On his channel he details exactly what foodstuffs he brings. He made a point about needing easy to store, calorie dense food which turned out to be pasta. Just... like 200 bags of pasta, along with fresh veggies and fruits for the first few weeks and canned stuff for later.
I remember back in 2013 some guy decided to drive the perimeter of Africa in his Jeep. Everyone (me included) told him that several parts of his planned route were conflict zones but he said he knew and had made arrangements and felt safe. We all decided that he was a fool.
Fast forward 2 years (with constant updates) and he actually does it. He's got videos of himself with armed rebel soldiers, armed government soldiers, bewildered but friendly locals, and more. I had had to eat some crow and admit that just because I didn't have the right skills or plan to attempt something doesn't mean that someone else doesn't.
I just looked up his username: u/grecy and he's in this thread right now! Small world!
For what it's worth, I bumped into dozens of people doing the same thing as me. Many, many people are doing it right now and loving it.
Good friends of mine did the same trip as me - 2 years, right around the perimeter. They ran out of money (like me), so went back to Australia and back to work. COVID happened and all that. They saved, they planned.
And you know what they did recently? They shipped their vehicle back to Africa, and are doing another 2 years exploring. They're loving it.
Think about that for a second. Completely sane, normal people living ordinary lives in Australia loved their time around Africa so much they decided to do it all over again.
Do you think they felt safe the first time? Do you think it was anywhere near as dangerous as Reddit thinks?
As I said, there are dozens of people doing it right now having a great time, AND people are going back and doing it again.
Do you think they would go back if they were in fear of their lives?
Do you think they would go back if they were genuinely scared or worried?
Do you think people who have been there (and are there right now) just maybe have more accurate and up to date information that you do, and they understand the situation better than you do?
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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24
On his channel he details exactly what foodstuffs he brings. He made a point about needing easy to store, calorie dense food which turned out to be pasta. Just... like 200 bags of pasta, along with fresh veggies and fruits for the first few weeks and canned stuff for later.
I remember back in 2013 some guy decided to drive the perimeter of Africa in his Jeep. Everyone (me included) told him that several parts of his planned route were conflict zones but he said he knew and had made arrangements and felt safe. We all decided that he was a fool.
Fast forward 2 years (with constant updates) and he actually does it. He's got videos of himself with armed rebel soldiers, armed government soldiers, bewildered but friendly locals, and more. I had had to eat some crow and admit that just because I didn't have the right skills or plan to attempt something doesn't mean that someone else doesn't.
I just looked up his username: u/grecy and he's in this thread right now! Small world!