Van Life in Western Australia - Bullara Station & Free Camping in Karratha - Travel Australia EP:40
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We're Jack & Megan, and in late 2020 we sold our belongings and packed our lives into our 2005 Toyota Troop Carrier to travel Australia. Our original plan was to complete a full lap of Australia and return home to Perth to resume our 'normal' lives. We decided we wanted to document our lap for the future and began sharing weekly travel vlogs of our life on the road and fell in love vlogging, filmmaking and sharing our lives with you. We completed our first lap and couldn't imagine living any other way so we decided to continue travelling and calling the Troopy home. We have gone on some crazy adventures since then and it is all thanks to you tuning in to join us every week.
After numerous comments on the 100kph limit for towing vehicles, car/caravan combos going faster is a case of the tail wagging the dog. Having said that, my wife and I (towing a modest - 500kgm camper trailer at 100kph) have been passed by 4-jinker road trains. Dangerous. As soon as they are on the wrong side of the road, I take my foot off the accelerator and drop back fast. If a caravan passes me, I stop for a cuppa! I don’t want to see the carnage.
Crazy out there isn’t it mate! When the caravan passed us I did slow down because I didn’t want to see the carnage if anything was to go wrong.
My fave episode Jack & Megan.
Wow van going 130 is insane. Very dangerous in deed.
Not good is it mate!
All towing vehicles speed limit is 100km/h in WA.
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Fantastic episode. You guys have something that others seem to miss ... the joy in the little things. Great videography and just love your personalities. Thanks for the hard work in editing and the thoughtfulness of each episode.
Thanks Steve appreciate your kind comment! 😊👍
hahahah megan i love the cheeky comments u make while editing like him hitting the bullbar. as jack would say, classic
They make me laugh Megan, keep them coming
haha will definitely keep them coming!
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great episode guys
its not just the speed that some caravans are travelling at that blows me away its more the amount of stuff there carrying as well
we see so many coming in to busso
stay safe out there
We have seen some very overloaded vans that's for sure!
Epic episode
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Love watching your content, it is very different to everyone else traveling at the moment.
I agree. I love the tips they share on each site they visit. I like watching their content, 'coz not only do I get entertained, but also learn a few things on places that I'd like to visit one day. ❤
Thanks Toni we love reading comments like this 👍😊
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Hey Jack, how does it feel when Megan says a Pool Noodle was her best find ever ? lol....
😂😂classic mate.
So many people that 'drive' do NOT understand physics. I'm not just talking about towing, even just plain old driving.
I reckon there should be a physics component to the driving test, and it might help get rid of some of the bad drivers.
If you're towing, especially something the size of a caravan, you shouldn't be going more than 100km/h.
You go to some great places, do you ever stay more than one night?
Love your videos, especially you're honesty.
Kudos for your driving Jack, and Megan, I am not sure I could edit a video while someone else was driving, wow!
Keep safe, see you next time.
Cheers
Yeah absolutely, we couldn't believe what we were seeing when this bloke sped past us! Usually we would stay longer in these sorts of camps but we were trying to get to exmouth in time to meet up with some friends that week! Was a shame really because we could have easily stayed 3 nights at that station! Thanks for watching mate.
Awesome video as always guys xx
Thanks Nora!
Scones look good! Best ones we had back in 1988 at Day Dream Mine, between Broken Hill and Silverton. Hot off the wood fire oven!
Scones seem to be very popular at stations and caravan parks! We love em. Yum straight of the wood fire!
Megan, Jack thanks for the video 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching 👍😊
Hi there lovely people!
Lovely scenery again, especially liked the scenes around the 2:00 mark with the fog, just beautiful! Lovely camp-site too!
Pretty bad how people can't clean up after themselves in our beautiful land!
Great vid again! Keep safe and well!
Love your work guys 👍
the fog was so nice wasn't it!! people not picking up their rubbish is just wrong hey!
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When we camped at Miaree Pool Rest Area we found a flat spot above the river for our 2WD 6m Campervan. We went a little way down the 4WD only track. But, the only way out of it was to back up around a bend with dips and hollows not normally recommended for 2WD. It was beautiful, but I spent the night in a state of anxiety about getting out of the spot. Fortunately it was doable. Our other choices were to park on the sloping area or go a fair way from the river to where it was pretty flat. It is funny in retrospect😀
I know the exact feeling not being able to sleep because you’re thinking about how you’re going to get out 😂😂
Thanks for your awesome videos. Your lovely personality’s rubs off 👍🌹
😊 thank you
Great episode again. More great campsites to put on my to do list. Those scones were huge!!! Pretty reckless of some drivers to drive the way they do. See you on the next vid.
