandla-Awethu]

Wonderful to see you guys finally on the road enjoying our beautiful country. So much more ahead for you.

[@aletnortje8929]

South Africa seems even more beautiful seeing it through your lense. When you get to the Northern Cape, we will love to meet you at the Augrabies National Park!!! BTW ... You can have a wine line leak, but with the price of diesel a fuel line leak is not allowed ;) Mooi loop!

[@francoisehollender_franeuro]

Good to have you back! Take care and enjoy your Xmas 🥰

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Have a great Christmas and new year Françoise ❤❤❤

[@sjors9110]

I had to get used to your new setup and it took some time to start loving it, but God you did a very nice good job!

[@arjuckes]

Good times ahead, bon courage...:)

[@gerard9900]

Il est vraiment magnifique ce Land Rover. J’adore sa couleur ainsi que la cellule . Il est bien pensé. Bravo à vous deux bon Noël 🎅🏽 bisous et bonnes fêtes de fin d’année. Bon voyage.😘👍

[@jacoscholtz8414]

Hi Leigh and Steph. Great to see you back on the road. Been following the rebuild avidly as I have 3 Defenders and one is on its way to become a camper. Just wanted to give my two cents on youre new Ecoflow AC. I would strongly recommend you ad the intake pipe as well even though its bulky. Without it youre drawing in warm air from outside through any air gaps which is going to affect the AC’s performance greatly. Hope you enjoy youre travels through our beautiful country and continent. Stay safe and good luck.

[@driordanistsafaridis5335]

Have a good start and happy travel from Athens, Greece.

[@Badgerpapa]

Hope you guys had a Merry Christmas and it is awesome Stephy had time with her family again. Stay safe and healthy.

[@bxl_lad9952]

Looking great. Happy to see you back on the road. Hope that weld issue isn't a reflection of all the other work you've had done... 🤞

[@Adrian_Nel]

Stephie. You may not have realised it, but there is a quite high chance that the Sixty60 driver who brought your shopping to Pon Steyn speaks French. Many, possibly most, of the guys doing this job are from DRC Congo.

[@rmnrvr1111]

Les petits tracas habituels des 4x4… t’as beau pensé qu’il sera parfait tu auras toujours un truc à faire 😂. Vivement les prochaines vidéos !

[@alwynvanwyk1851]

Wohoooo, the start of an epic journey.... G&B getting tested, got sruck "at home", all the little growing pains eliminated, the way to gooooo... Enjoy, you 2...

[@erichjacobs809]

Lekker Arabella redwine!

[@OTRWA]

Best of luck with the teething issues...Hope you enjoy a Merry Xmas from down under.

[@jpch8496]

Pour le tuyau de la prise d'air, Intercalez des rondelles caoutchouc (comme des silent blocs)

[@thierrybayle4338]

super, oui c'est Tjrs frustrant de sortire d'un garage et essuyer des pannes, même pas mal l'aventure recommence, merci pour votre travail, bonnes fêtes et bonne année 2024

[@rittonhlt2924]

Coucou les voyageurs de retour sur la route avec ce magnifique 4x4 bisous de France 😊😂

[@grahamlewis9656]

it's great that you are back on the road and i can't wait to see your adventures, the time has flown by from when you started this fantastic rebuild. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!