Great Video! You are freakin hilarious without even trying! You literally said, “I like to show you what’s in my drawers because I like to see what’s in other peoples drawers!” I’m dying with laughter!!!!
Finally someone with common sence which dosent go overboard with upgrades. I say good on you mate, you give us hope to one day spire to own a 76, really enjoy your videos thanks and well done for putting the effort!!
@@WACampingAdventures Still haven't stepped off on the trip yet, first one starts in July that's when the most parts of the cape is open from the wet, first trip is half sold out so far. When ever you get over here mate we can do a private trip to the cape for the fans.
Good to walk around on a vehicle that’s not bright shiny and new It looks like a well used and tested rig with a focus on essentials Simple things have a habit of working As free standing awnings go you can’t beat the 30 second awning for strength, quality and value
Loved this man. I just love seeing basic, simple, minimalist trucks. Our country has been travelled for so many years in old simple trucks. I just love seeing them. Hence why I own one too 🤣 those DCDC chargers change the game too. Being able to tap solar straight in and the charger does it all. Fantastic. Maybe look at throwing an AGM in the back for your acc. and then you can join your two starters with the redarc isolator, so you can hit the switch in the cab and start the car off your second battery. That’s how I’ve done mine. It’s works well. Alas, bloody good vid mate. We must catch up soon.
Got the first drawing my young fella did for me attached to the sun visor. He’s older now but when he’s not in the passenger seat he can still be there with his old man. Great vid 👍😀
love the vids mate so good to see a simple budget setup that does not cost $150k + this is what i love about my setup on the triton not flash or expensive but works well keep up the good work mate looking forward to more of ya solo camping vids mate :)
If you carry a spacer, you can put your normal tyre on the front of the car, and if you need to change the tyre on the rear of the car you put the spacer in with it, so that it still has the offset for the track correction.
I live in Australia, & I love looking at other people’s walk throughs. I love your rear set up it’s fantastic. One of the best things I cook in my travel buddy is a beef roast with veggies. Put everything into a oven bag, & just throw it in for about 4hrs while your driving. Nothing better then a roast on the side of the road. I use the small marinated ones from Woolies. 👍👍
@@WACampingAdventures I’ve found after a lot of attempts. I oven bags are the best to use as it stops the meat from drying out. Also I found out the hard way I had chicken juices spilling onto my shelves when I went on an angle lol Not an easy thing to clean up.
Awesome rig Pete. I have a ribbon tied to the back of my seat. The vet gave it to Jake my staffie for being brave when he got those horrible needles for his heart worm treatment. He sits in the back when he’s in the car. Reminds me what an awesome dog he is. And how lucky he pulled through.
That feeling you get when driving it is your spine shooting through the top of your skull, in case you were wondering 😂👍 love the vid Pete. I think a lot of people have forgotten the days when the primary job of a 4wd was to get you places. Keep em coming mate
Great video Pete! It's always good seeing people happy getting outdoors with what they can afford and different ways of travel. Great work, keep it up mate. 👍🏻
Really good to see a car set up perfectly without spending a shitload on generally, unnecessary stuff. Keep up the great work mate. Really enjoy your style 👍🏼👍🏼
G'day Pete, friday nights with a few brewski's watching a new WACA vid is like a match made in heaven. I really like the fact you have stuck to the KISS principle with your 76 (Keep It Simple Stupid) not everyone needs everything that opens and shuts. The best addition to any 4wbie is a full tank of fuel as thats what will help build the adventure bug. I'm slowly building up my Amarok to suit what I want, current plans once the new canopy arrives is a small drawer to sit my fridge on, to store recovery gear and a basic 2nd battery setup and sticking my solar panel to the top of the canopy. It amazes me when people spend 10's of thousands on additions and the 4wbie never leaves the blacktop... Keep up the great work mate
Recently moved to WA from Darwin to discover this great state. As I was going home the other day I saw your beast going down the hill and got excited when I watched you go by, anyway she does look tough..
Have to admit as a Yank I’ve always been jealous of our Aussie friends cool accent and that v8 Toyota turbo diesel that we can’t get in the 🇺🇸. Very nice 76 👍🏻
Onya Pete, Great video to show how simple it is to get away camping. Love my KO'2 as well. Quick story.... Two years ago I was doing a trip, got four new BFG's, and two cheap spares. The tyre place said my spare rims were a bit old and crappy so put the spare tyres on a couple of newer rims he had out back, no extra charge. Cool. Fast forward to now, had a slow leak, went to change tyre to fix leak, and you guessed it. Given me two rims with a smaller centre diameter. So for two years, done Coral Bay, Murchison, Uluru, Eastern Gascoyne, Lake Ballard, Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Pemberton, tracks surrounding areas without a spare, pretty much. Never had a problem with the tyres. Not something I would ever do knowingly. Pays to check hey.. 🤔🤔 Anyway check out Fire to Fork channel on his awning. Not cheap but you'll never use anything else. Cheers mate... Mark...