Thanks K yep the scones are monsters!
We're going to Bullara station next year. Thanks for popping it into your video. 🙂
No worries it’s a really cool place you will love it!
Thanks for sharing guys! some great locations there, cant wait to visit them one day :)
Thanks for watching guys! Will definitely have to visit one day!
Love Maree pool ❤
Nice
Ahhh love that shower!
It was definitely the coolest shower we've ever seen 😁
Great vid. Probably should do a daily vehicle check when your remote and dusty. You’re making me jealous. I can’t wait to see W.A👍
Wa is a special place mate especially the coast line!
Pasta looks great
Its one of our favourites we have it at least once a week!
I love scones too, so yummy 🤤
I think carrying a caravan the speed limit is 80kms for NSW not sure about other states. I think in high wind areas it is even slower than 80kms.
Hey guys! I’m saving to buy Troopy and travel Australia, and stumbled across your account! Loveeeee ittt!!!!!!
It will be the best thing you ever do mate!!
Awesome video guys. Now I feel like t-bone and scones 🤤🤤🤤
The Tbone just fell of the bone after having it sit over the coals for just under an hour!
Great edit Meagan .... improved a lot over your trip and all while driving! (I manage a post facility with 30 reality editors) Living the dream. Well done guys.
Thanks Dazza there is so much more to learn we have just started taking online courses to further our editing skills. That is an interesting job you have there!
@@itsJackandMegan trust your instincts and always be driven by emotion. We call it edit by feels;)
Luv your videos guy keep up the great work
Thanks mate appreciate it!
Brilliant episode. Thanks for picking up others rubbish, some people just don't get it.
Bullara Station, the emu there actually spent the night under our awning sleeping next to my sister in-law. Amazing experience for her. Get some Mickey Thompson ATZp3 and leave your tyre problems behind. Looking forward to Exmouth.
Cheers, Marty from Perth
Thanks Marty that would have been an awesome experience with the emu! will be looking into some new tyres very soon.
If you love scones, have you tried making them in your Camp Oven over hot coals. They work a treat, just use a trivet under the pan. Great video.
This is a brilliant idea we never thought to do this!
@@itsJackandMegan if you cook them and they are a success I will look forward to seeing them in an upcoming video.
Jack mate! Give the beast a proper wash
the old troopy is due for a massive wash!
very good.. that's a good 33 " tyre profile
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Use your compressor to blow the dirt out of ya air filter, nothing wrong with having a spare, great content guys, keep it up, get a gold detector and a pan, have fun
I think the caravan should be limited to 100k,
Davi b ausie
Thanks for the tips Davi! And yes 100kms max I agree.
I see a caravan on it’s roof today and it looked like it was going over 110 kms. I recommend 100 kms is a safe speed with a caravan.
100km definitely sounds like it would have to be maximum speed.
👍👍 was hoping you might of found your old drone..glad you were able to get your mechanical / tyre repairs sorted easily. A great spot, looking forward to Exmouth..Stay safe guys. ❤🇦🇺🦘 P.S. hubby was willing you through the tv to change your filter Jack, so glad you did.
No old drone unfortunately. and yep filter needed changing so glad that's all sorted!
Hey guys really like watching your videos 👍👍
Thanks for following along mate!
Hey keep up the good videos jack n Megan 👍 some good country out there.
Cheers mate!
Love the content guys. Keep it coming. While watching I noticed what looked like oil on your left hand front tyre, your swivels hubs might be on their way out if you haven't sussed them out yet. Just thought i'd let you know lol
Thanks mate they all seem to be ok maybe just the angle of the camera at the time thanks tho!
Ment to say great vibe in vids
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Great content guys 👍 As a van owner, max 100kph and has to be a good road for that speed.
Thanks Janet! We definitely thought they were doing the wrong thing!
Hi guys, I have to say that you two are so easy to watch so please keep making the videos. 130klm/phr is bloody ridiculous, the maximum in WA is 100 and in some conditions that’s to fast. That miaree pool looks beautiful we will pop in there next time we’re up there for sure but we have stayed at Yule river and loved that.
Tanks Dave appreciate the feedback! thought 130km was a bit to fast for a caravan silly isn't it.
