CARAVAN TOUR - OUR HOME TO TRAVEL AUSTRALIA IN! - 006
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- We've officially been living in our van for 2 weeks and it's really starting to feel like home now. We don't have any regrets yet and we've enjoyed our time learning the van at Tallebudgera. Join us for this hour long episode as we give you the full tour inside and out!
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we had the experience about 65 years ago the first time carvaning dad had just picked up the van and gone about30 miles and heard
Very detailed review,will definitely add this caravan to my list of ones to look at ,thank you .
Hey! Loved watching! Especially storage ideas. I noticed you're using a standard garden hose. You need to get a "potable water hose" to make sure your drinking water doesn't have the taste of the hose in it. Enjoy! Looking forward to watching more of your vids.
new white version of chromecast has a remote and doesnt need a phon for remote control and casting, so you can use a phone as hotspot and still control the chromecast with its remote
Thanks for the walk through guys. The best one I've watched on RUclips. Well done, and picked up a few tips. Cheers
Thanks Dean for the lovely compliment! Glad we could help you with your caravanning too 😁🙌🏻
Not a van person really, but really like the look of this one. Very nice.
Congratulations on making such a brave move. You're going to have a wonderful time once travel is allowed to resume. I love your caravan, it's fantastic. I love that it has 3 berths for kids, that extra one is so useful and will make a great play area for Jack when he's a bit bigger. You chose wisely in buying the floor model rather than building your own, the extras are so great. Best wishes and stay safe.
Thanks Alison! Glad your enjoying our content and journey also ❤️
You can put a Dyson Vacum cleaner in the last cupboard or dustpan and brush and recycling bin for beer cans.
Just had the inside tour, you've got a great home on wheels. I love the children's bunks, that babies cot looks nice & safe. The washer should pull the baby to sleep.
Stay safe on your travels
Re chrome cast:
The Apple TV as you are using it now is a good option, but it may be worth getting a mobile 4G router like the Nighthawk M2 and using that to provide WiFI coverage in your van from the Telstra 3G, 4G, and 4Gx network. These units charge off of USB-C so you can run it off your existing USB chargers and you can also get efternal antennas to connect to the FME antenna ports in the back.
With a mobile router, your devices can all connected to a WiFi network (like you would at home) and your streaming services should function normally. I would also recommend when joining laptops to this network to make sure you set it as a "Metered Network" so that they avoid downloading updated and use the bandwidth more economoically.
Lastly, most providers will allow you to order a data sim attached to the data allowance of your family plan. By doing this, you combine both of your phones data and can use it from your mobile router.
Cheers.
Thanks for that! We actually ended up getting the nighthawk so we could run the Apple TV and it’s bloody amazing! Haven’t heard about the data sim before, will look into it, thanks for the awesome tips! 😁
@@BigOzExplorers No worries. As another note with the nighthawk: If you have trouble communicating between devices, look up "Disable ipv6 on nighthawk". These devices have a few known issues with ipv6 and work much better with ipv4.
All the best.
We have our break away cable attached to the car bumper. Not the chain. 47.07. If the chain detaches from the car, the breakaway cable will not deploy.
We have learnt this now lol... this was almost a year ago and we have a different tow vehicle and all now. Cheers for the tip though 😊
Great video guys cant wait to watch every episode, it will take a while
We’ve come along way from this episode, I hope you love the series right the way through! Thanks for joining the Big Oz fam! 🥰
Thank you for sharing your great journeys l am interested in seeing all your trips that you have done.🇦🇺♥️🌄🌇💯% thank you.
Very nice and the more you use the less you will need to pack. Hope to see you around the east coast back door after all this rain and covid clears up. Hope this finds you all well. Regards from south side of Brissy
We will be back over that way later this year, we have a few things going on near home. ☺️ Stay safe if the rain is affecting you at the moment! Cheers 🤙🏼
2 things : That Baby is so special and good natured and # 2 You great folks are so organized .
