Taming the OUTBACK - Australia’s Varied Landscape! 

Steve - Your channel is absolutely my favorite channel on RU-vid! From your moto-adventures with the GS (and your other bikes) to your 4 wheeled-drive adventures, you're dedication to publishing great content is above and beyond! You are dedicated to publishing quality videos that are informative as well as entertaining. What a great video this one is - truly intriguing and interesting every step of the journey with all the electrical and tire issues not withstanding! Keep them coming mate! 😊👍

Another great video Steve thanks. As an ex Truckie for over 40 years I can tell you that whole incident could have been avoided if the truck had backed off and let that van in. He had view of what was coming (bikes) and would have seen the peanut trying to over take him. Lucky there were no deaths.

The emotions I feel watching this are just so high. I love it. The possibilities. Travelled a lot several years ago and just want to get back out there. You’re a legend mate and I love the way you make your vids.

jeez those bikers were so lucky ! another great vid looks like you guys had alot of fun despite the odd blowout

Another great video Steve, thanks for all the work that you put in to show us these adventures. And have to comment on the cemetery grave inscription... Top yourself with gelignite, now there is a flair for style... going out with a bang!

Another great video Steve. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. the highlight for me was "I like to take one shower a week. Whether I need to or not." You had me in stitches. Safe travels Sir. See you on the other side.

Enjoyed the journey. Really appreciate the huge effort you put into making these vids.

Great video, sound track and drone photography. It shows the awesomeness of the Australian outback, and in this case, WA's.

Thanks Steve. Another great video story. If you keep this standard up, us viewers are going to expect perfection!. I felt for those poor guys on bikes watching that bloody caravan bearing down on them.

Another great video Steve. Those two riders had their guardian angels riding pillion. As summer is fasting approaching, I can’t wait to get on my R1200GS and hit the Rockies. Western Australia is on my bucket list. Perhaps after I retire in a few years. Cheers mate.

All the different setups are fantastic.

With all this talk of tyres, here in SA there are big signs stating that you need 2 spares for any outback travel. One point to make it doesn't matter if your rim size is 16 or 17 etc as long as the overall tyre size is the same ie: diameter. I run 33" muddies on 16" rims and my spares are 33" on 15" rims. By no means I'm saying one should do what I do. All I'm saying is that as long as your tyre diameter is the same it won't effect the diffs. Love ya work Steve!

Good one mate, lots to take notice of for safer way out there outback traveling . 37:28 wheel nuts --- now that's was clever bush thinking mate 👋👋

Really enjoyed watching this adventure Steve, Well done

i was a passenger in a car that was towing a large caravan and the van was clipped on the rear by a car coming the other way. we rolled 4 times . never again will i be in a car towing a caravan. caravans are just too unstable . great video ,keep up the good work . can’t wait to see a video of tasmania

Thanks for sharing your experience with us and taking us to some places that we may never get to.

Inspirational club mate, what a great variety along the way. I'm slowly getting an old 80's Nissan shorty back on the road so me & the dog can go explore. Thanks for the motivation, long projects take some sticking with at times.

Holy cow those riders were bloody lucky! That could have been horrific for so many, including you. Keep taking care out there on those roads and in the dirt Steve ;-)

Thanks for another great video Steve. I always enjoy your content. I was thinking about getting a caravan. Might reconsider now and just get a tent or swag.

Brilliant Video Steve, watching from a warm UK, looked like our normal weather on the coast. Keep up the great work!!

Thanks Steve. You certainly rack up the clicks on your meanderings. Great accompanying sound track with your aerial footage. Looking good Chief. Bravo Zulu !

As other have commented, the caravaner was inexperienced, impatient and uneducated, and the truckie a nob for failing to back off when he had clear vision ahead and behind. Those Harley riders needed clean undies after that! Bloody lucky nobody was killed. I've done all three of these roles driving and you see some crazy stuff.

thanks for sharing steve stay alive cheers tim

Hi Thanks very much for the trip, in my Arm chair, Cheers, all the best for the rest ***...