Love your videos 😍 I'm getting ideas from you guys😍🥰❤️🥰Thank you
Thanks so much Tina! So glad you're enjoying the videos 🙏🧡
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The speed limit for towing a caravan is the same as for trucks, 100kms per hour. You should be the ones doing the passing.
👍 yep thought so mate not good hey.
hey guys, loved the vid, great locations and happy smiling faces as usual, I love my Yokohama's - one of the best i have run for many years, you just need 4 more to make a set............... hahahhahhhh cheers
Thanks for watching! Haha yep all new tyres are top of the ever growing maintenance list 😂
love how u used the 4WD24/7 tune for that "tough track" ;-)
Good music hey! They must have the same epidemic music subscription as us 😂 didn’t even realise it was there song.
@@itsJackandMegan it was genius haha, truly hoped u meant it haha, actually it might have been Adam Rees Livin 4x4 haha, my bad if it was
Now Jack, in the shower scene if you had shown yourself in there (after the shadow of hanging the dress up, that would have been hilarious. Just my twisted mind I spose!) I'm certainly not a caravan fan, though I wasn't expecting a speeding one. Normally they are a pain as they are going well below the speed limit. At least he was out of your way quick & you never found him off the road some where. Another great video guys, thanks for sharing (I'm still dreaming of when we can go, spent another day in the workshop building stuff for my rig today & with a public holiday tomorrow, that'll be another day added towards our goal of getting out there!!) Cheers!!
This made me laugh that would have been a classic. Reminds me of something Russel coight have you seen him? gotta love a public holiday mate. Thanks for watching Rod
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Looks like you had a bit of fluid on the inside of the passenger tyre saw it coming out of the river camp, just check your front diff seals or brakes just in case. Love the vids
Will go check this out right now mate thanks for that!
Shame you didn't stay at Bullara longer, we were there for 3 nights, loved every minute of it, especially when Damper John was doing his dampers, it turned out I worked with John years ago in Frankston, it was a great catch up with him, I did not know he worked there, just bumped into him the first night we were there. BTW the speed limit for vehicles towing anything in WA is 100 Kmh.
Yes one night definitely wasn't long enough! We will definitely be back to visit again to experience everything the station has to offer! Thanks for watching Bill
West. Straya road rules........ALL VEHICLES....MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT....... 100 KMH (i.e. One Hundred)
The videos are getting better and better great foggy scenes :) where was that free camp ? yum tbones ❤️
all good saw later lol 🤣
Thanks Louise. We got so lucky with the fog it was amazing! what camp are you referring to is it the one with the rope swing that ones called Miaree pool its about 30mins south of Karratha.
@@itsJackandMegan i know the best ever filming !! yeah that was the one you said on screen later lol .. hope u guys keep it up will miss ya .. almost feel like a youtube mummy :) lol
Great vids guys!
Did you get those geese waking you at Miaree? They were honking 2 metres from me swag at 6am a few months ago 😂
Such a good spot 🤙 safe travels
We did hear them still so nice hey!
Another great episode from you guys. Hey Jack, did you get the paint out to fix the double scratches on the bull bar!
Cheers Jason gotta fix that bullbat still 😂👍
One stone armrests with the land cruiser badge on it?!? I Haven't seen those they're nice
They’re awesome they have come in handy so much!
Wow! Another flat. Such bad luck when it comes to tyres. Have you considered slowing down a little bit more when on rough roads? Maybe that would help a bit. And on the flat main battery issue, did you try using your auxiliary battery to jump start the Troopy? Didn't that work for you?
Hey mate always drive to the conditions just bad luck we think. Worked out later on that I could link the aux battery up and get it started like that as well. 👍
Another great episode guys, Megan do you edit in the car ? You guys should have a crack at making some of your own scones in the camp oven one day , its pretty easy 👍👍 .
Yeah still sometimes get a bit car sick though 😂 yes we definitely have to give them a go!
@@itsJackandMegan lemonade scones are pretty easy, i have a recipe on my channel 👌, heaps of recipes around though 👍👍
forgot to add - re your flat battery, you need to get the auto electrician to add a switch in the cab that you press to allow your aux battery to assist your main battery to start when it's flat. most systems have one as standard but I forget what they're called - cheers
Definitely getting this done!
