I hope you realise the cost of posting these things to you guys it would be in the hundred of $$$ range postage in Australia to international is way way expensive for me to send a greeting card to A friend in Ohio is $40 and that's just a card so you would have thousands upon thousands of goods sent to you from all over my country I hope you really enjoy it all you might need to build a room to display it all in cheers from Launceston Tasmania the 2nd biggest city on my island
I love how you call it a Thylacine, so cool that you know the real name of the "Tasmanian Tiger".. And having a Brock Signature is so cool. Truly special. And great stash of Arnotts biscuits.. A simple Choc Ripple and a glass of milk, or the Malted Buiscuit ones.. Or a Ginger Nut, dipped in milk.. Awesome.. And Lemon Crisps are something else again..
I'm on a low income so I can't send you guys anything ☹ but seeing your genuine delight during mailtime videos puts a smile on my face 😊 Daniela sounds perky behind behind camera - hope her morning sickness is starting to lift and she can enjoy the rest of her pregnancy XOXO
Wow! I live on the Gold Coast, I surf and have a few American mates who surf as well. I've sent tee shirts from the Quicksilver Pro to them in the past and was surprised by the cost of postage. I can only imagine how much it cost to send that package!!! Congrats, Ian. You deserve it, as you put a lot of time into your family friendly channel.
You'll have so many Australian friends that you really could visit for a year, travelling from place to place around Australia in a caravan. So many folks would be happy to meet you, host your van or show you the best caravan parks, as well as introduce you to Australia's secrets. I truly hope you make this a real goal to work towards. Don't wait until the kids are teens, grab the opportunity when you can. I find travelling changes your perspective and will influence your lives moving forward - especially important for kids. I think you're almost honorary Australians at this point - all you need is the Aussie trip! 😉🇦🇺
To all of the Aussies the love this family like I do. I am not savvy with the internet / computer, why don't we start one of those things that we donate and save money to get them over here. I live in Cairns, FNQ. All of us can billet the family around Australia.
you'll need to dip the ginger snaps in a hot drink, they're very hard but go soft in a hot drink. the shredded wheats are excellent if you butter them and stick two together. they were a staple for me in my lunch box for smoko as a kid.
Yeah I was so disappointed in the shredded wheatmeal biscuits when I brought them and when I open them I could not believe how thin they were and didn’t taste the same Why the American company that brought Arnotts had to mess with our biscuits I’ll never know because half of them do not look or taste them same and they have taken so many off the shelves now 🧐😠🇦🇺
Hi Ian, watching the unboxings videos is always heart-warming for me as it shows the love and generosity of my fellow Aussies towards you and your lovely family. The main reason I feel is your view of our nation is honest appreciative and unlike so many other American's who think the world revolves around them, so enjoy all the goodies that come your way as we love your channel mate. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤
G'day Ian. I used to work in a sawmill across the street from the Arnotts biscuit factory. The smells that would come out of the factory were absolutely 💯 percent awesome
Many years ago I used to go past the old Arnotts factory on the train past Strathfield in Sydney. Not sure if it’s still there but the smell was divine.
I was riding my motorcycle across an overpasses in Melbourne when I rode through the smell of biscuits and the warmth of the ovens, I looked around and saw the Arnotts factory
Some really good boxes there congrats. You should look into some GMH history I use to live 100 meters away from the old Birkenhead site in South Australia. We use to sneak in and run around as kids until I left for Asia to work the only bit left was the tiles in white with a red GMH logo. Now it's being built in to housing hope they sent the steps to the Birdwood museum and not destroyed and lost for ever.
*Guys, guys... GUYS!!! You have uncovered the book I always wanted at **4:20**. You have found the book that I have been searching for many, many years without any success!! I remember in primary school borrowing a book called, "What car is that?“, and could not find it since then, which was WAAAAAY back in the 1980s!!!!*
You have more beer in another box that you have not opened yet, It was sent in March so you should open it shortly, along with Pedro's hat two months afterwards 👍👍
Wow Ian What a find I don't even have a Torana A9X Die cast I'll have to find one weather it be Brocky or Harvey's I don't care which just to have one is a joy. P.S I'll have to show you my Die cast collection .
