Yep.
Dude going someplace but it's not Africa.
Dude going someplace but it's not Africa.
Some guy plans to travel Africa in modded Jeep
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I saw the same add yesterday and couldn't help thinking that Google really should have made that an advertisement for Land Cruiser!
He's already in Africa I think. I understood from the video that he was already in Morocco.
Didn't the video say he needed a shipping container to go across the Atlantic?
So, what odd jobs does this soft westerner think he's going to be able to land in Africa? He's competing against poor folks that will work twice as hard for less than half the money.
Are implying that this guy doesn't like to work hard, and just wants to go the easy way by using credit?
I'm sure he can find some jobs like lawn-mowing, window cleaning, maybe some babysitting?
I'm sure he can find some jobs like lawn-mowing, window cleaning, maybe some babysitting?
It is what it is
Anyone else think this is a PR stunt cooked up by an ad agency?
quote:I don't know about that. I think this dude is really that dumb.
Anyone else think this is a PR stunt cooked up by an ad agency?
That being said, I think now that Chrysler is aware of it, they could very well contribute parts/money/etc. to his cause under the table to help him "miraculously" make it until he cuts his trip short of being murdered.
I think it was initially a stunt to try to drum up some sponsors to help him pay for his trip. Sponsors don't generally like to have their logos prominently featured in buttrape or snuff videos, so nobody has stepped up. Now, he has boasted so much about his plans and what he will do, he can't back out without at least setting foot in Africa. He is so far in debt, his only hope is to at least make part of the trip, and then get paid for a book or mag articles about it. Hopefully he just packs it in and goes back to obscurity satisfied that his 15 mins of fame were only mildly humiliating. I suspect that if he tries to extend his fame by going through with this, the next 15 mins of fame will be excruciatingly painful for him.
quote:I'm picturing a hired gun secretly following him constantly saving him from danger. Then the whole time this guy thinking he is a real bad ass for making it throughquote:
That being said, I think now that Chrysler is aware of it, they could very well contribute parts/money/etc. to his cause under the table to help him "miraculously" make it until he cuts his trip short of being murdered.
The more and more this thread goes on, the less I am convinced that this guy never even steps foot on the continent of Africa.
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That being said, I think now that Chrysler is aware of it, they could very well contribute parts/money/etc. to his cause under the table to help him "miraculously" make it until he cuts his trip short of being murdered.
There were sponsors at the end of the most recent YouTube video.
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quote:The video may have a recent post date, but it is old.
Didn't the video say he needed a shipping container to go across the Atlantic?
The only odd job he is going to get in Africa is selling body parts for cheap and he won't get to pick which ones.
The last facebook video he posted was after he drove from London through France and Spain to Africa. That is how we know he got lost using his GPS in France.
Thanks for the updates.
quote:I agree, and although I don't wish to see him die, even if he IS a moron, I think he is more and more likely to get backed and pull it off.quote:I don't know about that. I think this dude is really that dumb.
Anyone else think this is a PR stunt cooked up by an ad agency?
That being said, I think now that Chrysler is aware of it, they could very well contribute parts/money/etc. to his cause under the table to help him "miraculously" make it until he cuts his trip short of being murdered.
Chrysler/Jeep just had a big facebook push featuring this guy and his story.
I think the cathartic SEE WE TOLD YOU SO that everyone wants to see is less and less likely as he gets corporate backing.
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So, what odd jobs does this soft westerner think he's going to be able to land in Africa? He's competing against poor folks that will work twice as hard for less than half the money.
It reminds me of the random souvenir guy in the thread from the couple that went through the Congo. It was so odd because no one travels there but they did end up buying a chess set from him.
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Bump to see if he's dead yet.
Every time I see this in the watchlist I get excited -- then I see its only 1 or 2 responses and I figure not much has happened, just a check to see if he's alive. I can't wait for the day it says 56 new responses
I guess I haven't been paying attention to them before, but every time I see a Jeep "4x4ever" commercial now, I giggle a little bit thanks to this thread.
He posted about his jeep build today with YouTube videos. No trip update yet.
http://theroadchoseme.com/video-africa-jeep-wrangler-build-parts-1-and-2
http://theroadchoseme.com/video-africa-jeep-wrangler-build-parts-1-and-2
quote:quote:I agree, and although I don't wish to see him die, even if he IS a moron, I think he is more and more likely to get backed and pull it off.quote:I don't know about that. I think this dude is really that dumb.
Anyone else think this is a PR stunt cooked up by an ad agency?
That being said, I think now that Chrysler is aware of it, they could very well contribute parts/money/etc. to his cause under the table to help him "miraculously" make it until he cuts his trip short of being murdered.
Chrysler/Jeep just had a big facebook push featuring this guy and his story.
I think the cathartic SEE WE TOLD YOU SO that everyone wants to see is less and less likely as he gets corporate backing.
Having American companies give him more publicity isn't exactly good for his security. Making him even more of a target in a place where lots of folks hate Americans.
Dude is probably already lost, took a left and ended up in Italy.
He admitted getting lost in France. I wonder if he ever made it out? Of course France is much more difficult to navigate than remote parts of Africa.
If someone suggested I drive the coast of Africa, I'd do the best to get lost in France, too...
quote:It looks like he just keeps reposting the same videos. I like that he wanted soundproof the jeep. That way no one can hear him scream!!
He posted about his jeep build today with YouTube videos. No trip update yet.
http://theroadchoseme.com/video-africa-jeep-wrangler-build-parts-1-and-2
It's alway been a dream of mine to go visit Africa. This would be me if I ever make it out there. I love the chocolate.
Good luck with the HIV....
quote:I'm not sure his decals will make it all the way to me.
That dude is going to drive right through OEFM's area of operations!
We could get a first hand trip report.
I doubt he does too. When the thread started I glanced at his map and saw the kink in his path right along the side of Lake Nayasa in Zambia. Figured he might have plans to visit Lundazi!
Hope things are going well; I look forward to your updates and keep your mission in my prayers.
Hope things are going well; I look forward to your updates and keep your mission in my prayers.
I'm waiting for him at the Lundazi Mini-Mart. If he makes it, I'll by him a Fanta and a chingwa chanyama (meat pie).
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