Hi! All the way from South Africa

[sitnievasnie]

Hi all.

I’m based in Johannesburg South Africa.
Now for you that don’t know where that is, it’s a tiddly bit of real estate at the Southern most tip of Africa.

I’m single, old enough to be pleasantly surprised that I woke up this mornin’ and bin campin just as long. Being single, I’d say I’m probably a tiny bit more than a little eccentric.

Firstly, let me explain my user-name “Sitnievasnie”. (This also be my username on our local forum).

Directly translated from Africkaans, (our local lingo), it means “never get stuck”, (I’ve Just put all the words together.. It should actually be “Sit nie vas nie”. Dutch or Hollanders should “get it”

I have 2 caravans, (I think you guys call them standies??) One based at the coast (South) & the other inland, (North). On long weekends & during the holidays, dependent on the weather I travel to one or the other, & holiday on.

Just today I’ve had word from the park at the coast that during the recent floods, my van literally floated down the river & “berthed” in the mangrove swamp – Perhaps more about this later – I think it’s quite funny actually..

I’ve been a-squizzin’ round on your forum for quite some time now, and I must say It’s facinatin’! We don’t have anything like teardrops & such like. More’s the pity.

You gotta believe the following that fishin’ has in this country, an me-thinks a TD would make an ever so dandy fishin’ rig… The galley bit for the tackle & gear, the inside to kip.. Man will you be the envy.. An’ that’s why I spend much time droolin over you guys TD’s

Many’s the laugh, much the entertainment & quite a lot learnt from your forum, so when I finally did come across something that emanates from South Africa, by way of repayment, I thought some input would be nice. (See posting on “Non traditional designs”, “Interesting hybrid trailer.”)

Hope to post soon,
Warren

[neal b]

WELCOME ABOARD!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to have you here.

neal b

[Bristol Delica]

Goeie dag,

Welkom.

Aangename kennis.

Geniet.

Well that's about it for my limited Afrikaans.

Hope you find this site as useful as I have.

Totsiens

IanJ

[sitnievasnie]

Ta Bristol... Well done

Ya forgot the most versitile and popular multi-languge word, (an' its meaning is crystal clear in all 11 languages)

EISH

it means

Regards
Warren

[madjack]

Hi and Welcome...we love seeing new international members...spreading the word of teardrops as it were...we have another SA member here...Barrie Gordon(I think I got that right)...he has shown us some wonderful pics of his(and your) part of the world...hopefully you can show us a few as well...
madjack

[Bristol Delica]

Thanks Warren, I'll add that my list of useful words. Sounds like a equivalent to the Yiddish "Oy vey!" and the French "Bouff!"

Cheers

IanJ

[swissarmygirl]

Hello and welcome!

[bgordon]

Hi Warren,

Welcome to the forum! Or to say it in a way to make you feel REAL welcome: Welkom by die Traandruppel en Klein sleepwa-forum!

Hoop jy sal jou tyd hier geniet! Dit is goed om nog iemand van Suid Afrika op hierdie forum te hê!

[bgordon]

we have another SA member here...Barrie Gordon(I think I got that right)

Madjack,

I'm impressed! Usually it is Barry, or even Berry, so spelling Barrie right is quite good! Thanks!

[bgordon]

We don’t have anything like teardrops & such like.

Nope. There is at least ten teardrop trailers in South Africa. (Although I have never seen one yet).

Another South African joined a while back. His name is Cumulus, and his newbie post is here:
http://tnttt.com/viewto ... highlight=

Apparently he built nine teardrops, called Squirrels.

Then there is an off road teardrop:

http://www.crosscountrycaravans.co.za/



There are more pics on that website.

Hope it helps!

Kind Regards

[sitnievasnie]

Hi bgordon, & Others.

I'm really glad I registered, you ok's are way more interactive than our local forum... Looks like mees gonna have a blast!

Yup I did squizz da squrril in SA.... But da price EISH! Diddn't think it got off the ground though.

I've already emaled the other one keep U posted If I go for it See you learn & learn & learn

I posted on non traditional designs interesting hybrid trailer.. Just a qwerky old geeyser pokin' around.

Now, since we have no less than 11 yes 11 official languages (ya wanna see our income tax return forms!)

I'm gonna claim the 5Th and stick to English, Maar my Africkaans is net so goed. Eintelik is ek Africkaans met geboorte maar aangesien die beesigheids taal wereldwyd Engelse is, mette tyd het dit my eerste taal geword.

Translated into language 2
But my Africkaans is just as good. Actually I'm born Africkaans but as English is the business language throughout the world, over time it has become my first language of choice....

Translaited into language 3
Oh boy........... Ya guys just gota see my point

Have at least one good laugh
Warren

[mikeschn]

Hey Warren,

Welcome to the forum! Since you been hanging around already, you know about the picture thingie!

And I see you've already met Barrie.

So what's left, except to start building! We'll be watching!

Mike...

