I have gone from a TyreDog TPMS which I found unreliable - to the iCheck TPMS (8 sensor) - I don't worry about the spares on the 4x4 and van. I find the iCheck system great. With most sensors, when you air down, you have to fiddle & reset high and low pressure alarm settings, but with the iCheck, it does all that for you. It alarms if pressures exceed 25% or drop by 15%. Drop your pressures to say 25psi and it will reset itself to alarm at 25% above or 15% below that. I also bought the signal booster so there were no signal problems to the van tyres. (tandem 21') It all adds up, but if you wanted, they also now sell wheel bearing temp sensors for the van. Not sure how good or otherwise they are. Loving your videos. Cheers, Dave
Fun episode. Your comment regarding UHF. You would be surprised how many people on Facebook pages are not interested in having one . Personally I wouldn’t go without.
ICHECK TPMS suprised Sam hasn't given you any before to try, self-adjusting when you change pressure, they are about to bring out a coloured monitor that will be easy on the eyes in glare. We run 8 TPMS car and van with a booster.Thanks for this episiode some great advice tonight, one of your best episodes, you didn't take us far but some of your best insights were included, loved it. We had a 'on channel caravan' couple of days back from b-double going in the opposite. Doing 90 approaching bridge took my foot off power and replied 'On channel' to be answered with 'spare tyre in the middle of your lane on the bend after bridge' UHF saved us precious seconds, turned out to be a large van tyre and rim. UHF has paid for itself many times. Love to bring a couple of beers to your camp one night. That was a great show tonight with your insights.
Yep, second the icheck tpms. Have been running it on our car & van (single axle) for the past 6 months and found it to be very accurate. Even when its cold outside it starts beeping because the tyre pressures have dropped in the cold air. Has been a worthwhile investment.
We are full time on the road with a large setup. We rely on icheck for tyre pressure, tyre temperature and we fitted caravan wheel bearing temps as well for peace of mind. A great feature is when you drop your pressures for off road and dirt road they automatically reset your parameters. Travelling safe
We use the iCheck TPMS system. We have found the tyre pressure and temperature monitoring to be very good. We also added the bearing monitor system which we would highly recommend. We really enjoy watching you guys and enjoy your honest travel feedback.
Hi Guys we run the ICHECK TPMS on our Y62 & ATX 19-6 and are really impressed with them. Tried a couple of other brands but never were happy. Last trip GRR, Tanami & the GCR saved one Van tyre when valve stem copped a hit from a rock. Truth be known that we had one sensor that wasn't happy at times no matter what we did (battery, position etc.) but let Sam know and he sent a new one out without any fuss. I actually asked for a second spare and said to Sam to let me know $ but he sent it anyway "No charge" ! How often does that happen.
I am running the icheck tpms system and its greatcas it does pressure and temp and the screen sits on your dash and charges from solar panel in top. Greta products. Cant wait to get back out and hitting the dirt roads as that were you find all the hidden gems of this country.
The TPMS brand has a great rep. You can purchase different kits to cover the 4x4 plus van and the spares as well. They also now offer sensors for the van wheel brgs. plus the tyre sensors reset the the Min and Max when you remove the sensors when you change the pressure and you donot have to reset the monitor. safe travels
You’re absolutely spot on with your comments regarding airing down as soon as you hit the dirt Simon, just do it it’s as simple as that! We just got home from a 7 week trip through the Outback and we have the ICheck TPMS, can’t speak highly enough of it, they work really well with both pressure and temp and the display unit is solar powered as well, can’t beat it.
I have Safety Dave across both my car and van. It monitors all pressures and temperatures. As a solo traveller, it's great, you can set the alarm level to what you want. I have had it go off, and I was able to check the tyre and fix the problem early. Wouldn't travel now without it.
I've had a few different tyre pressure monitors over the years. Never been happy with any of them until now. Bought an Icheck TPMS system and it works well. I've got a long van with an extended drawbar so I invested in the signal booster and rarely have drop outs. Probably the best feature is when you air up or down you don't have to do any resetting of the system it does it automatically. Makes life so much easier when your changing pressures alot. Have a look at them you won't be disappointed. Love your channel. Keep up the good work John
iCheck TPMS are awesome, set your alarms, can do tyre pressure & temperatures well as adding van bearing temperature & alarm 👍🏼 they truly work a treat 😊
Plus 1 for iCheck. I didn’t need a booster for the van. Self reset when airing up or down is a winner. One button to push to add or disconnect trailer monitoring. It showed me my right rear car tyre was getting up to a higher temp & pressure than the other three, indicating it was carrying a bit more load, a couple extra psi at cold sorted that out. In some circumstances the sun reflects off the top of it onto my windscreen which can be annoying but hardly a deal breaker. Haven’t had to charge it in six months since install. Wild Touring has a discount code that worked for me. Love the vids team!
