Quels sont generalement les equipements mis a disposition lors de la location d un 4x4 en Namibie.
Pour 3 semaines j ai loué ce type de vehicule avec couchage sur le toit.Y a t il des choses a prevoir et a apporter de France.
Quel est le temps de montage et demontage de ce type de couchage?
La liste de l'équipement est fournie par le loueur. Tu sauras donc exactement ce que tu auras à disposition.
Pour notre part, on a eu besoin de rien de plus que ce qui était fourni, en dehors de nos lampes torche, d'éponges, et de liquide vaisselle. Mêmes les torchons étaient fournis.
Vérifie tout de même que les sacs de couchage sont fournis.
Bon voyage veinard
Alex
Big 5 pour small 4 ou l’Afrique Australe en famille : Le Cap, Namibie, Botswana, Zimbawe
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Les sacs de couchages fournis peuvent être insuffisant par nuits froides.
Un bon truc : prendre un projecteur ou un néon alimenté en 12 V pour le soir. Les soirées à la lueur des frontales, c'est un peu juste.
Absolument, on avait prévu les truc en emportant avec nous nos sur-duvets en polaire. Le mieux maintenant, en termes de volume, ce sont les sacs en soie que l'on trouve dans toutes les grandes surface de sport. Néanmoins, je crois que les conseils concernent un départ en septembre. Là, le problème n'est plus vraiment le froid...
Le néon 12V se demande au loueur, on en avait un mais j'avoue qu'on l'a pas trop utilisé puisque il y avait une lampe à gaz fournie dans le kit de camping.
Alex
Big 5 pour small 4 ou l’Afrique Australe en famille : Le Cap, Namibie, Botswana, Zimbawe
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A bien regarder si tu fais beaucoup de piste avec des étapes en camp sans eau et ni ravitaillement :
- Une grosse autonomie en carburant (reservoir entre 120 et 160 litres)
- Des pneus tout terrain récents
- Un réservoir d'eau conséquent : 40-60 litres avec robinet de sortie
- Un vrai compresseur pour les pneus
- Une sangle de traction de 10 mètres
- Des plaques ou chevilles de désensablage
- Une caisse à outils
A emmener ou acheter sur place en arrivant :
- Lampes frontales et piles, 1 par personne + 1 secours
- torche puissante par tente + 1 secours
- transfo 12V/220 (pour recharger appareil photo et camescope
- doubleur ou tripleur allume cigare
- Bon couteau + multipince de type leatherman ou Gerbert
- Une paire de gants en cuir type chantier (utile pour le barbecue, le ramassage du bois, le désensablage...
- Des petits oreillers gonflables (laisse les oreillers chez le loueur, ca prend trop de place pour replier
- Le 2ème duvet est indispensable, celui du loueur est généralement insuffisant
- Sa propre trousse de secours + médicament 1ere urgence, aspi venin, et petites maladies (antiseptiques intestinaux, anti-diarrhée, antibiotiques large spectre, antiseptiques locaux, de quoi soigner brulures, coupures, infections occulaires...) .tout cela à voir avec ton médecin.
- Une paire de claquette pour les douche communes
- corde à linge et epingles
- Gros sacs poubelles.
- Sangles, sandows, serflex, scotch solide tout usage
Liste non exhaustive bien sûr
Apres rodage des matelots : montage 10 minutes, démontage 10 minutes (pour 2 tentes de marque eezi awn..)
Outillage…
- Couteau
- Fil de fer
- Ficelle
- Scotch armé
- Tournevis
- Pinces
- Sangle kinetic et manilles
- Chambre à air
- Mèches
Matériel camping…
- Duvets
- Sacs de soie
- Oreillers gonflables
- Taies d’oreiller
- Sac à dos glacière
- « Chaussette » bouteille d’eau
- Lampe à manivelle
- Boîte plastiques (pour préparer des salades pour le midi et ranger les restes)
Pour le pliage. Junior et moi faisons la course à qui déplie le plus vite et madame butine d'une tente à l'autre pour le fignolage et la vérification de l'intérieur.
