SA outdoor Instagram and YouTube accounts worth following in 2025
Been thinking about this one for a while.
My view: The debate between rooftop tent and ground tent is pointless. Both work. The one that is set up in the bush is always better than the one in the garage..
Keen to hear other opinions — this community has experience across the full spectrum of SA outdoor activities and I think we learn more from disagreement than agreement.
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15 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.
> Been thinking about this one for a while.
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> My view: The debate between rooftop tent and ground tent is pointless. Both work. The one that is set up in the bush is always better than the one in the garage..
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> Keen to hear other opinions — this community has experience across the full spectrum of SA outdoor activities and I think we learn more from disagreement than agreement.
> — surika_hugo
The best piece of gear I own is not the most expensive — it is my MaxTrax boards. Everything else can be improvised or worked around. That one item cannot.
— liezel_erasmus
The solar setup gets mocked by people who have not tried it. Let them mock. The sunsets from a campsite 274km from the nearest traffic light are not something you can explain to someone who has not experienced it.
Been thinking about this one for a while.
My view: The debate between rooftop tent and ground tent is pointless. Both work. The one that is set up in the bush is always better than the one in the garage..
Keen to hear other opinions — this community has experience across the full spectrum of SA outdoor activities and I think we learn more from disagreement than agreement.
— surika_hugo
The best piece of gear I own is not the most expensive — it is my Hi-Lift jack. Everything else can be improvised or worked around. That one item cannot.
Been thinking about this one for a while.
My view: The debate between rooftop tent and ground tent is pointless. Both work. The one that is set up in the bush is always better than the one in the garage..
Keen to hear other opinions — this community has experience across the full spectrum of SA outdoor activities and I think we learn more from disagreement than agreement.
— surika_hugo
The best piece of gear I own is not the most expensive — it is my MaxTrax boards. Everything else can be improvised or worked around. That one item cannot.
22 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 overlanding lifestyle gets mocked by people who have not tried it. Let them mock. The sunsets from a campsite 142km from the nearest traffic light are not something you can explain to someone who has not experienced it.