new white version of chromecast has a remote and doesnt need a phon for remote control and casting, so you can use a phone as hotspot and still control the chromecast with its remote
Just had the inside tour, you've got a great home on wheels. I love the children's bunks, that babies cot looks nice & safe. The washer should pull the baby to sleep. Stay safe on your travels
Hey! Loved watching! Especially storage ideas. I noticed you're using a standard garden hose. You need to get a "potable water hose" to make sure your drinking water doesn't have the taste of the hose in it. Enjoy! Looking forward to watching more of your vids.
We have our break away cable attached to the car bumper. Not the chain. 47.07. If the chain detaches from the car, the breakaway cable will not deploy.
Very nice and the more you use the less you will need to pack. Hope to see you around the east coast back door after all this rain and covid clears up. Hope this finds you all well. Regards from south side of Brissy
We will be back over that way later this year, we have a few things going on near home. ☺️ Stay safe if the rain is affecting you at the moment! Cheers 🤙🏼
Re chrome cast: The Apple TV as you are using it now is a good option, but it may be worth getting a mobile 4G router like the Nighthawk M2 and using that to provide WiFI coverage in your van from the Telstra 3G, 4G, and 4Gx network. These units charge off of USB-C so you can run it off your existing USB chargers and you can also get efternal antennas to connect to the FME antenna ports in the back. With a mobile router, your devices can all connected to a WiFi network (like you would at home) and your streaming services should function normally. I would also recommend when joining laptops to this network to make sure you set it as a "Metered Network" so that they avoid downloading updated and use the bandwidth more economoically. Lastly, most providers will allow you to order a data sim attached to the data allowance of your family plan. By doing this, you combine both of your phones data and can use it from your mobile router. Cheers.
Thanks for that! We actually ended up getting the nighthawk so we could run the Apple TV and it’s bloody amazing! Haven’t heard about the data sim before, will look into it, thanks for the awesome tips! 😁
@@BigOzExplorers No worries. As another note with the nighthawk: If you have trouble communicating between devices, look up "Disable ipv6 on nighthawk". These devices have a few known issues with ipv6 and work much better with ipv4. All the best.
Thanks so much Russell. Jack is a cutie pie and very well natured for sure. We can’t be unorganised or we get stressed out! We were the same in a house lol 😝
@@BigOzExplorers My wife is the most unorganized person in the world and I'm not allowed to clean because I " throw away good sheet " Drives me bananas
Congratulations on making such a brave move. You're going to have a wonderful time once travel is allowed to resume. I love your caravan, it's fantastic. I love that it has 3 berths for kids, that extra one is so useful and will make a great play area for Jack when he's a bit bigger. You chose wisely in buying the floor model rather than building your own, the extras are so great. Best wishes and stay safe.
Hi guys good to see new people to caravan have fun be safe and the only thing I will say keep a eye on your gvm and gcm as it’s a big thing at the moment. Nice setup
Hey Shane, been great so far! We actually got weighed two weeks ago (in our last episode) and we come in legal! Good to know for insurance purposes at least 🤟🏻
Big Oz Explorers hi yes just watch that one today, and yes I work for a caravan repair and have see some vans come in and the insurance company will not pay out on them ,hope you guys get traveling so as going to be good to watch your trip, if ok can I ask we’re that caravan park was you were at looks nice safe travels
Won’t be long and we’ll be off by the sounds of the relaxation of the rules! I’m really glad we researched figures before we committed... I can’t imagine the devastation people must have when they check weights and it’s too late and too expensive to change! The last park we were at was Tallebudgera Creek Tourist Park, really beautiful spot! Be wary though, it’s not normally that quiet if the usual Easter crowd had of attended! :)
Far out! I really enjoyed watching your video. I love camping. You guys are going to have so much fun once you take off. Definitely will be following you.
Love your trailer. Congrats! Might I suggest putting all the cleaning supplies, locked, out of the reach of little hands? The bod on the front is probably meant for a generator or outside grill. I'm surprised that your rock deflector doesn't fully protect your propane cylinders.
This video is some time ago and our little hands were old enough to know better or too young to move lol, situation has changed a lot now! 😁 the box was a great idea but the slides were shocking, couldn’t of pulled anything out with weight in those slides 👎🏻 we’ve change it now to something that suits us better!
Thanks mate! So far we've loved it. It's now 10 months later, from that video with many adventures in between. We have a full series on our channel if you haven't seen it yet 😁🙌🏻
Hey guys , great video , enjoy vanning . One thing i would comment is , we've been told you can't use rear jerry can holders for fuel . Our van handover guy mentioned it , as he has had customers fined by the popo .
I haven’t heard that before, I guess it makes sense if someone rear ends you. I’ll ask some questions! I wonder what happens if you need petrol and your in the middle of nowhere though, what’s more important to the cops, weight distribution or fuel placement 🤔 I might ask a local cop!
Done a little research and is seems as long as you are under 250L in total for petrol, you don’t go into the dangerous goods carrying grade... so max we would ever have is 140L tank in the car and 2x 20L Jerry’s, 190L total so we’re good! Fun facts with Big Oz 🤪 That’s something new I’ve learnt today, thanks to you ☺️🙌🏻
Thanks Jack! We saw Dal at Dals Custom Canvas, Slacks Creek QLD. He custom made it to our measurements. Lovely guy and he did fantastic and accurate job 👌🏻
Great vid guys it’s my understanding that impact drivers on your landing legs can break the teeth off on the mechanism use a cordless drill instead cheers😀
Thanks for the feedback Murray, we’ve heard so many things about these now I don’t know what to think 😂 hopefully ours won’t give out but if they do I guess we will find out the hard way! Only so many tools we can carry to be within our weight and not be silly, a right catch 22 hey!
Sounds like you think we’re lifting the van with them, we don’t just FYI 💁🏼♀️ we do actually know how to use stabiliser legs, they’re not called jack legs for a reason 😊
I use a cordless drill to get them close then use the crank handle supplied to put tension on them. You will strip the bolts and bend pins with an impact gun eventually. From someone who has had to replace both because I used to use a gun.
Hey guys , nice van..just be careful of the green mats from bunnings, they can stain your floor vinyl, we had some similar at home and they left a dark patch on our kitchen floor. Enjoy.
