10 Cleaning hacks for your Off Road Caravan - YOU NEED TO KNOW THESE!! Roadtrip Australia 

We moved into our caravan yesterday! Trip starts in 3 days! Whoooop! Just tying up the last few things and then we’re free!

We love your travel show; informative, motivating and entertaining. Have ordered our van hitting the road end of 2022. Tips are brilliant. Thanks

In the tone of Kath Day Knight, I've only got one word to say to you, "hand-held steam cleaner" 🤣 Game changer, you won't need half the cleaning products you have and literally everything comes up amazingly clean 👌

Thanks Justin and Bec, I knew I'd seen this vid yonks ago, my fan blade had come loose and making a racket. I couldn't work out how to pull it apart. Found your vid, Followed your instructions, clean and re settled the fan . 🥰. Thanks again !

Great tips guys. We are new to this and about to start travelling so thankful for all the help and info you give in your vid’s. 👍

Hubby was really glad with the vent cleaning tips and the fan adjustment. Thankyou😊

I started the 45min video thinking how on earth this was going to keep me entertained! Really helpful stuff guys, especially the roof vent cleaning, thanks so much 👏🏻👍

Great information guys, especially loved the info on cleaning the shower and roof hatch screens, this will come in very handy.

Loved this. I’m about to embark on my trip solo in my first van, so appreciate all the tips and showing how to do these jobs

ohhhhhh JUSTIN!!! love this ep! especially when you blow the filter all over Becs laundry outside!! what a crack up 😂 😂

Great video for a heads up on what you could be getting yourself into! Thanks!

Have lived in our van for over a year now and cleaning the Sirocco’s was a nightmare! Unclip them….MIND BLOWN! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Thanks again for the useful tips. Your videos are the best. Thanks and keep em coming.

Very informative vlog for newbies and old hands at van touring .keep feeding the good quality productions.🇳🇿👍👌

Can't beat gumption.. another great video, keep up the good work!!

We use a steam mop in our van with heaps of different cleaning attachments. It does everything, floors, upholstery, walls, benches, matresses, even a wire brush attachment for the bbq. The steam kills 100% of bacteria and gets any grime of any surface without any chemicals, and the mop heads smell like clean washing (because theyre re-washable).

Really good info on this vid. The cleaning problem I have is with the window white pull up flyscreens they are streaky and no matter how much I have tried to gently clean them they are still stained with streaks and spots and because they are soft you cant press firmly on them so have to be really careful not to damage them

Look at those Sirocco II fans looking shiny and new again. Great video, thanks for sharing. 🥰

Thanks for all the helpful tips on cleaning the hatches. Cheers Fay

Great timing, wet Sunday morning What better than watching another episode 👍

Love it....the Son sitting on the table there with his face saying " are we done soon with cleaning" 😂🙌

Thanks so much for your tips Justin 👍. I love how u can pull apart the fan i can now do it with my new black Scirocco 2s . And good old gumption for the shower floor your a bloody legend old mate😉 I look forward to seeing your tip videos THANKS.

That was very satisfying to watch, thank you!!

Awesome video as usual, a couple of cleaning hacks for you all. As space and budgets are tight, for most of your cleaning, floors, fans, fabrics and plastic make up a spray bottle with water and 3 -4 drops of Tea tree oil (natural antiseptic). For your bathroom to actually kill the mould use oil of clove, just a couple of drops on a cloth n wipe over surfaces with mould or subject to mould. For less effort on the bathroom floor use a Velcro disc on your drill with a micro fibre cloth. Essential oils are expensive but a little goes a long way and most have a variety of uses. With Tea tree, Eucalyptus and Lavender get the water soluble ones.

Very informative video, we also have a Carafan and have never regretted it, well worth the cost. Thank you

Thanks for this video which I was going to skip and then I saw that you show how to take the coframo sirocco fan apart for easy cleaning and was so glad that I watched and learned! Happy travels from the person with the sparkling clean white fan 😁

Legend. Thanks so much hey. Truly awesome stuff

Gumption is the bomb! Thanks for all the great cleaning tips. Giddy up 😉

Good one Justin- Awsum cleaning demo!!! No wonder Bec lets you get on with it.

Another great episode. 😀👍 FYI, late model iPhones have a barometric pressure sensor in them, it should show the pressure increase inside the van with the positive pressure fan on compared to it being off. 👍

Thanks for putting up the vid with some handy tips for cleaning we have just been cleaning our 24ft van and great tip on the best product to clean the water tanks have three of them to do sounds easy enough which I will need to do at some stage thanks heaps mate good to see you cleaning I have to do alot more my wife just said to me watching this vid thanks mate 😂👍

Good video guys some very helpful tips, keep the videos coming.

