Off Grid caravanning along the Upper Murray River! What could go wrong?
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- In this video we are going Off Grid in the Upper Murray River region. Our goal is to get as close to the source of the Murray River as we can with our caravan and then travel along the Murray River, free camping and going off grid as much as possible.
Come and join us as we show you how we prepare for this free and low-cost camping adventure, how we manage our water, our power needs and daily living in our 23’ caravan while off grid
Thanks again to Guy & Chrstine @thetrippinfoodies for your friendship and coffee 😉
We used Shotcut video editor to create this video: shotcut.org/
And www.videezy.com/ for special effects
Additional sound effects from www.zapsplat.com
Hi , enjoying your trip on the murrey love your cheerful ways . Cheers deb
@@user-hd8pc4fm8l thank you Deb 😊 that is great to hear
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Cross the Murray turn right is Dogmans Hut in Victoria & free were we stay.
Easy crossing with a hidden exit, plus the right vehicle & know how to use it, but not suitably for caravans.
Lithium is the way to go with DC DC lithium Charging & solar. (AGM you go down to 50% - Lithium down to 20% & half the weight).
We now do nearly all our cooking Off Grid in an Air Fryer including small Roast Dinners & Scones.😊
Thanks for sharing. We’d love to go back and spend more time it that region 👌we have 200 lithium but reckon we need to increase it. Air fryer sounds good 👍
Cheers
Acoustic Guns & Roses, awesome🔥🔥🔥
Thanks 😊
I have 200amps of lithium and 2000w inverter in my car. I have plugged my caravan into the car inverter to charge the caravan. Just have to make sure your caravan charger doesn't draw more than the inverter can supply. Loved this video, cheers, Joel.
Thanks Joel we’ll have a look into that as we don’t have anything in the car.
Cheers Paul and Wenda
I'm similar. I use my car as the powerbank. It has 400Ah Lithium and a 3000W inverter so when needed I run the 15A power cord from it to the caravan to run the charger or any 240V appliances we want to use in the caravan. The Lithium in the car is recharged at 50A when driving on day trips and the like and also have a couple of solar panels on the roof. The caravan is often parked in shade so I prefer not to have a huge 12V system in the van. Also we have an offroad camper as well as an offroad caravan so having the big batteries and inverter in the car makes sense
@@philg2468 sounds like a great setup 👍
Been there few times. It's a good spot and 4 wheel is bit fun part too.
Yeah it’s a great part of the country 👌
Cheers
Thanks for this episode nice to get an update on road conditions not many do this and it's really helpful. We are doing this run this November starting from Adelaide, we were going on the Alpine Way but after Tassie hills might give it a miss. Very informative so really enjoy your channel.
Thank you 😊 we may cross paths, we expect this trip, down the Murray, will take us till the end of the year.
Our van is quite heavy so we pick and choose which roads if we can. But having said that we have done some mountain driving like Waterfall Way in NSW and the hill down in to Adelaide 😉
Cheers Paul and Wenda
You both eat like royalty - steak and nasi goreng looks delicious.
Thanks yeah we both don’t mind a good feed and enjoy cooking 😉
This is a really nice area Corryong to Wodonga. Walwa Hotel excellent as is the caravan park. Enjoy.
It certainly is. We’d never been here before and are now hooked. We have really enjoyed exploring this area 👍
What a great video, I will be camping along the the Murray River later in the year. Thanks for the handy hints on where to camp. Keep up the great work 👍
Thank you 😊 the Murray has so much to offer. We are further along the river now and it continues to impress
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Enjoying the video, couple of corrections, the Geehi area which you briefly touched upon is very busy with caravans at Easter generally and is a vast area which extends three kms along the river. There is a daily charge of $16 a day for day use in the Kosciusko Nat park, plus the $6 you mentioned which is a booking fee for non specific campsites that don’t exist🤔. The source of the Murray is actually called Cowambat flat and is a large expansive plain which used to be able to be driven to, I have stood astride the Murray river at its source.
The Indi bridge is actually a torrent you were there at low flow, 😉
Thanks for sharing that information it is fascinating. We got our info from the information centre in Corryong but even t he eh weren’t sure. Such an amazing river and so many stories. Thanks again for your insights
Cheers Paul and Wenda
What a gr8 series this should be hope you enjoy safe travels
Thanks it is going well. This iconic river just keeps on giving 👍
So appreciate you doing this. We first planned to do the same trip a few years ago but have yet to set out. We live in Queensland and thought about coming back along the Darling. This series of yours will be very interesting to see.