Thank you Jules! We’ve actually got rid of the piece outside and only have the small cutout in the footwell, lucky it’s black checkerplate so we should be ok 🤞🏻 we’ve opted for a large recycled plastic mat outside now, best thing ever!!
I saw a comment on another small home post that the electric gas starter pulls hi electricity, like a microwave, so maybe matches for when your batteries low. Love this video, we’re looking at hitting the road to tour fir my musician partner. Love seeing your info.
Up and at em. Very impressive with the young one. Just a tip. When I got my TV the guy warned me about having it too near cooking fumes. Said it could coat the circuit board and bugger it. Notice you had one of your smellys directly underneath. Otherwise, go hard. Still doing my van up and being a Vic no-one loves us at the minute. I'm a fan.
Sian: I honestly think I liked the idea of the smelly thing but to be honest I don’t actually use it that much and it needs 240v power and I prefer having the extra bench space anyway 😂 it was a nice thought but hey, at least the tv is safe now I guess 🤪 Hope your van build goes well! Look forward to seeing you on the road when they ‘release’ you all! 😉🙌🏻
I was about to put down payment for a jayco journey 19.54 offroad with bunks,just saw this so il go down today and have a look at this,thanx,great vid btw very descriptive.
Really loving the content thanks for sharing. I have a chrome cast working in my caravan now off grid But you do need two iPhones. One set up on hotspot that your spare iPhone and your chrome cast can connect to and go through the setup procedure on. there is instructions on the Internet and it does work. Just hold the button down on the chrome cast until the light goes white to perform a factory reset and then start a fresh set up procedure of it and your spare iPhone both tethered to the hotspot on another iPhone.
The trick to chrome cast is to set it up on a wifi somewhere else. Once setup of you enable wifi sharing on your phone and make sure the SSID is the same name as the SSID on the wifi you set it up on. Chrome cast won't know the difference and will allow you to stream from your phone with out a wireless router. Option 2 would be too use an old Android phone as a wireless router or a wireless router with 4g support. Add an additional sim card to your plan and install it in the router and it will work as if you are at home
Thanks for the tip mate! Appreciate your help ☺️ We ended up moving away from chrome cast and got a smart TV that does all of what we needed with a Telstra wifi 😁🤙🏻
Hey, That space where the manager30 is located, check out the oates plastic drawers at Bunnings. I think they would suit that area perfectly for excess stock of say washing powder, dish washing stuff
It is possible to make Apple TV run on 12V but we’re not prepared to pull the thing apart and figure it out! Our battery upgrade includes an inverter which we need for our microwave as well so we will probably use the inverter when we’re streaming because it’s simpler than chromecast! Our Wi-Fi is 12V so the Apple TV alone won’t overwork the inverter at least... The battery upgrade is next week so we will let everyone know how that all goes anyway, hopefully we can keep everything working the way we have it now! 🤞🏻
We have chosen to travel without a generator and have since installed a Ziggy barbecue in the tunnel boot so the slides in the toolbox were not required and additional weight that we needed to trim off! 😁
You should fill the water with food grade hose. Looks like the garden variety hose. This will make the water taste crap, even with a carbon filter. Nice van, I like it a lot.
Fantastic walk-through, thank you. Great tips too! You're tidy and organised, loved the OCD clothesline, haha - I can relate. Can I please ask where you got the double shelf racks inside your kitchen cupboards?
Hey Kylie! Seems lots of people relate with the OCD 😂😂 the shelves were from Howards Storage but I know Big W has them too (much cheaper) I already bought them when I figured it out though 🤦🏼♀️ lol thanks for watching! ❤️
Thanks Nicola and no problem! That’s what we aim to do, inspire others to get out and have a crack. It’ll be the best decision you ever make I promise 😍
Great video guys, first time viewer and now subscribed! You had some great tips in there too. I’m getting my new caravan soon and hope to hit the road ASAP once the borders open. I’ll stay inspired by your videos until then!
Hey guys, that’s awesome! Glad we are getting you off the sofa once a week while the borders are still closed! Even if only pretend 🤫😉 Maybe we’ll catch you on the road in the near future 🙌🏻👌🏻
Hahaha love you guys and I picked you would be a zoner so happy for you I am saving for my zone I’ve been researching vans for over 12 months and zone offers almost everything in one package can’t wait to get on road feedback from you guys keep up the good work,
They really do have the whole kit ready to go. We haven’t needed to make any modifications and we’re able to order from the specs provided to get what we wanted! Such a great van and we’ll worth it so far 😍👏🏻
Did the caravan come with everything that you have shown? it looks very nice. Can I ASK DID YOU GET IT BRAND NEW ? And what was the cost? what thing did you add extra?
Great vid love the down to earth approach just with your water if your using a normal garden hose your water will taste crap get a fresh water hose also known as food safe hose from Bunnings and there will be no taste. hope to see you guys on the road.
Thanks for the feedback mate! Hot tip right there too, we’ll have to check them out. So far the filter seems to do the job for taste, maybe we wouldn’t have needed a filter with a different hose lol... keep your eyes peeled for a new episode dropping this weekend 🤘🏻
@@BigOzExplorers Ok 👍🤷♂️ I was viewing a video on mini washing machines from a bloke in the USA And thought I was commenting on his post ! Well it happens doesn’t it Hoo Roo 🤙🇦🇺
Grouse trailer. Can't wait to see it covered In bull dust.how does the ranger tow.. This must weigh a bit Keep up the good work and look after yourselves. Cheers todd
You and I both Todd! We can’t wait to get over to WA and cover it red! 😍 Ranger tow’s really well, we were going to get a tune initially but installed an idrive instead and it’s bloody amazing 🙌🏻 we’re towing the rangers full capacity falling just under 6t too! Thanks for tuning in and hope you enjoy our trip as we get around Aus!
Nice vid guys!! You both look so happy ☺️ I love the dividing storage under your bed. We were just saying we need to build something like that for ours!
Great video guys! has anyone used a similar setup for places with cold weather? maybe not freezing or deep snow, but much colder than Australia? Do you think the insulation will be sufficient?
Honestly we’ve done some 4-5° nights and it’s toasty with the heater (sometimes even too toasty!) once you hit those zero temps though, I have no idea! I think it would go pretty well?!