I did my mechanical apprenticeship at a motors dealership. (Number plate surround) They sold Holden's Hyundai's jeeps and BMW in Launceston when I was there.
Seeing that there are some very cool travel books in that first haul, kinda out of your wheelhouse, maybe hand the wheel to the wife for a video special or two, where she can do her Ozzie Top 5 Campsites, Ozzie Top 5 Road Trips, Ozzie Top 5 bucket list. I suspect it's easy to find little YT clips to spice up those books' pics of the things that look cool to her. PS: Not telling you what to do, I'm Dutch and fascinated by giant continent-sized countries, hence the idea of a South American view from North America about Australia. You could react to what strikes her as cool while she stays off cam right? PPS: That is a hella cool Scooby-Doo hoody, Sir. ;) PPPS: Would you like a Dutch care pack? We don't have cars. We have pedal bikes. And cheese. Clogs. Windmills. Yeah nvm, I'll get my coat.
Haha good stuff 🤣😎👍 I like the ideas and so does she, we wanna try to do some fun videos with her as more of the main focus. And yes I’m fascinated by Dutch culture and things!
Weird fact most of the Oreo's sold in Australia are manufactured in Indonesia. There isn't a huge variety of flavours here mostly because Arnott's dominates the market.
Best recipe for the Choc Ripple Biscuits - Choc Ripple Cake! Whip up some cream with a little powdered sugar and some vanilla - like you would use for a cake. Make a log with the biscuits and put cream in between. once all done, coat the entire thing in cream and put in the refrigerator (covered under plastic wrap or in a covered container) for 24 hours. Basically the biscuits absorb the moisture from the cream and go soft and gooey. The cream may look a bit cracked but that is normal because the biscuits have absorbed it. Slice with a sharp knife at a 45 degree angle. Server with whatever you like - more fresh cream, icecream, custard - literally whatever you like.
@@midnightkitchen8379 hi dani withe choc ripples I just whip cream and spread both sides of the biscuits put them together on a bit of an angle on a long plate to make a log make it as long as you want and then spread the rest of the cream over it to cover all the biscuits and then get a couple of the biscuits and rub them back and forth above the log to make a chocolate dust look on the top and then put it in the fridge over night so that the cream makes all the biscuits go really soft because the softer it is the better and then eat as much as possible with out feeling sick😂 ol and if possible I would like to see it on your channel for a practice run if you want
@@midnightkitchen8379 You might want to look up some recipes and directions online, I am sure it will be there somewhere. It's a classic, between Choc Ripple Cake and Pavlova, that's my Christmas dessert sorted! Hope you are well and the little one not kicking you around too much. Very excited for us all to meet #3.
nice i saw my 179 eh holden wagon which took me 70.000 miles around australia, a straight six. but back in the day you could buy parts in woolies!at the end of its life still did 100mph on 5 cylinders. why they stopped making some of the worlds most reliable cars i'll never know!
That manufacturer for the Torana model are very well regarded and expensive. Great products. I have a couple. Such attention to detail. They are all made in limited numbers.
When you were opening the Tasmanian plates I saw the old rego sticker for the windscreen that shows the month of expiry and colour coded for the year so the cops could see easily when you are registered to but they deleted the sticker system as they can now find out easily by the rego plates instead. We now get a text message and or email or just send you a letter in the snail mail to notify you of your registration expiry coming up with a reminder text and or email a few days before and another one the day of expiry.
this proves once again how much you are loved all over the world, must be cool to have friends all over...... you need to do a rode trip in Australia and Europe
I can tell you those autos of Peter Brock and Jason Bright are 100% real. And this was the year that Jason for Team Brock in the No.50 car. Amazing item to be sent to you and I know for sure your going to cherish that corporate pass that Jeff sent you. (Sorry if I misspelt your name mate) As always the love you are shown by the people whom enjoy your content is amazing.
Thanks for your kind words I had a lot to do with Peter when Peter was in the XU1s my brother worked for Castrol so we were always in the HDT tent also I worked at Holdens for 15 year's i have lot of signed stuff from Peter I thought Ian would like the signed corporate pass.
