Another stunning video video Joe,You have such a good eye with the camera,turning all those pictures into a moving book filled with mystic. Always a great pleasure to to watch,for turning the page what will behold ✨
yes from Snow capped mountain tops to deserts and everything in between, and a lot of those years I spent over 100 nights in it in each year. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
Fantastic video as always. I did that trip on a Honda C90 in 2019. Loved every minute, even in the torrential rain north of Hokitika and through the Lewis pass.
Thanks for showing this trip. I did the South Island back in 2003 on a bmw R80..so good to visit all again. I went back in ‘06 and stayed three months. Should have moved there as a young man. Great people.
You are welcome mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series. Your trip sound like it would have been fun on the BMW R80 back then, Yes it is a stunning place and great people.
Thanks mate, I think the island also has something to do with that, it is such an incredible place to explore, I find if you get into the rhythm of your environment it makes the experience even richer.
Awesome video as always. Motorcycling and camping are no easy task to do at the same time. After two days without enough sleep, you remained without complaint, inspired.❤
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. I am having way to much fun to complaint, I have done over 80,000km motorcycle camping and I still get excited about it.
Great stuff. I just got home from a 9k ride from Perth, Gibb River, Tanamai, plenty Highway to home north of Newcastle. I understand the tent life - love it.
@@shaynegriffin684 Wow that's a big journey. How corrugated was the Tanamai? Last year I looked at going though but was told by people coming out that it was brutal and had them down to 40kmph. It was due to be graded but not before I was passing there.
@@freewayproject Road was good - i think that people’s prospective on “rough roads” is just that. I was also told that the road was rough, a bike is different to a car and a caravan. Just commit and go is how I approach it. Basically covered it in one day. Better be quick as the bitumen man is active at both ends.
Joe.. Mate the scenery has just gotten better and better as you've progressed on your trip. As always mate awesome photography. Thanks for taking us along on the ride again mate. 👍🍻
Air mattresses…always offer the threat, a hole, that MAYBE can be patched. “We are victims of comfort.” Keb Mo. Thank you for sharing this adventure…from US, east Tennessee. P.S. Never, ever, make camp in a river bed.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the series. In the Australia series I had an air mattress that got holes in it 8 different times in it so I ended up getting this one half way through the trip, luckily this one has only had the one hole, which was caused by user error of dragging it with hear on it over rocks. Where I camped was about 8 feet above the dry part of the river bed and higher than the farm land around, my concern was if it did rise I would be left on an island and not be able to ride out, but as it was Autumn and not spring (rivers fed by snow melt) there was very little chance of the river rising a foot. But always a good reminder, thank you. Hopefully I can get over there soon to do a ride and explore the lesser known and off road area's, I have been through Tennessee a couple of times staying in Knoxville during Autumn, I don't think there is a more beautiful sight than the trees on the hills with their Autumn colors.
Joe, absolutely love your channel! I live in the United States, but got a job as a kids show animator for a company in New Zealand back in 2000. I was overwhelmed by the beauty and the simplicity of the country. And you’re really capturing it. Cheers!
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series. Yes New Zealand is stunning and so many unique areas, when I think i have seen it all NZ throws something else at me, totally different but still beautiful. It's been an incredible experience.
As an Auzzie living in NZ since the 80s its great to see a fellow Auzzie exploring this fantastic country by bike. Its given me a real lift to watch and listen to you. Thanks a lot. Cheers.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series. Yes I will be looking to get a ground matt with the next tent I get, I had 22.3kg of gear so I have 700g left to still get on the plane with no issue, hopefully I can find one at 700g or less.
The even more surprising thing is for many of those years I stayed in the tent over 100 night per year. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
I was one that liked your talk re your tent Joe. That's an impressive tent considering what you use it for. I just hope you pass on your new tent details. Sharing that sort of thing, makes it a bit more personal for the Viewers. I'm still enjoying your trials and tribulations of this New Zealand adventure of yours. I thank you for that. 👏👏😊
Yes I could have asked for more from this tent, I have had a lot of years where I have spent over 100 nights in the tent per year so it has done a lot of work. When I don finally get a new tent I will go over the gear once I have used it. I'll be doing another gear review at the end of this series.
Recently I watched your Australia travel seris And and now watching Newzealand series that is also going very well , what a grate place to be Thank you for sharing , Joe 🤝 Looking forward to your next video
Amazing videography and photos as normal Joe. Took me back to when I was last there in 2015. So amazed how far Fox Glacier has retreated in 9 years. I also got amazing shots of Lake Hawea on a completely still day. The reflections were next level. We drove around the corner and were in awe as it looked like we were falling off the end of the earth. Amazing place
so good to watch, very interesting and complimentory of New Zealands natural beauty. Might be the most intelligent Australian visitor to grace our shores lol.
IT's great to hear you enjoyed the episode Graeme, I wouldn't accuse me of being intelligent haha, I just think the beauty of the New Zealand landscape speak for themselves, it amazes me the abundance of stunning places.
Yussss!! Absolutely awesome mate love the west coast and all that epic scenery. The ride from Fox Glacier out to Gillespies Beach is a nice off road trail too.
I have a video of that drive on my channel. defiantly one special place to camp and visit especially when there is snow on the alps and no clouds pretty amazing to see the mountains and the fox glacier from the beach. Don't forget to visit lake Matheson when in Fox Glacier.
@freewayproject Thank you!! It was a bit of a spontaneous trip to Gillespies Beach just wanted to photograph the Southern Alps while they had a fesh dusting of snow and it wasn't raining.
In the dark, all the roads look cozy and familiar, no matter where they are. This unites us all. There is also an amazing variety of landscapes in the episode and an abundance of long single-lane bridges! In the video they appear so narrow and long that it is difficult to imagine how people decide whether to go or give way. Surprise shower at the end.
Always fun riding dirt track in the dark. All the single lane bridges have small signs at the start with a red and black arrow, the black arrow means you have right go way the red means the other person has right of way, but if you are on the bridge first then you have right of way.
@@freewayproject the question was not about signs, but about visibility :) is it easy to notice vehicle at the other side, especially with turns before bridge 🥲
@@anosan17 I mentioned the signs as the right of way is decided by the visibility, so the one with the least visibility normally get the right of way as they, as the side that has to yield will see them first. I never had an issue not seeing the other end before getting onto the bridge and as it is a single lane I slowed down before getting there. I hope that makes it clearer
Man I really want to get a bike and try something like this now. I really hope Big Agnus see these videos and hook you up with a new 3 person tent. I'll have to watch all your other adventures after this series. Epic
Epic Joe! As always :) FWIW. A cheap, small plastic tarp under the tent footprint saves the tent floor and serves as a clean base under the tent vestibule… Also a quality foil blanket for inside the tent under the mat, sleeping bag etc. Stops the ground cold rising up and lets you sleep without needing many layers. Both pack / roll up small and are lightweight! I hate being cold 🥶
loving these adventures mate!! thanks for visiting our beautiful west coast!! you find the most amazing places to camp. awesome videography and editing as always!! looking fowled to the next episodes and adventures!!
