StarTrack and AusPost are the same company. Oh and best to always leave your seatbelt on. If you take it off and roll over there’s nothing holding you in and you’ll likely get badly injured. For winching on sand - best to use a sand anchor.
Cheers jerry, good pickup on that! Yep, wouldn't have been great to have a sand anchor, but the maxtrax worked pretty well once buried properly! Thanks for watching!
Fantastic video all ways Lil and Jake but unfortunately that’s apart of nature sand flies they can be very difficult when you are trying to sleep. And for getting stuck plenty of times hey at least you both got out and safe and back out there exploring. So looking forward to seeing you both on the next episode take care 😊
Enjoyed the video guys. I'll give it you, you're either brave or crazy, or maybe a bit of both to tackle some of those soft sand beaches towing a van on your own, but you always seem to come out OK. Good on you !! With your ARK jockey wheel, to save damage to it, have you considered locking the wheel facing up and out of the way? If not enough room, it can be locked sideways to avoid any damage. That's what I do with mine on my camper trailer. Cheers, Dave
Hahahah, definitely a bit of both I think! Absolutely, we take the risk and sometimes it pays off sometimes it doesn’t but we always know we can get out, even if it takes a couple of hours. 😅 yeah!! Great idea, we usually do but with the rough roads sometimes it rattles out and ends up facing down, hopefully the new one will hold a bit better. We’ve also mounted the new one of the other side so there’s more room away from the tap which is epic. Thanks so much Dave!! You’re a legend for all the tips. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Yea had them dropped, down to 6 too. it's hard to tell in the video but we are actually sitting in a valley in the sand, with the car pointing up and van down, that's why we didn't keep maxtraxing because we were driving up an incline. Thanks for watching!
Some folks have disconnected the van, recovered the car to the hard sand, and then winched the van down to the hard packed sand to complete the recovery. Well done guys. Great content. Cheers, dd.
Cheers diesel! I'm sure that would have worked aswell, if not better, just gets hard to think sometimes in these situations with the tide coming up. We need you there as a coach maybe?! Thanks so much for watching! Hopefully see you next week!
Maxtrax make a trailer skid specifically for situations like you found yourselves in. The trailer skid is strapped securely to your jockey wheel while you unhitch your caravan, get your vehicle out of the bog (will be much easier without being connected to the caravan) and get it up on solid ground then use your winch to pull the caravan out with your jockey wheel on the skid. The skid will take up some precious storage space (as I found) but well worth having particularly when badly bogged and remote like you guys were. The other method I’ve seen used very successfully is doing something similar to what you guys had done with your Maxtrax but with your spare tyre. A spare tyre has much more mass than the Maxtrax and when buried deep enough and angled correctly, you’ll end up with an almost unmovable anchor point. I’m no expert by any means and I’ve never had to resort to them myself (yet!!) but I’ve researched the issue enough to believe that these options work 👍
Cheers for the knowledge rich! Yes I've seen these things, they look great! They're just a bit out of our price range at the moment unfortunately, but if we had had one on hand our recovery would have gone a bit more like you stated! and yes the spare tyre could have worked lovely aswell, but the maxtrax worked great once we actually buried them correctly, and also a much much smaller hole to dig in 38c heat. There's more than 1 way to skin a cat!
some people arnt stoopid enough to take a van on a beach, they know nothing about,, with the wrong vehicle, no lockers. too low. no idea..for the price of the van, ranger,,wrong choice,, an iveco daily 4x4 with a caravan on the back, would be more capable, cheaper. being a cantractor, for 23 yrs,,you do not,,want to tow a trailer,,anywhere.. there a hassle.. i bought a s/duty. 4.2tdi. raised 3'' for zero. 35,s. all gear in back, & sleep in there. cook, everything.. no warris mate.. theres only 2 jap 4x4rs to buy.. a toyota 80,. & a nissan gu, 4.2tdi. preferably the nissan.. better.. i also have a 75 ford f250 highboy.. 26'' to the sill,,std.. 5sp, 4 w disc. lockers. 35,s. old skool wins everytime. if,,we didnt have stoopid import laws,, we would have a choice, of the nissan titan, v8.. toyota tundra, v8, or ford f150 , v8.. yes there petrol..but cheaper in the long run.. services, re builds. ect.
jake love the clips but word of advice bogged in the sand look up physics / vectors ,put anything in your hole, wide is good deep is good and the winch line must be straight. Spare tyres also work well and the line also needs to be straight . Keep the good work up
Cheers David! Yes it took a couple of times to work out how to bury them but I got it right in the end, spare tyre would have worked great aswell, but I'd rather dig a maxtrax sized hole than a 33 inch tyre sized hole in 38 degree heat. Thanks so much for the kind words! And thankyou for watching!
That fridge wants it’s freedom 😂 How do you maintain that awesome body of a goddess Lil if your eating so much Mickie Di’s? 😊 This should be known as the bogged series. And it’s true that the sailing channels don’t show sea sickness and 4x4 don’t show getting bogged. I like that country over there, there’s some cool colours 😊 oh and nobody shows the arguments between couples either. Just melt downs because there click bait. Sad isn’t it.
Hahahahha! It actually hates being locked up in that little box. 😂 we actually hardly get it, I feel we just film it every time we do but thank you. 🤩 it was the bloody bogged marathon. 😂
Me too, I fourth that. Malcolm Douglas would have been turning in his grave watching you use the maxtrax instead of the spare wheel. And those darn mozzies!!
Be good to see someone rip the Maxtracs off the car and participate rather than poor old Jakey. You do it hard mate. I would lose it and demand more assistance than i am going to cool my feet 😂
Hahaha, I'm glad you feel for me Richard, but someone has to hold the camera so that you guys can enjoy the struggles with us! Thanks for watching! See you next week!
Welcome to the Dampier Peninsula. There's a lot the social media influencers don't tell you about visiting the Kimberely. Reckon there's also sandflies in your van so stand by for an itchy and scratchy episode. Many home remedies out there on the internet but Bushman's with strong DEET before and calamine after is all that seems to work if you can't avoid them. Watch out for those corrugations!
