Re: Kenya

Posted by kit carr on Sep 17, 2014; 12:52am
URL: http://sundownersadventures.385.s1.nabble.com/Kenya-tp5706989p5706998.html

Sorry we won't see you there Mike.

Sundowners  didn't use recaps in my time there as I recall.
We dealt with a company called Swanwicks tyres and they used to sell us all kinds of tyres, but not caps.
There were more brands then, and Semperit was popular with Sundowners budget.

What contributed to blow outs then was that we used tubed tyres, and these are prone to heat build up if the pressures are down a bit, or the conditions are hot. A combination of both could lead to blow outs easily.

On the last trip I did we drove out of Karachi at over 40 degrees, and the tar surface on the road was melted for many kilometres. We didn't lose any tyres, but they were very hot when we stopped fro breaks. Fortunately the "forced air" ventilation system kept us cool......not