MissAdventurous

Hi All, Sorry for the late reply but ive had troble posting. Thanks for all the info and help. My dad is a land rover finatic so he is now teaching me bits and pieces on how to repair them. I go round once a week to help him repair his land rovers. Its actually not as difficult as i thought but im sure it wont seem this easy when i broke down miles from now-where in the Africa wilderness lol.

Had a great first time weekend challenge. And the Port did go down a little too well....i think i actually woke up more pisd than when i went to bed lol. Off-roading certainly clears the hangover tho!!!

Im planning a long trip around Africa in a couple of years time in a land rover. I need to learn abit about mechanics (i currently know nothing) incase I break down in a remote area. Im having trouble finding a suitable course. Ive searched the internet and phoned up a few colleges. The courses ive found are for people who want to do it as a career and concentrate on health and safety, workshop practices and removal and refitting of vehicle components. The only bits I want to know is the practical bits, like changing oil filters, shocks, bearings etc. I live in Wolverhampton and would really appreciate any information regarding finding a suitable course or somewhere I can look. Thanks

http://www.travelafricamag.com/ i googled the magazine and you can order it from the above site. if you order online you get 2 issues free. Extract from website: Explore the world's most exciting continent with TRAVEL AFRICA magazine. If you're interested in Africa or thinking of visiting it, you'll love reading Travel Africa. Each quarterly edition explores the continent's diverse attractions, wildlife and culture, with quality writing supported by world-class photography. One years subscription is £15 hope this helps

Do you also need seperate motor insurance? What if your vehicle is stolen? is this covered in the carnet? If your vehicle is stolen for example in Egypt, has anyone had any problems with officials saying that it wasnt stolen just so that the carnet insurance has to be payed out? What happens if you decide to sell your vehicle to save shipping it back to the UK? Is there anywhere you can get insurance for all the extrras on the vehicle?

I am definalty interested in meeting up with peeps to talk africa/land Rovers. Its always good to get others travel tales Is anyone going to set a date and location for this?

Im the person mentioned above. Done a fair bit of backpacking, including Southern and East Africa but now i want to go down the west and up east Africa. This trip will hopefully be in a couple of years time. Before I go i need to do a bit of planning (starting a mechanics course in Sept and looking into what kit i need on my LR, and also a bit of off-road training) and need to find a co-driver/passenger so if anyone might be interested please get in touch.