This type of build is very common here in OZ. Most off-road vehicles here are diesel due to the outback conditions and better for deep water crossings. The main reason for the snorkel is keeping the air intake high for our many deep water crossings here in OZ.
Ian need to have a look at Ronny Dahl & 4wd 24/7 for vehicles GCI Traytec for trays and canopy’s builders Aussie Destinations Unknown for a Chev improved for Australia 😁 Finke for off-road bush racing 👍
Yeah, snowed a bit here in Mt Victoria. We were thinking of popping over to Bathurst because you got more than us but then thought every man and his dog will be heading to Oberon. Bugger that. Hehe
@@fugawiaus you couldnt have the highway is closed from marangaroo to raglan, im in wallerawang and there only letting locals drive to lithgow and back..
@@fugawiaus im not sure, but at a guess id say the usuall numpies from sydney came out to see snow and got bogged and blocked the road for 8 hours like every other time it snows and had to wait for rescue to tow them out.. thats what happens every time it snows here lol
It makes me wonder how I ever got by with a '76 2WD Kombi. I did have to park it on a slope so I could push start it when the radio flattened the battery. The beer usually ran out at about the same time the ice melted in the Esky so that usually meant a run into town. Didn't have a chair, just sat with my legs out the side of the sliding door. Didn't need a tent, I had a folding bed in the vehicle. If I had my time again, I would have bought a table. Cost me $4000 32 years ago. Times have changed but I haven't.
he's one of the smaller youtubers but makes some great content, based on the north coast. He now works for Mits Alloy, who built the tray and canopy. Builds like this are pretty common these days, having a setup that's organised, practical and works makes life a lot easier when you get out regularly
Honestly not super impressed by his setup, but as he explains it's a new tray and he's still finalizing his build as he works out how to use the space to best efficiency.
@@AndyViant yeah excactly, still organising it. Someone like Tyler Thompson has his Nav set up pretty well, and of course some of the builds on 4wd24/7 are good. Mine is super basic and home made but works most of the time, tray and canopy, lithium, solar, upright fridge and a pie warmer. Does the job
I think MORE Aussies are into their 4wd's as the biggest selling section of the car market is the dual cab ute (medium truck) market. But due to regulations and safety concerns we don't tend to see 6 inch lifts and 38 inch tyres. Once I drove stuff like that (GQ Shorty on 36" Super Swampers) but those days are long past, because the police have heavily cracked down on those kinds of vehicles. What we build for now is mostly distance touring. When I travel to go camping, 4wding and hunting with my mates it is normally a 2000 kilometer (1200 mile) trip, so it has to have good reliability, reasonable fuel consumption and good comfort. 33"s are the go rather than 36"-38" tyres, and these days I'd be buying a radial aggressive all terrain over a pure mud tyre or a rag* tyre. So while the 4wd has to be quite capable when I get there, as I'm usually talking about something like Victorian High Country driving through mud and snow, or Cape York and crossing crocodile infested rivers bonnet deep in water. Although to be honest with what I drive, twin difflocks and all, I'd probably bypass Gunshot Creek. As such, we tend to build something that might be capable of getting through MOAB or Rubicon trail (but only so long as you get your lines right or pull out the winch) it's more an all terrain tourer that can get the family into places that most people will never experience. *rag tyre relates to construction (bias ply, meaning "fibre" plies as opposed to metal plies) and is not in any way derogatory. Just because I know someone, somewhere will get triggered by another meaning for that word.
You should so do a collaboration with someone from Australia, talk about the differences between American and Australian day to day life and have a segment on the differences between American and Australian 4wds.
Hey man, I get your question about "if this guy is new, this is awesome".... something you need to know about australian culture, a person who has 10 years of good experience at any thing will usually say they are noobs. Aussies always downplay how experienced they are. In Australia if you "big note " yourself people will ignore or trash you. I guess its a culture of "Talk small, be big."
For $30k plus the vehicle, you better be camping every weekend lol. For me thats a whole new motorcycle, or redoing a kitchen or bathroom or something. That said I've already done the whole around Australia camping thing, with a roof camper on a GXL landcruiser. Cape York, Simpson desert .etc all of that. Was a really good time.
Most people in Australia that actually do "overlanding" or touring here don't own setups like these unless they are either cashed up A.F. and have no sense or they are paid to promote the products. The latter traps the former along with all the people aspiring to waste their hard earned on the advice from people like Ronnie and 24/7 on YT. There, I said it. You don't need most of it and 90% of Australians don't have this kind of setup - or they do to one degree or another and just did it themselves for 1/3rd the price or less. The majority of people that get sucked in to paying what amounts to a second vehicle on the back of their already overpriced dual cab never do the sort of stuff that 24/7 do because they don't have the time or they just thought it was what they wanted before they actually went out and did some of these trips and then discovered that it really wasn't for them. The most expensive setups I see in QLD have barely if ever been off road. I built something similar myself for less than 12 grand without the inverter and cooker. That's tray, canopy, lighting, lithium and the drop slide, pull out kitchen and a 270 awning. Oh including paint and I insulated the thing and carpeted it. I did mine because I needed something to do during covid. To those promoting the tax benefits - you best not get caught. ITC is not 100% either way, if you use it 10% for work that's all you can legally claim. Mate I'm sure that I don't need to give you a run down on how much salt you need to take with YT videos. This is not in any way mainstream Australian off road.
I have a Jeep TJ aussie Import, it fits a Swag and a fridge with the rear seats removed! Simple "as" but I do actually need a Gas tanker following behind me every road trip! lol, 4x4 crazy people! when I go on a camping trip I don't even wash till I get home! You need to keep it simple, who wants to cook a rib eye with a Wal doff salad in the Bush?? All you need is a fridge for the beer! :)
Before I begin, There is no ultimate, depends on what you want to do, a rock crawler is not a mall crawler, nor is a tourer a mud slinger lol, it is a very personal choice, My car is a tourer, 2002 Hilux 6 banger, custom canopy, it is hard to keep the weight down to stay legal once you have a canopy and bullbar.
i have a 97 lux so about the same except i turbo'ed the diesel the one bonus is here in Tassy they don't really check your cars so as long as it looks good your pretty right
im from Argentina and i have a 07 4x4 dual cab Ford Ranger with an International 3.0 4 cyl powerstroke turbo diesel, not much hp but very good torque, i don't have that much gear as the guy in the video, but with good recovery gear, 31 inch bf ATs ko2 i never had any problems offroading, mostly dune/beach cruising. I'm tempted to say that in almost every other country, except for the US, mid sized 4wds or utes or midsized trucks comes with diesel engines, there are gasoline options in some models but gasser engines are the exception ( gas 2.4 4 cyl ford ranger and 3l v6 hilux for example) but pretty much people assume if you have a midsize truck you have a diesel truck, at least here in south america and in Australia. Keep it up with the good content, greetings from the west's down under 🤣🤣🧉🧉🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
I would really recommend 4WD/247 they have a ton of videos about off-roading in Australia as well as builds they do. Also I just wanted to say that most 4WD’s in Australia are diesels to my knowledge!
If I'm not mistaken thats true most places, availability of diesel for agriculture / equipment / industry in remote areas mean diesel makes more sense.. Also a hold over from diesel being super simple (without modern stuff, sensors, dpf, turbo or any frills) and reliable. US and probably saudi or similar with V cheap local Petrol / Gas (Actually, lots of the older russian Kmaz trucks were gas too IIRC) 4WD/247 is a great ad disguised as a show.. but good content if your into Aussies goin off road and mucking about.
One of the things that I really didn’t see covered is that the box part of the build is attached via a flatbed. With that when your not on the trails you can put the box on stands & have your stake side flatbed work truck.
This canopy is a lift off canopy and they are bolted to the tray. On each corner there are 2 holes in the front and rear frames where the jack stands slot into for raising the canopy once it is unbolted so the vehicle can drive out from underneath. In Oz, it is not so common that the canopy would be removed while camping - some might as a 'base station', but for the most part the canopy stays on the back. It is a useful feature though if you don't want to carry the canopy around everywhere with you or you need a flat surface for other things.
Hilux owner here. ARB fitted, winch, safari snorkel, etc etc.... I'm running 32" tyres and they are the sweet spot for me. I have A/T and M/T depending on where I'm going but bigger tyres just cause so many problems elsewhere and it's not a rock crawler, it's for long journeys.
Australian here. Only people I know with these kinds of $$$ setups either did it for the tax write offs through their business, or bought the vehicle second hand from somebody who did this. You get the occasional cashed up bogan mines employee too I guess. More often you see utes with much more basic canopies and a bit of DIY about them, or wagons like patrols and landcruisers. People also tend to shop around and end up with vehicles with a wide range of parts on them over the years. Rather than walking into a place like Mits with an open checkbook. As much as the canopy business is booming, as much as these companies will try their hardest to make you think everyone's got one, its not commonplace to see $35k dropped on top of a $40k car all in one go.
Pretty useless for that unless it's bulldust and you're following someone, I drive 1000s of ks on dirt roads a year and honestly it's never really an issue unless you follow someone for a while.
