1,300km's Unimog EX-ARMY Truck REMOTE Touring, DEEP River Crossings & BLOWOUTS -2023 Gibb River Road
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It’s real impressive to be travelling with a young one.
It's not even hard 😂
So... it is my opinion that you guys are probably one of the very few people traveling AU in the correct vehicle for the job required, keep up the great work, love it.
Cheers mate! We couldn't be happy with choosing a Unimog as our base
How scary is it getting service and parts in remote areas?
Amazing seeing you two continue the journey with the wee one.
Making memories on the road with him is so rewarding ☺️
Great vid. Love the new look and feel of the b roll. ❤
Thank you so much for the nice feedback, much appreciated!
All I can think when I watch this is how good seeing all this scenery will be for your son’s development. That’s my take anyway. Kinda like how they say Beethoven is good for babies
Parenthood looks beautiful on you both. What an amazing life experience the wee man is having ❤ just beautiful
Thank you so much for the kind words! We are so happy to be sharing these experiences with Oakley, he is a legend 😊 thank you so much for watching!
Amazing video as always! Receive a big and warm hug from Chile. Love!
Thank you so much Alex for your nice comment and support, much appreciated! Sending you big hugs from Australia and hope we get to meet in Chile soon :)
Great stuff, the first vid I’ve watched in your collection, can’t wait to watch more 💪🏻
Epic intro! Love your work.
Thank you both really enjoyed the trip.
Thanks a lot Tony for watching! Hope you enjoy next week's episode :)
Fantastic editing, great episode
Thank you so much for the great feedback, very motivating!
The quality is getting better and better. great trip so far!
That's such a nice comment to hear, thank you so much!
We really felt for you having to change that tyre over - they’re so heavy and difficult to line back up on the studs. So good to see a 40 yr old Mog doing exactly what it was designed to do though crossing that river, didn’t skip a beat - how satisfying!! Keep doing what you’re doing guys!
split rim so no need to remove it
The editing is next level
Thank you so much, that's so encouraging to keep producing content :)
You should install a rear-rear-view mirror so the little fella can see where you're going.
We installed a little mirror but he is asleep most ot the time so he doesn't look at it much 😄
Get him addicted to screens in first year of life 😂
Would that not be a front view mirror?
The start of the video was epic and I loved every minute of it, very elegant and cinematic. Your editing skills are top notch and seem to improve every single vid. Loved the way Bowser handled those corrugations. Loved the video and good choice to skip the corrugations✌ P.S. Oakley is just too cute😁
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, it means a lot receiving feedback like this! We really enjoyed filming and editing this series so we are stoked to hear you enjoyed it :) thanks for following along!
Really great video for sure...watching you from the Philippines
Great video guys much appreciated
Thanks a lot Frank for watching!
Great job mate. Good to see you back in the West. 😊😊😊
Your content and editing is getting better each time. The intro to this episode was brilliant. Be proud!
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, feedback like this is so encouraging! Thank you for following along and hope you enjoy the upcoming episodes too :)
eonderful video. Thanks from Rome !
This is an awesome video even just 2 mins in! Loving the product you guys are putting out!
That's so nice to hear! Hope you enjoyed the rest of the episode :) thanks for watching!
Beautiful work guys!!
Thank you so much for commenting and watching!
@@TheOutFit little person is growing like a weed!!!
Greetings from Scotland 🏴 Great episode so far👍👍
Thank you for watching all the way from Scotland!
great work on changing that tube so quick, well done. great video guys
Practice always pays off in situation like this! I (Ange) was so impressed with how calm Chris was, he just got things down :) thanks a lot for watching Craig!
Great ep guys. Bit jealous here. Safe travels.
Thank you so much Fred! Hope you get to hit the Gibb one day :)
Thanks guy's for this session loved it look forward to the next one
We are glad you enjoyed it Ian, thanks for watching!
It’s pretty unusual to do a trip like that and have absolutely no issues. Seems there is always some kind of vehicle drama!. Flat tyres, overheating, a belt snapping etc etc. part of the adventure if you’re prepared 👍🏻
You are exactly right! Most travellers we met on the Gibb have had some sort of issues along the way. As long as we are not stranded, we are happy :) Bowser has been so reliable so far, we are very impressed! Thanks for watching!