Thanks Ross we are now further along the Murray and it is such an adventure. Definitely worth the trip. 👍
What a great trip, I love, I'll be sure to do a similar one, thanks for the idea. Travel safe, always love your episodes, see you on the road.
Thanks it’s been awesome so far! We’ll look forward to catching up some time 😉
Great video again 👍 thank you ❤️ it 🍷🍷
Haha thank you 😊
Cheers 🍷
You should have a cooking channel showing what you cook 🍳 😊
Now there’s a thought 😉
@@beyondthegreyoz you should cook up your version of a chicken Parma😉
@@ClaudeV1234 haha yeah could do a whole video on that one 😉
Great clip guys! some beautiful spots we really enjoyed it thank you. Not a bad Guns & Roses rendition either 👏
Thanks Micky but not ready to give up the day job yet 😉
Some fantastic camping spots.
Yes they were great. Could spend so much longer in each one 👌
Thanks guys, always a pleasure to watch your travels and travails :)
Thanks Stuart great to have you along for the ride 👍
What a rippa video! Thanks heaps
Thank you 😊
Gday guys many thanks for sharing
Thank you 😊 it was a lot of fun putting it together
I'm heading over there in July / August 2024.
Cool just behind us 👍. Some great places to see along the way.
We’re really enjoying your travels along the Murray. It’s inspiring us to do it again, stopping at different places this time. We so enjoy and look forward to your videos. You are both so delightful. Thank you
Thank you 😊 the Murray has so much to offer and such a variety of place to stay and visit. We love it
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Great video lots on information and fantastic spots. How about you give us the fish curry recipe it looked great. Safe travels.
Thanks Julie, might have to throw a few cooking videos together 😉
But for now:
Barramundi (or whatever fish you prefer)
Beans
Red capsicum
Zucchini
Baby corn
Bamboo shoots
1 tbl Red Curry paste
Chicken stock cube
Kafir lime leaf
2 cans coconut milk 👌
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Great thank you will give it a go👍
Now that is a great idea for a trip!! I'm wondering where to go when I get back from tassie next year in April/May. I've never seen this area at all. My 8mtr motorhome should manage that I think? Fascinating about the power station - I'll check to see if they do tours.
Thanks 😊 Reckon you’d be right in the motorhome and we’re pretty sure they do tours of the power station 👍
Hi Paul and Wenda, It's good to see you're back on the road again and cooking royal meals from Emperor Nessie Goring. He was the one who built the Great wall to keep the rabbits out. Keep up the good work I will see in the next video
I’ve got a good recipe for rabbit 😉
Excellent ❤❤. Definitely have to go there. ❤
Thanks 😊 Certainly worth a visit 👌
Cheers
Great informative episode as usual guys! Looking forward to your Murray River travels!
Thanks guys, we’re busy putting it together right now 😉
Cheers
👍👍❤️🙏
Good oneguys, happy to see you're travelling again. Looking forward to your next video 😊😊
Thanks Leon we’re looking forward to sharing more of this trip 👌
Cheers Paul and Wenda
A great episode. Good to see you back out on the tracks. The Murray river is such an iconic place to explore. We were fortunate to travel the river during the last river flood. A beautiful part of the country and to see it in full flood was incredible. Safe travels.
Thanks David we are loving this adventure. We’ve made down to Corowa and just keep finding great camp spots right by the Murray 👌
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Really enjoyed this video and we're truly inspired to get to that area ourselves! Great, thanks.
That’s great to hear 👍it is definitely worth a visit
Cheers
What a great adventure. Thanks for sharing 😊 you guys are my favorite ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Evie so glad you are joining us for this trip 👌
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Great video guys. Planning to camp along the Murray following the same route next March so this was very helpful. Looking forward to watching the next episode.
Thanks yeah it’s a great trip along the Murray seeing it change and grow. It’ll be nice and warm next March 👍
Cheers Paul and Wenda
If you burn dry cow pies they help keep the flies down
Fortunately there are no flies at the moment but will keep this in mind for the future. Just to clarify though, wet or dry? Oh hang on just noticed “dry” ( thank goodness 😂)
And if you stick bits of it on someone else's back it gets rid of flies altogether
@@colinl9018 😂 yeah can just see Wenda agreeing to that. Thanks for the tip
@@beyondthegreyoz 🤣
What a great idea for a trip, following the Murray. Great video guys, thank you, and not a "Parmy" in sight! Although you could have one with your "Nasi Goreng" lol.