Had to have a chuckle when you said "head west to the coast and hopefully it's not raining"... I've never been to the west coast when it's not raining. It's one bloody soggy bit of nz.
What an awesome adventure. The ol hole in the mattress, yeah, bet that was abit of let down. The roads are amazing to ride in that part of NZ and that certainly isn't a let down. Tramping in that area by the blue pools is a must do if your keen on that... Cheers for the vids
Hey Joe, good to see the West Coast put the good weather on for you. Not a lot of places on earth like the West Coast of the South Island of NZ when the sun is shining, lived there for 5 years, it is a special place for me. Thanks again for some great content.
brilliant video as always. love getting to see more and more of my country on your journey. hope we can get a full review of the scram 411 and the end of this series too.
Fantastic series of vids. You have a very easy way, which makes your vids v compelling. Love your editing. Keep this up and you may get to 'Itchy Boots' views. Being a kiwi but living offshore for a long time, these videos certainly bring a sense of nostalgia. The west coast is probably my favourite region of the South Island. Well done!
Thanks Chris, it's great to hear you enjoyed the series. Yes the west coast is amazing, well everywhere I went on the island was unique and breathtaking. I'm about to start the new series on Friday.
Fantastic scenery on the west coast. Pity the weather wasn't better so you could see the mountains. A bit sad to see Fox Glacier. I was there 22 years ago, and we walked up onto it. Comparing my photos to your video it has receded quite a lot. Beware the Kea's! They used to love destroying cars in the car park there. Cheers,
I remember driving the west coast road about 15 years ago, going the opposite direction, was mind blowing. Holy crap Fox glacier has receded a long way, were you stopped and saw it in the distance, we crossed the rocky valley there with a tour group and walked along it for a bit :O. Wait until you go across the Alpine Rd back to CC. watch out for the bloody Kea's, they'll chew the shite out of anything they can get their beaks on :)
It is an amazing place to explore, yes someone mention it had receded a lot but I had no idea how much but as you said that's a lot. Thanks for the tip on the Kea's.
You've probably already replaced your tent but I only buy them if they have the poles attached to the fly, and preferably one you can also leave the inner attached to the fly and pitch it all in one hit. Saves the mess of pitching the non waterproof fly to get drenched in a downpour. I can remember crossing a swing bridge in the Hokitika Gorge when I was a wee fella. The water was flowing pretty strongly (in flood) and half the boards were missing. Another great video.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Half the boards missing on one of those bridges as a kid, you would have felt like Indiana Jones haha, that would have been epic.
I road-tripped through the south island of NZ in 2004. In my head it seems just a few years ago but it is two decades!!! Life flashes by. 😦 I have the Big Agnes Copper Spur two man tent that I use for bike packing, hiking etc and it only just fits into my bag due to the long poles. The bike packing version with the shorter poles would be great and much easier.
time does fly but that would have been a fun trip back then. Yes that is my thoughts too with the shorter bikepacking poles, it will be easier to pack. I hope you enjoyed the episode.
@@freewayproject Yes I am enjoying all the episodes a lot thanks Joe. I am inspired to head over to NZ again. Even twenty years ago the area was super touristy (in fact I first visited the area in 1985 and it was touristy then!) I couldn't find a room for any sort of reasonable price in Queenstown and had to drive all the way to Wanaka. The towns were much smaller and less developed then though from memory. Back in the 80s many Kiwis drove British cars from the 1950s.
After franz Joseph glacier is a tiny town called wataroa. It looked like you went straight through there. Well I worked on a farm at the end of that road. It really had me excited excited to see you go camp out there. I didn't have a car or phone for a a bit and I never felt further from civilization
Yes that was the small town I went through. It definitely was very quiet and peaceful. A stunning part oft he island. It does sound like a great way to discount for a while.
The best part about your trip so far is how few people you've come across. I'm sure much of this is due to the magic of editing, however, it would seem you have much of the road all to yourself. Kudos for picking a rather unconventional bike for your trip. You don't see the RE Scram featured in many camping moto-vlogs.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series. The road have been pretty empty except around towns, but I think I see more cyclist bikepacking around than cars. As mentioned at the start of the series I looked at shipping my Himalayan motorcycle over but the cost was to great so I looked at hiring a bike so I asked Royal Enfield (Australia/New Zealand) if they knew anyone who hired Himalayans, there reply was "we have a bike sitting there that you can borrow" so that is how I ended up on the Scram, it has done a great job so far.
Hi Joe, I think you got a lot out of your tent. I imagine you would have set it up and taken it down many hundreds of times! I'd go the three man too, more space, more options to store/protect gear. New Zealand, amazing hilly/mountainous grasslands, now verdant rain forest with glaciers thrown in! Gotta go and see it for myself! Keep on riding!
yes, I have done a lot of years with over 100 nights in the tent in each year. Will definitely get a Big Agnes again. New Zealand is definitely worth exploring, so many amazing places so diverse too.
Wow Joe, I'm getting pretty sick of these amazing videos you are making ..... ( not ).....just keep them coming ... plus the awesome photography .......you are having a fantastic trip that's for sure ....... cheers mate ......
It's great to hear you enjoyed that one Rodney. It's surprising I think well there can't been any more unique awesome locations, but then New Zealand keeps delivering.
Awesome country that south west coast, been there several times in my 20s, long time ago . You didn't mention it but NZs main goldfields are around Hokitika and north. Had a few fossicks around the area back then. Worked in a shearing shed at the far end on lake hawea once or twice as well
Yes this whole island is awesome, and quite diverse. Ah is that where the main area for gold was. Well Lake Hawea would have been an amazing spot to work.
@@freewayproject they wanted 700 plus for the tent you bought. It was originally $1400 plus. Damn, Mate, expensive, so happy you got a deal. Safe travels.
Another great vid mate, I've been loving the photos at the end, I dig your editing style. It's always better to be safe than sorry but you would have been fine in the camp spot you bailed on worrying about the river rising. Those rivers start getting full in spring when the snow starts melting, you'd need days of heavy rain to get in trouble at this time of year.
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed this episode. Yes it seemed illogical that the river would rise for the exact reasons you mentioned, but just just super cautious. It's like the don't camp under gum trees thing in Australia, the chance is very low but if you google image search "gum tree falling on campers"
@@freewayproject just watched a few videos, I did not know that about gum trees, shallow roots in dry areas? Australia man... if the drop bears don't get you, the trees will ;)
@@KiwiPokerPlayer what happens mainly is that there branches grow so large that where they attached to the trunk can't handle the weight any more so they just snap off, you'll see in the motorbike journey in Australia that I always check what trees are near me or above me and always stay clear of gum trees.
The Lone Rider tents look really good, the only down side for me ( and it's only that if flying due to luggage restrictions, otherwise there are no downsides) is the weight at 6.42kg, on the NZ trip I could only take 23kg the one I have is 1kg.