How ya going, good to see this video. To answer your question about diesel. All of our 4x4 are diesels with the couple of exceptions of Petrol. For overlanding. We just use the word (tourer) because it does all our touring around the country
working in the quarry, I tried two vehicles: the Ford Ranger for small maintenance, but the gem is an Iveco Daily 4×4 long wheelbase with 19.6 cubic meters of cargo set up as a mobile workshop, when you take the hairpin you have the feeling to overturn, but in the end it doesn't happen. It has 24 gears (it is a 6-speed with two reduced levers)
And I’m about to go camping & 4wding on a mountain (Southern Blue Mountains area) with none of that stuff, just my swag, partner & firewood to keep me warm. I think I might not make it back alive 🥶🤣 Great vid Ian, hope I survive to see another one 🤣✌🏼
Always take a water bag, an axe, a shovel, a first aid kit with field dressings & shock blanket & UHF handheld radio with fresh batteries & or bright flashlight. UHF radio flashlight at night or shock blanket in daylight is the difference between signalling an aircraft flying at or almost directly overhead vs signalling line of sight literally 10s or even 100+ kms for help any direction.
I converted a Toyota Hiace van into a mini house , small 12 v system,queen size bed , fridge and lighting . Love it for weekends away along our Queensland coast line .
What a great video! Thanks for doing it. I would say Australia is the 4wd captial of the world. We have a massive off road 4x4 culture. People think that we'd be more English but we're very American in so many ways but different. Huge car culture on all levels too. That vehicle is typical but probably state of the art. A lot of mods and money! We don't go to a park, takes our vehicles off the trailer and go four wheeling and then go home. Very different. Australia is a big country, the size of America or Europe. Not only do we have to get there, we have to get back! It could be a 5000km round trip! Our off road vehicles are built for that. There are a lot of off road trailers designed for the same as well. Also the larger 4x4 pickups would have trouble in the bush due to their size and wheel base. That's why you don't see them. We do have them, but they're used more for towing. Nothing like a Ram or Silverado to do the job. I guess it's about function, practicality and getting the job done. Everybody's vehicle will be built for the type of touring or off roading that they do. And yes, they're all diesels except for the late model Nissan patrols which are V8 petrol. Lots of older vehicles too especially, LandCruisers,Patrols, Hiluxs,etc.
I used to live in a 60 series Toyota Landcruiser wagon. It was an '83 model, completely stock in the drivetrain. 2H diesel, 5-speed manual. 60mph was it's top speed. On the flat. She was old and tired but would go just about anywhere I wanted to go. Loved that wagon. I'm currently refurbishing a hi-lift Ford Courier 2x4. It's got the Ford SOHC V6 4.0l. It's a crew cab with an 1800 mm (6' x 6') aluminium dropside tray. I'm fixing the back up to hold my genset, welder, tools etc, plus a 100 litre water tank, small hot water tank, stove etc. I'm building an elevating platform that will sit low over all the tools etc and can be raised to roof height. That will be my bed (yes, it will be covered). Eventually, I'll have racks over the body to hold a solar panel setup. Then I'll be living in it and tripping around the country permanently.
Smartcap, Pecor and mitts alloy are all in the states now. There's also another us based fab shop I saw on dirt lifestyle's channel. They're super expensive but they're available.
@@yermoffroad yep I've been following all of them. Im working on designing and building my own. Stealing all the great design ideas from Mitts, GCI, Norweld, DMW, etc. All I gotta do is learn to weld aluminum lol.
There is a guy in Australia who shows how to set up 4wd vehicles, camping gear etc, he explains it to the newbies into 4wding, you can find him at "Ronny Dahl 4 Wheeling Australia." i'm not suggesting to show his vids but for your info into 4 wheeling in Aus. He is based in WA. and has links to others around Aus. hope you enjoy browsing.
Diesel run cooler undercarriage, less chance of sparking bushfires, and until recently was cheaper fuel. Turbo diesels are generally more efficient, than unleaded petrol. Petrol/gas is nearly double in price in Aus to US. You also have to remember, even though we are comparable with the US in land size, the population is around our coast line. So when we go bush, we go bush. Dodgey phone networks, no fuel for 300km. No shops. Rescue if you break something can be 12hrs away. Got to be self sufficient.
Absolutely. Less than 30 million people in an area the size of the continental USA really brings the meaning of ass-end of nowhere into focus. Love it.
We do alot of free camping so ours is very similar to this but mazda bt50 ..its funny watching you get excited about what we take as normal..we all should be a little more grateful...thanks again for your videos...
Thing to remember what ever price an Aussie quotes you can 1/2 it if your living in the states. our minimum wage is double that of the USA, so everything is double expensive.... except for healthcare because we are not animals
I actually just bought a Ford Ranger 2022 last of the 3.2 5cyl run,it's aa bare bones XL and I'm gunna set it up how i want it,the used car market in Australia especially with these particular trucks is very expensive so it was really a no brainer to do it this way plus a new vehicle.
Oh I love my 2003 Nissan Patrol. She climbs mountains, tows our full size caravan and runs like a dream. We didn't spend anywhere near that amount on our system, but damn, it's pretty schmick . I figure as long as the drinks are cold, the tyres can be reinflated and I can sleep in comfort and warmth, we're good. I do think my next fourby will be the new 300 series cruiser though. We're so lucky to have Australia as our backdrop no matter what we drive. 🙃❤️
4x4's are the biggest selling market in aus, tax write offs for small businesses, low interest rates and only domestic tourism since early 2020 has exploded the market. a lot of dual cab utes are looking at months of waiting for orders, 70 series landcruiser buyers are being told 6-12months. one 4x4 youtuber you might enjoy is Ronny Dahl, longer content though so big reacts.
I had my 79. She was at 3.9 tonne on the weighbridge. Handled like a boss. If you can do it yourself, good. This bloke has a good set-up and can afford it.
There are two types of 4x4ers here. Guys like this (no hate) that have all the gear and I am kinda jealous of. And those of us that take nothing but some tools, a swag and some food. I wish I had this much stuff sometimes but the old TJ can't carry much 😂
Hahaha so true hey.... Yeah I'm still on all terrains mud versions but not a nice set of 33 muddies, a simple king's swag a shitty awning and that's me. Oh and i bought a fridge. My ute see's more than some of those 110k and up beast's. Mk triton dual cab 06 old school mechanical Diesel so i can afford to fix it hahaha. See ya out there one-day if in Vicco🤙💯
@@jonowoodgo 31's and 40mm lift on my TJ. Has gone everywhere I've asked it to, without costing $40'000. Swag in the back, toolbox incase it breaks down and I'm all set 😂
Hi Ian I ran an old Land Rover for years and when things got really bad we used to run snow chains on the front wheels, it was a common practice and nearly every one carried a set even if they'd never seen snow in their lives, just something you see these days. I forgot to add that up in the territory most off-roaders had roof rack to sleep on, it was the only way to avoid the midgies
The setup is near perfect and the cost is justified for supply, install and setup. One comment about the electrical system is the whole setup could be done with 1 or 2 Bluetti Max's. These are Li batteries with invertor and all the outputs needed. The best thing is the Bluettti's are portable. Check out the Bluetti's. I have 2 of them myself. One for the house incase of power blackouts and one for my boat and 4x4.
my rig isn't too hardcore at all, just a 2013 Mitsi Challenger, Safari Snorkel, 2 inch Bilstein lift kit, Kings Full Roof Basket, the usual awnings, Rodtube for fishing is just 4inch downpipe with caps, 265/65-17 BF Goodrich KO2 T/A's on the factory alloys, thinking of stepping up to 285/70's but dunno if i wanna plug another 2500 to join the 33 club with no noticable difference lol. nothing flash with my camping equipment, 138AH AGM batterybox, 300 watt solar panel kit, 70 litre fridge/freezer. Joolca hot water kit, chem dunny, Coleman 10 person tent for family trips, just a double swag for solo missions. Looking at getting offroad trailer down the track for longer trips, but i'm comfy as for a week or so with my current setup
Love my 2000 Nissan Patrol Wagon.. my kids love it and very reliable, only a handful of the must do mods just to tour and last the many years to come.. 291,000kms and only just worn in.. hahahaha...
Ian, you need to watch the build of Trip in a Van’s new 200 series LANDCRUISER where it was lengthened and fitted out with a fully working canopy. Also watch Aussie Destinations Unkown and their setup on a 2500 Chevy Silverado. They are both awesome vehicles and both families full time travel towing awesome caravans around everywhere in Australia. Both families have just, this year, picked up their brand new vans as the previous vans were approx. 2.1/2 years old.
I'm outbush right now. I'm wearing the campfire cologne & cooking up some Wallaby, damper with wild blackberry jam & smoked eels plust trout.. I have a Nissan Vitara.with a 7inch lift kit, Snorkel & tow a caravan through streams, rivers, over dunes and the worsted of the worste, bulldust. Bulldust is like red talc powder that can be several feet deep.. I have gone around Aus 3 times though & will go again..
Awesome, I once had a Vitara SWB with a combined body and suspension lift of 4" and 31" tyres, making for about 7" taller than stock. Was an absolute offroad beast.