Pour le repliage : Elle se glisse dans la tente, étale le couchage et met les sangles, hop elle ressort et s'occupe de l'autre tente tandis que Juniors et moi plions la première. Hop une fois qu'elle a terminée, elle nous rejoint pour finir la mise en place des toiles de protection, la tension des sangles... Un vrai boulot de pro, tu te dirais lors d'un arrêt de F1 à son stand.....
Bon j'avoue, dès fois, on a trainé un peu..mais dans l'ensemble cela allait très vite.
A 3 tu ne perd pas de temps.
Bonsoir,
Non, on laisse duvets et pyjamas dedans quand on plie.
Matelas en mousse d'environ 5 cm d'épaisseur, pas tout-à-fait comme à la maison, mais ça va !
moi je rajoute une douche solaire (à prendre ou acheter sur place)
sur place j'achete des caisses en plastique avec couvercle : une pour les popottes l'autre pour l'epicerie cela pemet d'eviter que la poussiere des pistes s'infiltre partout
j'achete aussi plein de boite den plastiques (la aussi avec couvercle ) pour stocker
perso nous partons toujours avec nos propres duvets (je suis frileuse et je n'ai aucune confiance dans ceux fournis)
un petit detail je prends aussi (dans l'avion ) un rab de petites cuilleres et fourchettes car dans une location pour 4 personnes tu auras 4 cuilleres
attention dans un camping car en namibie j'ai eu des verres à pieds en "genre cristal " evidemment au premier chaos ils se sont brisés
Tu peux tout laisser dedans à conditions de tout bien étaler pour ne pas faire de surepaisseur à certains endroits. C'est pour cela qu'il faut des oreiller pas trop épais. Les matelas en mousse sont assez confortables...
Matelas en mousse comme dit Pierre. Cette année ils étaient un peu mou. Il y a deux ans c'étaient des matelas en espece de latex : bien plus efficace.
- 1- Une rallonge électrique (environ 3 mètres) avec d'un côté des pinces crocodiles assez grosses et de l'autre un embout d'allume-cigare femelle. Pourquoi, parce que bien souvent on fait un court-circuit au niveau de la prise allume cigare avec les multi-prises et on a pas toujours le bon fusible de rechange où des difficultés à trouver celui qui est défectueux. Expérience vécue par deux fois!!!. (Un fusible en plus dans cette rallonge est un must).
- 2- La nuit, quand on dort sur le toit et que madame ou monsieur a une "petite envie", ce n'est pas toujours recommandé de descendre dans la nuit noire faire coucou aux animaux!!!. Alors, une petite boite hermétique (genre Tupperware) adaptée à chacun peut être d'une grande utilité!. Sans plaisanterie, fin janvier dernier à Purros, qu'elle ne fut pas ma surprise en descendant de ma tente à 6H00 de voir de magnifiques empreintes de lions (oui au pluriel car il y en avait beaucoup) à 5 mètres de notre voiture!!!. Froid dans le dos...bien sûr, je n'ai rien dit à ma femme tout de suite. A noté qu'en discutant avec le gardien, il m'a certifié qu'il n'avait jamais vu de lion à Purros!. Alors.....suffit d'une fois!.
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Hi there,
I’m planning a trip to Russia and Mongolia, starting from France.
Crossing the border at Poland/Belarus or Georgia/Russia—other borders seem either closed or complicated.
Tourist visas for 3 months with multiple entries.
Do you have any info on Russian companies that cover a 4x4 vehicle for 3 months, and what prices in rubles or euros you’ve paid?
Which bank did you use for expenses? (EuroMastercard and Visa cards no longer work.)
Regarding Russian SIM cards, a new system called "Gosuslugi" has been introduced. How long did it take you to get one, and what steps did you follow?
Hi,
we’re planning to visit a park again.
Could you point us toward the camps in Gonarezhou Park?
>We’re traveling completely self-sufficiently.
We love wildlife.
