Smokey Cape - VW 4motion campervan goes Beach Driving and rescues a stricken Toyota 200 series.
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- Опубликовано: 10 дек 2020
- We visit Smokey Cape in Hat Head National Park and drive our VW 4motion campervan Trakkadu AT onto the beach for the very first time. We also share some of our tips for driving successfully on the beach and show you how we rescue a stricken 200 series.
Had a great comment by Fi Morrison with thanks. The comment was about whether the 20psi we dropped our tyre pressure too was when the tires were cold or hot. The answer is we had just started the day from camp and the tires where cold. The reason this is important is that tire pressures increase based on how hot the tires are. So you can expect an increase of about 4psi when the tires are hot. So if you are driving on the freeway and get to the entrance of the beach your tires will be 4psi greater than when they are cold. So if you reduce the pressure and stop on the beach for a swim fish or other, it’s a good Idea before you take off to check them again because if you have too low pressure in your tires ie below 15psi, you increase the risk of rolling the tire of the rim when you turn the vehicle and or generally drive on the beach.
Thanks Fi Morrison great pick up and we will be sure to cover this very issue when we next to a vid. Cheers. Alex.
Great filming you two! And great demo and info, I could have been back on a Divide tour ;) you didn't miss a thing. Looks like a great beach, we'll have to give it a go
Thanks David. Appreciate it. Definitely give it a go. See ya on the road somewhere.
Hi Olga & Alex! I had the pleasure of meeting you both at Boat Harbour today! Thank you for your gracious time in showing me your van. I’m hooked! Love your videos!👏👏👏
Thanks Lee-Ann. You are most welcome. Great to meet you too. Love your spirit for adventure. Hope to catch up with you around the tracks. Keep us posted on your adventures. Cheers. Alex and Olga.
Another great video. Thanks
Thanks Croydon. A lot of passion and effort goes into the making of our videos so we really appreciate your comment. Cheers. Alex and Olga.
Thanks for the info about driving van in to the beach. I have T4 FWD and I take it to the beach. It’s all about the tyre pressure. I usually go down to 15-18 psi. Can’t do heavy off road obviously but beach is ok.
Thanks mate. You are spot on. Ground clearance also helps with the entrances and exits of course. Happy travels mate. Alex and Olga.
super convaincant cette sortie sur la plage
Wow awesome!
I have the vw 4motion Multivan. You inspired me to do this ☺️
Thanks William Qian. Appreciate your kind words. We love our van and we are sure you will too. So glad we inspired you and I can tell you your comment inspires us to keep doing what we are doing. Thanks again. Enjoy your new found freedom and enjoy your adventures “for the love of travel”. Cheers. Alex and Olga.
@@4motionadventures934 Alex, what wheel and tire on your van? Where to buy? I am in Sydney. Thanks!
@@williamqian349 hey mate. We got the wheels from trakka Australia. The tires are 225/65 R 17 Kumho Roadventure AT51. Highly recommend them.
MAXTRAX - worth their weight in gold ! 😎
Hey mate, great video👍 We are thinking to buy 4 motion VW Crafter LWB to be able travel around Australia as a family of 4. Any recommendations or anything we should know before purchase? Obviously our new VW Crafter LWB will go into conversion as a home on the wheels for 2 adults and 2 kids🙂
Hey jacekostek. Thank for your comment. Glad you liked the vid. That was the first time we took our van into the beach so it was special for us.
Anyways. Your crafter is a great touring machine but it is limited off road by ground clearance. Given you will be travelling with 4 On board and all gear to travel around Australia you need to start thinking of your gvm to make sure you don’t exceed it. I would be considering getting a suspension upgrade and possible a gvm upgrade if it’s available. As for the van itself I have trained a few people at our 4motion driver training course with the vans and they have no drama other than watching the ground clearance. I would recommend you have a chat with Rick Toutounji at Kombilife Australia 0401 971 311 to see what they might recommend. Hope all this helps. Keep us posted on your adventures. Oh. And invest in a set of 4 maxtrax. Best bit of recovery kit you can carry in your van as you have no rates recovery points front or rear. Cheers. Alex.
Love the video Been contemplating taking the t6 to the exact same spot believe it or not. Just wandering if you got a lift or bigger tyres at all?
Also random but whats the brand of the hat your wearing 😂
Thanks Oshawa. Appreciate the kind words. Yes I have 225/65/17s kumho roadventure at51’s. Watch the mid section of the beach about half way to hat head. Can be spongy so I would drive on low tide to be sure to be sure. That’s were old mate got stuck. !
My blue broad brim hat i scored from a chemist at it’s the kooringal brand. Pretty common. I have tried to destroy it over the years but it keeps giving.
Have a good one. Thanks for watching and I hope
To be out and about making more vids after xrissy now that we can travel freely. Cheers. Alex.
Hi mate!! Thanks for the videos, I loved it. I’m thinking in buy it a transporter T6 4 motion 2008. My dude is about 4x4 trucks around Australia, I’m not from here so I’ll loves some advise from people who were travelling around Australia….. Would you recommend it at t6 4motion?
Thanks a lot!!
Hey mate. Depends on where you want to go and travel around australia. If you want to have the ability to have no restrictions ie cross the Simpson desert or climb the Vic high country then the 4motion is not for you. But if you want to stay on the main firmed gravel roads and perhaps tackle a few beaches then the 4motion is perfect for Aussie touring. The vans just just limited be their clearance and of course the fact they have no low range and a proper 4wd system ie a centre diff lock but the 4motion system is a very good AWD system as you see in some of our vids. Hope this helps and I hope you join the vw 4motion van love if it suits your travel needs. Cheers. Alex.
