I advise buying an out house for the thunder box. They fold flat and small and auto erect with a twist. A lightweight nylon privy with plastic hoops that form a frame. Your battery electric screw driver with a socket drive can be used to screw pegs into and out of the ground. Great to secure a tent, awning or ground sheet. I would carry a portable easy erect sun shade with 4 legs. They come with a pyramid roof and are popular at markets. They can be bought with zip on insect screens. FLY free food in the shade and out of hot desert sun. Worth the 10 minute set up and pack up. Cream for ant and insect bites. Don't forget the Aeroguard, Sun Screen, and hat. Slop, Slop, Slap!
As you have a good amount of space and going remote could I suggest taking a cheap lightweight stick welder and a small quantity of scrap steel plate and angle. Just in case of breakage. Cheers.
Informative video (and comments on here). What sort of compressor are you carrying there? How is it powered - clip onto battery terminals or plug into socket from an inverter? Happy travels.
We were the same, we received notification 1 week before we set off on our 16,000km road trip that I was having heart surgery (waiting a year for this). Surgery first road trip second 😁
Nice setup your recovery kit could use more clevisses and a snachblock yes I saw the "wheel " your tires repair kit is minimal get 3 tire irons so you can get the tire of the rim patches you got power so get a makita die grinder with a few bits and rough stones glue of cause couple more fuel filters in remote places you could hit a bad batch of fuel get a small electric fuel transfer pump have the ability to be able to refill with water get a UV light and filter system for clean water here in canada it's about 300bucks for that system I don't know if the engine got a skidplate for protection but carry enough oil for a full refill and some JB weld kit in case a rock puncture the oil pan JB WELD can be a life saver work on rads too now they made of aluminum Didn't see no duct tape haywire zip tights You travel in the desert I was in northern Canada in the eighties working in the oilpatch then wasn't much out there you had to be prepared in 30/40 below your ass sometimes could have been on line now it's different we got cell service not every where but help will come I'm still out my last hurrah winter coming been out 40 years I'm done but my truck is a 5500 dodge still fully equipped got enough onboard for 5 days at 40 below lol ya don't take anything for granted on top you got a full family counting on you so ya think twice about every little details Enjoy take care be safe
You can cheat with that Thunder bucket. Get a bin liner or even your plastic shopping bags hang it over the top then put the toilet seat lock it all in and when you're finished take it out try the top part up and your bucket is always clean & fresh and if there is no toilet dumps your plastic bag with your waist you can throw in the bin
You both truly amaze us with what you do with 3 beautiful busy little boys. We admire the way you both look on the bright side , have a laugh and get on with living life. Happy safe travels , looking forward to seeing this next adventure in Nugget and hope the boys are much better and doing well 👍
I had mine out when I was a kid and I don’t get sick only a head cold yep best thing My dad was a doctor he the guy that puts you to sleep he’s passed on now
Do you have any recovery kit that would allow you to create a ground anchor so that you can winch yourselves out of trouble when there are no trees about?
We did the Simpson 4 weeks ago and loved it. If it’s an iPhone 14 you can get emergency sat signal out there to text 000. You’ll have a ball and so will the boys playing spot the dingo or camel. Love the nugget.
Nick grab some duct tape and cable ties , friendly reminder guy's, breather hoses for diffs keeps water out of diffs although your going to dessert country. Hope the kids recover 🙏. Travel safe entrepid adventurer's 🐸🐍🦞👍👌🙏
An EPIRB is designed to float upright in the water and has a minimum battery life of at least 48 hours. A PLB will float (but not upright, is primarily designed for land use) and will last (I think) minimum 24 hours.
I carry a 1700nm rattle gun as well. Your wheels are set to 700nm and that little rattle gun won’t loosen or tighten your wheels. So the larger rattle gun is set to low and will do 650nm. Any bolt wheel nut will come undone with ease.