@@geoff6414 mate that is awesome. I had only really interacted with PB from around 2002 till that day we all dread. Didn't know him personally but when I did meet him, he was always welcoming and willing to have a chat. It's a real shame that he is only well known here in OZ and NZ but with people like Ian getting doing more content focusing past races and events, it only helps get the word out on how good our talent is here.
@@parabellumgaming5031 yeh great days in the castrol HDT pit there was Peter & Colin, John Harvey, Peter Williamson, Bob Jane, Brian Sampson, John Mc Comack all ended up legends very exciting my other brother and me we were only kids it was great.
@@geoff6414 Thank you so so so much for that. It was a truly beautiful gift. He was amazed and so were all of us. Thank you. :) Such an honor to have received that.
And yes just thought I’d add before anyone jumps on board, the body design for a lot of manufacturers come from Opel, and just for some information Opel and holden decided to cancel their contract for body designs. Hence the ZB total flop. Yeah the US wasn’t importing any more commodores cos chev was closing that plant down but it was also holden shutting down before it was released. The bail outs that the government was giving was just to buy time for Australia to come to terms with such an iconic brand closing up shop.
As a born and bred holden fan from the day my parents moved from the uk (Vauxhall) to Australia (late 60’s) I’d have to agree, chase the history of holden Ian, it’s the only one true blue aussie iconic car, won’t say brand cos there is heaps. (Wifi, hills hoist, victa mower etc) yeah thank us later for that 😂😂😂…. But holden and Peter Brock…. As car racing goes in Australia considering they were production cars, it was always win on Sunday sell on Monday….. take care buddy and great work as always.
In my opinion the best way to eat Chocolate Ripple biscuits is to make Chocolate Ripple cake. It is so easy, get some whipping cream, add a little vanilla, and a little granulated sugar it you'd like it a little sweeter. Whip the cream til it holds a peak, the spread the cream on the Chocolate Ripple biscuits, sandwiching them together. Stand them on a plate touching, when all the biscuits have cream on them that way. You then spread the remaining cream over the outside. Cover with cling wrap, and put in the fridge for at least a few hours, but overnight is better. The cream softens the biscuits and it turns into more like a cake texture. You can crush up all kinds of things to sprinkle on top. My personal favourite topping is Flake.
Well done everyone that sent the packages there was some nice stuff in there I'm jealous 😁 and sending them stubbies was a bit risky lucky they didn't explode but the grog (beer) does taste better out of glass and how big was that fosters can. I don't mind drinking the old fosters when I can get it only because it's got more percentage than most other beer's over here apart from VB, cascade and boags there is a few others too but anyway good vid Ian hope to send a package early next year slowly been getting stuff for it 😁👍
When you eat the biscuits and cookies make sure you have a cup of coffee ☕️ for dunking before taking a bite of the bikkie long enough to soak it but not too long or you can lose the dunked bit back in the drink 😀.
You guys are going to have to move to bigger place as it must be near full. The Torana model is rare and if you can get a Brock L34 be prepared to fork out a bit especially if you see it on ebay.
Literally out of room at our small house haha 😅 but we have 2 acres of land behind so I wanna build a garage and decorate it as a portal straight to Australia 🇦🇺
G’day buddy, another awesome video and the A9X is definitely one of the greatest torrys, just kicking back with a few beers and watching the Gold Coast 500, a worthwhile video to check out is the v8 super utes… think it might be up your alley if you haven’t seen them before.
but arnotts always gave workers an xmas bonus , and some awesome products. i dont know for sure but i hope they have kept that tradition. they have r and d that is always looking for new things. i saw all at arnotts, kudos to them. the quality control is second to none. how do u make biscuits? easy u get a fork lift full of a mixture , feed into a massive machine. that crushes it , then stamps out whatever you want . goes thru an oven then cooked or burnt depending on the day or operator, filled with whatever , then packed. hoped you like the lesson on making high quality biscuits. oh yeah westons biscuits , an arnotts creations even tho they were rivals.westons are at burwood the next suburb away.
hi from Oz , best wishes to you and your lovely faily Ian, love your mail videos . Don't forget aussies don't drink beer from the bottle, we use the glasses.
hi Ian yes you are right Peter died in a rally accident the race was the targa west rally in Perth. it was a very sad day for Australian motorport as it broc the hearts of all Australian motorsport fans specialy the Pter Bock diehard fans, ir was without a doubt the darket day in Australian motorspor.
