Currently on the lap 7 months in. 79 series and 21ft van. Only tip would be yeah get yourself prepared but don’t stress too much about getting everything perfect, you’ll work it out along the way, bit like ya house, there’s always something else you wanna do, change, upgrade, fix or swap around after living it. Just take each day as it comes. Best decision we ever made! Loved the episode guys
I went around in 1991. HZ Holden Ute, swag and an esky. Best time ever, even did the Gibb River road, take your time and you can do it in any vehicle and cheap. Just finished building up my new 79 single cab with atommy camper on its way in Feb. already circled the date.
Just back from nearly 3 years travelling around Oz. Biggest tip, don't forget your maintenance on the car or the trailer. We serviced both the car and camper trailer every 10 - 15,000km. In many cases you need to book weeks in advance to get servicing done, so you have to plan ahead.
Been travelling for 4 years now, done 145000kms through Qld, NSW and NT, VIC is next on our list. We started in a camper trailer and are now in swags, got rid of towing everywhere. My number 1 tip for people would be do what you want and don’t get wrapped up in what everyone else is doing! HiLux, swags, 2 adults, 2 boys (15&13), and a kelpie. The Deans Around Oz!
Currently 2 months into my lap; one piece of advice I heard from someone else was “your problems don’t disappear because you are on the road” which is so true 😅 I’ve had many things happen that I hadn’t foreseen or planned for. Pick up an outlet for gratitude and reflection on the trip. Reminder that there ARE shops on the road 😅 Lists help get everything that’s in your head, out; it can get busy in there with all the planning.
Great vid guys. Tks for sharing. My wife and I are recently retired and we’re on a 12 year plus trip driving all over Oz. We love it !! One thing to be aware of is that life often gets in the road that usual leads to changing your plans. Eg, a wedding you must attend, a family illness, whatever. Just roll with it and adapt. Tks again .
I am a road train driver. Recently i had a drive of a 4wd with a caravan behind. And i thought it would be easy with my experience on dirt rough roads and towing 2 or more trailers. I had my eyes opened big time and if i buy one of my own i will definably do a lot of short trips to get experience before the big trip.
Have done the big lap in 2003-4 Cost us $26000 and that was for everything. We did it in a dome tent and a Toyota Hilux Surf Was a bloody great trip. And the car never let us down once. All l can say is to everyone get out there it is a very big country and there is a hell of a lot to learn
Great episode. On all my tours and laps, I don't tow however I always take 2 three ppl tents. When the vehicle is in for repair or to hold a basecamp. The tents give me a storage tent and a living tent. Saved me in Broome with the beast at mechanics for 4 days.
I absolutely love that you are all doing something to contribute to more trip shows. I always hated waiting the three weeks for an adventure. Seems like, if you're all doing something different, we get the best of everything. Please continue! 😎🤠
My former girlfriend (and current wife, we married at the end of the trip) and I did the lap back in 2004/2005. Started from Germany, landed in Darwin, bought a 17yrs old Petrol Troopy, headed east, then down the Coast to Cangaroo Island, up to Alice, cross the Gibson Desert to Esperance, up the Westcoast, back to Darwin (straight into the marriage office) : 35.000km. Sold the car and had the time of our lives. We lived in the car, had 5 flat tyres (on the Savannah Hway) and no idea about 4wd driving in the beginning. We'll do it again in a couple of years. I pretty much enjoy watching Graham and Jocko talking about all that stuff, we were thinking about as well ages ago 🙂Maybe we catch up on the road one day...
Hi Graham and Jocko. We’re located in the UK and have just come back from a big 6 week trip to Morocco and back in our Disco. Had a cracking time, met loads of people. One thing I learnt while on the road was to kick back and grasp the nomad attitude 👍🏼 Whatever happens, happens for a reason.
Currently prepping the Defender 110 and Jawa 13ft hybrid off-road van to hit the road next year. We've done the east, from Tassie to the Cape, and next year we're heading west. Keeping the Defender mostly standard, with minor upgrades, and thorough maintenance, and the van is kept packed and ready to go. Raptor would be good to protect the Defender. Your tips are good: 1. One big trip a week and then make a base camp 2. Travel light with essentials 3. Look for auto fuel pumps 4. Relax and enjoy
To date, I've enjoyed watching the new Off-Grid series. 👌 I love overlanding, and it seems many others too. It's a segment of the 4WD community that your channel seems to have forgotten to cater to in past few years. Preferring instead to do the "uber-hard wheeling, break parts and do panel damage" episodes. So it's fantastic that Graham is doing some touring that many (just like me) can aspire to do. ❤ No one aspires to break nor damage their rigs, right? 🤔
I too have been enjoying Graham's new series. I think the 4WD 24/7 crew will realise, there are enough touring 4WDers out there to warrant touring style episodes to grace their channel from time to time. I agree with you 100% on aspiring to go see places others have shown. So kudos to Graham. Looking forward to the rest of his trip. 👍
I m backpacker travel around Australia since 3 years and I have done pretty much all Australia (miss north NT and the part between Esperance and melbourne) love this country 👌🏽🥰
It’s addictive I have done 8 laps so far and looking forward to the next … I can’t describe exactly what it is but so much more to see and the will for more is insatiable… Good job guys The clue for towing as you discussed is don’t go too big Keep it simple !
We’re leaving for our trip in just over 2 months. This makes me feel so much better about our planning - getting excited watching those couples out there 🤩
Currently on the big lap in our nps300 and caravan..... Actually ran into Graham in Broome on your off grid tour. Had a great chat with you about touring the west. Best advice we recommend is chat to other travellers. You can learn from other's and their experiences and also share your own. Also make friends for life 🙂
Hey lads I've got a bit on. I'm doing rust repairs on my 105 series. It is 1hdt powered and she loves it. I have gutted the whole vehicle and cutting rust out from behind the windscreen. My partner has a single cab ln106 hilux project. We are getting ready to raptor liner it atm. It's twin locked and has some fruit but is in need of a spruce up. That tintable raptor kit would make her lux a whole new animal. We both have watched just about every episode of 4wd24/7 and our favourites would have to be the Fraser trips. We are yet to go ourselves but we will make it happen. Thanks for the opportunity lads I'm going back out to the shed
Hey Legends, I just bought a triton Ute for my young fella and myself to go camping in, a truck went to park an side swiped the front bar so a fresh coat of raptor for the bar and tray would be epic! Love your work fellas!!
