Steep Point, The most Westerly point in Australia ep20
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- In this Episode we leave the van behind and hit up a beautiful remote beach camp called steep point, i sleep in a double swag with the two kids and Jayde and Lahni sleep in the back of the car.
We get the boat off and try our luck fishing, we get over to Dirk Hartog Island and check that out too. we see lots of sharks and some of the best sun rises and sets this country has to offer.
we have our water tank break on the way out there and we loose 150 litres of water before we even start the camping trip, see if we stick it out or if we leave early. If you missed part one of steep point it gives you all the tips and what gear we take out to do this epic little trip so make sure you check that out first.
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200a is fine, problem is unless your moving often or have a decent sized solar you cant recoup the power used. 12a out of 2x 120w panels isnt great. Ive got a 370w LG House panel on mine with a 200a DCS battery, i use about the same as you overnight (about 110a consumed so 55%) and sitting static on a typical sunny day i get around 22-25a input. Going to a bigger battery bank is all well and good but you still need to recharge it at some point. A good interim solution for you is maybe look at the Hard Korr 360w folding panels, they should give you around 20a of input if you follow the sun with them, combined with the 5-6a from the hard mounted panel should cover your usage alot better.
+Daniel very true mate. I ended up going 300w redarc blanket so should be all good now. 🤞🏼
Pro tip sleeping in car, get a couple of windows shade socks. We chuck them on when we sleep in the car allows for the windows to be wound down with no bugs even blocks rain
Cracking spot .. it’s on our bucket list . Dam shame on the water issues 👍🏻
Soap in hole and duct tapecwill fix water and petrol leaks
its so beautiful guys, you have to get there one day.
32:41 man, you caught a striped sea perch which looked like size, and a couple of chinaman cod. Both of these fish are excellent table fish and you would’ve had a yummy dinner. Sure, they’re not the biggest fish, but they’re tasty and great eating!
Oh, and chinaman don’t have a size limit.
Your music choices suit the footage so beautifully 🥰🥰🥰
Thanks, appreciate it, glad you are enjoying it
Looks like a cracker of a family trip away, loved the ep, thanks for all the info.
+Alex Martindale no worries was the best time mate. 🤙🏼🤙🏼 cheers for watching.
Good info there thanks for taking the time.
+zoezoe610 Random Travels 🤙🏼🤙🏼
great times thanks fresh sharing
+mikee Latham cheers for watching 🤙🏼🤙🏼
That fish you called a Gurnard was actually a black tip rock cod and they're delicious. Very similar to a Charlie court / Chinaman cod.
+Riley Jones yeah when I was editing I seen it wasn’t a gurnard fish. Didn’t know it was a nice tasting cod though. Hopefully it grows up to be bigger. Fish if is hard when you don’t fish up here all that often. The fish is app has copped a flogging trying to help me.
Hi, planning trip to Steep Point thanks for the detailed info .To seal the leak fuel ,water tank etc grab a bar of soap get a knife scrap off a small handful grab some bulldust add a little water at time while mixing till you achieve the consistency of putty , clean area and apply it goes hard sealing the leak. Definitely 400 amps of Lithium would help but if you can't get more amps in the battery the same result will occur in time , I would have thought the 2 panels would put in more power but the vehicle mounted isn't directed as well as the blanket. The bottom line there is no such thing as a free lunch ..induction etc uses power I take a gas portable.
+Ian Dibley cheers mate That is a great tip. Yeah I have since upgraded the solar blanket to a red arc 300 amp can use it on both car and van where needed.
Hey guys….our tank did the same thing several times. It got hairline splits on the welds 🤷🏽♂️
FYI I go to steep point twice a year. If you head out of the bay and north along the island you will get some good fish. Would require a bigger boat. We drag a 5.8 metre Stessl out there and beach launch it. Get awesome Spanish mackerel, big baldys, snapper, yellow fin and heading due West to deeper ground have had some awesome results if you can beat the sharks.
+P Jimmy yeah I will be back when I get a big boat one day loved every moment of it. Cheers mate 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Great video guys bloody awesome spot 👌 one day
+Frank Kerwick cheers mate 👍🏼🤙🏼
Great video as always guys! Steep Point is such a special place, glad you all got to experience it!
If it’s not too much trouble what make and model is your awning please I like the look of a 270 without needing legs 🤓
+Jake Atkinson hey mate yes beautiful spot. I have a bush company 270 max awning great bit of gear.
beautiful
+mikee Latham 🤙🏼
We loved you video, thanks for all the info. On our bucket list, can’t wait. Just wondering what time of year did you go to Steep Point?
+Life’s too short live it we were there over the Anzac long weekend. Cheers for watching. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
No point in adding more batteries when you cant keep the one you have charged, you need either more solar or a small genny to run a good sized battery charger . cheers.
yep agree mate, cheers.
Nice vid guys. 200Ah in a canopy is heaps. If induction cooking you really need to be driving everyday (or have a heap of solar). Even 400Ah will give you the same problem the next day. Instead of thinking about your Ah of storage, think about your charging system. We charge our lithium at 140A straight off the alternator. You need to right battery though. Small storage, huge charge. No matter what the weather, even idling the car for 15mins gets you out of trouble.
+Adam yes your right more amps more solar needed. I have a better solar blanket now so should be all good. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
You should come to Tassie if you think that's windy 🤣
+Richard Walsh we did 3 months there was beautiful hardly any wind.
Looks like it was a " light " duty trailer with " slipper " springs
Great place what did you do to fix the water tank all the best Ron
Soap and duct tape works, petrol and water.
+Ron Rogers tank is getting replaced under warranty but used silicone for the bottom one but couldn’t reach the top hole so it still leaks.
That's good news i hope it's all good from now on see you later Ron
Why no guard protecting the water tank?
Turn that beer fridge back on! and buy a Coleman hyper flame gas cooker….at the end of the day you have no left over available space for a larger solar panel unless you increase the size of the blanket, 200ah would be plenty for the fridges then.
+Aidan H yeah got a new solar blanket to solve the charge issues redarc 300 watt. Can use it on both car and van then. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Hey guys. We camped at false entrance 1 (the spot closest to the entrance to the beach) with our 21.6ft trooper. Was a little rough getting it in, but we’ll worth it. Safe travels
+Uncaged Expeditions that’s awesome the road this time around was a little rougher than I would of liked. Didn’t say impossible just not at the time we went. Would of loved to give it a go with a little help from someone if I got bogged. Safe travels to you guys too 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Buy a jetboil for coffees :)
+4TEEN Industries yes might have to look into these again. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Change it to 24v batteries in series victron 48v system. Plenty. That green stuff is a waste of money.
+Jorji Maco I have looked into this, however not being electronically minded it confuses me. 🤷🏼♂️
Use gas or fire for cooking much more reliable.
+Garry Read could t use fire and gas takes up too much space and weight. Can’t take it all when travelling full time.
Bloody hell... complaining that 200ah battery is not enough is just ridiculous. Get bigger panels for a start or better still ditch induction cooking and use fire or gas ( which is what real camping is about)
+Ronald Reagan wasn’t complaining mate just stating that with my boat on I don’t get charge, I have since got a 300watt blanket to help keep charge up. Trust me if we could have fires there we would of but not allowed.
Where have you been. Hows the truck. 🛻 💨
+@JohnPettienne we’ve been around mate just a few changes going on at the moment. truck update soon.