SummitX.net Gavin normally legends are dead i plan to try to live long enough to see alot of our beautiful country. Looking forward to mine hopefully i will see you in Birdsville
Thanks for that little trek. Another great episode for my Friday night armchair holidays! I've never seen country that looks anything like that! Anywhere. Kinda prehistoric. Lookout - cos one day next year I might be visiting ppl up in Wickham and might just bang on your door!!
Totally speechless on the places you have show cased on your trips. So respectful, so dignified, so wild and you are so quiet. Well done Gav on another smashing vid mate.
well done Gavin, yes the tyre plugs are amazing, plenty of people would have driven home with those plugs in LOL. BTW I hope you had the wheels chocked while changing the tyre...
Hey Gavin, sorry about you losing your tire. Loved this day trip and appreciate all the work you put into capturing all the footage to make your video's. Cheers, Pete
Dark Horse thanks Pete, thats what I get for messing around hahah there was a chicken track around that obstical. I guess it was there for a reason hahah
Great series! It's refreshing to see someone travelling alone who is so comfortable doing so. I've recently had to retire so the prospect of much 4wd travelling in our state (WA too) looks even more appealing. Nearly all videos are of groups so seeing a solo is great.
Hi Gav, never get tired of watching your vid's, great spot to explore. i'm an east coaster and one day I'll get over your way. Keep up the good work, stay safe. Cheers
the the drone! it so important we educate other about the uses of drones and requesting permission before using! it the small percentage which are ruining it for everyone
Absolutely my friend. I spend hours both in my day job and at home ensuring I have the correct permits and authorisations for the areas I'm filming. Its worth the effort :)
Good to see your not found a real job yet mate... LOL. Just watching you push through that crossing (16.13) and noted you were pushing up a reasonable bow wave, just a warning for the unseasoned traveller about deep crossings take your time not to much juice as the water pressure can push your radiator back onto your fan and trash your day. mind you its heaven out there but waiting for spare parts in painful. happy trails Mate.
Another quality episode Gav! Loved the “changing tyres 101” segment. El Questro Gorge looks a treat! Pity you didn’t capture your slippage on film mate lol
Chris Lai hahha would have been to much bleeping if I did have it on. There was probably less than 30 seconds between saying I'm going to slip to turning the camera back on after falling over lmao
Howdy, I look forward to your videos each week. The "No Drone Zone" signs at ELQ surprised me as well, had to keep my Mavic in its carrycase. I was camped at Home Valley Stn Jul-17 and a pilot there explained all. Many sightseeing helicopters operate out of ELQ, HV8, the Bungles, Mitchel Falls etc during the dry season. They might fly quite low thru the ravines and don't want to bump into the growing number of drones turning up. The civil aviation altitude rules (max, min) on drones and Helos are relative to the ground, but that varies wildly around ravines (a drone flying off the top can fly over, or into, a Helo flying in a ravine). So Helos take priority over recreational drones, C'est la vie - with my support.
As a pilot myself I feel I have an extra responsibility towards my fellow pilots to raise awareness of the risks drone pilots are taking when flying drones in restricted airspace. Many drone pilots are blissfully unaware they could bring down aircraft easily, even with the smallest of drones and the results would be devastating.
By the way, the silhouette images of your cruiser in this series and the Canning series are great. They will make fantastic screen savers (.pdf or .raw). Put them on your web site and I will buy them.
GreyNomad cheers mate, I'm glad you like the cover photos :) I will try and remember to put them up on my website for you. You're support of my work is very much appreciated
Gav, if you want some tyre repair tips I would be happy to show you (its my trade) another great vid mate, wish I had more time there last year but it is a good excuse to go back.
Its not just people doing dumb stuff with drones, its because they are noisy. People go to those places because they are tranquil, they don't want to hear a flying lawn mower. People with drones and people blaring music from Bluetooth speakers are a real problem now.
