SOLO Land Cruiser TROOPY CAMPING

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'How Green is my Wadi' follows Chris Saul as he fires up 'Geoff', his Diesel V8 Toyota Land Cruiser 78 Series (Troop Carrier), and drives out of Dubai in search of nature.
Follow along as he does some offroading, sets up camp and cooks a delicious steak before sleeping in his Alu Cab Hercules roof conversion.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:22 Drive out of Dubai
2:02 Offroading
5:32 Difflocks and Axle Twister
6:20 Camp set up
8:00 PARATHA!
10:44 Alu Cab Hercules Roof Tent
14:00 Firemaking
17:55 Cooking
22:33 Stargazing
23:20 SLEEP!
26:15 JETBOIL TEA
28:38 Alu Cab 270 Awning
30:10 SCRAMBLED EGGS!
31:37 Camp packup

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@rmcnabb 7 ай бұрын

Excellent. I wish there was more of this and less know-it-all chatter. "This is my stove. This is my shower." Who cares? Just do your thing.

@mukherjc 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet cruiser Chris!

@streakychambers658 2 жыл бұрын

Why is it I keep thinking ‘The Gods must be crazy’? 😂

@waleed.alhumaikani 10 ай бұрын

This is awsome! The preparations, editing, and cooking for sure! Thanks for sharing your experience. This monster can take you waaaay further. When I read Wadi, I thought it'll look like one of those wadis we have in Yemen. Hopefully things cool down in my home land then you can pay'm a visit and enjoy riding and camping there.

@christophersaul 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Waleed! I would absolutely love to drive through Yemen one day. I visited Sana'a three times in the 2000s, some of the best work trips I've ever done. Fascinating country. A holiday in Yemen has been on my wish list for years. As you say, let's hope things improve.

@user-pi2ky7fo2b Жыл бұрын

Beautiful and wonderful, congratulations 👏 for the grace and the beautiful short trip

@scottbeatson3881 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome mate! Loved it. Looking forward to another one soon

@drumstach 2 жыл бұрын

Magnifique, superbe le Roi du tous terrains.... 😘❤️😘❤️😘❤️😘❤️

@edwardjones1505 2 жыл бұрын

Landy croooooise

@brunohaubertin1484 2 жыл бұрын

Great Chris. Let's go Masirah island Oman next winter...Enjoy

@khalifaalaseery7186 Жыл бұрын

wow what an amazing build! I myself have been trying to save up for an lc70 camper build in a few years

@mohdnawas10 Жыл бұрын

Hi from Abu Dhabi

@HolgerMeier 2 жыл бұрын

Lekker!

@joannesrodrigues7685 2 жыл бұрын

Really a cool way to camp in the wadis.. this wadi did look a lot more green.. also loved the natural sounds, paratha.. whats the sauce used for the steak? Also, could you please list the accessories used in the land cruiser? Thank you

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

Steak sauce is HP BBQ sauce! I'll do a list of the mods. Thanks Joannes.

@antonengelbrecht5613 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully silent

@mbinamro3300 Жыл бұрын

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@mozartheart2958 2 жыл бұрын

Great car and place! I would add a kindle and a radio for this solo trip.

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

My Kindle was in my tent, don’t worry :)

@johnking9754 Жыл бұрын

I go on solo trips a lot- I love it! Great video! I am building a Troopy as we speak. Are the round “hoops” on the left rear corner to be used as ladder steps? If so, I would love to know where you get them. That is a great way to do it without mounting a full ladder that limits accessibility to the window.

@christophersaul Жыл бұрын

Hi John. Good luck with your build. Where are you based? The hoops come as standard (for some reason) with most Troopies and some Land Cruiser and 70 series variants in the GCC (Gulf region). It's one of those odd regional things. For example, it's normal to see them on most of the Land Cruiser 100 series that were sold in Saudi in the 2000s, but we never got them in the UAE. I do use them occasionally - mainly to attach a light to or hook my awning onto when it's windy :) If I had a roof rack they would definitely be handy to use to haul yourself up to stand on the bumper, but I'm not sure how useful they are as an actual ladder!

@sunshinebooking Жыл бұрын

great build! Love the LC78 w AluCab. Which shop helped you with the build in Dubai?

@christophersaul Жыл бұрын

Hi Carl. ANR Performance in Dubai do all the AluCab products. Pop by the workshop and see some cool builds!

@bobjanssens5931 2 жыл бұрын

Take off the cover from the fridge. It’s cooling with less energy, because the fan is blowing the heat in the cover…. We tested it and it surprised us also! Greetings from Belgium

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting! It's a pain to remove the fridge and test properly myself, but if I ever have to take it out for some reason I might give that a try. I suppose I could also stick the cover down around the fan to avoid hot air blowing under the cover.