Thanks so much Russell. Jack is a cutie pie and very well natured for sure. We can’t be unorganised or we get stressed out! We were the same in a house lol 😝
@@BigOzExplorers My wife is the most unorganized person in the world and I'm not allowed to clean because I " throw away good sheet " Drives me bananas
@@russellcupples2170 😂😂
Great van tour, you're a natural presenter, explained well.
Thanks Daniel 😁🙏🏻
Up and at em. Very impressive with the young one. Just a tip. When I got my TV the guy warned me about having it too near cooking fumes. Said it could coat the circuit board and bugger it. Notice you had one of your smellys directly underneath. Otherwise, go hard. Still doing my van up and being a Vic no-one loves us at the minute. I'm a fan.
Sian: I honestly think I liked the idea of the smelly thing but to be honest I don’t actually use it that much and it needs 240v power and I prefer having the extra bench space anyway 😂 it was a nice thought but hey, at least the tv is safe now I guess 🤪
Hope your van build goes well! Look forward to seeing you on the road when they ‘release’ you all! 😉🙌🏻
The trick to chrome cast is to set it up on a wifi somewhere else. Once setup of you enable wifi sharing on your phone and make sure the SSID is the same name as the SSID on the wifi you set it up on. Chrome cast won't know the difference and will allow you to stream from your phone with out a wireless router.
Option 2 would be too use an old Android phone as a wireless router or a wireless router with 4g support. Add an additional sim card to your plan and install it in the router and it will work as if you are at home
Thanks for the tip mate! Appreciate your help ☺️ We ended up moving away from chrome cast and got a smart TV that does all of what we needed with a Telstra wifi 😁🤙🏻
Far out! I really enjoyed watching your video. I love camping. You guys are going to have so much fun once you take off. Definitely will be following you.
FYI... brake safe should be connected to the chassis of the vehicle.. not chains.. not tow bar. you should assume worst case that your tow bar fails
Yes your right, just read up on instructions etc! We will change that, thanks 😁
Hey guys, thoughts on changing this video to remove the advice for safety chains?
Lovely professional caravan! Sure you are going to be happy😊
Thanks Eva, we still love it so much! Thanks for following ❤️
What a great caravan tour! Best one we have seen! Really need to know where you got your bedseet set from!
Thanks Katharyn! The bed set was from Big W but I’d say they’d be long gone now as that was over 12 months ago!
Good solid first test of the reversing the new van. Congratulations guys so good 🤙🏻
The roof vent for travelling needs a screen over it. The first swam of bugs you drive through will end up in the van.
Very good point Adam! We’d be learning our lesson the hard way with bugs all over the bed 🤣 might have to look into that!
Love your trailer. Congrats!
Might I suggest putting all the cleaning supplies, locked, out of the reach of little hands?
The bod on the front is probably meant for a generator or outside grill. I'm surprised that your rock deflector doesn't fully protect your propane cylinders.
This video is some time ago and our little hands were old enough to know better or too young to move lol, situation has changed a lot now! 😁 the box was a great idea but the slides were shocking, couldn’t of pulled anything out with weight in those slides 👎🏻 we’ve change it now to something that suits us better!
Attach your breakaway cable to the car itself. Never to the chains. Also get actual drinking water hose as well as your water filter. Don’t use the green gardening hose for drinking water. Travel safe.
Thanks Rod! This was about two years ago and have since upgraded both. We’ve learnt a lot since then 😁 Cheers!
It looks like a nice caravan from outside. Ur son is so cute.
I like ur kitchen, ur magnetic knife holder is gr8..
Thanks Lynne! 🥰🥰
Great vid love the down to earth approach just with your water if your using a normal garden hose your water will taste crap get a fresh water hose also known as food safe hose from Bunnings and there will be no taste. hope to see you guys on the road.
