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  • @anjehouse9507
    @anjehouse9507 Рік тому +222

    My partner and I currently live in an aboriginal community 870km from Darwin in Arnhem Land. We run the community store there, our stock comes in by barge once a week...depending on the tides. There are lots of communities like these in the outback all full of interesting people. Many Australians don't get to experience what I do so I feel incredibly grateful.

    • @darcyw3174
      @darcyw3174 Рік тому +11

      100 percent agree with you, i was lucky enough to do some contracting work out in the communities throughout the covid period :)

    • @janinemuller9792
      @janinemuller9792 Рік тому +7

      What an interesting service you do wow I'd love it

    • @juliemanley6570
      @juliemanley6570 Рік тому +4

      Are you in Maningrida We lived there in the 80s very isolated back then

    • @broeretop1
      @broeretop1 Рік тому +4

      Wow that's neat. The city I live in is also called Arnhem.

    • @anjehouse9507
      @anjehouse9507 Рік тому +3

      @@AlexB-pe6yb Gapuwiyak also known as Lake Evella...but Gove is lovely 😊

  • @ausrobroy1964
    @ausrobroy1964 Рік тому +14

    Fun fact. Trucks aren't 18 wheelers in the outback. The cab has 10 wheels and the first trailer has another 12. So the smallest semi, (we call them semi-trailers or semi for short), is a 22 wheeler. A B-Double, (cab plus one short trailer and one standard trailer), has 34 wheels. And a road train has another 12 wheels per trailer. So with 6 trailers, (biggest I've ever seen, although they usually only have 2 to 3 trailers), you have 70 wheels.

  • @katehobbs2008
    @katehobbs2008 8 місяців тому +7

    I have added to ration truck story here.
    RATION TRUCK STORY
    ‘HOT WATER LAID ON’
    In 1960 the Gunbarrel Road Construction Party were working westward on the Gary Junction road. When the Grader gearbox blew up “the longest towing operation” returned to Giles. On 12th November…
    “Quinny stopped my Rover and bellowed “this is absolutely terrible”, the great caravan he was pulling had disappeared! Suddenly we observed a black cloud of smoke about 6km away and a plume of dust from a vehicle coming towards us. We thought here comes Scotty to tell us a stray caravan was lying dormant back up the road. However Scotty yelled from somewhere in the miniature dust storm ‘the ration truck’s gorn!’ The black smoke was coming from our harmless truck full of food supplies! We drove back to the exploding tins of stew and tomato sauce. The big tyres were spouting globules of molten rubber and a tin of pea soup splattered me. Doug and Rex could only save one tyre. The 1400lt water tank behind the cabin was boiling so I shot a hole through the tank side and with tea leaves from the wreck made a cup of tea.”
    Len Beadell - Outback Highways

  • @bar-d1423
    @bar-d1423 Рік тому +120

    Not enhanced, Ian. That’s exactly what the night sky looks for like in the Outback.

    • @sykotika13thirteen
      @sykotika13thirteen Рік тому +8

      I miss the night sky and the red dirt

    • @Tsass0
      @Tsass0 Рік тому +3

      True mate

    • @mewoozy2
      @mewoozy2 Рік тому +6

      Yeah if you're far enough out ay. Takes a bit for your eyes to adjust and it looks just like that, its likely a long exposure shot but that is exactly what it looks like once your eyes adjust.

    • @nedkelly9688
      @nedkelly9688 Рік тому +3

      Agree travelled the outback and slept in the back of a ute and looked up at that sky everynight and is true.
      Also worked on boats off QLD and is just as good out there too.

    • @michaelgraham6443
      @michaelgraham6443 Рік тому +3

      Yep, I’ll second that….

  • @retrozmachine1189
    @retrozmachine1189 Рік тому +56

    The night sky is pretty impressive down here. I live on the QLD coast in one of the major northern cities and recently had some visitors from the USA. They were city slickers and had never really seen a proper dark sky. Just walking on the beach at night had them gazing at the sky in wonder. Once you get a bit inland and it gets properly dark. If you lie back on a deck chair or something and let your eyes get used to the dark it is pretty amazing. You can see the Magellanic Clouds and lots more really easily. There's a fair number of streaks of light from small things falling into the atmosphere too. Highly recommended to do.
    Just to reinforce what other people are saying, dark sky means no light pollution and no moon. Once your eye adjust so that you can take it all in, the night sky actually glows. You can make out shapes of trees, hills etc.

  • @Guys_Home_Run
    @Guys_Home_Run Рік тому +68

    I just ran across Australia from Port Hedland to Brisbane. I went via Marble Bar, Kunawarritji and Kiwirrkurra. It took me 6 days to run from Kunawarritji to Kiwirrkurra - proper remote. After 78 days I made it to Brisbane. Love your channel mate! Keep it up!

    • @Revheadrev
      @Revheadrev Рік тому +2

      You that young tradie with a mullet? Or someone who did it and it wasn’t covered much in the media? Either way - crazy stuff man. Hope your recovery is going well.