@@adamparisi745 Yes. All the old suzuki 4wd's were very serious offroaders in the Jeep style (just without the unreliability issues). Early Jeeps, such as the famous WW2 jeep were much smaller lighter cars with 4 cylinder engines. The current generation Jimny is one of the few seriously capable small 4wd's and has a waiting list of 2 1/2 years for a new one. If you don't know how capable they are, I suggest you watch some videos of the Suzuki Sierra, Suzuki Samurai (same thing just different name), Suzuki Vitara and Suzuki Sidekick (same thing) offroad. For comparison, my Vitara on Geolander Mud Terrain 31's, welded diffs, and custom lift was more capable than my 4.2 litre Nissan GQ SWB (renowned as one of the toughest 4wd's ever) with it's factory diff lock and 36" not legal for road use swamp tyres.
@@AndyViant Read Terence's post again. Says he has a Nissan Vitara. Wonder what it is he actually has. And yes, I have an idea how capable the Suzuki 4wd are. Great little cars for the price.
I bought my Hilux new in 04 so I could take the kids out bush with me ,and the old red rattler is coming up to half a million km. I love her to bits, has a lot of touring mods for high country trips and outback travelling. The rooftop tent was a game changer for me.
Someone smarter than I might correct me on this ( and may only relate to New South Wales) but the mudflaps are necessary because legally the top 50% of the tyre has to be covered when viewed from the rear. It prevents flying stones from smashing the windscreen if the vehicle behind you.
Ya should consider yourself blessed 😇. A ram trx here costs $260,000. Stock! A stock Silverado 2500 with the 6.6 litre duramax turbocharged diesel is up around $180,000 for a used one with 50,000 kms on the clock.
yeah but those kinds of things are pretty useless here they are so big but have to have their GVM downgraded here so they can be driven on a standard license they say the dry weight is over 3500kg and they are limited to a 4495kg GVM
Not an aussie but IIRC, the big thing there for snorkles and an enclosed canopy is dust.. The snorkle to get the intake up away from the dust and the enclosed canopy to keep dust out of all your stuff. They have a super-fine "bull dust" in many parts once you get from the major populations centres. I mean, yea, useful for water crossings and the like too, don't get me wrong.. but dust is main reason.
Nice rig, price is right and that was just the back half & i wonder what he has upgraded on the ranger itself. Ian check out "ALL4 ADVENTURE" tell us all what you think of those boyz because i believe they are the best going around in Australia right now if not the world, these boyz are off the chart with what they get up to. 👍🤠
Love the boys from ALL4ADVENTURE . Ian you should check out their latest build which is called RAMEATER .It is based on a F250 and tows a 7 Ton barge around on a trailer.
here in Aus we call cruising around casual off roading and set up for camping we call it a touring rig, if your into more harder tracks its simply called a tough track rig. obviously the ideal rig is a tourer that can do tough tracks...😁
I think we Aussies take first place for modifications/ new intervention with 4wds, ie canopies, trays, custom fabwork and builds. The 4wds available are very capable because there not incredibly long and wide like the American trucks however more people are starting to get into the Rams etc for touring setups. But I would rather have a hectic v8 from an American truck rather than my 2.3L 4cyl twin turbo Navara 🤣
Us in the states have always wanted a small diesel option but because out market is so huge it looks like they don't sell well. They're doing away with the colorado diesel here after this year
It's funny when I say I have a Holden Colorado RC... which is NOTHING like a chevy Colorado 😂, in fact it's nothing like a Holden, underneath the Holden Badge and the modified Tahoe/suburban front end is actually an Isuzu Dmax 😂, mines runs the 4jj1 3ltr turbo diesel, and everything else is isuzu lol ( in fact came out of the same factory as the dmax in Thailand lol ) so I've got a Holden ute that's incredibly reliable that loves to work lol
haha@23 grand. yeah its alot. but us aussies who are into 4wd holiday vehicles like to spout brand names of components while sitting around the fire with a beer..it is more or less "look at how much money i make compared to you" attitude. my son and his mates are like this and spend up on their units, but one of their mates opted for a no name unit which turned out much better in quality and usability after a few trips around the country. cost him way less than half of this and is almost identical. Im all for value and tried to convince my son to save some money when he built his hilux, , but after two years, my son regrets the big brand name 4wd bits as his mates value version has no issues while my son is always back at *** getting his tray stuff repaired. dont know why some people think big advert companies sell better stuff. its not always the case here in australia. we have so many smaller companies providing massive quality to get a real name in this industry by providing quality at low cost. 10G will get this setup by a local engineering group.
Snorkel's are simpler on diesel's because older diesel engines are less reliant on electrical systems so can run fully submerged when needed while in training with the British army we used to use an old beat up landrover defender with a snorkel to deliver meals to tank crews in the field and it crossed a river which could reach over five feet deep several times a day. As long as you kept it in a low gear with the revs high to prevent water backing up the exhaust that old bus would power through although you did get wet legs as the doors didn't keep the water out very well.
Have a look at All 4 Adventure with Simon and Jas,they hurt rigs towing trailers and caravan through some awesome parts of Australia (NT being a favourite),love your content. 🇦🇺✌️
For a great channel showing a family travelling across Australia, check out Going Overland. They recently posted a video of cinematic drone shots they took. ruclips.net/video/3CAaBUQJHgo/видео.html
I did comment earlier on 4wds. Most 4wds in Aus. are diesel approx 80% compared to petrol. When you say you fill your vehicle with gas I assume gasoline. if so what do you use for diesel or propane? i'm intrigued , still like your content. regards Peter.
The kg to pounds thing just made me do the math on my 79 series Landcruiser. 8818 pounds in day to day road(off road) trim, or 4000kg. That's full canopy on single cab, 2 x 40L fridges, the travel buddy oven same as this bloke, dual batteries under the hood plus 2 x 100Ah in the back. 3 sharp house type 158W solar panels on boat topper roof rack, 15L air tank fed by 2 compressors to 150 PSI for either tyres or tools. 3 Titan drawers with Ryobi power tools, recovery gear and containered small tools, narva connectors, 12T cannister jack. Warn 12000lb winch in the front in TJM steel bull bar, 2 in lift with 400kg constant leaf packs in the rear which needed help from boss airbags run at 50 PSI in the back. All sitting on 315/75r16s or 35's. Numerous other crap, dc/dc, inverter, water tanks etc. It went anywhere and everywhere, due to all the gear i was usually the one rescuing the other members of our club during breakdowns or recoveries lol.
Seconded.. You need to watch Ronnie Dahl, he showcases some cool 4x4 builds. Also, the reason you see a lot of snorkels is because of the ability to ford a river. Diesel engines can operate under water, as long as the electrics are waterproof and air intake is above water. Petrol engines cant due to the ways spark plugs work and will short out. Glow plugs in a diesel arent "sparking"
Counter-point: you can dry out a petrol if you do mess up and there are petrols with ridiculous wading depths. If you get a drop of water inside a diesel...see ya later. The other perhaps bigger reason you see snorkels on everything from a 3L ute to a 13L prime mover in aus is because of dust. See the stock intakes on the 70 series landcruiser. Not waterproof at all. Designed to operate in the desert though.
@@35manning it's over played tbh. The kind of depth you need to be able to tell the difference, is the depth where your battery and alternator drown and your car floats away anyway.
@@Saphire0437 my only concern has even been the air intake. Keep that dry and supplied with air and everything else is fine. And cars stop floating once the inside fills with water. I've also had the back end float, but only because I stopped in the water (was following a small channel thinking it led back to the road, but it was a dead end).
Most of the modifications are not factory on these sorts of vehicles in Australia. There are quite a few businesses that do the modifications but ARB Corp seems to have the lion's share of this market. Due to the popularity of these vehicles in Australia and the level of innovation that has resulted, ARB Corp has won contracts to supply their products internationally to customers including the United Nations. I think they used to manufacture exclusively out of Victoria but they've also got production in Thailand now. People spend a lot of money on this stuff - equivalent to a luxury car, so it makes ARB quite profitable.
Working for battery world in Darwin i see these everyday its dry season now so all the southerners are on there way here to escape the winter cold. Those lithium bats aren't cheap but definitely worth it.
Blows my mind how quick and efficient induction cooktops are. Then combine that speed and efficiency with an induction capable pressure cooker and you will be cooking meals super fast and with ultra low energy usage.
Most good 4x4 is diesel. Not only more efficient and more torque but no cooling issues and also much better in case of water submerge while doing river crossings.. (no "sparkplugs/ignition to get wet"). Same reason for the snorkel (air for the motor during river crossing).
Not always the case, I have an 07 V6 Hilux which has more torque starting from lower revs than the diesel of the same year, it also has sealed coilpacks that aren't bothered by water. Only disadvantages are the hot exhaust and 2-3lph extra fuel usage. It can also handle poor quality fuel which would destroy the sensitive injectors in a common rail.
