ROAMS01E34 Overland Adventure Offroading on the Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana (2019)

[@Xphelon]

"Nature has a way of showing you that you're not the king." Brilliant....Much respect brother...

[@jacquesD4D]

1) You never have enough water 2) When it comes to recovery gear never leave it at home 3) when you stuck relax and think about a viable plan to get out of trouble. And no one is as strong as they think they are and this goes for all. If you back injury was a bit worse you would have been in seriuos trouble. 4) You never have enough water period. 5) Invest in a winch. 6) Pans are great fun but dont play on it. People have been stuck for days on then. You are lucky those gent came to help you Botswana learned me all of this in the hard way when we lived there Loved your storie. Really great and great story teller. Keep it going

[@RoamOverlanding]

Thanks Jacques! It’s true. There is never enough water 😂 life teaches us all at the end of the day 👌🏻

[@0xsergy]

@@RoamOverlanding At the very least you can get a hand winch, for light cars like yours it should do it fine. They're sold as comealongs here, who knows what over there.

[@m1kel]

agree to this big time. recovery recovery recovery

[@rudydoang1748]

perfect holiday..... no woman ... just ride and drinks.... and stay away from coronna virus...

[@galihxtreme]

It's not only your adventure that fascinates. Whenever there is a latest gen *Jimny* involved, it will always worth seeing, especially if it went for proper offroading, let alone with proper auxiliaries. Well done, mate.

[@troyli31]

Hot chairs in the shade, cold beers with buddy. Beautifully stuck there. So impressed with the panorama view!

[@rickeymohan8972]

The view at 10:13 is mind blowing. I just paused at this moment and started Listening to Interstellar's "No time for caution".

[@RoamOverlanding]

The perfect combo 🤟🏻

[@ナパキャット豚チャイ]

It's the best trip I've ever dreamed of.

[@MrAbdulENG]

Wow brother !! I watched all of your videos and they were all great !! But this one is so mesmerizing it was like watching a bbc documentary. Thumbs up brother and Looking forward to the next episode.

[@greggScutum]

Man, you have a fantastic style of story telling! Keep the great great work :D Perfect for watching to relax and get super inspired.

[@push2277]

I love this brave guy!!! Such an inspiration nd source of courage!!! May God always protect u,bon voyage!

[@RoamOverlanding]

❤️

[@KaboBryanDim]

Nice one guys, as a citizen of Botswana we highly appreciate such videos. Please invite more of your friends to visit as well after this Corona virus ends.

[@RoamOverlanding]

Our pleasure! I am definitely going back!!

[@KaboBryanDim]

@@RoamOverlanding that would be great because when you go to Okavango Delta you pasby Maun, which is where I am. You never know we might bump into each other.

[@softroadingthewest]

Excellent episode, the whole series was a pleasure. Hard lesson learned for sure on making room for the traction boards no matter what. I totally understand the struggle of packing a small car for a long trip and I too have at times chosen to leave certain things behind that I felt I wouldn't need...of course it *always* turns out to be the one item I did in fact need. :-) Beautiful work as always, this series really took things to a whole new level. Looking forward to your future adventures!

[@RoamOverlanding]

Thanks bud! Have a wonderful festive season!!

[@aayushgoyal1116]

what a vlog outstanding i found it better than any other show that are broadcasted in discovery just outstanding sir loved each and every moment of the trip it seemed that i was with u in the lovely jimmy and enjoying each and every part of the trip

[@Mugtree]

Really loved watching this. It’s been fantastic and inspirational. Definitely want a Jimmny now and to go explore. Thank for a fantastic set of videos

[@Pilot-Ali]

Love your adventure experience man stay safe and be prepared for extreme overlanding.

[@johnnydutoit]

You’re videos are epic. Thanks for creating them.

[@mullerandre95]

Our first night of Bush camping on the Hunters route near Panda was an experience. We camped near a watering hole and had Ellies all around. We set up camp and saw a hare bouncing about. Started a braai fire and were all just relaxing when all of a sudden a hyena showed up. Needless to say the braai was canceled as we didn't need him and his pack roaming around camp. Then we saw all manner of eyes in the dark and with us being newbies to the whole wild camping thing our imaginations started running around a bit. On a more serous note though we could have been in more danger from Ellies than hyena as I woke the next morning and heard them bathe. I looked out and saw a group of 5 or 6 splashing about. Had one decided we were too much of an intrusion they could have trampled us there. Never the less it was an epic experience. Batswana are the friendliest people I know of. If anyone goes to Botswana please do not stock up in SA and go over there to holiday, you're doing yourself a disservice as fuel and meat is much cheaper there than here, just shop around a bit. Their shops are well stocked and you can buy all you need there. Just go and visit Bots😁 as their logo states "Everyone falls in love with Botswana, so will you"

[@FM90796]

I’m really enjoying this series man! Lekker!

