Car and caravan crash, are we down and out? Plus other adventures 

We’re glad and amazed you got through this incident without any serious injuries - I’ve seen some awful outcomes and unfortunately loss of life for some - no doubt Mark you will be exploring a setup that will give you better weight mgt and towing stability - it’s awful when the ‘tail starts wagging the dog’ - just don’t believe the industry lies exclaiming ‘it’ll tow three and a half tonnes’ because that’s pure insanity - If you’re not on top of weights such as GVM, GCM suspension upgrades pros and cons this is the best time to do a lot of research - yes they’re will be plenty of advice coming your way but make sure of having a fully informed decision and that Shirley is comfortable with it - I’m not trying to scare you but view ‘driver jailed for six years after wife and another family member die in NSW crash overweight Prado/caravan’ - good luck with your research and safe travels.

There are lots of warning signs for the road condition there, we saw lots of vans broken in various ways. Most going too fast…

Glad your safe. Rural people are the best.

The car looked like it would buff out 😊 Just kidding, glad you're ok. Happy trails.

With your dog on the loose be careful of poisonous bites that can be carried around the area by crows. If your dog picks one of those up he won’t last long just a hint take the care and avoid the sorrow and happiness. Do take care there are crocodiles in the streams up that way be careful..

Best wishes!

If you purchase another Chinese van get the suspension upgraded with proper shocks and matched springs. The original poor quality suspension is likely the cause of the accident .

New sub , I’m currently in Geurie rec ground waiting for the bride to come back from England,her mum was really sick and then pasted ,so she stayed to bury her, it’s been over three months now. She flies into Duddo this Wednesday,god willing,as long as she has no trouble with her broom 😂😂. I lost or Roxy 🐕‍🦺the other week ,a Cane Corso bitch after 8.5 years so not all fun and games. Not your average caravan dog and I wouldn’t recommend a dog like that to anyone, I dearly loved her and we miss her,hopefully the pain will ease soon. I’m constantly visited by a huge tribe of kids and grandkids that collect firewood and stack it up for me and cater to my every need so I’m not doing it hard by any stretch of the imagination. Boy have I got some stories to tell about our adventures on the road from Mt Isa to Charters Towers one of which involved being flooded in at Pairie for two weeks,plus many many others. BUT the people out that way are just beyond belief in their kindness and compassion and love and nothing and I do mean nothing is to much trouble or inconvenience 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️. We are heading north when the bride gets back and recovers a bit, hopefully to a charity event in Goomburra to raise money for the care flight helicopter and local dog rescue services,then we’ll try and make it up to Karanda markets north of Cairns. We like to be back at Nug Nug for Christmas in the cool of the mountains. Love your role with the punches attitude and I’m so glad that you’ve come away still strong and happy, safe and happy travels and keep up the great clips,loving ya work 👏👏👏❤️🙏👁️👁️😎😇🦘🐨🇦🇺

Just found you guys and we both enjoy your blogs 👍 so glad you all made it put of your accident safely ❤ Lyn and Bob

YOU ARE ON Yandruwandah land the Yandruwandah people are my people the Mertys are directly related me

Restores your faith in humanity. Glad you are all safe.

glad you 3 are all good, now for the car and caravan search. It will be interesting to see what you finish up with, keep safe and keep smiling.

Holy Faaa####!! Glad you’re in one piece. The thing with road trips is if everything went perfectly, you’d have a mediocre story. Your adventures and the friends you’ve made along the way have made gripping viewing at least for me. Safe and happy travels.

Welcome To Townsville 😉

Happy you to are safe. Just need to slow down little. Iv got 12foot jayco i tow it with hyundai i40 wont go over 90kmh my van is 730kg waight tfast when they go they go

Hi there guys. I always wonder what I need to avoid. Other than hitting a bump in the road what did you determine as the reason for the accident? Why did the van start swaying? Was the van overloaded at the back end? What sort of hitch did you have on …… 50mm ball or D035?

Firstly, glad all 3 of you are ok. That leg certainly was adventurous ! Good use of the drone to scout ahead as a spotter for the road condition. I like Shirley's spirit - "Lets go" (through the water you didn't get bogged in). Lucky Shirley didn't like that car 🤣 How many rigs do you think you'll go through on this trip ? 😉Hitching in a road train was pretty cool; and kudos to the driver (and nephew) who was super generous. 5,500 km² = 1,359,080 acres 😲 Also... RainX is EXCELLENT for the windscreen in the rain. You might have used it on your visor on rides (?) It doesn't work as well on plastic; it's unreal on glass. You don't need to use your wipers at all, which is also helpful with vision in the rain. I noticed recently the instructions on the box didn't mention (as it use to) to do 2 applications. After the 1st application goes hazy, apply again, then when 2nd coat is hazy (dry) buff off. Couldn't recommend it more highly. Happy travels, and look for to seeing your next rig xxx

You were right, I didn't guess any of that! So glad y'all are safe

What bad luck....we witnessed a bad caravan roll over accident a few weeks back , not the nicest experience....hope you get sorted out quickly so you can continue your travels. I bet you wished now that you hadn't changed your Plan.

Good luck guys. Stay safe...

It's not an accident it's an incident.

Luck your safe and all ok One question were you overweight on one or both car and van????

You may have already researched it, but we had electronic stability control fitted to our van , gives us piece of mind. All the best for the future.

Thanks for sharing

tie about 5m of rope to track and to out side of van and you wont have to stop in the mud or walk back a mile to get them

What’s on ur head mate?

Glad you are okay and raring to go again.

Hi Mark and Shirley, thanks for sharing this. It’s good to see that you are all well and that you will continue your adventures. Just found you and I really enjoyed your content. Great that you are being well looked after and all the best for your future travels.

tandem vans are 500% safer when towing

Glad that all three of you are safe and being well supported. Great presentation. Just subscribed, so while I wait for the journey to continue I will go back and watch the previous videos.

Please what is a HARCAR? 25:07

i would start off by putting two tracks be behind the back wheels an try to reverse one meter then put 4 tracks in front of your wheels and go forward

The main thing is you are all OK ,give the dog a pat from us

Hey Mark. Did you work with buses

Bloody Hell! How fast were you going!

Dont let this stop you, set up & go again

Let this teach you a lesson that you are not qualified to be towing anything on the road. There are too many people driving and towing vans beyond their capabilities out there and they should keep off the roads! This is not bad luck this is bad driving, period..