Totally!!! We hadn’t seen anyone speak about the bug. 😂 lucky we keep it real around here so you’ll know for when you’re there!! Ohh true, I always forget about calamine but that would be perfect for my itchy bites! Thanks so much Waranger! 🥰
You would think ya co pilot would help dig and place Max tracks ect. 🤣💦 Standing around giving orders does not help. A good thing to carry is a sand anchor. For winching off. All persons in the car should know how to drive 4x4. For emergencies as well as safety. The first thing out for recovery is WATER ...DEHYDRATION IS SERIOUS. An old trick is to use your grey water to harden the track up. There are many ways to recover a veichle trapped in sand. Finding the most productive way is. the key.. good vids guys. Keep up the gr8 work
Cheers Davi b, hahaha yes it does seem like that from the video but you can't help and film at the same time, that's why we missed out on the footage of the last time burying the maxtrax, which worked an absolute treat once buried properly! Good tip with the water both grey and drinking! Cheers for watching!
Hilarious..especially seeing the 'extras' people looking down from the upper dune area watching you two !!. Next time, bury your spare tyre deep into the sand and winch off it rather than flimsy poly 'max trax'. You will get better purchase off a heavry tyre on rim. You might have gotten out in 2 goes at it.
Cheers muds, yea a couple of tourists had a laugh at us, sure a spare tyre would have worked, but digging a hole big enough to fit a 33 in 38 degree heat would have sucked. We got out in the end anyways, thanks for watching!
content as good as 4wd 24/7.. find the worst track.. remember this.. a 33'' tyre,deflated to 10,ect. is a 31 at most..this is why you buy vehicles that take 35,s std. no mods..
Hey Harry walker! Thanks for the comment! Just trying to grasp what your saying here, so from what I'm gathering your saying a 33' tyre becomes a 31' when deflated? But then what does a 10.5inch wide tyre (a 31) become when it's deflated compared to a 12.5 wide (a 33') ? Does it still become a 31?
Dig a channel for the winch rope or you will just pull them up out of the sand. That's not hot come up here in summer the sand is around a thousand degrees. 😂😂Love it that you guys show the ups and downs. Safe travels.👌👌
Crickey!! We wouldn’t have wanted to be stuck in summer, we’d be dead. 😅 it was so bloody hot as it is but we are from Tassie so our heat threshold is low. 😂 thanks so much! 🤩🤩🤩
Great video, definitely bury the spare off the van, next time. Well done Jake getting out in the end, great video….wanted to get there and help you out!!
Yeah!! A few others have been saying that! Good tip. He did such an epic job didn’t he!! Awww, Ian that’s so damn nice and to be honest an extra hands on the shovel would have been great. 😅😅😅
gday guys do a bit of solo touring tip when you bury your max tracks dig a channel for the rope so it pulls into the sand not up and out as you did should hold better 95% of the times dont think i would like to dig a hole big enough to bury a tire but i suppose would try anything if desperate
Probably where you were going wrong is not digging a trench 4m or so from the hole back towards your truck for the rope to sit down in, so it meant the rope angle you had was pulling the Maxtrax up a bit meaning they don't work nearly as well as sinking the rope down into the sand and getting a better angle. Better option still would have been to bury a spare wheel as anchor and use Maxtrax under the wheels for floatation.
Cheers mate, yea a trench would have done better I reckon, but it still worked in the end, and I didn't have to bury a 33inch tyre in stupid heat and then dig it back out again! Thanks for watching! We hope you enjoyed it! 😉
Thanks for the good video. You can also dig a spare wheel into the ground as an anchor for the winch, if you had have dug a bit of a trench for the strap also it would have been much better. With a trench on an angle for the winch rope the tracks would not have lifted, it would have been puling against the bank not having the strap pulling the tracks up.
Yea!! A couple of people have said that about the tip, super good tip. Good idea with the trench, luckily we buried them better the last time, pulled out 5.5t! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Hi with max traks i tie a lenth of rope to them and then to the bak of my truck so when you drive out of your bog they follow saves looking for them sorry my keyboard canna spell cheers have fun
Great idea but the rope was pulling the maxtraxx out of the hole. Next try digging a thin trench for your winch rope as well so the traxx pulls more straight to the car not up out of the hole
and what we do in our hybrid when insects get in uninvited we turn all lights out bar the ensuite wait 30min or so all insects go in after the light then spray the little shits and clean up in the morning hope that helps
Totally!!! We do that too, but I think this time it was too far gone, they were EVERYWHERE!! Also, we didn’t even have bug spray, how ridiculous of us! Safe to say, when we got back to town Bunnings made a handful out of us with all the money we spent on repellant and spray and candles. 😂
Whoa!!!!! I may have held my breath through most of this episode 😂. Glad you eventually got out. You do manage to get yourself bogged in some epic places though 😊. Another great episode.
Ohhh you legend Robyn!! It was a hectic one hey. So lucky I have Jake that never give us or I’d still be stuck there. 😂 you’re also too right, not many more beautiful spots to get bogged. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
I have red and orange led, red led are better in bug infested spots, we’ve had bugs hitting van like rain. Better service that tranny often. Advice is to disconnect van and do a sus-out of track/ beach
My hubby gets eaten alive by midges, sandflies & march flies. I notice you mention Thermacell. We’ve read good & bad reviews… do you think it works well? If so, i will buy one. Thanks
Hey! Thanks for the comment! It's so hard to tell Wether it works or not but we believe it does! Although recently we've just been using the citronella bucket candle from bunnings and it seems to do great! Thanks for watching!
LOL this makes me laugh so loud. We used to be setu😂p right on that hill watching people get bogged in the same spot. No need for TV here 😜 well done on getting out though. I feel your pain
Sorry for saying you should have let your tyres down. It was ages ago when I first watched you guys. I loved this video and the fact that you would go to the effort to film this crazy series of calamity!!
Are you serious! You packed up and moved at night because of mozzies.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 You're obviously travelling at the end of the wet...dah! Then get yourselves into a world of bogged nightmare. Was it worth it?
This is awesome!!!! Adventure adventure woohooo!!!! I’m putting midgie screens over all our normal screens for our next trip. Siliconing that stuff over everything including the fridge vents etc 🤘🤘 Eeeeeeexcellent. More hell adventures like that thanks, one with a croc chasing you too💪💪🙌🙌
Ahhh the joys of touring!!!😂 You guys crack me up. Great to see real content 👍🏼. Unlike alot of those 4wd channel's that produce fake content. Keep up the good work.
