Can't comment from experience on pickups but theres a lot of consistent reliable advice from people on picking a simple to fix vehicle for your trip whether it be a 2cv, hilux or older 4x4

And thens theres a single voice repeatedly challenging that established advice.

Keep it simple light and easily fixed and you won't go far wrong

I'm with Liammons, making yourself look rich makes you a target, wether it's bribes from officials or other robbers on the road, personally, I try to garner the poverty struck look!! even then, your still obviously vastly richer than most of the locals, but at least you aren't shoving it in their faces.

The Hilux 'Bakkie' is a well regarded overlanding vehicle in southern africa and if their ravellers use it why can't you???!!!!


Margaret

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but dust ingress into the "ute" area can be a real pain in the derriere. Even with a fibreglass lid of alloy boxes dust just seems to suck in, a wagon does not seem to suffer as badly.