It has been a great experience, we have been pretty fortunate with the weather. I did sneak a seniors parmy in at Corryong 😉. But yeah anything goes well with the Nasi Goreng 👍
Cheers
I think Indi is pronounced ind eye. There a federal member for Indi and he is often called in parliament.
I’ll bet you won’t be wearing a t-shirt in the next ep. 😉
Thanks David Even in the info centre they weren’t sure
And yes the extra layers of clothing have come out now 😂
She / the member is Helen Haines
Hi Paul & Wenda, thanks for such an awesome video! It was evident that you put a lot of effort into it and you both gave some great information. Well done.
I must say that you guys are very inspiring. Glad we stopped by 😂
Catch you in the next episode.
Take care, safe travels Corrie & Lyn ❤
Thank you for your encouragement Corrie and Lyn.
This Murray River trip has been a great adventure so far 👌
We’re glad you stopped by 😉
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Another awesome video!
Thank you 😊
Not a Parmie in sight. 😂
😂 I did sneak one in at Corryong but shh 🤫 it was a seniors one. But is was good 👍
Hi Paul and Wenda. Absolutely loving your blogs. Out of curiosity, what video editing app do you use? Do you just record with a gopro? Obviously the drone footage is Priceless. What a great way to capture your memories. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
@@WallyandJulesAdventures thank you 😊 we use a program called Shotcut for video editing and primarily use the GoPro for filming. We are working on a video right now that discusses how we create our content
Cheers Paul and Wenda
@beyondthegreyoz Thankyou very much. I'll keep an eye out for that. Happy and safe travels.
When you were cooking the steak I could smell it. It is a wonder what the brain does.
Yep that’s how adds work eh?
Is fishing allowed at any of the creeks, rivers you stayed at?
Yes you can fish in all of them but you need a NSW fishing license. However an indigenous person or a pensioner doesn’t need one
I note you left your van in a somewhat remote area, what security do you have to prevent theft of your van. Thanks Keith
@@keithwhittaker8741 we have a Witi alarm fitted. If triggered it locks the wheels so the van can’t be moved and sets off the alarm. We also pick and choose where we leave the van. Some places just feel a bit safer than others. We also rely on the unique hitch and the size of the van being a deterrent. Having said that we are still conscious of the potential but don’t want to be stuck to the van out of fear. So I guess it’s a bit of a balance
Cheers Paul and Wenda
@@beyondthegreyozI note you speak of working from the van on your wifi clip. Without being to personal may I ask what you do ? Your editing skills are excellent is it a talent you have always had or you have developed it while on the road. What type of camera do you use, and at what level do you shoot. I am always cautious about how much storage the movie consume. Finally you mention going into town to get water. I would have thought you could pull water from the pristine Murray River albeit perhaps via an inline filter. Thanks Keith
@@keithwhittaker8741 great questions, we do a couple of things to generate income while we travel, we provide mental health care via telehealth, Wenda is a Dr of psychology and provides counseling and therapy online, we also do some investment management and of course our RUclips videos. I have only developed my video editing skills since embarking on this adventure but I have done a bit of research and studying to try and improve them. We mainly use a GoPro 10 to film but also have a Dji mavic air 2S drone and occasional we use our iPhone. The footage does use a lot of storage and we have several external 2tb hard drives with all of our old footage. As for water we are reluctant to use the water from rivers for cooking or washing dishes as we had seen cows in the water further upstream.
Hope that’s helpful
Cheers Paul and Wenda
The background music in your videos is distracting.
It must only be added as a filler when you are NOT talking.
1. You have identified your audience matching your age. Some of unlucky like us have listening abilities depleted.
2. The added music over your talk masks your voice, which is already difficult to understand.
3. I found myself struggling to make out the words and eventually gave up left your video around 4 minutes mark.
It's a shame because the travel is very interesting, but the added music along with audio quality is a major hurdle…
Enough of my rant. Please note I am not being critical. I am only pointing out something that is going to help the channel. Hope you will not take this in a negative sense.
@@katyare thank you for the feedback we are always looking for ways to improve our videos. Your suggestions have been noted 👍
Cheers Paul and Wenda