Thanks for any tips you can share!
JP
Hi there, we’ll be in Mozambique in early December 2026 and we’d like to travel from Vilanculos to Beira by car or bus to reach Beira airport. After that, we’re planning to visit Gorongosa National Park before flying back to France from Beira. From what we’ve heard, the road to Beira is tricky, especially at this time of year (start of the rainy season). Could anyone share their thoughts or suggest a solution? Thanks so much for your help!
Anne
Hi there,
I’m heading to Lesotho in a few days and I’m struggling to find info on the best route between Katse Dam and Sehlathebe National Park. There’s a fairly "direct" route from Thaba Tseka, but the roads seem rough, and we’re not exactly 4x4 pros. Anyone have any tips to share? Thanks!
Hi everyone,
We’re heading to Mozambique in October and are looking for either a 4x4 or 4x2 rental in Maputo, or a driver transfer option to reach:
- Ponta Do Ouro
- Tofo
- Vilankulos
The idea is to be self-sufficient for sightseeing and stops while still being able to access certain lodges or beaches that require a 4x2.
Do you have any contacts, addresses, or ideas to share?
Thanks in advance,
Hello,
We're hitting the road again in 2027 to discover new countries and cultures.
Could anyone give me some tips on driving from Ulaanbaatar to Lake Baikal and the route to take?
Thanks, and safe travels to those who are setting off!
We’re planning a 4x4 trip from Belgium to Central Asia, passing through Georgia, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
For these countries, our national insurance obviously doesn’t cover the vehicle, so we’ll need to get local insurance.
Will it be a problem if the vehicle is registered under person A and the national insurance is under person B? Both A and B will be in the vehicle, and both will be listed as drivers on the insurance.
When we get the local insurance, if we again list A and B as drivers, does the order matter? Could we get stuck at the border for this reason?
Hi,
For those who’ve driven on Iceland’s gravel roads in their own or a rented Duster, could you tell me what tires were fitted on the vehicle?
Were they All Terrain tires or more "standard" ones like all-season tires, for example?
Follow-up question: if they were "standard" tires, did that cause any issues on the gravel roads and rough terrain?
Thanks so much for any info you can share.
Best,
Marc
Hi there,
I'm planning a 4x4 road trip from Darwin to Broome with a rooftop tent in July 2026.
I'd like to know if I need to book overnight stops in advance or if I can just wing it and stop wherever I feel like it?
Some evenings, we'd like to stop and make use of campsite facilities (restaurant, shop, showers, toilets).
What do you recommend?
Do I need a permit?
My rough itinerary looks like this:
Darwin - Kakadu
Kakadu - Nitmiluk
Nitmiluk - Kununurra
Kununurra - Purnululu
Purnululu - El Questro
El Questro - Mt Elizabeth - Bell Gorge - Broome
I’m planning a trip to Iceland for next July-August, with a car and tent, and I’m wondering about booking campsites.
From your experience, is it necessary or even essential to book campsites in advance, or do you always manage to find a spot to pitch your tent?
We’ll also have the option to sleep in the car without pitching the tent.
Does that give us the flexibility to stay outside a campsite for a night here and there?
Hi,
I’m planning a road trip in the Middle Atlas, starting and ending in Fez and heading down to the south of Midelt, the Assoul Massif.... We’ll be traveling with two small 4x4s.
I’m looking for detailed maps of this region that include small roads and tracks.
Last year, we had a fantastic road trip in the Anti-Atlas and High Atlas using Erfahren maps, but unfortunately, they don’t cover the area we’re interested in this year.
Thanks for your suggestions!
Dominique
We’re planning a 13-day family road trip in Morocco this July, with six people in a Toyota Prado 4x4 (renting in Marrakech).
We’ll alternate between bivouacking and small hotels/riads depending on the stops.
