An Australian purveyor of all-things-powered, a nature-lover and an off-road explorer since before he could remember, John Rooth has been there, got the T-shirt, and then covered it in oily mud. From writing women’s astrology columns under a pseudonym, to testing bikes, building trucks, digging mines and exploring Australia in an old 40 Series Land Cruiser, ‘Roothy’ has done it all. Here he gives a (very) honest opinion of the four vehicles we took to the Kalahari.
Suzuki Jimny
Barely enough room me and the fridge under normal circumstances, but when you bolt on this excellent Front Runner rack, and bung in the shelves, suddenly the Vitamin Vitari is a touring weapon! Yep, it almost made me gag to say that, given the ‘big block’ 1300, but the fact is…