Thanks for the feedback mate! Hot tip right there too, we’ll have to check them out. So far the filter seems to do the job for taste, maybe we wouldn’t have needed a filter with a different hose lol... keep your eyes peeled for a new episode dropping this weekend 🤘🏻
Great comparing yours with caravans here in Scotland, looks absolutely amazing. My guess is you're all going to love vanlife. Keep us posted. 👍
Thanks mate! So far we've loved it. It's now 10 months later, from that video with many adventures in between. We have a full series on our channel if you haven't seen it yet 😁🙌🏻
Hahaha love you guys and I picked you would be a zoner so happy for you I am saving for my zone I’ve been researching vans for over 12 months and zone offers almost everything in one package can’t wait to get on road feedback from you guys keep up the good work,
They really do have the whole kit ready to go. We haven’t needed to make any modifications and we’re able to order from the specs provided to get what we wanted! Such a great van and we’ll worth it so far 😍👏🏻
Hi guys good to see new people to caravan have fun be safe and the only thing I will say keep a eye on your gvm and gcm as it’s a big thing at the moment. Nice setup
Hey Shane, been great so far! We actually got weighed two weeks ago (in our last episode) and we come in legal! Good to know for insurance purposes at least 🤟🏻
Big Oz Explorers hi yes just watch that one today, and yes I work for a caravan repair and have see some vans come in and the insurance company will not pay out on them ,hope you guys get traveling so as going to be good to watch your trip, if ok can I ask we’re that caravan park was you were at looks nice safe travels
Won’t be long and we’ll be off by the sounds of the relaxation of the rules! I’m really glad we researched figures before we committed... I can’t imagine the devastation people must have when they check weights and it’s too late and too expensive to change!
The last park we were at was Tallebudgera Creek Tourist Park, really beautiful spot! Be wary though, it’s not normally that quiet if the usual Easter crowd had of attended! :)
Really loving the content thanks for sharing. I have a chrome cast working in my caravan now off grid But you do need two iPhones. One set up on hotspot that your spare iPhone and your chrome cast can connect to and go through the setup procedure on. there is instructions on the Internet and it does work. Just hold the button down on the chrome cast until the light goes white to perform a factory reset and then start a fresh set up procedure of it and your spare iPhone both tethered to the hotspot on another iPhone.
Thanks for the tips! :)
I saw a comment on another small home post that the electric gas starter pulls hi electricity, like a microwave, so maybe matches for when your batteries low. Love this video, we’re looking at hitting the road to tour fir my musician partner. Love seeing your info.
That’s a great tip, haven’t heard that one before! Hopefully catch you on the road somewhere one day 🤙🏻
Now that is a nice caravan.
Thanks 👌🏻
Interesting the way you presented it you would make a great representative I m impressed
Thanks so much Frank, we try to be honest real and down to the point :)
Great tour inside & out. Enjoy your Adventure Guy’s 👍🍺
Thanks guys!
Great vid, thanks for showing us all the features and how you use them. You deserve way more than 20k subs!
Thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰
Super cool and good car for travel is comfortable to sitting.
Thanks Cecile! 🥰
Wow that washing machine is going so fast.
Then again if the Van's a rocking dont bother knocking
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Nice vid guys!! You both look so happy ☺️
I love the dividing storage under your bed. We were just saying we need to build something like that for ours!
Thanks so much!! It is good having the gear separated out into portions, you’d love it as well I’m sure! ☺️
A really lovely van congrarulations to you both hope you have a safe time traveling and enjoy ,best wishes from the east coast of australia.
Thanks so much Julie and we look forward to showing you more of Australia as we go! 😁
Hey guys , great video , enjoy vanning . One thing i would comment is , we've been told you can't use rear jerry can holders for fuel . Our van handover guy mentioned it , as he has had customers fined by the popo .
I haven’t heard that before, I guess it makes sense if someone rear ends you. I’ll ask some questions! I wonder what happens if you need petrol and your in the middle of nowhere though, what’s more important to the cops, weight distribution or fuel placement 🤔 I might ask a local cop!