Very similar setup to our 105 Pov, keeping it simple. Had BFG's on my 75 Troopy when i got it, lots of plugs and patches but done shart loads of K's, I've also had only BFG's since.
Just what I wanted to see. Heapsa ppl bag the 70series but yours seems to get you EVERYWHERE. Can't wait to watch! Some inspiration for me to get the TroopDog in touring order😎
Nice one Pete, similar build to mine. Nice to see someone keeping it relatively simple, none of this induction cooking, coffee machine BS. One mod I’d like to mention is my onboard air compressor, absolute game changer. Ps, go the Travel Buddy!! 🤙
@@WACampingAdventures if you do it you gotta get the air tank too, believe me. I got mine where the factory Jack goes. Great mod, inexpensive too. You & Creber could punch it out in a hour or two 🤙
Great video mate thanks. Got to admit I am getting a bit over all the videos about overpriced rigs built with supplied gear and all the mod cons of the average home that seem to be flavour of the month these days. My thing is modern but I am trying to keep the rest of it as simple as possible. I am going camping not dragging my house and its contents everywhere I go. Giving your "project" a name just seems a bit of a w*nk really. I call mine the Fridge because it is big and white.
Ive got a 2012 76 as well very similar setup to yours , basic reliable vehicle , you do need to love them to own one because they are so basic , the dash is out of the 80's , ride pretty hard , wander about a bit but that's what I love about it , the grin factor when you drive it is like no other 4wd I've had , it will only be replaced by another one but I cant see that happening. Cheers for the walk through Pete love looking in other peoples draws to.
Good video Pete, if only tall blokes could fit in one of these from the showroom eh! It’s funny you should mention flogged out topics. The hundreds of LC builds on the inter webs each trying to put more gear in the back or more flash electrical systems than my house but in all honesty, some not particularly well thought out in my opinion it’s just about ticking a box because another bloke has done something similar so they have to do it a bit better. Getting out camping to enjoy the vehicle more so than the camp site or destinations on the way! Mind blowing! Basic is the way to go and just enough to be comfortable out the bush is absolutely essential and I reckon you and Alex from Intents have it dialled. Get out and use the gear you have, learn it and enjoy it.
Love your videos mate 👍 great walkthrough of your baby 👌 have you got a name for her? Keeping it real is what it's all about. Always loved the 76 series! Something about a wagon that's just so right . . . . Let alone a V8 diesel beast! I know what you mean about loving your rig and developing that relationship. Before my 90 series Prado I had a Calais and and the thing that made me look at a 4wd was simply the fact I had to park it up and walk all my stuff down to the beach. Well I took the plunge and . . . well . . . . then I really experienced the freedom of 4wding! Once you pop you can't stop ay 🤣😁 Made my own drawers a good 6 years back and then plumbed a n the electrics for the 2nd battery and a water pump system and then all of the bloody rest! Next up is a dcdc charger and a lithium setup and recently went the travel buddy as well. Game changer! Gotta love the experiences it brings you and the fun times along the way 👌 Gotta agree with the bf rubber 👍 never loved black round things before my first set of goodies and wouldn't look elsewhere tbh. Toughest choice will be ko2's or km3's next round but mine are about 80k KMs in now and still a decent amount left! Love your work mate - keep doing what you're doing 👌👍
Top run thru mate. Great to see a simple and straightforward setup without all the bloody hype and the expensive goodies "everyone has to have". I like the idea of switching the side by side drifters to a stacker. Was that easy to do? Cheers mate
Thanks so much michael appreciate that mate. Oh mate the stackers are great so far. Was it easy to do? For a brickie like myself i think it was quite easy, but anyone else will breeze through it easier than i will. Hahaha
Daniel mate i reckon good choice but prepare yourself for losing the luxuries and at the same time prepare to feel a feeling you have never felt before hahaha
@@WACampingAdventures I was sitting in the nav the other day and thought in all honestly how much do we use the extra things it has? Bugger all really so won’t really be a lose to me
@@danielross4496 you are meant to own one of these then i reckon. If you want something that will get you most places with ease and reliability, then your onto it!
Good run through mate. Don't ever get rid of it. Wife and I love the 76. Understand the opinions on value for money, but at the end of the day the "safety" features, convoluted electronics and Apple car play/ Android auto infotainment is worthless marketing crap. Landcruiser tractors are life. Embrace the leaf springs. It's evolution on the horse and cart whereas a Ford ranger is evolution on the barina.
Yeah nah. I'm old skool and there is nothing quite like using Apple car play and off line maps for navigation whilst cruising on the speed limit with cruise on and then airing down and letting the thing rock n roll offroad. Sort of real Jekyll and Hyde deal. You just have to make sure you have the coin to get it recovered and put on a tilt tray if it all goes wrong. :) If I had unlimited funds I would probably build one of these things but the idea of spending a lot of money to Toyota to get very little doesn't really float my boat. My Brother has had a couple of Pajero's from new, flogged them and gone most places bog stock and has never replaced anything on them. Doesn't really matter what you have as long as you are happy with it.