Hi Gavin, thanks again for a fantastic insight into this amazing landscape. Totally agree with comments posted that your filming an editing & cool commentary is pretty exceptional in my humble opinion. Very inspiring. The rooftop tent may well be what I need to look at to persuade my wife she will survive the wildlife. lol, she is Austrian born so quite understandable really. Polar opposite landscape.
Guy Littlejohn check out the Alu-Cab RTT. After the CSR trip Quickpitch contacted me to try out their latest RTT. I've had it now for 4 months and although there is one thing I don't like everything else is better than my old James Baroud.
If your in Perth drop into the Caravan and Camping show. My vehicle is on display at the Quick Pitch stand as well as @4xoverland Andrew St Pier White and Andrews FJ Cruiser @phantasticadventures
Thanks for your responses Gavin, your tried and proven experiences translate to great solid info for your viewers. As you would well know an absolute minefield awaits the buyer seeking to fit-out their vehicle properly for the long term. That's interesting your experience with the RTTs. I had wondered whether the solid construction of the SA products was the best way to go vs. the f/glass variants. The new 'icamper' which you have probably checked out looks great especially for 2 people because of the extra room created by the fold-out section. Great Crowd funding story and certainly looks well designed & put together. "Drifter' is the agent over this way NSW & Qld. Andrew has done a great job with Quick Pitch, I think we all agree on that. The internal access to RTT and space created with the push-up function while maintaining a comparatively low profile is impressive. lol - for a troopy that is -)) Will you be travelling through Broken Hill on your eastward trip late April for the Off-road racing & eventual desert trip? Perhaps getting my facts mixed with Ronny D's plans. Apologies for harping on, probably bad form. Apologies to all if so. Thanks again.
Guy Littlejohn G'day mate, my pleasure. I always enjoy chatting with fellow 4wders about gear and trips. Currently I have no plans to go through broken hill this year but I do get close. I will visit Camerons corner on my travels. I think thats Ronny going through NSW but I cant be sure.
G'day Gav. Mate i keep watching this Kimberley series over and over again, as i am wanting to go see it. Are you doing any more adventures in the future? Cheers, Ben
Hi Ben, I'm very glad you enjoy the series. :) I'm planning to do a Cape York - NT - Simpson - Corner Country - Brisbane trip within two months. Just trying to get my timing right with covid. Don't want to be a burdon on any small communities.
@@TheDizzymarskell if you see me around, dont hesitate to jump on the radio or pull up and say hello :D I cant wait to get back out there. It's been a year of hard work in a new and very exciting role so I cant wait to get filming again and these are areas i've never visited before
Hey mate. Can I ask what campsite number did you stay in at El Questro? We are going to the Kimberley this season. Keep up the fantastic work with the videos!
Thanks for sharing Gav. Yes those tyre plugs are brilliant, I have had twenty in a rear tyre of my old Suzuki GSR1100, yep I went on the same sort of roads as you have!! Yep a sports bike but it's the adventure not the destination... I now do it in now an X5 4.8, yep, sucker for punishment. I like your pragmatism with having the cross bar lug nut remover with alternate sizes so you can offer assistance to another traveller with alternate size lug nuts. BUT the servo, Repco, SCA type utilitarian X bars are not the best quality and can fail/peel apart/round out especially with heat/bull dust induced seizing. Just my experience, not a troll. I carry a 800mm breaker bar with two of my sized sockets for my lug nuts and three other possible sizes (and of course a torque wrench, haha for doing them up). Nothing is going to argue with that set up and it really is as simple as a lean on the breaker bar to get anything undone. Thanks Gav, enjoy watching your trips and soaking it up. Cheers Gaz
G'day Gary, 3.5t is the current rating on the BP51's GVM upgrade. I have it on good authority that will soon increase to 4t but will have to wait and see.
Best place to contact me is through my Patreon page. I get a lot of messages but only have time to answer those from Patreons normally www.patreon.com/SummitX
Fantastic love your trips
Marty Evans legend :)
SummitX.net Gavin normally legends are dead i plan to try to live long enough to see alot of our beautiful country. Looking forward to mine hopefully i will see you in Birdsville
Marty Evans hahah definitely pull me up and say G'day if you see me out and about
Your roof top tent looks very comfy Gavin. Great view. Cheers for another great video.