I just subscribed coz I see you tow with a Ranger, nah not really but good onya you will hav a lot of enjoyment and memories made, I’ve been towing a van for many many years and what a way to see this beautiful country, cheers 👍🍻🇦🇺
If the Ranger puts you off it won’t be there forever as there are plans happening at the moment haha 🤫🙊 thanks for tuning in and keeping in touch! Hopefully we bump into each other on the road somewhere 🙌🏻👌🏻
Big Oz Explorers nah not at all I drive a Ranger and think it’s the best towing vehicle I’ve ever had, if I update I’ll maybe look at the Dodge Ram but I’m very happy with the one I’ve got, you guys enjoy your traveling and experience everything you can coz it’s a bloody big country, I do caretaking on large properties mainly in western Queensland I’m currently on 34,000 acres West of longreach and not sure how long for I’ve been here 6 weeks now and the owners have another property and interest so they said settle in for as long as you want, plus I was out here last year for a couple of months, but you guys have a great time and hopefully we will catch up one day cheers Amos 👍🍻🇦🇺
Wow what a job! That’s awesome! Have you got your family with you at least, it would get quite lonesome on 34,000 acres... We also love the Ranger, it’s been a great car and it’s towing great, we underestimated its capacity but it’s doing better than we thought! I wish we could keep this car but we are so close to the GCM, it’s always going to be unavoidable after the caravan was quite a lot heavier than it was supposed to be on the brochure… what can you do!
Big Oz Explorers yes I’m right on my GCM as well I’ve got a Vivid Explorer 18’6” full off road and the similarity and features are exactly the same as your van, hmmm very interesting, but no I’m out here on my own oh well I have my blue healer dog with me and the mrs is home in Hervey Bay working well is until the end of this month she was made redundant she works for News Corp Newspaper so she might come out here for a few weeks after she finishes up at the end of month but then she will go back home coz she has a elderly mother in the bay to keep a eye on. But you guys will have so much fun and memories made and at your ages you will see so much, I wish I would have done what I’m doing a lot earlier but I love the outback and the bush must be in my blood I grew up on 186,000 acre property in NSW and miss the freedom and remoteness that’s why I’m out here living the dream, cheers 👍🍻🇦🇺
Stumbled across your videos while i was looking for a canopy build. Im gonna subscribe you guys seem cool, and not all about the attention. Idea for the "dont know what to do" cupboard. Perhaps you can put a bin in there? Get that door modified to pull out like your pantry does, and the bin can be on a slide that comes out, chuck ur rubish in it then slide it back closed. Ive always been fascinated by a caravan with all the cool features they give you i will try to incorperate them into my canopy build, but i find myself having to duck down inside them being a bit to tall lol. Lastly will you be givjng the fourbie any attention in the rear suspension wise. Perhaps it was the video angle but looked as if it was squatting down a bit, are you gonna get airbags in the rear?
Hey there, That is an awesome idea for the end cupboard, I love it! We still currently have it as a "don't know what to do" cupboard and really we need to do something... It's such a great space and so big, I love the bin idea! I'll run it past Chris and see what he thinks! :-D With regards to the rear suspension, we have 300-500kg leaf springs and although it was just enough to tow the van, we wanted airbags as well. We just had them put in last week and it has made a world of difference to the appearance and ride in the cab when towing, 100% recommend them hey! Maybe airbags could help your canopy build so you don't have to duck down? lol Thanks for your feedback about us as well, what you see is what you get and I'm glad you've enjoyed watching so far. :) Cheers, Sian and Chris
krump 7 also with the car we had airbags installed to help with the weight the car was carrying with the house on the back. What a difference they have been! Would highly recommend them if you were someone looking into them and wasn’t sure. Even just the performance of the car without the car has changed completely, such a smooth ride now! Best investment we could of done ✅
Little curious about your battery setup. The redarc battery manager is close to 2 of the batteries, but not so to the other 2. I believe that's not an ideal way to fully charge batteries equally. Battery leads need to be similar length etc. Did you have 2 batteries added, and placement an issue, or was that standard from manufacturer. At least with redarc, once batteries fail can buy 2x200amp lithiums and put under caravan, and none under seat. you mention 2 and soon to be 3 solar panels. Are they large output. You have 400amp battery, so ideally should have 800watt solar. Especially with 12v fridge.
Hey Ricky, thanks for commenting! This was how we purchased it from the dealer... Our battery system has vastly changed since this video, we now have one 200ah lithium battery under the dining table seating with a 2000W inverter. We use the outside box for storage of our sullage hoses now. We have also had an additional two solar panels installed on the roof so we have 600 W in total (150W ea). Dependent on our need when we go off grid more often, we may get another 200ah lithium battery to piggyback our current one, but for now the 200ah seems to be doing the job! Thanks for following our journey ❤️
Hey Kelsey, in the very very early days the caravan weighed 2950kg when empty. We’ve done a lot of weight reductions since and I think it would be more like 2700 empty now. Now we’ve filled it, it’s around 3200-3300 to tow ☺️
Hey guys great work and good luck on your venture. Just a lil hot tip with your storage if you can try and keep your heavy things as low as you can it will help with the centre of gravity and when you get on the bumpy road it will help with the longevity of the cupboards and shelves. Great work keep up the good job
Ours is what came with the van, it isn't a branded setup! It's done a great job though and we can recommend an independent suspension setup like this is well worth having.
@@BigOzExplorers ah ok thanks. Yeah ours comes with independent suspension but there are so many "upgrades" avaliable its hard to choose where to put money. Have have gone a carafan after all the dust issues you guys have had though haha.
Hey there! Welcome to the Big Oz channel, thanks for watching! We searched many brands in our local area and this van had all the mod cons and features we wanted! It’s a fibreglass shell (with 10 year structural warranty !!), full off-road capability AND really competitive pricing! We had a list of ‘what we wanted’ when we started but the more we looked, the more our needs changed and we realised what suited our needs most was different than expected... this Trail Caravan ticked every box, plus the staff are awesome at East Coast and really helped us being first time buyers 😁 100% recommend if your in the market for a van 👌🏻
Big Oz Explorers hi guys I also use Amazon Firestick in our van to watch Netflix and so on I also downloaded other streaming apk’s works off USB port on tv, what’s the van make?
Attach your breakaway cable to the car itself. Never to the chains. Also get actual drinking water hose as well as your water filter. Don’t use the green gardening hose for drinking water. Travel safe.