I did it on a motor bike so you’ve got a better chance of seeing everything and not crashing! Track was in good condition but you’ll need to sort tyre pressures for sand and for the rocky part heading towards Dalhousie ruins. Mt Dare was flooded out, but is open now so that’s helpful. There’s a tip either side of Dalhousie Springs so get rid of your rubbish there rather than cart it across. Use the chicken tracks and don’t go the old lines over the dunes if you can avoid them. There are big wombat holes on the eastern side of most dunes, some are 1.5m deep and have chicken tracks around which you’ll need. A bike tour truck was like yours and they sat on 40 and were doing it easy but I’d go slower with the boys in the back. We took 3 nights to cross but we all regret not doing one more night out there. There’s a shower and flushing toilet at purnie bore but you can’t swim there, too hot. Go the right track on big red as it’s the easy option and that all depends on time of day/traffic etc. it is not fun to reverse down the dune! Eyre Creek bypass is tight especially for the truck and just cruise, only cross a couple of dunes as you run north. Changes it up a bit. That’s the French line then qaa after poepell cnr. Good camping about 15km east of the cnr with tree cover and better firewood about (you are meant to take your own). When camped get the boys to stay well away from the track as motor bikes go fast and you don’t often hear them. Fuel is about $3 a litre at Mt Dare and Birdsville. There’s an awesome cafe at Birdsville behind the hotel near the power station which is worth a look as it uses thermal water. Not the cafe I mean! Channel 10 is the main coms for calling but you’ll be fine being so high and stuck the flag above the roof top tent somehow. Bikes don’t have flags and don’t usually have coms so watch out for them. 50km prior to poepell cnr was the worst for us as lots of wind drift sand and really soft. Hard to even find the tracks too at times. Hema works a treat there. Two of us had iPhone 14 and that turns into a sat phone on sos situations so your epirb should not be necessary, touch wood of course. We used close to double normal fuel as did our support vehicles, one towing a small trailer with fuel. Trailer was crazy as it goes everywhere and check all your bolts on shackles (don’t know if it has springs) and hitch as we had two bolts nearly go on us at the hitch. The trailer shouldn’t push you much down dunes and remember that momentum really helps there to get steering while not getting bogged in the soft stuff. My drone “wigged” out over at the lead up to the river/swamp and this seemed to be when a light plane took off. It was if the airport punch out a signal to interfere with drones but I was outside the no fly radius at sunrise. Great footage of it turning toward me then flying off. Nearly two hours of searching and I think it went into the drink. Great viewing of the wetlands and saw many brolgas etc. Check out some of the stocking rate signage out there as there was one I saw that said you could have one head of cattle for 15 hectares. The rates were crazy and the stock numbers are high as it’s so wet/green now. Watch for stock sleeping on the track/tar. It’s a great trip and you’ll love it. Leave all your Melbourne “fun” behind. All the best. Tim
Thank you so much for all this information tim we really appreciate it and will definitely visit some of those sites you mentioned. It sounds like you had an amazing time out there!! Thanks for watching 🤠🙌🤙
Thanks some much for sharing that because it's really interesting how you can do it and you both have busted your arse to get what you want so we might be nosy but your story is bloody awesome so keep doing what you love and giving us your story ❤ we have waited until my husband retired and he's been to bloody sick to travel so go for it 👍🍻❤️
Well you two are such a surprise packet, but we know you will love it out there, we did and would love to do it all again but old age comes to all of us which is quite restrictive. Emptying the poo bucket in the dump point be interesting on the Simpson, last time we were there DPs were few and far between. We think the humour level of your episodes is about to move to another level, we just can't wait. Good luck guys we think you'll need it, but all credit to you for having a go. 👍👍
Wishing a speedy recovery. And you're still able to make great content. 👍 Don't worry about us if you all need to take family time. We can always binge watch a playlist or two while you take some family time 👍
Just a little tip on the poopa If you don’t mix your number 1’s with number 2’s you don’t have to look for dump points. Easy with the boys they can just wee on a tree but if the bin just has poo and paper you can put it in a bin like a nappy or dog poo bag 👌
Thankyou all sorted Gday guys, I'm having serious issues with patreon, I cancelled my patreon with another patreon kept taking my money, that creator a sorted it for me. It's now happening again, this time they are taking my money but not saying where it's going, your the only channel I had over the last 4 or 5 months and I was supporting you with $5.00, can you please see if you are getting that money from someone with my first name
Ok the email address I gave you is not the email address I used to become a patreon, I gave you that so I can give you full details, if you can give me an email I can I can send them to you.
