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Outdoor and travel gear reviewed by Getaway travel journalists.
Getaway Reader’s Choice Awards 2012 – your favourite outdoor gear brands
Here are the results of our survey covering outdoor, off-road and gadget categories asking which outdoor brands are your favourites.
Decipher it: 4×4 tyre sidewall text explained
22 March 2012
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Those numbers and letters on the sidewall of your 4x4 tyre aren’t alphabet soup.
Selecting the right 4×4 off-road tyres
22 March 2012
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4x4 tyres come in four broad categories depending on the intended ratio of on- versus off-road usage.
Land Rover Festival: ‘Here’s your Landy, only much, much better.’
The lucky winner of Front Runner Vehicle Outfitters “Pimp My Landy” competition is one happy camper after having his Land Rover turned into an overlanding dream machine at the first annual Landy Fest.
Gearheads here’s a 2-for-1 Getaway Show ticket offer. Download. Print. Enjoy
14 March 2012
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Love gear? Get here. Here’s a Cape Getaway Show ‘Buy 1 get 1 free’ ticket worth R50 for you and your mates. This year the show is set to be even [...]
If you missed Mr Leatherman in SA here’s the video
Tim Leatherman, inventor of the Leatherman multi-tool talks and autographs tools in Cape Town.
Voltaic’s Fuse solar charging system attaches to anything… almost.
The Fuse Solar Charger is a lightweight way to add solar and battery power to any bag. It connects in seconds to bags, tents, bicycles and pretty much any place else you might need solar power.
Power on the go: The Powertraveller Minigorilla
The Powertraveller Minigorilla is a 265-gram, high-capacity lithium-polymer rechargeable battery with variable power output, designed to deliver back-up power to recharge anything from a five-volt USB device to a 19-volt [...]
Portable power: PowerMonkey Discovery charger
The Powertraveller PowerMonkey Discovery is the latest addition to the range of portable chargers. Featuring a state-of-the-art 3#500-mAh lithium polymer battery, the sleek Discovery offers real power on the move. [...]
Full video: Jeb Corliss Table Mountain crash – reflexes and good gear will save you
Multiple camera angles of wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss striking table mountain at 120mph.
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