Watching this with Sarah on our 14th wedding anniversary and she says... "You know, we're going to be just like that in a few years." 😂 Love the banter, you two! Hope we get the opportunity to share the trail one day. 👍
I watch your channel and in my opinion you and Sarha could bring your channel alive with a bit of banter, dont get me wrong love your channel but as an Aussie I love a good shi$ stir.
Gwynn cracks me up 🤣🤣🤣 That weather (and the fact that my wife & I only use a ground tent) is why we don't usually camp in wetter months. I love seeing you two interact. It's heart warming, in this day & age, to see couple who still love each other and know how to have fun together after being together for so long.
"and she farts, she sounds like a hippo that's not in this river here" Andrew, I chuckled at this for like 10 minutes! 😂 At least I'm not the only one that has to live with that.
Very funny 🤣 At the end when when Andrew asked if Gwen brought the vacuum cleaner she should have said "yes" , then followed up with "the vacuum is cleaning half the beach right now" 😉
Andrew that was one of the most entertaining eps I have seen in a while, whenever you bring Gwynn the whole mood of the video's change (in a good way). Whilst I love the normal nuts and bolts of your normal content, seeing the joker side of you is funny, we need more vids with Gwynn!!!!!! Your mocking accent at the end was bloody funny, cheers
Andrew, Gwynn, I have never laughed so much at any of your videos as much as this one. It reminds me so much of our adventures, even the levelling is the same, my wife has Gwynn's attitude of "it will be fine" but like Andrew, I'm not happy unless it is. I have a bubble level fixed to the centre console so I don't have to get out to check. I am so glad to see we aren't the only ones who have night problems too and end up laughing about them in the morning. One of your best 'real world' videos yet, well done folks x
I always thought it would be great to build the ‘downstairs’ in such a way that when there are stormy nights you could pull the mattress down, close the pop top and sleep comfortably down below. That would make more sense in the cold climate I live in.
Doesnt take much camping on the beach to learn NEVER leave an awning up overnight. I've lost two even when its dead calm and the forecast says all good, the coastal areas just have flash storms now and then
Gwynn and Andrew, thanks for sharing, great watching. Lovely to see you still bouncing off each other so many decades into your marriage. Keep up the fantastic work.
I actually love this video. As North West Europe campers, this is proper camping weather. It’s scary but exhilarating, really tests what you’re made of. And if you have the right kit it can be really enjoyable. We use a heavy canvas military type ground tent anchored to the side of the vehicle which is incredibly safe and sheltered, and a canvas tarp again clipped to the vehicle with canvas sides, tied down at a couple of dozen eyelet points with military grade pegs. Not that quick to set up of course but not that bad either and it’s well worth it looking out at everyone else getting battered and getting no sleep in their fancy roof tents ...
Hi Andrew, Just wanted to tell you how fabulous Gwynn looks, she's so fit and vibrant. As she gracefully stepped from one large stone to another, she looked like a woman in her later 20s! She really made this latest video with her priceless commentary, facial expressions, loved it. Now for some advice, don't you think you both are getting a little too old for camping out on the top of a SUV, in a rain storm, in the middle of nowhere!? There is a reason why so many older people have travel trailers. You should give some serious thought to buying a trailer and focus on your van base, older people. These endless build videos, that are primarily the same, are past the point of getting old. But people watch them, your fans, like me, to see and hear you rant on in pure and utter madness. W. Ps more plane video & more Gwynn
Every time I see a video with you both in together in a video, I can’t help but think of the phrase “relationship goals”. As always it is a joy to see you both having a wonderful time even in adverse conditions.
I’m late to comment, Really enjoyed this episode. I love the natural down to earth interactions of Gwynn and Andrew. This is how a lot of us in your age group enjoy the challenges (even if our Troopy is 21 years old) haha. But loving the camping life just the same here on the east coast. Now for episode 2
you should look into the darche 270 awning. In my opinion the most flexible. it's freestanding has poles to support in heavy wind (also helps to angle it down so no water collects) and with the sidewalls you're more safe in windy and rainy weather conditions
I so enjoyed the banter and you sharing your adventure together. I laughed so hard. I’ve learned a new term, gray nomads my wife and I are at that age considering traveling around the US. I too don’t care for the traditional campgrounds and much prefer the remote areas and without a red-faced inducing generator. :-). Looking forward to future episodes!