I would be letting old mate do the shovelling. Might teach him a lesson. Otherwise he will never buy his own shovel and trax.
Thanks Tony. Old mate was a top
Sport and we reckon you never stop learning in this game. Definitely recommend a shovel and some traction boards of some
Brand. I remember my first time on the beach at Stockton beach nsw. Did not reduce my tyre pressures and had no idea what I was doing. Thank god someone stopped to help me and teach me a few things. He even came me a spare uhf to keep in touch with him during the day. That’s what we love about the rv world. Everyone helps. Thanks for your comment and watching. Appreciate it. See you on the tracks sometime,
Cheers
Steve is better at watching then digging lol
Well I have heard that Steve is a good digger but so far I have seen no evidence of the same. That’s probs cause he drove a tank in the army ! Hard to get good help. 🤣
nice work guys, love it, is it the LWB or SWB model?
Thanks Lucian. Our van is the LWB. Cheers. Alex and Olga.
Hey mate. Took my T6.1 4motion on the beach about 6 months ago and was devastated to get it bogged, I realised after that I needed to turn the traction off 😂, had it back on the beach again this week and it absolutely smashed it no problems. We’ve eyed up a couple of other spots since and been a bit wary with entrances to the beach with super deep tracks and poor clearance, do you have any advice? Or just avoid those and find beaches with better entrances
G'day Alex, I'm wondering if you also locked the diff? We've had our Trakkadu AT for 12 months and haven't taken it on the beach...yet.
Steve. No mate. I would avoid the rear diff lock. What we like to see on the beach is the wheels having the chance to get traction as it moves along and the rear diff lock can possible end up causing more dramas than it is worth. They would be useful if you got stuck and had some maxtrax under them. Have a good one and that beach is a great beach to have a crack on. Cheers.
What are the mounting racks that hold the ramp things
Mike. The mounting racks are supplied by peak off road. We designed the fit to suit our van.
Call Ivan from peak off road on +61 412 257 877 and tell him I sent you.
We had them fitted by Trakka in NSW. Call Jeff on 0422 210 701. If you get stuck let me know via our email address contact@4motionadventures.com. Cheers. Alex.
Bet Wayne was happy Olga leant the maxx tracks against his car haha
Hahaha. We reckon at that time Wayne was happy to buy shares in maxtrax. !! 😜. He was a rip sport that’s for sure. Have a good one. Cheers. Alex.
Do you find that you can fit the 225x65 R17 tyres can fit in the spare wheel area underneath?
Mark. Thanks for watching our video. Yes. The 225/65/17 fits no problem at all. In fact we just fitted a 235/65/17 without the air albeit it was a very tight fit. Cheers.
@@4motionadventures934 would you recommend 225 or 235 or is it an academic exercise with no real difference?
Good question. Mate. Given the lack of ground clearance on our vans I would go the 235 any day of the week as every inch counts but if this is not an issue for you, the 225s are great.
@@4motionadventures934 Thanks guys
Hola,
We are thinking of buying a 2018 van with 4Motion automatic it has 195.000 kilometers how reliable are these rigs?
Cheers from Colombia South America
Hola and thank you for tuning in from Colombia. If the van has been serviced and has log books to prove the service has been carried out as per the manufacturers recommendations then there should be no reason Not to consider buying it. We have traveled just over 110k with no issues. Hope this helps. Have fun. Send us pics. Cheers. Alex.
Where can I get one of those bull bars?
Hey mate. Check with queensland bullbars.
qldbullbars.com.au
Cheers.
Water wading depth, ? Hi there VW experts, keep the cool vids coming, what is safe wading depth for crafter 4motion, ?
Ron. Thanks for your kind comments re the vids. I know the wedding depth on our transporter is 300mil albeit with an approx life of 2inch we can play with a one 400mil. I am not 100% sure on the crafters wading depth however I am pretty sure it’s around the same. Remember the air intake sits on the right hand side of the engine back (as you face the van) and is forward facing so it’s not in the best of positions to protect the engine from water ingress. I would check the vehicles manual and be guided by what it says as being recommended. Let me know what you come up with for my own info and I will in the interim make a few enquiries and come back to you. Cheers. Alex.
why is the music so loud? and then the voices are low?
Hey Colm. It’s called us learning how to edit correctly. 😀. We are learning as we go and doing our best until we get our camera man back on board once covid settles down as he is in qld and we are in nsw. Thanks for the feedback all the same. We will keep an eye on the sound levels when we edit the next one. Cheers. Alex.
@@4motionadventures934 cheers Colm
@@4motionadventures934 hey guys I just re-watched your video and just wanted to mention that it rocked! big thumbs up to your adventures, are you still on the road exploring? hopefully I'll meet you guys on the trails next year when I leave. subscribed !
@@colmherbie8261 Colm. Thanks mate. We have moved up to the sunny coast in Qld and have been exploring this area. We are off to do some filling next weekend and will start
To get some vids up. Hopefully we shall meet in the tracks. Have a good one. Cheers.
Your music is toooo loud
Thanks Gary. Appreciate you watching and your feedback. That was one of our early vids where we were still learning everything about taking vids and editing and you are spot on. Will keep it in mind for the next time we have time to create a vid . Have a good one.