Desert Crossing - Part I
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15 жыл бұрынIn the Spring of 2001, DRIVE THE GLOBE | Overland Adventures completed Stage I of its Trans-Africa Expedition.
This video features highlights of the Sahara crossing, made between Nouadhibou and Nouakchott Mauritania, a vast, desolate desert expanse where the only road is the wind swept sand dunes and hard rock strewn piste.
This nearly 250 mile journey took three days and saw temperatures climb to over 110 degrees fahrenheit.
It was completed with four Land Rover expedition vehicles.
Participants included Expedition Leaders, Michael Ladden and Paul Shumway, as well as Pat Macomber, Al Cornell, Jim Leach, Wilson Bullard, Shane Ballensky and Ed Messenger.
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@wilfredprins9718 2 жыл бұрын
The forward control, beautiful
@drivetheglobe 2 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the forward controls!!
@wilfredprins9718 2 жыл бұрын
@@drivetheglobe especially the radiowagons
@chucktaylor4958 Жыл бұрын
I love the bookshelves of books in the cab, as well as the land rovers and Stewart truck, plus their driving and recovering skills.
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Gotta laugh a little. Seems that no one uses books anymore!
@chucktaylor4958 Жыл бұрын
@@drivetheglobe I love books, plants and jeeps.
@user-mk8nv5bw3w 9 ай бұрын
You're joking, right? These guys were buffoons. They couldn't drive a pointy stick into a lump of wet shit. The 88's were likely seriously over-loaded, and certainly poorly loaded. I thought one of them was going to fall over at one point, it was so top-heavy. The windscreen bolts didn't fail due to "corragated (sic) driving surfaces", but because of the dangerous, over-weight load on the roof. The most capable vehicle of the group, the 101 FC, was completely handicapped by idiotic tires (Seriously??? WW2-era NDT's that were crap whe they were new? There are a hundred better options available today.) 80% of their recoveries would have been completely avoided with more-professionally prepared vehicles and competent driving techniques. They should have left the kitchen sinks at home and brought a Benny Hill soundtrack along instead. And yes, I have 40 years of 4X4 experience in both Land Rover and CJ-7, and on much better expeditions than this embarassing farce.
@bigglesflysagain1749 8 жыл бұрын
Brings back GREAT memories of when I drove, with my wife, in a Westie, '73 model, from Tunis to Morocco...Algeria was my fave of the 3 countries ! Loved the quiet...the nights were spectacular !
@Ramon25D 12 жыл бұрын
it was my first car and I still have it and love it! cheap to run and repair, will take you anywhere, if you are patient, (you can go fast, but I can go anywhere!) depending on where you live it will be tarmac to the mall. I live in a tropical country, so its a whole different story for me!
@Coordinator61 4 жыл бұрын
Driving overloaded underpowered Land Rovers, cool.
@drivetheglobe 4 жыл бұрын
Yep, have to agree with you there. They did make it 8000 miles across Western Africa & are still on the road today. Thanks for watching.
@Coordinator61 4 жыл бұрын
@@drivetheglobe you are brave men haha. I do not fit in an old Landy being 1.95 m tall. But i have a 1978 Range rover 2 door. Original. But i like old 4x4's in their natural habitat.
@drivetheglobe 4 жыл бұрын
@@Coordinator61 The 2 door Rangies are the best! Love them!
@Coordinator61 4 жыл бұрын
@@drivetheglobe I keep it original and on the road. Its taxfree now being 42 y old. The Netherland is an expensive country for heavy cars.
@stanley626 4 жыл бұрын
I have done 7 trans Africa's Europe to southern Africa, north and south bound on many different routes plus over 20 Trans Saharan runs on different routes over the years and never once paid a bride or dubious fine. Deep pocketed, non-french speaking rushing amateurs like yourselves certainly made it harder for the rest of us creating the idea to any one in a uniform that all foreigners were an easy meal ticket...
@drivetheglobe 4 жыл бұрын
Have to agree with you. I have travelled all over the world and many times in Africa. 99% of the time bribes can and should be avoided. Thanks for watching.