    • @Guys_Home_Run
      @Guys_Home_Run Рік тому +11

      @@Revheadrev nah he went across the Nullarbor. I went a little more low key and more remote. Recovery going well although longer than I thought.

    • @kazzaandrew
      @kazzaandrew Рік тому +4

      Wow. Well done

    • @TRAVISGOLDIE
      @TRAVISGOLDIE Рік тому +1

      I reckon kuna is more remote in my mind

    • @lawlerscorner4420
      @lawlerscorner4420 Рік тому +6

      Good lord what was chasing you ??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @redhammer9910
    @redhammer9910 Рік тому +35

    I actually watched that video a couple of nights ago and it really disturbed me to think foreign tourist drive off to find remote places with no idea what can go wrong. A couple of examples. Flash floods. It can rain a hundred kilometers away or even more. Not a cloud in the sky but very quickly the road will become muddy then slippery then you can't see it anymore because you are now surrounded by rising water. We went out to rescue a Scots family just out of Three Rivers in WA. On arrival we could see the family standing on the roof of their car. She was holding their two young children whilst the husband kept pushing away a deadly snake which was trying to use the car as an island. Bush fires. Wake up in the dead of night and smell the dustinct smell of a bush fire but you can't see it. The fear grips you when you know it can have a 350 km front and you know nothing more than it's heading towards you. Breaking down, the absolute rule is stay with your vehicle. Those that try to walk, especially in the heat are the ones that get lost and die. A car accident, need a medivac, you have no phone coverage and it may be a full day even longer before someone sees you let alone how long a medivac can take. Most snakes will bite you just above the ankle, best wear leather boots that come a couple of inches above them.
    These people taking off for an adventure who have not done their research, have no idea of the dangers and think when they arrive there will be a 24/7 McDonalds store are the greatest threat, to themselves.
    Always enjoy your comments Ian, good to listen to the opinions of others and you're always close to the mark. Onya 🇦🇺

    • @marvindebot3264
      @marvindebot3264 3 місяці тому +2

      I think they played it up a bit, these guys know remote areas as they have traveled the world extensively.

  • @sandgroperwookiee65
    @sandgroperwookiee65 Рік тому +49

    In the early 1980s Kiwirrkurra was established as an outstation to help facilitate the Pintupi people’s desire to return and live on traditional homelands. In 1984 the Pintubi Nine became the last known group of traditional Indigenous Australians to make contact with Western society. The family of nine had lived a traditional nomadic life in the desert until they entered Kiwirrkurra to be reunited with their extended family. Many of the group and their descendants still reside in the community.
    I was actually watching a Malcolm Douglas video last night & he was driving to Kiwirrkurra & through to our Indian Ocean. Great stuff! 👍👍

    • @got-to-wonder
      @got-to-wonder Рік тому +2

      Been there twice 30 years ago

    • @jenniferharrison8915
      @jenniferharrison8915 Рік тому +2

      That's really interesting, we hear of so many indigenous leaving there traditions and and family behind, this family connection is unique!

    • @redhammer9910
      @redhammer9910 Рік тому +3

      Yes Malcolm Douglas video's are excellent. I spent a lot of my youth working near remote communities in WA and his videos are a real blast from the past.

    • @baabaabaa-El
      @baabaabaa-El Рік тому +2

      Is the Mal Douglas video where they try Coca cola for the first time!?!
      That was pretty funny, the old man worked at Amata yrs back...l went up for Xmas holidays as a kid. ..
      Lived in SA & NT got a lift from Katherine to Alice in the back of his ute, we had beers, so it was all gd

    • @sandgroperwookiee65
      @sandgroperwookiee65 Рік тому

      @@baabaabaa-El no,it was this one
      ua-cam.com/video/5QwUkwUHGb4/v-deo.htmlsi=v1D3zKQcgCmaLTHC

  • @aussiebrian
    @aussiebrian Рік тому +53

    In 1960 the Gunbarrel Road Construction Party were working westward on the Gary Junction road. When the Grader gearbox blew up “the longest towing operation” returned to Giles. On 12th November…
    “Quinny stopped my Rover and bellowed “this is absolutely terrible”, the great caravan he was pulling had disappeared! Suddenly we observed a black cloud of smoke about 6km away and a plume of dust from a vehicle coming towards us. We thought here comes Scotty to tell us a stray caravan was lying dormant back up the road. However Scotty yelled from somewhere in the miniature dust storm ‘the ration truck’s gorn!’ The black smoke was coming from our harmless truck full of food supplies! We drove back to the exploding tins of stew and tomato sauce. The big tyres were spouting globules of molten rubber and a tin of pea soup splattered me. Doug and Rex could only save one tyre. The 1400lt water tank behind the cabin was boiling so I shot a hole through the tank side and with tea leaves from the wreck made a cup of tea.”