Some great little tips for big lap prep, would have liked to have this vid before we left. We’re currently in the west coast and loving it! Keep up the great work.
You don't have to be a 4x4er to want to do the big lap. We did it in a 1962 Bedford SB series bus and after the big lap we did a half lap through the centre. The one bit of advice I would give is, if you want to do it, don't wait, get out there and do it now. We did it in our late 30s early 40s. I am 62 now and I just couldn't do it so I am SO glad we did it when we could. We were on the road full time for 5 years and we had planned for just 12 months!
Booked in my Full Time Forever Big Lap for 2024 March , Going in my 2011 Nissan Navara D40 Kingcab and will be living and sleeping in the Back Tray , Build for this will commence next year with 12 months to get everything done , I will also be towing my 3.8mtr Stacer Tinny for the whole time , just the right size for a single person to handle , hopefully many memories and film footage to come , love the show guys , thank you for the inspiration to get off my fat butt and get out and enjoy what Australia has to give , Cheers big Ears 👍👍
Solar shower works well, Prep meals in advance and vac seal, if freezer space allows (or turn fridge into freezer), we have a big water bladder that sits on the floor of the back. We used non potable water as well at Ningaloo to save drinking water, so the water lasted us 3 weeks.
I'll be doing similar next year. However, my budget will be roughly 300 bucks a week. As a result, my stops will be longer than normal. By the time I've finished (including rego), my ute should owe me about 6 grand all up. It's a super-budget build. I've spent most of that money restoring the suspension, brakes, and engine. I have most of the solar set up ready to install, a genset, welder, compressor, complete tool set etc. It'll basically be a mobile workshop with a bed, kitchen, and hot water (100 litre water tank is going in as well).
As an American truck driver, I teach people, when reversing turn to your trouble. If you have too much trailer in your left mirror turn left. Also know that your vehicle will travel some distance before, your trailer begins to react, and your trailer will travel some distance before it turns. An example my 53 foot trailer would travel about 8ft before the inside tire of the turn moved. Hope this helps. Perhaps you could do a video.
Jesse is a great new addition to the family and love seeing a fresh face with new wheeling methods. Also love seeing the touring vids too. Keep it up lads
Cracking episode guys! I’m currently re-building a 1971 FJ40 with a 15BT conversion. Planning to raptor paint the whole car from the chassis to the panels 🤩
Do it in a Isuzu NPS 4x4 or a Canter 4x4 truck. No need to tow anything and the fuel consumption will be lower than what I have heard quoted here with more than double the GVM on 37’s
My brother and his misses have been on the road the past 10 months in his dualcab hilux with a canopy and rooftop tent, they towed his tinny, wasn’t a big fisher and didn’t really like to eat fish much before they ended up using it heaps and a month ago sold it and bought a bigger boat, bought heaps of fishing gear along the way got some crazy catches and likes to eat fish now, started NSW went south and around currently in Gove and working there for the next 6 months before continuing they’re planning on doing the cape
We managed around 10mths of travel around Aus untill we were forced to head back home due to the camper we were travelling in got damaged in a storm. The main reason we had to head home is the insurance. It got fixed and everything was sorted.... about 12mths down the track. So because we didn't have anything to live in we had to head back home, and insurance wouldn't assist us in any way shape or form. Our biggest tip is to check when your insurance is going to cover and how much coverage you get.
TIP- Find a job that you can do while travelling then don’t worry about fuel costs, Don’t worry about Park Fees, Don’t worry about eating out cost just Live it up and go for longer!! We are in our 3rd year of Full Time travel with Kids and Dog! Very Lucky we are 😊👌👌
Been working on my ln106 for the past few yrs.. As saving for a house and then house Reno's got in the way I try and do as much as I can when I can. Had to do a back panel cut as the one on it had been rusted out and is now blue on white. I've had my eye on painting it a green colour for a while now and considering that jocko has done a great job on the pony I think it'll be great to do the same to mine.
I've just bought a 1995 Land Rover Discovery with a tired, clear coat peeling paint job. It's a great old 4WD which my 2 year old has named Daddy's Monster Truck. The mechanical work is done and it goes great out on the tracks. A new paint job would finish it off perfectly... I would LOVE to hit it with Raptor to give the truck a new lease on life.
Hi Jocko, take the lux! I did my first lap around Oz one year after moving here in a 86 Surf with a swag and esky - best trip ever. After having a couple of big setup rigs, I am now building a back to basics Unimog.
The Misso and I are doing a mini lap, and that is a lap of tassie during the summer. As for the Raptor coat, the paint on our fold out camper trailer has seen better days. But, I did get it for a steal as everything else on the rig is mint. Boys and I would make a day of it as I am no auto painter, but still handy.
Watching the ep the other month with jocko raptor painting the pony sealed the deal (all the pun) in me doing my LN65 lux, it has been in storage for 15 years I dragged it out last wknd & towed it home to get started as it is a huuuge budget build 4ltrs of Raptor would be great distraction for the wife so she doesn’t notice all the oil leaking out of it on to the driveway. fantastic beers in the shed, keep up the great content.
Great episode guys, loving the content. We are planning to do the big trip in 18months and can't wait. We are currently fixing up the camper trailer and some raptor coat would definitely help to ensure that the trailer isn't the weakest link in this plan.
Hi guys, thanks for the free vids. 25 litres per hundred is pretty high numbers, we travelled in a Hyundai towing a small van at about 15 l per hundred. I know not hard tracks but 25l per hundred is huge!
Thanks for the tips on a big lap. I have set a date and a direction. I would raptor coat the drawbar on my caravan and the tray of my Ute tub. Yes it’s a Ute and not a truck
Pulled the roof rack off my 105 and have to fix up some surface rust. It would be awesome to rator coat the roof before putting the rack back up there.
