Your rig takes you to delightful places, and when you get up onto your vehicle's roof rack with your camera, you get dramatic photos from an unusual angle. You could, however, have taken even better pics if your camera had been, say, 40 m above the ground – something a drone ‘might'allow you to do… (More on this later.) An aerial photo of your off-roader in the Namib, a secret campsite next to a river or your convoy through the Doodsakker is sure to get likes and shares on social media.
In South Africa, you may use a drone without a pilot's license or without registering the craft – a nice concession – but unlicensed users with unregistered drones face strict legislation. Drone-friendly countries such as Indonesia, Iceland and Switzerland also allow you to use a drone