    • @bethmetcalf3447
      @bethmetcalf3447 Рік тому +11

      It was pretty straight forward so I don’t understand why they didn’t understand it?🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @Reneesillycar74
      @Reneesillycar74 Рік тому +4

      Cheers for the info ✌🏼

    • @gedece
      @gedece Рік тому +2

      it's the 1400 liters tank, he could not understand that.

    • @johnwatters6922
      @johnwatters6922 Рік тому +1

      Australian (and international ) spelling is litre @@gedece

    • @fishnchips8132
      @fishnchips8132 8 місяців тому +5

      when the sh!t hits the fan - make tea.

  • @nickjames7719
    @nickjames7719 Рік тому +29

    As a 60 yr old Aussie I always find it so funny the way people react to things that are so normal to me. Also that ain't red dirt knackers that's Red Earth. Full of Iron.

  • @ManBikeSwag
    @ManBikeSwag Рік тому +6

    I'm just back from a 10,000km return trip out there. It's really nutty out there. We had to wait 3 days for a petrol station owner to return from a drunken bender to fuel us up. And yes, burnt-out cars all over the place.

  • @keithkearns93
    @keithkearns93 Рік тому +22

    Those stars are not enhanced . When you finally get here you will be blown away . Let your children age a bit and then ask us Aussies to crowd fund a visit ( twelve months minimum ) and I am sure we will give you enough money but also welcome you and your family into our homes to save on accommodation .

  • @Mercury248
    @Mercury248 Рік тому +69

    If you're ever going on a great adventure like this in the outback, don't watch the movie "Wolf Creek" beforehand 😳 Awesome video thanks Ian!

    • @davidareeves
      @davidareeves Рік тому +7

      or Razorback....

    • @julzhunt7790
      @julzhunt7790 Рік тому +3

      Ikr. I was thinking exactly the same😆

    • @NkosanaMakhubele
      @NkosanaMakhubele Рік тому +4

      😂😂😂😂 wolf creek 2

    • @davidareeves
      @davidareeves Рік тому +5

      @@NkosanaMakhubeleWhen you get to this point as a tourist, you earn the "I survived Australia" T-Shirt

    • @zwieseler
      @zwieseler Рік тому +5

      Or Wake In Fright….

  • @optimusmaximus9646
    @optimusmaximus9646 Рік тому +30

    A note about driving on unsealed roads in the outback. Vehicles on open dirt roads all tend to travel around the same speed, so a bump on the road that makes one car's wheels bounce will also make any other cars' wheels bounce. These bouncing wheels will all tend to land at the same point forming corrugations. If you happen to be on one of these roads for some time you will be advised to run over them at a decent speed that smooths out the vibrations, otherwise your kidneys will be pretty much shot at the end of the journey. So look after yourself, tell someone where you are going and when you are expected to arrive at your destination, take lots of water with you, have respect for the outback and you will have a great trip.

    • @Alberthoward3right9up
      @Alberthoward3right9up Рік тому +1

      It's mostly trucks that cause that

    • @35manning
      @35manning Рік тому +5

      Yep, it sounds crazy, but going faster makes it feel smoother.
      Of course, this doesn't mean it's more gentle on your wheels and suspension or that its safer.
      It just feels nicer in the cab of the vehicle.

    • @optimusmaximus9646
      @optimusmaximus9646 Рік тому +2

      @@35manning Yell me about it 🙂On one trip I lost one of my number plates. Vibrations can loosen nuts on bolts and I am sure this is what caused it.

    • @35manning
      @35manning Рік тому +4

      @@Alberthoward3right9up umm, no it isn't.
      Take the trucks away from the road and it will still happen.
      Correlation DOES NOT EQUAL causation.
      Yes, trucks contribute to it. But so do cars and even motorbikes.
      In fact, heavily loaded cars can contribute MORE to it than a lightly loaded truck.
      It's to do with the ground pressure each tire exerts.
      Think of it like walking across wet sand at the beach, compared to running.
      Now add a backpack full of weight and walk and run on that same sand.
      The more weight you add, or the faster you move, the worse it becomes. Add lots of weight and go really fast for the maximum damage.
      Want to ACTUALLY make a difference when driving on a corrugated road?
      Pull over, let the air out of your tires and drive slowly.
      See your vehicle and tire manufacturers for recommended tire pressures for dirt roads.
      In my 4WD, I run as high as 45psi on the road (recommended pressure for maximum vehicle weight) and as low as 10psi (slow off road use).
      You SHOULD actually adjust your tire pressures every time your vehicle weight changes or road conditions change (sealed, gravel, dirt etc).
      Logging trucks often have Central Tire Inflation (CTI), a system that allows you to adjust your tire pressure from in the cab whilst driving.
      When they turn off the sealed road (actually, just before), they lower tire pressures to avoid damaging the dirt roads.
      Then raise them just before returning to the sealed road.

