How to Plan YOUR TRIP around Australia - Gear, Safety & Security - 2/3
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- How to Plan YOUR TRIP around Australia - Gear, Safety & Security - 2/3
Family Travel Road Trip Australia Ep 134
Ultimate Road Trip Series Australia
Season 5
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0:00 Welcome to The Feel Good Family Ultimate Road Trip Series Australia
0:52 Explore More, Discover More, Live more
2:06 Gear, Safety & Security - How to Plan YOUR TRIP around Australia - Part 2
5:06 Basic Set-up Gear for Caravan Travel
7:12 Ground dogs awning anchor kit
8:00 Flat out hoses
9:10 Grey Water Tank
10:21 MaxTrax
12:19 Caravan Leveling Tips
16:47 Spare hoses, adapters and parts
19:57 Small Tool Kit
22:00 Safety for rechargeable batteries
24:28 Safety and Security for Caravan Travel
25:45 Children and Caravan Safety
26:49 Wheel Locks, Alarms, Spare Keys
28:22 Witi security system
29:30 First Aid Kit
31:00 Towing Course and 4 Wheel Drive Course
33:20 Grab Bag - Go bags
35:29 Powder Fire Extinguishing
35:50 Location of Emergency Services
37:16 Personal Locator Beacon
39:40 Have Cash
40:20 Car Mirror Maintenance and Care
41:10 Gas Detector for Caravan
42:20 Two-Way Radio
43:38 Maps App Offline
45:00 Summary for Preparing for Road Trip in the Caravan
48:14 Ground Dogs Awning Anchor Kit
51:35 Join the Feel Good Family Community www.thefeelgoodfamily.com
This week we are talking about our must have gear, what you need and don’t need for a basic set up, and how to keep you and your family safe on the road.
After 80,000km and 2.5 years full time travelling around Australia we are excited to be sharing our Lessons from a Lap Year mini-series. We’ll be sharing all the details on the mistakes that we’ve made, what we’ve learnt from others mistakes, and the things we would do differently. Plus, loads of great information, tips and tricks, resources and so much more.
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Good advice guys, especially on meeting your camp neighbours. If he says his name is Mick Taylor and he loves guns…. Run Forest Run! 😬😬👍👍😂😂
Safety is a huge thing for me. I’m a big believer of trust your gut. I’m super aware of my responsibility to my son when we travel. Thanks for showing me the must haves too
So much valuable information. Thank you 😀
Wow you guys are amazing! Hope you have loads of popcorn for the viewing hours 🎉😅🏕️🙌
Absolutely great content in this clip! Keeping the car in neutral with hand brake on when unhitching, absolutely gold!!! We never knew that or even thought of it!!
Thanks guys ... love your vids !
Awesome video ,Katie & Paul.Thanks for the tips.We look forward to going one day.Safe travels 🙏🙂
Thank you - go for it and stay positive 🙏💙
That was me that mentioned the car key alarm. I learnt a tip from you guys tonight put the car in neutral tip. Will try that one 👍. Great episode and lots of good advice for the greenies and some for the not so green. One thing about travelling is your always learning new things.
Thank you so much and has been a positive suggestion for so many others now too. Safe travels 💙😊
Love watching you guys. Fantastic series presented with the must haves.
Thanks for some great tips. You just keep giving us positive ideas. Safe travels.
Great vid. Lots of handy tips. Thanks.
Great video series guys. Can't wait for the third one and the E Book. We are interested in the checklists. Just starting out, so need all the help we can get.
Thank you. Katie not sleeping this week bringing it all together and it is jam packed, and looking amazing! Safe travels and thank you for your support 😊
We love the flat out hose as well. We have had ours for 10 years now and it is still going strong. Love the reel for the power cord as well. Great episodes.
Wow! That’s a great story to share - love a product that does what it says 👍👍
Suggest a must have is a torque wrench. You should check your 4WD and van wheel nuts on a regular basis, especially after corrugated roads. People using a simple wheel brace tend to over tighten and damage the threads. Torque wrenches ensure you tighten your wheel nuts correctly to the van / 4WD manufacturers setting I.e The correct torque setting. Some people a scared off using a torque wrench believing them to be too technical but they are easy to use. If you are not sure there are plenty of good how to use RUclips videos out there.
Hi Jo, thank you and we will include this info in the ebook 👍😊
Thanks guys you made me feel better about our setup we are pretty close so I sleep better now 😊
I don't often comment but in this case, really well done. A great share, thanks.
Awesome video, packed with so much info! Thank you!
Cheers - it’s been a lot of fun getting this series together, it has reminded us just how incredible traveling is!
Thank you so much for this video. I'm in the early stages of planning a road trip and looking for a caravan, and you mentioned all the things I need to get.