Thanks for the information, I had a look, right now it will take me a while to save up for a Big Agnes that's on sale, from what I could find it seems the hillerberg is 4 times the cost, they do sounds like incredible tents, it just may take too long to save for one before I want to camp again.
@@freewayproject keep an eye out for second hand. some on TM now. I have a hilly atko I'll sell but I find it too small. anjan 2 has plenty of room, 1.8kg. I use it adv riding. REI half dome a good mid cost tent. I always say no YKK zip not buying, even with clothing.
Enjoyable cruising along on your NZ adventure. Lucky you found that leak! 9 years use out of a tent, that speaks volumes for the quality. I am wanting to upgrade from my coffin like Naturehike Cloudup 2 (cheaper copy of your current BA tent) to Big Agnes Copperspur HV UL 2 bikepacking version .... but OMG the price!😮
Thanks Kathleen, great to hear you are still enjoying the series. Yes my tent I have spent over 100 nights a year for many of those 9 years in it. So per night the cost would have been under a dollar a night from when I purchase it. If you look around I have seen the Tiger wall HV UL 2 bikepacking version for just under $500AUD
@freewayproject I use my tent for bikepacking, rather than motorcycle touring, so it needs to be well under 2kg and preferably with short fold poles! Kinga (On Her Bike) uses the Lone Rider tents.
@@kathleenhart707 yes I am looking at getting the same tent again but with the bikepacking poles as then I want need such long bags (it will give me more options). And they cost less than the Lone Rider tents.
Great footage Joe. My Big Agnes Copper Spur 2person is now 10yrs old - had a hard life but still going strong. Also have a 4person for when we travel 2up - expensive but well worth it and great support from Wild Earth should you have issues.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode Hein. Yes they are really good tents, I have done a lot of years with over 100 nights a year in mine so it's done an amazing job. I'll be getting another Big Agnes eventually to replace this one.
Keep up the great story Joe I visited NZ in February to go to the Burt Munro festival and a lot of the roads I have watched you ride during your amazing trip bring back great memories well done.
Yes it’s amazing how blue the water 💧 is . I rode a lot of that area myself , I don’t think 🤔 you have gone over the Hasp pass yeat ? , because you are definitely heading South . You need to check out the “ world’s fastest Indian “ and National Motorcycle Museum in Dunedin .
Such a beautiful part of the world. No I did not go over the Hasp Pass, I have already gone through Dunedin in episode 5 as I came down the east coast then around the bottom.
It is an epic place to ride, New Zealand seems to have been created to riding on a motorbike. I know the 450 is in Australia now. I bought my Himalayan 411 second hand as that is all I could afford, it will take some time before the 450 is selling second hand at a good price, so I won't be buying one in the foreseeable future (although I would like to).
That "gravelly sand," can be treacherous...... 🙄 Last Sunday I was riding in a dry river bed and I hit a deep spot, the front twisted and I went down. My foot was trapped between my hard pannier and the muffler. It took a while to get my foot out, so it ended up getting roasted like a steak. I'd say it was done to medium rare. No broken bones as far as I can tell on this one, but I'll be off the bike for a bit. I'm most likely going to ditch the hard panniers and go soft moving forward.
Oh that suck to hear, hopefully the burns aren't to bad and heal quickly. I found hard panniers great if you are manly on road, and soft better if tackling more off road stuff. hard panniers are way more convent and simpler to use.
Hey there Joe, man I love these videos and cannot thank you enough for sharing with us all, the scenery is so incredible to say the least. I know it has to be really hard leaving certain areas where you stay, just curious Joe, back in Australia your home, are these trips planned way in advance, and does it coincide with work as to be able to leave for long periods of time, I have a small business and dealing with many customers these long rides we do take a lot of planning in advance so was just curious. We shove off on our yearly trip near end of next month, time cannot get here fast enough. Keep doing what you’re doing, keep exploring, wonder what’s up around the next bend. Rob U.S.
You are welcome Rob, as always it is great to hear you are enjoying each episode. Well work wise I make documentaries, which can take years and have large breaks between filming due to all kinds of reasons. I also film and do photo shoots for brands so it's not a continual job like say an office job. So there is a lot of flexibility with time. I also don't spend a lot of money so I don't need to make a lot ( I am more about the experiences rather than owning fancy things). As you might have seen I have mainly free camped on all these journey's and the place I did stay in NZ was $50NZD ($30USD) so that keeps cost down with the rest being free. I also don't each much on these trips and what I eat is cheap like tin tuna and fruit lest than $10AUD ($6.50USD) a day. Planning, well there isn't much at all, The journey across Australia the only plan was to get to the Indian ocean on the other side of the country, that was the whole plan. I mean as I left I was going to go north a bit and through the centre but large flood waters was coming through the centre of the country and cutting off the dirt roads so I decided to go south. Also I only decided to go about 3 days earlier. The New Zealand trip, i had thought about doing it a couple months before, but first had to sort out a bike. When I finally got that sorted, I left 4 days later. I did some searching on google for some interesting spots to explore at the airport but then make the route up as I went each morning. I find so much more interesting stuff happens when there is no fixed schedule or plan. I have a mate who is totally opposite. He did a trip that he planned out a year in advance and had book accommodation 3 months in advance and stuck to a tight schedule and everything happened as predicted. They're just 2 different ways of doing the same thing, neither right or wrong, just some people like knowing whats going to happen where I am the opposite I run towards the unknown.
@@freewayproject Hey, thank you for taking the time to respond back, I could not agree more. Yes if you try to lay this out, you are not gonna have that good of a time, yes, I am like you and that respect, take, whatever comes, just like the weather , take care. I look forward to seeing the next video.
Joe how good is that blue water and their river systems Great episode with some great places to explore How far have you been riding each day? Thanks Dave
Yes the water colour is insane, when I came to the last spot I actually laughed out loud, just stunned. on this trip not that far anywhere between 200km and 600km, not exactly sure as I have not been taking note of it.
Hi Adrian, I am going to do a review at the end of this series if that interests you but basically the Scram is better on road and the Himi a bit better off road, so it depends on what kind of riding you do more, I mean they both can do both it's just at the far ends of there ability is where they differ. So no it's not a big difference.
Thanks mate, great to hear you enjoyed the episode. No, I had no issues, they did look at the tent, but if I am going to a new country with it I always wash the tent before (put it in a large tub hot water washing detergent etc..)
As it is just the outer water proof cover than has the failed zipper, as long as there is no heavy rain I should be fine until the end of the journey. But thanks for the idea. I hope you enjoyed the episode.
What bike are you riding and why do you have 72 on your rh mirror? Love your adventure. I rode that way in Feb on the way home from the Burt Munro rally.