[@davidmcrae1124]

Just listened to your first podcast and I get where you are going with your videos. Geat job and keep doing what you are doing. You are showing off the capabilities of the Jimny quite well with scenery and action thrown in. Load capacity and distance without a convoy are always going to be a problem for them. Good thing you were out there with your buddy. I am sure you have learnt a few things on this trip alone. Keep up the great videos.

[@defendermodsandtravels]

Well the kindest thing i can say is that we learn by our mistakes.i'd suggest that if one wants to play around and learn the limits of the vehicle then one should go to an off road centre for play day. I don't enjoy getting bogged because recoveries can be hot, dirty and sometimes dangerous. When I get bogged I regard it as a failure and I always learn the lessons. I also learn from videos like this one :-)

[@heathermiller78]

Love watching your videos. Makes our dream of seeing Africa a much more reality. Thanks for the great videos.

[@abrahamespinosa2297]

Esta muy bonito este jimny no me canso de ver y volver a ver los videos entretienen mucho

[@phenyoj]

You my friend are an amazing person. Much respect for you....

[@RoamOverlanding]

🙏🏻 thank you for the kind words!!

[@munstergeo7417]

What an adventure you all had. Very, very much enjoyed watching. Great news about the website, I can't wait to take a look when I get a little downtime.

[@karmabrothercat]

Really admire your perseverance and doing the amazing trip.

[@eaglen00b]

Complacency and over confidence in the ability of your vehicle was what caught you lads out this time. Thankfully you got out of the situation and home alive with perhaps a short term injury. Always respect nature and the environment you travel in. It may be stunning and amazing, but it can kill you without hesitation.

[@RoamOverlanding]

Indeed it can.

[@BlaineVorster]

Agreed.

[@welovenature360]

Agreed. It’s all fun, but good to maintain respect for nature too. It bites sometimes. Haha

[@EricMutema]

I am sold on Jimny, it will be pretty sweet to have some adventures with it in East Africa.

[@RoamOverlanding]

Definitely!

[@Flipoff94]

Oh the memories! Thank you for this and the video! August 2016 we attempted to drive from Kubu Island to Nata via the SaltPans and also got stuck. 4 Vehicles on their chassis. Took us approximately 8-9 hours to get all 4 vehicles and trailer unstuck. It was legit one my favorite and best overlanding experiences in Botswana!

[@Flipoff94]

@Roam Overlanding - Dude, if you ever get the opportunity, go to the Moremi! Just do it! One of the best experience of my life. We went from the Moremi to Xhakanaxa , to Kwai, to Savuti and then we found this kickass(probably hardest longest sand trail of our lives) to Kasane. And then end your trip at Chobe River Lodge with a ice cold St.Louis while you watch the Elephants take a dip in the Chobe River! It's one for the books! Looking forward to your next series

[@RoamOverlanding]

Damn! You make me want to pack and go tomorrow! Doing the Moremi is on the list and hopefully I’ll get to do it this year!

[@Flipoff94]

@@RoamOverlanding I'll just double check with my dad, but we used a booking agency to get spots there 2 years ago, since booking is a Pain! Might help you a bit in the future. The first year we just winged it and pitched up at camps and were generally lucky with getting camping spots. Pretty sure they'd always accommodate for a Jimny!

[@8Trigramz]

Glad you made it out just fine. Totally appreciate the amount of work it takes to film all that. Positioning the camera, the vehicles, running back to get the camera, different angles so on and so forth.... Good job on the edit and narration. It was really enjoyable watching it! Look forwards to more.

[@RoamOverlanding]

Thanks for understanding the effort that goes into this! It makes it all worth while when it’s properly appreciated 👏🏻

[@jami7772]

Absolutely amazing ! And terrifying. Great shots and filmography. Good luck guys. Have a great Xmas and here's to 2020 !

[@oxosoft]

There is no better teacher than experience, so you learned your lesson got humbled by nature and luckily nothing too bad happened so you still can go on. Next time you'll be better prepared and have those recovery boards. Other than that, hail the Jimnys for their persistence and thank you for yet another great adventure 👍

[@RoamOverlanding]

Hey Ronny; this is the exact sentiment of this whole film! Thank you for seeing that! We dont all start out experienced masters!

[@BlaineVorster]

I agree , thank you.

[@nostalgicbaainaar9751]

The Kalahari is Andrew St.Pierre Whites favourite place in the world...and he's been around. Can't wait to visit.