    • @Alberthoward3right9up
      @Alberthoward3right9up Рік тому

      @@35manning I'm not reading an hour long essay. I'll just say I disagree n leave it at that. Hope that diatribe made you feel superior for a minute or two.. lol. I have a life.

  • @jayrandall9075
    @jayrandall9075 Рік тому +65

    A few years ago my husband and I visited family in far North Queensland, when we left them to return home to southwest Western Australia, we took the route labeled the Savannah Way, thinking this would be a good way to short cut across to the Northern Territory then into far north WA, we were excited. That is to say until we reached Hell’s Gate Roadhouse. From there we ended up on a dirt road, so deeply corrugated we could only travel at a snails pace for 50 plus kilometres as we were towing a camper trailer. Many kilometres travelled, many river crossings where crocodiles sunbathed on river banks, snakes galore, we finally we got into WA. Many months later, even years later, I’m still finding remnants of red dust in clothing and suitcases 😂😂😂😂

    • @nedkelly9688
      @nedkelly9688 Рік тому +2

      lol we did that trip once also while travelling Australia.
      We also travelled through N.T first time when wasn't even bitumen.
      Remember coming across a couple in a brand new caravan. by time hit Tenant creek whole inside of the van fell to pieces. all cupboards had collapsed and was being sent back to the manufacturer.
      Ours survived but remember years later still finding red bulldust inside hard to acess areas.

    • @AndyViant
      @AndyViant Рік тому +3

      You will never ever get rid of the red dust now that it is in your car.

    • @danielponiatowski7368
      @danielponiatowski7368 Рік тому +3

      i caught up with a mate in karratha back in the late 80s and we headed north in his HQ statseman. we came across a very remote little place, dont recall the name but there was a small pub way out on its own. as we approached this place a head appeared at the door, the look on this guys face was something you would expect to see on somebody who had been alone on a dessert island for a year. he got us in and locked the door, he didnt want any money for the beer or food, his payment was just to see and speak to somebody from civilisation. im living in the SW as well, just out of manji.

    • @marvindebot3264
      @marvindebot3264 3 місяці тому

      Yo did it wrong, the best speed for corrugations is flat chat. They are way less at speed as you just kiss the tops of them.

  • @katherinefaulkner9358
    @katherinefaulkner9358 Рік тому +4

    Lived in Outback Queensland and we call the Red dirt Bull dust!
    Camels were brought to Australia with the Afghan Cameleers who were the first transporters of mail, goods etc. from major centres to remote areas.

  • @kymcruickshank7246
    @kymcruickshank7246 Рік тому +6

    Hi Ian.
    I work DIDO (drive in, drive out) in a town called Meekatharra in WA. I live on the coast and drive 7 hrs every two weeks to work. During my drives I come across dingoes, bungarra’s, emus, cattle and roo’s on the regular. The stations aren’t fenced so hitting a massive bull is a very real issue. I time it so I’m never driving at sunset or sunrise. I work at the hospital which services an area of 600,000 square kilometres, including 66 cattle stations. The town itself is tiny, it has a population of around 350 but the stations and aboriginal communities bump up the numbers big time. The RFDS service the area as well and we work together to get people to larger hospitals if needed.
    For example a guy rang through the other day, he found his boss of the station by a water trough and thought he might be having a heart attack. Next thing we’re organising the RFDS, ambulance and cops to get him with the help of latitude and longitude details. He was bought to the Meeka hospital, stabilised and flown to Perth.
    Meeka has a massive aboriginal population and quite a few, if they’re from an outlying community don’t speak English.
    The pub here is always flat out with gold prospectors (which I do too on my weekends) and FIFO mine workers. The gold in Meeka and Sandstone is some of the purest in the world.
    So if you ever get the chance, look up Meekatharra and see the red dirt country at its finest.

  • @NETFREIGHTSERVICESQUEENSLAND
    @NETFREIGHTSERVICESQUEENSLAND Рік тому +2

    This four wheel drive truck was the ration truck for Len Beadell’s party for several years. It caught fire during the construction of the Gary Junction Road on 12th November 1960 at the 160 mile point from Sandy Blight Junction. Destroyed were their supplies of food, water, fridge and much of their camping gear.

  • @PS-Straya_M8
    @PS-Straya_M8 Рік тому +14

    Australians avoid driving at dusk, too much chance of your vehicle getting destroyed by a kangaroo!

    • @RussellBowen-o6d
      @RussellBowen-o6d Місяць тому

      @PS-Straya_M8 negative, just get bigger bullbars, real Australians actually have bullbars..

  • @datfly3034
    @datfly3034 8 місяців тому +2

    Your love for Australia is so infectious. I grew up in Perth, and the desert landscape is so beautiful - there's nothing like that amazing red earth. Incredible. Love this!!

