NO TRACK, NO MAP - Insane Desert 4WD Adventure! Tough 4x4s + 6x6 Chopped 200 Series forge new track! 

Knowing the challenges you all faced on the cross country section of your journey, here is a little bit of history from a one time desert traveller. Now nearly 86, it gives me great pleasure to immerse myself in videos of the outback, particularly those of the Simpson Desert. I thoroughly enjoyed your drone shots and the desert scenery in general as you proceeded southwards cross country blazing a new trail just to the east of the Hay River Track. I certainly know what it is like to go off track and the difficulties encountered having crossed the Simpson Desert back in 1977 east to west cross country through its centre. It was a solo journey in a little LJ50 Suzuki taking 7 days and quite a trip back then with no GPS compass only, and all against the steep face of the dunes. It was about 300km of continuous sand hills with daily battles to be fought and won. However, in 1985 I did something similar to yours in the northern Simpson as far as trackless journeys go, albeit a little longer in time and distance. I departed Burketown heading for Adelaide some 2500km away. Instead of the Hay River that you used, I came down the Plenty River just to the west until the station track finished. From there I proceeded on unmarked terrain to ultimately cross the Madigan Line which actually back then wasn’t there! You see I did the first re-enactment of Madigan’s crossing back in 1979 so my vehicle tracks had well and truly disappeared by then. Still heading down dune I crossed the French Track then the Rig Road, across the middle of Lake Peera Peera Poolanna to finally exit the desert proper at Kalamurina Station after about 400km of cross country travel. It was an extended journey of some magnitude and the many weeks spent in the desert gave me an intimacy with my surroundings that could never be achieved in any other way. Oh, I forgot to mention that I was actually walking (no backup vehicles) with a pack on my back powered by two feet and a heartbeat. You certainly had a convoy of fabulous vehicles and you made me feel envious of the technology available today. May you and your team have many more memorable Simpson Desert moments.

My wanting to travel Austrailia by 4x4 lives vicariously through these videos.

shauno's cooking is one of the best bits "look at the smell on that". love it

THE SIMPSON DESERT 🐪 WHAT A PLACE 🤙

Thursday night sorted keep the vids coming boys

Just discovered this show.. Loving it from California, USA!!

Now I know why maxtrax are so dear. Gotta pay for that 200k LandCruiser.

Shauno wasn't hanging around for this voice over..

I love that they used the classic 4wd Action music used when Roothy was the lead man! - 15:35 and 39:50

For those who want to see Grahams trip in shorty with the floods, dvd 154 $5 well worth

"Feels like a highway" "Feels like a queensland highway" As a queenslander can confirm😂😂 40:10

Stu Dawg absolutely roasting everyone this trip. Hah

I am very happy to see when a new episode comes out. Here in New York is freezing and watching the warm weather of Australia make me feel great. Super job.

Yeah the boys, makes my day when an episode is released

Can you upload the old video with shorty and young Graham? Looks like a killa trip.

Amazing tip on the mirroless camera by Graham. Its the very best for people on the move or in the climate. No moving parts. No mirror to break. Self cleaning. Sony is the top but very expensive, I went naturally with a olympus omd just because I learned photography with my mom's 35mm om1, and it turned out to be perfect for what I would actually make use or it for. A backup for my phone shots, when I have more time to prepare the shot. Get a TRIPOD too, different capturing worlds. A mirror less sensor will capture just as much light and detail if you give it more time. But yes Graham is also right about the negatives, or so to speak. Full frames actually really make a raw file with very complex algorithms who can mimic quite perfectly negatives. That's where you gain more in post processing like in film photography. People don't realise but TV and movies have HUGE LIGHT AMOUNTS on their subjects to get that amount of detail. It is then captured in lower light levels to reveal the clarity. It's all mostly done in post processing. Photographers and videographers are mostly computer geeks now lol, it takes HUGE amount of time to finalise the projects, its too easy to capture nowadays and time consuming to edit with a personal touch. Before everything had to be done before the final capture. Now its the opposite almost. Thats why you hear a calvalcade of camera mechanisms at those presidential speeches lol. They just shoot away everything and then spend hours looking at it. So its Phone: Quick, ok quality, water resistant/proof Mirrorless: On the go, good quality, can be very resistant and some water-resistant, mimics well film photography DLSR full frame: Long to setup, perfect quality if good tools and knowledge, extremely fragile to environement and must be cared for, expensive but is the true offspring of film photography. I would use my phone in a kayak or boat. Any moving activity. My mirrorless around the trails and trips. And if I had a DSLR I would capture the stars and planets at night in the desert offlanding like a badass because I'd be rich enough to afford a DSLR and a tacoma. lol

My favorite channel on RU-vid. Thanks for another video boys!!!

