What It's Really Like To Live In a Car (Daily Van Life Routine)
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About us:
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.
We hope you enjoyed coming along with us for a day in our life! Do you think you would enjoy living in a car?
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A great insight into what van life is really like. It's not always bubble gums and lollypops, nor chores magically get done.😁 Appreciate the efforts you both put in.
Cheers mate! Not always easy but totally worth it!
Awesome video
Funny watching your daily routine while I’m doing mine Sunday morning routine ,drinking coffee while watching your videos.
Thanks for being real
😂😂 legend mate thanks for watching!
Both of you are on song with content at the moment. A fantastic video this week, thank you.
Thanks Mick we are really enjoying creating the the vids at the moment!!
Lovely episode… well done. Congratulations on your honesty Jacko - talking about your mental wellbeing is hard work…. I have a little gig for you when you’re next in Victoria…
Thanks Barry! Yeah mate can be hard to talk about it! It should be spoken about a lot more than it is 👍
Fantastic! I loved this "day in the life..." hahaha on the toilet dumping -- I think everyone who's been on the road feels you on that joyful little task. We'll try your "mug (mud?) cake" as well.
Another great video guys. Really good of you sharing your own mental health story Jack. Hats off to you!! 👍👍
Thanks Luke appreciate it mate! It’s not easy sometimes.
I have the ultimate therapist, my Father in heaven , speaks to me daily , guides me , protects me.
Love when you go shopping and nothing fits, in the cupboard or fridge, lol,
Happens all the time 😂
The Tablelands this time of year is busy but beautiful
Oh yes it was busy!!
Thanks for sharing your day to day lives on the road. Its pretty cool to see its not all sunshine and rainbows on the road. And a special thanks for talking about mental health. It's great to see you partnered with a metal health organisation. That's a great partnership.
Loved the video,
One Life, One Search,
Shane
Hey Shane sorry for the late reply on this comment mate! so happy to be partnered with better help. Mental help is a very important subject that is not spoken about enough! Ive had a few more sessions with my therapist and already its having a huge impact! Thanks again mate :)
👍👍 thanks for showing this episode, well done .
Cheers Rod! Thankyou for watching 😊
Must be passing each other on the road. Did Atherton late last week and Wallaman Falls today. Everything hurts after Wallaman, but was absolutely amazing!
It's so good you mentioned "Betterhelp" and the way it has helped you. Bless you👍😊
I really enjoy these normal day videos. Thanks for showing all the good and the bad of life on the road.
Thanks for watching Ben! So happy you enjoyed this one 😄
Great video guys. And yes life on the road is not always as glamorous as it seams. I can give testament to that. But that said, I would never go back to living in a house. Keep up the good work 👍
Enjoyed the insite into the routine was interesting thanks guys
No worries Anthony 👍🙏
Another excellent video guys 👌
Loved this one. More day to day stuff please :)
Another great video. Loved this one too Megan & Jack.
We look forward to your installments every week and are never disappointed. The combination of great travel and insights into your life traveling make for fascinating viewing. We are now enjoying some of the benefits of being patreons although signing up for that was just to hopefully help you guys to keep producing such great content. Congratulations Jack on being prepared to put forward your struggles to promote mental health for others. Hope you enjoy our backyard in Far North Queensland.
Hey Andy appreciate your kind words 😊 and thakyou for the ongoing support it honestly helps us very much! Can be hard to speak up in regards to mental health and I believe it’s the right thing to do if I can help a few people get back on track that would be great! We are loving Queensland and honestly may call it home when it comes time to settle down! We just love it.
Really appreciated you sharing what life on the road is in such a confined space is like. You guys are an inspiration ✨️ Keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍
A nice spot and yes some of those turd dumping places would be pretty bad....i would want a full Hazmat Suite lol....always good to see your smiling Faces.
Hazmat suite 😂😂😂😂 what a crack up!
@@itsJackandMegan You can never be to careful.
Awesome as always
Cheers William!
Love your work guys keep this content coming!