Hi I am running the Repco TPM and they have never let me down in the 4 years I’ve been running them. I picked them up on special $120 and $60 for an extra two monitors. They have temperature as well. And you don’t need a sender until for the van. Can actually pick the van up 50m away. Wouldn’t leave home without them. The unit itself is solar so no cables as well 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 Love your channel keep doing what you’re doing.
I’ve used two types of tyre pressure monitors over 8 years of towing vans. First was a safety Dave system which was fine. Currently running an Icheck system and it is great. It monitors pressure and temperature of the tyres and the monitor is solar charged. 👍
Be careful about picking wildflowers in WA, it’s illegal unless on private property and will land you a $2000 fine. Love the video, great to see new areas being shown on TH-cam 👍👍
Ive been using Icheck monitors and deflators for 2 years. I just updated to their new ones. As you were saying the temps are just as important its how I came to my pressure settings. I bought a twin digital inflator from Tuff Terrain the both are spot on which each other. Had two flats on my van i decided to run out the ones that came with it. Toyos all round now.
We use Icheck with a booster. Very reliable system and their customer care is very good. Don't need to reprogram when you drop tyre pressures, just switch off and back on and you are good to go.
I have been running inawise tpms for over 15 years, although they stopped selling, but it is made by Valor, so you can still get it. Internal sensors, and once you drop the tyre pressure you just press the reset button and it will take the new baseline pressure, great for when changing pressure regularly. Also when you rotate the tyres you just swap the chips in the back of the display to where the tyre is now and when you drop the van off it automatically stops warning you when it can't sense the van tyres.
Hi Simon. Everyone has suggested ICheck which are just fantastic. I love their bearing temp monitors they have saved me twice. Once I hadn’t released the hand brake fully and the brakes got warm and the temp alarm went off and alerted me that something wasn’t right. The other time also involved brakes when coming down a long steep decent in the vic high country.
Hi Simon and Liz, I did the trip from Kalgoorlie to Rawlina to Cocklebiddy via Rawlina Station back in October 2022. Good luck crossing Rawlina Station with all the gates that you have to open and close !!! That is one rocky, rough goat track through the largest Sheep Station in Australia. I was on my own in my 200 series Landcruiser, I left Kalgoorlie at lunchtime and made it half way across Rawlina Station before it got dark. I pulled up to camp and it was the most eerie night..............total can't see your hand blackness and total silence. I had never experienced silence like that before. I had a great adventure as I am sure that you have............people reckon I was mad for doing it on my own but you have to have a sense of adventure or why leave home in the first place? Keep up the great work, I enjoy your content. Cheers
It sounds like you had a truly unforgettable experience! There's a fine line between adventure and being irresponsible someimes, but everyone's risk tolerance is different. We're with you.
@ I let the information centre at Kalgoorlie know what I was doing, I rang Rawlina Station and left them a message with my plan and I carry a PLB. I think that if you takes those sort of measures then you are being reasonably responsible. Good luck with your adventures.
We only do relatively short trips on the blacktop, but I rate iCheck TPMS. You get constant tyre pressure and temperature for the car and van. I still keep the sensors on now that I'm back at work. I bought the 8 sensor as I didn't want to worry about the spares, but I still should have bought the 10.
I recon a thermal camera to see moisture and heat is a good insurance policy to detect leaks, hot bearings etc. Every time you stop to check your gear, scan with the thermal camera to see any anomalies.
We use the iCheck tire monitors on the van and car. I've found them to be quite good. The pressure changes with temperature and road conditions greatly affect the changes in tire pressure. Early morning tire pressures of 40PSI quickly climb to 44PSI and later may climb to 48PSI in the heat of the day. Edit, sorry I mistakenly said DegC units instead of PSI. Must have been influenced by a couple of 🍺.
As below I ditched my tyredog but went with the Mastens unit. Easy to replace sendors or expand to include spares if you wanted. There are several variants available. It covers the rear axles on our composite van without the need for a repeater. Only thing I dont like is the suction cap stopped working after about 5 years so but I found a better one to fit and it displays pressure and temp for one tyre at a time with a display to show which tyre is showing. In case of a pressure drop it immediately alarms and shows you that tyre. I beleieve the Icheck unit is also very good and you can get wheel bearing temp monitors for that one as well. Thanks for the video.
Agree with the majority here - definitely iCheckTPMS. Auto calibration when you air up or down is just smart. Also have the wheel bearing sensors (I think they are the only ones on the market to have this). So you have the full set of measurements and alarms - tyre pressures and temperatures, and wheel bearing temperatures. Saved me once - drove a couple of minutes down the road then the wheel bearing temperature alarm went off. I had forgotten to release the van handbrake (was wondering why the car was sluggish!). Interestingly, the tyre temperatures had not increased noticeably. It was only one set of wheel bearing temperature alarms (presumably the axle where the handbrake caliper is applied which is separate to the disc brakes). Early warning on something as critical as your wheel bearings is just worth it for peace of mind. Also agree with you on feeling safe when you're out there. I definitely feel more at ease and restful on an isolated gravel pit compared to a site near a town.
