Go! Drive & Camp

Drive Out is a monthly African overlanding magazine. The magazine takes readers to where the tar road ends and the real fun begins. It offers practical advice about motor vehicles (new and second-hand), 4x4 trails, accessories, DIY projects, gear and outdoor cooking.

Changing gears

Go Drive and Camp

FREEZE FRAME

The long road to our winter home

WINNING LETTER

COMMENT OF THE MONTH!

Baby, it’s cold outside • A year or two ago, they exchanged the Cape for Sutherland says Chantél Fourie. Now she captures the tranquil environment’s windmills, clean nights and dramatic clouds on her Huawei P10 phone.

SEND YOUR PICTURES

Wanderer gets a solid roof

Compass expands

Turn your panel van into amotorhome

Waiting on the ‘true’ Defender…

Another step closer to all electric

Second chances • The BT-50 is regarded by some as an ugly duckling, but Mazda reckons it can change this opinion, says Cyril Klopper.

Trek in a T-Roc • Volkswagen’s latest SUV was recently released in South Africa and it is the second smallest in the range, says Cyril Klopper.

Barefoot through the Kgalagadi • In this month’s off-roading article, wetravel with six of our readers as they tour the Kgalagadi.

What does it cost?

TAKE A BREAK

kgalagadi for all • Everyone camps at least twice in the Kgalagadi. That’s because you quickly realise that you simply have to return on your first visit.

They say

Briefly | Mata Mata

Briefly | Twee Rivieren

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Briefly | Nossob

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LET IT SNOW! • When the first snow of 2020 fell in the Western Cape, hundreds of Capetonians descended on the Matroosberg. Cyril Klopper followed them – camera and travel permit in hand.

I also want to go!

FLORA.

Do you know how to drive in snow? • Here are some tips for when you visit Lesotho or when you’re heading to a snow-covered mountain near you. These tips only apply to 4x4 trails covered in snow. An iced-up tar road in all-wheel drive is a completely different story.

Rub shoulders with hippos • Nelspruit is known as the gateway to the Kruger, but here you can also set up camp next to ariver and watch the hippos from your doorstep.

Briefly | Hippo Water Front Lodge

Flower power • Hopefully we’ll be able to go see the flowers in the Namaqua National Park this season. Explore this popular reserve with the Caracal 4x4 Eco Route.

What you need to know

Settle in at montagu • Once every three months – at least – they hitch the caravan and go camping with friends at the Montagu Caravan Park, says Erika Oosthuyzen from Hermanus.

Ranger at the ready • Henry Terblanche from Assagay in KwaZulu-Natal.

Camping at the dam • At a campsite just outside Pretoria, angling is king. Come pick your stand on the banks of a dam – or five!

Newer... but is it better? • We’ve had the ASX on our roads since 2011, but will its facelift be enough to keep it there?

COMPETITORS • Facelifted compact SUVs that have been around the block

Sitting pretty • We checked in with some seasoned campers to hear what tips they have for someone buying a camping chair for the first time.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF • Campsites, parks and reserves remain mostly closed as the COVID-19 pandemic still makes itself felt four months after South Africa went into lockdown. When we all start eventually returning to them, here are some elements to observe for the sake of everyone’s health.

CAMERA, ACTION LIGHTS! • What does the law say about spotlights? What colour light is best for what purpose, and where would you bolt on the different...