@@oldbloke204 absolutely mate. I just meant (as an example) that those features are really $1k worth of after market stuff and what's under the skin and less easily marketable as a feature is more valuable.. at least it is to me. I've had a cactus brand new ranger so I don't care for that scenario any more.
@@rogercole9942 Yeah I get exactly what you were saying. The main value of a 4wd in the old days was that it was indestructible, questionable, or could be easily fixed with fencing wire and duct tape if it broke down in the middle of nowhere. That has certainly gone by the wayside as all the new regulations have come into play. Now your average 4wd has to be able to tow a horse float, drop the kids off at school, fit in with societal norms, be economical and somehow still be able to climb a mountain, make it to Cape York or across the Simpson. I love what my thing can do but there is no way I will be keeping it until it has racked up 200k or thrash it unmercifully whilst I own it. Check out the costs of replacing a modern CRD diesel with however many cylinders or a 6-8-10 speed auto. I really like the Toyota wagon and if I had the coin it would be fun to build one to the specs I would like, unfortunately that won't happen so I will just have to stick with my Mitsi., lucky I really like it and more importantly so does the rev. limiter. The most important feature of any 4wd, imo, is that her indoors is on board. Cheers.
Hey Pete, read the comments about tools and spares, just wondering what you do for water and if you have to carry extra fuel. Forgive me if you have covered this elsewhere
will mate i completely missed the small extra segment i filmed to do with my water...i was able to fit a 20L water gerry behind fridge with a gravity fed hose to the back connected to a tap...apologies for missing it mate!
The radio flattened the starter battery in a couple of hours? Wow, how many mega watts does the stereo pump out? :) I think I could run our stereo for a couple of days at least before it has any effect in the battery. It's always good to see a nice straight forward rig that all us poor people can think about owning. Interesting that you changed from side by side with the drawers, I was thinking of going to a side by side but maybe I will rethink that now. Travel Buddies are awesome. We love ours so much we just bought a second one for the Coaster. My biggest problem is space in the 90 series and I just can't work out where to put water tanks.
I always read comments about how bad are offset wheels adding stress to the rear end … do you really think is that big of an issue? or is just people complaining about a problem that is not going to happen?
Fair call. Coffee drinkers need thier coffee. Currently on an outback NSW trip with my youngest bro and all our morning driving is dictated by availability of coffee.
wayne absolutely mate, covid has slowed things a little bit and we had a patreon camp out planned until we got slammed with the two week lockdown, will be doing another asap! and also group camp will be awesome sometime this year!
gday andrew great question! mate to be honest all of my gear charges off USB so i just charge as i drive which is perfect. i luckily have 3 drone batts and that usually covers the whole trip!
depending on the capacity a deep cycle will crank an engine however it will damage the battery thus reducing it's lifespan. Good option to have in an emergency however in my opinion it's best to spend $150 on a decent portable jump starter (I think the good ones use capacitors and lesser ones are lithium, capacitors last a long time...).
@@Mrbullet1952 Too true. So better than not having the option. However if you invest in a small starter battery pack for those emergencies you won't have to use a deep cycle battery to do so therefore you won't damage it. Do you carry a hammer or mallet when going camping or do you use one of you heavy tools as a hammer instead (e.g. 32 mm wrench)? You probably carry a hammer instead of using a tool which isn't designed to be used as a hammer....
blake thats so awesome mate. something simple just to make ya smile when you see it...yes i reckon i will sell it, cheap though as she is mostly made of jarrah smoke now haha
Hey myself and my partner are just wondering whether or not you drive around with all your camping gear on a daily basis or is this not your daily driver
hi michelle! this is my daily driver and i tow a trailer with it everyday, i dont keep my camping gear in there for too long after a trip, although i can get lazy and have been known to keep it in for a week or so haha
@@WACampingAdventures yer thats what we do too and thanks so much for the quick reply too ,we both love watching your content its awesome. Cant wait to see if you'll be having any group trips this year as its our first year 4wding and we love it but havent had anyone to group trip with hope you stay well and looking forward to more content. Thanks Mish
Swampy sorry mate i overlooked that part and forgot to mention it...i keep a few spares in the left side compartment of the drawers beside my fridge-spare bearings,fuel filter etc, a small socket set under passenger seat and small toolkit of bare essentials under drivers seat
Quote of 2021: "Got my shovel; love this thing. Use it for poops, use for cooking eggs on, bloody brilliant"
haha instant regret but had to keep it in!
Great Video! You are freakin hilarious without even trying! You literally said,
“I like to show you what’s in my drawers because I like to see what’s in other peoples drawers!”
I’m dying with laughter!!!!