Hi guys, nice to see you. Another beautiful trip. Glad the tire repair was successful. It won't be long before you'll need to throw another steak on the barby, "little man" is getting so big... 😊
Cheers from Miami.
Lou
He will definitely get to that stage very soon, we can't wait to introduce solids to him :) thanks a lot Lou for watching!
Awesome episode as usual, agree in regards to the tyres. Maybe airbag suspension to smooth the ride, although seems to rock Oakley to sleep.
Lucky to be able to make the choice and listen to people who have just travelled that way
Airbag suspension and Mogs doesn't seem to be a thing but I'm not too sure why. I think the springs may have too much travel to run a sufficiently rigid airbag.
Oakley does love the bumps :) Cheers Sean
@@TheOutFit maybe just an air ride system on the cab n box
Well done Chris 👏 lucky your young and strong, that's a big job, hope it wasn't to hot, little Oakkley did a good job as support crew😅 take care no more blow outs, can't believe the little man is five months old already, time goes so fast 😅 ❤
Cheers mate!
Great video guys 👍👍👍
Thank you for watching!
Awesome video guys, the story line is fantastic with just amount of talking, life, and mog, the cinematography is next level too, felt I was watching a Discovery Channel documentary! BTW what bottle jack is that you're using?
Thank you so much for your comment, it's so motivating to hear great feedback like this so thank you!
It's the 10t ex-army bottle jack that came with the Mog :)
Muito bom my brother Deus ilumine vcs grandemente 🇧🇷🤠👍🏽👍🏽
Bloody gun effort changing the tube ya legend. Nice to see your new travel buddy. Safe travels and thanks for sharing
Thanks
Thank you so much David for your ongoing support!
You want to make sure that the bottle jack is well serviced... if it fails you will have to have one of you ride with a stranger to the nearest town...
You’ll love Kalumburu
We sure did!
beautiful part of the country. Glad the tyre was not cooked.
Enjoy Your Videos. Thanks Pm
Thank you so much for watching!
Chris, you need a welding glove to help with your cooking and fire maintenance. Makes so much difference
I 100% do! It's on my list for sure. Cheers
Thks for the videos best is your doing it ! Im a arm chair traveler!!lol
Hey guys yea that water crossing looked a bit sketchy What an adventure your family is having love it
I'm going to head here with my Jeep next year. Your old blue one looked so wicked!
Hope you kept that tube....it makes a brilliant tie down when cut into strips..
You have to go north while your there guys.!
Send it 🤙hope you are well Laine!
@@TheOutFit doing well mate. Heading Shark bay-Exmouth for 6 weeks next week.
@@laineterrey3093we might cross paths at some stage then!
What an episode! Loved the scenery, the shots, the editing, ... a true masterpiece of a video!
Thank you so much for your awesome feedback and kind words, very encouraging!
Top episode, love a bit of mechanical drama when it's not my 4wd.
Chris, last episode you asked for our help with likes and subscribing to help your algorithm. My tip is have regular gaps between episodes. Apart from us going crazy waiting for your adventure to continue it'll get you back on top. Three weeks is too long!
Marty from Perth
Cheers Marty! Interesting tip, so you would prefer fortnightly vids instead of weekly?
@@TheOutFit Hi Chris, I presume? I prefer weekly vids. There was just a two - three week gap between the last two vids. Unless I'm missing something? I like yours coming out the same time as Leigh and Steph's. Nice to sit and watch them both on a Friday night.
On a side note I used to watch a couple until they did three vids a week. This was too much so I unsubscribed. Felt I was watching them brush their teeth or scratch their arse. Anyway, do what you want. Just my thoughts and that was a great vid.
Marty
@sibhs66 my understanding is the algorithm prefers regular content?
More content = more views = more 💰 = 🏰 = 😊?
Hello there!! Now that was a big challenge on your tire, well done Chris 👏👏 I believe little Oakley is teething, that could make him fussy. Great campsite to relax and enjoy your yummy dinner.
Safe travels ❤❤❤
Yes that's our guess too, it seems like such a painful stage for him :( hopefully it doesn't last too long! Thank you Marcia for following along :)
Hey guys, got a question; have you tried lowering your tyre pressures on the corrugations? Might improve your ride comfort. Great video btw.