We have the Safety Dave TPMS for 8 wheels. Don't worry about spares. This does both pressure and temperatures. Yes I would suggest this, though would also look at the Icheck TPMS as i think it has a function that recognises the new pressures when you air down / up.
Hey guys, I use the Safety Dave tpms. Have done for a couple of years now and they have saved a few tyres in that time, mainly when I’ve picked up a tek screw. Thanks for the info on the hybrid, have ordered ours and can’t wait for it to arrive.
We use the icheck tpms system, have never had an issue with it and it has notified us more than once of a tyre deflation 😊 Another awesome episode guys 🥂
Icheck tyre monitor we rate them have saved us a tyre. We have 10 sensors to cover spares to. What we love about them is they do temp as well and you can set them to on road and off road. They are a must.
Give Sam a call at Icheck, sensors monitor pressure and temp. Can also get sensors for wheel bearing temp. Set of 8 for single axle van and car. So eat of 10 for tandem van. Ours have saved us from a slow leak twice in 12 months, both times leaky valve.
Great advice all round and you guys are doing it exactly as I do - let's take this road and see where it goes. Hope the goat track to Cockilbindy/Cocklebiddily/Cocklebiddy is a bit more scenic and adventurous. Remember...GOAT stands for Greatest Of All Time. I've travelled the Eyre Hwy 6 times (twice as dirt) and have always wanted to go through Cook. Don't know why and still haven't done it. Cheers
Good to read the comments about tpms and bearing monitors. Have standard tpms on colorado so will adding both to caravan. Enjoyed the ep, looks like the road to rawlinna station is pretty cruzy. Hope the goat track doesn't bite. Watching with an idea the wife won't really like 😂 Cheers guys👍
TPMS We have icheck and oricom - both work as well as each other. Reason we have two is oricom only had 4 per device. iCheck have options now 4 or 8 - and they’re screw in… hubby was hesitant about that but haven’t had a problem with them after GCR and OOdnadatta
icheck TPMS super accurate. Alarms reset automatically when you air up and down to the appropriate pressure when you refit the sensor. Use signal booster on the van for trouble free operation.
I use ICheck TPMS made in Melbourne. Their new system also monitors hub temp. I have a signal booster in the van and monitor all 10 tyres including the spares.
Love your no BS approach guys and when a large channel like you does this and avoids click bait there is hope others will follow 🤞 Some great tips as always. We have only just purchased some iCheck TPMS for the car and our new van that’s coming. I can only give you info I got from over researching 😂🤣 They seem the most reliable for connection etc but for us who are like you and live to be off bitumen as much as possible the big winner is they don’t need to be reset for low pressure. Just air down and refit and you’re good to go. For me that was a winner. Look forward to next episode guys. Matt and Leisa
Oricom TPMS is great for us. Has pressure and temp. For the can you’ll need a repeater for the signal - I wired mine to the tow plug power supply and earth. Display module sits on dash as charges with solar.
I have the icheck tpms. Awesome bit ok kit. No need to adjust low pressure or high pressure as it does it for you. Even when you air down it readjust to your new pressure. You will get an alarm if it drops 10%
We are running the ICheck TPMS, has been great so far and saved us once. Only annoying part is they constantly beep when deflating or inflating until the cap goes back on the valve
@AshleyPearceImages yeah we joined a while back but don't really do anything with it. We had too many issues with it and the whole process was too clunky. I was interested to see what progress they've made but I wasn't overly impressed.
Great episode, yeah icheck great product, check out wild touring’s review. The missus wants to know where Liz got the emblem on her hat from? Happy travels
Lovely Ep and areas Guys, We love to checkout areas like where you been but we love Free camping, I was told and read its Illegal to free camp in WA unless in a designated Free camp or have the Rules changed,
We use the Safety Dave system 8 sensors all up ! Saved us on the Oodnadatta n gibb. The have pressures n temp . The monitor suctions to windscreen n charges thru usb cord . (Only con for us) ! You won't regret getting a TMS . I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder ! Your camp at Rawlina looked great , rustic ! Also the station probably doesn't want every tom dick n Harry coming thru . Exciting adventure tho 🎉 stay safe n looked forward to your next one ! 😊
Safety Dave tyre monitors . Safety T tyre. Monitor up to 22 tyre . Select the amount of tyres for your order . Temperature 🌡 Monitor and tyre pressure. With alert ⚠️ for loss of pressure. Have used this model for around 3 years now and would recommend them
3 Chanel 3 settings per Chanel C.T.I.S. it will monitor pressure and alert of a puncher and will attempt to keep Tyre inflated that have a slow leak .you don't have to stop and get out in hot or cold weather you can keep traveling as you deflate or inflate your tires pending pump speed if you have an ac pump as a compressor is the fastest pump you can pre program pressures for each axle groups 1 front .2 back.3 tralor 1 road.2 dirt.3 bogged sand. sorry no temp.. .ps i am building a 4x4 truck camper and tralor and fitting this type
I would be interested to know what your fuel economy figures are like when travelling with the van in tow. Does it vary much between highway cruising and dirt road cruising?