Oh mate instant regret watching that one back now...did not notice until a couple of comments hahaha thanks brother!
Thanks Pete. so good to see a realistic setup.
Finally someone with common sence which dosent go overboard with upgrades. I say good on you mate, you give us hope to one day spire to own a 76, really enjoy your videos thanks and well done for putting the effort!!
thanks so much pablo it means alot mate
Nice set up Pete, simple and effective, everything you need and nothing you don't. very refreshing.
Only way to be damo! How did your tagalong go mate been meaning to ask! Gonna book one when i come over mate hahaha
@@WACampingAdventures Still haven't stepped off on the trip yet, first one starts in July that's when the most parts of the cape is open from the wet, first trip is half sold out so far. When ever you get over here mate we can do a private trip to the cape for the fans.
Good to walk around on a vehicle that’s not bright shiny and new
It looks like a well used and tested rig with a focus on essentials
Simple things have a habit of working
As free standing awnings go you can’t beat the 30 second awning for strength, quality and value
Thanks michael oh for sure she has been good to me! Thanks for the advice on an awning mate they seem awesome!
Love the simple and effective setup. Getting out in whatever you got is the best part about this lifestyle. All the rest is just a bonus.
Just bought one 2day - 2019 GXL with solid, pro-fitted accessories - this video made me feel I did the bloody right thing in buying it..
OH MARIO MATE YOU DID! Cannot wait to see what you think after a couple months!
Loved this man. I just love seeing basic, simple, minimalist trucks. Our country has been travelled for so many years in old simple trucks. I just love seeing them. Hence why I own one too 🤣 those DCDC chargers change the game too. Being able to tap solar straight in and the charger does it all. Fantastic. Maybe look at throwing an AGM in the back for your acc. and then you can join your two starters with the redarc isolator, so you can hit the switch in the cab and start the car off your second battery. That’s how I’ve done mine. It’s works well.
Alas, bloody good vid mate. We must catch up soon.
good call matt will look into that idea mate!
Got the first drawing my young fella did for me attached to the sun visor. He’s older now but when he’s not in the passenger seat he can still be there with his old man. Great vid 👍😀
that is so mint mate. damn i did not realise so many people have these little special things hey! so damn awesome
"I like to look in other people's draws" 👖me too mate!😂
instant regret now that i read the comments mate hahaha
I have a 78 troopy.My first mod was a Terrain Tamer alternator .You have the same golds as myself.............the make and keep it reliable. Cheers.
love the vids mate so good to see a simple budget setup that does not cost $150k + this is what i love about my setup on the triton not flash or expensive but works well keep up the good work mate looking forward to more of ya solo camping vids mate :)
thanks mate and you are spot on, as long as you can get to these spots hey!
Simple and effective setup , great 😎🤟🏻
Great essential set up, all great products/manufacturers
thanks charles i have also had some doozies though haha
If you carry a spacer, you can put your normal tyre on the front of the car, and if you need to change the tyre on the rear of the car you put the spacer in with it, so that it still has the offset for the track correction.
I live in Australia, & I love looking at other people’s walk throughs.
I love your rear set up it’s fantastic.
One of the best things I cook in my travel buddy is a beef roast with veggies.
Put everything into a oven bag, & just throw it in for about 4hrs while your driving.
Nothing better then a roast on the side of the road.
I use the small marinated ones from Woolies. 👍👍
Ah spot on stephen!!! You know what, i have not had a roast at camp for so damn long, i think you have inspired me
@@WACampingAdventures
I’ve found after a lot of attempts.
I oven bags are the best to use as it stops the meat from drying out.
Also I found out the hard way I had chicken juices spilling onto my shelves when I went on an angle lol
Not an easy thing to clean up.
Awesome rig Pete. I have a ribbon tied to the back of my seat. The vet gave it to Jake my staffie for being brave when he got those horrible needles for his heart worm treatment. He sits in the back when he’s in the car. Reminds me what an awesome dog he is. And how lucky he pulled through.
thats beautiful tim mate. dogs get me everytime mate
So honest and still keeping it real thanks Pete, great video 👍
thank you mate truly
That feeling you get when driving it is your spine shooting through the top of your skull, in case you were wondering 😂👍 love the vid Pete. I think a lot of people have forgotten the days when the primary job of a 4wd was to get you places. Keep em coming mate
😂😂😂😂you are spot on, free chiropractor love it haha thanks brother!
Great video Pete! It's always good seeing people happy getting outdoors with what they can afford and different ways of travel. Great work, keep it up mate. 👍🏻
Really good to see a car set up perfectly without spending a shitload on generally, unnecessary stuff. Keep up the great work mate. Really enjoy your style 👍🏼👍🏼
G'day Pete, friday nights with a few brewski's watching a new WACA vid is like a match made in heaven. I really like the fact you have stuck to the KISS principle with your 76 (Keep It Simple Stupid) not everyone needs everything that opens and shuts. The best addition to any 4wbie is a full tank of fuel as thats what will help build the adventure bug. I'm slowly building up my Amarok to suit what I want, current plans once the new canopy arrives is a small drawer to sit my fridge on, to store recovery gear and a basic 2nd battery setup and sticking my solar panel to the top of the canopy. It amazes me when people spend 10's of thousands on additions and the 4wbie never leaves the blacktop...
