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Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!!

Glad to be part of bringing back your nice memories. Let me thank you. Cheers!!

Hi Henry, Glad you enjoyed the video. I would have like to have met a local like yourself and learn more of the local history, it would be very interesting. I enjoyed your brief childhood memories and history of Bourke. Cheers!!!

Hi Kevin. Thanks for your encouraging comments. Glad you are enjoying the videos. Cheers!

Hi John , thanks for your comments. Yes some travellers will buy a van and push their van to the limits with no preparation or have any idea of potential problems and wonder why things go pear shape just because They think they have a new van . Continuous maintenance, prevention and preparation and knowing your van’s limits is the key to disaster free travelling. Cheers mate.

Gidday. Can only advise travelling from Halls Creek. As you may already know roads will vary from year to year. We could travel between 60 & 80klm depending. Rough and great conditions along the road. Just take it easy, adjust tyres pressures on van and car. You can get water and fuel at Halls Creek. No water at camp ground and be self sufficient. Once you enter the gate and it gets corrugated there’s a side track along the the fence line that is sometimes smoother than the main road. We didn’t have to book at that time. There are only 10 camp sites there. Get there as early as you can. Go and enjoy cheers.

Thanks so much for your encouragement. I enjoy your channel. We have similar styles in filmmaking and editing. Keep it up and enjoy your travels , be safe. Cheers!

Thanks for your encouraging comment. Glad you enjoyed the video. Hopefully get something out of it. Cheers.

@steve.rhonda_azzopardi yeah I did mate. I've got a jayco myself. It's a bit older than yours, but you have some great pointers. Cheers

Thank mate! Appreciate the feedback, Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers.!!!

Thanks Lyn. I have many more travel videos to come. Glad you are enjoying our channel. Cheers!!

Thanks Victor, We are so glad you enjoyed our Videos. Might see you out there!!!!!

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!!

Hi Charlie. No that’s not me. Have always lived south west of Sydney. Cheers!

Thanks for clearing that up. I look forward to watching some of your other videos.

Thanks Charlie. Glad you liked some of the tips and mods Hopefully you might be able to improve on some of my Ideas, would love to hear how you go!!

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed the Video. Stay tuned, more to come!!!

Hi Robin, I m glad you are enjoying our videos Stay tuned. . Cheers!!

They also have a Tea room which I didn’t show as it was closed on the day. Not sure if it only opens when there are bus tours. Great place to by some art. And I would take a packed lunch as there not a lot there.

We did this track in June 2022 before the rains. Track was good and fast in the majority of sections. No knowledge of current conditions. Cheers.

Thanks Liz! Hope you enjoyed your white knuckle ride!!!

Hi Steven, thank you for your positive comments.

Hi Steven thanks for your encouraging comment. Cheers.

Thanks Steve appreciate your positive comments. I hope you get some ideas and maybe improve on my ideas. Cheers from across the ditch!!!

Hi Steve thank you for your positive comments. Hopefully theses tip might help and maybe you can improve on my ideas. Cheers!

Thank mate , Glad you got something out of the video. Cheers!

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it. Have a new series out starting from Ep38 Cheers,

Hi Michael. It’s up there with the Gibb river road and changes all the time. Like most advise take it slow and tyre pressures are important. If you have a glass door on your shower remove it and replace it with a plastic shower curtain as ours fell out. Take plenty of draw runner screws. Slicone every gap through the floor and around plumbing. Tape up vents for dust. The van handled it ok but expect a few drawers to fall out. I have installed a Dometic dust suppression unit and have done aprox 2000klm of dirt road since and it is fantastic. Get underneath and insulate all your plumbing and electrical wiring with pool noodles, hot water pipes insulation and old garden hose. Always check your brake electrical cables as they can disconnect from rocks. I would try and use metal clamps rather than cable tie’s as they will break. Preparation is the key. Look around underneath and just look what parts are vulnerable to rock damage. This road is very doable. I would take my Jayco anywhere. Good luck cheers.

@@steve.rhonda_azzopardi many thanks mate. Good advice. Lots of prep to do! Intend to install the Carafan DRS as well. Cheers!

Thank mate! Great pub!

Thank for your positive comments.

Hi mate . Have been using a cheap 5kw Chinese diesel heater purchased on eBay. Has served us well for the past 2 years. I would not be with out it . We are currently giving it a hammering over the last month travelling through Vic and SA and has been down to Zero outside. Not sure what the current supply is right now with the whole Chinese thing at the moment. The other alternative is one of the two original German brands if you are happy to pay over thousand dollars for supply and installation . A personal choice. Hope this helps . Cheers mate.

@@steve.rhonda_azzopardi thanks stephen for your reply i think i will go with a chinese unit they do seem like they work well, where did you purchased your carbon detector and has that lasted long as well? thank you

Hi I think I purchased it from Camec. Also try Bunnings, Jaycar. Most caravan accessories should have them. Also online. Has lasted well. Change battery every 12 months.

Hi Susan , Yes the most important things first. Thanks for your comments. I’m glad you enjoyed those particular Mods.

Hi Carla, thanks for your encouraging comments . I am glad these ideas has given you something to have a go at . All very easy to do and maybe improve . Cheers!!!