Hi guys, great episode fellas. There are so many of us out there that want to do the big lap and all the advice is so helpful to plan the big trip. Regarding the Raptor give away, I have built up our 80 series so the Mr's and I can do exactly what this episode is about. The big lap. I purchased the 80 off the original owner from a farmer out the back of Warwick so I can bet that it has never been on tough 4WD tracks let alone the beach. Everything on the unit was very well looked after but unfortunately the paint has lost all the clear coat on the roof, bonnet and tops of the doors. I, or should I say we would love to give the old girl a fresh coat of Raptor, then when going through those bush trails that give the vehicle free pin stripes we wouldn't have to grit out teeth every time we hear the dreaded 'nails on the chalk board' sounds. Anyway as mentioned, great episode with lots of good advice. Thanks Roger and Trish
Regarding the weather you can check into a hotel or airbnb if things get too bad. We took a caravan this year from Melbourne to the start of Cape York and back again and although it was a fantastic trip we've decided to return to luxury tent camping. Also stock modern duel cab ute's will tour fine (really well actually) and use very little fuel compared to some of the other vehicles.
Just about to start Lap 1 of many and lots of side trips in a HDJ100R and a 13' extendable off road van. The one bit of advice? Check to GVM of your Truck! I got caught out after stripping weight everywhere and setill got caught out with spare and tools as I'm travelling solo. Had to get a GVM suspension upgrade just so I could get in the car!
Great video guys! Following on from what we spoke about last week Graham about towing and also rearranging your vehicle setup based on what you thought would be best. Catch up soon!
I’ve got a 2007 hilux and the clear coat on the bonnet and roof is RS , so I would probably do the entire ute also I’m halfway through fabricating a rear bar so that would get done also.
Having a base plan on what you want to see and areas you want to see and allow extra time in each area. You will always find out more to see on the road.
I just got my first Ute a 4jj1 rodeo. Along side that I bought a tray which I need to paint. The raptor would be perfect to not only paint my new tray but also my old and new bar work. Keep up the good advice blokes.
Definitely Raptor coat the ageing camper trailer. The camper is so useful for the family and enjoy using it, though it looks tired with all the stone chips and surface rust. Raptor would be an upgrade.
One thing I’d find interesting that no one seems to talk about is whether these people have a house etc back at home still? Is stuff in storage? Are they working while out there? $20-30k is a decent chunk of cash and I imagine most people don’t want to return and start life again from scratch. So how to balance that would be interesting discussion point.
Love the look of the Raptor paint jobs, need to do my front bar. Got to redo it anyway with the damage thats on it> Your right about setting a date, I have to do that shortly before Im too old and too broke. just cracked 60 so have to make it a priority to do a lap of Oz SOON!
5 yrs ago i did the lap in a holden ss ute i took year off work chucked a swag in back and worked 3 out of 7 days a week picking fruit doing landscaping saw everything i wanted to see i left with $5000 and returned home with $10,000 so i made money
I'd Raptor coat the bullbar, wheel arch flares, side steps and rear bar of my 80 Series LandCruiser. The current OEM black wheel arch flares particularly needs some coating. They're already fading. So a nice coating of Raptor would do nicely. 🙏
18-20L on the highway is shocking... A small camper is a must I think, if not a full van if you have one. As for boats, a roof top tinny is a great option. I'd also say do it in small sections, because it makes it easier. And that manages the weather easier. As for the Raptor, I have a tub and trailer that need coating.
Thanks for the tips boys. Departure date it locked in! 27th April!! Its rolling in fast! I went a Wholesale automatic upgrade and nomad with lockup kit because of you lads. Super happy with it. Im going to Raptor my custom drawbar box thats going on my new hybrid Opus. Need somewhere safe to stash the little yammie outboard and BBQ. Keep up the good work!!!
I have raptor coated my Pajero, but still need more to complete the bar work and patch up some damage. I also have a Triton that I would like to do the inside of the tub and bar work.
We did a short trip this year, 16,000 k's 1/8th of Oz and in that wa saw 1/8th of Oz, average 16lt per hundred, towing a camper trailer in a 200series, can't wait to see more
Watching this is making me keen for a big trip... As for the raptor, would love to raptor my bar work black, just bought a new bar last night and it needs a new coat, would be keen, keep up the good work blokes.
Hi guys, I am relatively new at the moderate kind of 4wd'ing thing. I have had 4wd's for years but my latest is the first one that has been kited out for the heavier going stuff (ie lift kit and big tyres with offsets etc. I have noticed with my latest car an issue that in all honesty is a pain in the ass...rim offsets that give a much wider wheel track than a lot of other 4wd's are using. I often cannot enter the mud puddles id like to because the Jeep is too wide in the wheel track to fit into them. I am finding that in almost every case I'm about 75-100mm too wide. Im also having to be much more careful of tearing the side out of a tyre on cutoff exposed tree roots etc..i would have been far better off staying with wheel track that is similar to what most other 4wd's are using!
My TB42e GQ gets 18-20 per hundred too. Can get down to 16 on the highway. Havent towed with it yet but i expect the same increase that graham saw. In regard to the Raptor, I would do the lower half of my GQ in black Raptor and do the top half in a 2pac green. Im punishing on the lower half of my vehicle but the upper half rarely gets touched.
Great video yet again thanks. I am giving my camper trailer a refresh I would definitely use raptor on it. We just use it in my sisters camper and it came up mint.
I’d raptor my L400 Delica which I’ve just bought, the paint on it is current currently turning to dust and needs a respray if I’m gonna keep taking it on trips to make sure it doesn’t rust anymore
Shooting off on our own big lap from July next year, starting in Brisbane and shooting north to the Cape, then through the top end & Kimberly's before coming down the west coast. Super keen and thanks for the tips! I've got some "well-used" barwork that could use a touch up before we hit the tough stuff, the Raptor would be perfect!