Keep up the great work mate
always well said phil mate!
Great video Pete, i have,nt seen Nathan on your channel for a while we miss his form. cheers
thanks glenn, creber is now concentrating on his own burnout car channel! hldmebeer productions is the name of it!
Recently moved to WA from Darwin to discover this great state. As I was going home the other day I saw your beast going down the hill and got excited when I watched you go by, anyway she does look tough..
Paul thats bloody terrific mate! Now you can catch up with us at a group camp brother!
Nice set up small nos bottle neck pillow in my 79 is my reminder
that is mint, i did not realize so many people have these little things...awesome mate!
Awesome video mate just about to get a 76 so glad I come across this video
Simple, cheap & reliable. Best way to go. Try a smear of vaseline on the suction cups. Worked for my dodgy "solar screens".
graeme mate your a lifesaver thanks mate!
Have to admit as a Yank I’ve always been jealous of our Aussie friends cool accent and that v8 Toyota turbo diesel that we can’t get in the 🇺🇸. Very nice 76 👍🏻
James mate im the same with your guys accent and american trucks! Thanks brother!
Good watching Pete. It’s been a solid rig!
If they came out with an auto I’d get one in a heart beat.
only the best spotters drive these cars mate!
Nice setup Bloke well done
Onya Pete,
Great video to show how simple it is to get away camping. Love my KO'2 as well. Quick story....
Two years ago I was doing a trip, got four new BFG's, and two cheap spares. The tyre place said my spare rims were a bit old and crappy so put the spare tyres on a couple of newer rims he had out back, no extra charge. Cool.
Fast forward to now, had a slow leak, went to change tyre to fix leak, and you guessed it. Given me two rims with a smaller centre diameter. So for two years, done Coral Bay, Murchison, Uluru, Eastern Gascoyne, Lake Ballard, Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Pemberton, tracks surrounding areas without a spare, pretty much. Never had a problem with the tyres. Not something I would ever do knowingly. Pays to check hey.. 🤔🤔
Anyway check out Fire to Fork channel on his awning. Not cheap but you'll never use anything else.
Cheers mate...
Mark...
its funny how it comes down to personal experiences hey mark with tyres! have met plenty of people who dont like BFGs ahaha
True bro.....simplicity is best!!
Just think your set up is great Pete. As you say you don't need a big budget to get out and about. Lucky guy keep it up 😎👍🇳🇿
Yesss 😎👍🏾 waited so long for the rig run down what a beast, love it Pete and thanks brother 🙌🏾😊
Very similar setup to our 105 Pov, keeping it simple. Had BFG's on my 75 Troopy when i got it, lots of plugs and patches but done shart loads of K's, I've also had only BFG's since.
haha spot on! classy bloke i can tell with a 75 troopy
Didn't realise those 76's were so big . At least a 2 can walk around
haha at most ya mean! lol lucky to get my fat ass in there
Just what I wanted to see. Heapsa ppl bag the 70series but yours seems to get you EVERYWHERE. Can't wait to watch! Some inspiration for me to get the TroopDog in touring order😎
ooohhhh shit yes troopy! yep dead on mine gets me everywhere with free back adjustments!
Thanks mate 👍 simple and effective, love the grab me gear range
Nice one Pete, similar build to mine. Nice to see someone keeping it relatively simple, none of this induction cooking, coffee machine BS.
One mod I’d like to mention is my onboard air compressor, absolute game changer.
Ps, go the Travel Buddy!! 🤙
That is a mint idea! And honestly i want to do it im just thinking where i can put it ya know?
@@WACampingAdventures if you do it you gotta get the air tank too, believe me.
I got mine where the factory Jack goes.
Great mod, inexpensive too. You & Creber could punch it out in a hour or two 🤙
Hey brother, keep the good work going.
I hang out for your vids all the time mate.👍👍
Awesome again mate . I used my override button to start my car for 12 months till I brought a new starter battery
nice imma lock that one in seb!
Good little rundown mate! Love seeing setups on 4bies that’s get used regularly!! Killing it 🔥🔥🔥
thanks brother and happy birthday for last weekend ay!
We love it too brother..as always 👍👍
damn yours is alot cleaner than mine brother!
Great video mate thanks.
Got to admit I am getting a bit over all the videos about overpriced rigs built with supplied gear and all the mod cons of the average home that seem to be flavour of the month these days.
My thing is modern but I am trying to keep the rest of it as simple as possible.
I am going camping not dragging my house and its contents everywhere I go.
