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Popski's Private Expeditions is now in planning for our 2025 expeditions. We are looking at two possibilities: Wilders G...
17/01/2025

Popski's Private Expeditions is now in planning for our 2025 expeditions. We are looking at two possibilities:

Wilders Gap and the NZ Divisions Left Flank of the Mareth Line
and
LRDG Aegean Campaign expedition (under sail!)

Planning will get started at our planning meeting to be held in Coventry on 22 February 2025. Attendance can be in person or virtual, so if you are interested in what we do and want to get involved, maybe join us!

Having just returned from our first PPE 'Cat 2' trip, thought it best to explain our system for future expeditions.
27/11/2024

Having just returned from our first PPE 'Cat 2' trip, thought it best to explain our system for future expeditions.

PPE has just completed its November 2024 Morocco exploration. This was a great trip with a mix of returning crews and some welcome new members. It was also our first ‘Cat 2’ trip, which basically means it was open to vehicles that are not our usual stripped-down Land Rovers. This time out we had...

Just finished watching Damian Peyrot's brilliant 'retro' Namibia Willy's Jeep adventure. Highly recommended! Have a watc...
17/08/2024

Just finished watching Damian Peyrot's brilliant 'retro' Namibia Willy's Jeep adventure. Highly recommended! Have a watch....

Join us on an epic journey through the rugged beauty of southern Namibia in our beloved vintage Jeeps. This film encapsulates our unshakable love for these t...

Classic Land Rover Magazine running an article on my Lightweight, 'Shimi,' in the August edition. Big thanks to Mike Bro...
02/08/2024

Classic Land Rover Magazine running an article on my Lightweight, 'Shimi,' in the August edition. Big thanks to Mike Brown for penning the article and great pics. Shimi is currently in my garage in middle of a refresh, so inspired to get it sorted and back on the road. Enjoy!

Last video in our Tunisia series on 'Chasing Desert Ghosts' is up. This time taking a closer look at the new wagons and ...
18/05/2024

Last video in our Tunisia series on 'Chasing Desert Ghosts' is up. This time taking a closer look at the new wagons and crews taking part. We have defender/Lightweight hybrid, a 110 WOLF/WMIK and a 90 that has been owned by the same ex-Para for 30 years and famously scaled Ben Nevis back in the 1980's. Enjoy!

Explorer, adventurer and author James Davis leads another expedition deep into the Sahara Desert in search of remnants from World War Two. Take a look at the...

08/05/2024

Yes, it is true…and hard to believe. Popski’s Private Expeditions is a very niche group of adventurers within an only slightly less niche community of overland vehicle travelers. Our use of stripped-down trucks goes against every trend of building blinged-up, accessory-overloaded, aftermarket wo...

Part 2 of our Chasing Desert Ghosts video series out. More adventure and history here. Marty managed to procure some ori...
13/04/2024

Part 2 of our Chasing Desert Ghosts video series out. More adventure and history here. Marty managed to procure some original footage from the NZ archives, as well as some footage shot by LRDG members themselves on desert operations. Nice to see the shots of all Maori soldiers who fought in the desert war.

Explorer, adventurer and author James Davis leads another expedition deep into the Sahara Desert in search of remnants from World War Two. Watch the team fro...

Well we finally made the cover main photo! The March 2024 edition of Classic Land Rover magazine features the first of P...
01/02/2024

Well we finally made the cover main photo! The March 2024 edition of Classic Land Rover magazine features the first of PPE crew member and magazine contributor Mike Brown's account of our 2023 Tunisia expedition. Some great photos and looks like a two-parter...so more to come.

Actually, there is more to come as Mike has been putting together some other articles that will come later in the year focusing on the vehicles.

So a good time to get a subscription if you don't already have one!

Chasing Desert Ghosts Expedition done and dusty...literally!  PPE completed another Sahara expedition in November 2023 c...
12/12/2023

Chasing Desert Ghosts Expedition done and dusty...literally!

PPE completed another Sahara expedition in November 2023 covering some new terrain and having some planned and unplanned adventures!

This year we attempted to push further into the Great Sand Sea and really test ourselves against the dunes. Later, we attempted to cross the rocky plains, heading east towards the coastal mountains to search for historic sites related to the NZ Division in 1943. Our progress was halted however when we were hauled into a military garrison and politely informed we were in a restricted military zone. The soldiers treated us well and we had some laughs until finally sent on our way with a warning to stay clear of the restricted areas...which unfortunately are not marked on any maps! Good luck!

We had some new vehicles and crews this year including another Lightweight and a hybrid Disco/Lightweight. We were also joined by an almost fully kitted out WMIK (decommissioned guns and some armor removed) which did surprisingly well, even in the deep sand. New crew member Mick Doherty also brought along his 90, which is famous for climbing Ben Nevis with Mick at the wheel while he was serving with the Parachute Regiment.

We found more relics from WWII including more jerry cans and a Tommy gun magazine, along with more Vickers rotary magazines, bullets, vehicle parts, bully beef tins and the usual detritus of war.

Probably most interesting, one of our members, Bill, built a number of Bagnold sun compasses which we learned to use while navigating across the desert. The crews found them easy to operate once they had a bit of practice and we will certainly use them again in the future. Check out Travelbag Photography's Youtube video showing them in use.

Next for us is a short winter break while we all try to get the sand out of our trucks and gear before a pub meet in February to plan the next desert caper.

Cheers All!

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