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Hi and welcome 🤓👍 15,000klm over 9 weeks from Tweed Heads to Broome and back. Would have loved more time but we are now able to slow down and do it again. Gibb River Road is good early in the season, can spend days or weeks on it. Kulumbaru Rd to Mitchell Falls is rough at times but magical. Burgers at Drysdale are as big as a beer can. Mitchell Falls is spectacular and relatively easy walk. Beautiful places on the way 🤓

100% @mervallan1822 ! Exactly why we did the weight check, very surprising to see the numbers. Not much room in most setups 🤓👍

Forgot to say " It's free". 😊

Yeah they are getting good with this issue up there 👍🤓

Hi @liang2512 Not at all. The fit snug to the chassis cross rails and just beneath the important bits. They are much stronger than factory plates, worthy if you plan of going off road 👌

Awesome. Our BT50 is 2012 so didn't have built in, good to know the Rangers do though. Here's hoping your kit works well. These are a great prevention tool for travelers.

Hi there, currently very well. It is a few years old now, stays on the dash and always charges. It has a cable to plug in to super charge if needed. The tyre sensors are still on the original batteries and occasionally showing a low voltage. Better change them soon but otherwise, if you’ve seen our video, they have withstood a heap of conditions and done really well

Amazing thank you!

Hi, Wow. I lost my first drone in an NT swamp as the battery fell off and I watched it plumet into the abyss... 😜 Just sent my Mini 2 to DJI in the hope of a simple/cheap repair, otherwise I have to save pennies for a new Mini 4. I hope your replacement is sturdy :)

@@bradnallyadventures yep, I’m old school, still flying the Mavic 2 pro, got a good deal on brand new with travel case

Hi there, Yes it is a bit daunting. We continue to manage and maneuver to keep the weight down. It can be done but at least you are getting it weighed, Great job! Happy to discuss anything if you get stuck for ideas, reach out bjcoops73@icloud.com

@@bradnallyadventures be careful what you wish for! I think I’ll certainly be picking your brain. Getting set up in the front yard & then a couple of days “off grid” to see how everything works. I’m leaved that there is no such thing as a manual

@@bradnallyadventures peaved, not leaved! Damn you auto spell, didn’t know there was a grey water tank till your video

@@brianrichards3128 We just had a good handover with the previous owner, no manual but have figured a lot since. And, the lotus owners group on Facebook is good for info but happy to help, no point re inventing the wheel

@drewpeacock2529 - Shame you had this issue. Have heard a few bad comments, though I’ve heard them about many varied products. Fortunately, we have not had any issues with ours, the battery went flat while it was garaged for a week, I just had to cable charge it then the solar keeps it up daily. Either way, TPMS is a valuable addition, I guess it’s just finding one that suits, and works 🤓

@@bradnallyadventures sounds like your battery is on its way out as well. Their website say 30+ days on one full charge. I'd expect it to die completely soon.

Hi @hfritz8590, thanks for that, and thanks for following. Working on more now 👍🤓

Good point, yes. The weigh in is around a couple hundred, depending on setup etc. certainly worth it 👍🤓

Yeah, took a while to get the new part, then to bleed the line, to find the slave and clutch were gone too, among other things. So, still waiting for the repairs to finish :)

Still smiling, ute is succumbing to all the hard work we put her through last year, so gearing up for more travel once it's fixed! 🤓

Hi Dave, Wow... That's lucky you did the weigh in, hope you managed to rectify it for the trip? Certainly an issue that catch a lot of people unawares.

Beautiful spot but was amazing how the waters impacted so quickly

Gold Coast airport and over Tweed Heads area 👍🤓

Haha, yes I got a bit excited with my humour. We emptied one tank and the other had about 40l It seems we now understand why people travel without water then fill up near the base.

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I reckon I have too now 😜 Just have to sell a kidney 😂

That's a good plan, we are reducing weight well now so I will use that calculation and test our packing :)

Correct, and exactly why we wanted to find out what weight we started with, so we can reduce and manage it. Another great point though. Thanks

That would be good, but I also think they are making high end apartments on wheels for a demand, certainly there is a difference between models and upgrades on any brand that is not always shown to the buyer.