Thanks George, it is great to hear you are enjoying the series. I missed the Burt Munro Rally by a couple of months but it sounded like it was good. The bike is a Royal Enfield Scram 411 (based on the Himalayan). Royal Enfield kindly let me borrow the motorbike to do the journey, as it was just sitting in there warehouse and not beeping used. I am not sure what the 72 sticker is for but as it is not my bike I wanted to give it back as I received it so I have not taken the sticker off.
Hey Joe, lovin the vids mate. Got a quick question if you have time. Just wondering what your thoughts are of the lattest model of the enfield himalayan 450cc compared to the previous 411cc model.Im just starting out and learning to ride and need some direction? Thanks mate...
Thanks Peter. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series. The new 450 is a more capable, it just depends if you need the capability. If you are going to go off road, you are going to drop the bike if you are trying to learn new skills, that is why getting a second hand bike while you're learning can be good, (and the 411 can take a beating and keep on going). If price is no concern then the 450 is the better bike. Some people do prefer the look of the 411 so you want to be happy with what you are riding. If you have a look through my series around Australia (Episode 2, 3, 20, 21) if you are not going to do anything harder than those tracks the the 411 will get the job done. Hope that helps.
For the filming I use a DJI Osmo action for the footage of the motorbike, everything else is filmed with a Sony A7SIII. All the photos are taken with a Sony A7RIII from 2017. I hope you are enjoying the series.
My business is located in Steamboat Springs CO. BIG AGNES is located there. Let me know what you need and I'll get it for you and have them ship if possible
Hi Larry, thank you so much for the kind offer. There happen to be a sale here and I got the tent I wanted (Big Agnes Tiger Wall) for half price so I bought it while I could, but again thank you. I have actually travelled through Steamboat Springs, We were in Sun Valley Idaho driving to Boulder CO. a beautiful part of the world. Hopefully I'll get the chance to ride through there next time.
yes, normally I have it, but as I only decided to go a few days before leaving I missed packing a few things duct tape being one of them (only had the electrical tape on hand) my mistake, lesson learnt.
I have done 50 nights sleeping on this one so far and the puncture was more my fault of dragging it across sharp rocks, so I am happy with it. With limited space and weight due to luggage restrictions on the plane it is really my only option.
Another absolute belter episode Joey. Big Agnes should definitely have you as one of their ambassadors - great product testing and your footage is next level. Come on @bigagnes_ #bigagnes, reach out to this guy!
Man you are the undisputed king of motorcycle adventure videos.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode Mr Steve.
A small contribution towards the new tent. Great video as usual, well done.
Thank you for the continued support Frank, as always it is greatly appreciated and will help with the new tent.
Another stunning video video Joe,You have such a good eye with the camera,turning all those pictures into a moving book filled with mystic.
Always a great pleasure to to watch,for turning the page what will behold ✨
Thanks Geoff, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. New Zealand does make it easier to get a decent image.
I'm comfortably watching this nice nature and scenery at home. Thank you😊
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
9 years, that tent sure has seen some adventures. Stunning area to travel around. Thoroughly enjoy your presentation. 😊
yes from Snow capped mountain tops to deserts and everything in between, and a lot of those years I spent over 100 nights in it in each year. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
Thanks for all the work you do making these videos. I look forward to each new adventure you take us on.👍
You are welcome mate, it great to hear you are still enjoying the series.
Fantastic video as always. I did that trip on a Honda C90 in 2019. Loved every minute, even in the torrential rain north of Hokitika and through the Lewis pass.
oh that would have been fun on a Honda C90. Bummer about the rain, I have been lucky on the west coast so far.
Thanks for showing this trip.
I did the South Island back in 2003 on a bmw R80..so good to visit all again. I went back in ‘06 and stayed three months. Should have moved there as a young man. Great people.
You are welcome mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series. Your trip sound like it would have been fun on the BMW R80 back then, Yes it is a stunning place and great people.
Your videos are so relaxing and chill
Thanks mate, I think the island also has something to do with that, it is such an incredible place to explore, I find if you get into the rhythm of your environment it makes the experience even richer.
Awesome video as always. Motorcycling and camping are no easy task to do at the same time. After two days without enough sleep, you remained without complaint, inspired.❤
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. I am having way to much fun to complaint, I have done over 80,000km motorcycle camping and I still get excited about it.
Great stuff.
I just got home from a 9k ride from Perth, Gibb River, Tanamai, plenty Highway to home north of Newcastle.
I understand the tent life - love it.
@@shaynegriffin684 Wow that's a big journey. How corrugated was the Tanamai? Last year I looked at going though but was told by people coming out that it was brutal and had them down to 40kmph. It was due to be graded but not before I was passing there.
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Road was good - i think that people’s prospective on “rough roads” is just that.
I was also told that the road was rough, a bike is different to a car and a caravan.
Just commit and go is how I approach it.
Basically covered it in one day.
Better be quick as the bitumen man is active at both ends.
Joe.. Mate the scenery has just gotten better and better as you've progressed on your trip. As always mate awesome photography. Thanks for taking us along on the ride again mate. 👍🍻
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series. Yes New Zealand just keep turning it on.
Air mattresses…always offer the threat, a hole, that MAYBE can be patched. “We are victims of comfort.” Keb Mo. Thank you for sharing this adventure…from US, east Tennessee.
P.S. Never, ever, make camp in a river bed.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the series. In the Australia series I had an air mattress that got holes in it 8 different times in it so I ended up getting this one half way through the trip, luckily this one has only had the one hole, which was caused by user error of dragging it with hear on it over rocks. Where I camped was about 8 feet above the dry part of the river bed and higher than the farm land around, my concern was if it did rise I would be left on an island and not be able to ride out, but as it was Autumn and not spring (rivers fed by snow melt) there was very little chance of the river rising a foot. But always a good reminder, thank you.
Hopefully I can get over there soon to do a ride and explore the lesser known and off road area's, I have been through Tennessee a couple of times staying in Knoxville during Autumn, I don't think there is a more beautiful sight than the trees on the hills with their Autumn colors.
Joe, absolutely love your channel! I live in the United States, but got a job as a kids show animator for a company in New Zealand back in 2000. I was overwhelmed by the beauty and the simplicity of the country. And you’re really capturing it. Cheers!
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series. Yes New Zealand is stunning and so many unique areas, when I think i have seen it all NZ throws something else at me, totally different but still beautiful. It's been an incredible experience.
As an Auzzie living in NZ since the 80s its great to see a fellow Auzzie exploring this fantastic country by bike. Its given me a real lift to watch and listen to you. Thanks a lot. Cheers.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series Jennifer, it is an amazing country to explore, unique and beautiful everywhere I look.
@@freewayproject hope you maybe do some back in Auzzie someday.
@@JenniferGreen-yd2jc I have already done 3 series in Australia, if you wanted to check them out there are play list on the Channel.
A ground cloth/tarp not only protects your bag it also helps prevent condensation on the bottom of the tent.
Awesome video series!!!
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
Yes I will be looking to get a ground matt with the next tent I get, I had 22.3kg of gear so I have 700g left to still get on the plane with no issue, hopefully I can find one at 700g or less.
