What great tips for anyone considering an extended road trip! So great to see you guys living your dream, but good for you to tell people that it’s only possible with a lot of saving and planning. Keep enjoying and stay safe. 😘😘
Sue Dobson aw thank you Sue!! We definitely wanted to be realistic about it, and show that a lotttt of planning and saving is needed! Always love your support :)
Really great and handy tips you have shared! I’m sure there will people who will benefit from your experience and words of wisdom!! Keep travelling safe you two!!!🤗😎
Such an awesome and informative video, I’m planning a trip round northern QLD with my friend later this year so this is perfect...also where is Kendall’s dress from, it’s gorgeous!
Grace thanks so much Grace! How exciting, it is SO beautiful up here. We’re just about to explore Cairns to Cape Tribulation so we can’t wait to show you all of that too! My dress is from Arnhem, definitely a favorite :) - Kendall xx
No worries Vanessa! Thats's a difficult question really. Basically once we left on our trip we had about 35,000AUD but we had already bought Vance for $15,500 and put about $10,000 into him mechanically, plus then of course the build itself. So it's hard to say specifically. You can do it far cheaper, however with the mechanical issues associated with owning an older van, we needed it, and we also didn't want a time limit on our trip so just saved as much as we could. Hope that helps!
Thanks Slim! So its a long story but I'll be quick. Basically we had a rebuild booked in, was going to cost 4-5 thousand. They opened it up, said it was great, replaced the crank shaft and a couple of things, said it would be all good. When they put it back together they couldn't figure out why it wasn't idling properly, and not starting properly. Went down a rabbit hole of ideas, meanwhile we continued to have to pay hotel bills. We kept getting screwed around and they said it was pretty solid after a while. So we took it. A month later we broke down, and the guy we took it to couldn't believe we made it that far. There were so many basic things wrong with it that they. Frustratingly we had already taken it to vintage VW "specialists 5 times in Sydney to prep for this trip, and were given the all clear. Then got the rebuild booked and they completely overlooked the entire fuel system which was the major problem, in particular the air and fuel modulator. Finally also replaced the fuel tank due to corrosion (which again we were told was solid when we got it checked in Sydney.) Safe to say even if you take it to a "specialist" they can really cause troubles. It's been terrible, however since the last lot of work we've had done Vance has been running like a dream!
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What great tips for anyone considering an extended road trip! So great to see you guys living your dream, but good for you to tell people that it’s only possible with a lot of saving and planning. Keep enjoying and stay safe. 😘😘
Sue Dobson aw thank you Sue!! We definitely wanted to be realistic about it, and show that a lotttt of planning and saving is needed! Always love your support :)
2:58 so funny when being towed after breakdown but still showing thumbs up 😅👍🏼👍🏼
Well, that explains the production quality, sooo good!
Thanks Mark :)
Fantastic Kendall and Glenn! So interesting to hear all that you shared.
Thank you so much!! Love you!
Really great and handy tips you have shared! I’m sure there will people who will benefit from your experience and words of wisdom!!
Keep travelling safe you two!!!🤗😎
Thanks a lot! Hope your trip is going well!
Kendall and Glenn All going well guys! NOT saving too much money however?!😉
Good tips guy, save save save!
Why do you guys have such few subscribers? Love the b roll at the beginning!
Goudan G thanks Goudan! We’re slowly climbing, just takes time to get a lot of subscribers we guess! 😅
OMG excited for you both! Great tips!
Road to FIRE thanks so much!! :)
Well done! Great information and insight for fellow travelers!
Thank you!! :)
I love your videos! I can’t believe I just discovered your channel!
Aww thanks Faith!! So glad you like them! 😊
I have watched most of your videos and I love all of them, Thank you for Beautiful Videos
Such an awesome and informative video, I’m planning a trip round northern QLD with my friend later this year so this is perfect...also where is Kendall’s dress from, it’s gorgeous!
Grace thanks so much Grace! How exciting, it is SO beautiful up here. We’re just about to explore Cairns to Cape Tribulation so we can’t wait to show you all of that too! My dress is from Arnhem, definitely a favorite :) - Kendall xx
Thanks for the tips guys! Was wondering how much you saved up in total before starting the van life and buying a van etc. :-)
No worries Vanessa! Thats's a difficult question really. Basically once we left on our trip we had about 35,000AUD but we had already bought Vance for $15,500 and put about $10,000 into him mechanically, plus then of course the build itself. So it's hard to say specifically. You can do it far cheaper, however with the mechanical issues associated with owning an older van, we needed it, and we also didn't want a time limit on our trip so just saved as much as we could. Hope that helps!
Hi guys, glad your doing well. Just curious what you spent $12,000 for on the van. Here in the states thats half a restoration
Thanks Slim! So its a long story but I'll be quick. Basically we had a rebuild booked in, was going to cost 4-5 thousand. They opened it up, said it was great, replaced the crank shaft and a couple of things, said it would be all good. When they put it back together they couldn't figure out why it wasn't idling properly, and not starting properly. Went down a rabbit hole of ideas, meanwhile we continued to have to pay hotel bills. We kept getting screwed around and they said it was pretty solid after a while. So we took it. A month later we broke down, and the guy we took it to couldn't believe we made it that far. There were so many basic things wrong with it that they. Frustratingly we had already taken it to vintage VW "specialists 5 times in Sydney to prep for this trip, and were given the all clear. Then got the rebuild booked and they completely overlooked the entire fuel system which was the major problem, in particular the air and fuel modulator. Finally also replaced the fuel tank due to corrosion (which again we were told was solid when we got it checked in Sydney.) Safe to say even if you take it to a "specialist" they can really cause troubles. It's been terrible, however since the last lot of work we've had done Vance has been running like a dream!
do you guys reckon id be able to have a small business and going around to markets and selling my stuff? idk if id make enough money
How do u find photo clients and video clients? Curious 🤔
All the best for ur journey....how long u will be travelling ?
lukyto suriyadi thank you so much! We don’t have an end date really, so we’re not sure! Hopefully for the next year or so :)
It helps to have a few million in the bank, current JobKeeper payment from the government x 2, and $ gifts from rich parents. ; )
Cruelty Free we wish that was the case! I think we’d do things a bit more lavishly if we did 😉
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