Sit some snaps over the holes in your cupcake tray, heat them until they dip in the middle. Put in some lemon butter and top with a tiny meringue. Yummo.
Chocolate ripple cake whipped cream, biscuits put between them make a log cover with cream leave for about 6 or more hours until biscuit soften and slice put in bowl can put different decorating. Crushed Peppermint crisp Chocolate over the top or strawberries or whatever you want. Great for a birthday there maybe a recipe on the packet you received enjoy
just for u ian when i was i dunno 18 maybe i worked at arnotts , iced vovo. wafers. custard cream . the choc ones , the fig ones. and yeah u could eat as much as u could take. when the lone broke down all burnt. but as ned said, 'such is life'. jeff arnott started the arnott snack foods , cos his grandad was as old fart. not receptive to new ideas. if u go by train either way from gosford to central. always pass by arnotts yes they are still there. i look back in awe , so many moons ago. it used to be me sitting in that alley way having a smoke. they are located at homebush. . the snack foods western sydney.
Love the koala in the background I’m a Richmond supporter Great Peter Brock things I new him well Lived not far from me years ago He lived in Nutfield I lived in Mernda Victoria
with the chock ripple cookies you whip cream and layer the cookies in a line on a plate with cream between,(standing up like dominos) then leave it for a day n the cookies go soft n it turns into a cake, put a layer of the cream on top too
Hello :) I believe Ian is definitely doing all Europe and Australia. Like different countries. He loves learning about all these cultures and different countries in general. :)
You should make a chocolate ripple cake. Choc biscuit whipped cream, choc biscuit cream ect then cover with cream with shaved chocolate (we use a peppermint crisp) and leave in the fridge till it’s softened. Couple hours
2006 was a bad year for Australia. We lost Don Chipp on 28th August that year. He founded the Australian Democrats party to "keep the bastards honest" in Australian politics. Steve Irwin passed away on the 4th September and Peter Brock on the 8th September. Three Australian icons all gone in just 12 days that year.
I new an old Tasweigen fella & he would’ve bet his left nut that the thylacine is still alive. He was no fool, he was a captain of a ship, a big ship & he claims he saw a few.
Thank you so much for your beautiful words and for all the beautiful heartwarming and amazing things that you've sent. It means a lot to us. We are very greatful. P.S If you are getting a reply to your comments from a channel that looks like Ian's but it says telegram, """" telegram me 👉 IWrocker0 telegram me 👉 IWrocker0 """" please DO NOT click on it or even engage in it, it is NOT the real IWrocker. That is a spam account, so please report it if you see it. Thank you. :)
He is definitely making more parts to these videos. Amazing people sent us a lot of stuff, so he will be making these more often. I am the camerawoman, so I will make sure lol :)
Chocolate ripple cake…ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bSC_TmEUorM.html dip rough side of the biscuit in sweet black coffee or hot chocolate(add a dash of liqueur to the coffee or hot chocolate if you want) spread with whipped cream and place upright together to form a log. Cover the outside of the log with more whipped cream and refridgerate overnight Next day serve by cutting diagonal slices at 45degree angle … Best cookies and cream cake ever
@IWrocker, Ian, I know you like the outback and 4x4 touring, I just watched a series on the 24x7 4WD channel showing the North West of WA up around Onslow and the Ningaloo Reef. Some amazingly beautiful scenes. It's a long video 41 mins but even just for your own viewing it's well worth the look. The channel is professionally produced so you are looking at 4K with some top camera work and really good quality sound. Their channel also shows some hard wheeling but this is touring with a van. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sCne2XJOW14.html
as for a camper van for a year, no thanks . back in the 70's me and my ex spent 3 years in a tent. then later another year. then with my kids. even today if we go looking for gemstones , i sleep in my suv. rain, hail, sleet and snow. i own 2 chainsaws. never cold. a tub in the creek, icy cold, then never cold.
