# S3 E03: How Mara Nomads Started Overlanding Africa (Part 1)

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Podcast: [Gearhaus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gearhaus-7485108)
Published: 2026-02-04T15:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gearhaus/episodes/S3-E03-How-Mara-Nomads-Started-Overlanding-Africa-Part-1-e3ek5jh
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## Resource

From touring humanity's cradle at Koobi Fora with an 8-month-old baby to conquering the sand dunes of Namibia's Empty Quarter, the chief Nomad takes us on a journey through building one of Africa's most daring overland communities. In the first part of this two-part episode, wakilinomad (as he's popularly known) shares how his fledgling dreams of building a tour company were nearly crushed by the COVID pandemic. But like a dune rising grain by grain, he built himself into a towering nomad. He weighs in on the Land Cruiser debate and reveals why his first vehicle for the road was a Mitsubishi Pajero. Guest: wakilinomad: https://www.instagram.com/wakilinomad Follow Gearhaus on: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsgearhaus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsgearhaus/ WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb7MoK22Jl8Epvkjrz2I Gearhaus is a Palahala Media Group production.

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