@kristofersonranay379 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Just want to ask where is this campsite? Going to do it in 3 weeks. Thanks!

@christophersaul Жыл бұрын

It's part of RAK - that's all I can say :)

@kellziak Жыл бұрын

Do you build the the hand pump on the jerry can by yourself?

@christophersaul Жыл бұрын

The garage I used did it. It's pretty straightforward, although I think I'll be building a tap into the base on the jerry can, it makes washing hands much easier. When I do that, I may replace the pump with a soap dispenser.

@unimog404 2 жыл бұрын

Cool truck and trip! I was hoping he would talk some more so we could get some thoughts and info :) Im not fan of silent video's :)

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Victor. The idea was to do a ‘silent camp’ video along the lines of some of Tim Bates and Ronny Dahl’s shows. We can add some talking next time!

@unimog404 2 жыл бұрын

@@christophersaul Good! Will check out the next video then! I also didnt watch Ronny his silent video :D

@ptrwsk 9 ай бұрын

Nice trip. What size of tires do you have on your Troopy ?

@christophersaul 7 ай бұрын

285/75/16 - with a two inch lift. There's a tiny but of scrubbing at full lock but otherwise they are great. I loved the pizza cutters it came with, but these are much better.

@kortlandlfskdjflaskjdf7979 2 жыл бұрын

What size tires u using ? Any lift? How often u change oil and filters ? U install pre filter ?

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

BFG 285/75/r16, two inch lift with Dobinsin springs. No second filter, not really needed in the GCC. Serviced every 5k, changing what’s needed. If you search for Geoff the Troopy you’ll find a full review done with Expedition Extreme.

@Woody8457 2 жыл бұрын

very quiet

@naksajadd5880 Жыл бұрын

дрова в пакете ) очень круто ) не встречал такого у нас

@christophersaul Жыл бұрын

Легкая жизнь в Дубае!

@waleedadventures5715 2 жыл бұрын

Nice camping trip ... I will in Dubai Custom Show on 25th Mar to 27th Mar can we meet Waleed Al-Balushi, Omani Traveler

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Waleed. I’ll try to attend the show.

@ledermanrobert 7 ай бұрын

Cool rig, nice hat and vid, but does your firewood and starter need to be packed in plastic? Come on, a manly man like you should know how to start a fire without zippo lighters and gadgets. Keep up the good work! 💪👌

@christophersaul 3 ай бұрын

:) well, I do know how to start a fire without a zippo and so on, but I do like my gadgets!

@AR-iy1kl 2 жыл бұрын

Hi griff… I’m looking to buy the LC soon.. would be great to connect .. I’m in Dubai also

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

Drop me a line on Instagram if you like - @geoffthetroopy Happy to help if I can.

@cassidyjonson3741 2 жыл бұрын

How come he didn't fill up his gas tank before a big trip to nowhere???😳🤯

@Goughwaltersgopro 2 жыл бұрын

We have lots of fuel stations in the region, so you are rarely far from one. Also, the Troopy has huge fuel tanks so the indicated low level still has plenty of range!

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering who’s pick up on that :) As Griff says, it’s hard to get really remote in the UAE, plus the Troopy has two 90l diesel tanks, so at that level at least another 150kms to go.

@kaylenejensen5122 Жыл бұрын

Hey mate what table is on the rear door

@christophersaul Жыл бұрын

It’s the latest Frontrunner table, with a custom frame and empty space in the door carpeted.

@thelandcruiserproject 2 жыл бұрын

Was it really solo? 🤫 @17:08

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

Well, it depends if you consider the cameraman to be a real human being :)

@gazzere1 Жыл бұрын

Solo plus camera operator?

@christophersaul 11 ай бұрын

Yep, cheating slightly :)

@Coastmac2001 2 жыл бұрын

didn't know the V8 Diesel was sold in Dubai

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

Yep - you can get them all - petrol, the 1HZ and the V8 at the car souk in Al Awir.

@Coastmac2001 2 жыл бұрын

@@christophersaul thanks, thought it was only the petrol variants sold there

@christophersaul 2 жыл бұрын

@@Coastmac2001 We are lucky here - we can also still get new Y61s as well. The Toyota dealer only sells the petrol versions of the 70 series, but they don’t sell the Troopy and it’s difficult to register the pick up and the double cab as a private individual. Everything else is available as grey imports, although I don’t think the SWB 71 comes with anything other than petrol. A v8 in a 71 would be unstoppable!

@Coastmac2001 2 жыл бұрын

@@christophersaul thanks mate info is appreciated

@higgerix Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, I had been at Al Alweer Auto Market 2 weeks ago, but all the traders that had LC on display told me, they are for export only. Do you have an idea, where I should ask? Btw, I enjoyed the video 😊 best, Holger