@@BigOzExplorers Yep , it’s weird cos a lot of vans have them , I’m sure cops would book you if they need their quota up . 🤔
Done a little research and is seems as long as you are under 250L in total for petrol, you don’t go into the dangerous goods carrying grade... so max we would ever have is 140L tank in the car and 2x 20L Jerry’s, 190L total so we’re good! Fun facts with Big Oz 🤪 That’s something new I’ve learnt today, thanks to you ☺️🙌🏻
Hey guys , nice van..just be careful of the green mats from bunnings, they can stain your floor vinyl, we had some similar at home and they left a dark patch on our kitchen floor. Enjoy.
Thank you Jules! We’ve actually got rid of the piece outside and only have the small cutout in the footwell, lucky it’s black checkerplate so we should be ok 🤞🏻 we’ve opted for a large recycled plastic mat outside now, best thing ever!!
It’s possible to convert your Apple TV to run 12v power if your happy enough with the Apple TV it’s not a hugely difficult modification
It is possible to make Apple TV run on 12V but we’re not prepared to pull the thing apart and figure it out! Our battery upgrade includes an inverter which we need for our microwave as well so we will probably use the inverter when we’re streaming because it’s simpler than chromecast! Our Wi-Fi is 12V so the Apple TV alone won’t overwork the inverter at least... The battery upgrade is next week so we will let everyone know how that all goes anyway, hopefully we can keep everything working the way we have it now! 🤞🏻
You should fill the water with food grade hose. Looks like the garden variety hose. This will make the water taste crap, even with a carbon filter. Nice van, I like it a lot.
Thanks mate! We’ve since upgraded the hose, learning lessons as we go! Thanks for the tip and compliment, appreciate it 😁🤘🏻
Great vid guys it’s my understanding that impact drivers on your landing legs can break the teeth off on the mechanism use a cordless drill instead cheers😀
Thanks for the feedback Murray, we’ve heard so many things about these now I don’t know what to think 😂 hopefully ours won’t give out but if they do I guess we will find out the hard way! Only so many tools we can carry to be within our weight and not be silly, a right catch 22 hey!
Sounds like you think we’re lifting the van with them, we don’t just FYI 💁🏼♀️ we do actually know how to use stabiliser legs, they’re not called jack legs for a reason 😊
I use a cordless drill to get them close then use the crank handle supplied to put tension on them. You will strip the bolts and bend pins with an impact gun eventually. From someone who has had to replace both because I used to use a gun.
Great video guys, first time viewer and now subscribed! You had some great tips in there too. I’m getting my new caravan soon and hope to hit the road ASAP once the borders open. I’ll stay inspired by your videos until then!
Hey guys, that’s awesome! Glad we are getting you off the sofa once a week while the borders are still closed! Even if only pretend 🤫😉 Maybe we’ll catch you on the road in the near future 🙌🏻👌🏻
Hey guys been thinking re what "tips" you have been giving and think you are going with a Hybrid and my guess is a Jawa Sirocco, how did I go ? 😀😀😀
Just found your channel. You were locals till you took off. Awesome to see some others from the area taking off.
Hello fellow south Brisvegas family 🤪 Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻🥰
Wonderfully comprehensive appraisal thanks. Plenty of ideas there. Rock slides on van (well ours at least) can also be used as jack points for high lift jack if need be. Would like to see you do an update of all the changes you've made with storage solutions/equipment carried etc since this vid now that you guys are vastly experienced. Cheers DD
We are only days away from recording it, can’t wait to share the update 🥰🙌🏻👌🏻
Great video thanks for inspireing us to travel this great country 👍🏻
Thanks Nicola and no problem! That’s what we aim to do, inspire others to get out and have a crack. It’ll be the best decision you ever make I promise 😍
Cool as I can’t wait till I get my chance to take off like yourselves love the vids btw
When the time comes your going to love every second of it! Best choice any person can make is to break away from what is ‘normal’ and give it a go 🙌🏻😁
This is really great content. Thank you for producing it!