@alwynvanwyk1851 2 ай бұрын
Wow Stanley... You are the main man bro, ffs🤔🤔🤔
@Ramon25D 12 жыл бұрын
God gave men Land Rovers, to conquer the world and go anywhere!
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
So true!
@stanley626 4 жыл бұрын
I have done that run ( Via Banc d'Arguin National Park) about 15 times maybe more. Those over loaded Land rovers sure have made hard work on of it.
@drivetheglobe 4 жыл бұрын
They definitely were overloaded.
@pol1250 11 жыл бұрын
Cry when I see these pictures they remember me so bad my old s3 88 that i had to sell !! Very nice journey!! Must be great adventure.. thats the dream of every Land rover owner!
@Fumingzeus 8 жыл бұрын
Nice to see the 101forward control making a breeze of it😊
@Mog435 12 жыл бұрын
that 101 fc is awsome !!
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Love the forward controls
@backsa6214 4 жыл бұрын
Respect to the land Rover king of the off roads
@drivetheglobe 4 жыл бұрын
You have to give them a ton of respect, even after all of these years they can still perform in the harshest conditions. Thanks for watching.
@backsa6214 4 жыл бұрын
@@drivetheglobe for me my series 3 does me all what i want since 1980 s i love it
@curiositylandrover 9 жыл бұрын
Love the video. Great to see Series and a Forward Control working hard.
@jonoedwards4195 6 жыл бұрын
Keep letting Air out till you don"t get Bogged Kids! Great posts DTG.
@Craftin.Clever 11 жыл бұрын
Amazing......! One life, Live it! Thanks for sharing!
@markpritchard 10 жыл бұрын
I would love to do an adventure like this.
@ShadetreeW123 13 жыл бұрын
That BMW was like an anvil being towed behind the 101! You would think that the people in the BMW would have chosen something four wheel drive, or at least had a buddy with them.
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Most of the time they are bringing them down into Africa to sell
@Mcflai 14 жыл бұрын
Nice burp at 6:55. And I miss the desert, I was there 1 year ago and I want to come back! Thx for sharing the vid!!!
@LocoCoyote 7 жыл бұрын
all that weight on the roof has those trucks swaying like a pendulum!
@marttk.2605 4 жыл бұрын
Thats why they make off trailers.
@TheTravelingTogetherJournal 6 жыл бұрын
Fun video. So many awesome things going on. It's crazy how much travel has changed with technology. People have given me a hard time for continuing to travel with books and paper maps, so it stood out to me that you have a library in your little rover.
@drivetheglobe 6 жыл бұрын
Tech sure has changed! We have a video (Part 2 of Africa stories) coming out this Thursday talking more about the "library" and other tech issues.
@TheTravelingTogetherJournal 6 жыл бұрын
cool. looking forward to it
@TheSlimedshady 13 жыл бұрын
fantastic leaf sprung landys
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Gotta love the old ones
@aernan 4 жыл бұрын
amazing work with narrow tires.
@drivetheglobe 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@coryl5142 5 жыл бұрын
I love that yellow FC!
@drivetheglobe 5 жыл бұрын
Yes! We loved it too, solid vehicle for some seriously tough conditions. Thanks for watching.
@meadmaker4525 5 жыл бұрын
@@drivetheglobe - Did you ever do a tour of the FC101 on your channel? Would've loved to see the interior, etc.
@drivetheglobe 5 жыл бұрын
@@meadmaker4525 We did not, however, we have a ton of footage in our archives. Maybe we will have to do a throw back video in the future. Thanks for watching.
@flight2k5 8 жыл бұрын
Love the gear whine. :)
@dragomilavich7227 4 жыл бұрын
Hermosa travesia en una land rover de las clacicas!! Y qie bellos se ven esos carros
@drivetheglobe 4 жыл бұрын
Nosotros los amamos. ¡Gracias por ver!
@Mog435 12 жыл бұрын
i will keep a look out for that ha ha regards kev
@MegaRyan123456 10 жыл бұрын
yes what kinda pressures u guys run looks like no floatation at all
@wolfgangamadeusmozart8772 10 жыл бұрын
thanks
@fullthroat 11 жыл бұрын
God gave you these landrovers, Japanese allowed me to buy a car that get's me back home (without technical problems, and with AC).