[sitnievasnie]

Hi all,

I'ts 19:00 an I'm still at work. Da processes she no go too well, so me gotta stay till da setter makum go well so dat me can give da ok to run.

This be unpaid extra time (hope I get a noddy badge tomorrow)

But that's not why I'm posting, I'm posting because someone asked for a photo. An I did one! the very first one! never done before! an I got it right!

See! ya forum's stretching my bubble!

The rig shown is my long suffering 4x4, my standie, (the one that subsequently floated into the mangrove swamp (no damage I'm told)) & my fishing boat.

Someone's gonna ask, so I'll tell you. The Motor, a 10HP Mercuary is clamped on the bull bar.

I tandem towed this "Boswell Wilkie circus" over 3 sand road mountain passes (For the SA guys Joubert's <3rd heighest in SA> Naudes neck <highest in SA @ 1600m > & Moordenaars neck, just cause some OK on our local forum posted in declaring that tandem towing must not be undertaken, it's dangerous, bla-bla-bla

FIDDLESTICKS!

Right then, a teeny bit more about me given.

Da process she lookum good,
da people day be re-instructed,
da production be coded,
My quality auditor got approvals an my sig-nat-ure & he be happy
mee's gonna grab a bite somewhere


Have a great time all
Warren

[Miriam C.]

to the playground Warren. I just love the story about the Mangrove swamp. Do they have fish in the Mangroves. If you go South here you will find tarpon and red fish in the trees.

A teardrop is a great fishin partner. I just got back from taking my grandkids with mine. Course mine is bigger but it is nice to have a loo along when the girls are with.

Enjoy the site and do please keep us in pictures. Keeps the bubble oil level you know.

[sitnievasnie]

Hi Aunti, (Tante in Africkaans),

Wonderful welcome sign, many Ta's

Your welcome fish and the point of da loo got the valves in my memory banks a-glowin an here be a wee tale about, that ironically does brings both together.

Me knows not if this be the right place to post such a tale, but taking the lead from other's on here, I'm sure the esteemed moderator won't mind


Westwards through Potchefstroom to Bloemhof dam

On the way to Kimberly (da big hole) there is a large (by our standards) dam called Bloemhof dam. Right at the back, round the area where the River meets the water that has backed up, there’s a stretch of water reverently referred to as wild-fish. (Wille-vis) in Africkaans.

(Fishermans lore has it pegged to the fight the fish give, me-thinks it be a "rural legend" as I ain't had a fish in jonks)


Getting there is a icky, slippery 12 Km of mud & clay, an if ya ain’t got a 4x4 an a whole lota mud savvy, ya ain’t likely to get there this side of the new-year.


It be a beautiful place, unspoilt, not a soul in sight, and much wildlife such as birds, flamingos, different species of larger and smaller antelope and small predators such as karakul abound.


Only the real die-hard fishermen go there, and believe me, there’s nothing but open grassland and beautiful calm water. Not that I’m a real die-hard fishermen but I try to at least look the part.. So over the long weekend that’s where I downed stakes.

After the second day, my 20 something foster son’s diminutive girl-friend (a really sweet lass, cooks, sews, does floors and dotes on Chris) really had some pressing matters to attend to, and ever so innocently asked him where he supposes the “House of parliment” was…..

Chris, a lanky lad, around 6Ft 7’ and of few words, got up and after a bit appeared with the vehicle recovery spade in one hand, and the folding “Speaker's palimentary chair” (Loo seat on a folding frame) in the other… And ever so politely, offered her both…


Never in my life have I seen such a “You-gotta-be-kidding” expression it was priceless!


Such a gentleman… He never even took the gap to ask her if he must go with, In fact, citing modesty (HA! HA!) he point-blankly refused.


The air was a-buzz with whisperings and key phrases like “ At least twice as deep as the spade… No not including the handle” & “Have you seen anyone in 2 days” & “ Take a cell phone I can’t come with” Where a-plenty. (Me knows ma boy an there be a hole to be dug an that be hard work!)

But matters of parliament cannot be delayed, so she dutifully took up her necessary “tools of the trade” & trotted off up to the long grass some 300M away for the “palimentary conference.”


Now whether it was the first thunderclap of the “conference getting underway” or the “amore” of a petite little lady sitting on the “Speakers chair” holding parliment attired in only her birthday suit that attracted the attentions of Mr. Bush-pig we’ll never know, what we do know is that we now have several new (unrecorded) world records.

The lady’s speed dressing,
The lady’s land speed record for the 300 odd meter lady’s barefoot field sprint with a spade “Conference chair” & notepaper
An the loudest & longest lady’s scream in recorded history!


An I got the photo to prove it!

Sorry guys...
The complex I live in is ever so snooty an won't allow ammerin & clatterin so buildin's not an option just now.

However, me really, really, r-e-a-l-l-y wanna buy me a Traandruppel (teardrop)

Have at least one good laugh t'day:lol:

Warren