Thanks Steve, appreciate your kind words. Yes I certainly went into this with a long form view. I’ve seen so many failures and disappointments from cheaper or import setups. Each to there own though, whatever gets you out there enjoying it. Cheers 🍻
Great presentation Jeff. The cost is the cost. Its not huge when you consider s lot of people spend $100000 plus on a bare bones landcruser. Spend and enjoy. You cant take it with you and what memories you will have. Cheers.
hey Jeff thanks for the full transparency ! great workmanship from mits alloy .On a personal note do you feel justified on paying $28 k( hence why mits don't give prices on the website , you'll shit yourself ) , i think its abit of a stretch for a tray/ canopy setup. $20 k would be a fair price for both parties
Thanks John, I do agree. Unfortunately when demand is high and supply is tight inevitably prices increase. I am very happy with it but definitely would have been even happier with a few extra K in my pocket to spend on other mods. Appreciate your question and the view. Cheers 🍻 Jeff
Nice set up, We found we got some condensation in our canopy that we sleep in but putting some marine carpet on the roof fixed all of that and made it a lot cooler inside too. Canopies are something that is never finished.
Great video clip. It's nice to see people talk about their setups. But at the end of the clip you always think to yourself, I wonder what that cost. So the fact that you mentioned all that, was very helpful to know. I just have one question re your Darchee awning. The last clip I watched on the Darchee 270 awning the presenter complained that while the awning sat outside on his vehicle and it rained, a lot of water got inside the cover. As he opened the zipper you could see the water drip out. Have you experienced this problem with yours?
Thanks Malcolm for your feedback. I’m glad to hear that you found it helpful. As for the Darche, no I have not had trouble with it getting wet while packed in the bag at all. Whilst it’s been a great awning and I’ve never had any issues, I have plans down the track of upgrading to a Bush company 270 XT Max free standing awning. If your considering making a purchase suggest checking it out. A bit pricey but looks the goods 👍 cheers 🍻 Jeff
@@jeffntashadventures3438 Thanks Jeff for the fast reply. Yes the Bush Company XT awning is the best of the best. I too have done a lot of research on awnings and RTT. I think the Alpha Bush Company RTT is also the best of the best. I guess that is the one you have in mind as you mentioned you will be purchasing a RTT. Unfortunately the XT awning is out of my budget.
Liked, subbed and commented. Good video mate it’s helping me with my ram2500 build. Cheers Cracking a cold one now for my Rabbitohs Hopefully they win on my birthday.
Thanks for the break down on the tray and canopy, looks great. Going through the same at the moment, MITS do a great job very similar to Norweld with quality and cost. Still trying to figure out what size canopy for a single cab 79, full canopy or 1500 and keep some tray space. A friend once told me “ it’s only dear the day you buy it “😁
Well one and great job mate, I am sure you will enjoy it for years to come. I am on the same journey and it is hard to choose between all of the options available. I agree, pay once, cry once but then it’s done right. I’m trading between mitsalloy, GCI and Norweld but love the module based system of mitsalloy and GCI. Hope you are enjoying your travels.
hey mate, very tidy setup and good detail in vid. Thanks for the breakdown of weight and cost. Just wondering if you have had a GVM upgrade, seems like you might be very close when fully loaded with all the gear for a cape trip?
Thanks for your feedback Rohan 👍 No gvm upgrade as yet but maybe on the cards. My problem with that is I bought this setup particularly to jack off canopy regularly to wheel harder tracks as that’s always been my passion. If I put heavier spring rate in with gvm upgrade it will be rock hard when I jack it off and won’t flex at all. I haven’t weighed it yet but from the recent Moreton trip I estimated it was about 3.5t. Still fine tuning what I need to carry etc. keep following to see what changes I make. It’s likely I’ll put a set off 500-700 constant parabolics in. At this stage it seems to be the best of both worlds, but granted not legal if I’m at 3.5t loaded. I’ll put it on the weigh bridge with and without canopy in a video soon. Cheers Jeff🍻
Jeff, that was a really great vid, with all honest opinions from you. Good luck on your trips and looking forward to more reviews on your gear...cheers
Hi Ronnie, thanks for your comment. I agree I could have got cheaper for similar, however after spending days calling around many companies both big and small Mits was the only company that took the time to listen and respond to my questions. I know there are a lot of time wasters out there but I really became frustrated with the lack of customer service in the market. At the end of the day I was happy to spend my hard earned cash with Mits. I just got back from our first trip yesterday so keep an eye out for that vid and a few other reviews and updates. Cheers 🍻
Oki love you work and the videos when they pop up , but please I’m not the you must do guy here but when I here someone who works hard on the videos, talking with every 4 or 5 th word is but arrr And the but arrr , it so spoils the message you are getting across, it also would cut the video time down, I know your trying to pick out the points that need to come across, there getting lost with the way you talk, I can see your trying very hard, this will improve over time, just be aware of them. Enjoy this video will be seeing MITS to have my own tray done by them.