Love the videos ,been watching through covid , got a shock when I seen my bosses son Aaron Brown, from azventer feature in video I believe he will be in America for a car show then going 4x4 some we're.. keep up all great videos
I've got a 1992 GQ TD42T with 2 inch lift and 3 inch body lift , winch bar , winch , roof rack , roof top tent with annex , double swing away rear tyre bar , snorkel , intercooler , 2 CB radios , dual batteries plus a deep cycle battery , fridge , draws DC - DC charger, awning , highrise jack , swags , 3 Room tent , 6x3 MTR gazebo , ready for whatever occasion and it owes me just under $20,000 AU and that includes a gearbox build . His just under $35,000 canopy + $45 - $50,000 + car although nice makes no sense to me but that's just me.
Wrocker, if you don't already you should get onto the 4WD 24/7 channel. In my opinion it's the best offroading channels on RUclips. Plus you get to see a tonne of really good tracks all over Australia.
imho they've become a charicature of 4wding, like the way that "reality tv" is all about drama and far removed from reality. If you watch it with that in mind, and remember that all their stuff is paid for by sponsors and they can break as much of it as they want to without consequence (or actually with the consequence of even higher views and more income) it starts to make a lot more sense.
@@AndyViant Yeah agree entirely with this comment. Seems so many of the channels now have just become a battle to see who can spend the most and then break it the quickest. I don't bother with them anymore and I'm deliberately keeping my thing as simple as possible. Sort of seems a bit pointless dragging all that gear around if you're camping and you may as well stay in a cabin.
@@AndyViant Yeah I think that they have to keep getting more and more extreme just to keep people watching tbh. Sure plenty love to see the hard tracks but I'm guessing lots more just want to see the scenery or campsites/fishing or the people involved. I want to get a sticker for my windscreen that says "Bought not built" if you get my drift. Even getting mine out next week but it will be extremely mild given the weather atm.
Used to travel round in a old Subaru Ute little 4wd that was small and nimble enough to go allsorts of places up in the snowy mountains , use a desiel triton now with a lift kit can go most places, would love a unimog one day.
This is just your average 4x4 build. I've said it before you need to look at the All for Adventure boys rig builds. The 79 series build is a real ultimate Aussie truck but they have other builds. Swampy & Rameater' are two worth mentioning. Price wise some are out of the reach of most people though.
If you have any trade experience then you can slice $1000's of that price . Most people here(in Australia) . Do a lot of the work themselves. Australian 4x4. (One of many magazines on this subject ) is probably the best .And available on line
If you want to get into the touring(overlanding) in the future check out Patriot Campers. They are based off the Gold Coast in aus but have a USA branch and have recently did a tray and canopy rig for the dodge ram 1500 and 2500 types
Pretty much every ute in Australia comes in a diesel option, and 4x4 utes are almost always diesel. Also, I'm not much of a ford guy but the Rangers come in a 2.2L 4cyl turbo diesel, and the amazing sounding 3.2L 5cyl turbo diesel. The new 2022 Ranger is also supposed to come out with a 3.0L V6 turbo diesel option.
Thanks Ian , that was good. Something id love to do with my Holden Colorado but a bit like you i was shocked with the price. Ill just settle with my DIY setup for now 👍
A lot of businesses here trade under the names of US companies but the rights to use those names were acquired decades ago. The situation is a bit similar to that of Hungry Jacks, minus the court cases and animosity, as I think Kmart, Target etc. probably operated under license to the US businesses of the same name but may have since bought out those rights because they operate autonomously from the original US businesses. Another example was Safeway, which is what all Woolworths supermarkets in Victoria were called up until recently, when the branding got aligned with the rest of the stores in the country - makes sense from an advertising and branding point of view. A listed conglomerate corporation here that more recently bought and sold Coles, and has interests in mining, insurance, chemicals, gaming and other retail & liquor businesses (Bunnings, Officeworks etc.) from Perth called Wesfarmers actually owns Kmart and Target in Australia. Bunnings is probably the most valuable and profitable part of the business. Kmart was a business that performed poorly in the past but they made big strategic changes to their product mix and pricing and its actually thriving here. Target is the one that is having trouble, as it is sitting in the middle of the quality vs price spectrum, which poses long term issues for the brand's identity. Some say that Kmart's strategy actually cannibalised Target, as well as taking share from another department store (Big W), and is therefore a reasonable part of what has caused their decline. I haven't been to these stores in the States, but I think most people would agree that they're quite different to what we are used to here. I have seen some videos of Americans who have visited our local stores and commented on how weird it was that the products, size of stores and general feel was so different to the US and they were incorrectly speculating as to how and why the stores operated so differently from the offerings of the same stores in the States. Just goes to show that it can be a bit premature to jump to conclusions that are based on assumption. I can think of a few other examples where the initial trading name and concept have been imported before being absorbed into the Australian environment.
We’ve got a similar set up but in a towable trailer (because we need to use the Ute for work and honestly can’t be bothered taking it off and on). Can’t use it for hardcore 4wd but it does the job.
overlanding = touring, the tray and canopy on that is top of the line and comes with a decent offroad warranty, that's why it's so expensive. a lot of blokes still make their own tray and canopy setups for far less, personally i'd be just as happy with a canvas canopy.
Trucks as in Tipper's ,Tandem Tipper''s , Semi Trailers etc must have mud flaps at a certain length to avoid throwing rock's out into following traffic but ob 4x4's is personal choice
Yeah most of the dual cab 4x4 utes you see in Australia will have a Diesel (usually around 2.2 - 3.0 L turbo diesel) and will come in with a GCM of around 6 to 6.9 Tonne (not sure in pounds) . Most will tow 3500kg (although thats a whole other topic as usually that'll mean zero payload!) The Navara is 2.4L twin turbo, the Ranger had various iterations from a 3.2 5 cylinder to a bi turbo and now whatever they have. Rarely are they petrol (D40 Navara was a V6 petrol option) Some are V6 diesel but a lot of 4 cylinder diesel.
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This type of build is very common here in OZ. Most off-road vehicles here are diesel due to the outback conditions and better for deep water crossings. The main reason for the snorkel is keeping the air intake high for our many deep water crossings here in OZ.
The reason I have a snorkle is for dust. Gets above dust kick up on red dust roads. Red dust is so fine it doesn't care about your filters life time.
The fact that Ian runs the Aussie Siri just cracks me up!
I feel obliged to say, our tyres are not allowed to exceed the width of the vehicle. mud flaps are also a legal requirement
Tell that to literally 90 percent of Ranger owners. It seems a right of passage to have massive tyres hanging out the side of their utes.
Flared guards fix the wide tyre problem and mudflaps are standard . ✌️
Yeah but Ranger owners are WANKERS
@@montyfpv2259 it's because they think they're Americans xD
Sometimes its needed hahaha
In South Africa lots of folks fit snorkels to their vehicles and of course we also have the diesel Rangers
Yeah, South Africa and Australia have really similar offroad culture I've noticed.
Ian need to have a look at
Ronny Dahl & 4wd 24/7 for vehicles
GCI Traytec for trays and canopy’s builders
Aussie Destinations Unknown for a Chev improved for Australia 😁
Finke for off-road bush racing
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Cape York trip with a drop into Gunshot maybe
1st day of winter here in oz and Mt Panorama has had a snowfall.
There's literally thousands of off road rig variations here,
Snowed here near Nimitabel too!
Yeah, snowed a bit here in Mt Victoria. We were thinking of popping over to Bathurst because you got more than us but then thought every man and his dog will be heading to Oberon. Bugger that. Hehe
@@fugawiaus you couldnt have the highway is closed from marangaroo to raglan, im in wallerawang and there only letting locals drive to lithgow and back..
@@4kays160 my son spent a lot of time in Wang with his mates. Did they close janolan to Oberon as well
@@fugawiaus im not sure, but at a guess id say the usuall numpies from sydney came out to see snow and got bogged and blocked the road for 8 hours like every other time it snows and had to wait for rescue to tow them out.. thats what happens every time it snows here lol
It makes me wonder how I ever got by with a '76 2WD Kombi. I did have to park it on a slope so I could push start it when the radio flattened the battery. The beer usually ran out at about the same time the ice melted in the Esky so that usually meant a run into town. Didn't have a chair, just sat with my legs out the side of the sliding door. Didn't need a tent, I had a folding bed in the vehicle. If I had my time again, I would have bought a table. Cost me $4000 32 years ago. Times have changed but I haven't.
he's one of the smaller youtubers but makes some great content, based on the north coast.
He now works for Mits Alloy, who built the tray and canopy.
Builds like this are pretty common these days, having a setup that's organised, practical and works makes life a lot easier when you get out regularly
Honestly not super impressed by his setup, but as he explains it's a new tray and he's still finalizing his build as he works out how to use the space to best efficiency.
@@AndyViant yeah excactly, still organising it. Someone like Tyler Thompson has his Nav set up pretty well, and of course some of the builds on 4wd24/7 are good.
Mine is super basic and home made but works most of the time, tray and canopy, lithium, solar, upright fridge and a pie warmer.
Does the job
I think MORE Aussies are into their 4wd's as the biggest selling section of the car market is the dual cab ute (medium truck) market.
But due to regulations and safety concerns we don't tend to see 6 inch lifts and 38 inch tyres. Once I drove stuff like that (GQ Shorty on 36" Super Swampers) but those days are long past, because the police have heavily cracked down on those kinds of vehicles.
What we build for now is mostly distance touring.