+1 for the Oricom tyre valve set up. Never a hassle to unscrew the senders and you can replace batteries without pull the tyre off if you go for the valve stem internal set. I don't use the lock nut but use the dust/water cover. Lots of water, dust and distance. The only con is that with polarised sunnies/specs you have to adjust your head angel deepening on your glasses. Cheers Gaz
On the topic of safety, we have 3 kids and will be travelling over summer (our 1st long trip) when you say you lock all windows I'm wondering how you would go about it if you where us as we only have 12v and can't run our air-conditioning so will need windows open overnight so we don't overheat..... what would you safety wise I'm very worried
@ducfatsvideos.6293 really? I've gone into our van at night in 35 degrees and it's like a sauna specially in the kids bunk area that's twice as hot as anywhere else
Hey guys, Another ripper episode… We use the icheck TPMS but ours is the early model where you need to set high & low parameters which is pretty easy but the current model is even easier… just screw the sensors on and the preset deviation is programmed in already. We’ve had low pressure warnings twice which would have been blow outs so definitely a great investment.
@@just_an_aussie_mum5493can you get a large battery system ( eco flow, blueetti ) type set up and use the fold out solar panels to charge electricity so you can run your air conditioner for night. I’m sure you will feel safe in a caravan park, etc, wheres there’s a lot of people, this family are taking all precautions in unknown areas where there isolated, and don’t know the demographics of those surroundings. Don’t panic, get organised and don’t stay in places where you feel uncomfortable, use that mothers intuition.
@highvibe4839 we did look I to that but just can't afford the $$ right now. We are not caravan park people lol we are staying in lots of paid wiki camps etc
C’mon mate surely you realise there’s only one TPMS that’s proven reliable best in the business here in Australia and that’s the ICheck TPMS tyre pressure, tyre temps and you can even monitor bearing temps car and caravan with that system. It’s also reasonably priced and no need to run cables. Solar powered low profile sit it on the dash. Perfect.
I have safety Dave on the NPS and Caravan has saved 3 tyres for us in 40k km around Australia. I am happy with it but what works for me won’t necessarily work for everyone. Having met you Simon I would say you would be more than capable of installing the system yourself as well!
I have gone from a TyreDog TPMS which I found unreliable - to the iCheck TPMS (8 sensor) - I don't worry about the spares on the 4x4 and van. I find the iCheck system great. With most sensors, when you air down, you have to fiddle & reset high and low pressure alarm settings, but with the iCheck, it does all that for you. It alarms if pressures exceed 25% or drop by 15%. Drop your pressures to say 25psi and it will reset itself to alarm at 25% above or 15% below that. I also bought the signal booster so there were no signal problems to the van tyres. (tandem 21') It all adds up, but if you wanted, they also now sell wheel bearing temp sensors for the van. Not sure how good or otherwise they are. Loving your videos. Cheers, Dave
Thanks, Dave, that's great information!
Fun episode. Your comment regarding UHF. You would be surprised how many people on Facebook pages are not interested in having one . Personally I wouldn’t go without.
I have one, but my wife insists on having it off on major highways or anywhere where the quality of language descends to foul mouthed diarrhoea.
Yeah, I find that strange too!
ICHECK TPMS suprised Sam hasn't given you any before to try, self-adjusting when you change pressure, they are about to bring out a coloured monitor that will be easy on the eyes in glare. We run 8 TPMS car and van with a booster.Thanks for this episiode some great advice tonight, one of your best episodes, you didn't take us far but some of your best insights were included, loved it. We had a 'on channel caravan' couple of days back from b-double going in the opposite. Doing 90 approaching bridge took my foot off power and replied 'On channel' to be answered with 'spare tyre in the middle of your lane on the bend after bridge' UHF saved us precious seconds, turned out to be a large van tyre and rim. UHF has paid for itself many times. Love to bring a couple of beers to your camp one night. That was a great show tonight with your insights.
We'll have to give them a go! Thanks for the tip.
Yep, second the icheck tpms. Have been running it on our car & van (single axle) for the past 6 months and found it to be very accurate. Even when its cold outside it starts beeping because the tyre pressures have dropped in the cold air. Has been a worthwhile investment.
We are full time on the road with a large setup. We rely on icheck for tyre pressure, tyre temperature and we fitted caravan wheel bearing temps as well for peace of mind. A great feature is when you drop your pressures for off road and dirt road they automatically reset your parameters. Travelling safe
That sounds like a great safety setup!
I have been using the Safety Dave TPMS since purchasing the van 5 years ago. They have saved damaged tyres on numerous occasions.
We use the iCheck TPMS system. We have found the tyre pressure and temperature monitoring to be very good. We also added the bearing monitor system which we would highly recommend. We really enjoy watching you guys and enjoy your honest travel feedback.
Awesome, we appreciate the feedback!