No problem Ben, we love doing it! 😁
I was about to put down payment for a jayco journey 19.54 offroad with bunks,just saw this so il go down today and have a look at this,thanx,great vid btw very descriptive.
Oh awesome! Always good if we can help people realllyyy consider their purchase! Hope you love whatever van you end up with ☺️☺️
@@BigOzExplorers I end up getting a jayco allterrain 19ft,just picked last week but cant take it out till lockdowns come off,which happend 4pm today.
just found your channel - great vid!
Thank you! Hope to see you back again soon! ☺️
Excellent video, great van tour. Van looks excellent. Keep it up
Thanks Rob!
Great looking rig. It looks like there is plenty of room for more solar on the roof.
We’ve had another two panels put on there since this video, so happy with it 😁
Hey, That space where the manager30 is located, check out the oates plastic drawers at Bunnings.
I think they would suit that area perfectly for excess stock of say washing powder, dish washing stuff
Thanks for the tip! Will have to have a look online for them and check them out :)
You can start making Amazon or web links and start getting affiliated sale links for people to buy these awesome products. Keep it up guys! earn $ while you're on the road.
Just found your channel.The van looks fantastic, welcome to the caravan world. Looking forward to following your adventures.
That’s Russell for following our journey and the feedback, much appreciated! 😍🇦🇺
Just found and like your channel. Early planning at this stage for traveling when I retire in 2 years.
By the way nice looking FGX sitting in the shed
Hope we can help you with some planning, exciting times ahead for you! That’s the stepdads car, his pride and joy 🥰
Very informative. Great video. Saved for future reference
Glad we could help Eugene 😁👌🏻
You Ozzys surf know how to fit a lot of storage in your vans.. out Bailey is bigger but seems to have less space than yours not to mention half the weight .. next
COFFEE - check out the Bellman Cappuccino CX-25. It's a little ripper. Cheers
Ohhh thank you will check it out! 🥰
Great video as always.
Thanks Paul
Hey guys great work and good luck on your venture.
Just a lil hot tip with your storage if you can try and keep your heavy things as low as you can it will help with the centre of gravity and when you get on the bumpy road it will help with the longevity of the cupboards and shelves.
Great work keep up the good job
Thanks Matt for the top tip 🙌🏻😁
Great vid guys have given some good ideas for our own van, where did you get your bunk safety net from needing to keep grandson in his bunk
Thanks Jack! We saw Dal at Dals Custom Canvas, Slacks Creek QLD. He custom made it to our measurements. Lovely guy and he did fantastic and accurate job 👌🏻
Front tool box is made for a gen set.
We have chosen to travel without a generator and have since installed a Ziggy barbecue in the tunnel boot so the slides in the toolbox were not required and additional weight that we needed to trim off! 😁
Grouse trailer. Can't wait to see it covered In bull dust.how does the ranger tow.. This must weigh a bit Keep up the good work and look after yourselves. Cheers todd
You and I both Todd! We can’t wait to get over to WA and cover it red! 😍 Ranger tow’s really well, we were going to get a tune initially but installed an idrive instead and it’s bloody amazing 🙌🏻 we’re towing the rangers full capacity falling just under 6t too!
Thanks for tuning in and hope you enjoy our trip as we get around Aus!
In my opinion gas flame oven is the better for food quality than fan forced....otherwise awesome video
If the opinions weren't divided, there would be no choices on the market. :)
@@BigOzExplorers 👍 very good point. However, I must apologise for my poor grammar....As you may or may not be aware too much time spent in front of blazing gas stoves/ovens sucking on the heat emissions can have an affect on the brain cells...time for a well deserved beer...Lastly, thanks for producing awesome RUclips clips. Keep it up and Safe Travels.
