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Hi great info did you have to change your shocks when you did the leaves and springs? How much more GVM did you get and is it all legal?

My parents and I visited Broome in 1969 on a long driving tour around Oz. We stayed at a caravan park with a very rocky section of coastline. As I recall, the local businesses had two-digit phone numbers back then. No big planes flying in! All different now. Seems a long ways to go to see remote terrain and beaches, WA has lots of that!

You should’ve shown us how to setup the wrapped around awning 😒

Tidy job! Thanks for giving me more ideas for my own take on swing out spare wheel carrier!

You Should Have Gone To The Reception To See If They Had Any Vacancies……………

Crazy

Excellent video. Thanks

I live in North Mission Beach North Queensland. I see Dunk Island every day

This was my home and work for a while in 2005. I was google mapping this place to see what it looked like, and if it was going again, your video popped up and helped explain it. Thank you heaps. The Palm trees were all along the front of that pool on the beach. The other cascade pool behind the restaurant is obviously filled in now. In the video I at the stairs to the restaurant, I could still see us there at the new years eve dress up party. It would have been so cool if you went up the main path that takes you to the staff living area only 50 metres further, nevertheless this was good to see.

Oooft good way to hurt yourself mate. You should be 1.5 times the distance of the rope away from the winch line in All directions. When they snap they are deadly. If that winch stops from too much tension your probably close to the ropes limit as well. Good luck with the stump removal

I went there with my mum 30 years ago. Was so beautiful. Still is.

Hi! I loved the video. I'm visiting in the month of October and would really love to try this place for snorkelling. Would it be fine to snorkel then?

The 270 degree awning is a hard find in Europe, which one are you using? I'd like to see them more but in there regions the straight pull out awning is common fare. Could a high roof (2.6m) long wheel base (6.83m) van work with a 270 awning? Great video by the way :)

Would it be warmer this time of year, ? May’24

That be a nice quick swim back out to ya boat stepping on crocs

Great footage , living the dream :)

Well done good choice . We have a 540 Ocean Spirit with a 135hp Mercury it is the perfect boat for us fishing , camping , touring. Looking forward to watching more of your travels.

With the ridiculous building standards that we have today, this resort has bugger all chance being funded for restoration I stayed there in 1990, beautiful island

The Australian government should be ashamed of themselves leaving the resort in that state

Hello Billy. In an earlier video talking about your van, you stated that you had a suspension lift using a spring maker in Morbank?? You said that this resulted in a payload upgrade. How much was this upgrade? The Crafter 4Motion only comes with the lighter van which only has slightly more than 1tonne payload. (I am doing this off the top of my head). UA-cam videos of these camper van gurus in the states show that the full timers living in their van get to carry around 3 tons (US short tons). They either carry this full time or have a storage unit/ home base and pack for winter or for summer. Lighter 4 wheel drive vans means that payload dictates what goes into a van. So you have to weigh between a 4x4 towing a trailer or van, vs a 4x4 van vs moving to a cab chassis with an expedition box. Hence the question.

I call BS. No one can live in their van and keep it like a photo shoot.

Great video

I like the van. I assume it has a wet bath ? Also I didn’t see a black tank gauge. Is the toilet a cassette or dry flush ? Are the Fiat vans sold in the US ?

Love it. Safe travels

Good job Billy !! Awesome set up too and what a brave chick all on her own! 😎

Just stumbled upon your channel and I really like the content. Keep living it mate. Life's short Subbed 👍

Nice guy! Good story.

I love your Bull Bar. I'm wondering about a winch for the Crafter (With ACC sensors). I cannot find this available in Australia. However, I've found it in the UK via VanWorx. Unfortunately, VanWorx are not prepared to share information on the the fabricated mount or sell it. How would you like a challenge to fabricate me a winch mount (for the appropriate free of course) ? Take a look at this link to see where the cable exits the bumper...ua-cam.com/video/b5Ywxs-bg_U/v-deo.html. I'm sure there would be lots of takers for this.

Hi, would you say its possible to snorkel there as a beginner? Hence im not that experienced i cant hold my breath thats long.

Bull Bar and ACC Adaptive Cruise Control. Worryingly Im finding it hard to find recovery points and/or winch mount for the 2024 Crafter. I did find one but its not suitable with ACC. Would your bull bar work do you know?

Well done bloke, big country out there. The comradery between fellow travellers, love it! Looking at heading back there from the east soon to show my wife and kids that stretch of coastline.

Even that old 45 series landcruiser, i remember the day it arrived down with the Kalgoorlie boys. The tray was level with beer😂😂.

Boys from Kalgoorlie laid the conveyor belt probably 30 years ago from memory.

That old case comfort king tractor belonged to my dad. Was gifted to the man that owns the fishermans shack. Spent alot of time out there years ago.

Nice van indeed - how reliable has it been and what would you rate it out of 10 for satisfaction and ownership?

Nice review of Broome and surrounds. We visited there in July 2022 and after so much hype you see on UA-cam we felt a little underwhelmed. Mindel beach in Darwin was the same. All the hype over the food. The food was overpriced sub par. Adelaide central market leaves it for dead. Anyway, we would visit Broome again but I must admit the surrounds are more interesting.

I drove up there from Adelaide, the best part was cable beach the high tides and the dinosaur footprints but by far the best was Cape Leveque up the road, the old Catholic missionary up there, i had chat with the priest and the locals, was magic there, and Derby the jetty was another amazing place to be for the high tides, and after that Kununurra the town itself that i very much loved and Wyndam, whete the hotel owner was also an ex pat from South Oz, its also worth checking out the Ord river scheme irrigation project and lake Argyle, i swear that Kununurra produces the best Mangoes anywhere in Australia!

Visited Broome. So many drunks walking the street and begging at the shopping centre. Disgusting

Hello! Would you say it is good to snorkel dive in late march in Byron bay?

I'm gonna build my own winch plate and bar work on my vw caddy. It'll be a one of a kind where I am

It's surreal watching a UA-cam video where there's several people I personally know well. It took me a little while to realise with the lighting, but I'm actually good friends with the girl hula-hooping at the start and I've performed with her several times before. I've never been to Orin-Aya though because it's such a trek and there always seems to be another festival or doof happening around the same time that I'd rather be at. Also, having been told about that fatal incident and some details behind the scenes that make it even darker, I don't think I want to go to Orin-Aya anymore anyway.

You should sell the steel templates

hello from Moscow

from what i understand that when i was in Broome in the peak season is the gray nomads take over all the accommodation and the locals hate it especially the small business as talking with locals the nomads never spent a a cent as they have done the cammel rides and the tourist stuff hence why you see the town empty, i loved broome but as the peak builds you get pushed out.

mate bravo on ya build, can you tell me what did you do about ya gas bottle umm you know with storage and venting or didn't you stress about it?, im asking as im about to get myself a van and just getting my duckies lined up before i start

I’m in Australia too and just bought a brand new 2023 Mercedes sprinter… really don’t want to live in a house anymore at 54.. new subscriber too ! 😊

Great work on the recovery, and thanks for the info on the window. Cheers

Great content I love your spare wheel mounts. Also where did you the Dometic window in Aus??

Well done looks like you do not have the rear diff lock ?

Nice job on the boat happy fishing