Absolutley fantastic to see you on the road again .could have done without the flat but part of exploring the gibb.glad to see you might try to get to Mitchel fall and Kalumbaru > fantastic areas you will enjoy immensely .hopefully honeymoon bay as well.Looking forward to the next episode stay safe and hope Oakley is having a smooth ride . By the way loved the soundtrack
We were very excited to share this episode and we hope you enjoy the upcoming ones too! We had an awesome time on the Gibb and we will never forget this expedition as a family 😊
Great video, we loved our trip down the Gibb River Road. Looks very quiet up there, and the rivers look quite full.
Judging my the sweat and dirt, changing the tube was a bit of work, gave you your workout for the day Chris. 😁 Looks like the tube has been moving to get all the dust, could be the corrugations. Did you put the talcum powder in to help lubricate it, helps to minimise the wear. I think you were lucky it was a quick deflation, a slow leak would have heated up the tyre until you had a full blow out destroying the tyre which would have been really expensive. I would get a cheap tyre pressure monitor, it would warn you when one of the tyres loses a bit of air. We ran the ones that screw onto the valve for years, cheap insurance for those very expensive tyres.
The Hutchinsons would make your truck a lot wider, and the may lead to more sidewall damage on the narrower track you guys seem to go on quite a bit. The advantage would be you could drop tyre pressures really low to help you get unstuck, without the tyre de-beading, but you have other ways of recovery and we agree, that for you, it would not be worth the expense to change over to the Hutchinson.
We have beadlock wheels on our Unimog, but since it is a smaller truck with the 6 bolt Mog Central wheels, they keep the same track width as the steel one, so has all the advantages of the Hutchinsens without the extra width. They are still a big pain to change the tyres, as everything has of be perfect for them the seal properly. We have the inner bead locks, and have tested them in the garage down to 5PSI without the tyre de-beading off the wheel.
Keepup the great work, and hopefully we can meet up on the road one day.
Hey Ian, yes would be very nice to meet you both one day soon.
It's always a workout changing the tube but because I've done it quite a few times it's not too daunting anymore and just a part of the journey which is nice.
I really should buy a TPMS, I just can't decide on which brand. They all seem to have 50/50 positive and negative reviews...
The wider stance with the Hutchies on the U1700's looks really tough but I know from a practical stand-point they could do Ange and I more harm than good. It's a shame I can't get them without such an offset. Still tempted though if I ever get a good deal on some second-hand ones.
Hope you both are well
Oh and yes, lots of talc :)
@@TheOutFit We have used the Tyredog and Mobiltron ones for a few years, they have all last trips across the Outback
OUTSTANDING ! ❤🎉😊
Just did the Barnett river to Pentecost river last week after waiting for flood to subside. Corrugations were horrific and only speed to mitigate the vibration was 70km. ( Iveco Daily) Any slower and it’s chasis cracking time. A few caravans and trailers succumbed to this and languished on the side of the road.
I was somewhat shocked that you spread the black tube powder onto the soil of the wilderness ... I hope that the blown-up tube was taken along and correctly dumped at the next waste site ....
Great Vid guys... Inspirational, as usual... We'll get there one day. :)
Thank you for taking the time to comment, it means a lot! The Gibb is definitely an adventure to tick off the list :)
LOL what a surprise the Jeep didn't make it before...
Sick - be interesting to see tyre temperatures on those the friction of the tyre on correlation and atoms smashing in the rubber create a lot of heat. Maybe cause pop in tube :(
hey guys saw your truck in Broome flick on TH-cam and this video is on my suggested video yew yew happy travels legends we are about to hit the gibb on Monday
Reduce your tyres and the corrugations won't be so bad
It's a medium rigid truck and therefore at least double or triple the weight of most 4wds. You can't lower the pressures that much with such weight and maintain higher speeds.
Most Mogs (certainly all military ones) have a central tyre inflation system which can reduce/raise tyre pressures. If this vehicle has it Chris can adjust it on the go to obtain the most balanced ride.
@@bobhudson6659 Chris and Ange’s Mog is an ex military one and like most of ex Australian military mogs they don’t have CTI. Some 1700l do and the 6 wheel drive ones do
Changed plenty of those tyres in the days onboard air system helps with inflation. Air going through the headlights keeps the water out. Be worth mounting spare underneath as they used to be.
You will always have this problem when riding with low tire pressure.
the only solution is tubeless.
split rims work on road vehicles where the tire has virtually "no deformation".
