Comments on: We Quit Our Jobs and Bought a Troopy

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:55:57 +0000

In reply to danaleighwebster. Thank you both! We are excited, and very anxious to get out of the city and into the bush. And I see the Congos stop is already taking on a life of it’s own!

By: Barry

Barry — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:15:19 +0000

Congratulations on taking the plunge. Looking forward to see the fit out and following your travels. Timely post

By: danaleighwebster

danaleighwebster — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:37:49 +0000

Greetings from Joburg. I am green with envy but so excited follow the next leg of your adventures esp. the Congo’s. Good luck finishing up your build and enjoy the Cape so long. Best, Dana & Deb.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 05:53:24 +0000

In reply to Vanessa Kress. Thank you! I hope we see you on the road.

By: Vanessa Kress

Vanessa Kress — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:57:51 +0000

So great to here about your new plans and excited for you both. Good luck with bulding your dream camper! Will follow you and probably we will meet somewhere in Southern Africa as we will also be on the road quite a bit this year.
Vanessa from Switzerland

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:28:22 +0000

In reply to chris grech.

Thanks Chris! Ha – no heated seats. Vinyl all the way! (aftermarket seat covers essential). It is very exciting to do the troopy project, but also eerily reminiscent of being in the shipyard – vendors late, promise what they can’t deliver, etc. So much cajoling to get it done, at times it makes us wish we could do it more slowly at home with all our tools in the shop.

By: chris grech

chris grech — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:45:20 +0000

Congratulations on the transition. So i can assume the Troopy doesn’t have heated seats?
Building a tricked out off-roader should be a dream project for you two.

By: Mark A Lit

Mark A Lit — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:13:39 +0000

So wonderful-
We look forward to hearing about every minute! Cousins Joyce and Mark

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:22:11 +0000

In reply to Ortelius. Thank you! We're very excited, and a bit nervous for this big step, but now seemed like the time. I'm sure we will share a campfire sometime in the future and catch up.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:19:38 +0000

In reply to Katrin Lubars.

Hello Katrin – very nice to hear from you and thank you for the support! So glad to hear you are still traveling far and wide, sounds amazing.

Yes, West Africa (inc. the Congos) is on the list. We’re thinking 2028, but TBD.