Go! Drive & Camp

A 132-page lifestyle magazine for campers, caravan and 4x4 enthusiasts and adventure travellers.

Slow down and savour the beauty

Go! Drive & Camp

Drive until you make friends

New campsite in the Waterberg

New campsite opens outside Paarl

The West Coast is calling your crew

Concept cars from Japan • The Tokyo Mobility Show took place in the last week of October, showcasing a number of intriguing machines. Here are three concept vehicles that will likely never reach production, but they do offer a glimpse of what the future may hold.

Production cars on the way • It wasn’t only concept vehicles on display at the Tokyo Mobility Show. Here are three new models already approved for production, though it may still be a few years before you see them on the road.

Compass points

Willie wheels away a tool trolley!

Christmas in Hartenbos • A whole range of new caravans made their debut at the recent kykNET Buite Expo outside Mossel Bay.

Ready to rumble • Jetour wants to take the fight to the GWM Tank 300 with its latest SUV. Cyril Klopper digs into the numbers.

Hartenbos, where my heart lies • It's the summer break and we're rolling out the camping gear at Hartenbos. Sure, some campers are happy to laze for weeks on end… but others soon get itchy feet and start hunting for adventure.

Where safari meets shoreline • Pitch your tent just across the Mozambican border and explore the Maputo National Park’s lush grasslands, ink-blue lakes and dazzling white beaches in search of elephants, spoonbills… and sea turtles.

Nestle down at Falcon • Next time you find yourself in the Swellendam area, settle in at a brand-new campsite on the banks of the Breede River.

Khwai for Krismis • While many South Africans flood to the coastlines over their December break, some opt for the bush. But have you considered Botswana?

Provincial colours • Where KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Free State meet, you’ll find a well-known trail with a fitting name: 3 Provinces 4×4 Adventures.

Dust devils! • Once a year, the seatbelts click tight, the throttles go flat and the adrenaline hits the red when the Drive & Camp Bull Run takes over Vanwyksvlei in the Northern Cape.

Paws for the weekend • Every dog has its day at these eight pet-friendly campsites.

Fighting fit • Nissan has reworked the N a vara with chunkier rubber and upgraded suspension so it can take on those 4x4 obstacles with confidence.

Simply good enough • How well does Ford's most affordable 4x4 Ranger double-cab tow when you attach a caravan to it?

Think inside the box • Mobi Lodge takes a giant leap forward with its new flagship, the Quattro, offering double the sleeping space of the standard Mobi Lodge and an interior that's luxurious like few others.

Under the covers • Is a caravan double bed the same size as the one at home?

THE YEAR IN NUMBERS • Did you know that 40% of all new caravans sold this year were bought in Gauteng? That BYD employs the most people (968 900)? And that Drive & Camp’s circulation has grown by 10% compared to the same time last year?

All I want for Christmas… • We asked the Drive & Camp core team what they’d love for Christmas. Each member gets two wishes: one gift any mom on a normal pension could afford, and one Elon Musk could casually pop under the tree.

Padstal pantry • Dried fruit and nuts are pure padkos – the taste of the long road and good company. This year, we’re turning these classics into a Christmas feast.

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KIDS' CORNER

The Red Tide cometh • The days of Chinese products being cheap copies of Western ones are disappearing fast, and Mic van Zyl predicts the same will eventually...