The Big Lap sounds awesome. We are preparing now for February 2024 however, with all the things on our “ must do” list it’s looking more like a Big Zig Zag Lap 😂. Zigging and Zagging to include the Savannah way, Australia’s Longest Short cut, The Gibb River road and many more as well as covering the coast. 🙂
Raptor coat up my tired and fading PJ ranger, it's served me well for 15yrs and 228000 Kms so deserves to look shiny and new again without me worrying about pin stripes, cheers 🍻
Watching from Quondong point, WA on our big lap with the two dogs and the misses living out of the 80 and an Oztent RV5. Perfect set up for us, don’t have to tow and still have a home base to do day trips out of 👌🏼
Some great advice guys, another cracking episode. My old N70 Hilux paint is looking a bit tired these days, definitely needs a fresh coat of raptor like the ponylux
Another cracking episode guys! I'm currently re building a Hzj75 troopy and whenever I'm lacking in motivation I chuck on one of your videos and I'm back in full swing! Keep up the good work!
Just picked up myself an ln167R, in the process of lifting with wheels and tyres, then looking at getting some proper bar work, long term would love to do similar to the pony with a whole body respray in raptor, would be a treat!
I'm loving this episode because we have just started looking at this. For the raptor, I'd love to white raptor the bottom half of my Trailblazer. I've pin stripped it so much towing the van through some really tight places.
I just bought my first Ute, a 2011 dual cab MN triton. I know tritons aren’t all flash or heavily desired but I’m pretty stoked with it. Would love to raptor coat the whole thing as the paint work on the car is pretty shocking atm 😂
I got myself a second hand bullbar for my ford ranger. It had rust over it that I have cleaned up. I'am looking for something to paint it with, I watched Jocko paint his Hilux and it looked good. I would love to paint the bar and get it on my ranger. Keep the video comming Graham as I like the new setup. Jocko you should sell the technology behind your new hover Hilux.
I’m currently fixing up a ln169 , been watching your video on painting the pony and how to use body bog which was exactly what I needed as this 3rz body needs a bit of bog in places, already got the sandblaster sorted. I was just going to spray over it with touch paint in the same factory colour code but a raptor full respray would make it look mint
Just completed a lap over two years in my 2008 sr hilux that was my work Ute! That now has 400k kms. Completed on $500 weekly with my partner doing all the good stuff! Don’t think you need a 250k fwd + van +1000 bucks weekly, just get out their and do it! Anyone can just get the date and get it done! Loved it ❤
iI would definitely be raptor coating my partners 105 series land cruiser she's been obsessed with the idea since she got her cruiser and with plans to make a trip through gunshot to the tip it would be great .love ya work guys
Planning now, so much to do before I take off on 1 Mar 23, most planning involves making my old vehicle ready, it's not just a matter of, fuel it up and go!! 90% of my prep has involved making in mechanically sound and I am reckoning things will still go wrong on the track...grrrr however the less time I have to 2nd guess what may go wrong on the road will be a saving in the long run! Won"t be towing, dont need that hassle, just need a comfy stretcher and waterproof tent and tarp. Yep a bit rough for most I am guessing but represents freedom for me! Free camping is planned however have allowed for an occassional stop at a paid spot for a bad weather situation. Already doing the trip planner on Wiki too, this helps works out how much time will be spent on driving between spots (have allowed for detours, diversions and recovery distance if required). Will only be doing long km days, 1 out of every 7-10 days, so stop overs must have enough to keep me busy on short day excursions or have enough things to occupy me just camped up either fishing, swimming (sans crocs), exploring trail hikes, reading or snoozing! lol Yep so much planning as I do not have a time limit for the travel, so if getting all the way around takes years, then it will, until I am either sick of it or my vehicle says enough's enough, but hey how long is a piece of string! Soooo looking forward to getting out there, away from the maddening crowds, sleeping under starry skys, enjoying what Australia has to offer! Yep this should be on everyone's bucket list. It's so funny, up until Covid most of my travel was done in overseas destinations without even considering my own back yard. Now, I couldn't give 2 hoots if I never get off the Island ever again! LOL Thanks Graham and all the crew at 24/7 you certainly have been an inspiration and also the kick in the arse that I needed to appreciate what is on our very doorstep! Cheers👌
Love the shows fellas, keep up the great work to, just recently bought myself a 120 prado, I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I can tell ya it could do with some paint, definitely that, and my mower for some paint 😂😎
My step son has just saved enough through his apprenticeship job to buy and rebuild his pops Ranger which had a blown engine. It’s a bit battered and not looking the best but he loves it and is trying to build a great off road rig with his hard earned. I’d love to be able to help him respray the Ranger with the Raptor and make it his dream rig.
I’d love a raptor kit as my car is looking a little worse for wear. With a couple of rust spots that need patching, as well as a few custom mods going on. And then I’m thinking to respray the hole car. Love sitting down and watching your videos (the highlight of the week). Living the dream 👍
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Currently on the lap 7 months in. 79 series and 21ft van. Only tip would be yeah get yourself prepared but don’t stress too much about getting everything perfect, you’ll work it out along the way, bit like ya house, there’s always something else you wanna do, change, upgrade, fix or swap around after living it. Just take each day as it comes. Best decision we ever made! Loved the episode guys
Thanks mate. GVM was a major issue .... now fixed as I got a 4000k upgrade. The rest is as you say... it'll sort itself out 😁
I went around in 1991. HZ Holden Ute, swag and an esky. Best time ever, even did the Gibb River road, take your time and you can do it in any vehicle and cheap. Just finished building up my new 79 single cab with atommy camper on its way in Feb. already circled the date.
Just back from nearly 3 years travelling around Oz. Biggest tip, don't forget your maintenance on the car or the trailer. We serviced both the car and camper trailer every 10 - 15,000km. In many cases you need to book weeks in advance to get servicing done, so you have to plan ahead.
3 years! Jeez that's solid
@@Nick-sd7um and I'd go again tomorrow if the boss would let me!
Been travelling for 4 years now, done 145000kms through Qld, NSW and NT, VIC is next on our list. We started in a camper trailer and are now in swags, got rid of towing everywhere. My number 1 tip for people would be do what you want and don’t get wrapped up in what everyone else is doing! HiLux, swags, 2 adults, 2 boys (15&13), and a kelpie. The Deans Around Oz!
