There are mixed emotions in the workshop as we say goodbye to our old truck bodies and start building new ones! The old bodies have carried thousands of you through some of the most spectacular parts of Southern and East Africa, they’ve nurtured new meetings into marriages, they’ve shared laughter and tears, they’ve been climbed on, sat on, and lived in by people from all over the world… ahhhh, if only those bodies had ears, I would love to hear their stories!
We’ve gone through all of our tour feedback from last year and we’ve found that the majority of our travellers prefer our new truck design compared to the original truck design which is excellent as we are currently converting the fleet!
As time marches on, our guests have new expectations of our trucks and thanks to the fact that we are fully licensed and registered to build these trucks ourselves, to SABS specifications, we build them how you want them!
Here are some pictures and a video to whet your appetite! You can also find a whole lot of information about our trucks and equipment on our website!
The new trucks will be fitted with (as per our current trucks):
– SABS approved seatbelts.
– Charging facilities for cameras, cellphones and notebooks.
– PA systems to enable better communication from the guides.
– 218 hp engines that have a governed top speed of 100km/h.
– Ipod jacks for music and our trucks are issued with pre loaded music on USB devices.
– Long range fuel tanks that minimise delays due to fueling requirements.
– All of our trucks are SABS (South African Bureau of Standards) approved designs – a fact almost no companies can claim.
– Individual lockers (there are a handful of original design trucks which don’t have individual lockers)
– Freezer, awning, cookers, bullbar, windscreen guards, sports equipment, reference books, novels and magazines as well as music and two spare tyres.
– Tents, chairs and mattresses (manufactured by Nomad to ensure quality and durability).
– Trestle tables for a more pleasant dining experience.
– Clients on camping tours receive a quality sleeping mat of approx. 10cm thickness.
