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GEAR LIST
WHAT WE USE
Step into our essential gear area at Gravel & Salt, your go-to destination for enhancing your travel experience. Amidst our carefully curated treasures, we invite you to explore the upgraded, fully equipped, and adventure-ready Defender that defines our journey.
Discover with us innovative upgrades to boost our Defender's performance, essential overland equipment, and camping gear that turns every stop into a home on the road. Our precision navigation tools ensure we navigate uncharted territories with ease. More than just gear, these essentials are the building blocks of unforgettable stories and cherished memories on our travels.
These products aren't just choices; they're solutions that work for us, a result of lessons learned and mistakes paid for in the past.
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DEFENDER 110 TD5
UPGRADES AND PARTS
ENGINE
- silicone coolant hose kit / Roose MSP // ROOSE
- hose clamps / Leryati // AMAZON
- waste gate actuator / Forge Motorsport // FORGE
- diagnostic unit / Nanocom // NANOCOM
- longe range fuel tank / GMB Mount // GMB
GEARBOX
- R380 oil cooler kit / Ashcroft // ASHCROFT
- LT230 sump / GP Getriebetechnik // GP
SUSPENSION
- damper front / KONI Heavy Track Raid // AMAZON
- damper back / KONI Heavy Track Raid // AMAZON
- coil springs / Old Men EMU // ARB
- steering stabilisers / Old Men EMU // ARB
ELECTRONIC
- batteries / Banner // AMAZON
- batteries remote control / Duracell // AMAZON
- dual battery / National Luna // NATIONAL LUNA
- fuse box / Endark // AMAZON
- battery switch / Hella // AMAZON
- solar panel / Ective // AMAZON
TYRES & WHEELS
- all-terrain tyres / BFGoodrich // AMAZON
- wheels / Dotz Dakar // DOTZ 4x4
- compressor / Horntools // HORNTOOLS
- tyre pressure gauge / ATsafepro // AMAZON
- tyre repair kit / Bushranger // BUSH RANGER
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DEFENDER
EXPEDITION EQUIPMENT
ON TOP
- roof rack / Front Runner // FRONT RUNNER
- stratchits / Front Runner // FRONT RUNNER
- storage box / Front Runner // FRONT RUNNER
- metal fuel canister / Arnold // AMAZON
- rooftop tent / Alu Cab // ALU CAB
ON THE SIDES
- car spade / Fiskars // AMAZON
- shower tent / Ocean Cross // OCEAN CROSS
- 270 awning / Alu Cab // ALU CAB
- recovery boards / Maxtrax // FRONT RUNNER
- airline rails / Kurierbedarf // AMAZON
- recovery board mount / GMB // GMB MOUNT
AT THE REAR
- spare tire grill / Front Runner // AMAZON
- spare tire back pack / Trasheroo // AMAZON
AT THE FRONT
- spare license plate / Schilderkröten // AMAZON
INSIDE
- ram mounts arm / Ram-Mount // AMAZON
- ram mounts joint / Ram-Mount // AMAZON
- iPad holder / Brodit // AMAZON
- phone holder / Brodit // AMAZON
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DEFENDER 110 TD5
TOOLS AND SPARES
TOOLS DEFENDER TD5
- 9/16" combination spanner / propshaft // AMAZON
- 52mm nut socket / hub bearing // AMAZON
- 27mm nut socket / wheel nut // AMAZON
- 32mm combination spanner / gearbox // AMAZON
- T55 Torx / gearbox // AMAZON
- 15mm combination spanner / belt // AMAZON
- 36mm combination spanner / visco fan // AMAZON
- 13mm nut socket 12-point / brakes // AMAZON
- 14mm nut socket 12-point / brakes // AMAZON
- snap ring pliers / half shaft // AMAZON
OILS, GEASE AND LIQUIDS
- 5W40 / engine oil // AMAZON
- 75W90 / gearbox and differential // AMAZON
- DOT4 / brakes and clutch // AMAZON
- G30 / coolant // AMAZON
- SSF / power steering oil // AMAZON
- MOS2 grease / prop shaft and u-joints // AMAZON
- swivel grease / Britpart // LRDIRECT
- grease gun / Connex // AMAZON
- multifunctional oil / Balistol // AMAZON
- brake cleaner / Würth // AMAZON
REPAIRS
- repair tape / PETEC // AMAZON
- epoxy putty / PETEC // AMAZON
- silicone sealant / PETEC // AMAZON
- screws locking varnish / PETEC // AMAZON