Unlimited money you seem to have haha
@@seraichc2143 haha I wish, just on to our social and take a look at how we have done it
Currently 2 months into my lap; one piece of advice I heard from someone else was “your problems don’t disappear because you are on the road” which is so true 😅 I’ve had many things happen that I hadn’t foreseen or planned for. Pick up an outlet for gratitude and reflection on the trip. Reminder that there ARE shops on the road 😅 Lists help get everything that’s in your head, out; it can get busy in there with all the planning.
Great vid guys. Tks for sharing. My wife and I are recently retired and we’re on a 12 year plus trip driving all over Oz. We love it !! One thing to be aware of is that life often gets in the road that usual leads to changing your plans. Eg, a wedding you must attend, a family illness, whatever. Just roll with it and adapt. Tks again .
Always good to watch a son follow in his fathers footsteps. Apple never falls far from the tree!
Great episode and epic series
Heartwarming to see the reunion!!
I am a road train driver. Recently i had a drive of a 4wd with a caravan behind. And i thought it would be easy with my experience on dirt rough roads and towing 2 or more trailers. I had my eyes opened big time and if i buy one of my own i will definably do a lot of short trips to get experience before the big trip.
Have done the big lap in 2003-4 Cost us $26000 and that was for everything. We did it in a dome tent and a Toyota Hilux Surf Was a bloody great trip. And the car never let us down once. All l can say is to everyone get out there it is a very big country and there is a hell of a lot to learn
Great episode. On all my tours and laps, I don't tow however I always take 2 three ppl tents. When the vehicle is in for repair or to hold a basecamp. The tents give me a storage tent and a living tent. Saved me in Broome with the beast at mechanics for 4 days.
I absolutely love that you are all doing something to contribute to more trip shows. I always hated waiting the three weeks for an adventure. Seems like, if you're all doing something different, we get the best of everything. Please continue! 😎🤠
My former girlfriend (and current wife, we married at the end of the trip) and I did the lap back in 2004/2005. Started from Germany, landed in Darwin, bought a 17yrs old Petrol Troopy, headed east, then down the Coast to Cangaroo Island, up to Alice, cross the Gibson Desert to Esperance, up the Westcoast, back to Darwin (straight into the marriage office) : 35.000km. Sold the car and had the time of our lives. We lived in the car, had 5 flat tyres (on the Savannah Hway) and no idea about 4wd driving in the beginning. We'll do it again in a couple of years. I pretty much enjoy watching Graham and Jocko talking about all that stuff, we were thinking about as well ages ago 🙂Maybe we catch up on the road one day...
Father Son duo 😍😂
Ohhhh yes!!!😀😀😀😀
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Hi Graham and Jocko.
We’re located in the UK and have just come back from a big 6 week trip to Morocco and back in our Disco. Had a cracking time, met loads of people. One thing I learnt while on the road was to kick back and grasp the nomad attitude 👍🏼 Whatever happens, happens for a reason.
Currently prepping the Defender 110 and Jawa 13ft hybrid off-road van to hit the road next year.
We've done the east, from Tassie to the Cape, and next year we're heading west.
Keeping the Defender mostly standard, with minor upgrades, and thorough maintenance, and the van is kept packed and ready to go.
Raptor would be good to protect the Defender.
Your tips are good:
1. One big trip a week and then make a base camp
2. Travel light with essentials
3. Look for auto fuel pumps
4. Relax and enjoy
To date, I've enjoyed watching the new Off-Grid series. 👌 I love overlanding, and it seems many others too. It's a segment of the 4WD community that your channel seems to have forgotten to cater to in past few years. Preferring instead to do the "uber-hard wheeling, break parts and do panel damage" episodes. So it's fantastic that Graham is doing some touring that many (just like me) can aspire to do. ❤ No one aspires to break nor damage their rigs, right? 🤔
I too have been enjoying Graham's new series. I think the 4WD 24/7 crew will realise, there are enough touring 4WDers out there to warrant touring style episodes to grace their channel from time to time. I agree with you 100% on aspiring to go see places others have shown. So kudos to Graham. Looking forward to the rest of his trip. 👍
I m backpacker travel around Australia since 3 years and I have done pretty much all Australia (miss north NT and the part between Esperance and melbourne) love this country 👌🏽🥰
It’s addictive
I have done 8 laps so far and looking forward to the next …
I can’t describe exactly what it is but so much more to see and the will for more is insatiable…
Good job guys
The clue for towing as you discussed is don’t go too big
Keep it simple !
We’re leaving for our trip in just over 2 months. This makes me feel so much better about our planning - getting excited watching those couples out there 🤩
Wow so good to see father and son with the same passion doing the same vlog. Just awesome 🎉
Currently on the big lap in our nps300 and caravan..... Actually ran into Graham in Broome on your off grid tour. Had a great chat with you about touring the west. Best advice we recommend is chat to other travellers. You can learn from other's and their experiences and also share your own. Also make friends for life 🙂
Hey lads I've got a bit on. I'm doing rust repairs on my 105 series. It is 1hdt powered and she loves it. I have gutted the whole vehicle and cutting rust out from behind the windscreen. My partner has a single cab ln106 hilux project. We are getting ready to raptor liner it atm. It's twin locked and has some fruit but is in need of a spruce up. That tintable raptor kit would make her lux a whole new animal. We both have watched just about every episode of 4wd24/7 and our favourites would have to be the Fraser trips. We are yet to go ourselves but we will make it happen. Thanks for the opportunity lads I'm going back out to the shed
Hey Legends, I just bought a triton Ute for my young fella and myself to go camping in, a truck went to park an side swiped the front bar so a fresh coat of raptor for the bar and tray would be epic! Love your work fellas!!
Some great little tips for big lap prep, would have liked to have this vid before we left. We’re currently in the west coast and loving it! Keep up the great work.
You don't have to be a 4x4er to want to do the big lap. We did it in a 1962 Bedford SB series bus and after the big lap we did a half lap through the centre. The one bit of advice I would give is, if you want to do it, don't wait, get out there and do it now. We did it in our late 30s early 40s. I am 62 now and I just couldn't do it so I am SO glad we did it when we could. We were on the road full time for 5 years and we had planned for just 12 months!
