BULL AT THE GATE

Ididn’t know it was a bull paddock until I was standing in it. The owner of the farm, Scott, dropped the fact casually, as if to say: “nothing to worry about”. But I wasn’t so sure. From what I’d seen, growing up as a city boy — little more than shaky footage of Pamplona’s running of the bulls and the disapproving brow on Chicago NBA jerseys — I figured bulls weren’t exactly the runner up in the man’s best friend competition.

So I was glad to hear Scott had moved the bull to the neighbouring paddock for the day. Instead, another type of bull would be charging around the fields: the Bushwakka Safari Tourer, a nimble and rugged specimen that accommodates you in a roof-top tent. Showing us the ropes were the Australian owners and operators of the South African brand, Johnny and Annelize Loots.

Some bulls sell for 100s of thousands of dollars, but this particular one starts at a much more affordable $29,500. If you’re after something practical for yourself, or just love to fantasise about brilliant design, read on.

ROUGH N’ TUMBLE

You could just about hitch the Bushwakka Safari Tourer to a Yamaha PW50. The camper weighs a tiny 800kg Tare, making it potentially lighter than the nearby bull — and a majority of other camper trailers on the market.

This would honestly be a fly on the back of a full-blown 4WD with a braked towing capacity