The bitumen road goes almost all the way to the Hann River Roadhouse, from memory when you get about 8km out you’ll start to drive on the gravel roads. As you head towards the top from Hann River the road changes between gravel and bitumen several times. We set our tyre pressure to 30PSI and didn’t have to many problems. We had a few screws rattle loose etc but overall nothing serious. Just drive to the conditions and you should be fine. Hope this helps Steve
We are about to head up the for a caretaking gig during the wet. We were worried about taking the van but you have alleviated our concerns somewhat. Thanks for the information, it has been extremely helpful
Loving your videos 😃love the way you explain each destination. Just wanted to reach out without sounding rude and just ask if you have had your nose checked for sun damage. In the videos it looks quite red. I have had similar on my nose so I was just checking 🥰
Thank you, we’re really happy you enjoy our videos. I’ve had a few skin cancers removed from my nose so what you see is a lot of scar tissue, it does catch my attention as well but I get it checked every year. Thank you for your concern 🤓
Found you guys tonight. Bought back great memories from 2 years ago. Did both springs and saw Mr Whipy. Bitter is better. You see someone and you know you would have a beer with them. That's you guys. Looking forward to more annd will explore your back catalogue. Cheers Peter
Top video and advice for new people wanting to get out and about! All excellent ideas i only add sat phone/PLB like someone earlier and also likely airbags for rear suspension as most vans are very heavy if off road and putting too much down force on tow ball
Thanks Aaron we’re really happy you enjoyed the vid. We haven’t gone down the PLB track yet but it’s a get idea and certainly more than useful in emergency’s. I might not have mentioned it in the vid but the car is fitted with airbags and I think they definitely make a difference when we are towing. cheers Steve
Thanks mate, I actually asked in the people in kiosk there just to make sure we get it right because we’d heard people refer to it in a couple of different ways but obviously they gave me the bum steer. We are heading to Kakadu next year as most of it was closed during our visit this year and we couldn’t see the value if we couldn’t see it all, so you’ll have to stay tuned for that one.
@@trip42australia I need to actually apologise I was being a bit of a key board worrier Sorry. How ever you did make me yearn to go back and revisit Litchfield and Kakadu I have you at a bit of a disadvantage, I grew up in Alice springs and left 1975 and went to Darwin and finished my schooling after cyclone Tracey became a mechanic then a tour guide conducting Camping and accommodated tours through Kakadu Litchfield Katherine and occasionally Ayes rock. Also for a short period ran a tour from Darwin out to the Adelaide River to do the Jumping crocodile cruses. This all occurred in the 80s great time to be up there then. From what I saw of your channel there has been a few changes since I was last there left the top end 2015 now reside in the hills of Perth WA when work permits we are exploring this part of the world. Happy travels Cheers Jeff
Ya should have seen it back before they put the bitumen out there and the kiosk at Wangi falls. Spent a heap of time when I was a kid at Florence falls and we could swim at tolmer sitting in the front of the cavern and watching the ghost bats flying around 🍺🇦🇺
It was certainly a beautiful place, I could only imagine Wangi with a dirt road particularly in the wet. We never knew that you could once swim at Tolmer that was a fantastic spot
Enjoy your adventures and watch weekly. We subscribed awhile back but we have some difficulty hearing you when you are driving. Is it possible for you to get personal microphones. Keep up the good work enjoy revisiting these areas through you eyes. 👏👍
Thank you we really struggle with the in car stuff, we use microphones but they seem to prioritise the cars engine noise. I’m looking at some sound editing apps to try and improve the quality. We’re really happy you enjoy the channel
Would love you to do a further video on your food budget incl meal planning and stocking the basics, how you go getting fresh produce for salads and even fresh fruit, keeping it fresh, how you go with meat (or are you vegetarian), are you 2 meals a day people, what about the old 4pm beer/drink and snack, top tips to stay on budget in regards to food.
Very good information. A lot of engineering firms make winch cradles that fit behind the factory bumper, so you can save even more weight (and money) that way.
Thank you I wasn’t aware of that, I was talking to Allison the other day about future plans and how I could reduce weight in a new car ( if we brought one). Even though we rarely use the winch we want that piece of mind just in case we ever get stuck.
Nice video from VK land! Seriously considering the a229 2ch pro to replace my 11-year-old GoPro which finally died. :) One suggestion... angle the front lens upward to show less hood.
Hi guys! It's Penny who so rudely commandeered your time while you were working in Woolies today! Thanks so much for the chat, wish you were around longer, would love to pick your brains a heck of a lot more! Enjoy hitting the road again and if you come back this way, I'd love to catch up 😊
Thanks so much for sharing your experience on the road and the reasoning behind your decisions. I’ve been on the fence with getting a bar with hoops or not (I hate the look of hoops and the weight), but it sounds like the animal encounters can be mitigated with driving at appropriate times of the day like you’ve said.
Driving lights were needed on my last car, y62 led lights are great, so not needed this time. If you fit a bar, then a snorkel becomes important- otherwise agree optional for most people. Good video
That was a great episode of your trip. I remember my stay in Darwin 9 years ago, saw a few of the sites and the esplanade, but mainly it was a tour of the bars on the warm afternoons there. Beautiful little city.
Great vid mate and what I loved is it is all relevant and upto date. We have just built the big girl ready for serious touring on and off road in remote locations and will now be looking for our van that will need to be able to support us off grid with power and 300lts of water + and added bladder of 150lt on car floor for some really remote trips we are planning - it all adds up and seems hand is always in the pocket adding bits and pieces. See you in the tracks hopefully
Thank you and sorry for not responding sooner. You hit the nail on the head mate it seems the spending never ends but to see the amazing places we get to visit it’s worth every cent. Even though we’ll be working for a month or two to cover our NT fuel bill 😂. Safe travels
Hi I saw your video on water savings and you mentioned the washing machine. What machine do you have and how do you wash with reduced water. I have a Dometic front loader that uses 50 litres each load. Thanks for the channel I look forward to each new episode.
Hi mate, thanks for watching. We have an NCE top loader in our van that uses about 50lts in normal/ full cycle washes but when we are off grid we wash our clothes with wool wash. Wool wash doesn’t require a rinse cycle so we wash and then skip to spin this reduces the water usage to about 15 - 20lts per load depending on what water level you require. Hope this helps
If you ever go through Roma and you havd a 12 v issue no one wants to know you.we had a 1wv problem last year and rang every auto sparkie in town earliest they could take a ""look" at the problem was end of October we were there late September. All the otberes either were busy or wouldn't let a 3rd year appropriate look at the problem