[@KREGNAHTIETUH]

Weer een mooi avontuur,geweldig

[@chinmayneelkod931]

Well done guys.... Really enjoyed it 👍

[@parkerja80]

Very very jealous. Well done for persevering … lovely car, lovely country

[@KonforsuzAlan]

Love your videos. You are a good guy and angels are guarding you 👍🏻 Cheers from Turkey 🇹🇷

[@ojbarberena7090]

Epic. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Colombia south America

[@luthfikharisma6042]

This is a kind of freedom. Keep going! Greetings from Indonesia! 🤘🏽👏🏻

[@madanrm4805]

Enjoying your life fully😍 Everything feels perfect😇 Love from India💚

[@Aaizworld]

I also from 🇮🇳 and I'm enjoying do this video ..

[@Phokoyamodimo]

Was in the area over the weekend.... Couldn't risk it with my Prado without my gear! Was at elephant sands on Thursday.... Did south to north through Kubu this past September.... Thanks for sharing💪 my bots

[@RoamOverlanding]

Such an epic place! I think with all the rain since my trip, the pans are a no go until the rainy season is over hey?

[@bryanhendricks199]

Thanks for the awesome video/series!

[@bharathraj9055]

Awesome dude maybe it's a wonderful memorie of your life but I love this episode more than my crush 😂😂😂😂. Have a great life enjoy the every moment and move on

[@nubianq7860]

I need this car in my life! Excellent content, thanks for sharing guys!

[@RoamOverlanding]

Thanks for watching!

[@JesseDiGiacomo]

Nice trip and video format. Keep rocking bro!

[@lehanvdh]

Such an Epic adventure, beautiful cinematography. Really well done!

[@ahmadzakyfaishal]

great footage. I have Jimny too, but it's old, 96 Jimny.

[@goutham1863]

Appreciate you brother. Love from India. ❤

[@africanadventure08]

Well done on showing everyone how not to travel off the beaten path in Africa. Lack of drinking water is inexcusable.

[@RoamOverlanding]

We still had about 20L of water in the rooftop water tank for an emergency; the water just needed to be boiled.

[@OverlandingwithBruce]

Awesome trip! One of my favorite in Botswana although Bots has so much more to offer. How do you learn, from your mistakes and the best way to learn is on these type of trips although the pans can be deadly. Worst mistake you made is not carrying enough water. The pans can be very tricky and not much helps you with that sticky mud - sometimes not even sand ladders/traction plates/maxtrax type products.

[@RoamOverlanding]

Yeah Bruce; its a fantastic country with so much to still see. I cant wait to get to the the northern and western parts! We hesitated at the previous town and figured we would be able to buy some in the next town. Lesson learned; always stock up in the big towns and have enough for a good couple of days; (I did have about 25L of water in the roof Jerry; which at a point I started boiling and cleaning up while we were trying to wait out the heat)

[@OverlandingwithBruce]

Roam Overlanding don’t worry about it you got out ok and that’s the main thing. Just be prepared for some people who claim to be the hard core experts to take you apart. Ps. You must do Hunters road also. Brilliant route and only bush camping South of Pandamatenga- you can’t get much wilder. Shout if you need any help or anything. I’m in Lonehill.

[@ahmedabdelglel7383]

what a wonderful experience greetings to you and Blaine the nature is great teacher and thanks to jimny that give us the tool to learn it ....... min 12:27 so funny :D:D

[@RoamOverlanding]

haha! Im so glad you enjoyed it!

[@rogereriksson7813]

Thanks for the tour, I lern by your mistakes. It was very interesting

[@TheJohnChocolate]

Mate - I love your videos! Keep up the great work! 🇦🇺

[@attilaracz2034]

Wow, that was epic!! Love that little car. Great shots also. Greetings from Denmark.

[@sureboss6375]

in overlanding,Nature has a way of showing you that you're not the king! ha ha ha!

[@rafaelmachado3544]

Great video, those beers and that view...feels like i'm there!

[@RoamOverlanding]

I just want to go back!!

[@actorodongo7565]

Epic! Greetings from Uganda.

[@karmabrothercat]

How lucky for someone to find you on the plain.

[@mr.z4973]

Color correction is seriously on point

[@45Ninjat]

Do you think if you had all your camping gear and roof top tent on a tiny little lightweight trailer it would have made recovery easier? I've seen many suzuki vitara campers in western Australia with cute little trailers.

[@RoamOverlanding]

It’s debatable; but I will try explore a solution like that during 2020 I think.

[@jamesfriskin8334]

Got a Jimny recently and can't wait to do trips like that!