When I travel to go camping, 4wding and hunting with my mates it is normally a 2000 kilometer (1200 mile) trip, so it has to have good reliability, reasonable fuel consumption and good comfort. 33"s are the go rather than 36"-38" tyres, and these days I'd be buying a radial aggressive all terrain over a pure mud tyre or a rag* tyre.
So while the 4wd has to be quite capable when I get there, as I'm usually talking about something like Victorian High Country driving through mud and snow, or Cape York and crossing crocodile infested rivers bonnet deep in water. Although to be honest with what I drive, twin difflocks and all, I'd probably bypass Gunshot Creek.
As such, we tend to build something that might be capable of getting through MOAB or Rubicon trail (but only so long as you get your lines right or pull out the winch) it's more an all terrain tourer that can get the family into places that most people will never experience.
*rag tyre relates to construction (bias ply, meaning "fibre" plies as opposed to metal plies) and is not in any way derogatory. Just because I know someone, somewhere will get triggered by another meaning for that word.
Should point out that 2000 km is ONE WAY. 4000 km return.
For some reason it changed Navara to Vitara. I should have checked but was speed typing as to get back to drinking with friends.
Actually with money anything is possible ;) had 5.5” and 36” simmiexs on my 6bt gu ute engineering can get through many loop holes ;)
You should so do a collaboration with someone from Australia, talk about the differences between American and Australian day to day life and have a segment on the differences between American and Australian 4wds.
I could do it😉
Hey man, I get your question about "if this guy is new, this is awesome".... something you need to know about australian culture, a person who has 10 years of good experience at any thing will usually say they are noobs. Aussies always downplay how experienced they are.
In Australia if you "big note " yourself people will ignore or trash you. I guess its a culture of "Talk small, be big."
Australians have a national phenomena "Tall Poppy Syndrome" for anyone blowing their own trumpet haha
For $30k plus the vehicle, you better be camping every weekend lol.
For me thats a whole new motorcycle, or redoing a kitchen or bathroom or something.
That said I've already done the whole around Australia camping thing, with a roof camper on a GXL landcruiser. Cape York, Simpson desert .etc all of that. Was a really good time.
Most people in Australia that actually do "overlanding" or touring here don't own setups like these unless they are either cashed up A.F. and have no sense or they are paid to promote the products. The latter traps the former along with all the people aspiring to waste their hard earned on the advice from people like Ronnie and 24/7 on YT. There, I said it. You don't need most of it and 90% of Australians don't have this kind of setup - or they do to one degree or another and just did it themselves for 1/3rd the price or less.
The majority of people that get sucked in to paying what amounts to a second vehicle on the back of their already overpriced dual cab never do the sort of stuff that 24/7 do because they don't have the time or they just thought it was what they wanted before they actually went out and did some of these trips and then discovered that it really wasn't for them. The most expensive setups I see in QLD have barely if ever been off road.
I built something similar myself for less than 12 grand without the inverter and cooker. That's tray, canopy, lighting, lithium and the drop slide, pull out kitchen and a 270 awning. Oh including paint and I insulated the thing and carpeted it. I did mine because I needed something to do during covid.
To those promoting the tax benefits - you best not get caught. ITC is not 100% either way, if you use it 10% for work that's all you can legally claim.
Mate I'm sure that I don't need to give you a run down on how much salt you need to take with YT videos. This is not in any way mainstream Australian off road.
I have a Jeep TJ aussie Import, it fits a Swag and a fridge with the rear seats removed! Simple "as" but I do actually need a Gas tanker following behind me every road trip! lol, 4x4 crazy people! when I go on a camping trip I don't even wash till I get home! You need to keep it simple, who wants to cook a rib eye with a Wal doff salad in the Bush?? All you need is a fridge for the beer! :)
Before I begin, There is no ultimate, depends on what you want to do, a rock crawler is not a mall crawler, nor is a tourer a mud slinger lol, it is a very personal choice, My car is a tourer, 2002 Hilux 6 banger, custom canopy, it is hard to keep the weight down to stay legal once you have a canopy and bullbar.
i have a 97 lux so about the same except i turbo'ed the diesel the one bonus is here in Tassy they don't really check your cars so as long as it looks good your pretty right
im from Argentina and i have a 07 4x4 dual cab Ford Ranger with an International 3.0 4 cyl powerstroke turbo diesel, not much hp but very good torque, i don't have that much gear as the guy in the video, but with good recovery gear, 31 inch bf ATs ko2 i never had any problems offroading, mostly dune/beach cruising.
I'm tempted to say that in almost every other country, except for the US, mid sized 4wds or utes or midsized trucks comes with diesel engines, there are gasoline options in some models but gasser engines are the exception ( gas 2.4 4 cyl ford ranger and 3l v6 hilux for example) but pretty much people assume if you have a midsize truck you have a diesel truck, at least here in south america and in Australia.
Keep it up with the good content, greetings from the west's down under 🤣🤣🧉🧉🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
I would really recommend 4WD/247 they have a ton of videos about off-roading in Australia as well as builds they do. Also I just wanted to say that most 4WD’s in Australia are diesels to my knowledge!
If I'm not mistaken thats true most places, availability of diesel for agriculture / equipment / industry in remote areas mean diesel makes more sense.. Also a hold over from diesel being super simple (without modern stuff, sensors, dpf, turbo or any frills) and reliable.
US and probably saudi or similar with V cheap local Petrol / Gas (Actually, lots of the older russian Kmaz trucks were gas too IIRC)
4WD/247 is a great ad disguised as a show.. but good content if your into Aussies goin off road and mucking about.
One of the things that I really didn’t see covered is that the box part of the build is attached via a flatbed. With that when your not on the trails you can put the box on stands & have your stake side flatbed work truck.
This canopy is a lift off canopy and they are bolted to the tray. On each corner there are 2 holes in the front and rear frames where the jack stands slot into for raising the canopy once it is unbolted so the vehicle can drive out from underneath. In Oz, it is not so common that the canopy would be removed while camping - some might as a 'base station', but for the most part the canopy stays on the back. It is a useful feature though if you don't want to carry the canopy around everywhere with you or you need a flat surface for other things.
Hilux owner here. ARB fitted, winch, safari snorkel, etc etc.... I'm running 32" tyres and they are the sweet spot for me. I have A/T and M/T depending on where I'm going but bigger tyres just cause so many problems elsewhere and it's not a rock crawler, it's for long journeys.
My basic Hilux shits on yours bro.
I carry a fishing rod and mini tackle box.
Learn from me young grasshopper.
@@glennllewellyn7369 blah blah blah
@@typhoon-7 I said learn from me!
Australian here. Only people I know with these kinds of $$$ setups either did it for the tax write offs through their business, or bought the vehicle second hand from somebody who did this. You get the occasional cashed up bogan mines employee too I guess. More often you see utes with much more basic canopies and a bit of DIY about them, or wagons like patrols and landcruisers. People also tend to shop around and end up with vehicles with a wide range of parts on them over the years. Rather than walking into a place like Mits with an open checkbook. As much as the canopy business is booming, as much as these companies will try their hardest to make you think everyone's got one, its not commonplace to see $35k dropped on top of a $40k car all in one go.
The snorkel is more about lifting the air intake above the dust on un sealed roads than anything else
Pretty useless for that unless it's bulldust and you're following someone, I drive 1000s of ks on dirt roads a year and honestly it's never really an issue unless you follow someone for a while.
@@exogator Not arguing with that at all. That's my experience too.
A lot of thought has gone into the design of the canopy.
How ya going, good to see this video. To answer your question about diesel. All of our 4x4 are diesels with the couple of exceptions of Petrol.
For overlanding. We just use the word (tourer) because it does all our touring around the country
working in the quarry, I tried two vehicles: the Ford Ranger for small maintenance, but the gem is an Iveco Daily 4×4 long wheelbase with 19.6 cubic meters of cargo set up as a mobile workshop, when you take the hairpin you have the feeling to overturn, but in the end it doesn't happen. It has 24 gears (it is a 6-speed with two reduced levers)
And I’m about to go camping & 4wding on a mountain (Southern Blue Mountains area) with none of that stuff, just my swag, partner & firewood to keep me warm. I think I might not make it back alive 🥶🤣
Great vid Ian, hope I survive to see another one 🤣✌🏼
Always take a water bag, an axe, a shovel, a first aid kit with field dressings & shock blanket & UHF handheld radio with fresh batteries & or bright flashlight. UHF radio flashlight at night or shock blanket in daylight is the difference between signalling an aircraft flying at or almost directly overhead vs signalling line of sight literally 10s or even 100+ kms for help any direction.
@@BWNSPTV Thank you
I converted a Toyota Hiace van into a mini house , small 12 v system,queen size bed , fridge and lighting . Love it for weekends away along our Queensland coast line .