Haha, well I hope the rest of the video was as fun 😂

@@bradnallyadventures fun is not the word , scary is what I would say and to have this lethal weapon rolling down the road towards someone . Talk about the tail wagging the dog . Set ups like that are a pure danger on the road and the sooner this type of combination is outlawed the better . I wish you well and God speed .

@@andrewberg2361 Did you actually watch the whole video? Did you acknowledge the part where we wanted to weigh it, to ensure we could make the balance and weight both legal, and safe? It's unfortunate if you took the wrong message from this, though we made this to show both our new van, AND the issues that most people face but are not educated on, which is weight and balance. I agree that poorly loaded combinations are predominant causes of crashes. I also believe that there should be more onus on sellers to notify buyers of the actual weights and do their best to ensure a combination is not hitting the road that is not safe. Hopefully that clarifies it a bit, we have reduced more weight since this video and achieved a greater balance - However, this was only done as we had Weigh Around Oz actually show us where we were with weights - something not many other people do. We are much safer now, after having the combination weighed, we will be doing it again to show the difference soon :)

@@bradnallyadventures no matter what happens your van is still heavier than your car so it is still the tail wagging the dog . Pull out your old grade six physics books and see why this is not a good or safe option . Why people need to cart an almost three tonne van around behind a light duty utility and think it is safe is beyond me . I wish you well but please post which direction your are travelling . I am going to hook my tri axle van up to the Yarris and head off for the weekend 👍 Or do you want the last say ?

Haha, a bit more expensive, but maybe that’s the trade off 😂

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Thanks, we thought about that. Maybe if we did the weigh BEFORE buying? That's exactly what is not done at large though, which is why so many people get caught out. We have moved a lot of weight out and balanced it, so our final weigh and check in will decide how we go forward. Fingers crossed :)

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Luckily we haven't had that alert yet, but that is exactly why we got them, to be aware. They were a pain at the start, but got used to them quickly and now they go on and off easily

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Useless is a good term to use for them. Both the deflators and the pressure check system are very inaccurate. Not worth the money in my opinion. I don't even try to use the deflators anymore as you have to set each individual one to different pressures to get your tyres to the same pressure. I'm the same I only use the system for the low pressure alarm and take no notice of what pressure they tell me as I know they are 3-5 psi out.

Thanks, yep have electric brakes and brake away system, could upgrade suspension but it’s holding now as we are reducing the overall weight to make it easier. It was a good lesson to weigh and find out how the placard numbers don’t add up 👍

Haha, would still have the van problem, but maybe not the Ute 😂

Yes. We looked at some hybrids, but just didn't match what we wanted. Though we will see how we go with the final weigh in soon and go from there :)

Hi Pete 🤓 Welcome to our travels 🤪 Only spent a couple days there but will be back another time, let’s find a coffee place 👍

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Hi, glad to hear the good experience. Good products are one thing, but great customer service is certainly what keeps us happy 🤓

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Thanks, Yep 3t simplicity. I think we will try to see if Lotus can help with some updates. :)

Also, contact Lotus and see if there is a possibility of getting a new engineer check and new compliance plate to give higher ATM. Most vans are built such that they will tolerate higher compliance specs. This wont solve everything but may give more wriggle room on a few specs.

@Ross Davey Hi Ross and thanks. Looking at those suggestions, and contacting Lotus is a great idea to have it all refreshed. :)

I think you mean 9 kg gas bottles. Good ideas to remove some weight

Thanks Rich Ard, not sure what you took out of this about poor planning, it is basically to show the issues with weight that most don't look into but thanks for your comment :)

HaHa! But I haven't been to Hawaii :)

Thanks Gary, tricky subject to explain :)

Hi 👋. Found the post, 10 tips here. Another reply also gave the suggestion of Coreflute 🤓 simsalsepicadventures.com/10-ways-we-reduced-weight-in-our-caravan/

@@bradnallyadventures thanks heaps.

You do realise if you have a major accident you will be illegal. Involved with major crash investigation and water tanks are registered as full even if you don't have water in them. They weigh everything as though it contains full water tanks or tool box is full depending on the volume of box which is then converted to kgs. If jerry cans are on board they are looked at carrying 20 litres etc. You better rethink your van.

@@markb7769 Thanks, I'll give it some thought

Oh dear. 🤦🏼‍♀️ we had to buy a single axle van 16ft with ensuite with ATM 2550 because we would’ve ended up in yr position. I hope you can sort it out.

Thank you kindly!

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