Thankyou Craig! We do try to show everything, even though we know that we'll get alot of backlash in the comment section. It's refreshing to get positive comments, thankyou so much for watching! ❤️❤️❤️
Dig a trench for the winch rope, so it's pulling straight and not trying to pull your maxtraxs up and out. Let your Tyers down on the caravan as well. Don't drive and spin your wheels that just digs you in more try and let the winch do most of the work
Cheers for the tips Gary! We'll have to try that next time! Knowing us I'm sure we'll be bogged at some point again soon! Thanks for watching! See you next week!
Yoooo did you guys read my last comment about getting bogged with rangers and making sure u had press and held the traction button until the traction dashlight flashes, indicating bith etc and btc are turned off so u dont lose momentum in sand. Also known trick with 200 series
i hope you llet the van tyres down as well. 19 psi if needed. we did frazer island with a trailer and never had this amount of trouble . even on fine sand.
Love the channel, great adventures. Why the bloody hell don't ya have a maxtrax trailer skid for the van? That van is an anchor as soon as your bum drops down, keep it up at the towball and keep moving.
Thanks so much Steve!! You’re a superstar! True, we should think about getting one! It’s just the extra room it would take up would be a bit of a pain. Thanks for the tip! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
well there you go i learnt something, ive heard of people using their spare tyre when bogged down on the beach as a anchor point but never traxs ,you pair clearly know your audience haha, be safe
How epic Greg!! So stoked you enjoyed it!! Totally, a few people in the comments have been saying that about the tires, max trax are just so much easier to get to! Hope you’re having a great week. 🤩
Ohhh that’s so damn nice!! Another set of hands would have been epic, next time we will let you know when we need you and a shovel. 😂😂😂 yeah!! A few people have said that, good tip!
👏Bravo, first 4 minutes was a great performance. “ is he revving at me, what a dog”😂. Didn’t think burying maxtrax would work, but also dig a trench for your winch cable. Top laughs guys..
Whatever u dig in for an anchor, dig a trench from the bottom of ur anchor to the 4x4. That way u don't lift ur anchor up, as u did, is stays where u dug it in, no lifting. Ur way only missing the trench for the rope. It would have worked first time. Btw, thanks for showing all this and I love it when the pressures are mentioned. I know what I use but like to know what other use. Thanks for a great clip😊
Lol good advertising for camp boss deflators, this is the second channel now showing faulty ones, sarah and keelan travels tested a brand new set in comparison to icheck ones and theirs were faulty brand new. I followed their advice and bought the icheck ones and while the markings werent perfectly accurate, i was able to stretch the springs inside a tiny bit and make them accurate, essentially calibrating them. They work perfectly now every time, within 0.2 psi of what i set them at.
Cheers lexi! Yea they're not too reliable but I just keep using them because they're so easy and they work sometimes. If we had our time again we probably would have gone with those icheck ones I reckon. Lucky you! Thanks for watching!
Looked like a slog for sure. Check out the deadman anchor. It’s so good for self recover on the beach. I got sick of burying the spare tyre, less space and weight than a traditional anchor too. Much less swearing on recovery
Cheers Simon! Dead man's anchors look great don't they! Yep I wouldn't want to be digging a spare tyre sized hole all the time hey! Thanks for watching!
OMFG What a dog's breakfast. Hell- you guys ok? Thanks so much for taking us with you on the misadventure- great learnings too - you guys are SO real. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou such ingenuity too & kept it all together. Big congratulations you 👏👏
An absolute dogs breakfast! 😂😂 we needed a massage and a bath after watching that ep too. What a bloody shamble! 😅 thanks to much for watching and always leaving such lovely comments! 🤩 hope you’re having a fab weekend! 💕
I've killed many a mosquito, nats, small moths with Lysol. And you should have some already for cleaning. If not I'd get a few cans. it will knock them down right out of the air. Good luck. You guys stuff is fantastic. And strap that fridge in and quite relying on that crappy slide lock please.
Hey guys......great work on the episodes. Just wanted to share with you an observation I've made when using my Staun tire deflators. Their effectiveness and accuracy seems dependent on how firmly they're screwed on to the valve stem. Too tight and they don't cut out at the set pressure. Too loose and they cut out early. I find firm finger tight without forcing them to bind further is about right and they work every time. Campboss ones might be the same.
Cheers jarrod! Ok well we might give that a go, originally I thought maybe there was something stuck inside them but after pulling apart and inspecting they were clean and free of debris, they still didn't work, I might give your option a go though! Thanks for the advice! Cheers for the comment. ❤️❤️❤️
Hahahahah, a few people have said that!! Luckily they only arrived when we were on the last pull. 😅 we would have been the same!!! Always gotta help out your bogged brothers. 😂
Hi Lil and Jake, seriously guy's you give me a laugh every video you put out. I mean that in a nice way! I love the way you's muck around and be funny and it's refreshing to watch. You are a lovely couple and thank you for providing fun entertainment. Keep it going guy's and safe travel's. Regards Paul D
Oh thankyou Paul! That's such a nice thing to say! You've put a big smile on both of our faces! We're so glad you enjoy the content! See you next week! ❤️❤️❤️
Just found you guys and have been binge watching your vids. Love the way you keep it real as it's more informative and entertaining as well. Also just an observation, the weight distribution of your ute seems a bit off. Try adding a bit more weight between the axles so you'll have more traction at the front as well, when you get bogged. Stay safe guys, cheers from India.
Cheers wer kar! I'm glad your enjoying them! Yea it does look heavy in the back sometimes because it has light duty springs with airbags, I never go offroad with pressure in the airbags so it makes it sit down in the back alot. But your right it definitely could do with more weight over the front! Thanks for watching!