What a great video! Thanks for doing it. I would say Australia is the 4wd captial of the world. We have a massive off road 4x4 culture. People think that we'd be more English but we're very American in so many ways but different. Huge car culture on all levels too. That vehicle is typical but probably state of the art. A lot of mods and money! We don't go to a park, takes our vehicles off the trailer and go four wheeling and then go home. Very different. Australia is a big country, the size of America or Europe. Not only do we have to get there, we have to get back! It could be a 5000km round trip! Our off road vehicles are built for that. There are a lot of off road trailers designed for the same as well. Also the larger 4x4 pickups would have trouble in the bush due to their size and wheel base. That's why you don't see them. We do have them, but they're used more for towing. Nothing like a Ram or Silverado to do the job. I guess it's about function, practicality and getting the job done. Everybody's vehicle will be built for the type of touring or off roading that they do. And yes, they're all diesels except for the late model Nissan patrols which are V8 petrol. Lots of older vehicles too especially, LandCruisers,Patrols, Hiluxs,etc.
I used to live in a 60 series Toyota Landcruiser wagon. It was an '83 model, completely stock in the drivetrain. 2H diesel, 5-speed manual. 60mph was it's top speed. On the flat. She was old and tired but would go just about anywhere I wanted to go. Loved that wagon. I'm currently refurbishing a hi-lift Ford Courier 2x4. It's got the Ford SOHC V6 4.0l. It's a crew cab with an 1800 mm (6' x 6') aluminium dropside tray. I'm fixing the back up to hold my genset, welder, tools etc, plus a 100 litre water tank, small hot water tank, stove etc. I'm building an elevating platform that will sit low over all the tools etc and can be raised to roof height. That will be my bed (yes, it will be covered). Eventually, I'll have racks over the body to hold a solar panel setup. Then I'll be living in it and tripping around the country permanently.
I'm surprised the US overlanding market hasn't fully embraced the canopy. Guess I'll just have to make one for my rig.
Smartcap, Pecor and mitts alloy are all in the states now. There's also another us based fab shop I saw on dirt lifestyle's channel. They're super expensive but they're available.
@@yermoffroad yep I've been following all of them. Im working on designing and building my own. Stealing all the great design ideas from Mitts, GCI, Norweld, DMW, etc. All I gotta do is learn to weld aluminum lol.
My 2021 Ranger Wildtrack is a Diesel. It is a 3.2 5 cylinder with a 6-speed automatic transmission. I love it! Then again, I live in Central America.
There is a guy in Australia who shows how to set up 4wd vehicles, camping gear etc, he explains it to the newbies into 4wding, you can find him at "Ronny Dahl 4 Wheeling Australia." i'm not suggesting to show his vids but for your info into 4 wheeling in Aus. He is based in WA. and has links to others around Aus. hope you enjoy browsing.
petert24 turner. Please don't suggest that joker to him
@@peterbarber7613 Do you have a problem or did you take his advice the wrong way and it went awry.
@@petert24turner71 i dont have a problem.i just do camping the old way + its different when everything is given to him
Diesel run cooler undercarriage, less chance of sparking bushfires, and until recently was cheaper fuel. Turbo diesels are generally more efficient, than unleaded petrol.
Petrol/gas is nearly double in price in Aus to US.
You also have to remember, even though we are comparable with the US in land size, the population is around our coast line. So when we go bush, we go bush. Dodgey phone networks, no fuel for 300km. No shops. Rescue if you break something can be 12hrs away. Got to be self sufficient.
Absolutely. Less than 30 million people in an area the size of the continental USA really brings the meaning of ass-end of nowhere into focus. Love it.
@@Outland9000 Haha! For sure! USA 332 million, versus Aust 27 million.
Mitz Alloy are the best in the business. Their gear is next level and quality front to back.
We do alot of free camping so ours is very similar to this but mazda bt50 ..its funny watching you get excited about what we take as normal..we all should be a little more grateful...thanks again for your videos...
Thing to remember what ever price an Aussie quotes you can 1/2 it if your living in the states.
our minimum wage is double that of the USA, so everything is double expensive.... except for healthcare because we are not animals
We also pay loads more in tax than the US we are a very highly taxed country .
@@aussieguy3689
Tax rates are historically low.
@@AUmarcus ah ha ha ha.
Tax rates are the second highest they've been since WW2.
You have entered a deeeeep rabbit hole now lol
I actually just bought a Ford Ranger 2022 last of the 3.2 5cyl run,it's aa bare bones XL and I'm gunna set it up how i want it,the used car market in Australia especially with these particular trucks is very expensive so it was really a no brainer to do it this way plus a new vehicle.
Oh I love my 2003 Nissan Patrol. She climbs mountains, tows our full size caravan and runs like a dream. We didn't spend anywhere near that amount on our system, but damn, it's pretty schmick . I figure as long as the drinks are cold, the tyres can be reinflated and I can sleep in comfort and warmth, we're good. I do think my next fourby will be the new 300 series cruiser though. We're so lucky to have Australia as our backdrop no matter what we drive. 🙃❤️
4x4's are the biggest selling market in aus, tax write offs for small businesses, low interest rates and only domestic tourism since early 2020 has exploded the market. a lot of dual cab utes are looking at months of waiting for orders, 70 series landcruiser buyers are being told 6-12months. one 4x4 youtuber you might enjoy is Ronny Dahl, longer content though so big reacts.
Agreed! Ronny Dahl is great. Definitely worth checking out.
12 to 18 months for a cruiser and 9 to 12 for a hilux now haha.
Longer than 12 months now boss. Even F trucks are on a 2 year wait.
@@rickietininczky4983 only waited 1 month for my hilux rugged x
@@rickietininczky4983 by the time i can afford one, the used market will probably get flooded anyway
It's a diesel mate all of our trucks in Oz are mostly diesel. The lancruiser 200 series is the king of diesel 4wds!
I had my 79. She was at 3.9 tonne on the weighbridge. Handled like a boss. If you can do it yourself, good. This bloke has a good set-up and can afford it.
There are two types of 4x4ers here. Guys like this (no hate) that have all the gear and I am kinda jealous of.
And those of us that take nothing but some tools, a swag and some food. I wish I had this much stuff sometimes but the old TJ can't carry much 😂
Hipster plumbers and the normal bloke
Hahaha so true hey....
Yeah I'm still on all terrains mud versions but not a nice set of 33 muddies, a simple king's swag a shitty awning and that's me.
Oh and i bought a fridge.
My ute see's more than some of those 110k and up beast's.
Mk triton dual cab 06 old school mechanical Diesel so i can afford to fix it hahaha.
See ya out there one-day if in Vicco🤙💯
@@jonowoodgo Good on ya normal salt of the earth real person ;-)
@@HDvids101 thank you i really appreciate that.
Bless you🙏💯❤️
@@jonowoodgo 31's and 40mm lift on my TJ. Has gone everywhere I've asked it to, without costing $40'000. Swag in the back, toolbox incase it breaks down and I'm all set 😂
Hi Ian I ran an old Land Rover for years and when things got really bad we used to run snow chains on the front wheels, it was a common practice and nearly every one carried a set even if they'd never seen snow in their lives, just something you see these days. I forgot to add that up in the territory most off-roaders had roof rack to sleep on, it was the only way to avoid the midgies
Not are snorkels good for water in Aus with so many dirt roads they suck in cleaner air if your following another vehicle.
The setup is near perfect and the cost is justified for supply, install and setup. One comment about the electrical system is the whole setup could be done with 1 or 2 Bluetti Max's. These are Li batteries with invertor and all the outputs needed. The best thing is the Bluettti's are portable. Check out the Bluetti's. I have 2 of them myself. One for the house incase of power blackouts and one for my boat and 4x4.
I thought of going that way but I believe the drawback is that they can't charge from the alternator. Only trickle charge from the 12v socket
@@garysheppard4028 Hey Gary, they can also charge via solar panel so I reckon some smart auto elec can rig up a charger via alternator.
@@aussietaipan8700 Worth looking in to
Ha, I was thinking that sounds like the Aus Siri, and am I mistaken but then you said it was the Aussie Siri :)
my rig isn't too hardcore at all, just a 2013 Mitsi Challenger, Safari Snorkel, 2 inch Bilstein lift kit, Kings Full Roof Basket, the usual awnings, Rodtube for fishing is just 4inch downpipe with caps, 265/65-17 BF Goodrich KO2 T/A's on the factory alloys, thinking of stepping up to 285/70's but dunno if i wanna plug another 2500 to join the 33 club with no noticable difference lol.
nothing flash with my camping equipment, 138AH AGM batterybox, 300 watt solar panel kit, 70 litre fridge/freezer. Joolca hot water kit, chem dunny, Coleman 10 person tent for family trips, just a double swag for solo missions.
Looking at getting offroad trailer down the track for longer trips, but i'm comfy as for a week or so with my current setup
Love my 2000 Nissan Patrol Wagon.. my kids love it and very reliable, only a handful of the must do mods just to tour and last the many years to come.. 291,000kms and only just worn in.. hahahaha...
Ian, you need to watch the build of Trip in a Van’s new 200 series LANDCRUISER where it was lengthened and fitted out with a fully working canopy. Also watch Aussie Destinations Unkown and their setup on a 2500 Chevy Silverado. They are both awesome vehicles and both families full time travel towing awesome caravans around everywhere in Australia. Both families have just, this year, picked up their brand new vans as the previous vans were approx. 2.1/2 years old.
