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So glad this helped!

I'm about to order a Parks 15 MK111 (today actually), how do you find it so far? Couldnt sleep last night, do I, dont I... LOL. seems your spec is exactly what i'm about to order.

@willk76 love it so far!

No upgrade. We opted not to install a bull bar so we avoided the need. We weighed the van and car before we left and we were just under GVM and GCM. Cheers

The MUX is a very capable tow vehicle. We opted for the MUX as it still suits our needs as a family car in and around the city. It's taken on some pretty tough tracks including the Gibb and has handled everything I've thrown at while towing the van with the exception of Inskip point (we definitely would have made the FB page on 'I got bogged at Inskip'). We have heavy duty (TJM) airbags on the rear shocks and they help with taking the pressure of the springs. If you get one new I would highly recommend upgrading the GCM/GVM before it is registered. We should have done this. Hope that helps.

@@adamriley6468 we were relying on the rear camera on the caravan but picked up mirrors after the Gibb. We should have had them from the start.

@@adamriley6468 the plate allows for 350kg. We checked the weights before we left loaded with full water tanks and gas. We’re just under on the van and the car but it was close. The bike rack sits as far behind the tow ball as we can get it which helps.

@@stuartkcalvin amazing advice Stuart! Water crossings were fine. We have a wading depth of 800mm and we didn’t go more than 500mm during the Gibb. We have now got a spreader bar but still need to get the pool noodle. It’s been great for rain and wind as it provides just enough tension in the awning to allow water to drain properly. Picked up a hose splitter that allows me to do both tanks at once. Great purchase. The original water hose was useless so I bit the bullet and bought a decent water hose. Water pressure on the east coast is way higher than I’m used to so I tend to back off the water when connecting direct to the van. I’ve tried to get as much weight to the rear to minimise ball weight but it’s a work in progress. She tows really well so I’m not too concerned as kings as we’re not over the ball weight. Thanks for watching and safe travels!

@@Campbell-Adventures I mispoke, you need to increase your ball weight to get van to a nose-down posture. You need high-mounted breathers for the transmission and diff, OEN are two low and will suck in water when warm - it doesn't matter what you're wading depth is.

Coming soon! We're just trying to get a few more vedeos uploaded of our first leg of the trip and then we'll do a full Van walk through.

@@Campbell-Adventures Awesome, I'm looking forward to it. I appreciate the reply. Thanks heaps 😁

The van has help up pretty well given the tracks we'e put her through. For the price and what you get I don't think there are any other vans that would be better. But you always have a few teething issues as well. The anti flap kit is terrible. The diesel heater could definitely be better and we've had a few electrical issues that need to be taken care of under warranty. We've got a service coming up in a couple of weeks so we'll see if they can sort everything out. Im planning to do a run through of some tips for the van. Keep an eye out.

Definitely going to tell your mum. 😅

@@tahliazemke3613 we have them now. The rear camera was ok but two mirrors are a better option.

@@dhiquobgnaloo ha ha ha. That is amazing!! Tank hill just keeps on giving. Emma was there for the first 12 years of her life and still raves about it. We also met some Wickham legends along the Gibb River Road.

@@MichaelI-l9b we did a first impressions video for our first video but we will definitely provide another over view and update video. We’ve learnt a lot about the van in the last 6 weeks and we’d love to share our learnings so others can learn from our mistakes.

@@Mixos_place thanks for the feedback. It’s amazing what a stock modern day 4wd can do. Didn’t see the need for the bull bar and we’d be pushing the weight limit without a GVM upgrade. Money we’d rather spend on adventures. We only drive during the day so hopefully we don’t get into any strife. The van pulls great and we’ve only had a few issues that have now been sorted. She survived the Gibb better than expected. Cheers!!

@@Campbell-Adventures No need to explain.We are getting around in a 21 yo landcruiser.Take care of the family and ours will be watching your adventures.Safe travels

@cambell-aventures you did the gibb in this setup ?? Well I have to see that because this gives me hope that I don’t need some 150k in extras on a land cruiser to experience it 😅😊

Hi @@Lainiefj, thanks for reaching out. I’ve managed to work out how to pop on the flap a little easier but we haven’t needed to use it too much lately. Will have to do a post update and hopefully this will help others.

@@MichaelI-l9b you can find us at @campbellsgorogue on instagram 🙌

Gday Michael, we have put airbags on the rear to account to the 280-300kg towball weight. We’ve just did a weigh in at a public weigh bridge with the water tanks full. We had about 60kg left on the 3 tonne atm. When hitched the GVM on our car was 2680 (2800 max) with all passengers inside. Note that we’re not putting a bull bar on otherwise we’d have to do a gvm upgrade. We might do it later down the track but that will be an 8-10k exercise. I would assume a 300kg towball weight, add that to your existing weight and see how you go. Keep in mind that each axles has its own weight rating. Hope that helps.

Also, tows well at about 95km/h. Tows best with about 50% in the water tanks.

@@Alexcampbelloz quick question, if you don't mind. What vehicle are you using to tow with? Also considering one of their hybrids and concerned about tow weight is all. My calcs add up for my Ute, just wanted to do a power comparison. tia. Peter

@@peterl3220 Sorry Peter, didn't see this till now. We tow with a 2024 MUX - we are close to the van tare and GCM when we have full water tanks.

Thanks Tim. We leave in a month so we’re getting pretty pumped. Lots to organise before then though.