Thanks Danny appreciate it mate 😊
Hello Jack and Megan, I had a text from my sister last week with a photo of her and hubby with youse, I think it was in Cairns , there names are Cheryl and Bruno, they knew we were a big fan of you and Megan so they said they had to get a group photo of youse together and send it to me to tease me , we are so jealous of them living the dream and running into so many TH-cam people travelling this wonderful country , they said you are thinking of coming to Darwin again, I missed youse last time you were here so hopefully I’ll see youse driving around up here and I’ll try and catch up and get our own photo of us together, anyway that’s enough raving on , I always look forward to you next TH-cam vids, you pair are the best and I always get a laugh with some of the things youse do and say, take.care and safe travels, Laurie and Sabine , Darwin NT 👍😃
Hey Lawrence! yes we did meet a couple in Cairns who did get a photo with us! can't believe it was your sister that's crazy what a coincidence! I will send you an instagram message in regards to our plans!
I have an iphone and can set the screen to be a warmer colour after a certain time at night.. that could also help with sleep
There were some really great words that you all use regularly that I think epitomize why your content is so engaging, "team and"together". How you all compromise (or not, hehe) and work together on a daily basis is really inspiring. My family and I are planning a several month trip next year and seeing your daily routine has been insightful, thanks guys!
This is so great to hear thanks for the kind comments 😊 glad we can help!
Well done mate for coming forward. I also am an anxious person 👍
Absolutely obsessed with your videos guys great insights!
Thank you so much 😊
Absolutely love you people, so down to earth and you have a good sense of humor to go with it, another great video with tons of insight and knowledge. Yep my daily routine starts with putting out the solar lights to charge up to give me light at night followed by the "Normal functions" then coffee and check in on TH-cam and E-mails also that facebook page" but to answer your question : Yes In my younger years I toured and lived out of a small car/van and enjoyed it pretty much, anyways Best wishes from the UK stay safe , Healthy and Happy. 👌
Jack n Megan really enjoy your journeys
😊😊 thanks for following along!
Awesome insight into your daily lives. Great video guys, safe travels ✌️
Thanks mate 👍😊
Megan & Jack thanks for the video 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching mate!!
Hey guys , you were asking about TH-cam videos to check out, check out Karston and Maxine. Doing the outback in a kombi.
Yes!! Have been watching them for a while now they’re brilliant to watch hey! That Kombi is a beast!
Hey team,thanks for another interesting vid and for keeping it real.😎
Cheers Doug! Thank you for watching 😊
Another very enjoyable video to watch guys! A good routine is so important for us mentally and it's definitely a challenge to keep one going on the road while living out of a car, so hats off to you both for putting in the effort for a good routine :)
It can be hard at times! So thankful we have got it pretty down packed now!
Hi guys, another nice clip to bring Sunday to life, well done raising your anxieties Jack - a great way to get on top of them, I have had issues for a few years now and still have occasions where I need to stop and get myself sorted, part of that process is exercise and to watch you guys and a few others on TH-cam to regain a positive mind set,
Tinaroo looked fantastic - bet you wished you had a kayak to paddle around, only bad thing now is we have to wait until next week for another episode, stay safe guys. Cheers 😋
Thanks for watching guys!! Yes mate mental health is very very important. Exercise is a great way to help it’s crazy how much better you feel isn’t it.Tinnaroo dam is something special as someone mentioned in a comment the weather can be beautiful at times!
even with the best solar system on your camper, you will need to charge your bank with alternat power. IE from a generator or car. What i hate are the group of city campers that pull into camp and park right next to you. Like FFS there is 50,000 bloody acers of bush and dessert around you and they need to bloody park right next to you. Then they pull out there eBay generator with no DB rating at all and run the F.ing thing till midnight.
And that is why my wife will not let me take my Shotgun camping.
😂😂😂 yep those that run the genorator at stupid times really are annoying!
Your an adorable couple ❤️ Thanks guys 👏
Thanks so much Kim 😊
Hi guys, truly love your vids as you are you.
Thank you Rosemary ☺️
Would like to commend Jack for being open about his condition and for the plug on therapists. These are real problems everyone lives with in some shape or form. Good tip on the blue light.
Thankyou mate! It’s a really important thing to talk about!! So many people deal with mental health issues and I’m glad I can help 😊😊
Hi Guys love your work, you are my Sunday morning ritual im up at 4am nsw time just waiting for your next video to drop, we our in our 60ts and live through your adventures you really our a great couple we love you.
Love it guys!! Thanks so much for watching 😊😊
Thanks!