Excellent episode guys cheers I laughed all the way through it lil gets really frazzled and Jake in situations like that you just have to slow down maybe have a beer or two and re-acess it works for me can't wait for the Gibb episodes should be a good laugh aswell anyway cheers legends 🙂
Thanks Stephen! Sometimes we wish we could slow down a bit, it would make for an easier life for us! We probably wouldn't get into these situations! But it is what it is, it's who we are. Thankyou so much for the lovely comment, we'll see you on the gibb on Saturday! ❤️❤️❤️
You guys have done it again, another amazing episode. You are absolutely nailing the thumbnails 😂 Surprised after all your travels you didn't have fly spray and Bushmans already. Like the too hot for pants comment Lil, I think it'd be great look for you 🤭Really love your warts and all style rather than some other channels showing everything perfect. You really need to do a bloopers ep unfortunately you probably couldn't show it on TH-cam as there may be some not family friendly content 😉Thank you again for your ray of sunshine into my life, only downside is having to wait another week for the next episode.🥲
You absolute legend!! Thanks so much for all the kind words, thumbnails are a fine art, sometimes we nail it sometimes they’re a flop. 😂 I know!! We are the most unprepared pair, we went so hard on bug spray and candles and thermacell refills at Bunnings. Love to keep it real around here, sometimes it just a bloody shit show. 😅 Thanks so much for ordering a sticker, you’re a superstar!! 🤩
Get yourself a watering can. Saltwater is there to wet in front of the wheel track. Just enough to give you enough momentum to gain a bit of ground. You want to consolidate and harden the sand a bit.
Haha you 2 are classic. From moving mid evening to being petrified of some make believe mad man. You weren’t at Wolf Creek so you were lucky!!! You and that bloody fridge door!!!! You need sponsorship with the company💯👌🏻 Everyone gets bogged and getting out is the fun part but I love the phrase “this is getting real bad”🤣🤣🤣🤣 Can’t wait to see the action on the Gibb💪🏻
Cheers Sheppard! So glad you enjoyed the vid! Hahaha I know it's driving us insane too, we have it wedged in now but there is definite need for a permanent fix I'm sure you'll love the gibb content, we'll see you on the gibb on Saturday!
Just stumbled across your channel and loving it, great to see a gas plumber on a shovel 😅😅😅😅 you guy's should have sent the drone up and spotted for crocs and gone for a swim, you guy's are hilarious
Cheers Ben! Yes you should have seen the blisters afterwards! Very soft hands! Great idea with the drone, we'll have to try it some time. Thanks so much for watching! Hopefully see you next week!
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Oh Mac Pete!!! Thanks so much. 🤩🤩🤩
Reviving Russell Coight but actually doing it not just a skit...
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Geez that van looks heavy, it’s like an anchor in sand. Good work getting out, that’s all that matters when you’re stuck.
Yea it's not light hahaha, cheers John, thanks for the kind words! And thankyou for watching!
StarTrack and AusPost are the same company.
Oh and best to always leave your seatbelt on. If you take it off and roll over there’s nothing holding you in and you’ll likely get badly injured.
For winching on sand - best to use a sand anchor.
Cheers jerry, good pickup on that! Yep, wouldn't have been great to have a sand anchor, but the maxtrax worked pretty well once buried properly! Thanks for watching!
Fantastic video all ways Lil and Jake but unfortunately that’s apart of nature sand flies they can be very difficult when you are trying to sleep. And for getting stuck plenty of times hey at least you both got out and safe and back out there exploring. So looking forward to seeing you both on the next episode take care 😊
Thankyou Jeremy! Yes those pesky little insects are horrible aren't they! We do love to get stuck! Thanks for watching! See you next week! ❤️❤️❤️
Enjoyed the video guys. I'll give it you, you're either brave or crazy, or maybe a bit of both to tackle some of those soft sand beaches towing a van on your own, but you always seem to come out OK. Good on you !! With your ARK jockey wheel, to save damage to it, have you considered locking the wheel facing up and out of the way? If not enough room, it can be locked sideways to avoid any damage. That's what I do with mine on my camper trailer. Cheers, Dave
Hahahah, definitely a bit of both I think! Absolutely, we take the risk and sometimes it pays off sometimes it doesn’t but we always know we can get out, even if it takes a couple of hours. 😅 yeah!! Great idea, we usually do but with the rough roads sometimes it rattles out and ends up facing down, hopefully the new one will hold a bit better. We’ve also mounted the new one of the other side so there’s more room away from the tap which is epic. Thanks so much Dave!! You’re a legend for all the tips. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Did you drop the vans tyre pressures? It looks like it was cutting in and holding you back.
Yea had them dropped, down to 6 too. it's hard to tell in the video but we are actually sitting in a valley in the sand, with the car pointing up and van down, that's why we didn't keep maxtraxing because we were driving up an incline. Thanks for watching!
Some folks have disconnected the van, recovered the car to the hard sand, and then winched the van down to the hard packed sand to complete the recovery. Well done guys. Great content. Cheers, dd.
Cheers diesel! I'm sure that would have worked aswell, if not better, just gets hard to think sometimes in these situations with the tide coming up. We need you there as a coach maybe?! Thanks so much for watching! Hopefully see you next week!
Maxtrax make a trailer skid specifically for situations like you found yourselves in. The trailer skid is strapped securely to your jockey wheel while you unhitch your caravan, get your vehicle out of the bog (will be much easier without being connected to the caravan) and get it up on solid ground then use your winch to pull the caravan out with your jockey wheel on the skid. The skid will take up some precious storage space (as I found) but well worth having particularly when badly bogged and remote like you guys were.
The other method I’ve seen used very successfully is doing something similar to what you guys had done with your Maxtrax but with your spare tyre. A spare tyre has much more mass than the Maxtrax and when buried deep enough and angled correctly, you’ll end up with an almost unmovable anchor point.
I’m no expert by any means and I’ve never had to resort to them myself (yet!!) but I’ve researched the issue enough to believe that these options work 👍
Cheers for the knowledge rich! Yes I've seen these things, they look great! They're just a bit out of our price range at the moment unfortunately, but if we had had one on hand our recovery would have gone a bit more like you stated!
and yes the spare tyre could have worked lovely aswell, but the maxtrax worked great once we actually buried them correctly, and also a much much smaller hole to dig in 38c heat. There's more than 1 way to skin a cat!
some people arnt stoopid enough to take a van on a beach, they know nothing about,, with the wrong vehicle, no lockers. too low. no idea..for the price of the van, ranger,,wrong choice,, an iveco daily 4x4 with a caravan on the back, would be more capable, cheaper. being a cantractor, for 23 yrs,,you do not,,want to tow a trailer,,anywhere.. there a hassle.. i bought a s/duty. 4.2tdi. raised 3'' for zero. 35,s. all gear in back, & sleep in there. cook, everything.. no warris mate.. theres only 2 jap 4x4rs to buy.. a toyota 80,. & a nissan gu, 4.2tdi. preferably the nissan.. better.. i also have a 75 ford f250 highboy.. 26'' to the sill,,std.. 5sp, 4 w disc. lockers. 35,s. old skool wins everytime. if,,we didnt have stoopid import laws,, we would have a choice, of the nissan titan, v8.. toyota tundra, v8, or ford f150 , v8.. yes there petrol..but cheaper in the long run.. services, re builds. ect.