@edrawarwickshire3701 Жыл бұрын
Those Land Rovers are the one that managed to get back home from Darien Gap. Twice. Especially the La Cucaracha Series Land Rover
@wolfgangamadeusmozart8772 10 жыл бұрын
thanks I can go find one now
@joseantonio9765 11 жыл бұрын
the 88 is a great vehicle for twisty trecks but i'd use the 109 version (if we want to stick to the series land rovers) 'cause it's a lot more confortable and has, obviously, a lot more room....the tire pressure to drive these vehicles in loose sand should be 20 psi...allows you to drive very well on this surface
@castoresnegros 13 жыл бұрын
Is the yellow truck just for the gasoline for the Land Rovers?
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Ha Ha, no, but it did carry a lot of tools
@GamingRelaxation2044 11 жыл бұрын
Amen Brother!
@markjaffrey 10 жыл бұрын
way too much air in the tyres for sand driving. But a valiant effort in wonderful old Land Rovers.
@pietskiet8763 10 жыл бұрын
THEY PROBABLY FORGOT TO TAKE A PUMP WITH WITH ALL THE SPAREPARTS AND ALL HAHHAAAA
@BlueSkies360 7 жыл бұрын
I don't see any road signs. How do not get lost?
@supersubarujohndeere 12 жыл бұрын
cheers :)
@tomnscrubs 13 жыл бұрын
wasn't this rover for sale in bay world? 3k ?
@darkarts59 13 жыл бұрын
2.25 litre petrol engines?
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Yes, 2,25l petrol
@azizdjarou8931 11 жыл бұрын
ya rab orzok djarou aziz land rover
@FinalRustyNails 11 жыл бұрын
whats the yellow truck?
@wolfgangamadeusmozart8772 10 жыл бұрын
What was that huge yellow thing i want one
@TheWierdFish 12 жыл бұрын
Yes. Mine first was a Series III, and I've still got it. Nowadays? Probably £2-3000 for a male, a bit less for a female. But, if you join a registered club, and go for classic car insurance, it can be a decent chunk less, more so if you limit the mileage. Plus, on a pre 1973 Landy, there's no road tax either. Of course, you have to have a basic understanding of how a spanner works to run one, or at least know someone who does, but they're dead easy to work on.
@philhealey449 4 жыл бұрын
Why seemingly no use of lowered tyre pressures in the sand until 6 minutes in?
@drivetheglobe 4 жыл бұрын
The pressure was lowered as far as we were willing to risk it with very over loaded vehicles. There were also sections of piste that had very sharp rock out croppings so it was a toss up. Thanks for watching.
@zstation64 10 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with those Series III's that 50hp or 100lb-ft more wouldn't fix.
@BullpupsRule 12 жыл бұрын
To me it seems that these Land Rovers with one exception were grosley over loaded. The one with the winshield bolts shearing off had way to much weight on the roof and that is the reason for the sheared bolts. The Other vehicles in the convoy (again with one exception) also had way to much weight to high. As well. The only exception was the Land Rover 101 Forward Control. That one seemed to be out fitted very well. Cheers to that Owner!
@StarkeStudio 12 жыл бұрын
Is the Forward control Landie there for fuel?
@ddafftt 3 жыл бұрын
Original Machine sir?
@drivetheglobe 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. Have to love the Land overs. Thanks for watching.
@tawaslk69 10 жыл бұрын
Land Rovers get stuck?
@TheWierdFish 12 жыл бұрын
The yellow truck IS a Land Rover. A 101 Forward Control.