A simple suggestion for making sleep a little easier is to remove the metal zipper pulls and replace with short paracord pulls (2-3" long). Virtually no noise at night as I can hear your zipper pulls clanging in the wind! Lost an awning in the Mojave Desert with the same type of wing gust. I was too late.
Loved the ep. Would love to see an ep dedicated to the new parabolics when they go in. How you can tell the vehicle was undersprung, ride charecteristics of an undersprung veh etc.
This is literally a typical night in a roof tent in Ireland, welcome to our world! Its the motivation behind my Discovery 130 project with solid walls even when raised.
Yep, camping at Rosguil, nipped to shop for 30 mins in still weather, 45 mins later our tent awning destroyed on it's way to America at some speed,happy days in Donegal.
Reminds me of a wonderful adventure with my ex wife! We were chasing a hurricane and it changed course. We slept in the back of the SUV because the roads were unviewable! So much fun!
Oh Andrew - Gwynn makes the travel vlogs so much more interesting! You are stupendous with build and tech talk but the travel side needs a good woman like Gwynn to get the banter and lift the production. Now, how is the new beast going??
The sense of humour clearly shows you have Brit, Ausie and "Souf" African tendencies... You 2 had me rolling around laughing!! Extremely witty. Please keep it up!
Is very good to follow all your trip.... I love Australia and I miss a lot. So when I saw your video, it was so much pleasant... thank you for the work you made in your video
Gwen & Andrew, Not sure if you’ll read this but I will give it a go anyway. First of all, loved this episode, I literally laughed out loud for most of it….highly entertaining as we’ve all had similar experiences. 😂 I need to pull you up about one thing. Not all Grey Nomads travel in 4x4 & caravan combos that are unable to remote travel. For 7 years my poor wife & I zigzagged across this country in our single cab 79 series towing our trusty Bushtracker caravan. Whilst there might be a few to snipe at our van there aren’t many brands of van that can cope with being skull dragged through just about everything bar the odd track like the French line, canning & OTL. We still visited those places only we dumped the van at a station or property & headed on without it. I will never forget the look on one campers face when I appeared at Mitchell Plateau in the Kimberly with the van & he was perplexed how we got it up there but truth be known I had it in some fairly dodgy positions & places. It spent a huge portion of its life on the dirt. AS FOR THE Frigging generators, they are NOT NEEDED in this day & age (They drive me insane). A properly set up van with a professionally wired 12 volt system can survive indefinitely off the grid. Our van was rarely hooked to 240volt, occasionally it happened at the odd Showgrounds or a friends property but most people are either to cheap/lazy or unaware & their systems can’t cope being offgrid. I’m glad we did it our way. Not all grey nomadism is how it is depicted at that stop. Would I do it again 🧐 No, I’ve done that, in the future I shall travel with my Troopy alone…..I don’t intend to be on the road for any longer that 6-8 months at a time & the responsibility of the big rig is not to be taken lightly. It’s such a shame, at the most precious moment each evening that there’s always some moron who wants to ruin the tranquility with the genset 🤮 They are NOT needed. Long Live the Troopy 💪🏼
Watching that tent flap around in the wind reminds me of why I got rid of my rooftop and switched to an inside sleeping platform on my 2 person overlander lol!
We were caught in that same storm north of Carnarvon at Quobba station. I thought the roof top tent was going to fly away! We chose to sleep in the car to escape the noise of the wind. Luckily our Gordigear was not damaged at all, and we had put our awning down early in the evening -learnt from previous experiences!
Andy, for $4.95 get a caravan level, T shaped, 2 opposed levels, level the truck, glue it somewhere you can see it from the drivers seat... handier than the $3000 inverter.