Wonderfully comprehensive appraisal thanks. Plenty of ideas there. Rock slides on van (well ours at least) can also be used as jack points for high lift jack if need be. Would like to see you do an update of all the changes you've made with storage solutions/equipment carried etc since this vid now that you guys are vastly experienced. Cheers DD
@@BigOzExplorers 👍 very good point. However, I must apologise for my poor grammar....As you may or may not be aware too much time spent in front of blazing gas stoves/ovens sucking on the heat emissions can have an affect on the brain cells...time for a well deserved beer...Lastly, thanks for producing awesome TH-cam clips. Keep it up and Safe Travels.
Hey there, Late to the party as always 🤣 Watched a heap of your videos. Awesome work. Questions. Drone brand and model? The roasting dish for the ziggi we can only find a 34cm one. What size was it? Appreciate it.
Hey Damian, better late than never I guess they say! Thanks for tuning in… Our current drone is a DJI Air 2S which we have had for a few months but previous to that we had the DJI Mavic Pro 2. Both have been great and reliable however the Air 2S has a much better video! And finally, the roasting dish is no longer available in the 32 cm size unfortunately, it turns out we had a run out product and then after we shared it through TH-cam they sold out pretty quickly! 😣
Thanks so much guys! We love hearing that someone new has had enjoyment from our content! Thanks for subscribing and we look forward to sharing more of our journey with you ❤️ 🗺
new white version of chromecast has a remote and doesnt need a phon for remote control and casting, so you can use a phone as hotspot and still control the chromecast with its remote
Just had the inside tour, you've got a great home on wheels. I love the children's bunks, that babies cot looks nice & safe. The washer should pull the baby to sleep.
Stay safe on your travels
Very detailed review,will definitely add this caravan to my list of ones to look at ,thank you .
we had the experience about 65 years ago the first time carvaning dad had just picked up the van and gone about30 miles and heard
Hey! Loved watching! Especially storage ideas. I noticed you're using a standard garden hose. You need to get a "potable water hose" to make sure your drinking water doesn't have the taste of the hose in it. Enjoy! Looking forward to watching more of your vids.
We have our break away cable attached to the car bumper. Not the chain. 47.07. If the chain detaches from the car, the breakaway cable will not deploy.
We have learnt this now lol... this was almost a year ago and we have a different tow vehicle and all now. Cheers for the tip though 😊
Not a van person really, but really like the look of this one. Very nice.
What a great caravan tour! Best one we have seen! Really need to know where you got your bedseet set from!
Thanks Katharyn! The bed set was from Big W but I’d say they’d be long gone now as that was over 12 months ago!
Very nice and the more you use the less you will need to pack. Hope to see you around the east coast back door after all this rain and covid clears up. Hope this finds you all well. Regards from south side of Brissy
We will be back over that way later this year, we have a few things going on near home. ☺️ Stay safe if the rain is affecting you at the moment! Cheers 🤙🏼
Re chrome cast:
The Apple TV as you are using it now is a good option, but it may be worth getting a mobile 4G router like the Nighthawk M2 and using that to provide WiFI coverage in your van from the Telstra 3G, 4G, and 4Gx network. These units charge off of USB-C so you can run it off your existing USB chargers and you can also get efternal antennas to connect to the FME antenna ports in the back.
With a mobile router, your devices can all connected to a WiFi network (like you would at home) and your streaming services should function normally. I would also recommend when joining laptops to this network to make sure you set it as a "Metered Network" so that they avoid downloading updated and use the bandwidth more economoically.
Lastly, most providers will allow you to order a data sim attached to the data allowance of your family plan. By doing this, you combine both of your phones data and can use it from your mobile router.
Cheers.
Thanks for that! We actually ended up getting the nighthawk so we could run the Apple TV and it’s bloody amazing! Haven’t heard about the data sim before, will look into it, thanks for the awesome tips! 😁
@@BigOzExplorers No worries. As another note with the nighthawk: If you have trouble communicating between devices, look up "Disable ipv6 on nighthawk". These devices have a few known issues with ipv6 and work much better with ipv4.
All the best.
2 things : That Baby is so special and good natured and # 2 You great folks are so organized .
Thanks so much Russell. Jack is a cutie pie and very well natured for sure. We can’t be unorganised or we get stressed out! We were the same in a house lol 😝
@@BigOzExplorers My wife is the most unorganized person in the world and I'm not allowed to clean because I " throw away good sheet " Drives me bananas
@@russellcupples2170 😂😂
Thanks for the walk through guys. The best one I've watched on TH-cam. Well done, and picked up a few tips. Cheers
Thanks Dean for the lovely compliment! Glad we could help you with your caravanning too 😁🙌🏻
You can put a Dyson Vacum cleaner in the last cupboard or dustpan and brush and recycling bin for beer cans.
Congratulations on making such a brave move. You're going to have a wonderful time once travel is allowed to resume. I love your caravan, it's fantastic. I love that it has 3 berths for kids, that extra one is so useful and will make a great play area for Jack when he's a bit bigger. You chose wisely in buying the floor model rather than building your own, the extras are so great. Best wishes and stay safe.
Thanks Alison! Glad your enjoying our content and journey also ❤️
It looks like a nice caravan from outside. Ur son is so cute.
I like ur kitchen, ur magnetic knife holder is gr8..
Thanks Lynne! 🥰🥰
Hi guys good to see new people to caravan have fun be safe and the only thing I will say keep a eye on your gvm and gcm as it’s a big thing at the moment. Nice setup
Hey Shane, been great so far! We actually got weighed two weeks ago (in our last episode) and we come in legal! Good to know for insurance purposes at least 🤟🏻
Big Oz Explorers hi yes just watch that one today, and yes I work for a caravan repair and have see some vans come in and the insurance company will not pay out on them ,hope you guys get traveling so as going to be good to watch your trip, if ok can I ask we’re that caravan park was you were at looks nice safe travels
Won’t be long and we’ll be off by the sounds of the relaxation of the rules! I’m really glad we researched figures before we committed... I can’t imagine the devastation people must have when they check weights and it’s too late and too expensive to change!
The last park we were at was Tallebudgera Creek Tourist Park, really beautiful spot! Be wary though, it’s not normally that quiet if the usual Easter crowd had of attended! :)
Great van tour, you're a natural presenter, explained well.
Thanks Daniel 😁🙏🏻
Far out! I really enjoyed watching your video. I love camping. You guys are going to have so much fun once you take off. Definitely will be following you.