Did you let van tyres down as-well
Yea mate always, otherwise they don't even roll! Thanks for watching!
jake love the clips but word of advice bogged in the sand look up physics / vectors ,put anything in your hole, wide is good deep is good and the winch line must be straight. Spare tyres also work well and the line also needs to be straight . Keep the good work up
Cheers David! Yes it took a couple of times to work out how to bury them but I got it right in the end, spare tyre would have worked great aswell, but I'd rather dig a maxtrax sized hole than a 33 inch tyre sized hole in 38 degree heat. Thanks so much for the kind words! And thankyou for watching!
you needed to dig a channel for the winch line so it doesnt pull them up
Good tip Bert! Would have worked better hey!
epic effort 🥵
Did you expect any of these troubles before you set off?😇😇😇
Not this time!!! Usually it just gets sprung upon us. 😂😂😂
@@lilandjake 😆😆😆
Unreal ep 😢😂what a dog 😅😅
Hahahaha, 😂😂😂 thanks so much! 👌🏼
Turn the jockey wheel so it faces up & it want get wrecked
Yeah, good tip! We do but it was old and use to rattle itself around!! 😅 Glad we got a new one. 👌🏼
That fridge wants it’s freedom 😂 How do you maintain that awesome body of a goddess Lil if your eating so much Mickie Di’s? 😊 This should be known as the bogged series. And it’s true that the sailing channels don’t show sea sickness and 4x4 don’t show getting bogged. I like that country over there, there’s some cool colours 😊 oh and nobody shows the arguments between couples either. Just melt downs because there click bait. Sad isn’t it.
Hahahahha! It actually hates being locked up in that little box. 😂 we actually hardly get it, I feel we just film it every time we do but thank you. 🤩 it was the bloody bogged marathon. 😂
Caravaners😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 out in there rolling shitbox
Cheers Jude Roberts, great comment!
resident crock..all creeks have crocks..
Shoulda bought a jeep
Shoulda bought a house in the 90s and not in the 20s, oh well, we're still livin
@@lilandjake 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 only kidding .. keep up the great content...
Maybe next time use your spare tyre as anchor to winch off and max trax under tyres.
Yeah!! Good idea! Could be a good back up for next time. 👌🏼🤩
I'll second that, the spare makes a great sand anchor 👍😊
I’ll third that was going to suggest this also
Me too, I fourth that. Malcolm Douglas would have been turning in his grave watching you use the maxtrax instead of the spare wheel. And those darn mozzies!!
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Never seen a dude work so hard and wife look more tired lol 😂
Lol, ya girl did a lot of work behind the scenes. 😂
@@lilandjake I know it, y'all look like you make a great team. Just joking with you guys. Keep making great videos 🤙
Awesome effort to get out of the bog , Keep in mind you can use a spare tire berried as a anchor to winch off as well, works well cheers
Thanks so much!! It was a huge effort. 😅 Yeah true!! Good thought! 👌🏼
Will you two never learn !!😂How many Tim’s have you been bogged on the beach ? …Really !!
I think we’ll still need a few more bad runs. We just love sand driving and exploring too much! 😅
Good self recovery guys. You had the gear and used it accordingly. Next time bury spare wheel so you can utilise maxtrax under the vehicle.
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Thanks for the tip Adam! Thanks for watching!
Be good to see someone rip the Maxtracs off the car and participate rather than poor old Jakey. You do it hard mate. I would lose it and demand more assistance than i am going to cool my feet 😂
Hahaha, I'm glad you feel for me Richard, but someone has to hold the camera so that you guys can enjoy the struggles with us!
Thanks for watching! See you next week!
Be Smarter and quicker to drop the caravan and then check some of those beaches before you arrempt towing a caravan on them
You’re probably right but we got out! 😉
Welcome to the Dampier Peninsula. There's a lot the social media influencers don't tell you about visiting the Kimberely.
Reckon there's also sandflies in your van so stand by for an itchy and scratchy episode.
Many home remedies out there on the internet but Bushman's with strong DEET before and calamine after is all that seems to work if you can't avoid them.
Watch out for those corrugations!
Totally!!! We hadn’t seen anyone speak about the bug. 😂 lucky we keep it real around here so you’ll know for when you’re there!! Ohh true, I always forget about calamine but that would be perfect for my itchy bites! Thanks so much Waranger! 🥰
You would think ya co pilot would help dig and place Max tracks ect. 🤣💦
Standing around giving orders does not help.
A good thing to carry is a sand anchor. For winching off.
All persons in the car should know how to drive 4x4. For emergencies as well as safety. The first thing out for recovery is WATER ...DEHYDRATION IS SERIOUS.
An old trick is to use your grey water to harden the track up. There are many ways to recover a veichle trapped in sand. Finding the most productive way is. the key.. good vids guys. Keep up the gr8 work
Cheers Davi b, hahaha yes it does seem like that from the video but you can't help and film at the same time, that's why we missed out on the footage of the last time burying the maxtrax, which worked an absolute treat once buried properly!
Good tip with the water both grey and drinking! Cheers for watching!
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just food for thought. 😉
for the 150k +, it cost them,,id be on a cruise ship,,world wide..
ever heard of unimog.. 20k, go anywhere. van on back job done..
Hilarious..especially seeing the 'extras' people looking down from the upper dune area watching you two !!. Next time, bury your spare tyre deep into the sand and winch off it rather than flimsy poly 'max trax'. You will get better purchase off a heavry tyre on rim. You might have gotten out in 2 goes at it.