Giving your "project" a name just seems a bit of a w*nk really.
I call mine the Fridge because it is big and white.
well said and same here!
Great video mate 👍🏻
Don't need a winch in a 70 Series.
Love ya 76. Its an icon now mate.
lol icon! i like that one brother! no way
Awesome 76 mate, bloody tough rig mate, don’t need all the bells and whistles as you know. 🤠💪💪
cant afford the GXL shad so im happy with what i got mate haha
@@WACampingAdventures exactly mate, I only wanted the gxl for the diff locks 🤠🤠👍👍
The 76 series is the best out of the Land Cruisers!
Rough as guts but im in love with mine dude!
Ive got a 2012 76 as well very similar setup to yours , basic reliable vehicle , you do need to love them to own one because they are so basic , the dash is out of the 80's , ride pretty hard , wander about a bit but that's what I love about it , the grin factor when you drive it is like no other 4wd I've had , it will only be replaced by another one but I cant see that happening. Cheers for the walk through Pete love looking in other peoples draws to.
shit you said that well andrew mate
The kiss principle. Luv it. Nice review Pete. Bugger it, we've sponsored ya. Cheers
seen that don, cant thank you enough mate
Good video Pete, if only tall blokes could fit in one of these from the showroom eh! It’s funny you should mention flogged out topics. The hundreds of LC builds on the inter webs each trying to put more gear in the back or more flash electrical systems than my house but in all honesty, some not particularly well thought out in my opinion it’s just about ticking a box because another bloke has done something similar so they have to do it a bit better. Getting out camping to enjoy the vehicle more so than the camp site or destinations on the way! Mind blowing! Basic is the way to go and just enough to be comfortable out the bush is absolutely essential and I reckon you and Alex from Intents have it dialled. Get out and use the gear you have, learn it and enjoy it.
spot on, everything is about builds these days dont see much of them using it haha
Bloody beaut Pete...why confuse the begeeezus out of everything...simple, reliable and gets the job done 💪 nice Rig 🍺
Well said daz and spot on!
Cheers Brother .. On the same wave length there big time .. I call it the simple Simon set up .. Love your Cruiser mate .. 👍
well said brother!
Very nice.
Great stuff Pete, you've got such a great presentation style mate, keep em coming.
thank you ryan, just your average bloke having a crack mate
Love your videos mate 👍 great walkthrough of your baby 👌 have you got a name for her?
Keeping it real is what it's all about. Always loved the 76 series! Something about a wagon that's just so right . . . . Let alone a V8 diesel beast! I know what you mean about loving your rig and developing that relationship. Before my 90 series Prado I had a Calais and and the thing that made me look at a 4wd was simply the fact I had to park it up and walk all my stuff down to the beach. Well I took the plunge and . . . well . . . . then I really experienced the freedom of 4wding! Once you pop you can't stop ay 🤣😁
Made my own drawers a good 6 years back and then plumbed a n the electrics for the 2nd battery and a water pump system and then all of the bloody rest!
Next up is a dcdc charger and a lithium setup and recently went the travel buddy as well. Game changer! Gotta love the experiences it brings you and the fun times along the way 👌
Gotta agree with the bf rubber 👍 never loved black round things before my first set of goodies and wouldn't look elsewhere tbh. Toughest choice will be ko2's or km3's next round but mine are about 80k KMs in now and still a decent amount left!
Love your work mate - keep doing what you're doing 👌👍
damn ben sounds awesome and seems like you have had the best of both worlds mate. no name for my cruiser yet but i know that its a she!
This make my Friday arvo better 👍🏻🤙🏼👍🏻🤙🏼
too kind brother!
@@WACampingAdventures no worries mate hope you and the family are doing alright with that cyclone over there
Thanks for sharing Pete all the best 👍👍👍
same to you paul!
@@WACampingAdventures 👍👍👍
Awesome Pete....we are thinking of buying a 4wd after hiring last weekend doing part of the Gibb!!!!😎
very well setup 76 Pete, it all works tops
I have both the grab me gear bags and the drifta bags and the grab me gear is a lot better. Better zips and the canvas seems thicker.
interesting one matt, have not actually seen drifta up close but big fan of grabmegear! good choice on both though brother!
Onya mate she looks abit prettier than my old 80
definitely not pretty up close james but i bet you also use your 80 for what they are built for!
Great rig! Love the setup!
Nice walk around Pete. Cheers Steve
cheers steve hope you are well mate!
Top run thru mate. Great to see a simple and straightforward setup without all the bloody hype and the expensive goodies "everyone has to have".
I like the idea of switching the side by side drifters to a stacker.
Was that easy to do?
Cheers mate
Thanks so much michael appreciate that mate. Oh mate the stackers are great so far. Was it easy to do? For a brickie like myself i think it was quite easy, but anyone else will breeze through it easier than i will. Hahaha
@@WACampingAdventures Cheers. Thanks for the feedback👍
Nice one Pete, I am trying similar simplicity for our ranger and the camping setup 🍻 cheers
perfect luke nothing better!