[@jasonboylan]

Fantastic adventure. Thank you for sharing.

[@samvignoli]

Greetings from Brazil. Fantastic trip! Thanks for sharing. :)

[@stevewalsh-balshaw1727]

Toughest little 4x4 there is brilliant vehicles future classic

[@ruddo1970]

What a great trip. Looks like you had a blast! Only really taken my SJ80 Sierra on sandy beaches in Oz. 0.5 Bar is about the pressure i set to run on loose sand with regular road tyres. Any higher and it just bogs down...

[@RoamOverlanding]

It was awesome!! I’m also starting to find improved performance going even lower on the pressures than I initially thought

[@pbxl]

so pity that jimny are no more delivered in Europe... hopefully we have one :-)

[@AoneDitirwa]

I’m sold 👏🏾👏🏾 Defs visiting the pans this year

[@dalemews1]

Guys, you were very, very lucky to get out of the situation okay. And luck it was. You seriously underestimate the potential hazards and were woefully under prepared. You can not be so cavalier with your safety. However, I think You've learnt from this and all credit for sharing. It's a lesson in safety to everyone.

[@RoamOverlanding]

Definitely learnt. Blaine and I were the ones who had to suffer the consequences. We might do a debriefed video and chat about some of the the things; we will see how it goes.

[@Didewro]

Awesome....what was the name of the place with the elephants?

[@RoamOverlanding]

Hey! It was called Elephant sands

[@PhatboyHD88]

You need some of those orange boards i forget the name to get ya unstuck they really help..

[@abshassan]

Maxx traxx

[@45Ninjat]

18:36

[@ol11zac21]

Great video mate happy Christmas to you and your family

[@tomastylecek7209]

thank you so much for bringing this experience to us

[@RoamOverlanding]

Thank you for watching!

[@mathias4060]

Lesson 1 : bring recovery boards. Lesson 2 : always bring more water than you think you need.

[@RoamOverlanding]

💯

[@maxnation20]

and beer

[@donash3587]

I wish one day I could have a jimny on my own. Like ur vlogging adventure. Take care always.

[@RoamOverlanding]

You can do it!

[@cruzer244]

Awesome series buddy. I have traveled a lot to Pandamatenga in BW. Never had the chance to sleep by Elephant sands. Or saw the kubu island.

[@RoamOverlanding]

Definitely worth checking out

[@dannone2406]

What adventure! Congratulations guys. I almost bought a Jimmy last year and end up buying a Pajero 3.2 di-d . I should have seen your video before ;)

[@RoamOverlanding]

The pajero is a seriously capable vehicle; honestly I would consider it over the Jimny especially the "Montero" the 2000-2005 shape in a short wheel base, is a beaut!

[@kitlai768]

Video Well made, adventure well good! Keep up the good work 👍💪

[@sowetorecreationalvehicles7658]

Unstuck by Angels, it became dark from 16:23 of the video.... I guess this was not a tutorial video. Enjoying keep going we're behind you

[@RoamOverlanding]

It was the panic of the moment; the camera was actually sitting next to me on the car seat; I didn’t even realize it was recording until I got back home. I had to put it in to share the emotions

[@clooperman3745]

Impressed with both the scenery and the Jimnys performance, still waiting for delivery of mine and sorcing some accessories, looking for somebody who can supply lower low range gearing only, any ideas, many thanks, driving in wild Africa looks like the ultimate offroad experience.

[@sanichawang6169]

I really enjoyed watching this one. 👏👏👏

[@eastsideextremer3861]

That drag race look really fun.... 😀

[@adhwaith2516]

Have you done any modifications on the engine

[@RoamOverlanding]

Nope

[@OverlandTrax]

Good video, thanks for sharing ✌

[@WaitWhat99]

Its amazing how things work. Happy, nice, smooth adventures are only remembered vaguely. Its the hard, challenging, and dare i say... chaotic adventures that will be remembered and relished in vivid detail for the rest of our lives. You’ll remember this one mate 👍 And i hope you gave those boys who saved you a beer 🤙🤙🤙

[@RoamOverlanding]

We even decided to pull the steaks out the bottom of the fridge! :D We had a proper feast to say thanks!

[@WaitWhat99]

Roam Overlanding Nice one buddy 👍 Love the shirtless vlog bomb your mate did 🤣 lol Top stuff.

[@dk.650]

Again...an awesome video of how beautiful Africa truly is. Now you need a drone for some overhead filming.😁

[@RoamOverlanding]

Oh man! I wish!!