It sure was :) I have a new one now. Just as comfortable but twice as good on the important things
Thanks for that little trek. Another great episode for my Friday night armchair holidays! I've never seen country that looks anything like that! Anywhere. Kinda prehistoric.
Lookout - cos one day next year I might be visiting ppl up in Wickham and might just bang on your door!!
Love the episodes Gavin, you are living my dream mate!
Hi 👋 hope you have a great week can’t wait to next video
Paul Johns Hi Paul, cheers mate. I'm a little behind but ep8 will be out next weekend
Awwww EPIC stuff. double thumbs up!!!!
Christian Ward thanks mate :)
I went to ELQ many years ago, such a beautiful place. Another great video Gavin, thank you. Cheers Tony
great series Gav, definitely captured the essence of the kimberly
jimiv88 thanks mate
Totally speechless on the places you have show cased on your trips. So respectful, so dignified, so wild and you are so quiet. Well done Gav on another smashing vid mate.
Thanks mate :D
well done Gavin, yes the tyre plugs are amazing, plenty of people would have driven home with those plugs in LOL. BTW I hope you had the wheels chocked while changing the tyre...
I let the soft sand chock the wheels for me :D
I may have had to wait to see it, but loved this episode Gavin, thanks mate
Hey Gavin, sorry about you losing your tire.
Loved this day trip and appreciate all the work you put into capturing all the footage to make your video's.
Cheers, Pete
Dark Horse thanks Pete, thats what I get for messing around hahah there was a chicken track around that obstical. I guess it was there for a reason hahah
Your 200 series sound nice, another great video.
Another great episode. Love how the focus is on the trip and the location. Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks mate, another top notch Video. EL Questro is on my "go visit" list for sure. Cheers
Great series!
It's refreshing to see someone travelling alone who is so comfortable doing so. I've recently had to retire so the prospect of much 4wd travelling in our state (WA too) looks even more appealing. Nearly all videos are of groups so seeing a solo is great.
Some really useful tips here. Great trip continues :-)
As always, superb filming, editing and narration Gav. Thank you!
Fair Dinkum thanks mate
Love your channel mate!
Duncan Udawatta cheers mate, I'm really glad you're enjoying the content :)
Loving your series mate keep it up
Well big fella most enjoyed the no drones bit is unreal glad I done my time in Paraburdoo in 1980 it was so nice then great work
My whole family was in Para from the 70s - late 90s :D
Hi Gav, never get tired of watching your vid's, great spot to explore. i'm an east coaster and one day I'll get over your way. Keep up the good work, stay safe. Cheers
CHRIS ROSS thanks mate, look me up when you come over this way. I will show you some great spot
Thanks Gavin
Great episode, always thoroughly enjoyable and interesting.
Hope to catch up sometime this year
🍺
Wilco 9 I'd love to catch up. Cheers mate.
This one was a beaut Gav! Great footage, your work just gets better and better mate. Thanks for putting the work in and be safe.
Viktor Cebergs legend, thanks mate. I'm always stoke to hear people enjoy my work.
Thank you gav much appreciated. Legend
Great show really joyed it keep it up
Paul Johns thanks Paul
Very good , another great episode , a bit of drama with the tyre and a fantastic gorge explored , keep it comin' :-)
Loved every minute!
Phantastic Adventures thanks mate :)
the the drone! it so important we educate other about the uses of drones and requesting permission before using! it the small percentage which are ruining it for everyone
Absolutely my friend. I spend hours both in my day job and at home ensuring I have the correct permits and authorisations for the areas I'm filming. Its worth the effort :)
Good to see your not found a real job yet mate... LOL.
Just watching you push through that crossing (16.13) and noted you were pushing up a reasonable bow wave, just a warning for the unseasoned traveller about deep crossings take your time not to much juice as the water pressure can push your radiator back onto your fan and trash your day. mind you its heaven out there but waiting for spare parts in painful. happy trails Mate.