Here’s the planned route (in this order):
Marrakech
→ Ouarzazate
→ Draa Valley
→ Zagora
→ Erg Chegaga
→ Lake Iriki
→ Foum Zguid
→ Tata
→ Tafraoute
→ Aït Mansour
→ Tiznit
→ Mirleft
→ Taroudant
→ Back to Marrakech
Our goal:
Atlas Mountains + desert + dunes + plateaus + valleys + a bit of coastline.
We’ll cover about 1,700 km in total.
We’re planning:
Bivouacking in the Chegaga/Iriki area
Flexible for the rest (booking the day before or same day)
Sand gear: traction plates, compressor, tow strap, roof rack
Questions:
Is the Zagora → Chegaga → Iriki → Foum Zguid crossing in July doable on our own (single vehicle, no guide)?
Are there any truly technical or risky sections between Chegaga and Iriki?
Does the overall itinerary seem manageable in 13 days without rushing?
Any suggestions for great bivouac spots or particularly interesting stops along this route?
The points on the route are provisional overnight stops. Some spots will include two nights in the same area.
We’re used to off-road driving, but not yet in the Moroccan desert.
Thanks in advance for your feedback and tips! 😊
Good evening
I could use some advice 🙂
Our trip to Namibia is planned for June/July 2026.
We’re struggling a bit with timing and choosing activities for the part of the trip between Sesriem and Brandberg.
Day 1: Sesriem to Mirabib
Day 2: Mirabib to Swakopmund – visit Swakopmund, overnight in Swakopmund
Day 3: Sandwich Harbour – overnight in Swakopmund
Day 4: Kayaking with the seals + the living dunes – overnight in Swakopmund
Day 5: Moon Landscape, Henties Bay + Cape Cross – overnight at White Lady Lodge in Brandberg
Does this itinerary seem realistic to you? Is Cape Cross really worth the trip? If I had to choose between Cape Cross and kayaking with the seals, which would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Hélix
My son and I are heading to Georgia this summer to explore the High Caucasus (Svaneti, Kazbek, and Tusheti regions). For this, we’re planning to rent a 4x4.
However, the rental agencies we’ve found prohibit driving on the tracks to Omalo (Tusheti) and/or Ushguli (Svaneti).
Do you know of any agencies in Tbilisi (local and reliable) that allow rented 4x4s to drive on these tracks? If so, which ones?
Hi everyone,
I’m starting to plan an itinerary for September 2027 focused on Zimbabwe and Zambia. I’d love to visit Gonarezhou National Park—I see there are two sectors: the Mwenezi Region in the south and the area around the Runde River in the north. Should I cover both sectors or just focus on the northern region?
For the parks along the Zambezi River, is it better to visit Mana Pools on the Zimbabwe side or Lower Zambezi on the Zambia side?
Thanks in advance for any tips on the parks in these two countries.
Have a great day, everyone.
We’re spending 18 days in New Zealand from 05/04 to 05/21, arriving in QUEENSTOWN and leaving from AUCKLAND.
Any ideas for a road trip that covers the highlights of both islands but only changes hotels every 3–4 nights?
Thanks.
For our trip to Georgia in July, I’d like to rent a 4x4 starting from Tbilisi.
Do you have any rental companies to recommend?
The traditional rentals like Hertz, Avis, etc. seem way overpriced compared to local companies—what do you think? Are they properly insured?
Has anyone here tried Geo Rent Car, Auto 4 Rental, or Sur Price?
Also, I’m looking for info on the condition of the Ushguli–Lentekhi track—is it passable?
Hi everyone,
A well-prepped 4x4, a travel plan across Africa in stages since I’ve got kids to see regularly and work to earn a living.
I’m leaving in November for about a month with the goal of reaching Senegal via Mauritania. I’d love to share this trip with someone who wants to discover Mauritania and a bit of Senegal... and also experience life on board a 4x4 in the desert or bush, sometimes sleeping in the vehicle or in hostels/small hotels for comfort. I want to share this rediscovery because two’s better than one!
Just traveling, exploring, and living! !
I’m planning to explore Argentine and Chilean Patagonia for a month in December 2019.