That’s fantastic!! We also have an updated video series that you can find on our RUclips Channel (a bit off looking) Season 7 episodes 168 & 169 - this is full of info as well 😊👍 safe travels
Another great episode - thanks for all the tips. We love our B.E.S.T. water filter - Australian made and is great! Who doesn't love clean and safe water.
Cheers guys and safe travels!
You are amazing in everyway!!
Family , communication, tips, humble nature and tour's organisation. I am Brazilian and super your fan. Well done. Congratulations.
Hi Monica! Thank you so much for your beautiful words 💙😊☀️🌴
Very informative and has given me some ideas on what we should take. Think I'm going to fun downsizing the gear in the van.
Cheers Dave, getting ready to go is awesome fun and if you realize you need something down the road it’s never too hard to sort out if you are prepared 👍 safe travels
Thankyou for another great episode 😃 so many great tips!! We love watching your episodes (seen them all!) We head off on our lap this weekend… finally - took your ‘weigh it before you go advice’ (from your ep in Darwin) back in Jan and have just got our home on wheels back after a major upgrade to make her legal and safe, money so well spent. Loved the neutralising step too!! You’ve been great inspiration, thanks for making such awesome content ❣️
Wow!! We are so excited for you guys 😀👍☀️🌴 safe travels - go slow - see you down the road 💙
2 and a half years on the road . Wow how time flies. I've watched every video. Good info there. Can't wait to see next week's video.
Thank you Lyn for your amazing support 💙
Handy episode peeps!
Great information. Love your videos, interesting, not too long or short - you've got it sorted.
Thank you 😊 you’ve made our day! Safe travels 🌴☀️
@@TheFeelGoodFamily Watched the first vid of these 3 today. The thing I love most about couples and families who do these videos so well is how nice they are to each other. You all just give and take and put each others strengths forward, and laugh when your weaknesses show up. It's a lovely way to be.
Great video!
thanks for posting, great information. nothing like experience.😀
Cheers and safe travels!
For someone thinking about a lap one day this video was really helpful
Some great tips again team. Thanks 😊
Hey Dave! Hope you are fantastic and keeping safe - just finishing the edit on this weeks episode, should be a good wrap up to the series 😉👍
Oh my goodness…so thankful for the “neutrilise” tip!
It really makes a great difference in the movement of the van/vehicle! Safe travels.
Thank you again - love the tip about the car keys and alarm!
Isn’t it a fantastic idea!
Great video guys, never forget to put wheel chocks under tyres is great advice. We nearly lost our camper trailer into the Murray, luckily it jackknifed and came to a stop about 6m from river 🤦♂️🤦♂️😬😬🤣🤣 embarrassing as a few people clapping and laughing at me trying to stop the runaway camper
Holy moly!! A red face is better than a wet camper 🙏😅
Jasper will have some great memories and scars to prove it ,🤙😂! Scars aren’t great, but if earned by experiences worth it ! Great video guys well done 👍
Great show , thanks so much we just love it … Canberra awaits you
Great videos guys, servicing a need for many who need this sort of info....Just a couple of things that I do is at the uncoupling stage, make sure the LAST thing thats done is to detatch the Breakaway system lanyard for obvious reasons....if your van tries to reject you and run away , the brake system will deploy and ruin its day....and secondly re free camp van security, mine is a DO35 hitch so I have knocked out the rowel pin from the big nut on the end of the coupling....I can then unthread the nut, slide the coupling shaft out, put in the car, bring the chains up over the hitch area and lock them up with a decent lock so there is nothing there for someone to hook up to EASILY.....Only takes 5 mins to reinsert the shaft later, thread the nut back on, and drop a large split pin thru the hole so the nut cant vibrate off (and pin easily removed for next time).....works for me.....Cheers
Hi Graham, these are fantastic - thank you!
Great tips thanks for sharing 👍
Cheers! Just editing this weeks and should be a packed episode - hope you like it!
Put out by the price a bit !!!!! Yikes $670 to get a 15,5 and 1.5 holy cow !!!
Loved the idea of the flatout hoses but wow !
I’m trying to convince myself that my new Sojourn is worthy of having it ! 😂😂😂
How’s the van going? The flat house hose is definitely worth the $$ - premium van deserves the best products to compliment it 😊🙌
@@TheFeelGoodFamily cheers, two weeks in and the van is awesome, our third van and we’re very happy with it.
And I weakened and got the hoses, the van deserves it ha ha ha.
Happy travels.
Hey guys awsome vids and content another emergency advice if you are deep In a remote area with no phone signal you can DIAL 112 for emergency services it will go to satellite and work that way you don't need to have signal or reception.
PS: respect for the grind. 😉
Thank you 🙏 😊🙌🇦🇺🏕️💙
If you are going to travel remote & alone I recommend an advanced first aid course which gives you training over & above the standard course especially useful when help could take a long time to arrive.