[@dk.650]

@@RoamOverlanding Merry Christmas...make it a gift to yourself 😁

[@jsszakir4573]

U both nailed the it when both shook hand, leaving vehicles driverless ... cool ... best of luck ... be safe ... cm come to India .... kerala, indian state... u both will love it ... infact even I can cm with my vehicle ....

[@johnlincicum6390]

Best video series yet buddy! Although I like the hill climbing and rocks and mud more than the pans. (Just my personal opinion.) The elephants were beautiful to see and watch.

[@RoamOverlanding]

Thanks John! February I’ll be heading to the deserts and mountains again 👌🏻

[@leenderdhoutzager9389]

Wonderful trip in a very capable car,

[@brianmajola1808]

Only watched the video because I’m interested in a Jimny……I hope to do some camping ⛺️ when I get myself a Jimny. Your trip was great and interesting 🤙🏾

[@outdoormountainman]

We are from Canada but we love the little Jimny. Your video's are top notch and very well narrated, keep up the awesome work and adventures. Oh.. and get some Maxtrax's :-)

[@RoamOverlanding]

Thanks guys! I did get a set recently you can check it out on my instagram if you like; @RoamOverlanding

[@user6667azxc]

Some stunning footage! Cheers from Australia. Would have liked to have seen a little interview with your rescuers on the pan, I'm sure they have seen some interesting things out there! 🙂. All the best Dave.

[@RoamOverlanding]

I would love to have done that too; unfortuantely I damage my back so badly that I was running on adrenaline when we got back, once I sat down my whole body shut down. I'll go back and find them one day.

[@user6667azxc]

@@RoamOverlanding yea totally understandable! I have been bogged to the diff in 40° plus myself and it's no picnic 🙂

[@chavez4ever111]

Nice one. Whats your recommended road & offroad tire pressure (PSI)?

[@albertodavid7514]

Loving your life bro!

[@IM_AKEEM]

Great vid....the pans have tested many people and continue unchain lessons for novice and seasoned overlanders alike. I'm planning on going back there again in July this year and wish i could bring a few flat-eathers to show them the actual curvature of the earth. The pans are breathtaking. Because of their vastness you really get to feel that you're but a pixel in a much bigger picture. i think you'd throughly enjoy the Moremi to Kasane trail. it is also on my to do list but i understand it can be as unforgiving as it is amazing. I've only gone up to Xakanaka. I'm not sure how the Jimny would handle some of those river crossings....

[@RoamOverlanding]

I think in general; I’m so pumped to get back to Botswana and see more of it. It’s just such an incredible overlanding destination. Thank you for the epic comment! See you out there!

[@shanevaughn5715]

I would advise going to a mud tire such as a km3 or goodyear wrangler mtr. The main reason why you got stuck is due to the ko 2's being horrible about self cleaning. You just have to put up with the road noise when on hardball roads lol.

[@RoamOverlanding]

Considering try out the Hankook Dynapro MT, it comes in the perfect size, so I won’t need to introduce any power sapping size upgrades to fit a muddy.

[@defendermodsandtravels]

I have just been to Kubu island, starting at Nata and emerging at Letlhakane, a trip which took two days. One thing which needs to be mentioned for the benefit of others is that the access road is pretty terrible and will be impassable when wet. At the southern end of it sections traverse the salt flats and one risks severe bogging like yours. This isn't a trip for novices.

[@oliverwabwire2836]

Now that's an epic epic experience....

[@ahmedbhana8301]

Damn.... Murphy's law hit you hard. All was going so well then bam, mud in your face. Glad u didnt do it alone and Blaine was with you as well as your guardian angels coming along. All in the name of experience. Your videography is awesome and i enjoy your commentary. The beauty of the pan's is something you have to experience one self. Glad you safely home. Looking forward to your next trip. Please introduce yourself in the start of the vids as i dont think anyone knows your name. Ps. If you ever want to do bots again I'll gladly join.👍 tou

[@RoamOverlanding]

Yup! Uncle Murphy god us good!! 😂

[@ahmedbhana8301]

@@RoamOverlanding your name pls

[@RoamOverlanding]

Ahmed Bhana my name is Adrian 👍🏻 you can also find me on Instagram @roam_overlanding

[@ahmedbhana8301]

@@RoamOverlanding hi adrian👍

[@robinhester]

Epic video`!!! What gear besides the GoPro did you use to film with.

[@RoamOverlanding]

Thanks Robin! Just my Sony A7III and a gopro

[@tengahnyadonat8067]

Keep going buddy, indonesians here🤙🏽

[@mauro6826]

Hi you, wonderful places, the just the view a have on Bologna’s mountain.... Mauro- Bologna- Italy