14-01-2021, 05:01 AM
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Wow! That was some footage. Jeep and the camper manufacturer should be all over those owners trying to purchase the rights for advertising. I am amazed that with that velocity of the water that any of it was salvageable at all.I still can't figure out how they got into that situation though. Were they driving in through floodwaters or had they pitched their camp right there in fit flood plain? Know you're location and know the weather, though easy for me to say.
We once pitched camp in our RV on what turned out to be an Alaskan outback airstrip where we built a bonfire, let the kids ride their bikes, where our friends also set up their RV. Bad can happen fast, but we were lucky.
14-01-2021, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Minx
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I thought the same. It’s clearly a riverbed but get this, the campsite is in the Fish River CANYON
crossing the DRY riverbed ??
It looked cloudy so it probably rained upstream ??
I would never camp on all those rocks would you??
I saw one of the ladies had been swimming in the flood !!😀😀
Donkeyman! 👍👍
14-01-2021, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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I don't think they camped there Minx, just parked there whilstcrossing the DRY riverbed ??
It looked cloudy so it probably rained upstream ??
I would never camp on all those rocks would you??
I saw one of the ladies had been swimming in the flood !!😀😀
Donkeyman! 👍👍
Absolutely not! I would never camp in a Canyon. I’m quite particular and yes, the area is rocky but I think the flood waters brought the rocks.
14-01-2021, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Surfermom
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Wow! That was some footage. Jeep and the camper manufacturer should be all over those owners trying to purchase the rights for advertising. I am amazed that with that velocity of the water that any of it was salvageable at all. I still can't figure out how they got into that situation though. Were they driving in through floodwaters or had they pitched their camp right there in fit flood plain? Know you're location and know the weather, though easy for me to say.
We once pitched camp in our RV on what turned out to be an Alaskan outback airstrip where we built a bonfire, let the kids ride their bikes, where our friends also set up their RV. Bad can happen fast, but we were lucky.
Is it true that there’s lots of insects in Summer in Alaska? Would love to see Alaska as well!
14-01-2021, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by basser
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I lived in S.Africa Port Elizbeth for a few years, i didn't travel to far due to work commitments but what i did see was one beautiful country and the wild life was amazingOne day i'll go back with any luck
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14-01-2021, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Minx
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The Windy City! You must have visited Ado Elephant Park! My favourite of the big 5 is the Elephant.
Ado Elephant park yes fine memories of being chased by a bull Elephant and my wife nearly S*****NG a brick,
Yes and the Berg winds coming off the Sahara that was strong enough to take the paint off your car
.... Basser
15-01-2021, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by basser
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I lived in S.Africa Port Elizbeth for a few years, i didn't travel to far due to work commitments but what i did see was one beautiful country and the wild life was amazingOne day i'll go back with any luck
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It's much bigger now and has some lions as well,living off the land
and not fed like the ones we see here!
I also lived in PE for a while !
Donkeyman! 👍👍
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