MANUAL
- workshop manual / Haynes // AMAZON
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NECESSARY FOR
AFRICAN COUNTRIES
SAFETY
- 2nd fire extinguisher / Exdinger // AMAZON
- bag fire extinguisher / Trunk Expert // AMAZON
- 2nd warning triangle / VZL / AMAZON
STICKERS
- LHD sticker / G&S // GRAVEL & SALT
- white + red reflective tape / YMWALK // AMAZON
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CAMP GEAR
AND EQUIPMENT
LIGHTS & CANDLES
- candle lantern / UCO Original // AMAZON
- lighter / Zippo // AMAZON
- LED light chain / Ideen mit Herz // AMAZON
- head light / LED Lenser // AMAZON
- small LED lanterns / LED Lenser // AMAZON
- flash lights / LED Lenser // AMAZON
KITCHEN
- washing bowl / Bergmeister // AMAZON
- dishwasher detergent / Ecover // AMAZON
- drinking glass / MyDrinkglass // AMAZON
- emaille plate / Olympia // AMAZON
- cutting board / Continenta // AMAZON
- emaille cup / Gräwe // AMAZON
- thermal bottle / Stanley // AMAZON
- brew pour over / Stanley // AMAZON
- drying towel / Müskaan // AMAZON
- food storage boxes / Emsa // AMAZON
- camping stove / Enders // AMAZON
- knife / Ceccaldi // CECCALDI
- fridge / Engel // AMAZON
- pan / Ikea // AMAZON
BRAAI
- flat potjie / AfriTrail // AFRITRAIL
- potjie cover / CampCover // CAMPCOVER
- braai tripod / Fireside // OUTDOORWAREHOUSE
- tripod cover / CampCover // CAMPCOVER
- grid stand / Hotrods // OUTDOORWAREHOUSE
- braai grid / Fireside // OUTDOORWAREHOUSE
- grid cover / CampCover // CAMPCOVER
- flat pack braai / TP // OUTDOORWAREHOUSE
- potjie care / LK's // OUTDOORWAREHOUSE
- grid brush / LK's // OUTDOORWAREHOUSE
STORAGE
- document bag / GKZB // AMAZON
- molle system bag L / Tasmanian Tiger // AMAZON
- molle system bag S / Tasmanian Tiger // AMAZON
- storage net / GIGIIS // AMAZON
- small storage net / Verarge // AMAZON
- waterproof bags / Lixada // AMAZON
- door panel / G&S // GRAVEL & SALT
USEFUL
- water filter / Alb Fusion // AMAZON
- camping chair / Front Runner // AMAZON
- anti mosquito gadget / Thermacell // AMAZON
- axe / Fiskars // AMAZON
- kindle scribe / Amazon // AMAZON
- hand gloves / Mechanix // AMAZON
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NAVIGATION
KNOW WHERE YOU GO
DIGITAL
- navigation 'overlander' / Garmin // AMAZON
- gps maps africa* / T4A // TRACKS4AFRICA
*may be already included in your navigation system
SAFETY COMMUNICATION
- inreach mini 2 / Garmin // AMAZON
ANALOGUE
- compass / Silva // AMAZON
- self-drive guide botswana / T4A // AMAZON
- self-drive guide namibia / T4A // AMAZON
- travel guide botswana / KnowHow // AMAZON
- travel guide namibia / KnowHow // AMAZON
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CAMERA GEAR
AND EQUIPMENT
CAMERA, LENSES & ACCESORIES
- camera body X-T5 / Fujifilm // AMAZON
- lens XF 23mm / Fujifilm // AMAZON
- lens XF 35mm / Fujifilm // AMAZON
- lens XF 16-80mm / Fujifilm // AMAZON
- lens XF 70-300mm / Fujifilm // AMAZON
- battery pack / Fujifilm // AMAZON
- memory card 128GB / SanDisk // AMAZON
- INSTAX mini printer / Fujifilm // AMAZON
ACTION CAM & DRONE
- osmo action cam / DJI // AMAZON
- ND filter set / Neewer // AMAZON
- mini 4 pro drone set / DJI // AMAZON
- microSD card 128GB / SanDisk // AMAZON
BINOCULARS
- prostaff P7 10x42 / Nikon // AMAZON
SOFTWARE, HARD DRIVES & CABLES
- capture one pro / Phase One // AMAZON
- lightroom / Adobe // AMAZON
- photoshop / Adobe // AMAZON
- external hard drive SSD / LaCie // AMAZON
- USB hub / Dockteck // AMAZON
- USB camera cable / Tether Tools // AMAZON
CHARGER & POWERBANKS
- powercore 13000mAh / Anker // AMAZON
- dual charger hub / Fujifilm // AMAZON
GRIP, BAGS & CASES
- magic arm / Manfrotto // AMAZON
- superclamp / Manfrotto // AMAZON
- adapter spigot / Manfrotto // AMAZON
- SD card case / Kiorafoto // AMAZON
- action cam case / Smatree // AMAZON
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