Cheers muds, yea a couple of tourists had a laugh at us, sure a spare tyre would have worked, but digging a hole big enough to fit a 33 in 38 degree heat would have sucked. We got out in the end anyways, thanks for watching!
content as good as 4wd 24/7.. find the worst track.. remember this.. a 33'' tyre,deflated to 10,ect. is a 31 at most..this is why you buy vehicles that take 35,s std. no mods..
Hey Harry walker! Thanks for the comment! Just trying to grasp what your saying here, so from what I'm gathering your saying a 33' tyre becomes a 31' when deflated? But then what does a 10.5inch wide tyre (a 31) become when it's deflated compared to a 12.5 wide (a 33') ? Does it still become a 31?
Dig a channel for the winch rope or you will just pull them up out of the sand. That's not hot come up here in summer the sand is around a thousand degrees. 😂😂Love it that you guys show the ups and downs. Safe travels.👌👌
Crickey!! We wouldn’t have wanted to be stuck in summer, we’d be dead. 😅 it was so bloody hot as it is but we are from Tassie so our heat threshold is low. 😂 thanks so much! 🤩🤩🤩
Great video, definitely bury the spare off the van, next time. Well done Jake getting out in the end, great video….wanted to get there and help you out!!
Yeah!! A few others have been saying that! Good tip. He did such an epic job didn’t he!! Awww, Ian that’s so damn nice and to be honest an extra hands on the shovel would have been great. 😅😅😅
Thanks for telling us the pressures you're running... it helps us learn!
Not a stress at all! Glad you’re finding it useful. 🙌🏼
gday guys do a bit of solo touring tip when you bury your max tracks dig a channel for the rope so it pulls into the sand not up and out as you did should hold better 95% of the times
dont think i would like to dig a hole big enough to bury a tire but i suppose would try anything if desperate
Yeah!!! Few people said that at the time. Thanks for the tip! Yeah, maxtrax are 10000% easier than a tyre even if it took us an extra go! 😂
Probably where you were going wrong is not digging a trench 4m or so from the hole back towards your truck for the rope to sit down in, so it meant the rope angle you had was pulling the Maxtrax up a bit meaning they don't work nearly as well as sinking the rope down into the sand and getting a better angle.
Better option still would have been to bury a spare wheel as anchor and use Maxtrax under the wheels for floatation.
Cheers mate, yea a trench would have done better I reckon, but it still worked in the end, and I didn't have to bury a 33inch tyre in stupid heat and then dig it back out again! Thanks for watching! We hope you enjoyed it! 😉
Thanks for the good video. You can also dig a spare wheel into the ground as an anchor for the winch, if you had have dug a bit of a trench for the strap also it would have been much better. With a trench on an angle for the winch rope the tracks would not have lifted, it would have been puling against the bank not having the strap pulling the tracks up.
Yea!! A couple of people have said that about the tip, super good tip. Good idea with the trench, luckily we buried them better the last time, pulled out 5.5t! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Hi with max traks i tie a lenth of rope to them and then to the bak of my truck so when you drive out of your bog they follow saves looking for them sorry my keyboard canna spell cheers have fun
Great tip legend! Thanks for watching! ❤️
Great idea but the rope was pulling the maxtraxx out of the hole. Next try digging a thin trench for your winch rope as well so the traxx pulls more straight to the car not up out of the hole
Was going to say the same thing. Just a thin trench so the rope is pulling sideways not upwards 👍
and what we do in our hybrid when insects get in uninvited we turn all lights out bar the ensuite wait 30min or so all insects go in after the light then spray the little shits and clean up in the morning hope that helps
Totally!!! We do that too, but I think this time it was too far gone, they were EVERYWHERE!! Also, we didn’t even have bug spray, how ridiculous of us! Safe to say, when we got back to town Bunnings made a handful out of us with all the money we spent on repellant and spray and candles. 😂
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Who's gonna get tbs youtube channel when you 2 back up. Looks like it will be soon
Awesome 🏆 👌 👏 well done ❤😊
Thank you! Cheers! ❤️
Maybe watch some old videos before u go out next time : get a better idea what to do as everyone has said a Tyre would of been the first thing
Cheers Steven 🍻
Whoa!!!!! I may have held my breath through most of this episode 😂. Glad you eventually got out. You do manage to get yourself bogged in some epic places though 😊. Another great episode.
Ohhh you legend Robyn!! It was a hectic one hey. So lucky I have Jake that never give us or I’d still be stuck there. 😂 you’re also too right, not many more beautiful spots to get bogged. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
lilly is hysterical! keep it up guys!
That trailer needs more ground clearance, red led lights for bugs and run a few fans inside
Great thoughts!!! We have been needing to get some orange lights for the bugs but never got around to it! Cheers AB! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
I have red and orange led, red led are better in bug infested spots, we’ve had bugs hitting van like rain. Better service that tranny often. Advice is to disconnect van and do a sus-out of track/ beach
Same experience with those campboss deflators. Shit
Bro what brand are your sunnies haha 👌🏽 new sub here! Good vids!
They’re Le Specs!! They’re epic! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Hey guys maybe don’t take your van on the beach haha …. love your videos
But we love to!!! 😂 Thanks so much! 😍
My hubby gets eaten alive by midges, sandflies & march flies. I notice you mention Thermacell. We’ve read good & bad reviews… do you think it works well? If so, i will buy one. Thanks
Hey! Thanks for the comment! It's so hard to tell Wether it works or not but we believe it does! Although recently we've just been using the citronella bucket candle from bunnings and it seems to do great! Thanks for watching!
LOL this makes me laugh so loud. We used to be setu😂p right on that hill watching people get bogged in the same spot. No need for TV here 😜 well done on getting out though. I feel your pain
Bury your tire in the San your spare
Sorry for saying you should have let your tyres down. It was ages ago when I first watched you guys. I loved this video and the fact that you would go to the effort to film this crazy series of calamity!!
Ohhh no stress at all legend!! We’re just so stoked you enjoy watching. Love that word, what a calamity! 😂😂
I enjoyed watching you bogged, If you promise to do that again every video I'll subscribe ;-)
Hahaha!!! We pretty much live our lives trying to get ourselves out of bog holes. 😅😅😅
Maybe invest in a 12v rechargeable bug zapper in the van
Love this, but do you think maybe it would attract more bugs into the vicinity? Food for thought, thanks Tracy! 😊
Are you serious! You packed up and moved at night because of mozzies.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 You're obviously travelling at the end of the wet...dah!