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Great ep ✌🏼 would love if you could throw that delicious recipe up on socials 😬😬
Thanks Michelle! We will put it up on our instagram stories today in case you miss it I'll put it below:
Fry cherry tomatoes in a pan until you can squish them, add a bit of the pasta cooking water to make it a bit more saucy, add a can of tuna and a bag of spinach to the pan. Then add bocconcini until the sauce thickens a bit and add the pasta! Super easy and delicious 😋
@@itsJackandMegan yuuuuuum! Thank you 🙌🏻
scons look delicious
They are soo good!
130 km/h with a caravan and it's only a matter of time before the tail wags the dog.
Those Showers were cool as hey, does the Goat live in that old Troopie ? what a waste.
yep the poor troopy rusting away was a bit sad but funny to see the goat on it 😂 we have seen some old cars on our travels just rusting away unfortunately.
Honestly when I towed my caravan I never got over 100kph
Did you have 5G in 5G? 🤣
Thanks guys. We enjoy watching your adventures.
Thanks for watching mate 👍😂
2013 Hilux and 1.5 tonne van sit comfortably on 90-95 but could easily pull over 120
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You guys haven't had the best of luck with flat tyre haven't you? I think you've had more flats than all the other overlanding TH-camrs I follow combined. Fingers crossed thats the end of it 🤞
yeah mate 2 flats so far it may be because our tyres have had about 70,000kms put on them and we left all the hard roads and terrains till the end of the trip that's when it all started happening so we are thinking the amount of tread left on the tyres has something to do with it. or just really bad luck😂 we drive to the conditions and always let the tyres down to appropriate psi.👍
wait the water boiling before put the pasta!
We are impatient when hungry 😂
How were the t bones? I’m trying that brisket in my travel buddy you guys did a while ago.
Those briskets in the travel buddy are the bomb thanks for the tip.
Mate the Tbones fell off the bone after having them slow cook over the coals for just under an hour. They came up a treat!
Hey guys i travel at between 95/100 klms when towing the van i think in NT its 100 max if towing anything can you post up recipe for the Tuns you cooked on the last nite
Hey Terry, the pasta recipe is just cherry tomatoes fried in a pan until you can squish them, add a bit of the pasta cooking water to make it a bit more saucy, add a can of tuna and a bag of spinach to the pan. Then add bocconcini until the sauce thickens a bit and add the pasta! Super easy and delicious 😋
@@itsJackandMegan Thahks for that i will try soon
130km/h!!! Seriously, I have always said, it doesn’t matter how good a driver you are, you’ve got to keep your eye out for everyone else on the road. As others have said, speed limit of 100 for anyone towing in WA.
Yep 130km crazy hey!
How do you edit your videos Megan? Are you using a laptop or tablet?
hi Amelia I'm using a Mac book pro with premier pro 😊
@@itsJackandMegan amazing! You do such a great job editing, they're really engaging videos ❤
Vans are 100 ks and we tow a van and they come past us fast and that is why you see them smashed up on the side of the road.
Not right hey we could believe it when he passed us.
Just wondering how you manage to both sleep on that single bed
Upstairs is the bed , in the roof top tent .
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@@Gordon_L thanks, I hadn’t seen this.
As Gordon said up top 👍😊
Meaghan is a cool operator and it's the little things that she highlights that are most entertaining. Caravans doing over 100 kmph not only dangerous, defeats the purpose of caravanning. Feel sorry for the passengers sitting with the idiot behind the wheel.
What happen to the falken
Punctured on the side wall mate unfortunately.
@@itsJackandMegan ya..nothing you do about that...I think they're good tyres 💪👍
I travel between 90 and 95 mph
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100k/hr any trailer in WA
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Speed towing a caravan not over 95/100 Km, not ever.
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Moin you two,
I thought the idiots with the caravans we had only in Germany on the highway.
Nice to hear that we are not alone.
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This will be the new base vehicle, but not in this color.
All the best.
Wow that is an awesome van would be very expensive here in AUS
@@itsJackandMegan Not only in AUS, also in Germany, unfortunately.
To finance the hobby, my wife must now take 1-2 side jobs!
And the grandma must knit more, so that money comes into the cash register.
130 😳 giving Van owners a bad name!
It was crazy!
if you can do 130 in the NT you can do 130 ..
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Perhaps the 130 km per hour guy had a medical emergency ? Or was escaping his over dominant and somewhat abusive wife ? Or maybe he was trying to run you off the road but missed....
😂😂 Ade once again mate love your comments 👍