We love watching you guys yes we binge watch everything you put up !keep up the good work
Thanks so much Tracey! Appreciate the support 🤠
Use Deb potato all the time lots of butter and longlife cream salt and pepper heat cream butter little bit of hot water so good
Thanks for the tip! Will have to give it a go (:
With deb potato add butter to it and its nicer
Will do next time (: thank you 🙌
Hi new subscriber :) Just catching up.
Just for others watching, PLB for land, EPIRB for maritime.
Welcome aboard! Thanks so much for that 🙌
I advise buying an out house for the thunder box. They fold flat and small and auto erect with a twist. A lightweight nylon privy with plastic hoops that form a frame.
Your battery electric screw driver with a socket drive can be used to screw pegs into and out of the ground. Great to secure a tent, awning or ground sheet. I would carry a portable easy erect sun shade with 4 legs. They come with a pyramid roof and are popular at markets. They can be bought with zip on insect screens. FLY free food in the shade and out of hot desert sun. Worth the 10 minute set up and pack up.
Cream for ant and insect bites. Don't forget the Aeroguard, Sun Screen, and hat. Slop, Slop, Slap!
Thanks so much for the tips 🙌 appreciate your support (:
Nick, news flash mate, you don’t have a car anymore, you have a truck?😅
😂😂 hahaha don’t under estimate this little weapon 😂 🙌
Out of curiosity did you hire or borrow the hybrid?
Awesome video and amazing tips.
Thanx you guys we love it sooooooo much.
Cheers
Johnny&Rene
Thanks so much guys (:
As you have a good amount of space and going remote could I suggest taking a cheap lightweight stick welder and a small quantity of scrap steel plate and angle. Just in case of breakage. Cheers.
Great tip (: thanks for watching
Informative video (and comments on here). What sort of compressor are you carrying there? How is it powered - clip onto battery terminals or plug into socket from an inverter?
Happy travels.
Hey Stewart it’s a trade tools 24v compressor and it just clips onto battery terminals. Thanks for watching 👍🤠
We were the same, we received notification 1 week before we set off on our 16,000km road trip that I was having heart surgery (waiting a year for this). Surgery first road trip second 😁
Hope your doing okay Steve! 🤠
Nice setup your recovery kit could use more clevisses and a snachblock yes I saw the "wheel " your tires repair kit is minimal get 3 tire irons so you can get the tire of the rim patches you got power so get a makita die grinder with a few bits and rough stones glue of cause couple more fuel filters in remote places you could hit a bad batch of fuel get a small electric fuel
transfer pump have the ability to be able to refill with water get a UV light and filter system for clean water here in canada it's about 300bucks for that system I don't know if the engine got a skidplate for protection but carry enough oil for a full refill and some JB weld kit in case a rock puncture the oil pan JB WELD can be a life saver work on rads too now they made of aluminum
Didn't see no duct tape haywire zip tights
You travel in the desert
I was in northern Canada in the eighties working in the oilpatch then wasn't much out there you had to be prepared in 30/40 below your ass sometimes could have been on line now it's different we got cell service not every where but help will come I'm still out my last hurrah winter coming been out 40 years I'm done but my truck is a 5500 dodge still fully equipped got enough onboard for 5 days at 40 below lol ya don't take anything for granted on top you got a full family counting on you so ya think twice about every little details
Enjoy take care be safe
Thanks so much for all these tips and will definatly stocking up on some extra gear !! That’s for sure!
