Fulltime Vanlife in Sydney Harbour, Australia

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After spending a week in Port Stephens, the weather was predicted to turn bad so I decided to head back down to Awaba Mountain Bike Park for a ride before everything gets muddy again. Of course, I then had to spend the night in the Watagans at Heaton Lookout.
Spent the morning looking around Monkey Face and Gap Creek Lookouts before driving to Brooklyn for an overnight stop. A viewer suggested I check out Dead Horse Bay, so that was the next mornings activity, though I failed to find the track and ended up walking to the bay across the rocks which is not recommended.
Heading back into the Sydney metro area, I stopped in at the Glen Rd Library in Glenrose to upload a video before pushing on the Manly. Driving up to Scenic Drive and wandering around the national park at North Head for the afternoon.
After a night sleeping in a street side parking spot, I moved over to Tanis Park in Balgowlah Heights. Fantastic views of the Sydney Harbour heads plus a nice walk around the inner harbour headland. Later moved up to Grotto Point and another walk around the head.
finally ended up going back to Tania Park that has no limitations on parking over night, plus the Council website specifically says it's not illegal to sleep in vehicles as long as you meet all the parking regulations. This makes for a very nice spot to spend the night and following morning.
Keep an ear open for some of my vanlifer tips, recommendations and general experiences throughout the video.
About me:
My name's Jason. Never one to miss an opportunity to have more fun in my life, after 25 years of working as a Mechanical Engineer, I took a redundancy, moved out of my house and started living full time in my self converted Ford Transit campervan. I pass my days mountain biking, bush walking and generally exploring the beautiful natural attractions that Australia has to offer.
Solo Fulltime Vanlife vlog
Chapters:
0:00 Grahamstown Dam driveby
1:11 Mulbring lunch stop
2:35 Awaba Mountain Bike Park
3:53 Heaton Lookout
5:34 Mountain wake up
6:58 Monkey Face Lookout
8:57 Lunch stop in Cooranbong
10:57 McKell Park Brooklyn
15:38 Dead Horse Bay walk
19:20 North Head Manly
23:32 Early wake up
25:52 On road van upgrades
26:12 Dobroyd Head walk
28:04 Lunch cook up
28:43 Council Rules sleeping in cars
29:39 Grotto Point walk
31:02 Washaway Beach
32:00 Tania Park

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24 июл 2024

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@TempyBuilds 3 дня назад

So many wonderful views , thank you for all the beach views , another great vid

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 3 дня назад

Thanks 😊

@abettermankind9761 15 дней назад

Great sightseeing, Bluey-well done! About six months ago, we were staying in our van at Lennox Head (Northern NSW). One early morning, I woke up to find a local council ranger putting warning notices on the windscreens of several vans, including ours. I quickly ran across the road to speak with him before he drove off. I mentioned that there were no "No Camping" signs where we had parked, but he informed me that the signs are posted before you enter the precinct, and that's considered sufficient. Wow! When you think it's too good to be true, it usually is.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

Yeah, good point. It's the same on the surf coast in Victoria. Big signs saying welcome to Torquay and underneath....no sleeping in vehicles 🙄 At least they were giving warnings. I've seen them putting flyers on cars in Huskisson and also had a ranger come for a chat in Melbourne.

@WayneFisher-cs3et 15 дней назад

If you get time go up to Barrenjoey and have a look at Palm beach. There's a really nice walk that goes up to the Barrenjoey light house and when you get to the top the view is spectacular, looking back back up to the central coast. I know that area really well as I spent the first 30 years of my life there. Its a beautiful place will always be home to me where ever I am. Loving your videos.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

Thanks Wayne. Barrenjoey is one spot I've never been to. Definitely want to get there at some point.

@SeanC1959 15 дней назад

Great video as always Jason. Your depiction of van life and all of it's intricacies is the real deal - warts and all. A half an hour of great viewing for me. Cheers, Sean.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

Thankyou very much, Sean!😊

@alexandramary3118 13 дней назад

Hi Jason, I am loving the videos. The bike videos look very fast and I wonder how you stay on the bike. It is really good you are highlighting the scenery, coastal and mountainous. They are places I haven’t heard of. Alex in Victoria.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 13 дней назад

Thanks Alex, very happy you're enjoying them. My challenge is to keep finding interesting places.... fortunately it's not too hard 😁

@crhooke7449 15 дней назад

With all the restrictions ever increasing, no parking, no camping, no this no that. "The liberty deniers". Good you can still find places to stay. Lived in Sydney for 10 yrs, never realised there were such pleasant locations. Nice footage, keep enjoying what your doing.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 14 дней назад

Thank you. It is hard with all the rules but I guess, even with those rules, there are still people that mess these places up. If everyone was well behaved there wouldn't be a need to restrict places for all users. As you say though, there's still plenty of opportunities for us 😁

@camgrice 15 дней назад

Loving your videos. 🚙

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

Thank you very much! 😊

@HammerRocks 14 дней назад

Nice one mate. Now that you've done the North Heads, you should try and do the other two (South & West heads).