Booked in my Full Time Forever Big Lap for 2024 March , Going in my 2011 Nissan Navara D40 Kingcab and will be living and sleeping in the Back Tray , Build for this will commence next year with 12 months to get everything done , I will also be towing my 3.8mtr Stacer Tinny for the whole time , just the right size for a single person to handle , hopefully many memories and film footage to come , love the show guys , thank you for the inspiration to get off my fat butt and get out and enjoy what Australia has to give , Cheers big Ears 👍👍
Solar shower works well, Prep meals in advance and vac seal, if freezer space allows (or turn fridge into freezer), we have a big water bladder that sits on the floor of the back. We used non potable water as well at Ningaloo to save drinking water, so the water lasted us 3 weeks.
I'll be doing similar next year. However, my budget will be roughly 300 bucks a week. As a result, my stops will be longer than normal. By the time I've finished (including rego), my ute should owe me about 6 grand all up. It's a super-budget build. I've spent most of that money restoring the suspension, brakes, and engine.
I have most of the solar set up ready to install, a genset, welder, compressor, complete tool set etc. It'll basically be a mobile workshop with a bed, kitchen, and hot water (100 litre water tank is going in as well).
As an American truck driver, I teach people, when reversing turn to your trouble. If you have too much trailer in your left mirror turn left. Also know that your vehicle will travel some distance before, your trailer begins to react, and your trailer will travel some distance before it turns. An example my 53 foot trailer would travel about 8ft before the inside tire of the turn moved. Hope this helps. Perhaps you could do a video.
Jesse is a great new addition to the family and love seeing a fresh face with new wheeling methods. Also love seeing the touring vids too. Keep it up lads
Cracking episode guys! I’m currently re-building a 1971 FJ40 with a 15BT conversion. Planning to raptor paint the whole car from the chassis to the panels 🤩
Do it in a Isuzu NPS 4x4 or a Canter 4x4 truck.
No need to tow anything and the fuel consumption will be lower than what I have heard quoted here with more than double the GVM on 37’s
My brother and his misses have been on the road the past 10 months in his dualcab hilux with a canopy and rooftop tent, they towed his tinny, wasn’t a big fisher and didn’t really like to eat fish much before they ended up using it heaps and a month ago sold it and bought a bigger boat, bought heaps of fishing gear along the way got some crazy catches and likes to eat fish now, started NSW went south and around currently in Gove and working there for the next 6 months before continuing they’re planning on doing the cape
We managed around 10mths of travel around Aus untill we were forced to head back home due to the camper we were travelling in got damaged in a storm. The main reason we had to head home is the insurance. It got fixed and everything was sorted.... about 12mths down the track. So because we didn't have anything to live in we had to head back home, and insurance wouldn't assist us in any way shape or form.
Our biggest tip is to check when your insurance is going to cover and how much coverage you get.
TIP- Find a job that you can do while travelling then don’t worry about fuel costs, Don’t worry about Park Fees, Don’t worry about eating out cost just Live it up and go for longer!!
We are in our 3rd year of Full Time travel with Kids and Dog! Very Lucky we are 😊👌👌
Been working on my ln106 for the past few yrs.. As saving for a house and then house Reno's got in the way I try and do as much as I can when I can. Had to do a back panel cut as the one on it had been rusted out and is now blue on white. I've had my eye on painting it a green colour for a while now and considering that jocko has done a great job on the pony I think it'll be great to do the same to mine.
I've just bought a 1995 Land Rover Discovery with a tired, clear coat peeling paint job. It's a great old 4WD which my 2 year old has named Daddy's Monster Truck. The mechanical work is done and it goes great out on the tracks. A new paint job would finish it off perfectly... I would LOVE to hit it with Raptor to give the truck a new lease on life.
Hi Jocko, take the lux! I did my first lap around Oz one year after moving here in a 86 Surf with a swag and esky - best trip ever. After having a couple of big setup rigs, I am now building a back to basics Unimog.
Loving the travel show Graham! Making me want to head out on my trip to the Western US a few months early!
The Misso and I are doing a mini lap, and that is a lap of tassie during the summer. As for the Raptor coat, the paint on our fold out camper trailer has seen better days. But, I did get it for a steal as everything else on the rig is mint. Boys and I would make a day of it as I am no auto painter, but still handy.
Watching the ep the other month with jocko raptor painting the pony sealed the deal (all the pun) in me doing my LN65 lux, it has been in storage for 15 years I dragged it out last wknd & towed it home to get started as it is a huuuge budget build 4ltrs of Raptor would be great distraction for the wife so she doesn’t notice all the oil leaking out of it on to the driveway.
fantastic beers in the shed, keep up the great content.
Great episode guys, loving the content. We are planning to do the big trip in 18months and can't wait. We are currently fixing up the camper trailer and some raptor coat would definitely help to ensure that the trailer isn't the weakest link in this plan.
Hi guys, thanks for the free vids. 25 litres per hundred is pretty high numbers, we travelled in a Hyundai towing a small van at about 15 l per hundred. I know not hard tracks but 25l per hundred is huge!
Thanks for the tips on a big lap. I have set a date and a direction. I would raptor coat the drawbar on my caravan and the tray of my Ute tub. Yes it’s a Ute and not a truck
Pulled the roof rack off my 105 and have to fix up some surface rust. It would be awesome to rator coat the roof before putting the rack back up there.
Hi guys, great episode fellas. There are so many of us out there that want to do the big lap and all the advice is so helpful to plan the big trip.
Regarding the Raptor give away, I have built up our 80 series so the Mr's and I can do exactly what this episode is about. The big lap. I purchased the 80 off the original owner from a farmer out the back of Warwick so I can bet that it has never been on tough 4WD tracks let alone the beach. Everything on the unit was very well looked after but unfortunately the paint has lost all the clear coat on the roof, bonnet and tops of the doors. I, or should I say we would love to give the old girl a fresh coat of Raptor, then when going through those bush trails that give the vehicle free pin stripes we wouldn't have to grit out teeth every time we hear the dreaded 'nails on the chalk board' sounds.