Gumption is the best… it also brings stainless steel sinks and tap fittings up like new. Hey Bec, I love your style, it is how I get my hubby to do things as well, tell them how good they are at cleaning it. Lol, love it!

Thanks guy's for this vid. Can't wait to hit the road in our van.

I love our Dawoo mini, I’m with you the last time I had to use a washing machine was it..old mate had all his old fishing gear in it and all the signs don’t wash your dog blankets🤑 and do t forget sometimes it’s up to $5 a load to plus dryers sometimes..

Again another video well done i really enjoy following you guys safe travels

When you were undoing the screws to clean the carafan filter and you whistled, my dogs went crazy and started barking at the front door. 😂😂 Thanks for all the cleaning hacks, will help my partner and I when we get to travel. 😁

Thank you, you’ve inspired me to clean up my place a bit!

Awesome video guys!! so handy to know👍

Helpful vid. Picked up some good tips👍 Cheers🍻

Love the info; will be using some on the journey

Love it guys going around next year to might see you

Hey guys. I love this vid esp how to clean the sirocco fan and rooftop hatch. You have just made my life soooo much easier. PS: Gumption is the best stuff ever invented!! 😂

I recommend the Koh universal spray - you can use it on surfaces, stainless steel, glass & mirrors 👍🏻

🌺I’m first to view🌺 would love your life style, so lucky

Thanks for all the tips.

Full Moon 🌝 🌕 🌚 love your videos and watching them makes me very jealous... living in Melbourne and just trying to keep safe and not end up COVID CRAP.. .. hope to visit the places you guys go to as they look amazing xxx

Good tip on the sunlight hatch. Was wondering how that all comes apart. I have a Sunseeker, yours obviously has done the hard yards up the Gibb and it seems to be holding up well. Thanks for all the cleaning tips. 👍 Enjoyed the video.

Guys I’m in a bad space in my head due to being forced into being vaccinated and to sit and watch u guys clean ur van lol was so wonderful full of great tips and I just enjoy watching u guys each week thanks heaps for the greatest channel around love ur work 🤙🙏🇦🇺❤️

New subscriber,Very handy info.Thanks so much guys 👍

I so enjoyed watching you at 25:57 blowing out all the red dust onto your clean washing, ha ha ha (especially with that facial effect)

I use a small pop up bucket when cleaning the floor of our van. The sink is for dishes only. Otherwise awesome vid 👌

Great video guys

I just wanted to say that I love watching all your trips. We’ve just finished watching Gibb river road where Bec had a cold sore. My husband and I get them and take a course 3 tablets all at once and it knocks the cold sore on its ass very quickly. The name of them is FAVIC it’s a chemist’s own brand but they work and just wanted you to know.

hey guys very informative and well done ... been using the old gumption for 30+ years also a bit of Selley's sugar soap can help

we use red cordial in the water tanks it seems to work and is easy to get 1lt of cordial in to 60lt tank fill with water drive around the block to mix then run the mix through all the water pipes drain tank refill the water tank and drain tanks dry job done if you forget to drain the tank its all good just have pink water lol love your work stay safe

Some very handy tips there that I wouldn’t have thought of doing. Looks like roo is a bit annoyed he had to stop playing.

Awesome stuff guys 👍😊

Great video guys, love to see the travel stuff but the tip videos are fantastic too. I assume the next van will also be a sunseeker?

Keep up the good work, the tank cleaner looks good,I will give it a try, we normally poor a cup of napisan and rinse, I use hallmark leather cleaner from Bunnings on all our leather, car, home lounge and caravan, about $14.00 from Bunnings, way better than the $70 leather clean kits, really comes out supple

Thanks for the great tips.

Hi Justin, in your video when cleaning the fly screens of the revisable exhaust fan in the shower, you mentioned you've not used the fans in reverse, and not sure why you would? we find it really comfortable on a hot day having a shower with the fan reversed, passing a soft breeze over you while your wet really helps cool you down.

Super helpful! We have the same ranger/finch hatch in our new-to-us van. Unfortunately the blockout blind has a massive water mark on it. Super random question but would you happen to know if you can just buy a new internal frame with the lights and blind/fly screen without having to buy a whole new hatch?

Jack, mate love the watch.

Next job will be a cleaning agent salesperson. “But wait there’s more and if you call within the next 20 minutes for our introductory offer”. Love it guys keep up the great vids

you guys need to get onto the bran "Koh" Australian made and owned! I love koh and its so universal.

Similar to Gumption, we use Barkeepers Friend on a damp microfibre- especially amazing on stainless and shower screens, and it’s a dry powder in a shaker can, so lasts for yonks without having to worry about it going dry.