Haha I feel like I’m watching a comedy movie about this old couple trying to be adventurous, but instead just rant the whole time, haha I love it I couldn’t look away the whole time. Gweyn has such a presence on camera 🎥
Thanks for posting great to see some "real" comments about loose guys and awnings in strong winds. All too often discounted. We have experienced it many times near the coast
Thanks for another great video. Can relate to the wind change, we had to pack up our camper trailer and move to the car during a storm on the Nullarbor.
As a gadget man you might appreciate a Savvylevel - normally marketed to caravaners but could be great in the Troopy too, you can just drive slowly around until the unit (via your smartphone app) says you are on a level spot ;-)
We had a gale hit our canvas dome tent (brought from South Africa) at Lake Wivenhoe near Brisbane. Luckily I'd put down the awning. Nothing of ours was damaged - the tent is well built. Most other tents at the campsite were damaged. It was the worst wind I've ever experienced. It actually knocked me off my feet. We also have a bottle of Mrs Balls chutney but I like it on a boerewors roll.
One of my summer jobs at university was driving a grader to flatten correlations on New Zealands rural roads. It was a great job actually because it was so peaceful, you just listened to music and radio all day as you plodded along. Worst part was the time someone lost control and hit the back corner of the grader while trying to overtake. He tried to blame freshly graded road conditions, say8ng it was my fault, but luckily the police where hearing none of it. Grader just needed a new tyre. 😆
Sir this was by far the funniest episode I've ever watched.... You guys keep "chirping" each other. Really entertaining. Cruiser prices skyrocketed here in SA. You will fall on your back when you see them.
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Watching this with Sarah on our 14th wedding anniversary and she says... "You know, we're going to be just like that in a few years." 😂 Love the banter, you two! Hope we get the opportunity to share the trail one day. 👍
I watch your channel and in my opinion you and Sarha could bring your channel alive with a bit of banter, dont get me wrong love your channel but as an Aussie I love a good shi$ stir.
I watch both channels... and a) yes it is good to see Gwynn on the road, b) you are working on those white hairs Kevin!!
Kevin, I hope to be still watching you and Sarah rolling on those trails
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Take Gwynn on your trips more often please ... the interaction between you two left me in stitches
Gwynn cracks me up 🤣🤣🤣 That weather (and the fact that my wife & I only use a ground tent) is why we don't usually camp in wetter months. I love seeing you two interact. It's heart warming, in this day & age, to see couple who still love each other and know how to have fun together after being together for so long.
@@ChristosIsHe Thanks for sharing Gary. Pretty amazing stats.
The dynamic between Andrew and Gwynn writes itself. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, and I can't wait for more.
We need to see more of Gwynn! We dont see enough of these trips I loved this one
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"and she farts, she sounds like a hippo that's not in this river here"
Andrew, I chuckled at this for like 10 minutes! 😂 At least I'm not the only one that has to live with that.
Wind changing direction in the middle of the night: one of the inevitable joys of camping! Great film, really enjoyed it.
Good seeing the Troopy being put to the test. Also great seeing how wife and husband live in this beautiful vehicle.
Yes, for those of us overseas it's interesting to see about grey nomads and the facilities they have available to them...
"I must have told you a million times not to exaggerate!" Rofl...thats awesome...
I live it when you 2 are out together, so fun to watch. 🤙
More of this please, love the pair of you two together ;like this. Gywnn is fabulous.
Gwynn is awesome. Enjoy the two of you back and forth.
What a wonderful adventure. So glad to have you along Gwen! You two make a great team.
Very funny 🤣
At the end when when Andrew asked if Gwen brought the vacuum cleaner she should have said "yes" , then followed up with "the vacuum is cleaning half the beach right now" 😉
“I’ve told you a million times…” classic Young Ones quote. Great episode
What an awesome start of the series.Can't wait for the remainder of the trip.Thanks for the countless laughter and joy you bring into our lives
So much fun watching you two together, the banter is brilliant!
Andrew that was one of the most entertaining eps I have seen in a while, whenever you bring Gwynn the whole mood of the video's change (in a good way). Whilst I love the normal nuts and bolts of your normal content, seeing the joker side of you is funny, we need more vids with Gwynn!!!!!! Your mocking accent at the end was bloody funny, cheers
Props to Andrew for still using his turning indicators in the outback (9:11)
That one comment referencing a “hippo” was sensational 🤣 Love the video guys.