Lovely professional caravan! Sure you are going to be happy😊
Thanks Eva, we still love it so much! Thanks for following ❤️
Super cool and good car for travel is comfortable to sitting.
Thanks Cecile! 🥰
FYI... brake safe should be connected to the chassis of the vehicle.. not chains.. not tow bar. you should assume worst case that your tow bar fails
Yes your right, just read up on instructions etc! We will change that, thanks 😁
Hey guys, thoughts on changing this video to remove the advice for safety chains?
Great vid, thanks for showing us all the features and how you use them. You deserve way more than 20k subs!
Thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰
Love your trailer. Congrats!
Might I suggest putting all the cleaning supplies, locked, out of the reach of little hands?
The bod on the front is probably meant for a generator or outside grill. I'm surprised that your rock deflector doesn't fully protect your propane cylinders.
This video is some time ago and our little hands were old enough to know better or too young to move lol, situation has changed a lot now! 😁 the box was a great idea but the slides were shocking, couldn’t of pulled anything out with weight in those slides 👎🏻 we’ve change it now to something that suits us better!
Great comparing yours with caravans here in Scotland, looks absolutely amazing. My guess is you're all going to love vanlife. Keep us posted. 👍
Thanks mate! So far we've loved it. It's now 10 months later, from that video with many adventures in between. We have a full series on our channel if you haven't seen it yet 😁🙌🏻
Hey guys , great video , enjoy vanning . One thing i would comment is , we've been told you can't use rear jerry can holders for fuel . Our van handover guy mentioned it , as he has had customers fined by the popo .
I haven’t heard that before, I guess it makes sense if someone rear ends you. I’ll ask some questions! I wonder what happens if you need petrol and your in the middle of nowhere though, what’s more important to the cops, weight distribution or fuel placement 🤔 I might ask a local cop!
@@BigOzExplorers Yep , it’s weird cos a lot of vans have them , I’m sure cops would book you if they need their quota up . 🤔
Done a little research and is seems as long as you are under 250L in total for petrol, you don’t go into the dangerous goods carrying grade... so max we would ever have is 140L tank in the car and 2x 20L Jerry’s, 190L total so we’re good! Fun facts with Big Oz 🤪 That’s something new I’ve learnt today, thanks to you ☺️🙌🏻
The roof vent for travelling needs a screen over it. The first swam of bugs you drive through will end up in the van.
Very good point Adam! We’d be learning our lesson the hard way with bugs all over the bed 🤣 might have to look into that!
Great video guys cant wait to watch every episode, it will take a while
We’ve come along way from this episode, I hope you love the series right the way through! Thanks for joining the Big Oz fam! 🥰
Thank you for sharing your great journeys l am interested in seeing all your trips that you have done.🇦🇺♥️🌄🌇💯% thank you.
Great vid guys have given some good ideas for our own van, where did you get your bunk safety net from needing to keep grandson in his bunk
Thanks Jack! We saw Dal at Dals Custom Canvas, Slacks Creek QLD. He custom made it to our measurements. Lovely guy and he did fantastic and accurate job 👌🏻
Great tour inside & out. Enjoy your Adventure Guy’s 👍🍺
Thanks guys!
Great vid guys it’s my understanding that impact drivers on your landing legs can break the teeth off on the mechanism use a cordless drill instead cheers😀
Thanks for the feedback Murray, we’ve heard so many things about these now I don’t know what to think 😂 hopefully ours won’t give out but if they do I guess we will find out the hard way! Only so many tools we can carry to be within our weight and not be silly, a right catch 22 hey!
Sounds like you think we’re lifting the van with them, we don’t just FYI 💁🏼♀️ we do actually know how to use stabiliser legs, they’re not called jack legs for a reason 😊
I use a cordless drill to get them close then use the crank handle supplied to put tension on them. You will strip the bolts and bend pins with an impact gun eventually. From someone who has had to replace both because I used to use a gun.
Hey guys , nice van..just be careful of the green mats from bunnings, they can stain your floor vinyl, we had some similar at home and they left a dark patch on our kitchen floor. Enjoy.
Thank you Jules! We’ve actually got rid of the piece outside and only have the small cutout in the footwell, lucky it’s black checkerplate so we should be ok 🤞🏻 we’ve opted for a large recycled plastic mat outside now, best thing ever!!
I saw a comment on another small home post that the electric gas starter pulls hi electricity, like a microwave, so maybe matches for when your batteries low. Love this video, we’re looking at hitting the road to tour fir my musician partner. Love seeing your info.
That’s a great tip, haven’t heard that one before! Hopefully catch you on the road somewhere one day 🤙🏻
Up and at em. Very impressive with the young one. Just a tip. When I got my TV the guy warned me about having it too near cooking fumes. Said it could coat the circuit board and bugger it. Notice you had one of your smellys directly underneath. Otherwise, go hard. Still doing my van up and being a Vic no-one loves us at the minute. I'm a fan.
Sian: I honestly think I liked the idea of the smelly thing but to be honest I don’t actually use it that much and it needs 240v power and I prefer having the extra bench space anyway 😂 it was a nice thought but hey, at least the tv is safe now I guess 🤪
Hope your van build goes well! Look forward to seeing you on the road when they ‘release’ you all! 😉🙌🏻
I was about to put down payment for a jayco journey 19.54 offroad with bunks,just saw this so il go down today and have a look at this,thanx,great vid btw very descriptive.
Oh awesome! Always good if we can help people realllyyy consider their purchase! Hope you love whatever van you end up with ☺️☺️
@@BigOzExplorers I end up getting a jayco allterrain 19ft,just picked last week but cant take it out till lockdowns come off,which happend 4pm today.
A really lovely van congrarulations to you both hope you have a safe time traveling and enjoy ,best wishes from the east coast of australia.
Thanks so much Julie and we look forward to showing you more of Australia as we go! 😁
Really loving the content thanks for sharing. I have a chrome cast working in my caravan now off grid But you do need two iPhones. One set up on hotspot that your spare iPhone and your chrome cast can connect to and go through the setup procedure on. there is instructions on the Internet and it does work. Just hold the button down on the chrome cast until the light goes white to perform a factory reset and then start a fresh set up procedure of it and your spare iPhone both tethered to the hotspot on another iPhone.
Thanks for the tips! :)
Great looking rig. It looks like there is plenty of room for more solar on the roof.