Good on you mate I’m looking to get a 76 coming from a np300 love the basic set up👌👌
Daniel mate i reckon good choice but prepare yourself for losing the luxuries and at the same time prepare to feel a feeling you have never felt before hahaha
@@WACampingAdventures I was sitting in the nav the other day and thought in all honestly how much do we use the extra things it has? Bugger all really so won’t really be a lose to me
@@danielross4496 you are meant to own one of these then i reckon. If you want something that will get you most places with ease and reliability, then your onto it!
@@WACampingAdventures I’m going to Toyota this week want to see the wait time on a new sandy taupe gxl
@@danielross4496 oh mate actually if your looking at a gxl then you wont miss much haha i am in the workmate state of mind with mine lol
Can’t wait to move to Perth mate, hope to see you about & sink a couple
always keen to meet likeminded people jon!
Good run through mate. Don't ever get rid of it. Wife and I love the 76. Understand the opinions on value for money, but at the end of the day the "safety" features, convoluted electronics and Apple car play/ Android auto infotainment is worthless marketing crap. Landcruiser tractors are life. Embrace the leaf springs. It's evolution on the horse and cart whereas a Ford ranger is evolution on the barina.
Yeah nah.
I'm old skool and there is nothing quite like using Apple car play and off line maps for navigation whilst cruising on the speed limit with cruise on and then airing down and letting the thing rock n roll offroad.
Sort of real Jekyll and Hyde deal.
You just have to make sure you have the coin to get it recovered and put on a tilt tray if it all goes wrong. :)
If I had unlimited funds I would probably build one of these things but the idea of spending a lot of money to Toyota to get very little doesn't really float my boat.
My Brother has had a couple of Pajero's from new, flogged them and gone most places bog stock and has never replaced anything on them.
Doesn't really matter what you have as long as you are happy with it.
@@oldbloke204 absolutely mate. I just meant (as an example) that those features are really $1k worth of after market stuff and what's under the skin and less easily marketable as a feature is more valuable.. at least it is to me. I've had a cactus brand new ranger so I don't care for that scenario any more.
@@rogercole9942 Yeah I get exactly what you were saying.
The main value of a 4wd in the old days was that it was indestructible, questionable, or could be easily fixed with fencing wire and duct tape if it broke down in the middle of nowhere.
That has certainly gone by the wayside as all the new regulations have come into play.
Now your average 4wd has to be able to tow a horse float, drop the kids off at school, fit in with societal norms, be economical and somehow still be able to climb a mountain, make it to Cape York or across the Simpson.
I love what my thing can do but there is no way I will be keeping it until it has racked up 200k or thrash it unmercifully whilst I own it.
Check out the costs of replacing a modern CRD diesel with however many cylinders or a 6-8-10 speed auto.
I really like the Toyota wagon and if I had the coin it would be fun to build one to the specs I would like, unfortunately that won't happen so I will just have to stick with my Mitsi., lucky I really like it and more importantly so does the rev. limiter.
The most important feature of any 4wd, imo, is that her indoors is on board.
Cheers.
Great vid mate 👍🏼
thanks mate! appreciate you watching!
Go the 76 !!!
Awesome vid mate
Good video buddy, no part 15 of the 76 build series on this channel bro 😂😂😂😂lol
never will be louis i dont think i can afford anything else mate haha
Haha. To be honest! I lost count of how many times that you said that to be honest. LoL 🤣🤣🤣 Great content though bud. Keep it up.
oh jay mate im a shocker for that...sorry mate haha
Hey m8 have you seen the one stone armrests change our life as we travel all over Australia for work
Great video SFA all day TuffEnuf4Cruisin
time for me to check them out brother thank you!
Hey Pete, read the comments about tools and spares, just wondering what you do for water and if you have to carry extra fuel. Forgive me if you have covered this elsewhere
will mate i completely missed the small extra segment i filmed to do with my water...i was able to fit a 20L water gerry behind fridge with a gravity fed hose to the back connected to a tap...apologies for missing it mate!
The radio flattened the starter battery in a couple of hours? Wow, how many mega watts does the stereo pump out? :) I think I could run our stereo for a couple of days at least before it has any effect in the battery. It's always good to see a nice straight forward rig that all us poor people can think about owning. Interesting that you changed from side by side with the drawers, I was thinking of going to a side by side but maybe I will rethink that now. Travel Buddies are awesome. We love ours so much we just bought a second one for the Coaster. My biggest problem is space in the 90 series and I just can't work out where to put water tanks.
sorry mark should clarify...a few hours means more like around from sundown to pretty late or early hahaha
Great walk through Pete... use my shovel for poops & cooking eggs too, but found the eggs taste like shit...
haha yeh i always do it in the wrong order mark
I always read comments about how bad are offset wheels adding stress to the rear end … do you really think is that big of an issue? or is just people complaining about a problem that is not going to happen?
