Top 5 Overland Vehicles I considered for Africa

I run through the top 5 vehicles I considered for my 54,000 mile overland adventure around Africa. There are many reasons to select certain vehicles, and when going internationally those criteria are a lot different than if you're staying more local.

Apply these thoughts and considerations to your own overland vehicle choices!

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❱ The Road Chose Me Volume 2: Three years and 54,000 miles around Africa
375 pages of misadventures, stories, characters, politics and more from driving all the way around Africa!

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75 page full-color photography book from each of the 35 countries I visited in Africa

❱ The Road Chose Me Volume 1: Two years and 40,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina
265 pages of adventure, inspiration and antics from driving the length of the Pan-American highway

❱ Overland Travel Essentials: West Africa: Myths, Misconceptions and Misnomers
Everything you need to know to undertake your own Overland Expedition in West Africa

❱ Work Less to Live Your Dreams: A practical guide to saving money and living your dreams
The tips, tricks, ideas and perspectives I've learned to save the money I need to live the life I want

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[ajourneyinthewild]

Love to hear the South African Jeep community was willing to help out so willingly 👏🏽👏🏽

[hugheshome]

Toyota Hilux or Fortuner are also two very popular choices for Africa. Personally we have driven 230, 000km already in our Fortuner all the way from Cape Town and all over Namibia 🇳🇦, Botswana 🇧🇼, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Zambia 🇿🇲, Mozambique 🇲🇿, and Malawi 🇲🇼!

[GATORADDAM]

I'm not a Jeep guy. But you make absolute sense in what you say. I enjoyed this video.

[neilcook]

We have gone for a 2002 Troopy with the 1HZ engine. Fitted an Alucab Hercules roof conversion and set off around northern Australia in 8 weeks...Dan, you have some great advice and your videos are always full of information.

[Abu-Khalid-]

The moment you finished putting the LC 70 series followed by the LR 110, is when I realised you know what you're talking about 🙌

[paachi]

Haha..5:40 Multimeter with Lucas electrics..LR saga. Good video as ever Dan :). MPG is such a huge factor in choosing the right vehicle.

[karobiawho]

Watching this again two years later and marveling at how fast time passes. Nitpick but just wanted to say that Hiluxes did share engines with the early Tacomas, the venerable 3rz-fe.

[phuturephelps]

I have a Toyota 4runner in America but with the 33in tires I get 15mpg. I moved to Italy and gas is $6-7 a gallon! I'm happy I left the 4r and bought a used euro jeep cherokee diesel. 20-30 mpg!! Just as capable

[MountainRoots]

Dan I love the backstory behind your thought process on your vehicle selection. So much to work through, especially on an expedition thr scale you undertook. Thanks for sharing! 🤙-Josh

[mark]

I got a 1982 BJ60 (diesel) here in British Columbia. I think it's a great option that ticks all the boxes except it needs a full refresh to bring it back up to being nice and dependable. And the 3B engine is pretty wimpy but power isn't super important for what I want to do. The benefit is the lack of electronics to break.

[adelarsen]

Sound, practical, useful and common sense advice built upon experience over time. This is the go-to channel for a reality check.

I have a friend who just crossed Russia in a 1986 Toyota Corolla sedan. You don't need diesel and you don't need a 70 series.

[Mlachake]

Wealth of honest information which is rare, thank you.

[derekbryant]

The exception to the right hand steering wheel in the United States is the mail department and you can buy their decommission Vehicles, by the way.

[gaowen]

I'm in the UK and chose the Mk6 Hilux . Purely on reliability and after market support . So far it's not had a single fault.

[geraldgm]

I am always in AWE of what you achieved Dan.... the proof is in the pudding...the Jeep Rubicon worked and worked well in the harshest of Africa roads..you Rock. Blessings.

[christophersaul]

Great video. I presume you can add the Y61 Nissan Patrol to the list of vehicles that North Americans wish they could get their hands on? The petrol version is still ubiquitous in the Gulf (pick up, SWB and LWB, manual and auto options) and you can also get the diesel version if you really want it. I think my petrol Y61 Patrol would be the perfect overland vehicle - providing I had a friend with a fuel tanker following me! I’ve got the V8 diesel Troopy too, but from everything I read, diesel quality in Africa would be an issue. I may chuckle at my slow friends with the 1HZ engine, but you can’t argue with the reputation you mention. I recently sold my 2001 TJ Wrangler and have loved hearing how you drove one around South America. Now I’m revealing myself to be a spoiled Dubai resident with all the gear but no idea :) I’m hoping one day to take the Troopy on a long trip, across Africa would be my dream. For now it’s camping in the UAE and waiting for the Oman and Saudi borders to open up to do some longer trips. Speaking of which, add Oman, the UAE and Saudi to your own bucket list, there are lots of us here that would love to meet you.

[Onwardx]

You are not crazy! Very helpful! As always. I am happy I went with my Jeep--even though my travels are, so far, only in the US.

[JKL]

Brings a new meaning to me about, “JEEP: There’s Only One”

[Rebel.Matt]

Great video Dan. I would also add that there are infinite youtube videos and forum pages on how to fix literally everything on a jeep. With a good amount of pre planning research or a little wifi, its easy to find some guy out there who ran into a similar problem with a step by step process on how to fix the issue. I'm currently building out a Jeep Gladiator for what I hope to be an expedition around the Mediterranean. Thanks again!

[wildcatoutdoors]

I wish they could bring the troop carriers to the U.S. so badly. Dream vehicle for sure.