Anyway as mentioned, great episode with lots of good advice.
Thanks Roger and Trish
Regarding the weather you can check into a hotel or airbnb if things get too bad. We took a caravan this year from Melbourne to the start of Cape York and back again and although it was a fantastic trip we've decided to return to luxury tent camping.
Also stock modern duel cab ute's will tour fine (really well actually) and use very little fuel compared to some of the other vehicles.
Just about to start Lap 1 of many and lots of side trips in a HDJ100R and a 13' extendable off road van. The one bit of advice? Check to GVM of your Truck! I got caught out after stripping weight everywhere and setill got caught out with spare and tools as I'm travelling solo. Had to get a GVM suspension upgrade just so I could get in the car!
Awesome to see a father and son spending quality time together!
Ps shauno you've lost some weight!! Looking good buddy!
I'm currently a 1st year boilermakers apprentice. My first big build is a tray for my dmax, would help fund the aesthetics for the tray!
Great video guys! Following on from what we spoke about last week Graham about towing and also rearranging your vehicle setup based on what you thought would be best. Catch up soon!
Good to see father and son together again.
I would raptor wrap my 21 year old trailer that I've turned into a camping trailer.
My 1998 Hilux desperately needs some love on the old barwork - a raptor pack would be awesome to take the bar off and do it myself in the yard!
I’ve got a 2007 hilux and the clear coat on the bonnet and roof is RS , so I would probably do the entire ute also I’m halfway through fabricating a rear bar so that would get done also.
Love me some of that RAPTOR Pack to finish of our 4WD home built camper - Rushing to finish for OUR BIG LAP ! Cheers Boyz!!
Having a base plan on what you want to see and areas you want to see and allow extra time in each area. You will always find out more to see on the road.
Watching on the night shift 😴 great show as always . The old d22 navara would love a paint refresh with some raptor
I just got my first Ute a 4jj1 rodeo. Along side that I bought a tray which I need to paint. The raptor would be perfect to not only paint my new tray but also my old and new bar work. Keep up the good advice blokes.
Love the videos, as I write this I am currently sanding back my 2000 gu patrol ute to fully spray but still saving for tbe raptor coat.
Definitely Raptor coat the ageing camper trailer. The camper is so useful for the family and enjoy using it, though it looks tired with all the stone chips and surface rust. Raptor would be an upgrade.
Raptor for my trailer! The old camping trailer has had some rust repairs and a prime, needs the final finish.
Light grey Raptor for the entire thing.
One thing I’d find interesting that no one seems to talk about is whether these people have a house etc back at home still? Is stuff in storage? Are they working while out there? $20-30k is a decent chunk of cash and I imagine most people don’t want to return and start life again from scratch. So how to balance that would be interesting discussion point.
Love the look of the Raptor paint jobs, need to do my front bar. Got to redo it anyway with the damage thats on it>
Your right about setting a date, I have to do that shortly before Im too old and too broke. just cracked 60 so have to make it a priority to do a lap of Oz SOON!
5 yrs ago i did the lap in a holden ss ute i took year off work chucked a swag in back and worked 3 out of 7 days a week picking fruit doing landscaping saw everything i wanted to see i left with $5000 and returned home with $10,000 so i made money
I'd Raptor coat the bullbar, wheel arch flares, side steps and rear bar of my 80 Series LandCruiser. The current OEM black wheel arch flares particularly needs some coating. They're already fading. So a nice coating of Raptor would do nicely. 🙏
Great advice about towing I never thought about it like that. I would also raptor my canopy
18-20L on the highway is shocking...
A small camper is a must I think, if not a full van if you have one. As for boats, a roof top tinny is a great option.
I'd also say do it in small sections, because it makes it easier. And that manages the weather easier.
As for the Raptor, I have a tub and trailer that need coating.
Thanks for the tips boys. Departure date it locked in! 27th April!! Its rolling in fast! I went a Wholesale automatic upgrade and nomad with lockup kit because of you lads. Super happy with it. Im going to Raptor my custom drawbar box thats going on my new hybrid Opus. Need somewhere safe to stash the little yammie outboard and BBQ. Keep up the good work!!!
Might see you on the road, Im leaving first week of May.
I have raptor coated my Pajero, but still need more to complete the bar work and patch up some damage. I also have a Triton that I would like to do the inside of the tub and bar work.
We did a short trip this year, 16,000 k's 1/8th of Oz and in that wa saw 1/8th of Oz, average 16lt per hundred, towing a camper trailer in a 200series, can't wait to see more
Watching this is making me keen for a big trip...
As for the raptor, would love to raptor my bar work black, just bought a new bar last night and it needs a new coat, would be keen, keep up the good work blokes.
Hi guys, I am relatively new at the moderate kind of 4wd'ing thing. I have had 4wd's for years but my latest is the first one that has been kited out for the heavier going stuff (ie lift kit and big tyres with offsets etc.
I have noticed with my latest car an issue that in all honesty is a pain in the ass...rim offsets that give a much wider wheel track than a lot of other 4wd's are using. I often cannot enter the mud puddles id like to because the Jeep is too wide in the wheel track to fit into them. I am finding that in almost every case I'm about 75-100mm too wide. Im also having to be much more careful of tearing the side out of a tyre on cutoff exposed tree roots etc..i would have been far better off staying with wheel track that is similar to what most other 4wd's are using!
My TB42e GQ gets 18-20 per hundred too. Can get down to 16 on the highway. Havent towed with it yet but i expect the same increase that graham saw.
In regard to the Raptor, I would do the lower half of my GQ in black Raptor and do the top half in a 2pac green. Im punishing on the lower half of my vehicle but the upper half rarely gets touched.
Great video yet again thanks. I am giving my camper trailer a refresh I would definitely use raptor on it. We just use it in my sisters camper and it came up mint.