Hi Guys we run the ICHECK TPMS on our Y62 & ATX 19-6 and are really impressed with them. Tried a couple of other brands but never were happy. Last trip GRR, Tanami & the GCR saved one Van tyre when valve stem copped a hit from a rock. Truth be known that we had one sensor that wasn't happy at times no matter what we did (battery, position etc.) but let Sam know and he sent a new one out without any fuss. I actually asked for a second spare and said to Sam to let me know $ but he sent it anyway "No charge" ! How often does that happen.
Good to know about their customer service!
I am running the icheck tpms system and its greatcas it does pressure and temp and the screen sits on your dash and charges from solar panel in top. Greta products. Cant wait to get back out and hitting the dirt roads as that were you find all the hidden gems of this country.
That’s awesome, sounds like a great system!
bush camps can be very interesting place to stop at after a day of driving
The TPMS brand has a great rep. You can purchase different kits to cover the 4x4 plus van and the spares as well. They also now offer sensors for the van wheel brgs. plus the tyre sensors reset the the Min and Max when you remove the sensors when you change the pressure and you donot have to reset the monitor. safe travels
Good to know, thanks for the tip!
You’re absolutely spot on with your comments regarding airing down as soon as you hit the dirt Simon, just do it it’s as simple as that! We just got home from a 7 week trip through the Outback and we have the ICheck TPMS, can’t speak highly enough of it, they work really well with both pressure and temp and the display unit is solar powered as well, can’t beat it.
Good to hear, thanks for sharing!
I have Safety Dave across both my car and van. It monitors all pressures and temperatures. As a solo traveller, it's great, you can set the alarm level to what you want. I have had it go off, and I was able to check the tyre and fix the problem early. Wouldn't travel now without it.
That sounds like a great bit of kit!
I've had a few different tyre pressure monitors over the years. Never been happy with any of them until now. Bought an Icheck TPMS system and it works well. I've got a long van with an extended drawbar so I invested in the signal booster and rarely have drop outs.
Probably the best feature is when you air up or down you don't have to do any resetting of the system it does it automatically. Makes life so much easier when your changing pressures alot.
Have a look at them you won't be disappointed.
Love your channel. Keep up the good work
John
That sounds like a really good system, I'll check it out!
iCheck TPMS are awesome, set your alarms, can do tyre pressure & temperatures well as adding van bearing temperature & alarm 👍🏼 they truly work a treat 😊
Thanks for the tip!
Plus 1 for iCheck. I didn’t need a booster for the van. Self reset when airing up or down is a winner. One button to push to add or disconnect trailer monitoring. It showed me my right rear car tyre was getting up to a higher temp & pressure than the other three, indicating it was carrying a bit more load, a couple extra psi at cold sorted that out. In some circumstances the sun reflects off the top of it onto my windscreen which can be annoying but hardly a deal breaker. Haven’t had to charge it in six months since install. Wild Touring has a discount code that worked for me. Love the vids team!
Thanks for the great feedback! It's great to hear that iCheck has been working well for you.
Hi I am running the Repco TPM and they have never let me down in the 4 years I’ve been running them. I picked them up on special $120 and $60 for an extra two monitors. They have temperature as well. And you don’t need a sender until for the van. Can actually pick the van up 50m away. Wouldn’t leave home without them. The unit itself is solar so no cables as well 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 Love your channel keep doing what you’re doing.
I’ve used two types of tyre pressure monitors over 8 years of towing vans. First was a safety Dave system which was fine. Currently running an Icheck system and it is great. It monitors pressure and temperature of the tyres and the monitor is solar charged. 👍
Great to know, thanks for the tip!
Be careful about picking wildflowers in WA, it’s illegal unless on private property and will land you a $2000 fine. Love the video, great to see new areas being shown on TH-cam 👍👍
Thanks, Dawn 👍
Ive been using Icheck monitors and deflators for 2 years. I just updated to their new ones. As you were saying the temps are just as important its how I came to my pressure settings. I bought a twin digital inflator from Tuff Terrain the both are spot on which each other. Had two flats on my van i decided to run out the ones that came with it. Toyos all round now.
Good to know, thanks for sharing!
We use Icheck with a booster. Very reliable system and their customer care is very good. Don't need to reprogram when you drop tyre pressures, just switch off and back on and you are good to go.
We use Icheck tyre pressure monitors they are great .
We are watching while holidaying in New Zealand
I have been running inawise tpms for over 15 years, although they stopped selling, but it is made by Valor, so you can still get it. Internal sensors, and once you drop the tyre pressure you just press the reset button and it will take the new baseline pressure, great for when changing pressure regularly. Also when you rotate the tyres you just swap the chips in the back of the display to where the tyre is now and when you drop the van off it automatically stops warning you when it can't sense the van tyres.
That’s a great tip, thanks for sharing!
Hi Simon. Everyone has suggested ICheck which are just fantastic. I love their bearing temp monitors they have saved me twice. Once I hadn’t released the hand brake fully and the brakes got warm and the temp alarm went off and alerted me that something wasn’t right. The other time also involved brakes when coming down a long steep decent in the vic high country.
Great to hear!
