The SA 4x4 Magazine’s Overlander’s Code inspired me to develop products to assist the overlanding community to travel through wilderness and ecologically sensitive areas. The first product is the Bundu Bag. The Bundu Bag fits on a 4x4’s bulbar, allowing you to take up to 9 standard firewood packets, or 3 of the large bags. The bag is 1 meter wide by 50cm high and deep, thus even allowing for the wood the locals sell throughout Africa. I have developed two versions:
1.a closed version, for the rainy months in the Moremi; and
2.an open version.
No more tying your wood to your roof rack, and manhandling it up and down every time you set up camp. I also saw in various forums in Ozz people asking for such a solution.
The impact of the bag on the air intake was obviously the primary functionality I tested. Although the bag is preferably only fixed to the front of your vehicle once you enter the ecologically sensitive area, I tested it by driving from Cape Town to Upington (at speed and without a snorkel), and in 42 degree Celsius temperatures in the Chobe and Moremi in Botswana.
Some of the unintended uses and advantages of the firewood bag, apart from keeping your wood dry and easily in reach, is:
1.The bag can double as a bag to store rubbish in – thus abiding by the Litter Out code;
2.The bag act as an alternative for a seed net;
3.It acted as a great water deflector in river crossings;
4.It can even be a great storage place for bulky items such as matrasses and bags.
To ensure that it’s rugged enough for the tough conditions of the African bush, the bag have been extensively tested through the very challenging terrain of the Moremi over a 3-week period in December/January,
1.a closed version, for the rainy months in the Moremi; and
2.an open version.
No more tying your wood to your roof rack, and manhandling it up and down every time you set up camp. I also saw in various forums in Ozz people asking for such a solution.
The impact of the bag on the air intake was obviously the primary functionality I tested. Although the bag is preferably only fixed to the front of your vehicle once you enter the ecologically sensitive area, I tested it by driving from Cape Town to Upington (at speed and without a snorkel), and in 42 degree Celsius temperatures in the Chobe and Moremi in Botswana.
Some of the unintended uses and advantages of the firewood bag, apart from keeping your wood dry and easily in reach, is:
1.The bag can double as a bag to store rubbish in – thus abiding by the Litter Out code;
2.The bag act as an alternative for a seed net;
3.It acted as a great water deflector in river crossings;
4.It can even be a great storage place for bulky items such as matrasses and bags.
To ensure that it’s rugged enough for the tough conditions of the African bush, the bag have been extensively tested through the very challenging terrain of the Moremi over a 3-week period in December/January,