I’d raptor my L400 Delica which I’ve just bought, the paint on it is current currently turning to dust and needs a respray if I’m gonna keep taking it on trips to make sure it doesn’t rust anymore
Shooting off on our own big lap from July next year, starting in Brisbane and shooting north to the Cape, then through the top end & Kimberly's before coming down the west coast. Super keen and thanks for the tips! I've got some "well-used" barwork that could use a touch up before we hit the tough stuff, the Raptor would be perfect!
I'd 100% Raptor my 08 Triton. The paints getting to the point of needing a refreshing and I reckon that Raptor paint would be a great upgrade
The Big Lap sounds awesome. We are preparing now for February 2024 however, with all the things on our “ must do” list it’s looking more like a Big Zig Zag Lap 😂. Zigging and Zagging to include the Savannah way, Australia’s Longest Short cut, The Gibb River road and many more as well as covering the coast. 🙂
Raptor coat up my tired and fading PJ ranger, it's served me well for 15yrs and 228000 Kms so deserves to look shiny and new again without me worrying about pin stripes, cheers 🍻
Watching from Quondong point, WA on our big lap with the two dogs and the misses living out of the 80 and an Oztent RV5. Perfect set up for us, don’t have to tow and still have a home base to do day trips out of 👌🏼
Some great advice guys, another cracking episode.
My old N70 Hilux paint is looking a bit tired these days, definitely needs a fresh coat of raptor like the ponylux
I’d raptor my steel tray that has a bit of surface rust on it and needs some tlc
Another cracking episode guys! I'm currently re building a Hzj75 troopy and whenever I'm lacking in motivation I chuck on one of your videos and I'm back in full swing! Keep up the good work!
keen to Raptor coat s 1992 toyota townace van ...perfect getaway weekender for fishing and beach camping.
Just picked up myself an ln167R, in the process of lifting with wheels and tyres, then looking at getting some proper bar work, long term would love to do similar to the pony with a whole body respray in raptor, would be a treat!
The front and rears bars on my GU patrol are looking a bit tired, sliders too. I'd raptor those up to bring them back and looking schmick 👌
I'm loving this episode because we have just started looking at this.
For the raptor, I'd love to white raptor the bottom half of my Trailblazer. I've pin stripped it so much towing the van through some really tight places.
I just bought my first Ute, a 2011 dual cab MN triton. I know tritons aren’t all flash or heavily desired but I’m pretty stoked with it. Would love to raptor coat the whole thing as the paint work on the car is pretty shocking atm 😂
I got myself a second hand bullbar for my ford ranger. It had rust over it that I have cleaned up. I'am looking for something to paint it with, I watched Jocko paint his Hilux and it looked good. I would love to paint the bar and get it on my ranger. Keep the video comming Graham as I like the new setup. Jocko you should sell the technology behind your new hover Hilux.
I’m currently fixing up a ln169 , been watching your video on painting the pony and how to use body bog which was exactly what I needed as this 3rz body needs a bit of bog in places, already got the sandblaster sorted. I was just going to spray over it with touch paint in the same factory colour code but a raptor full respray would make it look mint
Just completed a lap over two years in my 2008 sr hilux that was my work Ute! That now has 400k kms. Completed on $500 weekly with my partner doing all the good stuff! Don’t think you need a 250k fwd + van +1000 bucks weekly, just get out their and do it! Anyone can just get the date and get it done! Loved it ❤
Some awesome tips in this one gent's, we are busting to head off on our trip June 2024
Joko id Raptor my 80 mate its on the list to do!!
iI would definitely be raptor coating my partners 105 series land cruiser she's been obsessed with the idea since she got her cruiser and with plans to make a trip through gunshot to the tip it would be great .love ya work guys
Planning now, so much to do before I take off on 1 Mar 23, most planning involves making my old vehicle ready, it's not just a matter of, fuel it up and go!! 90% of my prep has involved making in mechanically sound and I am reckoning things will still go wrong on the track...grrrr however the less time I have to 2nd guess what may go wrong on the road will be a saving in the long run! Won"t be towing, dont need that hassle, just need a comfy stretcher and waterproof tent and tarp. Yep a bit rough for most I am guessing but represents freedom for me! Free camping is planned however have allowed for an occassional stop at a paid spot for a bad weather situation. Already doing the trip planner on Wiki too, this helps works out how much time will be spent on driving between spots (have allowed for detours, diversions and recovery distance if required). Will only be doing long km days, 1 out of every 7-10 days, so stop overs must have enough to keep me busy on short day excursions or have enough things to occupy me just camped up either fishing, swimming (sans crocs), exploring trail hikes, reading or snoozing! lol Yep so much planning as I do not have a time limit for the travel, so if getting all the way around takes years, then it will, until I am either sick of it or my vehicle says enough's enough, but hey how long is a piece of string! Soooo looking forward to getting out there, away from the maddening crowds, sleeping under starry skys, enjoying what Australia has to offer! Yep this should be on everyone's bucket list. It's so funny, up until Covid most of my travel was done in overseas destinations without even considering my own back yard. Now, I couldn't give 2 hoots if I never get off the Island ever again! LOL
Thanks Graham and all the crew at 24/7 you certainly have been an inspiration and also the kick in the arse that I needed to appreciate what is on our very doorstep! Cheers👌
Love the shows fellas, keep up the great work to, just recently bought myself a 120 prado, I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I can tell ya it could do with some paint, definitely that, and my mower for some paint 😂😎
My step son has just saved enough through his apprenticeship job to buy and rebuild his pops Ranger which had a blown engine. It’s a bit battered and not looking the best but he loves it and is trying to build a great off road rig with his hard earned. I’d love to be able to help him respray the Ranger with the Raptor and make it his dream rig.
I would love some raptor so I could give my bar work and the whole undercarriage of my patrol a good fresh paint. Love your work guys
I’d love a raptor kit as my car is looking a little worse for wear. With a couple of rust spots that need patching, as well as a few custom mods going on. And then I’m thinking to respray the hole car.
Love sitting down and watching your videos (the highlight of the week). Living the dream 👍
Love the show :-) For the raptor competition. I’ll be looking to paint my 14” Scott bonner project :-)
I would raptor all my guards, my bullbar when it comes, my snorkel on my gu patrol that I just got today