Nice van guys good luck with all your adventures.
Thanks Brett, we love it so much! Look forward to sharing more adventures with you when the restrictions relax :)
Just up the road from where we live
Cool! Such a great spot at Talle 🙌🏻
Hi from Brisbane. Great video guys, look forward to more when the restrictions are lifted.
Thanks Keith!!
Thanks guys, lovely van and a very informative video
Thanks Rose!
Wouldn't be surprised if this was built in the same factory as Black Series. Guessing it's less expensive without the Black Series name!
Will have to have a look at them, it is a great van with a great pricetag! I’m curious now!
Hey Guys, it was a pleasure to meet you all yesterday and glad to be of help. It's great to see a lovely young family heading off to do something really special especially while the COVID 19 is happening. It takes a lot of courage to do it and something you will love and never forget! I am looking forward to following you on all of your adventures.
Thanks Carl! So glad to have met you and get your help with our weights! We look forward to sharing more of our travels with you very soon 😁
Makida makes a Battery operated Coffee Machine
Yes we’ve heard of them! Too bad our whole setup isn’t Makita!!
Hey guys how are those bunk fans for the kids... ?like the idea they are less pokeable than a normal fan
That’s what we like about them too. Still going strong over a year later and work a treat! Jack also still has 10 fingers 😜
Just found your channel loving the vids...I watch No Moss Nomads too lol :)
Oh that’s awesome glad your enjoying our content! ❤️ We love no moss too! We keep up with all their channel happenings 🙊
Nice van! Great layout! 🙂👍😎🎸
Thanks guys!
Attach cable to the car not chain,if the chain snaps before the car it won't enable the brakes.
Yes, we know this one now LOL 🤪
G'day Eric very informative video thanks mate ! Regards Craig Queensland Australia.
Eric? No problem regardless though lol 😝
@@BigOzExplorers
Ok 👍🤷♂️ I was viewing a video on mini washing machines from a bloke in the USA And thought I was commenting on his post ! Well it happens doesn’t it
Hoo Roo 🤙🇦🇺
@@craigwhitby4756 haha that’s funny, no problem! 😁🤙🏻
Hey guys, first look at your channel, and now subscribe. Awesome van, and also great job guys on your canopy project, looks awesome inside.👍
Awesome , thanks for joining the family! 😁 we’re super happy with both the van and car, especially the canopy because of all the effort involved 🤘🏻 thanks for your support!
very nice caravan, good lucky and happy trips ahead :)
Thanks so much Rachael and thanks for getting in touch 🥰
Great video guys, congratulations on achieving your dreams
Thanks so much guys and thanks for watching! ❤️
Fantastic video and an absolutely awesome van just subscribed and looking forward to sharing your adventures
Thanks so much guys! We love hearing that someone new has had enjoyment from our content! Thanks for subscribing and we look forward to sharing more of our journey with you ❤️ 🗺
Great video thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Guys, I just noticed your using a green garden hose for your water supply. You urgently need to buy a proper 'drinking water' hose to fill your tanks and use for mains water. The garden hoses have carcinogenic plastics in there make-up, and laying out in the sun, full of water, chemicals and toxins leech out into the water, that's why your tank and drinking water tastes yucky plastic. The drinking water hoses have zero taste, and are made with food grade materials. Bunnings sell them, also 'Hose-link' (online) sell them, also Anaconda BCF etc.
