Picking up our Land Rover Defender Camper in South Africa | Travelling to Lesotho

[@GetOutGO]

Welcome to Africa guys!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks guys! We should get together somewhere! H

[@Angie_yes]

Finally!!! Yay!!!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

We hope you like it Angie! We miss you xx

[@Angie_yes]

I’ve missed you x

[@robbrent]

Welcome to 🇿🇦 from a Landy owner. Enjoy our part of the world, we’re lucky to have it as our playground.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

You certainly are it’s beautiful

[@TheRaedwolf]

Welcome to our awesome country!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Cheers 😜

[@coadyg]

Welcome to South Africa the wheel nuts should not lossen with pot holes it must not have been tightened correctly. Hope you have safe travels in SA.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

I think you are right 😖

[@MrBaba1955]

In my experience once the wheel is allowed to run loose it will affect the wheel nut recesses as in ovality so I'd keep an eye on that by reguarly checking the torgue settings, you might even have to replace rim entirely if it becomes an issue.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

@@MrBaba1955 thanks for that we are now checking them regularly

[@MrBaba1955]

Welcome to SA hope you guys have an amazing experience in our beautiful country, let's hope you go onto Botswana, a true once in a life time experience. You will not want to leave.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

We absolutely will!

[@hanneliewiese3477]

And Namibia😊

[@stuartrollings602]

Howdy folks! Well it’s Africa time hey? Yehaw and looking forward to your trip! Thanks for sharing! Saddle up!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you Stuart 😄

[@garyleonard4009]

Welcome to South Africa. Stunning first episode. Lesotho is an beautiful country and unforgiving as well. Definitely on our bucket list 👍👋

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks very much. Yes Lesotho is absolutely wonderful.

[@moe_1886]

What gorgeous views! Nice way to start the expedition Guys!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you! It’s been a great start 😀

[@adamstrudwick]

Brilliant first episode, looking forward to the rest, true adventurers

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Can’t wait to get back out there!

[@garagepie]

Welcome to South Africa, enjoy your travels in our beautiful country.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you so much!

[@harryshipton6873]

What an adventure so far 📍🇿🇦

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Absolutely

[@NateBrema]

That meal at the end has got to be like the tastiest thing ever!😋

[@TheLandyExpedition]

That’s what it’s all about cooking epic food! 😀

[@nigelmorgan3449]

The roof tent looks fantastic that’s the way to go

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Absolutely!

[@HayleyandJake]

What a great start to the trip! 😄 stunning landscapes you drove through 😍

[@TheLandyExpedition]

It’s so amazing!

[@ajeepinafrica8060]

Great video looking forward to the series

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Standby standby 😀👍🏻

[@markriley2733]

Wow incredible effort just to get out there. Brilliant episode thanks for documenting and producing your adventures

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks a lot! Glad you appreciate the effort 😂

[@raptor186]

Safe travels guys. Great update!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you! 😀👍🏻

[@Landyutility_Travels]

Epic first video Chloe & Harry we are looking forward to the rest of the entire trip keep up the great work

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks so much for the support 😀

[@In_MT]

What a great start!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

It has been a wonderful start

[@doti78]

Awesome first episode

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks! 💪🏼

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Welcome to SA, you certainly chose a great way to start. Keen to see the rest of your trip

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks so much! Can’t wait to share the rest

[@MichaelandAcacia]

Awesome! Can't wait to see where the road takes you

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Us too!

[@raysoflight2022]

Great video! This is why we drive Defenders🥰😁👍

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Absolutely!

[@patshes1951]

Welcome to our home country . Will be watching you. Bunnychow you buy in the centre of Durban. Exactly where it comes from.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Absolutely they are such a treat

[@MrBaba1955]

Shew I'm drooling now for that bunnychow, I used to live in Durban once 😋

[@grahames9228]

You said it, what an awesome couple of days.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

It truly was!

[@Salman-sc8gr]

This would make your best memories to look back, awesome scenery a bit like Argentina.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Couldn't agree more!

[@effar]

I randomly came across one of your build videos a while back where you uncovered the rotten floor. Remember thinking “what a nightmare” and felt a bit sorry for you guys. Glad to see you figured everything out and are finally out adventuring. Well done and good luck with the trip!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Ah thank a lot for following along! Everything is mendable if you have a vision. My patience was running dry though 🫣😂

[@alanjackson2540]

Fantastic interesting video.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Glad you enjoyed it! H

[@DavidMaluke]

welcome to Lesotho just discovered your videos.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you! Amazing

[@MJ-lz1km]

Awesome!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks!

[@adventureswithmaud]

I can't even begin to tell you both how happy I am for you. Excited for what's to come. Cheers from Colorado 😊

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks very much! We can’t wait to get back out there after being in the city for a little while

[@magalavianney1162]

love the landrover alot

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you!