Thanks so much Andrew! 🙏🏼🧡🧡
Another awesome video thank you.
Thanks Maree! 😊
Jack & Megan, the most honest, transparent and authentic overlanding/touring TH-cam channel. Good one guys.✊ Keep it up.👏
Ditto
Thanks so much Hammer!! We really appreciate you watching thanks mate😊
Great Ep & insight into a normal day😃, it’s not all “beer & scittles”. Luv your channel, can’t binge because we watch u weekly 😂😂. Cheers
Classic beers and skittles love it Rob😂😂😂
Megan and Jack thank you for take us through your chores and sharing your recipes. You two are a perfect team. Looking forward to the next video.
Thanks so much for watching Ronelle! 😄😄
We live in the UK and we have just come back from Switzerland in our van and we need to change a few thing inside our van, as we are going to Poland next year. Thank you for some of your ideas.
Great funny video as always, love your interaction with each other, so cute and easy going, ❤️❤️ big props to you Jack for telling us on camera about your demons, takes some moxey buddy 👏👏👏 can b hard for us mucho blokes 🤣🤣 that potato dish looked yummy and that 1st camp spot was insane, love you both and take care
Cheers Louis! Yeah mate can be hard to talk about and wasn’t easy but hopefully I have helped a few people by speaking out about it 👍 The potato dish is a must!!
Thanks
Thanks so much guys! 🙏🏼🧡🧡
Love the VLOG. Tinaroo was where we used to ski when I was growing up, You guys have inspired my wife and myself to get the camper out and just enjoy the outdoors and we are in our 40s. Great work guys,
Seen a few ski boats out there when we were there! Looks like good fun to. That’s great to hear guys might run into yokine day 👍😊
@@itsJackandMegan hopefully we do. be great to catch up and share some stories with you guys.. Beers on us
@@itsJackandMegan hi jack and Megan how are you doing today nice to meet you guys I am 17 years old I watch your TH-cam channel and I am a big fan of your TH-cam channel
We were up at Tinnaroo 4 weeks ago and that big rig was up there then, you must be able to stay here for some time! We love the Tablelands its so pretty. 💞
Yeah he stays a while by the looks of it!
Just started watching you guys. Video are good
Thanks for watching 😊
Nice to see your usual daily living... :)
Thanks for watching 😊
Try your apple dipped in almond butter as well. Really good!
Another wonderful video love following you. Can we have your " Mug cake " recipe please?
Jack you should wear gloves when using the dump points. If you have a cut on your hand and it gets a staph infection you will be sorry.
Hi Guys, what campground were you at? Looks awesome. Great content, stay who you are.
my home town 🥰
Good luck!!!🎥👆
Thanks for a great video guys. Megan, if you don't mind me asking. How do you look after your skin (face) and what skincare brand do you use? Love your skin, looks bright and glowing. Thank you x
Thanks for another great vid. It’s starting to become my routine too, to watch you tube over Brekky. What’s some of your fav channels? Besides your own of course ☺️
We love watch some TH-cam over brekky!! Some other channels we watch are
Kingingit
The outfit
Overland travellers
Em on and Bec
Очень приятная пара, всегда смотрю ваши видео ролики, вы молодцы! Хороших вам маршрутов и путешествий.
Thank you very much for following along mate 👍😊
Tinaroo is a great place 👌 it is our weekend go to area. We are going up for a couple of days this week too would have been great to have seen you guys 👋
It’s so nice hey! Did you see the big truck as well?
Yer we came up just for a drive last weekend and now we are at kauri creek for a couple of days, this is our go to place just for a quick getaway from the real world 😊😊
Love a good Dump Point video. Hilarious watching the blokes dry-reach while doing this. Thanks for the insight, it's very similar to ours except we didn't watch YT or Netflix.
Marty from Perth
Mate I bloody hate it 😂😂😂 but it’s gotta be done thanks watching guys appreciate it 🙏👍
I keep disposable gloves, a mask and glasses for this occasion. Nothing worse than it splashing up into your face. 😀
@@martysib6547 it’s happened a few times and megans always pissing herself laughing at me I’d like to see her do it now that would be funny 😂
cool video. Dont you ever get cool bugs and lizards etc in and around your 4x4? would be cool waking up with something laid next to you up there watching you lol.