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 14 дней назад

Another video to come 😉 Didn't get to the south head though. Save it for another day 😁

@andanssas 14 дней назад

30:00 That rock carved fish seems to be inside a bigger fish 🐟or could it be a map to point where the fish was? 😹 I've been enjoying your adventures and appreciating the variety you bring to them (haven't been able to watch several though 😓)... I'm glad to see your content getting more attention, well done Jason. I'm also writing because I saw that late 🍨at 13:54 and the 🫐 muffin 😜Why did I notice those especially when I haven't been able to keep up with most of your videos? It's probably that synchronicity weirdness everyone talks about coming back with a vengeance 🤣 I've listened to Matt Walker (sleep expert) in a science based podcast (HubermanLab) and other nutrition/MDs podcasts. This might be useful: - carbs/sugary stuff later in the day induces hyperglycemia (potential trigger for diabetes) and prevents restorative sleep (sometimes falling asleep) - if you still crave sugars at night, have something with fiber first and then mix the sugary foods with pure lemon juice, cinnamon or even raw blueberries - they blunt the insulin spike - dense foods have the opposite effect, e.g. legumes and vegetables need to be fermented by the gut = carbs slowly released (having a can of beans and vegetables in hot water might not trigger dopamine, but you'll end up sleepier for sure) - having caffeine in the afternoon, electric or overhead lights, pure water, intense heat/exercises before bedtime induce waking up - getting late sunlight and cooling down the body (e.g. taking a hot shower or putting your feet on warm water) induces sleep - early sunlight (first 30 minutes) after waking and avoiding late afternoon naps regulates your circadian rhythm, improving sleep - for noise outside, earmuffs over earplugs These are the essentials: I've adjusted several of my habits based on them and sleep improved significantly, that's why I wrote that earlier comment (months ago? I apologize 😅) Hope this helps and somewhat compensates my lack of commenting in previous videos, but damn, I didn't expect to write an essay here, I'll shut up now 🤐 Keep up with the great 🚐life journey 💪

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 13 дней назад

Not sure about the fish. A lot of the carvings were very faint and the wet rocks made them harder to see. I can understand you not keeping up with my video's. 2 long videos per week is a lot to watch 😁 And thanks for sharing your info on eating. It's funny, most days I have been having ice cream at lunch, but ran out the day before 😂. I can't say I ever see significant changes to my sleeping habits no matter what I try. Probably the biggest improvement for me is just to sleep if I'm tired, so daytime sleeps are not an issue for me anymore. I probably only have one 2 or 3 times per week and usually only if I've done a lot of exercise in that week, but seems to work well for me. Stress was my biggest issue for good sleep and even though I didn't think I was actively worrying about things, when I looked at what was happening in my days, I could always correlate difficult situations with poor sleep. Not so much oof an issue nowadays, but there's still a few black clouds hanging around 😂

@totalcontrol4205 13 дней назад

I'm in Sydney, wishing I was out there, doing what you're doing. Take care.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 13 дней назад

Thanks. You should head out on some day trips. Most the places seem to have public transport as well if you don't drive 😊

@totalcontrol4205 13 дней назад

@@MakingStuffGoingPlaces I drive, but life is a bit complicated at the moment. Hopefully, in a few months, things will improve and then, next year, I'm off. I want to drive down to Tasmania then up top Queensland. Tassie for summer and Queensland for winter. Lol. 🤞

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 13 дней назад

@totalcontrol4205 sounds. Like an awesome plan! I'd love to head over to Tassie in summer too, but yes.... complications...😁 Make the most of what you can and keep looking to the brighter future!😊

@totalcontrol4205 13 дней назад

@@MakingStuffGoingPlaces will do. Have fun, stay safe.

@fatmanoverlanding 15 дней назад

Another good episode Jason. Seeing you do Awaba MTB park in the past few videos, inspired me to go for a ride on it. Tell you what, I don't remember it being as hard as I found it on this ride, compared to when I last rode on it (some 3-4yrs ago). Goes to show how much your fitness drops once you stop being active. But I've enjoyed it nonetheless. Cheers.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 14 дней назад

Good to here you got out on the bike! My fitness drops so quickly if I don't ride regularly, which is my problem at the moment. The weather is cooperating!😂

@Julia-lo5uq 15 дней назад

Great video again! It will be interesting to test the limits and see if you're hassled by the authorities in unrestricted areas. Especially the spots with magnificent views!