No mention of carrying some Adblue, presume the truck uses it or a Lithium jump starter (to reboot your "house" batteries or start the truck)
That’s a good one , we did forget to mention we have a jump starter on board 🤙
You could have just borrowed the little XT12HR that started it all off.
We should of 😂 she would of loved it in the sand 🙌
Does the truck have a compressor, if so just install a fitting and use it to save carrying extra equipment
Hey the truck doesn’t have a compressor so unfortunately we have to carry the portable one thanks for watching 🤠👍
You can cheat with that Thunder bucket. Get a bin liner or even your plastic shopping bags hang it over the top then put the toilet seat lock it all in and when you're finished take it out try the top part up and your bucket is always clean & fresh and if there is no toilet dumps your plastic bag with your waist you can throw in the bin
Great tip! Thanks so much appreciate! No one likes a messy clean up 😂
I hope the quality of instant mashed potato has improved. I remember when it first hit the market & it was not particularly palatable at the time.
I’m not sure if we’re just easily pleased hahah😂
WHAT ONLY 1 BOTTLE OF RUM FOR 6 WEEKS NOOOOOOOOOOO
😂😂😂 yeah we need more! We were trying to be good (:
you need a jimmy thunder box & a shovel for a toilet folds up so it doesn't take much space
Thanks for the tip 🙌
You always seem to be able to make lemonade when life gives you lemons, good on you both your the best. 👍👍
Yes we try (: thank you so much 🤠
You both truly amaze us with what you do with 3 beautiful busy little boys. We admire the way you both look on the bright side , have a laugh and get on with living life. Happy safe travels , looking forward to seeing this next adventure in Nugget and hope the boys are much better and doing well 👍
Thank you so much! We love what we do and love how we can share our adventures too (:
I had mine out when I was a kid and I don’t get sick only a head cold yep best thing
My dad was a doctor he the guy that puts you to sleep he’s passed on now
It has made such a difference to the boys already (: thanks so much for watching (:
Do you have any recovery kit that would allow you to create a ground anchor so that you can winch yourselves out of trouble when there are no trees about?
Yeah something we might look into (: thanks for watching 🤠
Fire extinguishers?
Great point - we do have them in the truck and the little van 🙌
Plus his ball bag, Elenya hahahaha Another great clip!
Hahahah😂🤦♀️
Only 1 bottle of rum! 😮
😂 don’t worry we ended up adding a few more hahahaha
Great to hear that you’re back on the road with the real stars of the show.
😂 thanks so much guys! (:
With all that recovery gear what do you use for recovery points?
The truck has points built into the bars 🤙
@@elnick.adventures Those eye hooks on the front of the bar used to undo to flip the bar down? A lot say not to use them as recovery points.
Sponsored van or did you pay for it ?
It’s the owner of vacationers caravan we are just borrowing for the trip 🤠👍
Good Evening Legends 😊Thanks for an amazing video😊 Speedy recovery 🙏🏽 Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Thanks so much! 🙌🙌 they are running around and better than ever (:
We did the Simpson 4 weeks ago and loved it. If it’s an iPhone 14 you can get emergency sat signal out there to text 000. You’ll have a ball and so will the boys playing spot the dingo or camel. Love the nugget.
Oh yay! Can’t wait for it! Hope you guys had an epic trip! If you have any advice or tips flick them through 🤙
Nick grab some duct tape and cable ties , friendly reminder guy's, breather hoses for diffs keeps water out of diffs although your going to dessert country. Hope the kids recover 🙏. Travel safe entrepid adventurer's 🐸🐍🦞👍👌🙏
Thanks so much Julian 🙌
An EPIRB is designed to float upright in the water and has a minimum battery life of at least 48 hours.
A PLB will float (but not upright, is primarily designed for land use) and will last (I think) minimum 24 hours.
Thanks so much for that 🙌
Just mark your sheets with a sharpie ie BR for bottom right. 😉
😂😂
I carry a 1700nm rattle gun as well. Your wheels are set to 700nm and that little rattle gun won’t loosen or tighten your wheels. So the larger rattle gun is set to low and will do 650nm.