Hi Robert. I keep it very simple . I only use two cameras . DJII Osmo Mini 2 and DJI Action 2. Plus my DJI Mini Drone.. I only shoot in 1080 at 30fps leave settings on auto and do all my adjustments post in editing. I am no genius when it comes to photography. I just shoot plenty of footage to give myself plenty to edit and keep equipment simple. Thanks for your interest . Cheers.!!

Hi. Thanks for your kind comments. Hope you have a great trip. Cheers!!

Thanks again Brent.

Hi Bruce thanks for your comments. First time for me. Hope you get back soon . Cheers!

Thanks for your comments. Yes I just love the old architecture!!

Hi Brent. Thanks for following . There is plenty to see at the train museum with sheds and workshops full of displays and trains. I videoed a lot of footage but did not want to turn it into a train video . I have a few videos with voice overs. That’s something I am working on. Cheers!

Hi Brent. Yes very interesting to see how the rich people live. Ha Ha. Not really my type of holiday, had to hang there for a week to catch up on some friends and attend a wedding. I guess I’ll just keep plugging along in our caravan. Thank for your comments. Cheers!

Hi Jayne Thank you for your encouraging comments. Glad to share ideas. Cheers!

Thank you for your comment. Hopefully This video was helpful. Cheers!!

Hi Terry, I am glad you enjoyed. Thanks for you comments. Cheers !!

Hi Mick thanks for your encouraging comments!

Hi Mick . Using this idea is as accurate as you can be. However the Jayco alignment adjustment set up is very crude . I managed to get one wheel spot on and the others fairly close. But still managed an improvement . Good luck. Cheers!!

@@steve.rhonda_azzopardi no worries. I’m used to working on old cars and trucks where nothing is square. Thanks mate😀

Sorry. One more question. I noticed you changed to I think Itechworld lithium. Did you just use the Jayco setec 240v charger?

It did initially for a while until for some reason the internal changer in the setec stopped working.. I then installed a CTek lithium stand alone charger next to the battery . I also linked up the break away battery to the main battery terminal’s.Main battery chargers to 100 percent. The Setec charger will work but will only charge the lithium to 80 percent.

@@steve.rhonda_azzopardi that’s about how I was thinking. Thanks again 😀

Hi David, thanks for your comments. The wine storage is one of my favourite mods!!

@@steve.rhonda_azzopardi , I see you now have a cruiser, was there much difference in fuel consumption from the Patrol?

Definitely better fuel in hilly terrain. The worst in the patrol was 27litres per hundred kilometres that was a 1200 meter climb and very hard on the poor truck. On normal towing around 23 to 25 sitting on anything from down to 40klm to 90klm per hour. With the cruiser the worst is 24litres. Normal towing around 19 to 22. However you can sit on 100 klm per hour not a problem!!. Cruiser is one of the last off the line April 2021 build and payed through the nose. But I love it.

Thanks for comments. Please check out our new series starting from EP38. Cheers,

Thanks Steve!!

Hi newy Joe . No I did not try any charters. At that time they had a very dry wet Season and the fishing was poor. There are fishing charters at Karumba and on the other side of the Gulf in the NT at The fishing club at King Ash Bay. I would not miss doing the Savannah Way from Normanton Via Burketown , Hells Gate, Boorooloola Then up to King Ash Bay. Plenty of rivers to fish of the banks or in a tinny. Be Croc wise. Cheers mate!!

Hi newy joe. Thanks for your encouraging comments. I am glad you enjoyed these videos and hopefully you get to travel at these great places. I try to let the videos tell the story without my silly mug in front of the camera for most of the video as you don’t have to tell me that I’m not Mr personality Ha Ha. I enjoy taking and editing videos with minimal equipment. Cheers !!!

This is correct and can be a very dangerous problem when travelling. My van is correctly balanced when packed with great consideration taken for weight distribution. The Jerrycans are only used for transporting water to the van and filling up the vans main tanks when we are camped up for a long period with out connection to mains water supply. Full Jerrycans are transport to the van in my tow vehicle and are normally carried on the van empty. This allows us to camp longer offgrid when there is access to water close by. Thanks for your comments and I hope this will clear up any concerns for you and other Caravaners. Cheers.

Thanks for your comments. Hope you have a great trip. Cheers!

Hi Flutester. , Thanks for your comments. Hopefully you can improve on my ideas. Glad you are are inspired to give the pump a go. My wood working skills are very limited using basic tools. Cheers !!

@@steve.rhonda_azzopardi Gday mate. Where did you get the portable water pump with the Anderson plug? I need to get one.

G day Andrew. This Pump was a little project I made up myself. It serves a dual purpose as a spare pump for may van should the need arise if the van pump breaks down and for refiling the van tanks when required when not on water hook up. I purchased the Sureflow pump off the net as it was cheaper than Jayco. Can not remember the site, as there are many to choose from. Just ensure you order the correct model number and flow rate , all the pump specifications and information is on a label on your existing pump in your van. I would definitely stick with the same make and model pump so if needed it will be an easy swap over, you do not want to be trying to make modifications to make it fit when you are on the road. I installed the pump in a 5 Litre plastic Jerry can, which can easily be removed from the can. Alternatively you can install it in a small plastic or wooden container or just on a piece of square timber . Anderson plug, wire cable and switch can be purchased from Jaycar or any auto accessory store. If you are handy it it is a very simple project. Hopefully this will give you some insight. Good luck with this project. Cheers Mate.!!!! PS, I wont be going into production making these. LOL !!!