NEW TOW RIG - RAM 3500 - WHY WE CHOSE THIS VEHICLE - FOR FULL TIME TRAVEL TOWING OUR EVOLVE CARAVAN. 

Yes hoping to pick up the RAM next week and it will be about another 3 weeks till the canopy is finished. Can't wait. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Yes it changes everything now having a vehicle designed to tow. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Thanks when we hit Tassie we we let you know. We can't wait to get the new rig and get back on the road. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

That's good glad you got a good run out of them thanks for sharing Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Us too 😃 Looks like we should have the car by this time next week, and the canopy will be about another 3 weeks after that can't wait. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Thank you We are so excited to get on the road and explore too. 😄 Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Yes Nik is lucky that she is Hairdresser ! So always has nice hair 😍 Yes excited about the new car we can't wait. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. An the fuel isn't just at small towns. I think these days cars are getting smaller and so are the fuel stations and seeing that most cars use petrol most places accommodated for that. At least trucks get a bigger turn around and access to the bowers. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

That's why we choose to share ! Everyone watches to see how it is done and what it costs. No good doing this if your not up front. If you put your life up here and want true followers at least answer the questions even if its in private. We have booked Tassie for mid November this year. We just have to make sure we are still in out lengths. But can't do that till the new rig gets here and the canopy is fitted. We are pretty sure we are right but really need to check. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Thank you , it's a big decision but if you want it more you need to just do it. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Yes it helps to see what you do and don't need And if you do it close enough so you can come back and re jig everything. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. That's what we say you only live once so make the most of it. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Thanks We can't wait to get it counting down the days looking forward to get back on the road. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Thank you 😊 Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

😆🤣😂 Yes I know !!! It's all about more fuel and water to stay off grid longer and a more capable of towing. I'll have to keep an eye on what gets brought 😆 On the plus side I'll have to take Nik to the shops so I'll see what she comes out with. 😆 Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Yes we will be sad to see the Y62 go. But we need to be able to carry more fuel and water and the Y62 just can't do that and be legal. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Yes counting down the days. Hate the sitting around till it gets here it is doing our heads in 😆🤣 Yes Nik will always do hair and make-up has to look right. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

@@daveniksadventures2255 I'm waiting for Nik to start giving us a full review of the bakeries all around Australia too! 😄I'm fully invested hehehe.

Yes we will. Our hips won't like it tho🤣😂 Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

I know but if you want it and need it you have to pay unfortunately. 😏 But we don't have house and contents insurance any more so not too bad. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Yes I did a fair bit of research on it and I agree on that. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

MB Prestige is the insurance company. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

The van is insured with RAC and the RAM is with MB Prestige. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Yes the waiting is a big pain in the bum , I hate it. 😒 Yes would be good to catch up on the road. Where are you based ? Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

We are located in Brisbane 🙂 We enjoy following you guys and happy to see that you have decided to get back out on the road again full time.

Yes it is a huge decision but what the he'll you only live once. Catch you on the road for a beer🍺or 2🍻 Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Shhhh Don't say that too loud Nik will buy more clothes lol We can't wait for the new set-up 🙌 Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Yes I thought of that we will be having solar panels up there and the shovel and Maxtraxs so it will be nearly full 😀 Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Yes our stretched 79 was a lot heavierand bigger than standard and it was great to have the van behind. The bigger the tow rig the better it tows a van. We can't wait to get it. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

I look at the cost of say a new 300 chopped and extended, then a canopy you would be lucky to keep it under $240+. It still has a little 3.3 v6 which has had the wick turned up to produce the power of the 200 series v8. They still have factory drive train, wheel' bearing etc. 2500 /3500 hd is designed to tow big loads and leaves the landcruiser /y62 for dead. Yes more expensive but not if you are doing a chop etc to a Japanese vehicle.

Correct well said Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Yes I didn't get to drive the chev 2500 but the wait time put me off. And the extra cost of getting the upgrade. That's why we went with the ram 3500 it was ready to go straight out of the box no upgrades. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Thanks guys. It had to be done we were on the limit all the time and that's not good for the car 24/7. So we took the plunge now have to re fit it out again 😆🤣 What sort you looking at to upgrade to ? Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

We are going 3500 too but I need to sell a few vehicles for a decent deposit.

Hey we do what we need to do to make things happen. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

😂😂😂well our truck is ordered Bummer we were hoping you had yours by now Cheers Johnny&Rene

How exciting how long do you need to wait ? I rang today to see how long before we can get ours. It is still on the wharf in Fremantle it's been there nearly a week. So not sure if we actually get this week now. 🤔 But them the breaks. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

I was only surmising it was that I'm not really sure it probably has more to do with it being a truck and the stamp duty is less 🤔 I'm not sure but hey it was cheaper. 😆 Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Not sure yet 🤔 The wheels and tyres will stay until they wear out and not sure about the front bar yet or lights might just run with it for a bit and see. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

@@daveniksadventures2255 Sounds good👍

MB Prestige was the insurance company. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Congratulations on your new ram . Great to see ppl enjoying their life . Maybe a couple new handbags for Nic . 😂. Great video as usual . 😊

Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Yes Nik will now say there is more room for hand bags shoes and clothes. 😆🤣😂 But the main objective is for more fuel - water and being safer on the road. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

It is a pillow top mattress it is actually out of the zone caravan we had. It's not a standard caravan mattress it's longer and has a zip on and off pillow top so you can swap it over and flip the mattress. I'm not sure on the make without stripping the bed and taking the pillow top off. But look at the zone website and its the upgraded mattress It's the best one we have had. That's why it is in our 3rd van. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

Ah thank you! I couldn’t work it out but now that you say it has a Zip it makes sense! Looks so comfy 😅

@takingwandaoutyonda ate we talking about the same thing ? Are you looking at something on the bed ? Or the bed itself ? Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

They are more expensive here because of the freight And I was just surmising that was the case why it was cheaper - I think because it comes in as a light truck the stamp duty is different? Either way it was cheaper to get a 3500 ready to go instead of a 2500 and do the GVM upgrade. We both have HR truck licences so that suited us. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel. Cheers Dave and Nik 👍🍻🇦🇺

@@daveniksadventures2255 I have a HR as well , luckily for me, because it has more than one ton payload and I am self employed, if I got one, I would claim all my GST back. Which makes a big difference. Also as they’re classed as a truck, they are exempt from the crappy NVES . I am a member of the HD RAMS forum on line and the Ram 5 th gen 2500/3500 HD Discussion Group . Heaps of information on those sites.