9 years - wow that's impressive. Hope your next tent lasts as long so we get to see many more adventures 🙂 loving your videos
The even more surprising thing is for many of those years I stayed in the tent over 100 night per year. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
Sublime production, so easy to watch. Just brilliant Joe.
Thanks Bruce, It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
I was one that liked your talk re your tent Joe. That's an impressive tent considering what you use it for. I just hope you pass on your new tent details. Sharing that sort of thing, makes it a bit more personal for the Viewers. I'm still enjoying your trials and tribulations of this New Zealand adventure of yours. I thank you for that. 👏👏😊
Yes I could have asked for more from this tent, I have had a lot of years where I have spent over 100 nights in the tent per year so it has done a lot of work. When I don finally get a new tent I will go over the gear once I have used it. I'll be doing another gear review at the end of this series.
Recently I watched your Australia travel seris
And and now watching Newzealand series that is also going very well , what a grate place to be
Thank you for sharing , Joe 🤝
Looking forward to your next video
Thanks mate, it is great to hear you have been enjoying both the series.
Amazing videography and photos as normal Joe. Took me back to when I was last there in 2015. So amazed how far Fox Glacier has retreated in 9 years. I also got amazing shots of Lake Hawea on a completely still day. The reflections were next level. We drove around the corner and were in awe as it looked like we were falling off the end of the earth. Amazing place
Thanks Dean, yes the place is absolutely stunning everywhere I went. Yes people have mention where I stood the Glacier was just in front of there.
so good to watch, very interesting and complimentory of New Zealands natural beauty. Might be the most intelligent Australian visitor to grace our shores lol.
IT's great to hear you enjoyed the episode Graeme, I wouldn't accuse me of being intelligent haha, I just think the beauty of the New Zealand landscape speak for themselves, it amazes me the abundance of stunning places.
Awesome bridges, thanks Joe. Another ripper episode. Cheers Annie
Yes so many one lane bridges along that stretch, It's great to hear you enjoyed it.
Thanks for taking that hike to share views of the Fox Glacier with us. That is on my bucket list!
You are welcome, it is a beautiful hike, definitely worth the effort.
Yussss!! Absolutely awesome mate love the west coast and all that epic scenery. The ride from Fox Glacier out to Gillespies Beach is a nice off road trail too.
Yes the west coast is epic. Oh I missed that trail, I'l have to get it next time.
I have a video of that drive on my channel. defiantly one special place to camp and visit especially when there is snow on the alps and no clouds pretty amazing to see the mountains and the fox glacier from the beach. Don't forget to visit lake Matheson when in Fox Glacier.
@@steveruss84 I'll check it out
@freewayproject Thank you!! It was a bit of a spontaneous trip to Gillespies Beach just wanted to photograph the Southern Alps while they had a fesh dusting of snow and it wasn't raining.
Joe...believe me..the sound of Motorcycle and the Nature is much better than the Music....
Greetings 💐
Yes it is, hope you enjoyed the episode
Seriously, just gets better & better... Another awesome ep mate 🤙
Thanks Dave, it's great to hear you are still enjoying the series.
Thanks Joe, such a beautifull place and so enjoy your videos
You're welcome Sean, New Zealand just keeps delivering the magic.
So awesome Joe. Thank you for sharing
Great to hear you enjoyed the episode Adam.
In the dark, all the roads look cozy and familiar, no matter where they are. This unites us all. There is also an amazing variety of landscapes in the episode and an abundance of long single-lane bridges! In the video they appear so narrow and long that it is difficult to imagine how people decide whether to go or give way. Surprise shower at the end.
Always fun riding dirt track in the dark. All the single lane bridges have small signs at the start with a red and black arrow, the black arrow means you have right go way the red means the other person has right of way, but if you are on the bridge first then you have right of way.
@@freewayproject the question was not about signs, but about visibility :) is it easy to notice vehicle at the other side, especially with turns before bridge 🥲
@@anosan17 I mentioned the signs as the right of way is decided by the visibility, so the one with the least visibility normally get the right of way as they, as the side that has to yield will see them first. I never had an issue not seeing the other end before getting onto the bridge and as it is a single lane I slowed down before getting there. I hope that makes it clearer
@@freewayprojectthanks
Another gorgeous video. Thank you as always, Joe!
thanks William, It's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode.
Man I really want to get a bike and try something like this now. I really hope Big Agnus see these videos and hook you up with a new 3 person tent. I'll have to watch all your other adventures after this series. Epic
It is a lot of fun exploring on a motorcycle, so my vote is yes do it get a bike. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
Great video as usual 👌 Love the serene over there...
Thanks mate, yes where ever I go New Zealand just keeps delivering.
Pretty chilled out riding this week and I agree moss is cool.
Yes it was fun just cruising along and having a look around. Yes the west coast has a lot of moss haha.
Epic Joe! As always :)
FWIW. A cheap, small plastic tarp under the tent footprint saves the tent floor and serves as a clean base under the tent vestibule… Also a quality foil blanket for inside the tent under the mat, sleeping bag etc. Stops the ground cold rising up and lets you sleep without needing many layers. Both pack / roll up small and are lightweight!
I hate being cold 🥶
It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Thanks for the tips.
loving these adventures mate!! thanks for visiting our beautiful west coast!! you find the most amazing places to camp. awesome videography and editing as always!! looking fowled to the next episodes and adventures!!
Thanks Steve, it is great to hear you are enjoying the series
Had to have a chuckle when you said "head west to the coast and hopefully it's not raining"... I've never been to the west coast when it's not raining. It's one bloody soggy bit of nz.
I can always live in hope haha. It is a stunning part of the world.
Mesmerising.
Thanks mate, Great to hear you enjoyed the episode
What an awesome adventure. The ol hole in the mattress, yeah, bet that was abit of let down. The roads are amazing to ride in that part of NZ and that certainly isn't a let down. Tramping in that area by the blue pools is a must do if your keen on that... Cheers for the vids
haha, yes let down indeed. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode.
Hey Joe, good to see the West Coast put the good weather on for you.
Not a lot of places on earth like the West Coast of the South Island of NZ when the sun is shining, lived there for 5 years, it is a special place for me.
Thanks again for some great content.
It is an amazing area to ride through, the colour of the water is something else, the glaciers and mountains, it has it all going on.
brilliant video as always. love getting to see more and more of my country on your journey. hope we can get a full review of the scram 411 and the end of this series too.
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are still enjoying the series.
Yes I will be doing a review of the bike at the end of the series.
Amazing work my friend, this looks great!
Thanks mate, it great to hear you enjoyed it.
Fantastic series of vids. You have a very easy way, which makes your vids v compelling. Love your editing. Keep this up and you may get to 'Itchy Boots' views. Being a kiwi but living offshore for a long time, these videos certainly bring a sense of nostalgia. The west coast is probably my favourite region of the South Island. Well done!
