Adventure Afrika

The Devil is in the details

As the sun rose over the horizon, beams of sunlight streamed into my bedroom on a cool August morning, six months into the national lockdown. For the first time in a very long time, I woke up feeling as excited as a kid on Christmas morning. Today marks the official start of my journey to convert my vehicle into an overlanding beast.

As the saying goes: it's not what you know, but who you know… And for this build, I knew I would have to rely on those in the know that I knew. The build started at Thekwini Toyota in Durban with my good friend David Lucien. David has been in the motor industry for many years and, based on his advice and understanding of what my plans were for the build, we agreed that the Automatic 4x4 2.4-litre GD-6 Toyota Hilux Double Cab would best suit my

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