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◣ CHAPTER 01 · SOUTH AFRICAREEL 04/2026TRIP #4242 TRIPS · 127 MEMBERS ◥
LG · 4X4 · ZA

BUILT FOR
THE ROAD
LESS GRADED

↖ if you dare
WATCH REEL · 02:14
◉ REC · 04:12
⛰ ALT 1,842m
LAT -32.75° · LON 19.23°
CEDERBERG
127
Active members
42
Trips logged
9/9
Provinces
2,418km
Dirt this year
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02 · ABOUT THE CLUB

Four mates,
one broken
diff.

Low Gear was founded in a WhatsApp group that started as a prank and ended up planning a trip to the Swartberg. We took three dodgy bakkies. We came back with two, a great story, and a rule book written entirely in braai smoke.

Seven years on, the club's grown but the recipe hasn't changed: banter first, winching second, braai always. We run trips from the Cederberg to Kaokoland, meet-ups in every major city, and an unreasonable volume of group-chat memes.

"If you're not stuck,
you're not trying."
— the Low Gear code, est. 2019
FOUNDER TRIP · SWARTBERG '19
CAMP FIRE
RECOVERY · TRIP #018
7
YEARS
STUCK
03 · MEMBER TOOLKIT

What you get
in the kit bag.

Membership isn't just a WhatsApp invite. It's a proper kit of tools built by 127 people who have, between them, got stuck in every kind of terrain South Africa can throw at a bakkie.
1
Equipment Lists
14 CHECKLISTS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Trip-graded kit checklists vetted by members who learnt the hard way. Recovery, camping, comms, medical — never arrive without a snatch block again.
PREVIEW →
2
Community Boards
6 BOARDS · 2.4K POSTS
Ongoing banter, build threads, stuck confessionals, trip debriefs. The group chat that actually deserves a dedicated tab.
PREVIEW →
3
Trip Planning
42 TRIPS LOGGED
Collaborative route drafting, convoy pairing, campsite bookings and braai rosters. The boring bits, automated.
PREVIEW →
4
GPS / GPX Sharing
310 TRACKS · 1.2GB
Swap tracks, waypoints and bail-out routes between rigs. Includes offline packs for when signal goes the way of your CV joints.
PREVIEW →
04 · UPCOMING

Next out the
garage.

ALL
TRIPS
MEET-UPS
members get first dibs ↓
FLAGSHIP
17
MAY
26
TRIP · 3 DAYS

Baviaanskloof Crossing

Eastern Cape
GRADE
4 / 5
SPOTS LEFT
3 / 12
MEMBERS ONLYRSVP →
31
MAY
26
MEET-UP

Rooiberg Mudfest

Limpopo
GRADE
2 / 5
SPOTS LEFT
8 / 12
MEMBERS ONLYRSVP →
06
JUN
26
TRIP · 2 DAYS

Sani Pass & Back

KZN Drakensberg
GRADE
3 / 5
SPOTS LEFT
5 / 12
MEMBERS ONLYRSVP →
05 · VOICES FROM THE CONVOY

What the stuck have to say.

"

They said I'd get stuck in the first 20 metres. They were right. 10/10 would winch again.

P
Piet K.
MEM #084 · Ford Ranger
"

Joined for the trails. Stayed for the WhatsApp group at 1am on a Tuesday.

L
Lerato M.
MEM #103 · Jimny
"

The GPX pack alone is worth the membership. The braai roster is a bonus.

J
Johan B.
MEM #021 · Hilux
LOW GEAR · LOW GEAR
● ENGAGE LOW RANGE

Ready to
get stuck
with us?

Apply for membership. We'll check your recovery kit, your sense of humour, and your willingness to be pranked on trip #1. The rest takes care of itself.

"membership is free-ish.
your first braai assignment is the joining fee 🍖"
RADIO CHECK · CH.14

SAY HOWZIT.

we'll shout back within a day ↩
no spam. just dust & diff locks.