Love the video

Re cleaning white surfaces: try using ‘Magic erasers’ which are white foam looking squares. Only require a little water and less elbow grease. They work a year 👍🏻

Hot tip! We put clear plastic hall runner in the van - keeps floor like new 🤩

When I built my van I fitted a 5 kg top load ,last of the Proper agitator model, best thing I did, Sadly it doesn't work anymore ,after 14 yrs. Yes I am an ex washing machine mechanic, so I was able to repair several problems over the years. Cleaning my pet hate, 😂😂🇦🇺🤠

Great tips 👌👌👌

great to see a couple cleaning the van together ❤ great team work guys #couplesgoals 🥰 #Australia 👏 💯 a great example for other men too #justdoit #aussieman #mentoring 😎

Magic erasers work a treat, no chemicals

Good video 👍 - like the tips!… have you thought of ceramic coating the shower? Might make it less susceptible to the red dirt upfront?

Great video...

No code word but think it should be 'SQUEEKY CLEAN' That was actually really handy (as always) Cheers 🍻

Fully understand your dislike for public washing machines, I have the same issue with public BBQ's I have heard stories of kids taking a dump on them.

Yet another great vid guys and a lot of areas I did know how to take apart, so very handy indeed. Curios to know, you mentioned the next van, and the fact that you have already placed your order for the Carafan….. So what van are you looking at now…?

Hahaha, you wash the floor the hard way. I use the green loopy rectangle microfibre mop on a swivel stick. When you need to rinse, simply peel the mop off the base and rinse in sink then stick back onto the base. Has Velcro at each end. So quick and easy. 5 minute job.

wow rhank you that was so informative.....what do you use for yr shower walls and is your lounge a faux leather came up great

For Cold Sore's.. when I feel one coming on... dab it with Lavender pure essential oil, with cotton bud preferred.. every few hours. If you get it early will fade away.. Though keep up the lavender till there is no soreness. Increase Zinc intake and Hydration. Being mindfull of both along with heat. Check back few day's prior to note what caused you to be stressed, i.e. long walk in the heat with low water intake or few too many extended happy hours. Or rushing to timetables. Whatever consider your hydration and zinc levels more so in extreme times. Raising ones VitD level to 70-80 range results in higher immune system and health.

Get brown fans 😂😂😂and then if the…… hits the fan you be right 😎👍🏻 great video in segments I like it 🍺👍🏻

Another great vid guys 👍 What about treating the red dust stains on drawbar/chassis of the van, or black roof platform on the Cruiser etc??

Hi I put a small bowl with frozen ice behind the fan blade for colder air, and a cold/ damp small towel at the back of the fan for cold air.?

Loved the video guys love cleaning the car and caravan after a trip

Great tips guys! What do you do for the exterior, particularly areas such as the A frame or underneath where red dirt gets sand blasted into the steelwork on dirt roads?

Good stuff 😃

Hey guys loving your videos- we haven’t got our van yet but need to pack our house as we have sold, how much clothing do you guys have and the kids, like how many t shirt etc etc - don’t want to carry to much but also don’t want to find we buy more clothes we already had .

You could try baby shampoo and water in a spray bottle for cleaning especially mirror and windows. Ratio is about a desert spoon to a litre of water. But I think depending on the size of your spray bottle it will be trial and error on how much shampoo you put in.

Clean as a whistle, lets get back on the road to get it dirty again :)

Hey do you know if it affects the 3 way fridge when it on gas like blow the pilot light out with that much air flowing thru the van?

Good you can start with my van now ha ha

Nice work guys, love the videos, given me some great places to check out ( notch point) for one. Will you be checking out Tasmania at all

Our Sirrocco fan is festy, due for an easier clean now... Have the same Dyson vac but, buy a Makita hand held vac, same battery as yours, much stronger, good attachments, easier to clean out, one less charger... Cheers.

Hi Guys, just a tip, re amorall cleaner. a really good cleaning range of products, and its Australian made is "BOWDEN'S OWN". look em up. Top stuff, and wont dry out your leather or vinyl coverings as amorall tends to do because it is petroleum based. Hope this helps, and helps to support Australian business. Cheers

Hey guys! Great video thank you for the tips 😊 Love the bath mat storage idea, do you remember where you got the bar from? Cheers

This is a great video, its a very informative and forgoten side of caravan life, Id be interested to know how you clean the fly screens on your normal windows? do you take thoem out and wash then the same? or do you wash them while there in?

Hey mate, thanks for the video. Do you top up your water tanks after each trip so it's ready to go and let it sit until your next trip or do you fill them up before you head out?

How do you go about making the cassette in the toilet last, when you're free camping for several days? I know you can get another cassette but with 5 in the van, they would fill up quickly.