Hi guys - another great vid on a Sunday morning :) All signed up for ECC. One point you didn't cover when talking about sources of water - RAIN! :) We use that big water collecting area of the awning to collect rainwater. We use a "Rain Saver Gutter" system (not expensive) and I'll add the link to the end of this comment. But we let the first flush of water go to ground, as it has the dust etc in it. We then tilt the awning ever so slightly more one way than the other (we just nudge up the awning support at the rear of the van a tad), apply the gutter clips to the awning's valance so that it forms a gutter, and either hang the bucket (complete with its filter) at the low end, or just stand the bucket on something and let the water run into it. Every time the bucket is full, we just stand it on the spare wheel and siphon it into one of the tanks. Alternatively, if you have a creek pull pump, you can just pump it out of the bucket into a tank. If it's still raining, just refill and repeat as needed until full. Nice clean rainwater - lovely!! Also, you can stand out in the rain (either with togs on, or nothing on if nobody around) and soap up and shower. Have done that a few times too, especially up here in Queensland where the rain tends to be quite heavy and not icy cold. :) Great series - keep it coming :) rvdaily.com.au/product-review-the-rain-saver-gutter/ rsgaccessories.com.au/pages/about-us
We are pretty avid off grid campers, our biggest challenge is always water & toilet. On longer trips we carry a water bladder in the back of the ute that we fill at a water point in town. Pump that back into the van with an inline pump and we can sustain another 3-4 days each time. Great video guys!
And another great episode. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Great to see some diversity from all the others on RU-vid. So sick of watching people cook a bloody roast or make a wrap 😂 Re water we got 5 expandable water containers from RTM, they hold 25 litres each so great fro a town or clear stream run. Have you guys got a caravan sponsor yet? No others are as deserving. Safe travels. Hopefully see you guys on the road somewhere.
Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for the feedback, it's much appreciated. We'll never say never but for now we're enjoying the freedom of not having a caravan sponsor.
Subscription complete. We are a family of 5 from the southcoast nsw and just purchased a van.. we really appreciate your travel tips which will help us get on the road and be happy travellers.. thanks again.
We are in the process of waiting for our Urban Armolite build, been researching and learning from RU-vid channels, I appreciate the advice and learnings from other people's experiences. Great off-grid video series, great work guys
Interesting tips. Some more: 1. Apply shampoo/ conditioner before turning on shower. 2. Shower standing in a bucket, as we did in the Simpson. 3. Catch rain water, using a bucket, 20litee drum or a funnel connected to a hose running to your tank inlet.
Oooooh, we started our camping adventures at lake Gairdner in about 2010 in a little 3 man tent on a frosty night. That was back in the days before wiki camps and we had to make things up as we went, we started a Facebook camping page to post pics and give info of campsites. Look how far things have come!!
Hi guys, this is my first time watching your videos. I grew up in Tassie. Looks like you filmed this video at Lake Gardener also known as Wilmot Dam. I lived a bit north of Wilmot. There is a lookout on the Wilmot Road, on the way from Wilmot to Forth. The lookout over looks farm land and Lake Barrington and the mountains. I grew up on the farm near the lookout and when I got married I moved onto the farm at the lookout. I lived in this area many years ago.
Good Video. We have lived & travelled 'off grid' for the past 6 years & you articulate the many benefits & attractions of travelling in this way well. Our rig is much smaller, but nevertheless we have been capable of regularly going 6 to 8 weeks between re-supplying for food, & can go for up to 4 weeks without running out of on board water. (2 of us in a Nissan Patrol + Tvan) with 220 litres carried. Ice cream 2 litre container with a couple of inches of water & flannel washes. Showers are a luxury when we know where next water is coming from. We have however never had to move on just because of the need to top up. We have never needed to plug into power.