Any bolt wheel nut will come undone with ease.
Thanks so much! Will look into that one 🙌
I did it on a motor bike so you’ve got a better chance of seeing everything and not crashing! Track was in good condition but you’ll need to sort tyre pressures for sand and for the rocky part heading towards Dalhousie ruins. Mt Dare was flooded out, but is open now so that’s helpful. There’s a tip either side of Dalhousie Springs so get rid of your rubbish there rather than cart it across. Use the chicken tracks and don’t go the old lines over the dunes if you can avoid them. There are big wombat holes on the eastern side of most dunes, some are 1.5m deep and have chicken tracks around which you’ll need. A bike tour truck was like yours and they sat on 40 and were doing it easy but I’d go slower with the boys in the back. We took 3 nights to cross but we all regret not doing one more night out there. There’s a shower and flushing toilet at purnie bore but you can’t swim there, too hot. Go the right track on big red as it’s the easy option and that all depends on time of day/traffic etc. it is not fun to reverse down the dune!
Eyre Creek bypass is tight especially for the truck and just cruise, only cross a couple of dunes as you run north. Changes it up a bit. That’s the French line then qaa after poepell cnr. Good camping about 15km east of the cnr with tree cover and better firewood about (you are meant to take your own).
When camped get the boys to stay well away from the track as motor bikes go fast and you don’t often hear them.
Fuel is about $3 a litre at Mt Dare and Birdsville. There’s an awesome cafe at Birdsville behind the hotel near the power station which is worth a look as it uses thermal water. Not the cafe I mean!
Channel 10 is the main coms for calling but you’ll be fine being so high and stuck the flag above the roof top tent somehow. Bikes don’t have flags and don’t usually have coms so watch out for them. 50km prior to poepell cnr was the worst for us as lots of wind drift sand and really soft. Hard to even find the tracks too at times. Hema works a treat there. Two of us had iPhone 14 and that turns into a sat phone on sos situations so your epirb should not be necessary, touch wood of course. We used close to double normal fuel as did our support vehicles, one towing a small trailer with fuel. Trailer was crazy as it goes everywhere and check all your bolts on shackles (don’t know if it has springs) and hitch as we had two bolts nearly go on us at the hitch. The trailer shouldn’t push you much down dunes and remember that momentum really helps there to get steering while not getting bogged in the soft stuff.
My drone “wigged” out over at the lead up to the river/swamp and this seemed to be when a light plane took off. It was if the airport punch out a signal to interfere with drones but I was outside the no fly radius at sunrise. Great footage of it turning toward me then flying off. Nearly two hours of searching and I think it went into the drink. Great viewing of the wetlands and saw many brolgas etc.
Check out some of the stocking rate signage out there as there was one I saw that said you could have one head of cattle for 15 hectares. The rates were crazy and the stock numbers are high as it’s so wet/green now. Watch for stock sleeping on the track/tar.
It’s a great trip and you’ll love it. Leave all your Melbourne “fun” behind. All the best. Tim
Thank you so much for all this information tim we really appreciate it and will definitely visit some of those sites you mentioned. It sounds like you had an amazing time out there!! Thanks for watching 🤠🙌🤙
Thanks some much for sharing that because it's really interesting how you can do it and you both have busted your arse to get what you want so we might be nosy but your story is bloody awesome so keep doing what you love and giving us your story ❤ we have waited until my husband retired and he's been to bloody sick to travel so go for it 👍🍻❤️
So sorry to hear that!! We will keep sharing the adventures and thanks for watching 🤠👍
Well you two are such a surprise packet, but we know you will love it out there, we did and would love to do it all again but old age comes to all of us which is quite restrictive. Emptying the poo bucket in the dump point be interesting on the Simpson, last time we were there DPs were few and far between. We think the humour level of your episodes is about to move to another level, we just can't wait. Good luck guys we think you'll need it, but all credit to you for having a go. 👍👍
😂😂😂 yes it’s a little challenging finding dump points atm but good to know it’s hard in the Simpson :/ hahaha (:
Really looking forward to watching you conquering the Simpson and all that country offers. 👍
Us too! (: 🙌🙌🙌
Love the nugget, would like to see more of it, can't wait for the next drop.