With regard to van safety, if you can padlock your safety chains so they cannot be used it is handy because even if you have an unusual coupling, some thieves will use your safety chains to attach your trailer to their vehicle.
The powder in powder extinguishers will compact over time if left in the same position all the time so ocasionally rotate the extinguisher several times to loosen the powder so the extinguisher will be more likely to work when you need it.
If you are polite to truckies when you are on the road you can either call them to overtake you when it is safe if you are slower than the truck.
When it is raining & you wish to overtake a truck, ask the driver to call you around when it is safe because you probably will be unable to see around him because of the water spraying from his tyres. Remember, truckies are professionals & family people & they wish to get home safely to their families.
I have made a policy of allowing other drivers to overtake when it is safe to do so because that way I get to choose when they do overtake keping me & my family safe.
Another great vid
Thank you Lesley 😊
Good Evening Feelgood Family from the Central Coast NSW
Hope you are well Marinus! 😊☀️🌴
i think you need to do a more detailed segment on smoke alarms, carbon monoxide and LPG leak detectors. All 3 are different and have to be mounted at 3 different heights. Unless you are using a hand held LPG leak detector with your finger on the button it will not send out an alarm, therefore this will not work whie you are sleeping. You cannot buy a plug-in type in Australia for Australian standards, they have to be hard wired here and need to be wired in to the battery system as well for off-grid camping. These also have to be fitted within 30cm of the floor and not more than 2mtrs from the appliance. I know you can buy a gas safety valve for your gas bottle but this is just an added insurance. The Carbon-monoxide detector will not detect LPG. This needs to be fitted high on the wall with the smoke alarm on the ceiling. There are a lot of people out there that don't know this and could benefit from the knowledge. Just a suggestion is all.
My husband and I find your comments very helpful. We are just about to start our first trip. The only thing what worries me, Szilvia the wife, is being attacked during free camping.
So could you please, elaborate ( only shortly) about your experiences. What actions did you take? How was the situation solved?
Looking forward to your reply.
Thank you,
Szilvia
oh no 4 max trax
Where to keep your spare car keys?
We have a "tow bar" combination safe, which I purchased some hitch tube and fitted it to the roof rack.
you guys should do a video with trip in a van
Hi guys. Love watching your episodes, the best ones online. We’d like to ask a question about free camping and how that might go with a caravan that’s not as up-to-date as yours, that is a caravan without an ensuite. In your recent question-and-answer episode you discussed a grey water tank that is separate. Would this work for say an outdoor shower with a pump. Trying to work out if something like this is going to cause issues for us and are we going to be locked into nothing more than caravan parks. Figure that as you’ve been to all the states you could be the best ones to ask. We are aware each state has different rules and regulations but it’s very difficult trying to work out exactly what is what hope you can help. Thank you.
Hey Phil, firstly only a few free camps do you need to catch your water, very small percentage at this stage! Yes to investing in a portable shower kit (quite a few different kinds out there) and you could also look at a 20litre portable toilet (under $200). A large percentage of free camps have drop toilets that are regularly maintained on most states. Always have toilet paper 😉👍 hope this helped!
Just finished watching the latest video. We particularly liked the tip on putting the car in neutral when parking. Do you happen to have a discount code for the ground dog pegs.
Thank you! No unfortunately we don’t currently - we are working on this asap!
Another great episode, does make me laugh you call your hilux a truck 🤪
My son is 8 and I could not agree with you more leave them in car!
if you get cort with out max tracts you can use a couple of beach towls if you are desprate .
Love this idea!!
@@TheFeelGoodFamily i have max tracts but never used them i was on a farm so i had dute hesion bags and have used them a number of times
By the way we love our ground dogs howwwwl
This has made us smile! 😊👍 howwwl!
watch you don't stack too many of those rocks on top of your caravan, nice photo though
if you dont go away seperatly you would not need the second first aid kit if you are at the van the car would be there also
Very true!
Hi just wondering what those bags are that you had your hose fittings in please?
Hi Matt, they are so good - MSA gear - you can check on their website www.msa4x4.com.au
@@TheFeelGoodFamily Thank you I will check them out! Really enjoying watching your videos so much useful information & many questions answered so thank you 👏
Is anyone else here just to watch wifey? 🤓
That’s why I’m here 😅🕺👍
@@TheFeelGoodFamily she will leave you for me! I can wind my jockey wheel by hand so there.....
Cashless society I have a 4 fold Aluminium foil in my wallet so that some artist can't wifi my debit, credit etc cards
This has happened to B&B - Back 2 Basics, I believe Aliminium prevent your details to be stolen
Inform yourself about it
Cheers Frank, we will read up
On this. Safe travels!