Khutse Jul'15 | Mercedes4x4 Forum - Southern Africa
We visited the Khutse Nature Reserve 3-6July '15. We where 3 vehicles in our group- G300Pro, my brother with ML350 and friend with Pajero- all towing trailers. We camped at the Molose waterhole campsite 1. Here is a few G related pictures....
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Looks like fun. Did you see much wild?
I am curious to know how your fuel with the trailer compares to Bones with lots of stuff on the roofrack.
I was a bit disappointed in the amount of wild we saw, although the stay and camping was awesome. We saw springboks, rooi hartbeeste, gemsbok and a few giraffes. Also a jackol or 2 and only heard a lion roaring at night near our camping site. Bird life is excellent.
Last place we could refuel was Letlhakeng, then 100km sandy gravel road to Khutse gate, then another 80km sandy 2spoor road to Molose waterhole. We did 409km in total before refueling at Letlhakeng again and fuel usage was 5,6l/km (72l) on average.
I can just confirm that this vehicle likes to be loaded and of the tar road. On the 2 spoor road it just felt great and happy to be a tow vehicle. I enjoyed that part very much. Just an awesome vehicle and a privillege to drive one.
Great spot to visit.When we went with the G Club a few years back we stayed at the Moreswe Waterhole and even had lions very close by. In fact some of our members nearly became lion food. Won't mention names.
Great pics chris! Looks like a lot of fun. Can just echo your sentiments- the rougher the road the better it performs. I have not driven a vehicle which handles corrigations, under heavy load , better.
Thanks for sharing Chris, we were fortunate enough to see lions in Khutse, but we were very lucky and it took 4 days and a lot of searching. I love Khutse, the wide open spaces and the feeling of being completely alone in this wilderness is an experience I will never forget, we so badly want to visit again.
Lekker Chris, dankie vir die foto's
On our recent trip we met a group of friends with trailers at Van Zyls Pass - and we watched them at the difficult downhill with their trailers - 1x Bushlapa and two Echo's down the pass without hassles!
Theo, is jul verby hierdie trailer ook......
Ja Chris ons het die eienaar Koot vd Merwe die dag voor die ding gebreek het ontmoet en n dag of twee later die wa in die veld gekry! hartseer om so mooi en nuwe ding so te sien maar die hele sleepstang het afgebreek, my mening is dat daar n ernstige ontwerpfout is.
Ek het Koot weer by palmag gekry en sy vakansie het nie goed afgeloop nie, sy dakrak het ook die gees gegee na hy als van die wa opgelaai het en toe vat hulle nog al sy vleis ook by die Palmwag hek.
Daardie Metalian trailers word gesien as een vd beste offroad trailers op die mark, tensy dit ook maar n internet publisiteits foefie is.
En dit maak nie saak hoe goed hulle is nie, die publisiteit wat hy nou gaan / het gekry het, gaan hom duur kos.
En om 'n disselboom te knak is makliker as wat ons dink. Harde bande, volgelaai, en 'n sloot oor die pad waarin altwee wiele gelyktydig die slag in die tjessie inslaan.
Eishh ek onthou nou ook ons Khutse trip nog met Andrew se sleepwa! Ons het heelwat Leeus gesien - een sommer in kamp gebrul..
Kyk ook wat se trailer ons in Kaokoland gekry het - op pad van Marble camp na Purros - ook sleepstang..Kaokoland toets n trailer dis verseker!
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Darem suiwerder Afrikaans as Freek se "riddiehyter" meen ek!