Sean and Graham. In 2005, I had traversed a lot of places around the Simpson Desert. Best one was 2006 when we came down from Lindsay bookie camp and where the hay River actually stops which is the largest clay pan. We did follow the hay River Road for a little while but then we went GPS cross country between the sand dunes and the idea was to follow the shot lines and the airstrip which is closer towards Queensland border and the expedition drawings of Wells which have been kapt over. Sometimes the shot line goes up the side of sand dunes on an angle but when you get to the top you were following it all the way along yes there are some massive washouts which means we had to drop down and go back up again on the sand dune. There were times when we followed in between the sand dunes quite a bit because it was like freshly mowed grass. Then we went to the famous Queensland Northern Territory South Australia stick in the ground.

Just spent a frustrating 4 hours changing wheel bearings , hubs , cvs , rotors , and pads . Finish up and crash on the sofa and boom , coldie and 4wd action ! Gonna be a mint night

The one thing I like about these guys is they show the capabilities of various vehicles, especially the dmax. It's a shame so many are so uncomfortable with their man hood that they have to bash the dmax for not being on 35s+ or 6 inches of lift. Yet the dmax literally goes through some pretty narly stuff. Proves you can have a practical vehicle, daily it and take it through some tough stuff. Also helpful for all those who just want to ride trails and have fun on stuff that isnt so crazy. Just shows how you can get into some fun fairly easily and be confident. Keep up the good content.

Yess another one 7am in England was just heading to bed after a night shift then this popped up !

Otto just like a QLD Highway loved that comet cause it’s very true

Getting me so pumped for my simo crossing in a couple of months!!

Wow That Was Pretty EPIC ,& PRETTY & ALSO KINDA SCARY, You Sure Better Be PREPARED

God Bless 4WD Action ..Share and Like ,Great work Guy's

4WDA goes to the store "one of the most iconic stores in AUS!" "Yeah mate, one of my all time personal favorites"

I really hope we're going to see more of that 6x6 200 Series. What a beast.

I love this Chaneel greetings from Slovenia 🇸🇮

Anyone else always enjoy the cooking segments too😎

love camping, hate fly's with a passion, biggest patience testers in the world

Love these outback videos.

Awesome trip. Be nice to see other 4WD vehicles on some of these trips to see if they can cut it. Like Triton. Navara, Ranger and Hilux etc instead of the monsters. Cheers Big H

Not being funny but this is amazing to watch on Apple TV after a hard days work with an ice cold beer 🍺

Awesome I'm slowly watching all your videos and loving every single one.

Well guys thats way much better then the all rainy forces and the muddy waters ……………… its just awesome waiting for the next weekend episode

love you bloody blokes, please bring back shorty and the dirty 30, be here since 1,000 subscribers and you guys are still hitting the YouTUbe internet with bloody good aussie videos. LIKE TO BRING BACK SHORTY AND THE DIRTY 30

Love the new paintjob graham, like the yellow lines, line x too

You guys are pure legends. I’ve been following you guys for a while now.Can’t get enough off of videos. Epic content, technical, fun, creative. I’ve learned a lot. Truly inspiration. Can’t wait to buy my Toyota and ride here in Portugal. Cheers guys!

I don’t think anything can beat the roar of the 79 series pulling up a sand dune

Finally! I was waiting some central Australia journey for a long long time! If there is more Norton territory episodes and the Northern part of it it would be absolutely awesome! Now I'm going to watch the episode!