Then get yourselves into a world of bogged nightmare. Was it worth it?
This is awesome!!!! Adventure adventure woohooo!!!! I’m putting midgie screens over all our normal screens for our next trip. Siliconing that stuff over everything including the fridge vents etc 🤘🤘
Eeeeeeexcellent. More hell adventures like that thanks, one with a croc chasing you too💪💪🙌🙌
Take the van off and get the Ute out 1st then winch the van to the ute
Would have been easier for sure. Thanks for watching!
Remember, It's not a proper expedition without bogged. 😀
Yes it definitely isn't! Every good adventure ends in a bog!
Ahhh the joys of touring!!!😂 You guys crack me up.
Great to see real content 👍🏼. Unlike alot of those 4wd channel's that produce fake content.
Keep up the good work.
Hahaha, cheers mate! Maybe one day we'll make it onto your channel! Thanks for watching, we're a fan of your channel too!
Rum works for mosquitoes...taken inside or out !
Hahahahh! You sound like one very smart man. Love this. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Most youtubers wouldn't show what you guys went through. Well done for getting out of trouble, everyones worst nightmare
Love your work
Thankyou Craig! We do try to show everything, even though we know that we'll get alot of backlash in the comment section. It's refreshing to get positive comments, thankyou so much for watching! ❤️❤️❤️
Don't understand why people need to be Negative Nancy's
Dig a trench for the winch rope, so it's pulling straight and not trying to pull your maxtraxs up and out. Let your Tyers down on the caravan as well. Don't drive and spin your wheels that just digs you in more try and let the winch do most of the work
Cheers for the tips Gary! We'll have to try that next time! Knowing us I'm sure we'll be bogged at some point again soon! Thanks for watching! See you next week!
Yoooo did you guys read my last comment about getting bogged with rangers and making sure u had press and held the traction button until the traction dashlight flashes, indicating bith etc and btc are turned off so u dont lose momentum in sand. Also known trick with 200 series
Don’t know if it’s been said ,but have ya traction control off when sand driving..👌
Yeah, traction control is pesky bugger in sand! 😅
i hope you llet the van tyres down as well. 19 psi if needed. we did frazer island with a trailer and never had this amount of trouble . even on fine sand.
Love the channel, great adventures.
Why the bloody hell don't ya have a maxtrax trailer skid for the van? That van is an anchor as soon as your bum drops down, keep it up at the towball and keep moving.
Thanks so much Steve!! You’re a superstar! True, we should think about getting one! It’s just the extra room it would take up would be a bit of a pain. Thanks for the tip! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Prepare for the worst🏴☠, Always carry your recovery gear😁..Top stuff guys..👍👍👍👍
Absolutely!! Got to be on the ball with this 4x4 business. 😂 so stoked you enjoyed the vid!! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Your video are always refreshing look forward to watching every week keep up the great work ……Anne and Paul
Thanks Anne and Paul! That's so kind of you too say! Thanks for watching! See you next week!
take the van off get the car out then winch the van over to the car with a maxx track under the hitch
That’s a good idea!! Cheers SoSo!! 🤩
well there you go i learnt something, ive heard of people using their spare tyre when bogged down on the beach as a anchor point but never traxs ,you pair clearly know your audience haha, be safe
How epic Greg!! So stoked you enjoyed it!! Totally, a few people in the comments have been saying that about the tires, max trax are just so much easier to get to! Hope you’re having a great week. 🤩
I wish I was there to help. I was thinking bury the spare wheel and winch?
Ohhh that’s so damn nice!! Another set of hands would have been epic, next time we will let you know when we need you and a shovel. 😂😂😂 yeah!! A few people have said that, good tip!
can you lubricate the internals of the air deflators? Should get them working properly
Ohhh good idea!! We will see if we can give ‘em some love. 🤩
did you lower van tyre pressure
Yea mate, down to 6 with the rest!
👏Bravo, first 4 minutes was a great performance. “ is he revving at me, what a dog”😂. Didn’t think burying maxtrax would work, but also dig a trench for your winch cable. Top laughs guys..
Hahahaha, so funny! 😂 yeah, how good is it!! Worked super well once we buried them deep enough! 😅 so stoked you liked the video! 👌🏼
Whatever u dig in for an anchor, dig a trench from the bottom of ur anchor to the 4x4. That way u don't lift ur anchor up, as u did, is stays where u dug it in, no lifting.
Ur way only missing the trench for the rope. It would have worked first time.
Btw, thanks for showing all this and I love it when the pressures are mentioned. I know what I use but like to know what other use.
Thanks for a great clip😊
Cheers Finn! Superb advice! Glad to hear your interest in the tyre pressures! I might try to include it in more of our videos, thanks for watching!
Always use a 60-pound tire and have a 6 MTS hose to transfer the air.
Lol good advertising for camp boss deflators, this is the second channel now showing faulty ones, sarah and keelan travels tested a brand new set in comparison to icheck ones and theirs were faulty brand new. I followed their advice and bought the icheck ones and while the markings werent perfectly accurate, i was able to stretch the springs inside a tiny bit and make them accurate, essentially calibrating them. They work perfectly now every time, within 0.2 psi of what i set them at.
Cheers lexi! Yea they're not too reliable but I just keep using them because they're so easy and they work sometimes. If we had our time again we probably would have gone with those icheck ones I reckon. Lucky you! Thanks for watching!
Ive been as low as 3lb😂
Hahahah, gotta do what you gotta do. 😂
Great episode guys! Don’t envy being stuck for that long though! 😂
Oh thanks guys! Can't wait to meet up with you guys to check out the new van! Best caravan build series on youtube!
Looked like a slog for sure.
Check out the deadman anchor. It’s so good for self recover on the beach. I got sick of burying the spare tyre, less space and weight than a traditional anchor too.
Much less swearing on recovery
Cheers Simon! Dead man's anchors look great don't they! Yep I wouldn't want to be digging a spare tyre sized hole all the time hey! Thanks for watching!