Andrew, Gwynn, I have never laughed so much at any of your videos as much as this one.
It reminds me so much of our adventures, even the levelling is the same, my wife has Gwynn's attitude of "it will be fine" but like Andrew, I'm not happy unless it is. I have a bubble level fixed to the centre console so I don't have to get out to check.
I am so glad to see we aren't the only ones who have night problems too and end up laughing about them in the morning.
One of your best 'real world' videos yet, well done folks x
I love Gwen she's a great part of the channel .not shy in letting her opinions be known.
I honestly love videos of both Andrew and Gwynn camping together, the banter is always top notch, even when there isn't much happening.
I always thought it would be great to build the ‘downstairs’ in such a way that when there are stormy nights you could pull the mattress down, close the pop top and sleep comfortably down below. That would make more sense in the cold climate I live in.
More content doing your adventures with Gwynn please! Makes already good content even better... and the Troopy setup is awesome!
Doesnt take much camping on the beach to learn NEVER leave an awning up overnight. I've lost two even when its dead calm and the forecast says all good, the coastal areas just have flash storms now and then
I loved this episode Gwynn you are a legend
Lovely to see Gwynny again. You two make me laugh. Truck looks great. Love these travelogues.
Gwynn and Andrew, thanks for sharing, great watching. Lovely to see you still bouncing off each other so many decades into your marriage. Keep up the fantastic work.
I actually love this video. As North West Europe campers, this is proper camping weather. It’s scary but exhilarating, really tests what you’re made of. And if you have the right kit it can be really enjoyable. We use a heavy canvas military type ground tent anchored to the side of the vehicle which is incredibly safe and sheltered, and a canvas tarp again clipped to the vehicle with canvas sides, tied down at a couple of dozen eyelet points with military grade pegs. Not that quick to set up of course but not that bad either and it’s well worth it looking out at everyone else getting battered and getting no sleep in their fancy roof tents ...
Haven’t had Mrs Balls for ages, love it.
Hi Andrew, Just wanted to tell you how fabulous Gwynn looks, she's so fit and vibrant. As she gracefully stepped from one large stone to another, she looked like a woman in her later 20s! She really made this latest video with her priceless commentary, facial expressions, loved it.
Now for some advice, don't you think you both are getting a little too old for camping out on the top of a SUV, in a rain storm, in the middle of nowhere!? There is a reason why so many older people have travel trailers.
You should give some serious thought to buying a trailer and focus on your van base, older people. These endless build videos, that are primarily the same, are past the point of getting old. But people watch them, your fans, like me, to see and hear you rant on in pure and utter madness.
W.
Ps more plane video & more Gwynn
I really do love your campsite and travel vlog style videos. Always in awe of the remoteness compared to what we can access in the UK. Cheers!
Gwynne looks great, I love to see both of you together!
Every time I see a video with you both in together in a video, I can’t help but think of the phrase “relationship goals”. As always it is a joy to see you both having a wonderful time even in adverse conditions.
Andrew please do more videos with the amazing Gwen! Love that dry sense of humour, fantastic😆
I come for the overlanding, but I stay for the banter!
I’m late to comment, Really enjoyed this episode. I love the natural down to earth interactions of Gwynn and Andrew. This is how a lot of us in your age group enjoy the challenges (even if our Troopy is 21 years old) haha. But loving the camping life just the same here on the east coast. Now for episode 2
Gwynn never disappoints 😂
A bit of heat shrink on the zippers helps stop them rattling. The adhesive heatshrink works best.
Love the back and forth, just like us when we are camping
I think the Grey Nomads and their caravans won this one!
you should look into the darche 270 awning. In my opinion the most flexible. it's freestanding has poles to support in heavy wind (also helps to angle it down so no water collects) and with the sidewalls you're more safe in windy and rainy weather conditions
Very authentic and refreshing for it. The banter between you to is superb. Excellent viewing.