  • @AndyViant
    @AndyViant Рік тому +8

    In March (Autumn/Fall in Australia) we were the first cars to drive a road in 5 months. Not an exaggeration. We left details of where we were going from and to with local authorities, and took weeks of food and water in case we had problems. Temperatures exceeded 55 Celsius (131 Fahrenheit). Middle of the desert. One of the vehicles got bogged. To the chassis rails. It took almost 3 hours to recover it with shovelling, 2 winches and almost 60 metres of recovery gear, as getting any closer would have seen both vehicles trapped.
    We were going to take a satphone and Emergency beacons but didn't. We were lucky, but we're also highly experienced 4wders with very well kitted out vehicles. We spent almost a year planning that trip.
    After we completed the trip we heard that the next cars to try and go that way took 2 days to clear the same obstacle we did.
    The outback is not a joke. It can kill you more easily than you can imagine, even without a snake bite or medical emergency. Temperatures range from extreme heat to extreme cold. You can wait weeks for help to arrive, even if they know you're out there because ground transport might get stuck and it's huge area to search by air.

    • @jenniferharrison8915
      @jenniferharrison8915 Рік тому +1

      Look our for storm warnings and rain too!

    • @daintree98
      @daintree98 Рік тому +2

      Don't leave home without a very powerful torch/flashlight. It's very handy in emergencies for signalling others at night (especially Roo shooters) and distance road users. Also, a sheet of 3 plywood, makes it easy to remove sand if bogged.

  • @edwardfletcher7790
    @edwardfletcher7790 Рік тому +3

    Driving at dusk is the WORST idea for tourists. That's when kangaroos, camels and cattle come out and cross the road.
    It's also MUCH easier to set up camp with light.

  • @mrd4785
    @mrd4785 Рік тому +4

    I had to travel the north west to promote sport at schools and I noticed that most vehicles were being driven off road around aboriginal communities. Apparently the mining companies are almost forced to give the vehicles to the locals to maintain the peace and continue their operations. Many of the locals do no have drivers licenses, so they drive on the side of the road. They do not maintain the vehicles in terms of checking water, oil etc. or get them serviced or insured, and there is a general drinking problem. So the vehicles are essentially trashed within 6 moths to a year and they are left to rot where they stand. The locals then go back to the mining companies and ask for another new vehicle, and the mining companies almost have to oblige them or face blackmail, protest and other problems. Hence you see destroyed vehicles all over the place and the cycle just keeps repeating at the expense of the companies. The thing is that these companies then do not properly disclose the losses they are incurring to their shareholders, so it remains a bit of a mystery to most people or people just makeup their own narrative based upon assumption. A lot of people living in Sydney and Melbourne have no perspective on what goes on in these places, so they tend to romanticise. Some of the schools I coached at had more shards of broken glass than blades of grass on their sporting fields. Sad but true...

  • @jonb3848
    @jonb3848 Рік тому +12

    I worked remote WA years back, i was about 150km east of Kumarina, the closest light source was a mine site located around 200km south so there was next to no light pollution. To say the night sky is amazing is an understatement. Everyone needs to see it once in their life. The meteor showers are unreal, I would get lost in the night sky for hours. It makes you feel so small its incredible

  • @jamesw3017
    @jamesw3017 Рік тому +5

    Camels came to Australia during the exploration period. Due to the long distances and heat to carry the logistics around we needed an animal that could go without water for a period of time and could carry large quantities of items. Tge Afghanis were brought here to do the camel trains. The most famous train in Australia is called The Ghan

  • @daveduffy1755
    @daveduffy1755 Рік тому +7

    The outback only gets the unprepared and the unknowning its not a place for foreign tourists who have no real concept of distance or available facilities The outback will kill you if it's taken casually

  • @FionaEm
    @FionaEm Рік тому +7

    I love how your knowledge of Australia shows through with each video. It's gonna be epic when you, Dani and the kids finally get here! (And yes, the outback night sky is incredible 😊)

  • @wave6413
    @wave6413 Рік тому +2

    In 86 I was solo across the Simpson from Alice Springs to Cairns via Mt Isa to Normanton on a Yamaha XT600 Tenere thumper, i was given the back of an envelope mud map for a short cut to the Iza from a pub I had been having a beer at in the NT. All good until I got to the 3 way fork in the road (take the middle one) when I got there it was a 5 way fork and of course I took the wrong one. I got lost - I mean long way lost. I had low fuel and wisely decided to back track following only my tire tracks and got back to an aboriginal community on fumes and luck and nightfall. The WIND 10 degree of leeway to counter act and tire tracks fading out. Was given the school house to sleep in (thanks) and in the morning full fuel and a better map. The rest of that trip is another story.....
    When in the Alice I needed some bike work done, the bloke in the shop was on crutches, I go what happened ..? He goes I went between the fore legs and back legs of bull in the middle of the road...???? I go that don't make sense, he says well I was doing nearly 220 K on a big Yamaha went round a sweeper and this big bull was in the middle of the road, all I could do was head to tank and aim to the middle = 4 months in hospital but not dead. He was in the final stages of fitting a blowen 350ci in a Jaguar XJ6.... No speed limit in the NT in those days. I am not sure if that bloke made the 90's

  • @richarddoyle3561
    @richarddoyle3561 Рік тому +16

    In regards to the plaque at the truck Ian, check out "Len Beadell" He opened up the outback with the roads that are there now. He just had a big D9 Cat a Grader and caravan and drove in a straight line to a spot on the horizon, The Gun Barrel Highway was one such road named that because of the straight road, from one point to the next.