Hi Simon and Liz,
I did the trip from Kalgoorlie to Rawlina to Cocklebiddy via Rawlina Station back in October 2022. Good luck crossing Rawlina Station with all the gates that you have to open and close !!! That is one rocky, rough goat track through the largest Sheep Station in Australia. I was on my own in my 200 series Landcruiser, I left Kalgoorlie at lunchtime and made it half way across Rawlina Station before it got dark. I pulled up to camp and it was the most eerie night..............total can't see your hand blackness and total silence. I had never experienced silence like that before.
I had a great adventure as I am sure that you have............people reckon I was mad for doing it on my own but you have to have a sense of adventure or why leave home in the first place?
Keep up the great work, I enjoy your content.
Cheers
It sounds like you had a truly unforgettable experience! There's a fine line between adventure and being irresponsible someimes, but everyone's risk tolerance is different. We're with you.
@ I let the information centre at Kalgoorlie know what I was doing, I rang Rawlina Station and left them a message with my plan and I carry a PLB. I think that if you takes those sort of measures then you are being reasonably responsible. Good luck with your adventures.
We only do relatively short trips on the blacktop, but I rate iCheck TPMS. You get constant tyre pressure and temperature for the car and van. I still keep the sensors on now that I'm back at work. I bought the 8 sensor as I didn't want to worry about the spares, but I still should have bought the 10.
Good to know!
I recon a thermal camera to see moisture and heat is a good insurance policy to detect leaks, hot bearings etc. Every time you stop to check your gear, scan with the thermal camera to see any anomalies.
Well done on making it to Rawlinna
We use the iCheck tire monitors on the van and car. I've found them to be quite good. The pressure changes with temperature and road conditions greatly affect the changes in tire pressure. Early morning tire pressures of 40PSI quickly climb to 44PSI and later may climb to 48PSI in the heat of the day.
Edit, sorry I mistakenly said DegC units instead of PSI. Must have been influenced by a couple of 🍺.
Good to know, thanks for sharing!
Another vote for iCheck here! We also run the bearing sensors.
The suspense for next Sunday! It's going to be a long week of waiting.
Great episode
Thanks, Pete!
Safety Dave .. saved us a few times. You can also set your own parameters which is narly
As below I ditched my tyredog but went with the Mastens unit. Easy to replace sendors or expand to include spares if you wanted. There are several variants available. It covers the rear axles on our composite van without the need for a repeater. Only thing I dont like is the suction cap stopped working after about 5 years so but I found a better one to fit and it displays pressure and temp for one tyre at a time with a display to show which tyre is showing. In case of a pressure drop it immediately alarms and shows you that tyre. I beleieve the Icheck unit is also very good and you can get wheel bearing temp monitors for that one as well. Thanks for the video.
Sounds like you've got a good setup going!
Agree with the majority here - definitely iCheckTPMS. Auto calibration when you air up or down is just smart. Also have the wheel bearing sensors (I think they are the only ones on the market to have this). So you have the full set of measurements and alarms - tyre pressures and temperatures, and wheel bearing temperatures. Saved me once - drove a couple of minutes down the road then the wheel bearing temperature alarm went off. I had forgotten to release the van handbrake (was wondering why the car was sluggish!). Interestingly, the tyre temperatures had not increased noticeably. It was only one set of wheel bearing temperature alarms (presumably the axle where the handbrake caliper is applied which is separate to the disc brakes). Early warning on something as critical as your wheel bearings is just worth it for peace of mind.
Also agree with you on feeling safe when you're out there. I definitely feel more at ease and restful on an isolated gravel pit compared to a site near a town.
Great tip! Thanks for sharing.
Well done you pair. Always very good and detail information. Luv ya Videos.👍
We have the Safety Dave TPMS for 8 wheels. Don't worry about spares. This does both pressure and temperatures. Yes I would suggest this, though would also look at the Icheck TPMS as i think it has a function that recognises the new pressures when you air down / up.
Hey guys,
I use the Safety Dave tpms. Have done for a couple of years now and they have saved a few tyres in that time, mainly when I’ve picked up a tek screw.
Thanks for the info on the hybrid, have ordered ours and can’t wait for it to arrive.
We use the icheck tpms system, have never had an issue with it and it has notified us more than once of a tyre deflation 😊
Another awesome episode guys 🥂
Thanks for the tip, we'll check that system out.
We use the iCheck TPMS system as well and also find it excellent. Love you channel! Mike
Thanks for the tip Mike!
Icheck tyre monitor we rate them have saved us a tyre. We have 10 sensors to cover spares to. What we love about them is they do temp as well and you can set them to on road and off road. They are a must.
We'll have to look into those, thanks!
ICHECK has off-road mode, has temp monitoring, car and van …. Awsome kit 🤙gr8 ep too, as always… safe travels 🤙🍻
Good to hear, thanks for the tip!