Thanks Chris, it's great to hear you enjoyed the series. Yes the west coast is amazing, well everywhere I went on the island was unique and breathtaking.
I'm about to start the new series on Friday.
as always, a euphoric and brilliantly made video of your travels mate. Looking forward to getting my own RE himalayan here before the end of the year.
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Oh fun new bike, have fun out there.
Fantastic scenery on the west coast. Pity the weather wasn't better so you could see the mountains. A bit sad to see Fox Glacier. I was there 22 years ago, and we walked up onto it. Comparing my photos to your video it has receded quite a lot. Beware the Kea's! They used to love destroying cars in the car park there. Cheers,
I was told the glacier has receded, but I didn't know by how much, it seem a lot if you could walk out onto it. thanks for the tip on the Kea's
@@freewayproject If you have a business email, I can send you a few shots
I remember driving the west coast road about 15 years ago, going the opposite direction, was mind blowing. Holy crap Fox glacier has receded a long way, were you stopped and saw it in the distance, we crossed the rocky valley there with a tour group and walked along it for a bit :O. Wait until you go across the Alpine Rd back to CC. watch out for the bloody Kea's, they'll chew the shite out of anything they can get their beaks on :)
It is an amazing place to explore, yes someone mention it had receded a lot but I had no idea how much but as you said that's a lot. Thanks for the tip on the Kea's.
Hey Joe. Brilliant. Legend. Thanks Mate. Hope you get up to Karamea too. Cheers, Bill
Thanks Bill, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
Beautiful area... thanks
Yes it is a stunning part of the island, glad you enjoyed it.
Nice job mate. I bet the NZ tourist board love you! Cheers.
thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
Очень круто! Красиво! Спасибо!
Спасибо, приятно слышать, что вам понравился сериал. Да, Новая Зеландия очень красивая и удивительное место для изучения.
You've probably already replaced your tent but I only buy them if they have the poles attached to the fly, and preferably one you can also leave the inner attached to the fly and pitch it all in one hit. Saves the mess of pitching the non waterproof fly to get drenched in a downpour.
I can remember crossing a swing bridge in the Hokitika Gorge when I was a wee fella. The water was flowing pretty strongly (in flood) and half the boards were missing. Another great video.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Half the boards missing on one of those bridges as a kid, you would have felt like Indiana Jones haha, that would have been epic.
@@freewayproject I'm that old it was, "Indiana who?"
Great video Bro my favourite part is always your photos keep safe Mango
Thanks Mango, It's always good to hear you enjoyed the episode.
I road-tripped through the south island of NZ in 2004. In my head it seems just a few years ago but it is two decades!!! Life flashes by. 😦
I have the Big Agnes Copper Spur two man tent that I use for bike packing, hiking etc and it only just fits into my bag due to the long poles. The bike packing version with the shorter poles would be great and much easier.
time does fly but that would have been a fun trip back then. Yes that is my thoughts too with the shorter bikepacking poles, it will be easier to pack.
I hope you enjoyed the episode.
@@freewayproject Yes I am enjoying all the episodes a lot thanks Joe. I am inspired to head over to NZ again.
Even twenty years ago the area was super touristy (in fact I first visited the area in 1985 and it was touristy then!) I couldn't find a room for any sort of reasonable price in Queenstown and had to drive all the way to Wanaka. The towns were much smaller and less developed then though from memory. Back in the 80s many Kiwis drove British cars from the 1950s.
After franz Joseph glacier is a tiny town called wataroa. It looked like you went straight through there. Well I worked on a farm at the end of that road. It really had me excited excited to see you go camp out there. I didn't have a car or phone for a a bit and I never felt further from civilization
Yes that was the small town I went through. It definitely was very quiet and peaceful. A stunning part oft he island. It does sound like a great way to discount for a while.
Just beautiful.
Thanks Henry, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode
Living life my man!
Yes, it been epic, New Zealand is an amazing place to explore.
Just keeps giving that place mate luv it
Yes New Zealand does. Great to hear you enjoyed the episode.
@@freewayproject always do mate when ya get back to tas ill take ya for a raz in the sidecar xt250 combo if ya jeen hell of a laugh
@@tazyt3388 haha that sounds like fun
The best part about your trip so far is how few people you've come across. I'm sure much of this is due to the magic of editing, however, it would seem you have much of the road all to yourself. Kudos for picking a rather unconventional bike for your trip. You don't see the RE Scram featured in many camping moto-vlogs.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series. The road have been pretty empty except around towns, but I think I see more cyclist bikepacking around than cars.
As mentioned at the start of the series I looked at shipping my Himalayan motorcycle over but the cost was to great so I looked at hiring a bike so I asked Royal Enfield (Australia/New Zealand) if they knew anyone who hired Himalayans, there reply was "we have a bike sitting there that you can borrow" so that is how I ended up on the Scram, it has done a great job so far.
Thanks again Joe, West Coasts beaut eh. Great to relive some of our trip!
It is definitely an awesome stretch to ride. Glad you enjoyed it.
Gday Joe good to meet you today in Yatala...see you I n Ladakh hopefully!
Yes thanks again mate, I'll definitely be up there, so see you soon.
Another magnificent ,episode, Joe .
Thanks Noel, and thanks for the continued support, it's great to hear you area still enjoying the series.
Hi Joe,
I think you got a lot out of your tent. I imagine you would have set it up and taken it down many hundreds of times!
I'd go the three man too, more space, more options to store/protect gear.
New Zealand, amazing hilly/mountainous grasslands, now verdant rain forest with glaciers thrown in! Gotta go and see it for myself!
Keep on riding!
yes, I have done a lot of years with over 100 nights in the tent in each year. Will definitely get a Big Agnes again.
New Zealand is definitely worth exploring, so many amazing places so diverse too.
So good Joe I enjoyed your talk on reel riders podcast
Thanks Mike, it's great to hear you enjoyed it.
Great video. Kiora.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
Wow Joe, I'm getting pretty sick of these amazing videos you are making ..... ( not ).....just keep them coming ... plus the awesome photography .......you are having a fantastic trip that's for sure ....... cheers mate ......
It's great to hear you enjoyed that one Rodney. It's surprising I think well there can't been any more unique awesome locations, but then New Zealand keeps delivering.
Awesome country that south west coast, been there several times in my 20s, long time ago . You didn't mention it but NZs main goldfields are around Hokitika and north. Had a few fossicks around the area back then.
Worked in a shearing shed at the far end on lake hawea once or twice as well
Yes this whole island is awesome, and quite diverse. Ah is that where the main area for gold was. Well Lake Hawea would have been an amazing spot to work.
Thanks!
Thank you as always for your support Larry, it will help get to the next journey (in the planning stage now)
@@freewayproject they wanted 700 plus for the tent you bought. It was originally $1400 plus. Damn, Mate, expensive, so happy you got a deal. Safe travels.
Sometimes giving the pulls a bit of a squeeze with pliers or a leatherman will work.
Thanks for the tip mate.