    • @allangoodger969
      @allangoodger969 Рік тому +2

      Would drive ahead and use a mirror to direct the dozer.

    • @richarddoyle3561
      @richarddoyle3561 Рік тому +4

      I had the pleasure of meeting him at a function one night, what a legend.

    • @keithad6485
      @keithad6485 8 місяців тому +1

      Good to read you have acknowledged Len's achievements and let the readers know of him, there is even a road named after his wife, the Ann Beadell - East of Kalgoorlie, way East.

  • @pjr859
    @pjr859 Рік тому +1

    @IWrocker A few years back we drove the Canning Stock Route, top to bott, a single vehicle drive and no roads. Just a couple of wheel tracks to follow. You may go for days and not see another vehicle. It took us five days just to do the top half. Roughli 2000kmms top to bottom. Only one town, community or settlement and it's at half way along the Canning at Kunawarritji. Kunawarritji is an Aboriginal community in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and located on the Canning Stock Route at Well 33. The nearest town is Newman which is approximately 490 kms to the south-west. You don't want to get lost out there.

  • @miniveedub
    @miniveedub Рік тому +5

    On the plaque you couldn’t read.
    ‘HOT WATER LAID ON’
    In 1960 the Gunbarrel Road Construction Party were working westward on the Gary Junction road. When the Grader gearbox blew up “the longest towing operation” returned to Giles. On 12th November…
    “Quinny stopped my Rover and bellowed “this is absolutely terrible”, the great caravan he was pulling had disappeared! Suddenly we observed a black cloud of smoke about 6km away and a plume of dust from a vehicle coming towards us. We thought here comes Scotty to tell us a stray caravan was lying dormant back up the road. However Scotty yelled from somewhere in the miniature dust storm ‘the ration truck’s gorn!’ The black smoke was coming from our harmless truck full of food supplies! We drove back to the exploding tins of stew and tomato sauce. The big tyres were spouting globules of molten rubber and a tin of pea soup splattered me. Doug and Rex could only save one tyre. The 1400lt water tank behind the cabin was boiling so I shot a hole through the tank side and with tea leaves from the wreck made a cup of tea.”
    Len Beadell - Outback Highways

    • @stevehall734
      @stevehall734 Рік тому +2

      Len Beadell was a bit of a legend out there.

    • @peterrobbins2862
      @peterrobbins2862 7 місяців тому

      I met len beadelll once he was a very interesting man told some very great stories of the history of the areas and also bumped into his daughter at Warburton once

  • @ridin8581
    @ridin8581 Місяць тому +1

    Years ago I used to deliver supplies to all the remote communities along the Great Central Rd from Laverton WA all the way to Alice Springs then out to Kiwirrkurra which was my last delivery. 2 weeks round trip it was a great run 98% dirt roads slow going so you don’t destroy the truck and trailers but was awesome times. If I can find some photos I’ll share them on here.

  • @elenidemos
    @elenidemos Рік тому +3

    On single lane roads & dirt roads. It is the REQUIREMENT of the CAR to give way to the hauler (semi, 18 wheeler). This is a road rule. It is a requirement, not a request.

  • @ellaeadig263
    @ellaeadig263 Рік тому +3

    I just wanna say as an Aussie your American Reacts videos to Australian content are really nice and heartwarming and leave me with a nice fuzzy feeling. Most Americans who do these react videos are just like "whoaaaaaaaaa that's craaaaazy" but you can tell they're just acting shocked for the views and that they have very little education about Australian things otherwise and no desire to learn more. But you seem genuinely delighted by everything you see and seem to have a genuine desire to come to Australia and to learn more about our country. It's just really nice is all. :)

    • @sarahbell158
      @sarahbell158 10 місяців тому

      EXACTLY RIGHT. HE IS SO GENUINE AND NOT FAKE. ITS 'VERY' RARE AND JUST BEAUTIFUL .

  • @rogermckinnon5738
    @rogermckinnon5738 Рік тому +22

    People can't believe you this is real when you try and tell them. This is surprisingly a large part of Australia and why much of the population lives near the coastline. I absolutely love living in this type of country. Also, it can be hundreds of kilometres before you see another human. No food/ water, no fuel, no services, nothing

    • @fishnchips8132
      @fishnchips8132 8 місяців тому

      plenty of camel steaks walking around................ just saying.

  • @michelleduncan36
    @michelleduncan36 Рік тому +1

    Back in the 90's I worked out at Giles Weather Station on 6 month stints, this is near Warrakuna Community which you saw was South of Kirrawirra on their travel map. Just six people at Giles at a time and is a stop on the Gunbarrel Highway. Whilst their I went for a jaunt for a few days on the old Gunnbarrel where the road was as deep as the roof of the car and only wide enough for the ute to travel and full of sand. What fun!!