Hey Steve! We actually upgraded this not long after the episode! We’ve been using the water/blue hose now for some time! Thanks for the tips though 😁😁
great vid guys stay safe happy travels
Thank you! 😁
I just subscribed coz I see you tow with a Ranger, nah not really but good onya you will hav a lot of enjoyment and memories made, I’ve been towing a van for many many years and what a way to see this beautiful country, cheers 👍🍻🇦🇺
If the Ranger puts you off it won’t be there forever as there are plans happening at the moment haha 🤫🙊 thanks for tuning in and keeping in touch! Hopefully we bump into each other on the road somewhere 🙌🏻👌🏻
Big Oz Explorers nah not at all I drive a Ranger and think it’s the best towing vehicle I’ve ever had, if I update I’ll maybe look at the Dodge Ram but I’m very happy with the one I’ve got, you guys enjoy your traveling and experience everything you can coz it’s a bloody big country, I do caretaking on large properties mainly in western Queensland I’m currently on 34,000 acres West of longreach and not sure how long for I’ve been here 6 weeks now and the owners have another property and interest so they said settle in for as long as you want, plus I was out here last year for a couple of months, but you guys have a great time and hopefully we will catch up one day cheers Amos 👍🍻🇦🇺
Wow what a job! That’s awesome! Have you got your family with you at least, it would get quite lonesome on 34,000 acres...
We also love the Ranger, it’s been a great car and it’s towing great, we underestimated its capacity but it’s doing better than we thought! I wish we could keep this car but we are so close to the GCM, it’s always going to be unavoidable after the caravan was quite a lot heavier than it was supposed to be on the brochure… what can you do!
Big Oz Explorers yes I’m right on my GCM as well I’ve got a Vivid Explorer 18’6” full off road and the similarity and features are exactly the same as your van, hmmm very interesting, but no I’m out here on my own oh well I have my blue healer dog with me and the mrs is home in Hervey Bay working well is until the end of this month she was made redundant she works for News Corp Newspaper so she might come out here for a few weeks after she finishes up at the end of month but then she will go back home coz she has a elderly mother in the bay to keep a eye on. But you guys will have so much fun and memories made and at your ages you will see so much, I wish I would have done what I’m doing a lot earlier but I love the outback and the bush must be in my blood I grew up on 186,000 acre property in NSW and miss the freedom and remoteness that’s why I’m out here living the dream, cheers 👍🍻🇦🇺
Did the caravan come with everything that you have shown? it looks very nice. Can I ASK DID YOU GET IT BRAND NEW ? And what was the cost? what thing did you add extra?
Yes it came with everything as shown and we had it from brand new. We’re now two years down the track and it’s still going strong 🤙🏻👏🏻
A blunt knife is more dangerous than a sharp knife.
Ensure you can both operate the van's set up and preparing for the road. Filling water, dumping grey water etc. As well as both towing, reversing, parking, changing a tyre, etc. If anything happens either of you can completely takeover, while the other person is laid up.
Seriously I would invest about $300 and buy a Personal EPERB (an emergency position location beacon), meaning in a medical emergency you can call for emergency assistance. Anything which your life is endangered. If seriously going off-road, look into getting something like a Codan Outback Radio transmitter/receiver. You may need to get an operator's licence. It means you can also call for assistance of anyone within radio distance, talk to others on the road. What many do is put their call-sign on the back of their vansand even roof, so others following can call you, warn they want to over take etc. Or in an emergency, aircraft can recognise you from the air.
Also going bush, ensure you are carrying some form of personal protection, wink wink, even a bl**dy big wrench or cattle Taser. Cable zip ties make good restraining ties if needed to keep an unwanted stranger secured.
We are a relatively a safe country but on occasion unlawful individuals can spoil it for others. Always ensure someone knows your timetable and checking in like clockwork. They could also be a means of getting help for you if something goes wrong. Don't be frighten of talking to the Police in outback towns. If you have a bad stretch of road ahead, they can stay in touch with the next station on your destination, to ensure you arrived safely.
Road conditions can change at the drop of a hat, you need to be aware at all times, you also have children to consider. Teach your daughter a safe word, for when you want her to go to a safe spot immediately to hide. Think about that one. Sorry, I don't want to make you frighten of hitting the road or the outback but at the same time, you need to be smart to be safe. Like NOT always stopping on the road to assist a car. Always listen to your gut, listen to each other. "She'll be right mate", isn't always safe.