[@garagepie]

Braaiing on the first night! Well done!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Of course! Braai every night 😂

[@chesterstorm1]

Wow... finally made it Awsom views stay safe looking forward to the nxt episode

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks very much! 😀

[@ice7933]

Welcome. . . hope you stay over for the winter season .

[@TheLandyExpedition]

We here for a year 😀🤙🏼

[@ice7933]

@@TheLandyExpedition If you guys need a home to crush @ while in Lesotho Do let me know . . . Depending on location and duration.

[@richardbrighton3381]

Great to see you guys back on YT and safely arrived in Sth Africa. Great to see you adventure unfold, amazing scenery. Must be hard seeing all those kids begging though..... You mentioned Red Wharf Bay - about 10 mins from whee I live! Safe travels 🙂

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Cheers Richard! Ah cool you know red warf bay is very significant to Landrover!

[@richardbrighton3381]

@@TheLandyExpedition Apparently the first sketch of a LR was done on the sands there! Sure it will have washed away by now!!

[@khayelihlemngoma2393]

Shoutout from Durban, South Africa 🇿🇦. Awesome content guys, thoroughly enjoy your channel. That Toyota RAV4 was very ambitious to say the least.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you so much!!

[@cuddles1140]

Wow this came up a as suggestion. So inspiring. Maybe one day I will be able to do this. Welcome to South Africa, enjoy & be safe.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Awesome! Glad KZbin is suggesting our videos to new viewers! 😀

[@calsurflance5598]

Just found your channel and subbed. What a great adventure!! I’m looking forward to following along with your travels. Wonderful to see the Defender in its natural habitat! Thanks for this!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Hey! Ah great glad you liked it thanks so much! Plenty more to come 😀

[@geniusmighty6483]

Incredible! Have a wonderful trip

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks so much! It certainly has been so far

[@kevinrichards8119]

Hi guys, just came across your channel! Been a landy fan for years,been privileged enough to own 6 of them ,throughout the years.Driven them in ,Namibia,Botswana and Zambia, Iceland,Ontario Canada ,Scottish highlands and of course,here in the welsh mountains...God I miss my landy 😢.Will continue to follow your adventures,Best wishes from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Awesome glad to have you on board! That some serious adventuring in a Landy

[@ramoneortiz]

Great video. Haven’t had a chance to see your adventures in a couple of weeks but I’m slowly catching up. Greetings from Las Vegas, NV.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Epic cheers Ramon! Happy to have you following along

[@popcli2550]

Well done guys you made it blessed travels to you guys ❤

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks so much!

[@robertgordon8196]

Welcome to SA,see you already met the King of Africa expeditions, Kingsley!so no doubt sorted for advice.that trip up the pass looked exhausting pushing that suv, so hope u had few beers.,

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you! Yes that was a great experience Always got a good supply of cold beer around

[@lr5425]

Looks like this strip is all about yourselves and your Landy. I hope the next foreigners who have the privilege to visit share a few crumbs with the Sesuto children. They are lovely people.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Hey there, I guess the trip is about an adventure and experiencing different cultures and countries. We definitely did share what we could when we could. We had some young shepherds over for a cup of tea and biscuit one morning. What I don’t approve of is what a lot of people do and throw “sweets” out the window at these kids. Making them shout “sweets” at any foreigner they see.. we do what we can 👍🏻😀 Harry

[@discordantfungi2741]

I've found this is a common theme of most channels I've found, overlanding across the African continent or on other great cross continental adventures. The incredible stories that could be told, with social and/or environmental focal points, seem to be largely missed out on.

[@danbastiaansen2795]

I watched the build videos and it is great to now see you out and putting the Landy to use. Thanks for bringing us along on your adventure. Can you tell us about the fire pit that you are using at the end of this video?

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Hey Dan thanks for following along! Yeah absolutely, it’s a petromax Atago if you message me on Instagram I can share a discount code for you to look at for their website! 😄

[@paullindstedt8321]

Great video, loved it Enjoy your time in Africa im looking forward to more videos

[@TheLandyExpedition]

We’re looking forward to sharing more 😀 thanks for following along

[@EXPEDITIONROVE]

Great video guys!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks you two! X

[@farmboyphil]

Looks stunning guys! 🙏🏻 top effort pushing that car up that hill 😂💪🏻 I’d have gone past 😈

[@TheLandyExpedition]

It actually took us untill dark to get them up. Lesson learned early on you can’t help everyone out here..

[@markwinter7511]

This is wonderful. I wish you guys all the very best and oneday hope to follow in your footsteps in my old cruiser 105 series. I hope your time in SA is good and thank you for the inspiration.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks so much for following along and commenting! Get out and get your adventure!