We’ve had another two panels put on there since this video, so happy with it 😁
Hey guys been thinking re what "tips" you have been giving and think you are going with a Hybrid and my guess is a Jawa Sirocco, how did I go ? 😀😀😀
The trick to chrome cast is to set it up on a wifi somewhere else. Once setup of you enable wifi sharing on your phone and make sure the SSID is the same name as the SSID on the wifi you set it up on. Chrome cast won't know the difference and will allow you to stream from your phone with out a wireless router.
Option 2 would be too use an old Android phone as a wireless router or a wireless router with 4g support. Add an additional sim card to your plan and install it in the router and it will work as if you are at home
Thanks for the tip mate! Appreciate your help ☺️ We ended up moving away from chrome cast and got a smart TV that does all of what we needed with a Telstra wifi 😁🤙🏻
Hey, That space where the manager30 is located, check out the oates plastic drawers at Bunnings.
I think they would suit that area perfectly for excess stock of say washing powder, dish washing stuff
Thanks for the tip! Will have to have a look online for them and check them out :)
Now that is a nice caravan.
Thanks 👌🏻
It’s possible to convert your Apple TV to run 12v power if your happy enough with the Apple TV it’s not a hugely difficult modification
It is possible to make Apple TV run on 12V but we’re not prepared to pull the thing apart and figure it out! Our battery upgrade includes an inverter which we need for our microwave as well so we will probably use the inverter when we’re streaming because it’s simpler than chromecast! Our Wi-Fi is 12V so the Apple TV alone won’t overwork the inverter at least... The battery upgrade is next week so we will let everyone know how that all goes anyway, hopefully we can keep everything working the way we have it now! 🤞🏻
Great video I was wondering where you purchase the fruit basket from it’s a fantastic idea
I couldn't even tell you now, this was a long time ago! Just a health store or similar I think??
@@BigOzExplorers thanks for getting back to me I’ll keep look out in these type of shops
Just found your channel. You were locals till you took off. Awesome to see some others from the area taking off.
Hello fellow south Brisvegas family 🤪 Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻🥰
Front tool box is made for a gen set.
We have chosen to travel without a generator and have since installed a Ziggy barbecue in the tunnel boot so the slides in the toolbox were not required and additional weight that we needed to trim off! 😁
Hey guys how are those bunk fans for the kids... ?like the idea they are less pokeable than a normal fan
That’s what we like about them too. Still going strong over a year later and work a treat! Jack also still has 10 fingers 😜
Cool as I can’t wait till I get my chance to take off like yourselves love the vids btw
When the time comes your going to love every second of it! Best choice any person can make is to break away from what is ‘normal’ and give it a go 🙌🏻😁
Thanks for video. Where did you buy toothbrush holders
Howard storage, they have everything 😂
Good solid first test of the reversing the new van. Congratulations guys so good 🤙🏻
You should fill the water with food grade hose. Looks like the garden variety hose. This will make the water taste crap, even with a carbon filter. Nice van, I like it a lot.
Thanks mate! We’ve since upgraded the hose, learning lessons as we go! Thanks for the tip and compliment, appreciate it 😁🤘🏻
Just found and like your channel. Early planning at this stage for traveling when I retire in 2 years.
By the way nice looking FGX sitting in the shed
Hope we can help you with some planning, exciting times ahead for you! That’s the stepdads car, his pride and joy 🥰
Fantastic walk-through, thank you. Great tips too! You're tidy and organised, loved the OCD clothesline, haha - I can relate.
Can I please ask where you got the double shelf racks inside your kitchen cupboards?
Hey Kylie! Seems lots of people relate with the OCD 😂😂 the shelves were from Howards Storage but I know Big W has them too (much cheaper) I already bought them when I figured it out though 🤦🏼♀️ lol thanks for watching! ❤️
@@BigOzExplorers Thank you.
Great video thanks for inspireing us to travel this great country 👍🏻
Thanks Nicola and no problem! That’s what we aim to do, inspire others to get out and have a crack. It’ll be the best decision you ever make I promise 😍
Interesting the way you presented it you would make a great representative I m impressed
Thanks so much Frank, we try to be honest real and down to the point :)
Great video guys, first time viewer and now subscribed! You had some great tips in there too. I’m getting my new caravan soon and hope to hit the road ASAP once the borders open. I’ll stay inspired by your videos until then!
Hey guys, that’s awesome! Glad we are getting you off the sofa once a week while the borders are still closed! Even if only pretend 🤫😉 Maybe we’ll catch you on the road in the near future 🙌🏻👌🏻
Very informative. Great video. Saved for future reference
Glad we could help Eugene 😁👌🏻
Hahaha love you guys and I picked you would be a zoner so happy for you I am saving for my zone I’ve been researching vans for over 12 months and zone offers almost everything in one package can’t wait to get on road feedback from you guys keep up the good work,
They really do have the whole kit ready to go. We haven’t needed to make any modifications and we’re able to order from the specs provided to get what we wanted! Such a great van and we’ll worth it so far 😍👏🏻
Did the caravan come with everything that you have shown? it looks very nice. Can I ASK DID YOU GET IT BRAND NEW ? And what was the cost? what thing did you add extra?
Yes it came with everything as shown and we had it from brand new. We’re now two years down the track and it’s still going strong 🤙🏻👏🏻
Great vid love the down to earth approach just with your water if your using a normal garden hose your water will taste crap get a fresh water hose also known as food safe hose from Bunnings and there will be no taste. hope to see you guys on the road.
Thanks for the feedback mate! Hot tip right there too, we’ll have to check them out. So far the filter seems to do the job for taste, maybe we wouldn’t have needed a filter with a different hose lol... keep your eyes peeled for a new episode dropping this weekend 🤘🏻
Excellent video, great van tour. Van looks excellent. Keep it up
Thanks Rob!
G'day Eric very informative video thanks mate ! Regards Craig Queensland Australia.
Eric? No problem regardless though lol 😝
@@BigOzExplorers
Ok 👍🤷♂️ I was viewing a video on mini washing machines from a bloke in the USA And thought I was commenting on his post ! Well it happens doesn’t it
Hoo Roo 🤙🇦🇺
@@craigwhitby4756 haha that’s funny, no problem! 😁🤙🏻
just found your channel - great vid!