I check works for us 22foot van no booster required pressure and temps 👍👍
Give Sam a call at Icheck, sensors monitor pressure and temp. Can also get sensors for wheel bearing temp. Set of 8 for single axle van and car. So eat of 10 for tandem van. Ours have saved us from a slow leak twice in 12 months, both times leaky valve.
We'll check it out. Cheers!
@@TheLifestylePioneers Surprised Sam has never given you any to try.
Great advice all round and you guys are doing it exactly as I do - let's take this road and see where it goes. Hope the goat track to Cockilbindy/Cocklebiddily/Cocklebiddy is a bit more scenic and adventurous. Remember...GOAT stands for Greatest Of All Time.
I've travelled the Eyre Hwy 6 times (twice as dirt) and have always wanted to go through Cook. Don't know why and still haven't done it.
Cheers
Thanks! It's a great road to travel.
Good to read the comments about tpms and bearing monitors. Have standard tpms on colorado so will adding both to caravan. Enjoyed the ep, looks like the road to rawlinna station is pretty cruzy. Hope the goat track doesn't bite. Watching with an idea the wife won't really like 😂 Cheers guys👍
You're right, that road is actually pretty good! 😜
TPMS
We have icheck and oricom - both work as well as each other.
Reason we have two is oricom only had 4 per device. iCheck have options now 4 or 8 - and they’re screw in… hubby was hesitant about that but haven’t had a problem with them after GCR and OOdnadatta
Good to know, thanks for the info.
icheck TPMS super accurate. Alarms reset automatically when you air up and down to the appropriate pressure when you refit the sensor. Use signal booster on the van for trouble free operation.
Great info, thanks for sharing!
I use ICheck TPMS made in Melbourne. Their new system also monitors hub temp. I have a signal booster in the van and monitor all 10 tyres including the spares.
That sounds like a great system, thanks for the tip!
Love your no BS approach guys and when a large channel like you does this and avoids click bait there is hope others will follow 🤞
Some great tips as always.
We have only just purchased some iCheck TPMS for the car and our new van that’s coming. I can only give you info I got from over researching 😂🤣 They seem the most reliable for connection etc but for us who are like you and live to be off bitumen as much as possible the big winner is they don’t need to be reset for low pressure. Just air down and refit and you’re good to go. For me that was a winner.
Look forward to next episode guys.
Matt and Leisa
Good to hear, thanks for the info!
Love outback camps whatever. Best of travelling.
I check TPMS best on the market. Automatically calibrates, don’t have to change tyre and temp settings.
It sounds like a good system!
ICheck TPMS. Been working well for us. Pain to move the dust caps out of the way but otherwise great. Nice video with good advice as always.
Cheers, glad you're finding it useful!
Go Icheck,resets automatic after you let down tyres.
Oricom TPMS is great for us. Has pressure and temp. For the can you’ll need a repeater for the signal - I wired mine to the tow plug power supply and earth. Display module sits on dash as charges with solar.
Great info, thanks for sharing!
I have the icheck tpms. Awesome bit ok kit. No need to adjust low pressure or high pressure as it does it for you. Even when you air down it readjust to your new pressure. You will get an alarm if it drops 10%
Thanks for sharing
We are running the ICheck TPMS, has been great so far and saved us once. Only annoying part is they constantly beep when deflating or inflating until the cap goes back on the valve
I’ve had a few but have eventually settled on the Safe-T-Tyre by Safety Dave. Got them on the car and van
Simon I saw you on the webinar yesterday, didn't realise you were an Alpha as well. We are Alpha012
@AshleyPearceImages yeah we joined a while back but don't really do anything with it. We had too many issues with it and the whole process was too clunky. I was interested to see what progress they've made but I wasn't overly impressed.
@@TheLifestylePioneers new app looks a lot easier than field maps. I track if I am in the area to give a little more income, don't make special trips.
Great episode, yeah icheck great product, check out wild touring’s review. The missus wants to know where Liz got the emblem on her hat from? Happy travels
Cheers, I'll check it out. Liz's mum embroided her hat for her!
Lovely Ep and areas Guys, We love to checkout areas like where you been but we love Free camping, I was told and read its Illegal to free camp in WA unless in a designated Free camp or have the Rules changed,
Sounds like a wives tale. There's more free camps in WA than just about anywhere!
ok thanks.
Hey guys you have to have an average camp now and again to make the good ones even better 👌, the glass is always half full
That's how we see it!
Hi, guys. I absolutely love your show. I have 1 question: If you have no desalination unit, how do you get your water on the road ?
Good question! We use wikicamps to locate water fill points when in towns.
We use the Safety Dave system 8 sensors all up ! Saved us on the Oodnadatta n gibb. The have pressures n temp . The monitor suctions to windscreen n charges thru usb cord . (Only con for us) ! You won't regret getting a TMS . I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder ! Your camp at Rawlina looked great , rustic ! Also the station probably doesn't want every tom dick n Harry coming thru . Exciting adventure tho 🎉 stay safe n looked forward to your next one ! 😊
Sounds like you've got a great system set up! It's a public access through the station, it's good practice to ask permission though.
