Jerry L’Ecuyer On Travel And Tembo Tusk

Who is the affable man behind the brand, cooking delicious meals on his Tembo Tusk Skottle? It’s Jerry, of course. He is known to most in the overlanding world as the founder of Tembo Tusk and the creator of the fabulous Skottle. We dive into his adventurous youth, driving tour buses around the states and showing foreigners our beautiful national parks, his love for Baja and Land Cruisers, and why adventure matters.

A perk of the job, Jerry spent his off-seasons traveling and reconnecting with his new friends. “I learned to ski in Austria; I didn’t have a lot of worries; I was single. One of the off-seasons (1984), we did a real overland voyage from London to South Africa by truck.”

In this Slow Baja conversation, we discuss that epic four-month drive from England to South Africa in a Bedford truck—meeting his South African wife, discovering “Overland” gear, and building a brand and a lifestyle around Tembo Tusk. It’s a little behind the man and a little behind the brand today with Jerry L’Ecuyer on Slow Baja.

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