Thank you! Hope to see you back again soon! ☺️
Grouse trailer. Can't wait to see it covered In bull dust.how does the ranger tow.. This must weigh a bit Keep up the good work and look after yourselves. Cheers todd
You and I both Todd! We can’t wait to get over to WA and cover it red! 😍 Ranger tow’s really well, we were going to get a tune initially but installed an idrive instead and it’s bloody amazing 🙌🏻 we’re towing the rangers full capacity falling just under 6t too!
Thanks for tuning in and hope you enjoy our trip as we get around Aus!
Just found your channel.The van looks fantastic, welcome to the caravan world. Looking forward to following your adventures.
That’s Russell for following our journey and the feedback, much appreciated! 😍🇦🇺
This is really great content. Thank you for producing it!
No problem Ben, we love doing it! 😁
Great video as always.
Thanks Paul
Hey GUys.. How have you attached all those remotes etc to the wall. Velcro?
We use 3M wall hangers (meant for picture frames 😁)
Just up the road from where we live
Cool! Such a great spot at Talle 🙌🏻
Nice vid guys!! You both look so happy ☺️
I love the dividing storage under your bed. We were just saying we need to build something like that for ours!
Thanks so much!! It is good having the gear separated out into portions, you’d love it as well I’m sure! ☺️
Great video guys! has anyone used a similar setup for places with cold weather? maybe not freezing or deep snow, but much colder than Australia? Do you think the insulation will be sufficient?
Honestly we’ve done some 4-5° nights and it’s toasty with the heater (sometimes even too toasty!) once you hit those zero temps though, I have no idea! I think it would go pretty well?!
I just subscribed coz I see you tow with a Ranger, nah not really but good onya you will hav a lot of enjoyment and memories made, I’ve been towing a van for many many years and what a way to see this beautiful country, cheers 👍🍻🇦🇺
If the Ranger puts you off it won’t be there forever as there are plans happening at the moment haha 🤫🙊 thanks for tuning in and keeping in touch! Hopefully we bump into each other on the road somewhere 🙌🏻👌🏻
Big Oz Explorers nah not at all I drive a Ranger and think it’s the best towing vehicle I’ve ever had, if I update I’ll maybe look at the Dodge Ram but I’m very happy with the one I’ve got, you guys enjoy your traveling and experience everything you can coz it’s a bloody big country, I do caretaking on large properties mainly in western Queensland I’m currently on 34,000 acres West of longreach and not sure how long for I’ve been here 6 weeks now and the owners have another property and interest so they said settle in for as long as you want, plus I was out here last year for a couple of months, but you guys have a great time and hopefully we will catch up one day cheers Amos 👍🍻🇦🇺
Wow what a job! That’s awesome! Have you got your family with you at least, it would get quite lonesome on 34,000 acres...
We also love the Ranger, it’s been a great car and it’s towing great, we underestimated its capacity but it’s doing better than we thought! I wish we could keep this car but we are so close to the GCM, it’s always going to be unavoidable after the caravan was quite a lot heavier than it was supposed to be on the brochure… what can you do!
Big Oz Explorers yes I’m right on my GCM as well I’ve got a Vivid Explorer 18’6” full off road and the similarity and features are exactly the same as your van, hmmm very interesting, but no I’m out here on my own oh well I have my blue healer dog with me and the mrs is home in Hervey Bay working well is until the end of this month she was made redundant she works for News Corp Newspaper so she might come out here for a few weeks after she finishes up at the end of month but then she will go back home coz she has a elderly mother in the bay to keep a eye on. But you guys will have so much fun and memories made and at your ages you will see so much, I wish I would have done what I’m doing a lot earlier but I love the outback and the bush must be in my blood I grew up on 186,000 acre property in NSW and miss the freedom and remoteness that’s why I’m out here living the dream, cheers 👍🍻🇦🇺
Is your fridge 2 way or 3 way ?
We have a 2 way fridge ☺️
COFFEE - check out the Bellman Cappuccino CX-25. It's a little ripper. Cheers
Ohhh thank you will check it out! 🥰
Attach cable to the car not chain,if the chain snaps before the car it won't enable the brakes.
Yes, we know this one now LOL 🤪
Thanks guys, lovely van and a very informative video
Thanks Rose!
great vid guys stay safe happy travels
Thank you! 😁
Nice van! Great layout! 🙂👍😎🎸
Thanks guys!
Great clip, thank you for sharing
Thanks Sev! 🙌🏻
Stumbled across your videos while i was looking for a canopy build. Im gonna subscribe you guys seem cool, and not all about the attention.
Idea for the "dont know what to do" cupboard. Perhaps you can put a bin in there? Get that door modified to pull out like your pantry does, and the bin can be on a slide that comes out, chuck ur rubish in it then slide it back closed.
Ive always been fascinated by a caravan with all the cool features they give you i will try to incorperate them into my canopy build, but i find myself having to duck down inside them being a bit to tall lol.
Lastly will you be givjng the fourbie any attention in the rear suspension wise. Perhaps it was the video angle but looked as if it was squatting down a bit, are you gonna get airbags in the rear?
Hey there,
That is an awesome idea for the end cupboard, I love it! We still currently have it as a "don't know what to do" cupboard and really we need to do something... It's such a great space and so big, I love the bin idea! I'll run it past Chris and see what he thinks! :-D
With regards to the rear suspension, we have 300-500kg leaf springs and although it was just enough to tow the van, we wanted airbags as well. We just had them put in last week and it has made a world of difference to the appearance and ride in the cab when towing, 100% recommend them hey! Maybe airbags could help your canopy build so you don't have to duck down? lol
Thanks for your feedback about us as well, what you see is what you get and I'm glad you've enjoyed watching so far. :)
Cheers, Sian and Chris
Sorry for the delayed reply too, we actually didn't see your comment as TH-cam decided it was spam... hopeless!
krump 7 also with the car we had airbags installed to help with the weight the car was carrying with the house on the back. What a difference they have been! Would highly recommend them if you were someone looking into them and wasn’t sure. Even just the performance of the car without the car has changed completely, such a smooth ride now! Best investment we could of done ✅
Little curious about your battery setup. The redarc battery manager is close to 2 of the batteries, but not so to the other 2. I believe that's not an ideal way to fully charge batteries equally. Battery leads need to be similar length etc. Did you have 2 batteries added, and placement an issue, or was that standard from manufacturer. At least with redarc, once batteries fail can buy 2x200amp lithiums and put under caravan, and none under seat. you mention 2 and soon to be 3 solar panels. Are they large output. You have 400amp battery, so ideally should have 800watt solar. Especially with 12v fridge.