[@grahamarthur]

Must have been exhausting (and annoying) pushing that car all the way up the Sani! Well done for helping those people out. That is how it goes in Africa :)

[@TheLandyExpedition]

It was an interesting evening for sure! We try to help along the way where we can.. h

[@amaningedu5937]

Land Rover so powerful i like the car...the serengeti expetience was good

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks so much ☺️

[@jumbomobile8806]

We had machines working on that mountains. The only diesel that could keep power on that altitudes was Cummins diesels.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Wow! That’s awesome

[@Fergus_Afrique]

True commitment shipping your vehicles to SA. I suppose you could have rented Japanese vehicles here, but then the story would never be the same, it’s now a journey from building your Landy at home in the UK, to where you are now. Well done💪💪

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Exactly right. Thanks very much for your support 😀

[@MrBaba1955]

I think Toyota are most suitable for Africa especially the Land Cruiser and Hilux 4x4 's

[@perrymarc2162]

Good luck 👍👍

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks 👍

[@AutumnCars]

So good guys, been waiting for this from following your Instagram!! All the best :)

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you so much 😀

[@thebuffalooverlander]

Epic…. Hope to see you on the road 👏🙌

[@TheLandyExpedition]

I hope so too!

[@thebuffalooverlander]

@@TheLandyExpedition 🙌👏❤️

[@tomassanesson902]

Awesome video

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks so much. Glad to have you following along

[@pauldashwood2897]

Good luck guys ..I have a defender but a 90 so make a lousy camper 😊 looks a wonderful place I have a friend in SA but haven’t been yet ..hopefully one day …lots of love and take care .x will keep track

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks a lot Paul! Cheers Harry

[@JohnWalker-pg9zo]

Amazing

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@wildcatoutdoors]

Between these and land cruisers that are available to you i am jelous here in the U.S.! Sweet looking adventures!

[@TheLandyExpedition]

You can get them in the US just very pricey 😂

[@wildcatoutdoors]

@@TheLandyExpedition yeah and 25+yrs old....i meant readily available so it would be worth it.

[@philhealey4443]

Loose wheel nuts can strike with new wheels as the powder coating gets crushed at points of contact. Check after 50 miles when refitting a wheel, especially a spare which might still have a thick paint layer.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you!

[@richardaddicott5228]

Enjoy and safe journey - Rich & Caroline

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you to you both! 😃

[@mikealman]

I see you've discovered Castle Lite.! We are so used to lite beer in SA but struggle to find it in Europe (lite in carbs, not in alcohol)

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Castle lite a daily staple 😂

[@jamilmohammed3542]

Nice one 👍. You should consider a trip to Uganda 🇺🇬 as well 😀.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

I think we will make it to Uganda at some point!

[@ravikumar-tb1gy]

NICE VLOGGG

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks 🤗

[@leratokhubone]

You, how did they let that Rav 4 through. Thanks for the patience to help them. We hiked up to the Lesotho border December 2022. The Sandi pass road looks horrible from the rains 😫

[@TheLandyExpedition]

I know crazy people hey

[@RBFR01]

If you get loose wheel nuts and you're concerned about them just put red Loctite on the threads, It's overkill but works. How did you two go with the change in food? usually when you eat different food from another country you body sometimes doesn't agree with it and you can become very sick but also the food standards are different there.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks for this tip! There was a transitional period where our bodies were getting used to our new environment. I’d say we are pretty well conditioned now and our stomachs are a lot stronger than at the start of the trip 🤣

[@emrysjones5266]

Awsome start to your trip looking forward to your videos. You may even bump into GrizzlyNbear over there.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

We may have done that already 😜

[@zac_madd6902]

Awesome video, what an incredible place. Was just wondering what your fire pit is called and where I can find it?

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Hey there, it’s an awesome fire pit. It’s called an Atago by petromax a German company. If you message us on Instagram I can share a discount code you can use for the retailer website 😀🤙🏼

[@vamjakhush6535]

So great ....i have question how do you manage youre expanses for all thease trips...?🤔🤔

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Hello! What do you mean exactly? We have a budget for the trip and we keep a list of absolutely everything we are spending to try to see if we go outside of the budget or not. I hope that answers the question! H

[@ntombizodwatshabalala8381]

Nice,👍👍👍👍

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@user-4856]

좋은 영상 잘봤습니다. 기회가 된다면 정말 가보고 싶은 곳이네요! 구독해서 자주 들리겠습니다.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Great thank you

[@sihlekotu5497]

I met mr holgate in Zinkwazj in 2019 while I was at the Sugarbay campsite

[@TheLandyExpedition]

What a legend he is hey!