Great information and signed up for the newsletter too. Didn’t know about that site, thank you so much for sharing. Looking forward to your next episode 🥰🥰👏👏
Parked at the best spot on the hinterland Lake Gardiner it's got a great feel about it there, good to see the river has more water in it than my last trip in thére
Great vid guys, some informative tips and ideas to consider. Just subscribed for the newsletter from EC&C and thanks for pointing out this group as I wasn't aware of them.
Great video, Have only just been able to sit down and watch today. Signed up to the ECC newsletter albeit a little late. Looking forward to the next episode.
Hey this was a good video, it’s great how much water we do go thru, loved the fact doing dishes in salt water, I’ll be doing that now. Awesome once again.
Love watching you guys. Very informative & great scenery shots. Alway look forward to your videos. Your willingness to share your knowledge is. Excellent.😀 Take care happy travels.
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Really enjoyed this video, as well as all of your previous ones. Looking forward to the next one. I have subscribed to everything caravan and camping. Kerrie R.
Hey guys, thanks for your tips. Really appreciate your knowledge. I have signed up for the News letter at Everything Caravan n Camping. Keep doing g a great job. 🍻👍
Ya this would work for any environment. I am designing and building a tiny home on wheels. Using solar power and batteries, incinerator toilet, collection and conservation of water.
I would of never thought of using salt water to wash up thank you. After watching you guys I am thinking now of getting rid of the washing machine and getting more storage. Cheers for the great tips.
Hi guys enjoy your content ,have been subscribed to your channel for a long time now. I agree water is the most important source to have. What I have done I bought a 12 volt camp shower and fitted a 12 volt cigarette point in the side of the vanity fill a 5 litre bucket with water and we can both shower with less than 10 litres of water .We have an old van and found we wasted too much water trying to set the right temperature. this system works well for us when off grid.
If you have a top load washer, stop it before it pumps out, remove the washing (squeezing water out) put it in a bucket and throw another load through by starting the washer from the beginning again, repeat until washing done. Spin it out, I dunk the washing in a cold bucket of water to rinse and spin out. If you use wool mix no need to rinse. I can do 4 loads of washing on about 30 litres of water
100% water is the number 1 issue. We have 2 jerry cans plus a Plastimo 100 litre soft tank. The 100 litre takes up little space when not needed, but can sit under the kids feet when full. Perfect for us
Great video, worth it just for the 30L a day comment - I’ve been looking for a good water use vid! Genuinely really helpful for a heavy water using couple about to start a lap! New newsletter subscribers also 👌🏼👌🏼
Hey guys great Vid heaps of useful info can't weight for part 2. Also I have subscribed to the everything caravan and camping newsletter. Thanks guys look forward to the next episode
Good info. Thinking of making space for a 100lt + water tank in my canopy to help with offgrid. I have signed up to Everything Caravan & Camping. looking forward to the rest of the series.
Hi Liz & Simon, absolutely love your videos they are so helpful for us as us girls are planning our first lap, we are so open to using strategies that can work for us (not having the strength of a man) sadly lost my husband last April & my sister is also on her own, so would love tips for ways we can do things that may impact being to heavy for us. I'm loving the off grid series, on water management we heard use baby wipes to save on the water! We also are wanting to book going to Tassie so truly loving your current EP's on that! Thank you for all your help & advise!
Sorry to hear about your husband. Great that you've got the opportunity to travel with your sister! There's nothing you need a lot of strength for really, we're sure you'll manage. If you're planning to tow, a towing course can be a great way to get experience and confidence.
Another water saving hint, is to have a spray bottle with a mixture of water & dish washing detergent, and spray dishes and wipe them clean with a tissue, and wash a days worth of dishes in a daily wash, not after each meal.
Love what you do and following all your travels and adventures. You have opened our eyes to some amazing corners of this wonderful country that we can’t wait to explore 💕
Hi Guys thanks for the hot tips much appreciated your right on the money when it comes to water I’ve subscribed to your comp & have everything crossed, hope to head west this year 🤠🙏