  • @Whatiwantedwastaken
    @Whatiwantedwastaken Рік тому +6

    Not been to this community but been to a heck of a lot of others. Next week I’ll leave Adelaide for Yalata on the Nullarbor then hit the dirt and head North to Oak Valley. From there I’ll go up to the Anne Beadell highway and cut across the Woomera rocket range (kinda like Area 51) to Coober Pedy to top up with Diesel after about 1000km of dirt. Then I’ll keep going to Oodnadatta and out to Macumba, then back via William Creek and Maree to the Gammon Ranges, and duck down through the Flinders Ranges back to Adelaide. I’ll spend a few days in Adelaide, get the Land Cruiser serviced, and head off for another Jaunt into the South Eastern NT and then over into the APY Lands North West of SA. I love my job, happy to get you some photos Ian.

  • @Danger_Mouse3619
    @Danger_Mouse3619 Рік тому +12

    The red dust that gets everywhere when driving is called bull dust.

    • @6226superhurricane
      @6226superhurricane Рік тому +7

      red dust is red dust. bulldust is ultra fine talcum powder like dust that can fill big holes in the road hiding car breaking potholes. driving into thick bull dust is like driving into a puddle of water it makes the car behave in a similar way.

    • @sykotika13thirteen
      @sykotika13thirteen Рік тому

      @@6226superhurricanebull dust takes years to vacuum out of your car
      Every step looks like Wile E Coyote hitting the ground

  • @top40researcher31
    @top40researcher31 Рік тому +18

    it dosn't take three hours to drive from sydney to alice springs it takes 29 hours between the two cities (well if you can call alice springs a city) the distance is 2,775km or 1724mi

    • @allangoodger969
      @allangoodger969 Рік тому

      Best I have done it in was three days.

    • @top40researcher31
      @top40researcher31 Рік тому

      @@allangoodger969 that be around 72 hours

    • @dickwilliam3793
      @dickwilliam3793 Рік тому +1

      he said fly, then drive from Alice 3 hrs

    • @top40researcher31
      @top40researcher31 Рік тому

      @@dickwilliam3793 ok then

    • @stewartwaterman7837
      @stewartwaterman7837 5 місяців тому

      I think the lady who said that meant three hours from where they stayed that night, so "three hours to go!".

  • @mickhughes6327
    @mickhughes6327 Рік тому +2

    I've been fortunate enough to have done a little bit of work in and around remote communities in WA. That desert country is almost too beautiful for words. The people are great, the environments are stunning, and man...those night skies are incomparable. Give me that over a 5 star hotel any day.

  • @Herman-hr2ti
    @Herman-hr2ti Рік тому +4

    Just a note to let people know if you are travelling around Australia get a personal locator beacon. EPRB I think they are called. They are about $350 AU. if you get lost or break down you press the button and the next satellite coming over the top will pick up your signal and within minutes the Australian Search and Rescue will know exactly where you are and come and get you. But it may take 12hrs for the satellite to initially pick up the signal.

    • @RealHooksy
      @RealHooksy Рік тому +1

      And it might take a week to get to you

  • @liverpool6058
    @liverpool6058 Рік тому +4

    Hi Ian Ive passed through Kiwikurra 2 times in the early 2000s. My grandparents were missionaries out in the APY lands (where South Australia, NT and WA meet) in a community called Yunyarinyi. They were accepted into the Kenmore Pitjanjara community and taught in Pitjanjara at the school and farm where they worked. The head uncle there is Uncle Donald and his wife Aunt Col. We went out passed Kiwikurra to watch the school boys play AFL. One of the best trips ive ever done

  • @RussellBowen-o6d
    @RussellBowen-o6d Місяць тому +1

    Yes ive been there approx. 250 times, I serviced all the communities with food and supplies for 10 years, every 2 weeks, driving triple road train, and yes google maps sent them on the wrong road leaving Papunya, cheers

  • @FoLlOwThEwHiTeRaBbIt1
    @FoLlOwThEwHiTeRaBbIt1 Рік тому +10

    Lesson 1
    Make sure you know exactly how long it takes to get to your destination.
    Lesson 2
    When travelling the out back or going on long road trips, Try to avoid travelling when it’s dark due to high amounts of wide life on the road.
    #Roos #Goats #Emus #Cows etc
    Lesson 3
    When leaving the city on your road trip
    you will have very limited to no phone signal, so it’s best to be with Telstra as other phone networks won’t work in remote places.
    Also make sure you have updated your road maps and navigation devices. It’s also very handy to have a UHF in your car.
    Lesson 4
    Make sure your car has been serviced before leaving on a long time such as oil, coolant, tyres etc.

    • @brucemckenna7035
      @brucemckenna7035 Рік тому

      3 hours to fly there.