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Yes, you are correct
@TheWierdFish 12 жыл бұрын
While the E28 BMW 5 series was a very good road car, and still is, compared to many lesser offerings, I have serious doubts as to its sand driving abilities. Wet grass though, is cracking fun. ;)
@aalmaskri 10 жыл бұрын
15 psi is the perfect tyr pressure while you drive in dessert . more then that sure you will get stuck often
@pietskiet8763 10 жыл бұрын
WITH NORMAL LOAD 5 TO 6 PAX NO LOAD XTRA,,,100KP
@sparkingmoggy 10 жыл бұрын
your windscreen bolts sheared due to overloading. That's also why you got stuck so often, too much weight. we drove this route in 2004 in a Suzuki sj and never got stuck. We were in the company of 2 2wd cars which only got stuck a few times. we did it in 2 days weight is your enemy in the sand!!
@andymckane7271 3 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@MarockoSafari 14 жыл бұрын
where place in africa i do same in morocco desert expeditin in moroco very nice vidéo
@TheWierdFish 11 жыл бұрын
My LWB Series III weighs 1.7 tons. About the same as the new Audi convertible.. In fact, just a little less. They're very light, for 4x4 trucks that is.
@jonathanvenegasmeono6268 12 жыл бұрын
patrol sd33 el mejor 4x4
@1975hk 13 жыл бұрын
are u guy air down to 15 psi
@TheWierdFish 12 жыл бұрын
Less gear usually = more death, to a point. Of course, you can have too much gear, but that's better than not enough.
@Coordinator61 8 жыл бұрын
The sound of the highly underpowered 2.3 l Landys, get a 3500 V-8 in there. Same fuel consuption but way more power you can use.
@PyleHD 8 жыл бұрын
+Coordinator61 Nope, not close to same fuel consumption if you are talking about the rover v8, however sticking foregin engine in a Landy kills it
@vagnersansao 6 жыл бұрын
💟👍
@drivetheglobe 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@cat-lw6kq 3 жыл бұрын
Yes a good machine my friend had an old model Nissan Patrol a monster machine. We teenagers drove it hard but it was unbreakable. Probably it would be an issue here as it weighed a ton. It was one strong heavy 4x4.
@drivetheglobe 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@wdurazo22 7 жыл бұрын
when's the next trip I'm in!!!!!
@edwardcharles9764 10 жыл бұрын
5:32 bricklayers pants!
@roveritis 11 жыл бұрын
tackling desert roads in a sahara.. either driver is D*mb or BMW are so good :)
@constantmeiring 11 жыл бұрын
Those tyres are way too hard for that sand! They're not bulging even a bit.
@diego22729 12 жыл бұрын
A suzuki samurai can cross those sand spots like nothing.. but after so many hours of driving off road I'm not sure if your back can hand it..
@warci 14 жыл бұрын
Beautiful landies. Too bad there is a paved road now between nouakchott and nouadhibou
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Does make the drive easier, although the region is a mess now.
@jonathanvenegasmeono6268 12 жыл бұрын
y el segundo mejor 4x4 land rober
@roveritis 11 жыл бұрын
perhaps try use the 109 variant would allow more storage that lowers the centre of gravity
@alphaetomega 6 жыл бұрын
Hahaha that BMW probably never made it. I would feel sorry for the guy if it wasn't such a bad idea to try that in the first place.
@drivetheglobe 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Not sure if he eventually made it, but many do. It is a long hard road but they generally take the cars through to West Africa to sell.
@shaelui 5 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@thetravelerwonderfulworld9854 5 жыл бұрын
What in the world was a bmw sedan doing in the desert ?
@drivetheglobe 5 жыл бұрын
The is a great question!! Most of the time they are trying to bring cars from Europe to Western Africa to sell. It is a long road though! Thanks for watching.
@anwaralzaabi922 7 жыл бұрын
مغامرة جميلة ورائعة ,سيارات الللاندروفر ماركة أصيلة
@hanysdisco300 12 жыл бұрын
101 FC rules them all
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Love the 101's
@tomatomy7582 11 жыл бұрын
Land rovar defender the best!!!
@AA1PR 12 жыл бұрын
wouldnt you be better off pulling a trailer than placing all that weight on the vehicles roof, many times you can see the rovers lean a bit too much
@partho00 14 жыл бұрын
@samuel1776 I managed to cross the Gobi desert in a 20 year old VW golf lol. Its just takes time and luck.
@jiggermast 10 жыл бұрын
A forward control LandRover. ex forces probably.