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

Yeah,that spot surprised me. I would imagine it will get pretty busy in summer 😁

@wildpeace 14 дней назад

I always take the scenic route between Newcastle and Sydney. So much nicer than the motorway.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 14 дней назад

Absolutely! Nothing more boring than the motorways 😁

@paulineh4019 15 дней назад

Sydney is very fortunate to to have all those National parks within it, that and the waterways is what makes it a special city. Is that barracks area where the quarantine station used to be? Lovely to see the view again (for me) across to the city, always loved the area. Bit too busy nowadays, though where you were seemed almost deserted! I'm sure it was around Dobroyd there used to be shacks right on the cliff face but they eventually moved the people out (or they died off). Imagine having that view daily, year long! None of the tracks seem to be looked after carefully these days, not getting the funding I guess :(

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 14 дней назад

Yes, the quarantine station is just below the barracks. I didn't go as it was a long walk and the rain was a bit on and off. There are some old shacks down on the cliff face at Dobroyd. You can see them from some of the lookouts but not sure how you get to them. Would be a nice view but the weather would be pretty wild!😁

@Psalm23bytheSea 15 дней назад

Enjoyed the nature and scenery of the east coast from my armchair 😂, my pup likes to watch too

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

There's a close up of a rabbit in the next one so hold on to the puppy😂

@DebGeeDee 15 дней назад

Bunnings have great ‘child proof’ locks that bend around corners in various sizes and they are super strong. I use them to keep quite heavy drawers closed. One word of caution is they are so strong the sticky bits are almost impossible to remove. I’ll try and post a link to them. Cheers, Deb

@DebGeeDee 15 дней назад

They’re called ‘Dream Baby Child safety flexible multi purpose latch’ - possibly around aisle 9.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

Thanks Deb. I actually already have that style of latch on there but the problem is I need to manually latch it....hence I forget. I need to have another look and see if there's one that latches when the door is closed, but the other issue is I have very little space to fit it. Might need to make something 😂

@shelza33 15 дней назад

You'd make a great housesitter, if you ever feel you'd like to rest in one place for a while, then venture out in between. I LOVED housesitting, and people called me back to come and mind their homes again.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

😊 maybe one day, but right now, I struggle staying in a house. 3 or 4 days and I'm itching to get back out in the van 😂

@gln9068 14 дней назад

Great lifestyle :) Definately frustrating with the 'movealongs'... what with the cost of living, renting or buying and lack of options, we may have many more people living their best life in Vans :)

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 14 дней назад

I love it! I'm quite used to needing to move on nowadays and usually if I'm asked to move, I already know I was pushing my luck in that spot 😂

@andrewedwards1771 14 дней назад

I stumbled upon your channel the other day and have enjoyed watching your videos. I am taking notes of all the cool hiking trails, lookouts and waterfalls I need to check out. Thanks for the info.

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 14 дней назад

Thanks Andrew. Glad you're finding them useful 🙂 there's stacks of cool places out there!

@andrewedwards1771 13 дней назад

@@MakingStuffGoingPlaces Absolutely! You should head down the South Coast when the weather warms up. I would be keen to see the places you come across. There are some amazing beaches and waterfalls down there too.

@Marksmith2-qu6tl 15 дней назад

I'm thinking of travelling around Oz in a couple of months .what would you recommend mate a van like yours which looks amazing or a hilux with a slip on camper on the back like you use to have ?? Any suggestions appreciated . Love ya videos too

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

Thanks Mark. The big advantage of a slide on camper is that you can take it off and go 4WDing to get into some difficult locations. I think for places in NT and WA, that would be a plus....however..... The van uses far less fuel, 10l/100km versus 12.5l/100km for the slide on. With the money you save in fuel, you could hire a 4WD....it kind of depends how often you want to go off road. My choice was to stick with a van. Much nicer to drive and cheaper to run.

@Marksmith2-qu6tl 15 дней назад

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces iv made my mind up thanks for the insite .keep the great content going.love your bush adventures and coast views

@djmini2numpty141 12 дней назад

top tip to shorten your videos and hence save you time... cut out breakfast, lunch dinner and bedmaking segments ;) Frank from Sydney

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 12 дней назад

I kind of agree with you. I don't like watching that stuff but when I looked at channels that are far more successful than me, that's exactly what they show....and a lot more than I do. You have a look and see how many start with a montage of coffee making.....that's generally where I switch off! 😂 If you look back at my older videos, I focused only on the outdoor content and nobody watched them....so I'm afraid meals and bed making are here to stay 😁

@djmini2numpty141 12 дней назад

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces it's your call, but I wouldn't count on it being why ppl watch your vids, a short , here's my brekky, etc and then move on to narrative with scenic vid would surely work. Granted, many vids, camping, vanning boating do contain meal times, but is an area that can be trimmed to enhance the main content, 😀

@aarontumbleton77 15 дней назад

Wondering about sleeping in the van in the Bondi Beach front carpark?

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

I've never tried to sleep there, but looking on Google Street view, there are no signs saying you can't park overnight. You would need to check that in person as Google's images may not be up to date. Also, I can't see anything on the Waverley Council website that says you can't. Personally, I think it would be a terrible place to try and sleep. There'll be so much passing traffic!😊

@daisylarson4936 15 дней назад

I'm pretty sure they move you on. It was in the news a few years ago about the disrespectful backpackers. There is a place at Tempe Reserve I always see vans at and I believe they have hot showers

@daisylarson4936 15 дней назад

Holbeach Ave, says it has showers

@MakingStuffGoingPlaces 15 дней назад

It wouldn't surprise me if they move you on. Personally I wouldn't try such a well known location! 😁

@aarontumbleton77 15 дней назад

@@daisylarson4936 thank you so much.. any other ideas in Sydney? Not expecting anyone to give up their secret places :) just some more well known ones will do!!