LOL I have a real job, I just hide it better :D
Another quality episode Gav! Loved the “changing tyres 101” segment. El Questro Gorge looks a treat! Pity you didn’t capture your slippage on film mate lol
Chris Lai hahha would have been to much bleeping if I did have it on. There was probably less than 30 seconds between saying I'm going to slip to turning the camera back on after falling over lmao
Howdy, I look forward to your videos each week.
The "No Drone Zone" signs at ELQ surprised me as well, had to keep my Mavic in its carrycase. I was camped at Home Valley Stn Jul-17 and a pilot there explained all. Many sightseeing helicopters operate out of ELQ, HV8, the Bungles, Mitchel Falls etc during the dry season. They might fly quite low thru the ravines and don't want to bump into the growing number of drones turning up. The civil aviation altitude rules (max, min) on drones and Helos are relative to the ground, but that varies wildly around ravines (a drone flying off the top can fly over, or into, a Helo flying in a ravine). So Helos take priority over recreational drones, C'est la vie - with my support.
As a pilot myself I feel I have an extra responsibility towards my fellow pilots to raise awareness of the risks drone pilots are taking when flying drones in restricted airspace. Many drone pilots are blissfully unaware they could bring down aircraft easily, even with the smallest of drones and the results would be devastating.
By the way, the silhouette images of your cruiser in this series and the Canning series are great. They will make fantastic screen savers (.pdf or .raw). Put them on your web site and I will buy them.
GreyNomad cheers mate, I'm glad you like the cover photos :) I will try and remember to put them up on my website for you. You're support of my work is very much appreciated
Gav, if you want some tyre repair tips I would be happy to show you (its my trade) another great vid mate, wish I had more time there last year but it is a good excuse to go back.
Darren Moore cheers mate, will take you up on that sometime. Always looking to learn new techniques
Its not just people doing dumb stuff with drones, its because they are noisy. People go to those places because they are tranquil, they don't want to hear a flying lawn mower. People with drones and people blaring music from Bluetooth speakers are a real problem now.
Another great episode mate.
Steven Jappe thanks :)
SummitX.net pleasure mate. Always inspiring.
Hi Gavin, thanks again for a fantastic insight into this amazing landscape. Totally agree with comments posted that your filming an editing & cool commentary is pretty exceptional in my humble opinion.
Very inspiring. The rooftop tent may well be what I need to look at to persuade my wife she will survive the wildlife. lol, she is Austrian born so quite understandable really. Polar opposite landscape.
Guy Littlejohn thanks mate. I'm really glad you enjoy my work. It's a big undertaking so I'm stoked when people enjoy my films.
Guy Littlejohn check out the Alu-Cab RTT. After the CSR trip Quickpitch contacted me to try out their latest RTT. I've had it now for 4 months and although there is one thing I don't like everything else is better than my old James Baroud.
If your in Perth drop into the Caravan and Camping show. My vehicle is on display at the Quick Pitch stand as well as @4xoverland Andrew St Pier White and Andrews FJ Cruiser @phantasticadventures
Thanks for your responses Gavin, your tried and proven experiences translate to great solid info for your viewers. As you would well know an absolute minefield awaits the buyer seeking to fit-out their vehicle properly for the long term. That's interesting your experience with the RTTs. I had wondered whether the solid construction of the SA products was the best way to go vs. the f/glass variants. The new 'icamper' which you have probably checked out looks great especially for 2 people because of the extra room created by the fold-out section. Great Crowd funding story and certainly looks well designed & put together. "Drifter' is the agent over this way NSW & Qld. Andrew has done a great job with Quick Pitch, I think we all agree on that. The internal access to RTT and space created with the push-up function while maintaining a comparatively low profile is impressive. lol - for a troopy that is -))
Will you be travelling through Broken Hill on your eastward trip late April for the Off-road racing & eventual desert trip? Perhaps getting my facts mixed with Ronny D's plans. Apologies for harping on, probably bad form. Apologies to all if so. Thanks again.