@exgunrunner 12 жыл бұрын
The most interesting thing about this film is the REAR WHEEL DRIVE BMW saloon--whatever happened to that !!!!!!!!!!!
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Probably eventually got to Nigeria.
@ballygeale1 12 жыл бұрын
id say the jeeps might b 2 heavy the sand dosint seem 2 soft
@SuperBJ74 12 жыл бұрын
OMG the FC 101 is a gasser , and the series 11a . Any body driving a car in the sand ie the BMW is a liability.
@TheWierdFish 12 жыл бұрын
Actually, I believe there is a Land Rover branded ale.. I've ne evr had it though, so I can't comment on its taste.
@Mog435 12 жыл бұрын
land rover dont make lager but if they did it would be the best in the world !!!!
@Raurvoras 12 жыл бұрын
lovely landies I remember my first landy a Series II and I still have it cheap maintenace good offroad capabilities .....however I do admit that for such expeditions I use a 300 tdi far more reliable as long you keep it good conditions for long travels like those however dont ask me if I would deare to cross the hole desert in a Suzuki Samurai I mean they are great fun yet for long expeditions without any garage nearby I wouldnt risk my life on those 4x4
@henrychaplin646 6 жыл бұрын
these guys are not really that experienced by the look of it. The white Landy has way to much kit in front of the radiator and is amazing it didn't over heat. Tyres have to much air in them but in saying that.. Looks like they ahd a lot of fun and fair play to them fro going out and doing it !!
@aalmaskri 10 жыл бұрын
when you drive in dessert you need to drive in pare-ll not one after another .
@ahmedaladawi1211 5 жыл бұрын
وطي الهواء من الإطارات في الصحراء
@Raurvoras 12 жыл бұрын
I surely bet it can however those japanese cars have one problem that consist on reliability for long terms in harsh environments even new Mitsubishis used on rallys suffer with those same problems .......that without a garage nearby if it brokes it wont be so easy to reapair in the middle of nowhere
@ChuckUFarley90 11 жыл бұрын
And the problem with that is?
@KeliBaB 10 жыл бұрын
Land Rover 101FC
@Jasonsfarm 11 жыл бұрын
God save the British and Americans! The farthest reaching, GOOD empires in the history of the world!
@qahtan187 11 жыл бұрын
They are not a light car 4. Sands
@fkjsdud 12 жыл бұрын
السيارات قديمة
@TheWierdFish 12 жыл бұрын
Camels stink and hurt at both ends, and are crafty in the middle. No such problems with a Landy. Plus, a Camel can't do 50mph, or carry nearly a ton of food, water, and other gear, or carry 8 people. Yes, Landies get stuck, but then you pull them out again. Camels, on the other hand, simply refuse to budge at all. Have you ever tried to get a Came to move of its own accord? Bloody impossible. Give me my old Series III any day.
@drivetheglobe Жыл бұрын
Yep- camels are a pain in the arse
@blibbax 13 жыл бұрын
5:00 lol
@LandRoverClubMendoza 11 жыл бұрын
Very Good!!! En Facebook /LandRoverClubMendoza
@TheWierdFish 11 жыл бұрын
Problem with all being Farmers? Well, as farmers, we'd all be covered in mud our entire lives because there would be no one to invent the steam engine, and thus tractors, so we'd have to dig the spuds by hand. Also, we'd all be poor because it was only the creation of jobs in industry that gave the common man decent money and a chance to elevate himself. This led to more luxury goods becoming common fare, creating more jobs making and supplying that and so on.
@ljubomir021 11 жыл бұрын
So do you ride a camel?
@Mog435 12 жыл бұрын
why would you take a bmw out there they dont even cope with wet grass but loose sand !!
@kastone1976 11 жыл бұрын
surely you meant Jeeps.
@TheWierdFish 11 жыл бұрын
The Americans never had an empire, all they had was a decade of two of being a singly great country. The British Empire has done much for the world, yes, in fact our entire way of life is a result of it, but it wasn't all good.
@Filiu1 11 жыл бұрын
men dave man LR
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