What is the worst recovery situation you have ever been in?
On the eastern section of Baviaanskloof, the engine cut out crossing a river — hydrolocked.
Took 5 hours and the Warn winch, a snatch block, and a convenient tree to sort it out.
The lesson: Never travel alone in remote areas. A solo recovery with no anchor point is almost impossible..
Came home with a bent rear diff and a story I have told 18 times since.
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The best piece of gear I own is not the most expensive — it is my National Luna fridge. Everything else can be improvised or worked around. That one item cannot.
— hannes_strydom
12 years of this and my answer to most of these debates is the same: get out there with what you have, learn what you actually need, then buy the upgrade. The number of people with R500k in kit who go out once a year is remarkable.
The best piece of gear I own is not the most expensive — it is my National Luna fridge. Everything else can be improvised or worked around. That one item cannot.
I see it differently — the quality of information in these threads is excellent.
I see it differently — this is what SA outdoor forums should have been years ago.