I’m looking for a rental company (or several) that offers single-cab 4x4 pick-ups with a fitted camper cell for two people. I’m specifically after a vehicle with an indoor shower for extra comfort ;)
So, no vans—at least not from the rental companies I’ve seen so far.
While browsing the forum, I came across the Chilean rental company Holiday Rent. But do you have any recommendations for Argentine rentals?
Because, if I can’t return the vehicle in the same city as pickup, I’d prefer—and it’d likely be cheaper—to at least return it in the same country.
I’m traveling through Argentina and Chile (as well as Paraguay and Uruguay) with a 2019 Toyota Hilux Euro 6. Could anyone tell me if the local diesel is suitable for its engine, or if I need to take any special precautions (like adding an additive, for example) for these countries?
I’d also like to know if driving at high altitudes is possible, and up to what elevation—or if I should worry about the vehicle going into limp mode?
If that happens, what should I do?
Hi there,
Can you tell me if the road between Zagora and M'Gouna is easy or difficult for a 4x4? How much time and how many kilometers should I plan for? I’m traveling in May.
Thanks!
Hi there,
My trip to South Africa is starting to take shape.
However, I'm struggling to figure out the route through Kruger Park. I can't seem to find the information I need about getting around.
Coming from the south, I plan to arrive on Day 1 in the early afternoon at Malelane or Crocodile Bridge.
Do some shopping in Malelane (or Crocodile Bridge main area) and stay overnight outside the park.
Leave on Day 2 at 5 AM for the park. Explore the southern part of the park.
Stay overnight around Skukuza or Lower Sabie. (We don’t want to stay in one of the park’s big camps. We’re looking for a lodge around 200 €.
Head out on Day 3 for a self-drive safari, maybe as far as Orpen.
We’d like to stay in a private reserve on nights 4 and 5.
We’re not sure which one or how to get into a private reserve. Do we need to exit Kruger Park?
On Day 5, we’d like to leave to visit Blyde Canyon (on Day 6).
I’m planning to leave Morocco for the summer but want to leave my 4x4 there to avoid exceeding the famous 6-month limit. I’d like to park it in one of the two Spanish enclaves (Ceuta or Melilla).
Does anyone know of people or companies that handle long-term parking (preferably secure) in either place?
Once the car is parked, what’s the best way to get back to France using public transport?
Is the nearest airport Tanger from Ceuta?...
How do I get there easily, etc. etc.
hello! I’d like to go to Kazakhstan and rent a fitted 4x4 locally so I can drive off-road trails and sleep inside the vehicle... could anyone share some local rental company addresses, please? Thanks! !
I'm about to rent a self-drive 4x4 in Mongolia. Has anyone heard of GOBI.RENT?
Otherwise, do you have any tips for checking this company since there's no info on their website (e.g., registration number on the RCS)?
I’m finalizing my trip starting from Namibia.
When I arrive in Divundu, I’d like to head straight to the Khwai area early in the morning to one of the campsites in the Khwai Development Trust. Is the drive doable with a good 4x4 in a day?
We’ll spend 2 nights in Khwai, then 2 or maybe 3 nights in the Moremi area (Third Bridge/Xakanaxa/Mboma) before heading back to Maun to wrap up our journey.
Is that too much time to spend in each place?
We’d also like to do one or two boat excursions in the delta. Any suggestions for the best options and operators?
Thanks in advance for your tips and advice!
Best,
Patrick
Hi everyone,
I’m planning to explore the western part of Madagascar from May 1st to 5th, specifically to visit the Tsingy. I’ve heard different versions about the road conditions and access to the Tsingy during this time, so I’d love to hear from people who’ve actually made this trip during this time of year.
Have you traveled from Morondava → Tsingy between May 1st and 5th?
Was the journey doable and safe?
Did you have access to the Grands Tsingy, or just the Petits Tsingy?
Thanks so much for your feedback—it’ll really help me get a clearer picture! 😊
Also, if you have any recommendations for reliable and experienced driver-guides, I’d love to hear them.
Thanks again!
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