I have this problem on my truck, from time to time I have to replace the tube.
This little fellas getting spoilt.
You should add a 1/2” impact gun to your truck. Changing tires made easier.
I seen online they make a tire several different sizes that is puncture resistant they don't go fast cuz they had a nail on sleep through it I should say a big old Spike and it never went flat and it went from small tires the tires bigger and nose ones I just don't remember where I seen it at it online and I know they weren't exactly cheap way they're talking about it for those tires but you might want to check into it so this way you don't have to keep doing what you're doing so that's why your terms would have more of a maintenance free hopefully so that way you don't have to keep doing what you're doing so well have a good day nice family
Dion 🐾🖖
I really liked this episode! So, actually I re-subscribed.Cheers
Would like to have you running a tyre monitor system coz it can save a tyre especially at higher speeds
Hi passed you on the Gibb the other day thought it was you I think it was near Mt Barnett I should of stopped to say hi travel safe
Awesome! Cheers mate you too
13:43 unfortunately again the tube 😢
We are using tubeless on our 20 rims.
With everybody i talk who is using tubes, frequently have problems.
Good trip!
Which tyres/size are you running?
@@TheOutFit
395/85R20 now i am curious whats your tire size?
We are from Europe, we habe 2 spares with us.
If ever happens, that i need to change them outside of Europe, i would go for 14.00 R20 they would also fit. (I don’t want them, because slightly bigger 2 Spares do not fit in the back.)
wonderful
👍❤👌👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Beautiful family in Nature .
Holding a phone while driving 😱
Just a GoPro.
Hey Ange are you talking French to Oakley? It’s a hard habit to get into especially since I guess chris doesn’t speak it, my recommendation is while he is young try and get into the habit of saying looks at the beautiful river in English and then also French. Mail training yourself so when he is older it’s default to do both …. He might not speak it initially but he certainly will understand. Kids are amazing
Hi Andrew! So far I haven't no but I do sing to him in French as I only know French lullabies :) but I like your idea, that's a really good way to get him to hear both languages! Thanks a lot for commenting and watching :)
The editing is pretty flash now, compared to three years ago! Hope you threw a ton of talcum powder into that tyre to keep the rubbing between tube and tyre to a minimum. Kept in good nick, there's nothing so versatile as a split rim.
Thanks a lot for the compliment, we are glad our progress is showing! Yes lots of talcum powder, I (Ange) just couldn't film the whole process as I was looking after Oakley. Thanks for watching :)
How did you lift that tire to get it on the axle?
The most important part of getting the tire off and moving it away from the vehicle and visa versa were cut out. It would be interesting to see.
I used two tyre levers underneath for leverage. The rest was just manhandling it
Another great video guys. 2 things...
1. Do you spend more than one night in a location? It sometimes seems like you never stop to just chill out for a few days.
2. How do you find the sound insulation in the cab now you have done a few thousand Km?
Cheers!
1.) Sometimes depending on the location. We like to see new things all the time but we are trying to stop more. I'm sure we will do that by the coast.
2.) Much much better than without the insulation. Helped hugely with cutting out the engine/trans heat too. Would do it again. Cheers
Your code for the Olantern (TheOutFit10) didn't work just letting you know. How are you finding the Unimog vs camping out of the Jeep? Looks pretty comfy in there.
I absolutely loved this video. What a beautiful spots there. Just wondering..... You are so close to the river and I guess crocs are living there. What do you do when all of a sudden one comes out of the river? Just thinking I would probably be to scared to sit out there....
Thank you :) Usually the big crocs in a particular river are known by the locals and (almost) always will be in the river where it's closer to the ocean. They definitely can come up river after the wet season but VERY unlikely a giant one would come out of those rivers we were at out of nowhere. Usually crocs will stalk their prey for many days before working out their movements and then striking from the water when the time is right
Please please chock your tires next time you change a flat. You had me nervous.
she'll be right mate
Ya, you definitely need different rims...
Jealous seeing you guys out there on the road. I'm hitting the auctions most months to see if that special truck turns up in my price range, so seeing you take that river crossing makes me excited about the Mog still. What are your thoughts on the Makita Electric saw? I've had my eye on them for a little while. How's the power/endurance?
Goodluck finding the truck mate, it will happen.