Good viewing as usual.. thanks Steve. That bloke on the Harley and his mate were bloody lucky!

Thanks Steve, love your work. Knowing you now from both sides of the fence I can say what you see is what get.

That country ! Beautiful beyond belief. Thanks for the adventure and the aerials. Heard there has been a way lot of rain this year to trap the flatlanders?

Great video again, thanks Steve. We were down at Munglinup at Easter and camped about a km along the beach from where the conveyor belt was. Beautiful sundowner in the deckchairs with no idea the storm that was heading our way. No matter, still better than sitting behind a desk! Glad everyone in your group got home safely. Cheers.

Luv It Steve, always enjoy your videos. Thanks again.

Cheers Steve 🤙another amazing adventure love your stuff and appreciate all your adventures, glad yourself and group and also bloke on motorbike wasn’t injured in crash 🙏

I was reading a book by Len Beadell a few years ago. I remember he spent a few hour at the end of each day pulling tyres off rims and repairing them.

Nice job, liked most of the drivin shoes I saw. Although there was one or 2 with open toed shoes. Thats the good bit of travellin with a few vehicles, theres always a work around. Makes me wanna move to W.A. Bit dusty but. Then it turned a bit muddy, nice work thanks m8 good stuff.

Fascinating stuff, thanks for sharing your adventures. The mud North of Kalgoorlie on the road to that tin pub (Bandora?) used to be very tricky and greasy when it was wet, so I was a bit concerned when you hit wet weather. All good though. You're not the first to bail from the South coast in winter either, no shame in that because it's a miserable place to be when you're tired and ready to sleep in your own bed again.

Thanks Steve, we can always count on you for interesting content.

Excellent video, Thanks Steve

Well done Steve. Another enjoyable, and exciting, adventure. Some serious lessons to be learnt concerning wheels, tyres and spares. Keep up the great work. I always enjoy your adventures.

Great trip Steve I'm a big fan of all your motor cycle blogs , this trip was just as enjoyable

Another great video Steve. The bloke towing the caravan what the hell was thinking unbelievable. and if I was those 2 bikers I would buy a quick pick they were very lucky. Ride safe

Like always I love your vids, I wish I could still afford to 4wd in the outback, but the missus and I, are going back to ADV - trail bike( , the bike I have picked is an Himalayan, because, it looks like the trailbikes of yesteryear, and is so rudimentary, that a child could fix it, nothing like the upmarket complicated things you can buy today) riding, it is a damn sight cheaper. Just a little bike under 500cc, for sedate dirt road trips, like we did back in the 70-80's, same size bike that we used on a round OZ trip over 12 months 2up, may even do it again.

What an excellent adventure & get to see some of the best country in the world.

Great piece Steve, thanks.

I really look forward to your videos Steve , varied , great footage and just enjoyable Good on ya mate

Thanks Steve for another excellent video . Looks like you were travelling pretty light. Would be great if you could talk us through your set up and why you have made the choices you have. Great CDF with the wheel nuts- well done! That transfer of knowledge will undoubtably save someone else down the track. Travel safely and keep up the great work. Cheers

Another great video Steve, thanks for sharing the trip!

Aus is so vast it so hard for the uninitiated to comprehend. You can travel for hours with little to see then beautiful vistas, chasms, gorges, waterholes and bygone history are all around you.

Really enjoyed that one Steve. That is my type of exploring. 👍👍👍👍

Can you imagine this activity happening in 50 years time with 4WD EV's? Unless there is a miraculous development in battery technology, this will be a fond memory.

Another great trip video Steve and commentary. At least with the caravan fully opened and spread about it wouldn’t have taken the driver long to find a new pair of jocks, I bet he would have needed them after that. Lucky there were no fatalities let alone the poor guys on the bikes, they probably also needed new jocks. Bit surprised the spare was just a road tyre, but as you said looks like few people have learnt a bit from the group for their next trip.