Another great vid mate, I've been loving the photos at the end, I dig your editing style. It's always better to be safe than sorry but you would have been fine in the camp spot you bailed on worrying about the river rising. Those rivers start getting full in spring when the snow starts melting, you'd need days of heavy rain to get in trouble at this time of year.
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed this episode. Yes it seemed illogical that the river would rise for the exact reasons you mentioned, but just just super cautious. It's like the don't camp under gum trees thing in Australia, the chance is very low but if you google image search "gum tree falling on campers"
@@freewayproject just watched a few videos, I did not know that about gum trees, shallow roots in dry areas? Australia man... if the drop bears don't get you, the trees will ;)
@@KiwiPokerPlayer what happens mainly is that there branches grow so large that where they attached to the trunk can't handle the weight any more so they just snap off, you'll see in the motorbike journey in Australia that I always check what trees are near me or above me and always stay clear of gum trees.
Check out the Big Agnes Blactiail Hotel 2 or 3 tents. They have a big vestibule for putting all ya gear in. I love it for a bit of moto camping.
Thanks for the information, I'll check it out.
Check out the Durston X-Mid tents Joe. The 2P might be just the ticket. Lots of space inside and in the vestibule and light weight etc.
Thanks for the information, I'll check it out.
On the subject of tents ,I'm really happy with my 3 man Lone rider tent ,highly recommended.
The Lone Rider tents look really good, the only down side for me ( and it's only that if flying due to luggage restrictions, otherwise there are no downsides) is the weight at 6.42kg, on the NZ trip I could only take 23kg the one I have is 1kg.
hillerberg make the best tent and you'll have it for life. I use the 2 man Anjan, plenty of room, easy to setup.ive had big Agnes, good but not great.
Thanks for the information, I had a look, right now it will take me a while to save up for a Big Agnes that's on sale, from what I could find it seems the hillerberg is 4 times the cost, they do sounds like incredible tents, it just may take too long to save for one before I want to camp again.
@@freewayproject keep an eye out for second hand. some on TM now. I have a hilly atko I'll sell but I find it too small.
anjan 2 has plenty of room, 1.8kg. I use it adv riding.
REI half dome a good mid cost tent.
I always say no YKK zip not buying, even with clothing.
@@simonhantler8062 Thanks for the information, will have a look
@@freewayproject I love my Big Agnes but a friend of mine has just bought an MSR Hubba Bubba bike packing version which seems good too.
@@person.X. thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out.
Enjoyable cruising along on your NZ adventure. Lucky you found that leak! 9 years use out of a tent, that speaks volumes for the quality. I am wanting to upgrade from my coffin like Naturehike Cloudup 2 (cheaper copy of your current BA tent) to Big Agnes Copperspur HV UL 2 bikepacking version .... but OMG the price!😮
Thanks Kathleen, great to hear you are still enjoying the series. Yes my tent I have spent over 100 nights a year for many of those 9 years in it. So per night the cost would have been under a dollar a night from when I purchase it. If you look around I have seen the Tiger wall HV UL 2 bikepacking version for just under $500AUD
Some one mentioned the Lone Rider Tent which is a motorbike specific tent, I think it is at $769AUD. but is 6.42 kg
@freewayproject I use my tent for bikepacking, rather than motorcycle touring, so it needs to be well under 2kg and preferably with short fold poles! Kinga (On Her Bike) uses the Lone Rider tents.
@@kathleenhart707 yes I am looking at getting the same tent again but with the bikepacking poles as then I want need such long bags (it will give me more options).
And they cost less than the Lone Rider tents.
Great footage Joe. My Big Agnes Copper Spur 2person is now 10yrs old - had a hard life but still going strong. Also have a 4person for when we travel 2up - expensive but well worth it and great support from
Wild Earth should you have issues.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode Hein. Yes they are really good tents, I have done a lot of years with over 100 nights a year in mine so it's done an amazing job. I'll be getting another Big Agnes eventually to replace this one.
Quando a Royal trata você ao Brasil para começar uma aventura pela América do Sul !
Eu realmente gostaria de explorar a América do Sul e o Brasil, espero que no futuro. Espero que você esteja gostando da série
Moss is cool...unless it's in the middle of the road😂.
haha, yes that was said by a hiker not a motorbike rider
Check out zero g gear for an ultra light tent Joe Aussie maker in the highlands 👍👍👍
Thanks mate, I'll check them out.
Keep up the great story Joe I visited NZ in February to go to the Burt Munro festival and a lot of the roads I have watched you ride during your amazing trip bring back great memories well done.
@@jamescarr9140 I missed that festival, I got there in late march so rode into April.
Yes it’s amazing how blue the water 💧 is . I rode a lot of that area myself , I don’t think 🤔 you have gone over the Hasp pass yeat ? , because you are definitely heading South . You need to check out the “ world’s fastest Indian “ and National Motorcycle Museum in Dunedin .
Such a beautiful part of the world. No I did not go over the Hasp Pass, I have already gone through Dunedin in episode 5 as I came down the east coast then around the bottom.
@@freewayproject Invercargill I mean mate sorry
Great riding place.....love the series...thanks for taking me along...is the 450 Himalayan shown up down there....getting one are you? Garth
It is an epic place to ride, New Zealand seems to have been created to riding on a motorbike. I know the 450 is in Australia now.
I bought my Himalayan 411 second hand as that is all I could afford, it will take some time before the 450 is selling second hand at a good price, so I won't be buying one in the foreseeable future (although I would like to).
Wow.
Hope you liked it, the water colour is incredible.
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It's great to know you enjoyed the episode.
That "gravelly sand," can be treacherous...... 🙄 Last Sunday I was riding in a dry river bed and I hit a deep spot, the front twisted and I went down. My foot was trapped between my hard pannier and the muffler. It took a while to get my foot out, so it ended up getting roasted like a steak. I'd say it was done to medium rare. No broken bones as far as I can tell on this one, but I'll be off the bike for a bit. I'm most likely going to ditch the hard panniers and go soft moving forward.
Oh that suck to hear, hopefully the burns aren't to bad and heal quickly.
I found hard panniers great if you are manly on road, and soft better if tackling more off road stuff. hard panniers are way more convent and simpler to use.
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It's great to know you enjoyed it
rippa!
it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode Steve.
Hey there Joe, man I love these videos and cannot thank you enough for sharing with us all, the scenery is so incredible to say the least. I know it has to be really hard leaving certain areas where you stay, just curious Joe, back in Australia your home, are these trips planned way in advance, and does it coincide with work as to be able to leave for long periods of time, I have a small business and dealing with many customers these long rides we do take a lot of planning in advance so was just curious. We shove off on our yearly trip near end of next month, time cannot get here fast enough. Keep doing what you’re doing, keep exploring, wonder what’s up around the next bend. Rob U.S.
You are welcome Rob, as always it is great to hear you are enjoying each episode.