OMFG What a dog's breakfast. Hell- you guys ok? Thanks so much for taking us with you on the misadventure- great learnings too - you guys are SO real. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou such ingenuity too & kept it all together. Big congratulations you 👏👏
An absolute dogs breakfast! 😂😂 we needed a massage and a bath after watching that ep too. What a bloody shamble! 😅 thanks to much for watching and always leaving such lovely comments! 🤩 hope you’re having a fab weekend! 💕
Good chacter building stuff lol 👍
I've killed many a mosquito, nats, small moths with Lysol. And you should have some already for cleaning. If not I'd get a few cans. it will knock them down right out of the air. Good luck. You guys stuff is fantastic. And strap that fridge in and quite relying on that crappy slide lock please.
Ohhh amazing! Yes, we need to remember to put the jockey wheel handle in to stop it. 😂 *goes to Woolies and buys them out of Lysol 😂😂😂
Hey guys......great work on the episodes. Just wanted to share with you an observation I've made when using my Staun tire deflators. Their effectiveness and accuracy seems dependent on how firmly they're screwed on to the valve stem. Too tight and they don't cut out at the set pressure. Too loose and they cut out early. I find firm finger tight without forcing them to bind further is about right and they work every time. Campboss ones might be the same.
Cheers jarrod! Ok well we might give that a go, originally I thought maybe there was something stuck inside them but after pulling apart and inspecting they were clean and free of debris, they still didn't work, I might give your option a go though! Thanks for the advice! Cheers for the comment. ❤️❤️❤️
get biggger tires, low tires pressures, and regear vehicle if going in deep sand
You have to use 13 or 15 pounds on any loose ground. In trailer too.
Man that didnt look like fun at all, well done you both....
It was not!! 😂😂😂 thanks so much legend!! 👌🏼
Ripper episode guys. How’s the people watching….jeez if I spotted someone bogged I’d be down there digging and helping out!!
Hahahahah, a few people have said that!! Luckily they only arrived when we were on the last pull. 😅 we would have been the same!!! Always gotta help out your bogged brothers. 😂
Hi Lil and Jake, seriously guy's you give me a laugh every video you put out. I mean that in a nice way! I love the way you's muck around and be funny and it's refreshing to watch. You are a lovely couple and thank you for providing fun entertainment. Keep it going guy's and safe travel's. Regards Paul D
Oh thankyou Paul! That's such a nice thing to say! You've put a big smile on both of our faces! We're so glad you enjoy the content! See you next week! ❤️❤️❤️
Just found you guys and have been binge watching your vids. Love the way you keep it real as it's more informative and entertaining as well. Also just an observation, the weight distribution of your ute seems a bit off. Try adding a bit more weight between the axles so you'll have more traction at the front as well, when you get bogged. Stay safe guys, cheers from India.
Cheers wer kar! I'm glad your enjoying them! Yea it does look heavy in the back sometimes because it has light duty springs with airbags, I never go offroad with pressure in the airbags so it makes it sit down in the back alot. But your right it definitely could do with more weight over the front! Thanks for watching!
Excellent episode guys cheers I laughed all the way through it lil gets really frazzled and Jake in situations like that you just have to slow down maybe have a beer or two and re-acess it works for me can't wait for the Gibb episodes should be a good laugh aswell anyway cheers legends 🙂
Thanks Stephen! Sometimes we wish we could slow down a bit, it would make for an easier life for us! We probably wouldn't get into these situations! But it is what it is, it's who we are. Thankyou so much for the lovely comment, we'll see you on the gibb on Saturday! ❤️❤️❤️
You guys have done it again, another amazing episode. You are absolutely nailing the thumbnails 😂 Surprised after all your travels you didn't have fly spray and Bushmans already. Like the too hot for pants comment Lil, I think it'd be great look for you 🤭Really love your warts and all style rather than some other channels showing everything perfect. You really need to do a bloopers ep unfortunately you probably couldn't show it on TH-cam as there may be some not family friendly content 😉Thank you again for your ray of sunshine into my life, only downside is having to wait another week for the next episode.🥲
You absolute legend!! Thanks so much for all the kind words, thumbnails are a fine art, sometimes we nail it sometimes they’re a flop. 😂 I know!! We are the most unprepared pair, we went so hard on bug spray and candles and thermacell refills at Bunnings. Love to keep it real around here, sometimes it just a bloody shit show. 😅 Thanks so much for ordering a sticker, you’re a superstar!! 🤩
@@lilandjake Hey it's the least I can do for my favorite TH-cam channel 👍
An old guy once told me to winch off the spare tyre buried in the sand
Yeah good idea!!! We will remember this for next time! 👌🏼🤩
Just a thought. Maybe put a couple of centre over latches on fridge door least if frisge slide comes loose it cant push door open
Great idea Cody! We really need to sort something out! Thanks for watching! 😁😁😁
Get yourself a watering can. Saltwater is there to wet in front of the wheel track. Just enough to give you enough momentum to gain a bit of ground. You want to consolidate and harden the sand a bit.
Great bit of advice! I'll add it to my bunnings shopping list! Keen to see how it works!
Haha you 2 are classic. From moving mid evening to being petrified of some make believe mad man. You weren’t at Wolf Creek so you were lucky!!!
You and that bloody fridge door!!!! You need sponsorship with the company💯👌🏻
Everyone gets bogged and getting out is the fun part but I love the phrase “this is getting real bad”🤣🤣🤣🤣
Can’t wait to see the action on the Gibb💪🏻
Cheers Sheppard! So glad you enjoyed the vid!
Hahaha I know it's driving us insane too, we have it wedged in now but there is definite need for a permanent fix
I'm sure you'll love the gibb content, we'll see you on the gibb on Saturday!
@@lilandjake ooooohhhhhhh I can’t wait😛
StarTrack is owned by Australia Post 😂
Both of you are classic 😊 just found your channel and have been going through your journey from Mildura 😊
Love a binge watch!!! 😂Thanks so much for following along with us. 🩵
Just stumbled across your channel and loving it, great to see a gas plumber on a shovel 😅😅😅😅 you guy's should have sent the drone up and spotted for crocs and gone for a swim, you guy's are hilarious
Cheers Ben! Yes you should have seen the blisters afterwards! Very soft hands! Great idea with the drone, we'll have to try it some time. Thanks so much for watching! Hopefully see you next week!