What a great trip. And a great club too. I was intrigued by the conditions on this drive. It seems that for the most part, it was 2wd even if some parts were a bit close. We all like taking the big rig but if must then a subaru might cut the mustard! I say that because there are a few 2wd cars and utes that get around Rainbow Beach on the beach and amaze the crap out of the general 4wd population who visit. People don't seem to realise that a light 2wd can go most places. It's just that the 4bie can carry the big load of sleeping gear and fishing tack etc, etc and plough through. But a well set up 2wd can pretty much go most places if driven carefully. One thing to note is that these days with bigger wheel rims and lift kits being run on many rigs, the ruts are far deeper and that often prevents the little 2wd from going places. I did notice that had happened in some places where those ahead of you had created deeper ruts. I was a bit dumbstruck when you said at the end that you were the last one up off the beach, but no one waited for you which I thought was a bit rude. I never use 4wd on my landcruiser unless I have to and I don't often really have to. I use it on Fraser and in dry sand. I try not to drive in deep mud now that my military days are well past! But one day I would like to test the Subie and just see if it can do some parts although maybe not on Fraser! I think that is pushing it a bit!

nice vid. thank you for sharing it with everyone. happy travels be safe

Very fun episode Steve. Adventure doesn’t mean only two wheels 🍻

Another great adventure, thanks for the video. There are so many remote area options in WA. I agree with the comments below about the caravaner and the two lucky bikers. They must have been shaken up. I wonder if the caravaner was charged. Anyway I always carry 2 spares when remote and on one trip I used both of them and got home with no spares left. You never know what might be around the corner so to speak.

That was a fantastic video really enjoyed it thank you

Nearly 90 k in views ,, must be doing something right mate . Always enjoy and appreciate your efforts. Thanks for sharing again.

Glad those bikers & you guyz were OK after that caravan wreck. I'd seen it on another channel & couldn't believe someone would take such a risk - especially in the back of Bourke. Quite the Adventure yu had, even just allowing for the weather! Where to next??? Keep safe, keep well, stay free!

Great vid mate. Just about impossible to do a trip outback and have no issues. Preparedness is key to having a great trip. You must know your vehicle from top to bottom, that odd tyre and wheel is bizarre. Not the place to find that out. Luckily you were in a group to sort it out. Confirms the need to carry 2 spares out there. 👍

Superb video! It had a bit of everything!

I was surprised at the tiny wheel brace and jack used to remove that piece of blue metal .Total lack of preparation for going bush?

Love your commentary Steve. I have been a subscriber for some time. Keep up the great videos. Look forward to your next one.

16:08 the "thunderbox hole," did the Australian Army call it the same thing as we did in NZ? Keep up the good work, your vids are always interesting as are the locations on that vast island you live on. Living in NZ we will never comprehend the size of Australia, August/September next year we will get a small taste of it, north on the Ghan and then drive back. Anthony

I got stranded in Norseman for a couple of months when my kombi engine had a melt down. Lovely people, ghost town, nearly!

I was camping out there - Yellowdine - just before Easter - an AMAZING area

Love your work mate, another great effort.

Passing road trains looks challenging and deadly. Glad the casualty was only the caravan. Great adventure. I have the same lug nut issue that I will resolve Monday. You did a adventure bike kit video. Have you ever done that with your 4x4? Thanks so much for the tour.

7:00 I think 'Tez the Truckie' uploaded this as well. What a mess.

As a truckie in the Goldfeilds I see some stupid stuff all the time. Keep up the great work Steve.

A wreck abandoned on the side of the track is a fair dinkum community resource 👍 Jeez I bet those poor Harley riders made a brown mess of their leathers

Excellent to follow this adventure.. when is the second part..? The run home..

I had the same fault with my work Hilux, there is a 10amp fuse that controls all of those items under the passenger footwell. For my situation a wire had rubbed through behind the dash and was shorting. It took ages for the Auto Sparky to find and fix. Where is that hut ? That’s awesome

Very good clad you got your nuts back enjoy

G'day Steve, big fan of your channel. Are you doing the border run or desert raid to Jupiter Well this year ? I'm thinking about it, maybe the border run and then Jupiter Well as they're a week apart. Regards, Ian.