Hey Ricky, thanks for commenting! This was how we purchased it from the dealer... Our battery system has vastly changed since this video, we now have one 200ah lithium battery under the dining table seating with a 2000W inverter. We use the outside box for storage of our sullage hoses now. We have also had an additional two solar panels installed on the roof so we have 600 W in total (150W ea). Dependent on our need when we go off grid more often, we may get another 200ah lithium battery to piggyback our current one, but for now the 200ah seems to be doing the job! Thanks for following our journey ❤️
Hey guys! My dad is watching your videos, he wants to know how much your caravan weighed? Before and after packing it? Cheers!
Hey Kelsey, in the very very early days the caravan weighed 2950kg when empty. We’ve done a lot of weight reductions since and I think it would be more like 2700 empty now. Now we’ve filled it, it’s around 3200-3300 to tow ☺️
Hey guys great work and good luck on your venture.
Just a lil hot tip with your storage if you can try and keep your heavy things as low as you can it will help with the centre of gravity and when you get on the bumpy road it will help with the longevity of the cupboards and shelves.
Great work keep up the good job
Thanks Matt for the top tip 🙌🏻😁
Hey guys. Can I ask what suspension your running and what you think of it. We are in the middle of a build so any advice is handy.
Cheers
Ours is what came with the van, it isn't a branded setup! It's done a great job though and we can recommend an independent suspension setup like this is well worth having.
@@BigOzExplorers ah ok thanks. Yeah ours comes with independent suspension but there are so many "upgrades" avaliable its hard to choose where to put money. Have have gone a carafan after all the dust issues you guys have had though haha.
@@mattjewell3282 we haven’t but we will in the next van!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻
very nice caravan, good lucky and happy trips ahead :)
Thanks so much Rachael and thanks for getting in touch 🥰
Wow that washing machine is going so fast.
Then again if the Van's a rocking dont bother knocking
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Hi Guys, Just found the channel and glad I did. Just wondering what made you finally decide on this particular van?
Is it a timber or aluminium frame?
Hey there! Welcome to the Big Oz channel, thanks for watching!
We searched many brands in our local area and this van had all the mod cons and features we wanted! It’s a fibreglass shell (with 10 year structural warranty !!), full off-road capability AND really competitive pricing! We had a list of ‘what we wanted’ when we started but the more we looked, the more our needs changed and we realised what suited our needs most was different than expected... this Trail Caravan ticked every box, plus the staff are awesome at East Coast and really helped us being first time buyers 😁 100% recommend if your in the market for a van 👌🏻
Hi from Brisbane. Great video guys, look forward to more when the restrictions are lifted.
Thanks Keith!!
Great video thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Hey great video, Amazon's fire stick can be run from tv's usb on 12 volt, hot spot mobile phone for wifi
Thanks David, I haven’t heard of this one before, your the first! I’ll look them up and do some research! 👌🏻👌🏻
Big Oz Explorers hi guys I also use Amazon Firestick in our van to watch Netflix and so on I also downloaded other streaming apk’s works off USB port on tv, what’s the van make?
Thanks Tony 👌🏻 it’s a Trail Caravan, the dealers are local to Brisbane ☺️
Big Oz Explorers Great van guys enjoy your travels I’ll be sure to follow your adventures all the best.
Attach your breakaway cable to the car itself. Never to the chains. Also get actual drinking water hose as well as your water filter. Don’t use the green gardening hose for drinking water. Travel safe.
Thanks Rod! This was about two years ago and have since upgraded both. We’ve learnt a lot since then 😁 Cheers!
Wonderfully comprehensive appraisal thanks. Plenty of ideas there. Rock slides on van (well ours at least) can also be used as jack points for high lift jack if need be. Would like to see you do an update of all the changes you've made with storage solutions/equipment carried etc since this vid now that you guys are vastly experienced. Cheers DD
We are only days away from recording it, can’t wait to share the update 🥰🙌🏻👌🏻
Hi, what was the total cost please xx awesome van
Hi mate, send us a pm on socials please, we try not to pop prices up here as the market has changed so much in Australia this year. :)
In my opinion gas flame oven is the better for food quality than fan forced....otherwise awesome video
If the opinions weren't divided, there would be no choices on the market. :)
@@BigOzExplorers 👍 very good point. However, I must apologise for my poor grammar....As you may or may not be aware too much time spent in front of blazing gas stoves/ovens sucking on the heat emissions can have an affect on the brain cells...time for a well deserved beer...Lastly, thanks for producing awesome TH-cam clips. Keep it up and Safe Travels.
CampKing Customs mate... Local boys to you in Crestmead they did Pat Callinan new Rig.
Thanks man, will have to check it out 👍🏻
Hey there,
Late to the party as always 🤣
Watched a heap of your videos. Awesome work.
Questions.
Drone brand and model?
The roasting dish for the ziggi we can only find a 34cm one. What size was it?
Appreciate it.
Hey Damian, better late than never I guess they say! Thanks for tuning in…
Our current drone is a DJI Air 2S which we have had for a few months but previous to that we had the DJI Mavic Pro 2. Both have been great and reliable however the Air 2S has a much better video!
And finally, the roasting dish is no longer available in the 32 cm size unfortunately, it turns out we had a run out product and then after we shared it through TH-cam they sold out pretty quickly! 😣
@@BigOzExplorers thanks for coming back to me. Enjoy and keep living and see our great country. Out.
Hey, nice walk through - thanks! I was looking at a caravan made in China designed by Australian engeneers that looks the same! Where was yours built?
Our frame is built in China but most of the fit out/accessories are done in Australia!
Could you do a video on the weight of the van weight of the truck etc.
We have a couple of weight videos up already, we will do another one soon though as we have an exciting change coming! 😍🤫
Awesome!!! Can't wait for the next video. Wicked set up
Thank you Tayla!
whats the model type and year? nice tour btw
This is the 2020 Trail RV X-Plorer 21’6’
Fantastic video and an absolutely awesome van just subscribed and looking forward to sharing your adventures
Thanks so much guys! We love hearing that someone new has had enjoyment from our content! Thanks for subscribing and we look forward to sharing more of our journey with you ❤️ 🗺