Oh god that would be an absolute nightmare😂😂😂 I’m sure it’s bound to happen soon!!!
@@itsJackandMegan You are Australian, surrounded by nature out there. :)
We compromise and do it my way LOL
Traveling is hard work, we did it with two kids and that adds extra challenges but at the end you are always glad you did it no matter how much work you had to do.
Spot on mate it can be hard but so worth it 😊👍🙏
I still can't get my head around were you guys sleep. Roof is up. Walking area/ camera area but no bedding. Have watched Soo many of your videos. Cheers. Maybe do one from your bedding. Looking down if possible. Cheers. The last part of your video almost answered my question. But your bed shelf is pulled from where
The bed drops down from the ceiling
Hi guys. Love your vids ❤️
What was the name of that campground you were at?
I recommend getting a high amperage 12v charger for your MacBook. If you have the newer macs that can be charged via the thunderbolt port get one of those in 12v as it’s great for charging all things that use usb c super fast (drones, phones, cameras) or can just get the MagSafe 12v charger. Much more efficient on the battery not having to use the inverter and also much better on the MacBook than using the sign-wave inverters output through an AC charger. You’ll be able to edit for longer
Thanks for the tip mate do you recommend any particular charger we could use and where to get one from? Thanks for watching 👍😊
I use this one from Amazon.
KFD 100W USB C Type C Laptop Car Charger Power Adapter
Many thanks for another great video! Was the first (your favorite) camp spot @ the same campground (Platypus) or @ another one? Greetz from Europe
M & J,
Please don’t let a moment of it pass by and not realise how special it is to have the opportunity to do what your doing. As you might recall, I mentioned in a comment before that we took 7 years on our 2nd lap and after a while we kind of took it for granted as I kind of thought it would never end BUT I became unwell and eventually we were forced off the road. After the last couple of years living back in a house (boring) I’m busting my breaches to get back onto the road but health issues are plaguing me no end. At night now, instead of drifting off inside the roof of the Troopy I’m reminiscing about days gone by worried that I won’t get well enough to travel again. ☹️
Cherish every moment of this together as you never know when you might be forced to stop. 😞
Thankyou for putting in the effort to make these shows, as you’re literally my life line back to the good times. 🙏🏻
Have you got a maintenance routine for Troop? I use to have a $2 tarp that I threw down and rolled myself under the old girl and spend a few minutes both under the vehicle and a few other minutes with my head in the engine bay. It’s always good to be looking at stuff constantly, that way you hopefully pick up on any issues early, before they get expensive.
Safe travels this week ! Xx
Hey mate sorry for the late reply here!
We are incredibly grateful for the life we are living and always remind ourselves how lucky we are! like you mentioned we do forget and sometime take it for granted.
In regards to the maintenance routine to be honest not really the 1hz is so reliable it has not had any problems at all. Apart from changing the engine oil, oil filter, fuels filters, air filter every 10,000kms we have not had to touch or replace anything! I changed the timing belt at 250,000kms and did the front and rear wheel bearings and front hub seals at around 295,000km as well as the fan belts. so the next major service will be to re grease all the bearings. change the transmission oils and diff oils. I do check the car every day for loose nuts/bolts ect.
Thanks again mate for taking the time to comment on our videos we really do appreciate it :)
@@itsJackandMegan Good stuff, yes be kind to her like you are and she’ll reward you with a million km’s 👍.
Enjoy guys, ur the best ❤️ the channel
You are in Gods own country there in the Atherton table lands my friends... it is one of the most beautiful areas of Australia and definitely the most beautiful QLD has to offer.... I remember camping at Lake Tinaroo back in the 80's . Nothing compares to it... Dont know if they are still there but there used to be fresh water crocs in the waters of the lake...
Your right mate it really is a beautiful place! We will be heading back every chance we get. I’d say freshies definitely live in the dam.
Great video. What is the name of the epic waterfront campsites? Cheers
Hey Sharon thanks for watching 😊 the campsite is platypus camp ground! If you can book site 17 or 18 they’re the best!
I love the brekky compromise! How many watts is your solar panel?
110 watts 😊
Hi nice to meet you guys I am from Ballarat
Nice to meet you Thomas thanks for watching!