Well work wise I make documentaries, which can take years and have large breaks between filming due to all kinds of reasons. I also film and do photo shoots for brands so it's not a continual job like say an office job. So there is a lot of flexibility with time. I also don't spend a lot of money so I don't need to make a lot ( I am more about the experiences rather than owning fancy things). As you might have seen I have mainly free camped on all these journey's and the place I did stay in NZ was $50NZD ($30USD) so that keeps cost down with the rest being free. I also don't each much on these trips and what I eat is cheap like tin tuna and fruit lest than $10AUD ($6.50USD) a day.
Planning, well there isn't much at all, The journey across Australia the only plan was to get to the Indian ocean on the other side of the country, that was the whole plan. I mean as I left I was going to go north a bit and through the centre but large flood waters was coming through the centre of the country and cutting off the dirt roads so I decided to go south. Also I only decided to go about 3 days earlier.
The New Zealand trip, i had thought about doing it a couple months before, but first had to sort out a bike. When I finally got that sorted, I left 4 days later. I did some searching on google for some interesting spots to explore at the airport but then make the route up as I went each morning.
I find so much more interesting stuff happens when there is no fixed schedule or plan. I have a mate who is totally opposite. He did a trip that he planned out a year in advance and had book accommodation 3 months in advance and stuck to a tight schedule and everything happened as predicted. They're just 2 different ways of doing the same thing, neither right or wrong, just some people like knowing whats going to happen where I am the opposite I run towards the unknown.
Yep .. You nailed it mate... Most times as they say no plan is the best plan.. Lol.. 👍🍻
@@freewayproject
Hey, thank you for taking the time to respond back, I could not agree more. Yes if you try to lay this out, you are not gonna have that good of a time, yes, I am like you and that respect, take, whatever comes, just like the weather , take care. I look forward to seeing the next video.
Joe how good is that blue water and their river systems
Great episode with some great places to explore
How far have you been riding each day?
Thanks
Dave
Yes the water colour is insane, when I came to the last spot I actually laughed out loud, just stunned.
on this trip not that far anywhere between 200km and 600km, not exactly sure as I have not been taking note of it.
Joe, can you see a big difference between the himalayan and the scrambler?.
Hi Adrian, I am going to do a review at the end of this series if that interests you but basically the Scram is better on road and the Himi a bit better off road, so it depends on what kind of riding you do more, I mean they both can do both it's just at the far ends of there ability is where they differ. So no it's not a big difference.
@@freewayproject Thanks for your answer, most of my rides are in Patagonia, unpaved road; most of my rides. I own a bs4, since 2021!. Regards
@@hakensackpatagon Patagonia is on my list of places to ride, so many question
@@freewayproject Let me know if you need any info.
My son lives in Aussiland.
I always look forward to your videos, excellent. What camera do you use for your piece to camera? The slight blur behind you looks great.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series. I am using a Sony A7SIII, but the look comes form the leans which is a a Sony GM 24mm 1.4
Brilliant video as always.
Did you have any issues getting a tent through NZ biosecurity?
Thanks mate, great to hear you enjoyed the episode.
No, I had no issues, they did look at the tent, but if I am going to a new country with it I always wash the tent before (put it in a large tub hot water washing detergent etc..)
@@freewayproject thanks! I thought I might need a new tent.
@@gasdive No mine looks old and browned from dirt but I had no issued
@@freewayproject thanks for responding!
@22:14 bunch of white water kayakers
Yes, I am not sure if I could brave the cold water like they were.
If you are in a town, find a chemist shop and see if you can get some safety pins to fix the tent. Or is that just a crap idea?
As it is just the outer water proof cover than has the failed zipper, as long as there is no heavy rain I should be fine until the end of the journey. But thanks for the idea. I hope you enjoyed the episode.
What bike are you riding and why do you have 72 on your rh mirror? Love your adventure. I rode that way in Feb on the way home from the Burt Munro rally.
Thanks George, it is great to hear you are enjoying the series. I missed the Burt Munro Rally by a couple of months but it sounded like it was good.
The bike is a Royal Enfield Scram 411 (based on the Himalayan). Royal Enfield kindly let me borrow the motorbike to do the journey, as it was just sitting in there warehouse and not beeping used. I am not sure what the 72 sticker is for but as it is not my bike I wanted to give it back as I received it so I have not taken the sticker off.
cool again whats the quilt you are using please?
Thanks mate. The Quilt is called the Waratah, it's mate by Neve Gear
nevegear.com.au
Hey Joe, lovin the vids mate. Got a quick question if you have time. Just wondering what your thoughts are of the lattest model of the enfield himalayan 450cc compared to the previous 411cc model.Im just starting out and learning to ride and need some direction? Thanks mate...
Thanks Peter. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.
The new 450 is a more capable, it just depends if you need the capability.
If you are going to go off road, you are going to drop the bike if you are trying to learn new skills, that is why getting a second hand bike while you're learning can be good, (and the 411 can take a beating and keep on going).
If price is no concern then the 450 is the better bike. Some people do prefer the look of the 411 so you want to be happy with what you are riding.
If you have a look through my series around Australia (Episode 2, 3, 20, 21) if you are not going to do anything harder than those tracks the the 411 will get the job done.
Hope that helps.
Hey Joe, Thanks for the reply mate. I looked at the 450 today but think I might hold off until I can try out a second hand 411. Safe travels mate😎
I have to ask, what camera's do you use? honestly stunning at all times!
For the filming I use a DJI Osmo action for the footage of the motorbike, everything else is filmed with a Sony A7SIII. All the photos are taken with a Sony A7RIII from 2017. I hope you are enjoying the series.
@@freewayproject honestly loving it, I like it so much that I've added it to the ride list 😅
My business is located in Steamboat Springs CO. BIG AGNES is located there. Let me know what you need and I'll get it for you and have them ship if possible
Hi Larry, thank you so much for the kind offer. There happen to be a sale here and I got the tent I wanted (Big Agnes Tiger Wall) for half price so I bought it while I could, but again thank you.
I have actually travelled through Steamboat Springs, We were in Sun Valley Idaho driving to Boulder CO. a beautiful part of the world. Hopefully I'll get the chance to ride through there next time.
@@freewayproject Good for you. I'll make a donation to your travel fund.
You need to carry duct tape! Very strong and sticky, will fix most things.
yes, normally I have it, but as I only decided to go a few days before leaving I missed packing a few things duct tape being one of them (only had the electrical tape on hand) my mistake, lesson learnt.
Air mattresses are no good they don't last long at all.
I have done 50 nights sleeping on this one so far and the puncture was more my fault of dragging it across sharp rocks, so I am happy with it. With limited space and weight due to luggage restrictions on the plane it is really my only option.
Another absolute belter episode Joey.
Big Agnes should definitely have you as one of their ambassadors - great product testing and your footage is next level. Come on @bigagnes_ #bigagnes, reach out to this guy!
Thanks Hunter, great to hear you are enjoying the series.
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It great to know you enjoyed the episode.