@@jeffntashadventures3438 , thanks mate, I wanted to tell a lot of RU-vid to take lessons for there ways to talk, you come across as a very capable man in what you doing also what you have done, work on putting yourself like you are watching you! catch out on a track one day
Hey mate, Do you know the weight of your ute, Have you had a GVM upgrade? if not what weight suspension are you runnings? THanks for all the info your putting into the build/reviews.
Hi Matt, fully loaded 3.5t. I plan on doing vid soon putting it over the weigh bridge with/without canopy to give everyone a better idea on weight and what I carry to make that weight. I carry everything including the kitchen sink. Cheers Jeff
Thanks for the feedback 👍 only weighed it once fully loaded heading to Moreton. Total weight 3.6t. But there a lot of weight on the truck alone not necessarily the tray and canopy. Full length bash plates, bull bar, winch, 150l long range tank full. 100ltrs water, Very heavy duty rock sliders and skid plates, 35’s and so on. I plan to weigh as daily driver dry weight and take canopy off, this will be best indicator.
@RUSTY W changing to Tray and canopy has been a game changer for us. Next trip or so I’m going to jack the canopy off at camp to set up base camp so I can still wheel harder tracks. That’s why I went this way rather than a service body etc. keep me posted on your build, would be keen to hear your thoughts once done. Cheers 🍻
Thanks for the question douger. I worked hard from a very young age and have been fortunate to given opportunities for advancement through my career. The tray and canopy I purchased mostly with a bonus I had earned. I decided to put it towards this purchase, without it I would have just purchased bit by bit as I could afford, which is how I’ve gone about everything now. Bit by bit. No inheritance or lotto wins for me unfortunately.
Hahaha yes mate I do, but you’re too late. She’s already found her life partner. Thanks for you comments and I’m glad you like the way I’ve built it up. There will be a full walk through video coming in a few weeks. Cheers Jeff 🍻
Great video mate, thank you for doing this with the detailed cost breakdown. Norweld quoted me 39k for a deluxe canopy package ( which I expected around that high ) and was keen to compare with other custom Aussie made places around Brissy. How did you decide to go with Mits being all the way down in Newcastle? Any tips you could offer if I'm going for a similar setup on a new Hilux? Things you should have done/ added/ negotiated in the planning process? Speaking of planning process, is it kind of custom suited to your needs or is it a package? Cheers!!
Gidday Ryan, thanks for your feedback. I decided on Mits as they made me feel as if they wanted my business, many others were exactly opposite and made me feel I was an inconvenience. Obviously piece of mind through there growing patronage was also reassuring. I’d definitely go through them again for ant future builds. Although not fully custom, they offer plenty of options across diverse areas such as tray and canopy lengths, tool box and trundle draw lengths, on board water options and many internal fit out options that allow you to build up the package that best suits you. Probably 2 things I’d change if I had my time over, reduce the length of the trundle draw and fit the under tray water tank, at the time I though bigger draw was more important but not the case I’ve found, also inside I went with the back to back draw which limits a bit of flexibility having 2 seperate draws. Not deal breakers and these were my choices which I agonised over for a while. Hope this was helpful. Feel free to send through any other questions you may have. Good luck with your purchase 👍 Jeff
Hi Troy, it will vary for everyone based on how you fit it out and so on, but here’s what it cost me. Tray/Canopy, draws, fridge cage, oven shelf, top shelf etc $28K installed Fully enerdrive 12v set up components only $6k Another $5k for electrical install and fitout, xbar and install, fitting existing awning and oven, install upright fridge, install clearview slide and 2nd fridge, lighting etc Both fridges, awning and easy slide $5k I’d budget $45k for everything mate. I’ve just added bundutop roof top tent to mine. More vids on setup coming soon. Thanks for the view and question, if you need more info let me know Cheers 🍻 Jeff
Thanks for your feedback Daniel 👍. We just got back from the first trip with it so keep an eye out for a few new vids from Moreton Island and a few reviews of different components. Cheers 🍻 Jeff