I'm outbush right now. I'm wearing the campfire cologne & cooking up some Wallaby, damper with wild blackberry jam & smoked eels plust trout.. I have a Nissan Vitara.with a 7inch lift kit, Snorkel & tow a caravan through streams, rivers, over dunes and the worsted of the worste, bulldust. Bulldust is like red talc powder that can be several feet deep.. I have gone around Aus 3 times though & will go again..
Awesome, I once had a Vitara SWB with a combined body and suspension lift of 4" and 31" tyres, making for about 7" taller than stock. Was an absolute offroad beast.
Nissan Vitara? I can smell the Bulldust from here. Sounds like you're close to bullshit creek.
Isn't a Vitara a Suzuki?
@@adamparisi745 Yes.
All the old suzuki 4wd's were very serious offroaders in the Jeep style (just without the unreliability issues). Early Jeeps, such as the famous WW2 jeep were much smaller lighter cars with 4 cylinder engines.
The current generation Jimny is one of the few seriously capable small 4wd's and has a waiting list of 2 1/2 years for a new one.
If you don't know how capable they are, I suggest you watch some videos of the Suzuki Sierra, Suzuki Samurai (same thing just different name), Suzuki Vitara and Suzuki Sidekick (same thing) offroad.
For comparison, my Vitara on Geolander Mud Terrain 31's, welded diffs, and custom lift was more capable than my 4.2 litre Nissan GQ SWB (renowned as one of the toughest 4wd's ever) with it's factory diff lock and 36" not legal for road use swamp tyres.
@@AndyViant Read Terence's post again. Says he has a Nissan Vitara. Wonder what it is he actually has. And yes, I have an idea how capable the Suzuki 4wd are. Great little cars for the price.
A couple of off roading channels you might like to check out is Patriot Games / Campers and Fire to Fork.
12:18 that is same size and Ah then semitrucks ! ( 120 until 260 Ah / 1000 - 1600 Ampers for starting 24 Volts ! ) .
I bought my Hilux new in 04 so I could take the kids out bush with me ,and the old red rattler is coming up to half a million km. I love her to bits, has a lot of touring mods for high country trips and outback travelling. The rooftop tent was a game changer for me.
04 and only just getting to 500k, you've gotta get out more xD
@@exogator you reckon? Lol
Someone smarter than I might correct me on this ( and may only relate to New South Wales) but the mudflaps are necessary because legally the top 50% of the tyre has to be covered when viewed from the rear. It prevents flying stones from smashing the windscreen if the vehicle behind you.
Not all cars come with them in most cases they are an optional extra
@@carguy7243 Where are you talking about? In NSW at the very least they are required and you can and will most likely be defected for not having them.
@@garrymuir1442 S.A my Chrysler 300 never came out of the factory with mud flaps
@@carguy7243 I think that may be to do with how deep the wheels sit in the wheel arches on the 300, potentially acts as a mud guard.
@@garrymuir1442 even NSW highway patrol cars don't have any lol
Ya should consider yourself blessed 😇. A ram trx here costs $260,000. Stock! A stock Silverado 2500 with the 6.6 litre duramax turbocharged diesel is up around $180,000 for a used one with 50,000 kms on the clock.
yeah but those kinds of things are pretty useless here they are so big but have to have their GVM downgraded here so they can be driven on a standard license they say the dry weight is over 3500kg and they are limited to a 4495kg GVM
Your kids will love the camping lifestyle start them young
Not an aussie but IIRC, the big thing there for snorkles and an enclosed canopy is dust..
The snorkle to get the intake up away from the dust and the enclosed canopy to keep dust out of all your stuff. They have a super-fine "bull dust" in many parts once you get from the major populations centres.
I mean, yea, useful for water crossings and the like too, don't get me wrong.. but dust is main reason.
When driving across aussie dessert u need the snorkel for air. Normal system cloggs up with red dust
Nice rig, price is right and that was just the back half & i wonder what he has upgraded on the ranger itself. Ian check out "ALL4 ADVENTURE" tell us all what you think of those boyz because i believe they are the best going around in Australia right now if not the world, these boyz are off the chart with what they get up to.
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Love the boys from ALL4ADVENTURE . Ian you should check out their latest build which is called RAMEATER .It is based on a F250 and tows a 7 Ton barge around on a trailer.
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Seen that, its absolutely a cracking rig, would love to see Ian's reaction.
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here in Aus we call cruising around casual off roading and set up for camping we call it a touring rig, if your into more harder tracks its simply called a tough track rig. obviously the ideal rig is a tourer that can do tough tracks...😁
I think we Aussies take first place for modifications/ new intervention with 4wds, ie canopies, trays, custom fabwork and builds. The 4wds available are very capable because there not incredibly long and wide like the American trucks however more people are starting to get into the Rams etc for touring setups. But I would rather have a hectic v8 from an American truck rather than my 2.3L 4cyl twin turbo Navara 🤣
If I want something aftermarket for a Toyota 4x4 the first place I go to is the Aussie manufacturers.
I'm sitting on the fence between a Nissan or a...................
LADA NIVA.
COLORADO ALL THE WAY, NEVER LET ME DOWN
Us in the states have always wanted a small diesel option but because out market is so huge it looks like they don't sell well. They're doing away with the colorado diesel here after this year
It's funny when I say I have a Holden Colorado RC... which is NOTHING like a chevy Colorado 😂, in fact it's nothing like a Holden, underneath the Holden Badge and the modified Tahoe/suburban front end is actually an Isuzu Dmax 😂, mines runs the 4jj1 3ltr turbo diesel, and everything else is isuzu lol ( in fact came out of the same factory as the dmax in Thailand lol ) so I've got a Holden ute that's incredibly reliable that loves to work lol
haha@23 grand. yeah its alot. but us aussies who are into 4wd holiday vehicles like to spout brand names of components while sitting around the fire with a beer..it is more or less "look at how much money i make compared to you" attitude. my son and his mates are like this and spend up on their units, but one of their mates opted for a no name unit which turned out much better in quality and usability after a few trips around the country. cost him way less than half of this and is almost identical. Im all for value and tried to convince my son to save some money when he built his hilux, , but after two years, my son regrets the big brand name 4wd bits as his mates value version has no issues while my son is always back at *** getting his tray stuff repaired. dont know why some people think big advert companies sell better stuff. its not always the case here in australia. we have so many smaller companies providing massive quality to get a real name in this industry by providing quality at low cost. 10G will get this setup by a local engineering group.
I'm glad that he did this using a Ford Bronco Ranger as the base, much better than the lesser know NEESORN DEESARL...
Snorkel's are simpler on diesel's because older diesel engines are less reliant on electrical systems so can run fully submerged when needed while in training with the British army we used to use an old beat up landrover defender with a snorkel to deliver meals to tank crews in the field and it crossed a river which could reach over five feet deep several times a day. As long as you kept it in a low gear with the revs high to prevent water backing up the exhaust that old bus would power through although you did get wet legs as the doors didn't keep the water out very well.
Have a look at All 4 Adventure with Simon and Jas,they hurt rigs towing trailers and caravan through some awesome parts of Australia (NT being a favourite),love your content.
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Nah... Tyler Thompson or Ronny Dahl.... or 4xoverland (am enjoying his Canning Stock Route series)
Mits Alloy make awesome custom canopies, best bit you can easily just jack them off the back of your vehicle too!
Come on mate !!!!! My X wasn't into camping, so I changed my kids nappies on camping trips MYSELF !!! LOL
overlanding, that term is used often here in Aus, but more often we would call it touring. offroad touring, 4x4 touring, outback touring etc.
For a great channel showing a family travelling across Australia, check out Going Overland. They recently posted a video of cinematic drone shots they took.
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Dashcam owners Australia is a Goode one to watch. Cheers mate. Keep up the great vids
I did comment earlier on 4wds. Most 4wds in Aus. are diesel approx 80% compared to petrol. When you say you fill your vehicle with gas I assume gasoline. if so what do you use for diesel or propane? i'm intrigued , still like your content. regards Peter.
You had it right the first time, Off-roading. Although you can also call it Bush Bashing, Bush Whacking or just Four Wheel Driving.
Also “going bush”
@@marybell8229 Thats more about going camping, but it can apply.
Ian there is 100 thousand dollars in that set up very well done nice.
The kg to pounds thing just made me do the math on my 79 series Landcruiser. 8818 pounds in day to day road(off road) trim, or 4000kg. That's full canopy on single cab, 2 x 40L fridges, the travel buddy oven same as this bloke, dual batteries under the hood plus 2 x 100Ah in the back. 3 sharp house type 158W solar panels on boat topper roof rack, 15L air tank fed by 2 compressors to 150 PSI for either tyres or tools. 3 Titan drawers with Ryobi power tools, recovery gear and containered small tools, narva connectors, 12T cannister jack. Warn 12000lb winch in the front in TJM steel bull bar, 2 in lift with 400kg constant leaf packs in the rear which needed help from boss airbags run at 50 PSI in the back. All sitting on 315/75r16s or 35's. Numerous other crap, dc/dc, inverter, water tanks etc. It went anywhere and everywhere, due to all the gear i was usually the one rescuing the other members of our club during breakdowns or recoveries lol.