@@itsJackandMegan hi jack and Megan I love watching your TH-cam channel I am a big subscriber of Your TH-cam
@@itsJackandMegan do you wanted to come up to Ballarat special school farm campus to come visit our cafe we have good food I work on Tuesday 11:00 tool 12:30
TV Show - 'The Boys' pretty good..
I'll be having breakfast, Watching you on youtube having breakfast Watching youtube 🤪
Another ripper of a video 👏
Quick question how do you find editing photos/videos on the Mac ? Maybe some pros and cons. I’m in the market that’s all thanks heaps 😀
Thanks Matt!
In regards to the Mack book. It’s a weapon would definitely recommend a MacBook Pro ours is a 2021 model from memory and it makes our life so much easier if the bank account allows for it would definitely recommend going with the largest internal storage Apple offer.
Legends! thanks for the feed back 👏
Hey guys great video, with the laptop do you have a car 12v charger for it, allows you to charge whit you drive and will not put demand on the battries.
No we don’t we’ve never actually looked into it. I heard mixed reviews that using a 12v charger could wreck the laptop battery? We have upgraded our battery setup now so having no dramas now megans loving it 😂 Thanks for watching 😊
Are you going to drive the CREB track ? open at the moment and a very scenic drive ... need a proper snorkel though as its about wheel height deep.
I have driven it a few times over the years so if you want to join me this trip and free camp at the amazing Roaring Meg Falls give me a yell. :)
just in case you decided to do it ... daintree crossing was easy if you arc down near the island, track has been bulldozed so it is very easy now, less than 2 hours to the gravel road at Yindilli Campground its 2wd from there on, great camp at Roaring Meg Falls but dunny is out of commission.
Hey mate sorry for the late reply! we have actually had to head south now as we have a photography job we need to attend! so unfortunately we have had to miss it! we will be back one day tho!
TV Show ' Black Bird'
I know the feeling jack mental health is tough
wat was that camp at lake tinaroo
Can definitely be a struggle at times, it really helps talking it all out though. It’s called platypus campground and can be booked through the Queensland parks website 😊
I swear I saw you guys parked at runaway Bay KFC the other day
Wasn’t us! 🙈
What do you guys do for work that let's yall do all the traveling
Hey Wayne thanks for watching 😊 we are uploading these videos which makes us just enough to keep travelling along 👍
Where is the burritto bowl recipe?
Ooo thanks for reminding me!! Will link it now in the video & you can find it here- www.jmxploring.com/blog/vanlife-meals
ashkurkum ealaya ma qadamth lana min mutaeih
The dilemma is that I want to leave a comment about how great these videos are without dragging you away from awesome spots to waste more time working on the computer to reply. So, I won't comment and you won't relpy. Deal?
Is there a list of your video's in order from 1 to > ... i tried to start from the beginning but lost the way
Yes! If you look under the description of this video there is a link that says binge watch our lap of Australia and they are all in order there ☺️☺️
@@itsJackandMegan Thanks ... i am on the road myself in Cairns and heading north so to try and slow down i like to watch your show ... also gives me idea of what to see in WA for when i get there
So what channels do you watch on TH-cam?
Hey Darrell,
We love watching
The outfit
Karstanandmaxine
Fire to fork
Emon and Bec
What's in the slop guys?
Hey Brendan thanks for watching mate 😊
Here’s a link to a blog post we wrote with all the ingredients 😊 www.jmxploring.com/blog/vanlife-meals
Why are there so many clothes.. think stock more bulk food and water storage.
It ain't all clothes, they have bedding and towels etc, they still want to be civilised.
Towels
Pillow cases
Dishwashing towels
Sheets ect
So not all clothes 😊
@@65cj55 wow look lots, :)
@@tommoss1519 Not all Linen products are Clothing Tom.
My comments are disappearing ?
Hey Gordon nope we can see this one 😊
@@itsJackandMegan I just replied under your comment with what I wrote before and it's just gone too , no links in it , just text ?
@@Gordon_L don’t know what’s going on when we are back at our laptop we will check it out. Very odd.
@@itsJackandMegan I'll put it here one paragraph at a time and see what the algorithm does with it .
Good to see Tinaroo full , I remember about 10 years ago or so it was quite low and there were thousands of dead trees sticking up out of the water , it was hazardous for the water skiers .
Cinnamon - yuk! Spawn of the devil 👿
😂😂