Stuck In Low Gear

Independent overland travel throughout Africa. Long form reporting from the road, photography and logistics.

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Journeys

Trip reports and stories from the road

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Photography

Images from our travels

A 4x4 exploring a remote national park in Angola

Logistics

Park fees& practical resources

Featured Articles

  • An arial view of dunes in Iona with a car driving a sandy track
  • A black and white image of a stone man of Kaokoland sitting by a tree with a 4x4 in the background
  • A film photo of a 4x4 driving corrugated tracks in a grassy valley
  • campsite at dusk, the sky pink after sunset
  • An arial view of the the Marienfluss valley, grassy and wide with a 4x4 driving a sandy track
  • a 4x4 driving in the coastal dunes of Iona National Park. Vast and empty.
  • a Land Cruiser 79 series driving in th dunes of Iona National Park
  • a 4x4 with a backdrop of the dunes of the Namib desert
  • Cunene camp in the fog in Iona National Park
  • a car driving across the Ruacana Causeway and a rushing river
  • A 4x4 with roof top tent, and a campfire, with a baobab silhouetted at dusk
  • Zambezi sunset; Naymepi camp
  • buffalos at chitake
  • A women filling a flat tire on a 4x4 with an air compressor
  • A 4x4 framed by a circular rock arch in Namibia
  • A 4x4 driving through a canyon, through a pool of water with spray ahead of the vehicle

About

We’re Andrew and Jenny. Stuck In Low Gear documents independent travel across Africa, with an emphasis on long-form storytelling, logistics, and the practical realities of life on the road. Our work is informed by experience across seven continents and professional operations in remote environments, including fieldwork, scientific support, and maritime operations.

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