Great Vid guys... can I ask how you store and backup your content ? Externals Drives etc??
Lots of external hard drives!
Oh shit, I drove from Rawlina to cocklebiddy. Was painfully slow. From memory for the 130k or whatever took around 7-9 hours
Have the safety dave tpms, get the extender as well.
I wouldn't mind trying the oricom or icheck one as they are solar and have the multiple presents.
Thanks for the tip, we'll look into it!
Safety Dave tyre monitors . Safety T tyre. Monitor up to 22 tyre . Select the amount of tyres for your order . Temperature 🌡 Monitor and tyre pressure. With alert ⚠️ for loss of pressure. Have used this model for around 3 years now and would recommend them
We'll look into them! Cheers.
Another awesome episode guys stay safe take care😊
3 Chanel 3 settings per Chanel C.T.I.S.
it will monitor pressure and alert of a puncher and will attempt to keep Tyre inflated that have a slow leak .you don't have to stop and get out in hot or cold weather you can keep traveling as you deflate or inflate your tires pending pump speed if you have an ac pump as a compressor is the fastest pump
you can pre program pressures for each axle groups 1 front .2 back.3 tralor 1 road.2 dirt.3 bogged sand. sorry no temp..
.ps i am building a 4x4 truck camper and tralor and fitting this type
Thanks for sharing! That system sounds like it could be incredibly useful.
And if one of you don't feel comfortable don't stop. Because both of you need to feel safe.
We use icheck tpms it's saved our van a lot of damage
I would be interested to know what your fuel economy figures are like when travelling with the van in tow. Does it vary much between highway cruising and dirt road cruising?
It's definetly more when off road and with lower tyre pressures. It's difficult to say how much though.
A good tyre monitoring system is the best thing since condoms. They save you from getting into trouble. 😊
😂👍
Oricom TPMS never failed me. About $230
+1 for the Oricom tyre valve set up. Never a hassle to unscrew the senders and you can replace batteries without pull the tyre off if you go for the valve stem internal set.
I don't use the lock nut but use the dust/water cover. Lots of water, dust and distance. The only con is that with polarised sunnies/specs you have to adjust your head angel deepening on your glasses. Cheers Gaz
Since travelling with John jarret, I've found no problems with safety...
Safety dave. TPM.
On the topic of safety, we have 3 kids and will be travelling over summer (our 1st long trip) when you say you lock all windows I'm wondering how you would go about it if you where us as we only have 12v and can't run our air-conditioning so will need windows open overnight so we don't overheat..... what would you safety wise I'm very worried
If you’re concerned, run your fans. That’s all you need to keep comfortable overnight.
@ducfatsvideos.6293 really? I've gone into our van at night in 35 degrees and it's like a sauna specially in the kids bunk area that's twice as hot as anywhere else
Hey guys,
Another ripper episode…
We use the icheck TPMS but ours is the early model where you need to set high & low parameters which is pretty easy but the current model is even easier… just screw the sensors on and the preset deviation is programmed in already.
We’ve had low pressure warnings twice which would have been blow outs so definitely a great investment.
@@just_an_aussie_mum5493can you get a large battery system ( eco flow, blueetti ) type set up and use the fold out solar panels to charge electricity so you can run your air conditioner for night. I’m sure you will feel safe in a caravan park, etc, wheres there’s a lot of people, this family are taking all precautions in unknown areas where there isolated, and don’t know the demographics of those surroundings. Don’t panic, get organised and don’t stay in places where you feel uncomfortable, use that mothers intuition.
@highvibe4839 we did look I to that but just can't afford the $$ right now.
We are not caravan park people lol we are staying in lots of paid wiki camps etc
C’mon mate surely you realise there’s only one TPMS that’s proven reliable best in the business here in Australia and that’s the ICheck TPMS tyre pressure, tyre temps and you can even monitor bearing temps car and caravan with that system. It’s also reasonably priced and no need to run cables. Solar powered low profile sit it on the dash. Perfect.
Thanks for the tip, we'll look into it!
I have safety dave on my 76
I have safety Dave on the NPS and Caravan has saved 3 tyres for us in 40k km around Australia. I am happy with it but what works for me won’t necessarily work for everyone. Having met you Simon I would say you would be more than capable of installing the system yourself as well!
Do you require permission to travel on the rail access line?
Not for this section
Noice episode... I am finding it VERY hard to believe you have been travelling for 3Years without TPMS? :-/
It's a good idea, but we haven't. Been feeling the need for it lately though!
Check out Sarah and Keelan off road adventures ,they promote a very good tyre pressure monitoring system on their channel .
I Check. Did 13,000km same 76 and Van lots of dirt. Flawless. Mate with me had oricom. Useless.
Great info, cheers!
Hmm maybe that's how the Grand Canyon in the USA was created by a previous civilization?
Umm, maybe 🤔😆
BUY A WINCH AND SOME ORE RECOVERY GEAR , INSTEAD OF BURNING MORE FUEL JUST DRIVING LMAO 😂
Not sure what this is in response to?