Graham and Shaun, You’re both a great team. I love your commentary going back and forth with each other. Your videos just keep getting better and better. I watched your Simpson Desert with the Hema maps, Graham and this one with Shaun is a lot more interesting, I’m sorry to say and so well filmed. Having Shaun with you is a huge bonus in my opinion. I love the other characters like Jock and Sam ( with his mo) in the other videos. Jock is a good counterbalance to Shaun. But good to see the other blokes in this video too. Shaun captures the Australian larrikin spirit of people like our beloved Steve Irwin. And your video somehow captures the colour and majesty of the Australian desert, which is no mean feat. And a real treat to see in this second lockdown in Victoria. The Outback can appear boring but it’s an amazing experience to be out there in person. You guys are so lucky to have modern day adventures with your mates. And you manage to somehow include us in your camaraderie. It’s got to one of life’s best experiences to be out Bush with your mates. Your cameraman are awesome to say the least. The drone use is a real wow factor too. And excellent editing. Good on you.

Fantastic as always. You guys are filling up my bucket list.

Love the new D-Max's wrap. Well done Graham!

Oh yeah. Just what I need after a tiring day

Those drone views of Simpsons Desert is absolute pearla Thanks guys live long love you fellas :)

Graham you're the man.

4WD Action this show just gets better and better - fab trip.

Great episode thanks guys. Awesome.

That outro music is really good. I watch to the very last minute just for that

Absolutely brilliant thanks for showing us the Australian outback!!!

LOVE THAT 6X6

Brings back sweet memories! Nothing quite like the Simpson.

Only so many times you can hear “he’s not hanging around”

Just found this channel and are FRECKIN loving it. Been binge watching it for 3 days and hardly touched the service. Keep it going boys.

Graham when he's drunk cooking always cracks me up hahaha

*I KEEP SEEING THOSE BASTURD FLIES AND I SWING MY HANDS*😂😂

Love the new D Max wrap Graham!

You guys should have done more of the video on that 200 6x6 😍

New shirts straight from the packet! Love it! 😂

Hope to see more videos with Shaun’s 79! What a weapon that is!!

Absolutely love the vids as always.... Favourite bit.. 30:30 Graham's bogged on top of sand dune.. Shauno comes to rescue and they both use and carry shauno's maxtrax to the dmax.... That has a set of 4 on the roof..

Now that's remote! Damn sand everywhere.

My favorite day of the week

Amazing show and great people! Greetings from cold Norway 🇳🇴🇳🇴

I love the closing. They are talking with their hands but really just swatting flies away haha

you know its really dry when flies come to try to take some moister out of your eyes

Gosh I'd be going insane with those flies , even with the mesh mask. Good job boys keep em coming

Loving the vid already and it just started

Awesome film guys love what u do 👍

These videos are great to revisit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah! In the days of old. I had never heard that verse.... Good one.

You gentlemen have the life! Great channel 👍

this just makes me so happy

They are not "holding back" and they are "making it look easy!" :D cheers guys!

You guys are awesome! Loving the videos keep up the great work chaps!

These journeys are soo awesome!

loved this 4WD action

MY ears itched from all those flies!! Another awesome video guys!!

Chef Shauno always whippin’ up a good feed for the boooyzz! Yeeeeeeeeew 🤙

Yeah boys its that time of week🍺🍺🍺👌

Willem and Judith Kempen including his mate travel this area's in the 80 's in there Suzuki Sierra's in search of the blue streak rocket launched from Woomera in 1966. John McCubbin and Warren Bonython walked the desert in 1973. Denis Bartel did traverse the Simpson in all directions 70 or so times by foot, camel and 4wd ...

Bloopers on this videos awesome thanks guys

Those shirts came straight out of the packet, you can see the card lines!!! Very smart though!!

Great stuff fellers!! Never a dull moment.

Great! Aspeacialy the 6x6! Love that rig. I am looking forward to own my own 4x4 again to go back on the track! I'll keep on following! :) Keep it up! Cheers!

Love your work boys!

Did anybody else swat at the flies on their screen? Or was it just me?😂

The hole in the spoon is to measure one serving of spaghetti..good show..🎉

You guys are awesome great video 😂🤣👍🏻👍🏻

Love the can I make it... Well yes the camera car already did... Lol good work camera guys cutting the new track for them

I bet the camera crew were loving the flys! Lol

Good watching

Love you guys!!!! Makes me want to pack up n head down under😋. You should do a crossover episode where you come to America n try our trucks on our tracks

cool adventure

Awesome i love the desert

Those Max Trax look proper!

Graham half cut during that cooking segment was excellent

EPIC!

Legends keep up the good work

I love that 6x6