Thanks for sharing 🤙
We will be doing a proper walk around soon (:
Wishing a speedy recovery. And you're still able to make great content. 👍 Don't worry about us if you all need to take family time. We can always binge watch a playlist or two while you take some family time 👍
Thanks so much! Appreciate it (: we had a hectic week off with the boys but it was nice to solely think of the boys (:
So happy to hear the boys surgery went well ❤ Thanks for all the helpful info🤙Very excited to see your adventures with “little nugg” 😆💕💕
The nugget is awesome 🙌 can’t wait to show you all (:
Good stuff this is going to be interesting times lol who will kill who first good luck you two thanks for everything.
Hahahhaa 😂 it’s very interesting (:
Can't wait!! You guys let nothing get in your way onwards and upwards wishing the boys a speedy recovery a safe n fun trip 🎉🎉❤❤
Thanks so much! Appreciate it (;
good luck with the nuggett newbie 👍👍hope the kids are recovering well 👍
Thanks Oscar 🙌
Can’t wait to see the desert trip. Do you guys take spare wheel bearings?
Hey Robert (: yes we did (:
Looking forward to this new adventure enjoy yourselves and safe travels❤ you guys
Thanks so much (:
Hope boys on the mend. look forward to follow along on yr next adventure, lets go nugget
Thanks Maggie! The boys are back to themselves which is great (:
I thought it was you guys I see with the little nugget in tow the other week
Looking forward to your trip in it
Hahaha yes it looks a little weird with the nugget attached 😂
Lovely Ep guys, Ok thats different
Yes she’s a bit different 😂
Just a little tip on the poopa If you don’t mix your number 1’s with number 2’s you don’t have to look for dump points. Easy with the boys they can just wee on a tree but if the bin just has poo and paper you can put it in a bin like a nappy or dog poo bag 👌
That’s disgusting
Great idea (: thanks for that! (:
Best of luck and have fun guys. I'll be with y'all all the way 😋
Thanks so much 🙌 appreciate it
Desert runs sounds great, can’t wait to see how the combo goes…fast recovery for the boys
Thanks Geoff! It’s been pretty fun! (:
Hope the boys have recovered well and are back on the road. Safe travels. 🤓
Thanks so much Wayne (:
omg this sounds amazing
i cant wait
safe travels guys
So much fun! (: thanks for watching 🤠
Woohoo can't wait for the new episodes!! ❤
So good! Can’t wait to share with you all (:
Hope the boys are doing ok 😊
Hey kerry they are doing much better now 🤠👍
How did you acquire the new van ? Did you pay for it or is it a sponsored product ?
Who cares idiot. They said they are testing it out. Not keeping
No worries DICK or is it Richard @@richardtimms6645
Hey tricky it’s the owner of vacationer personal van he is letting us take / test it on our trip 👍
Can't wait for the desert run 🏜️
Us too! (:
Loving the vids guys
Thanks grant 🤙
🇿🇦♥️♥️💙💙💙
Thank you for supporting us (:
Thankyou all sorted
Gday guys, I'm having serious issues with patreon, I cancelled my patreon with another patreon kept taking my money, that creator a
sorted it for me.
It's now happening again, this time they are taking my money but not saying where it's going, your the only channel I had over the last 4 or 5 months and I was supporting you with $5.00, can you please see if you are getting that money from someone with my first name
Hi Dennis (: what’s your second name please as we have a few patreons with that first name (:
Ok the email address I gave you is not the email address I used to become a patreon, I gave you that so I can give you full details, if you can give me an email I can I can send them to you.
Thankyou very much guys for your help❤