I do love thr keeping it simple attitude. I am not convinced camping involves coffee machines and microwaves.
same here scott, although helps that i dont drink coffee mate!
Fair call. Coffee drinkers need thier coffee. Currently on an outback NSW trip with my youngest bro and all our morning driving is dictated by availability of coffee.
Best
I’ve got a bracelet my daughter made that sits on the 4x gear stick
joel mate you and i are the same, also have a little bracelet around my phone holder. good on you mate
Do you ever do camps with you followers or patrons?
wayne absolutely mate, covid has slowed things a little bit and we had a patreon camp out planned until we got slammed with the two week lockdown, will be doing another asap! and also group camp will be awesome sometime this year!
Simple but effective
Great vid mate any chance of doing a review on air pumps for your tyres what do you use compared to k-mart $99 ones
i can absolutely try to get onto that one podge
Besides your setup as explained do you use an inverter for charging your equipment? Great video to keep things simple!,
gday andrew great question! mate to be honest all of my gear charges off USB so i just charge as i drive which is perfect. i luckily have 3 drone batts and that usually covers the whole trip!
@@WACampingAdventures that makes it all very easy. What about charging a laptop or don’t have the requirement when doing a trip?
Hey Pete, what brand are your rims ?
Great video mate
Gday hamad! They are king rims mate! Thanks!
Bottle shop out of corona mate? 😂
haha get more out of a slab of northerns!!! thinking smart ahah
I've used an AGM to jump start my vehicle with no problems.
depending on the capacity a deep cycle will crank an engine however it will damage the battery thus reducing it's lifespan. Good option to have in an emergency however in my opinion it's best to spend $150 on a decent portable jump starter (I think the good ones use capacitors and lesser ones are lithium, capacitors last a long time...).
@@cyclemoto8744 In an emergency, when your crank battery is flat, it got me out of trouble.
@@Mrbullet1952 Too true. So better than not having the option. However if you invest in a small starter battery pack for those emergencies you won't have to use a deep cycle battery to do so therefore you won't damage it. Do you carry a hammer or mallet when going camping or do you use one of you heavy tools as a hammer instead (e.g. 32 mm wrench)? You probably carry a hammer instead of using a tool which isn't designed to be used as a hammer....
@@cyclemoto8744 it was only needed once to get me to a place to buy a new crank battery and the AGM is still ok.
Quietly cheering my drone shot made it in the intro :D
had alot from you to choose from my dude, not even joking!
Hit me up and we can get some more!
@@Staticmaggot89 safe as houses with you driving mate!
@@WACampingAdventures you know it bro. Like I said. Keen as fuck for a trip. Or even catchups.
@@Staticmaggot89 it has been too long mate
Brickies and KISS so no more Pete.
How many kms. Has it got on it man? Good looking bus👌🏼
Gday toby! She has 220000kms now mate! She needs a bit of a freshen up now haha thanks brother
So you crap on the shovel, and then fling it into the bush ? Have I got it right ?
😂😂😂and then cook an egg straight on it…nah i really did not phrase it correctly bloody hell my bad hahaha
G'day mate great set up i have a butterfly hair clip from my granddaughter when you get new awning are you going to sell the old one thanks mate
blake thats so awesome mate. something simple just to make ya smile when you see it...yes i reckon i will sell it, cheap though as she is mostly made of jarrah smoke now haha
@@WACampingAdventures thanks mate i will be interested when you are ready to sell mate thanks legend
@@blakedowson2833 oh no worries blake!
Do you have links to the stuff in your 76 please like the grappy dash organiser and the travel buddy?
Aimee thanks so much for asking, i will have that information up on our website section asap! sorry about that!
Hey, did u buy new and how many klms on her now? Cheers
Great question mate, i got her second hand with 29000kms on her and now she has 152000kms! Cheers!
How many klm on the odometer now Pete? Josh (2022 76)
Gday josh it has 190k now mate!
Hey myself and my partner are just wondering whether or not you drive around with all your camping gear on a daily basis or is this not your daily driver
hi michelle! this is my daily driver and i tow a trailer with it everyday, i dont keep my camping gear in there for too long after a trip, although i can get lazy and have been known to keep it in for a week or so haha
@@WACampingAdventures yer thats what we do too and thanks so much for the quick reply too ,we both love watching your content its awesome. Cant wait to see if you'll be having any group trips this year as its our first year 4wding and we love it but havent had anyone to group trip with hope you stay well and looking forward to more content.
Thanks Mish
Do you not carry any spares or tools?
Swampy sorry mate i overlooked that part and forgot to mention it...i keep a few spares in the left side compartment of the drawers beside my fridge-spare bearings,fuel filter etc, a small socket set under passenger seat and small toolkit of bare essentials under drivers seat