Well put,

Good effort again. How lucky were those bike riders ?

Do you tend to get more sidewall punctures when your aired down, Vs normal highway pressure of 40 psi etc ? Great video, what a wreck at the start 😳

Bikies did a good job at pulling up

Don’t be gone to long old mate you don’t want the milk to go off keep up the good work cheers

Great job of editing this video 👌

Great vid just stumbled across ya yep i hit that subscriber button and the bell cheers 👍

Was through there in the early 60s No road to Warbrerton then only compass Had to try and find Len Biddels tracks Found lots of camels Try the ConnieSue or Anne Biddel HWYs not the great shortcut

Aeons ago when I was in Zambia and got a long gash in a sidewall it was patched with what we called a gaiter. A new tube was put in and the tyre ran until the tread wore out. Maybe your mates who air down excessively should start to carry spare tubes and gaiters, just a thought….🕊️

Great vid mate 👍✌️👏👌💁

Absolute cracka of an episode steve

Makes me scared taking a superfluously equiped 4x4 into remote places . Makes you appreciate a simple window winder .

One of those almost clipped the front of my truck on Ocean drive Perth last long weekend .

G'day Steve, good trip you run there mate. Do you know if anyone in Victoria does something similar ?

That caravan crash is turning up all over RU-vid. That's a bad way to end a holiday. We've all made mistakes and it was good no one was injured all killed. It could have gone so much worse. 24:50 Ahhh, you should probably check all the fuses before you start ripping your car apart. A simple cheap bulb tester is handy. You don't even need to pull the fuses, and there's no point ripping the dash apart if there's no power at the fuse box. Beyond that a circuit diagram is handy, if you can coax it out of the dealer or some other source. Basic fault finding is to trace the circuits back until you find the system that is the problem and that can be done at the fuse box in the first case. I'm guessing it was one of the ACC bus fuses that was OC considering it took out a few systems (cluster, controls, window winders). There's actually usually three fuses on this circuit, ACC main, one for vehicle accessory position, and one that turns all on. You should only start ripping things apart once you know what you're looking for. It's really easy to tie yourself up in knots with electrical problems, because sometimes it doesn't make a lot of sense until you work out where the problem is, and you only get there by thinking logically.

The boys on the bikes were so lucky to not get taken out.

One of the reasons I'm not travelling atm. Prawn like that, leaving nowhere to go.

crazy adventure.

Great trip. I can't get out to that awesome hut as I only have a 2wd RTV ute. She is a game old thing but there are limits. I might have to get a proper 4wd at some stage to explore these tracks as it looked like a lot of fun. A miracle that nobody was killed or even hurt in that accident. Even in a normal car it is dicey overtaking road trains sometimes and discretion is the better part of valour in that situation. If you are going to tow then even more so. If you want to rush then you shouldn't be towing anyway - silly guy.

So, they blew themselves up with blasting jelly? Whether its bikes or 4 wheelers ,I always like watching your videos, Steve.

This guy got hammered from his dumb driving, John Cardogan grills the dope! You showed the stupid driver too! He will never live it down! 😅😅😅😅😅😊

Hog riders are so tame these days. When I was a kid I was fearfull of them - probably from movies. Could hear them before seeing them.

Great video. Caravans are great and fantastic for lots of people. I own one. But the number of times I have seen rotten drivers is more normal than the exception. People who drive too fast, who over take, who don't pull over or slow in over taking lanes to let faster traffic past. The proof is in the insurance premiums. My caravan costs more than double my trailerable yacht! Same value

All I could think of was those motorcycle riders holy son of a nutcracker they are lucky

John Cardogan from Autoexpert youtube channel covered this story in regards to the inherent risks of driving caravans in this manner.

My first video, loved it. Looking for others. God Bless.

@3:15 why would you have big tyres and a standard factory jack? it doesnt make sense to me.

bet those two fella's on the motorbikes at the start , had to check and re-check their under crackers for any deposits made that day

sometimes hauling a trailer you forget its there and that can be fatal.