Laughed and laughed 😅 especially the hippo jibe, and I've heard hippos fart 🤣
I so enjoyed the banter and you sharing your adventure together. I laughed so hard. I’ve learned a new term, gray nomads my wife and I are at that age considering traveling around the US. I too don’t care for the traditional campgrounds and much prefer the remote areas and without a red-faced inducing generator. :-). Looking forward to future episodes!
What an utterly charming couple you are! Always!
A simple suggestion for making sleep a little easier is to remove the metal zipper pulls and replace with short paracord pulls (2-3" long). Virtually no noise at night as I can hear your zipper pulls clanging in the wind! Lost an awning in the Mojave Desert with the same type of wing gust. I was too late.
This or you heat shrink them that also works OK less clanging. Impossible to sleep with zips i hate it
Good idea, that rattling would drive me mad
You and the missus have a wonderful relationship - really awesome to see! Long may it continue :)
Loved the ep. Would love to see an ep dedicated to the new parabolics when they go in. How you can tell the vehicle was undersprung, ride charecteristics of an undersprung veh etc.
Oupa and Ouma battling the elements !! Greatly enjoyed - enjoy rest of the trip !!
This is literally a typical night in a roof tent in Ireland, welcome to our world! Its the motivation behind my Discovery 130 project with solid walls even when raised.
Yep, camping at Rosguil, nipped to shop for 30 mins in still weather, 45 mins later our tent awning destroyed on it's way to America at some speed,happy days in Donegal.
do you have any site or further info about it? I'm thinking along similar lines and would be interested to see/know more about your project.
Great video Andrew, and Gwyn.
Definitely no spirit levels. Hahaha
Reminds me of a wonderful adventure with my ex wife! We were chasing a hurricane and it changed course. We slept in the back of the SUV because the roads were unviewable! So much fun!
The banter between you two had me smiling wide!
Gwynn is definitely your secret weapon. Love the videos with her.
Lovely show Andrew- you have a good knowledge of your area of work. Lovely.
So lovely to watch. Looks like a nice and fun tour.
Tip: If you put some heatshrink on your zips they won't rattle in the wind :)
Oh Andrew - Gwynn makes the travel vlogs so much more interesting!
You are stupendous with build and tech talk but the travel side needs a good woman like Gwynn to get the banter and lift the production.
Now, how is the new beast going??
Loved seeing Gwen...Have to have adventures like this...it makes for a good story at least ;)
The sense of humour clearly shows you have Brit, Ausie and "Souf" African tendencies... You 2 had me rolling around laughing!! Extremely witty. Please keep it up!
You guys love each other the way we do :)
Really enjoyed this episode I had a lot of laughs... thank you!
Is very good to follow all your trip.... I love Australia and I miss a lot. So when I saw your video, it was so much pleasant... thank you for the work you made in your video
Gwen & Andrew, Not sure if you’ll read this but I will give it a go anyway. First of all, loved this episode, I literally laughed out loud for most of it….highly entertaining as we’ve all had similar experiences. 😂
I need to pull you up about one thing. Not all Grey Nomads travel in 4x4 & caravan combos that are unable to remote travel. For 7 years my poor wife & I zigzagged across this country in our single cab 79 series towing our trusty Bushtracker caravan. Whilst there might be a few to snipe at our van there aren’t many brands of van that can cope with being skull dragged through just about everything bar the odd track like the French line, canning & OTL. We still visited those places only we dumped the van at a station or property & headed on without it. I will never forget the look on one campers face when I appeared at Mitchell Plateau in the Kimberly with the van & he was perplexed how we got it up there but truth be known I had it in some fairly dodgy positions & places. It spent a huge portion of its life on the dirt.
AS FOR THE Frigging generators, they are NOT NEEDED in this day & age (They drive me insane). A properly set up van with a professionally wired 12 volt system can survive indefinitely off the grid. Our van was rarely hooked to 240volt, occasionally it happened at the odd Showgrounds or a friends property but most people are either to cheap/lazy or unaware & their systems can’t cope being offgrid. I’m glad we did it our way. Not all grey nomadism is how it is depicted at that stop. Would I do it again 🧐 No, I’ve done that, in the future I shall travel with my Troopy alone…..I don’t intend to be on the road for any longer that 6-8 months at a time & the responsibility of the big rig is not to be taken lightly.