[@davidbochmann5811]

So as I am sure, you already know and probably had people tell you need to do a couple things you need to buy a couple of good mics that will clip to your shirt so we can actually hear you. And you need to buy some good wind socks for Mike’s because the wind is not pleasant.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Cheers David. 👍🏻

[@kreate-adventures9957]

Welcome to my neck of the woods. If you find yourself neat Port Elizabeth give us a hola👊👊👊

[@TheLandyExpedition]

We absolutely will be heading that way! We will finish the garden route there, maybe send me a message on Instagram so we can connect?! Cheers Harry

[@scottlucas4408]

Excellent video, what brand is the bbq

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Hey Scott. It’s a petromax bbq. Message me on Instagram I can provide a code for a discount 😜

[@MrBaba1955]

Remember guys in SA we say braai not bbq, enjoy the biltong, droe word, boerewors and ouma rusks 😋

[@fredvanniekerk9920]

Been there, done that about 20 years ago.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Did you get the t shirt?!

[@HOUQEZ_TY-CHI]

Td5😍❤‍🔥💥💫

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Beautiful hey

[@KotreshKotri-f4b]

Hi South Africa

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Hi!

[@markyeadon7271]

I traveled Sami Pass in November 2022, scary to see how the road has degraded in such a short time.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Yes some of it was pretty sketchy!

[@mokhoelemahao9542]

I wish I knew I could have brought my Puma 2.4, to join. Those saw tooth rims are btfl

[@TheLandyExpedition]

What is btfl?! 😂

[@mokhoelemahao9542]

@@TheLandyExpedition Nice

[@fantapatterson6359]

Hey guys , so good to see your travels, a quick question…. Is it a problem to ship a vehicle to Africa in order to traverse the many countries and is it a difficult process at the various borders? Hope you have the time to answer as we’ve given it a lot of thought 😁Happy travels, Lindsay and Helene

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Hey there sorry for my delayed response. Yeah so shipping is relatively easy. As for boarder crossings. Other than Lesotho we haven’t done any yet so cannot say for sure. I’ve heard they can be difficult in some countries. H

[@wayneolwage6455]

If your wheels were recently powder-coated the nuts will come loose/ plus extra heat/cooling cycles with temps driving long distances won’t help if not correctly torqued. Enjoy my home country.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Thanks maybe it was most definitely my fault not tightening them after I fitted the water tank I think

[@JohnDoe-zm2kp]

Could you please link the pot you're using at 18.53 ? Thanks

[@TheLandyExpedition]

It’s a petromax pot you can buy at www.whitbyandco.co.uk

[@artifactis]

Hopefully we see each other on the road 🤙

[@TheLandyExpedition]

What are your travel plans!

[@artifactis]

@@TheLandyExpedition west coast to kalagahdi reserve then driekops Eiland, pilansburg impact crator, then to the mysterious ruins at the nelspruit platue.

[@bagzimuziki]

Nice, how different are your two landy's?

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Pretty different, two different engines

[@AkhonaNgquba]

Welcome to South Africa, where you choose which pothole to drive into because you can’t avoid going into 1. You should be able to claim for any damage caused by potholes to your car but you need to wait in line, I am still waiting for my claim…since 2020 and since 2017 for another car that I ended up selling The guys in the Toyota RAV4 finally know why their car is not regarded as an off-road car and should stay on sealed roads and slightly wet grass.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

I see thanks for the heads up 👍🏻🇿🇦

[@MrBaba1955]

Forget about it, it's not like the UK where you can get compensation from the local council.

[@anguscooper]

What are the models of the 2 Landy's? They are awesome. I will be following your channel I am from Brisbane I will build the same landy

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Cheers Angus. Ours is a 2000 TD5 and our friends @expeditionrove is a 2010 puma defender

[@kevinrichards8119]

Ps sound of the td5 is a beautiful thing

[@TheLandyExpedition]

It’s the most beautiful thing 😂

[@Troy-mr6ey]

Who did you ship with?

[@TheLandyExpedition]

What company do you mean?

[@Troy-mr6ey]

@@TheLandyExpedition yes who did you use to organise the shipping/ who can i contact to do the same?

[@ruanmarais4698]

Are you guy coming to cape town

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Yes!

[@PRAYFORTHEFAITHFULDEPARTED]

👌

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Glad you liked 😀

[@komododragontrades]

how much did it cost to ship the one car to durban?

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Two cars was £5000

[@peterkoning21]

The "old" air filter was a reusable filter. Could have just been cleaned and used again.

[@TheLandyExpedition]

It absolutely was I thought they left it for me as spares but in fact threw it away. A bit annoying

[@andhikaadhe894]

Anda harus berkunjung ke indonesia Indonesia sangat indah 🎉

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Yes! One day!

[@masuphamakhube3553]

How you found a Land Rover air filter that easily in Lesotho is beyond me😱

[@TheLandyExpedition]

Haha! It fit the hole so we slammed it in. 😂

[@malusisecure5865]

Wish i could join

[@TheLandyExpedition]

You aren’t the only one 😂💪🏼

[@jeksonkkapantow756]

GBU 🙏

[@TheLandyExpedition]

👍🏻