Really happy with the dual 18v Makita chainsaw for the price. If you want to tackle bigger logs, they also make a more powerful one that absolutely rips - recently watched a mate use one and it is way more impressive than our one. Cheers
@@TheOutFit Sweet. I might keep looking around at the electric saws. They seem to be getting better and better.
Just found you guys looks like a great adventure are you full time or just vacation
Thanks a lot for taking the time to comment! We've been full-time travellers for three years now, hope you enjoy our previous episodes too :)
Slick
R u guys Australian Aussie! ❤
Would have tyre pressure sensors let u know in advance or it just happened so fast and went wooopeee 😮😢
They definitely may have helped me avoid it if it was due to a leaking valve causing the tyre pressure to slowly drop.
It could have also just been an old tube that got too hot for it's age though...
@@TheOutFit yer tubes who knows with them , other thing with tubes u carnt just plug a tyre the whole thing has to come apart 😳 lucky your fit 😉
Did you pick the old tube up from beside the road ?
Pretty sure they would have I doubt they are people that would not respect their environment
@@samrichards8251 good stuff
We are taught in early school years in NZ to pick up our rubbish and any we see ,we actually care for the environment.
Just thinking aloud here:-
Can you go tubeless on these big wheels to minimise wear interaction between tyre and tube - and in the event of a penetrating puncture externally plug it without having to remove the wheel and tube?
Like many others I have gone down this route with my motorcycle using the split tube or “ghetto” method
Basically the tube is cut around it’s greater circumference and then re-installed like a filleted kipper. Once the tyre has been re fitted on top and pumped up the excess butyl tube is trimmed off. This means the tube is now clamped securely between the tyre bead and wheel rim and can no longer rub against the tyre whilst still acting as an airtight seal for the lower part of the chamber
Here is a TH-cam explanation. th-cam.com/video/60bi1r2Xvbo/w-d-xo.html
My second rather amateurish question is how are corrugations formed? The usual explanation is 4WD/AWD. But are there any contributions from water or even wind and why are they always contiguous across a track and usually the full width?
Yep, your video shooting and editing skills are really showing through now - thank you
Hi mate, great question. As far as I'm aware, our stock ADF rims must be run with a tube. If I changed to the ex-USA army ones then I could definitely go without. Our tyres themselves can be run tubed or tubeless. That method you described sounds great but I wonder if it would only work on motorcycles due to there being much less weight on the tyre?
As far as I'm aware, the main contributing factor to currugations forming is the type of ground material/gravel/sand/dirt. The softer the road, the worse the corrugations. One the Gibb we would look forward to the clay sections becuase there was almost no corrugations.
On these roads, drivers take whatever route has the least corrugations which after a few days/weeks means the entire width of the road has them.
No idea why they would always run in straight horizontal lines though...
Less speed and lower tyre pressures definitely help them form slower on a road between graders. Cheers!
Did you peck up your trash?
Yes we did 👍
You guys have a lot to worry about, but I think water crossings is not one of them - not with that wading depth.
Hope you picked up your tube rubbish and didn’t leave it on the side of the road
Yes we did 👍
😀😀😀😇🙏💪
Why don’t you try to catch some fish in these rivers?
Careful if fishing from the river bank. A croc might catch you.
Chris likes spearfishing, not so much fishing from the shore. Also this is croc country so we have to be careful if not experienced.
Unimogs are appalling hyped junk. I owned the ex Swiss Army radio cab version. It was very underpowered, top speed 40 mph on the highway. The wheels are very heavy and difficult to change tires in the bush. I frequently encountered stuck with flat tires, or with overheated engines in Africa.
You can charge Unimog owners to drag out their broken down vehicles when you encounter them..
I smell 💩
You didn't show, I hope you didn't leave the old inner-tube by the side of the road. like the rubbish you were filming. great adventure.
This comment doesn't deserve an answer from them.
No we didn't 👍
@@TheOutFit thank for the reply, sorry just caught the tube on the floor in part of the video. it would be nice to see people showing having to carry all there rubbish of site. I did notice you mentioned removing rubbish in your next video, and you did an oil change, quite impressive and having to carry the old oil. enjoying watching. very jealous.
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no mozzies?? what the hell...is this even Australia
дурачьё. тащить с собой мелкого ребёнка и не иметь запаски - это 3,14здец...