It’s such a shame, at the most precious moment each evening that there’s always some moron who wants to ruin the tranquility with the genset 🤮 They are NOT needed.
Long Live the Troopy 💪🏼
Had Mrs Balls with Baboetjie the other night, definitely agree it’s the best
Watching that tent flap around in the wind reminds me of why I got rid of my rooftop and switched to an inside sleeping platform on my 2 person overlander lol!
Mrs Balls! Fortunately we can get it here in Oz!
We were caught in that same storm north of Carnarvon at Quobba station. I thought the roof top tent was going to fly away! We chose to sleep in the car to escape the noise of the wind. Luckily our Gordigear was not damaged at all, and we had put our awning down early in the evening -learnt from previous experiences!
Andy, for $4.95 get a caravan level, T shaped, 2 opposed levels, level the truck, glue it somewhere you can see it from the drivers seat... handier than the $3000 inverter.
fantastic . sounds like real life camping to us !!
I echo what others have said, such an entertaining experience watching you two. Another great adventure in the books. Cheers!
Thx for telling the overseas viewers!!! It was intresting to see how it goes over there!
A wonderfully fun video, Andrew. Your knowledge and wisdom are a wonderful share, but the personal touch is nice to be downplayed!
Nothing beats a little brush. A little vacuum by Milwaukee is also handy.
The joys of camping
Haha I feel like I’m watching a comedy movie about this old couple trying to be adventurous, but instead just rant the whole time, haha I love it I couldn’t look away the whole time.
Gweyn has such a presence on camera 🎥
Generators at camp sites. Oh boy. I feel for you Andrew. It's no wonder Gwynn is a best selling author. She definitely has a way with words.
Thanks for posting great to see some "real" comments about loose guys and awnings in strong winds. All too often discounted. We have experienced it many times near the coast
lol is a million times also exaggerating, love the chemistry
What a great episode! My wife and I were cracking up. We had the exact same awning experience about a month ago.
Quality entertainment.
Nothing like the sound of city comforts in the wilderness. My skin colour will change to red too, not from the sun however.
Love the 4k re releases
Enjoyable video ❤️
We find the Northern side at Galeena Bridge a bit nicer.
Love the vids with Gwynn!!
Thanks for another great video. Can relate to the wind change, we had to pack up our camper trailer and move to the car during a storm on the Nullarbor.
As a gadget man you might appreciate a Savvylevel - normally marketed to caravaners but could be great in the Troopy too, you can just drive slowly around until the unit (via your smartphone app) says you are on a level spot ;-)
Good to see Gwynn doesn't let you get away with much...
I want a Troopy so bad. One day before I die hopefully we’ll get some here in the States. Love being along for your adventures!
"The mental spirit level has spoken"😂👍
Bit of heat shrink over the zippers will stop that annoying sound of the zippers hitting each other
We had a gale hit our canvas dome tent (brought from South Africa) at Lake Wivenhoe near Brisbane. Luckily I'd put down the awning. Nothing of ours was damaged - the tent is well built. Most other tents at the campsite were damaged. It was the worst wind I've ever experienced. It actually knocked me off my feet. We also have a bottle of Mrs Balls chutney but I like it on a boerewors roll.
Lovely
One of my summer jobs at university was driving a grader to flatten correlations on New Zealands rural roads. It was a great job actually because it was so peaceful, you just listened to music and radio all day as you plodded along. Worst part was the time someone lost control and hit the back corner of the grader while trying to overtake. He tried to blame freshly graded road conditions, say8ng it was my fault, but luckily the police where hearing none of it. Grader just needed a new tyre. 😆
Man what a truck absolute beast
Sir this was by far the funniest episode I've ever watched.... You guys keep "chirping" each other. Really entertaining. Cruiser prices skyrocketed here in SA. You will fall on your back when you see them.
Absolutely beautiful! I too use the ole eyecrometer.
very cool
Loved this one.... thanks for sharing