You can use your mobile or radio to get them help unless it is a life and death situations, then of course you stop but hopefully you will also have your EPERB to use. If one of you leaves your camp to go exploring or even fishing when out of site, then take the EPERB with you along with your two way radio, water and hat.
Since Covid, we need to be really aware of our personal safety at all times. The harder life gets, the more risks there are from strangers who fall on hard times. Even when getting fuel and you all leave your vehicle, ensure your car keys are in your pocket and your vehicle is locked. Never leave your car unlocked when not in it for driving.
Sit down and write down some rules for when you are on the road, alone. If need be have little quizzes or mini exercises until you feel comfortable. If you run into trouble, you need to act quickly, not become paralyzed with fear.
We have spent many years travelling and living around Australia. We know roads can be lonely and dangerous. If you breakdown, never leave your vehicle, never when outback on dirt roads. Good luck from Townsville. You will have some amazing experiences, our country is incredible. Stay safe and have fun.
Thanks for the tips! ☺️ Lucky for us, we’ve got a lot of country background in Australia and are aware of a lot of these things already! Not just city slickers hitting the road 😉
@@BigOzExplorers Great to hear after living and working our way around Australia ourselves, we have seen our fair share of people come to grief. After volunteering in regional cities and outback towns in road rescue, we have pulled too many people out of situations they unfortunately found themselves in with little experience. As well as being on too many search and rescues for missing people. With larger RVs and 4x4 vehicles, many owners don't have experience off the highways and many are aware of the pitfalls of their own heath issues deteriorating in remote locations, without the benefit of assistance.
With such a lovely family, just stay safe and enjoy our vast wonderful country. I was heartened by you impressive tool kit, I hope it includes a snatch and grab or equivalent as well.
Hi guys, I thoroughly enjoyed this video, the tour of your new home, the tips and the down to earth commentary. Kept me watching the whole video! My definite highlight was baby Jack he's uber cute reminded me of my moko boy (grandson) that lives on the other side of the world in Ireland 😭. All the best with your travels and adventures. Arohanui from a Kiwi wanna be caravan owner. 🌺👍😁🌺
Thanks so much for your feedback, I’m glad you have enjoyed it! We have a full travel series while we are in the van if you want to check it out 😁 you never know, your situation might change and you still could become a caravanner yourself 😎 never say never! Thanks again for following 🥰🙌🏻💖
Awesome!!! Can't wait for the next video. Wicked set up
Thank you Tayla!
We used an Amazon firestick (like yourselves chromecast got ditched), once tethered to the mobile hotspot it worked perfect and being just a usb to run I just plugged it into the tv usb, already has the usual stream networks built in (netflix, prime vid, youtube and many more) saved the bother of casting to tv. Since upgraded to a JVC Firetv so all built into the tv meaning just 1 remote to worry about. I'm just not sure they're available in Oz.
raspbery Pi running kodi installed. for 12v tv. it will actually run off a 5v usb
Interesting! Thanks for the suggestion 😁
When covid us over I want to travel with the kids
Definitely do it! Such an amazing experience! ❤️
Same as Cameron Caravan CRV
Funny how vans can be so similar !
Fantastic walk-through, thank you. Great tips too! You're tidy and organised, loved the OCD clothesline, haha - I can relate.
Can I please ask where you got the double shelf racks inside your kitchen cupboards?
Hey Kylie! Seems lots of people relate with the OCD 😂😂 the shelves were from Howards Storage but I know Big W has them too (much cheaper) I already bought them when I figured it out though 🤦🏼♀️ lol thanks for watching! ❤️
@@BigOzExplorers Thank you.
One thing could be problem. Decent stainless steel knives are not magnetic.
That would explain why our good knives fall down on roads but the cheaper ones don’t!
Thanks for video. Where did you buy toothbrush holders
Howard storage, they have everything 😂