I wouldn't say that too loud that is way over GVM which is 3400kg
Seconded.. You need to watch Ronnie Dahl, he showcases some cool 4x4 builds.
Also, the reason you see a lot of snorkels is because of the ability to ford a river.
Diesel engines can operate under water, as long as the electrics are waterproof and air intake is above water.
Petrol engines cant due to the ways spark plugs work and will short out.
Glow plugs in a diesel arent "sparking"
Counter-point: you can dry out a petrol if you do mess up and there are petrols with ridiculous wading depths. If you get a drop of water inside a diesel...see ya later. The other perhaps bigger reason you see snorkels on everything from a 3L ute to a 13L prime mover in aus is because of dust. See the stock intakes on the 70 series landcruiser. Not waterproof at all. Designed to operate in the desert though.
Umm, I'd driven a petrol WITHOUT a snorkel through some pretty deep water.
Aka, water coming over the bonnet.
Spark plugs were never an issue.
@@35manning it's over played tbh. The kind of depth you need to be able to tell the difference, is the depth where your battery and alternator drown and your car floats away anyway.
@@Saphire0437 my only concern has even been the air intake. Keep that dry and supplied with air and everything else is fine.
And cars stop floating once the inside fills with water.
I've also had the back end float, but only because I stopped in the water (was following a small channel thinking it led back to the road, but it was a dead end).
Most of the modifications are not factory on these sorts of vehicles in Australia. There are quite a few businesses that do the modifications but ARB Corp seems to have the lion's share of this market. Due to the popularity of these vehicles in Australia and the level of innovation that has resulted, ARB Corp has won contracts to supply their products internationally to customers including the United Nations. I think they used to manufacture exclusively out of Victoria but they've also got production in Thailand now. People spend a lot of money on this stuff - equivalent to a luxury car, so it makes ARB quite profitable.
If you are into australian 4WD's check out 4WD 24-7 ... they have heaps of good video's, both 4WD tracks and vehicle mods.
Working for battery world in Darwin i see these everyday its dry season now so all the southerners are on there way here to escape the winter cold. Those lithium bats aren't cheap but definitely worth it.
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Blows my mind how quick and efficient induction cooktops are. Then combine that speed and efficiency with an induction capable pressure cooker and you will be cooking meals super fast and with ultra low energy usage.
Most good 4x4 is diesel. Not only more efficient and more torque but no cooling issues and also much better in case of water submerge while doing river crossings.. (no "sparkplugs/ignition to get wet"). Same reason for the snorkel (air for the motor during river crossing).
Not always the case, I have an 07 V6 Hilux which has more torque starting from lower revs than the diesel of the same year, it also has sealed coilpacks that aren't bothered by water. Only disadvantages are the hot exhaust and 2-3lph extra fuel usage. It can also handle poor quality fuel which would destroy the sensitive injectors in a common rail.
Love the videos ,been watching through covid , got a shock when I seen my bosses son Aaron Brown, from azventer feature in video I believe he will be in America for a car show then going 4x4 some we're.. keep up all great videos
The tray and canopy company are available in the America
I've got a 1992 GQ TD42T with 2 inch lift and 3 inch body lift , winch bar , winch , roof rack , roof top tent with annex , double swing away rear tyre bar , snorkel , intercooler , 2 CB radios , dual batteries plus a deep cycle battery , fridge , draws DC - DC charger, awning , highrise jack , swags , 3 Room tent , 6x3 MTR gazebo , ready for whatever occasion and it owes me just under $20,000 AU and that includes a gearbox build . His just under $35,000 canopy + $45 - $50,000 + car although nice makes no sense to me but that's just me.
Wrocker, if you don't already you should get onto the 4WD 24/7 channel. In my opinion it's the best offroading channels on RUclips. Plus you get to see a tonne of really good tracks all over Australia.
imho they've become a charicature of 4wding, like the way that "reality tv" is all about drama and far removed from reality.
If you watch it with that in mind, and remember that all their stuff is paid for by sponsors and they can break as much of it as they want to without consequence (or actually with the consequence of even higher views and more income) it starts to make a lot more sense.
@@AndyViant Yeah agree entirely with this comment.
Seems so many of the channels now have just become a battle to see who can spend the most and then break it the quickest.
I don't bother with them anymore and I'm deliberately keeping my thing as simple as possible.
Sort of seems a bit pointless dragging all that gear around if you're camping and you may as well stay in a cabin.
@@oldbloke204 Tyler Thompson was better, but now his channel has grown to 3 rigs you have to start to wonder about where it's gonna end up too.
@@AndyViant Yeah I think that they have to keep getting more and more extreme just to keep people watching tbh.
Sure plenty love to see the hard tracks but I'm guessing lots more just want to see the scenery or campsites/fishing or the people involved.
I want to get a sticker for my windscreen that says "Bought not built" if you get my drift.
Even getting mine out next week but it will be extremely mild given the weather atm.
Used to travel round in a old Subaru Ute little 4wd that was small and nimble enough to go allsorts of places up in the snowy mountains , use a desiel triton now with a lift kit can go most places, would love a unimog one day.
This is just your average 4x4 build.
I've said it before you need to look at the All for Adventure boys rig builds.
The 79 series build is a real ultimate Aussie truck but they have other builds.
Swampy & Rameater' are two worth mentioning.
Price wise some are out of the reach of most people though.
You have to have mud flaps on here too,Ian
If you have any trade experience then you can slice $1000's of that price . Most people here(in Australia) . Do a lot of the work themselves. Australian 4x4. (One of many magazines on this subject ) is probably the best .And available on line
If you want to get into the touring(overlanding) in the future check out Patriot Campers. They are based off the Gold Coast in aus but have a USA branch and have recently did a tray and canopy rig for the dodge ram 1500 and 2500 types
Pretty much every ute in Australia comes in a diesel option, and 4x4 utes are almost always diesel. Also, I'm not much of a ford guy but the Rangers come in a 2.2L 4cyl turbo diesel, and the amazing sounding 3.2L 5cyl turbo diesel. The new 2022 Ranger is also supposed to come out with a 3.0L V6 turbo diesel option.
Thanks Ian , that was good. Something id love to do with my Holden Colorado but a bit like you i was shocked with the price.
Ill just settle with my DIY setup for now 👍
A lot of businesses here trade under the names of US companies but the rights to use those names were acquired decades ago. The situation is a bit similar to that of Hungry Jacks, minus the court cases and animosity, as I think Kmart, Target etc. probably operated under license to the US businesses of the same name but may have since bought out those rights because they operate autonomously from the original US businesses. Another example was Safeway, which is what all Woolworths supermarkets in Victoria were called up until recently, when the branding got aligned with the rest of the stores in the country - makes sense from an advertising and branding point of view. A listed conglomerate corporation here that more recently bought and sold Coles, and has interests in mining, insurance, chemicals, gaming and other retail & liquor businesses (Bunnings, Officeworks etc.) from Perth called Wesfarmers actually owns Kmart and Target in Australia. Bunnings is probably the most valuable and profitable part of the business. Kmart was a business that performed poorly in the past but they made big strategic changes to their product mix and pricing and its actually thriving here. Target is the one that is having trouble, as it is sitting in the middle of the quality vs price spectrum, which poses long term issues for the brand's identity. Some say that Kmart's strategy actually cannibalised Target, as well as taking share from another department store (Big W), and is therefore a reasonable part of what has caused their decline. I haven't been to these stores in the States, but I think most people would agree that they're quite different to what we are used to here. I have seen some videos of Americans who have visited our local stores and commented on how weird it was that the products, size of stores and general feel was so different to the US and they were incorrectly speculating as to how and why the stores operated so differently from the offerings of the same stores in the States. Just goes to show that it can be a bit premature to jump to conclusions that are based on assumption. I can think of a few other examples where the initial trading name and concept have been imported before being absorbed into the Australian environment.
We’ve got a similar set up but in a towable trailer (because we need to use the Ute for work and honestly can’t be bothered taking it off and on). Can’t use it for hardcore 4wd but it does the job.
Try rallycross at Croft,England John Welsh? Will Gollop? Martin Schanche? Etc etc.
overlanding = touring, the tray and canopy on that is top of the line and comes with a decent offroad warranty, that's why it's so expensive. a lot of blokes still make their own tray and canopy setups for far less, personally i'd be just as happy with a canvas canopy.
Trucks as in Tipper's ,Tandem Tipper''s , Semi Trailers etc must have mud flaps at a certain length to avoid throwing rock's out into following traffic but ob 4x4's is personal choice
Ian checkout 4wd 24/7 very popular here.
Yeah most of the dual cab 4x4 utes you see in Australia will have a Diesel (usually around 2.2 - 3.0 L turbo diesel) and will come in with a GCM of around 6 to 6.9 Tonne (not sure in pounds) . Most will tow 3500kg (although thats a whole other topic as usually that'll mean zero payload!) The Navara is 2.4L twin turbo, the Ranger had various iterations from a 3.2 5 cylinder to a bi turbo and now whatever they have. Rarely are they petrol (D40 Navara was a V6 petrol option) Some are V6 diesel but a lot of 4 cylinder diesel.
The nav is 2.3 TT but everything else is spot on.