Guy Littlejohn G'day mate, my pleasure. I always enjoy chatting with fellow 4wders about gear and trips. Currently I have no plans to go through broken hill this year but I do get close. I will visit Camerons corner on my travels. I think thats Ronny going through NSW but I cant be sure.
G'day Gav. Mate i keep watching this Kimberley series over and over again, as i am wanting to go see it. Are you doing any more adventures in the future? Cheers,
Ben
Hi Ben, I'm very glad you enjoy the series. :) I'm planning to do a Cape York - NT - Simpson - Corner Country - Brisbane trip within two months. Just trying to get my timing right with covid. Don't want to be a burdon on any small communities.
@@GavinGillett awesome!! Cant wait to see it on UA-cam! Might see ya in the great outdoors one day
@@TheDizzymarskell if you see me around, dont hesitate to jump on the radio or pull up and say hello :D I cant wait to get back out there. It's been a year of hard work in a new and very exciting role so I cant wait to get filming again and these are areas i've never visited before
Hey mate. Can I ask what campsite number did you stay in at El Questro? We are going to the Kimberley this season. Keep up the fantastic work with the videos!
I stayed at Campsite 18 "Emu" for 2 nights. The resident croc would fish directly in front of the campsite. It was very exciting :D
Thanks
Another great video, mate
Really impressed that you got the plugs to stick in the cut in the tyre! Any idea how many you actually put in there?
Chris Ross G'day mate, I only used 4 in the end. I was as surprised as anyone they held because a triangle shaped flap is a tricky repair
Thanks for sharing Gav. Yes those tyre plugs are brilliant, I have had twenty in a rear tyre of my old Suzuki GSR1100, yep I went on the same sort of roads as you have!! Yep a sports bike but it's the adventure not the destination... I now do it in now an X5 4.8, yep, sucker for punishment.
I like your pragmatism with having the cross bar lug nut remover with alternate sizes so you can offer assistance to another traveller with alternate size lug nuts. BUT the servo, Repco, SCA type utilitarian X bars are not the best quality and can fail/peel apart/round out especially with heat/bull dust induced seizing. Just my experience, not a troll.
I carry a 800mm breaker bar with two of my sized sockets for my lug nuts and three other possible sizes (and of course a torque wrench, haha for doing them up). Nothing is going to argue with that set up and it really is as simple as a lean on the breaker bar to get anything undone.
Thanks Gav, enjoy watching your trips and soaking it up.
Cheers Gaz
Hey mate great vid again those side window insulated covers look good where would I get them?
Kycania cheers mate. Those window covers are from solarblinds.com.au great bit of gear for keeping the Pilbara heat out of your car
Thanks heaps !
Thank you forgetting back to me so quick you must be awake having a beer
Paul Johns yeah just chilling out after work 20:30pm here at the moment :) About to watch the Arsenal v Tott game :)
Hello hello hello hello hope you have a greatest evening
My evening is going well thank you sir :) I hope yours is too
Another great vid, really enjoyed the tyre change. what tonnage rating is your lift?
G'day Gary, 3.5t is the current rating on the BP51's GVM upgrade. I have it on good authority that will soon increase to 4t but will have to wait and see.
SummitX.net thanks, I was interested in the tanager of the power-lift, wheel jack. 😁
Sorry I meant, tonnage of your Power-Lift wheel jack :(
Oh, got ya. From memory its 3t but i haven't looked in a long time
SummitX.net yep, that sounds about right, thanks. G.
Odd question but what brand of work shirt is that?
James Pritchett haha never had that one before :) its King Gee
Which tracks did you do in elquestro?
All of them :D
Gavin Gillett how can I contact you, I’m planning a big trip next year with mates. Wanting some advice and tips about filming, where you went etc.
Best place to contact me is through my Patreon page. I get a lot of messages but only have time to answer those from Patreons normally www.patreon.com/SummitX