    • @glenod
      @glenod Рік тому

      flying is just over 3 hours, thats what they were referring to, not driving.

    • @FoLlOwThEwHiTeRaBbIt1
      @FoLlOwThEwHiTeRaBbIt1 Рік тому +1

      @@brucemckenna7035 Oh my mistake. 👍🏽

    • @sykotika13thirteen
      @sykotika13thirteen Рік тому +5

      Never hit the road at Roo o’clock. Roo o’clock it’s time to boil the billy

    • @utha2665
      @utha2665 Рік тому +2

      @@sykotika13thirteen I was about to say the same thing. I made the mistake once just leaving Perth to drive to Boddington under two hours away and saw over 40 roos, luckily I didn't hit any, but never again.

  • @user-Auscat
    @user-Auscat Рік тому +1

    On dirt roads your speed will depend on the actual surface. Gravel you will slow down more than dirt. If the surface is really corregated then you usually need to go faster rather than slower to reduce bumping and shaking. Probably around 80kph on a road like that. Camels were introduced to Australia and we now export them back to arab states.

  • @jenniferharrison8915
    @jenniferharrison8915 Рік тому +3

    Very entertaining and informative, good to see someone going off the regular tourist routes and risking isolation! 😂 Loved seeing your genuine enjoyment of this Ian! 🤗

  • @shelljw
    @shelljw Рік тому +1

    When in the SES (State Emergency Services) and we would come across folk who would mention they wanted to go 'off the beaten track' we ALWAYS recommended 2 full spare Jerry Cans of fuel, 2 full of drinking water, 2 minimum spare tyres completely legal and given a tick from the tyre shop when the vehicle has had a full going over to make sure its all good for where they are wanting to go with it. I mean, no one can guarantee that your vehicle isntt goint to break down, but they can make sure that at the point in time that its in front of them, things are working to the best of their knowledge.
    Did you know thatwith Camels in Aus - we have the largest amount of wild camels in the world, and the largest export to Saudi Arabia which probably surprisses a lot of folk. There are so many camels here because initially when Australia was settled by the English and everyone else who figured they could get a new start, make a buck etc and the Afghans brought out their camels to carry all their wares and either walked or rode one and led the rest in a camel train (which is why one of our major beautiful Travelling train services (Adelaide to Darwin) is called the Ghan) Once the motorised vehichles and trains came in, the camels basically were mostly releaased, some escaped, some sold for meat. .. One of our other trains that runs East to West of the Country is the Indian Pacific for the oceans on either side of the country.
    Cattle, Donkeys, Horses, Goats, Cats, Foxes and Rabbits, - a number oth other things that have slipped my mind right now - they are NOT Australian Native Animals.

  • @cypherglitch
    @cypherglitch Рік тому +5

    Bizzare facts about australia
    Australia is the only country with wild camels.
    Australia exports sand because it is so fine it is used for construction, sand blasting and beaches

    • @chrismaynard4117
      @chrismaynard4117 Рік тому +4

      We export camels too right back to middle east,they reckon they are superior to their camels!

  • @sunnydayz7232
    @sunnydayz7232 Рік тому +1

    First time watching this channel. I just love your enthusiasm. I crossed the nullabor before it became bitunen. Was a big adventure in those days. At the time a big bush fire and snakes, camels , kangaroos all trying to escape. The saddest thing was flocks of budgies flying into our windscreen. I loved the red dirt against the blue sky and the stars at night were magical. Not many appreciate the unique beauty of the outback in comparison to green lush tropical landscapes. This planet is a beautiful place we need to look after it

  • @wallywombat164
    @wallywombat164 Рік тому +3

    Thank you very much mate. I really enjoyed that. I guess we Aussies take what we have for granted. Thanks again IW.

    • @sarahbell158
      @sarahbell158 10 місяців тому

      100% accurate. YOU NEVER APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL YOUR REMINDED. IANS A LEGEND!

  • @bigred8438
    @bigred8438 Рік тому +2

    There are places west of Ayers Rock where no emus and kangaroos frequent because it so dry. The Aboriginal people in that region, ate mostly lizards.

  • @kennethdodemaide8678
    @kennethdodemaide8678 Рік тому +3

    That was so interesting. Thanks for sharing mate.

  • @lindabown7810
    @lindabown7810 Рік тому +4

    I live in Western Australia and just love this place, there’s nothing better than loading up the 4x4 and heading out away from it all camping under the stars 😊

    • @keithad6485
      @keithad6485 8 місяців тому

      well said. lived on a cattle station out of laverton WA eleven years ago. Loved it. Laverton Downs cattle station

  • @DaveWhoa
    @DaveWhoa Рік тому +4

    love their spirit and humor ♥ they should've bought an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) though, its a land based version of the EPIRB that people at sea use. Very enjoyable video

    • @leemorris9157
      @leemorris9157 Рік тому +2

      Satellite phone and UHF radio as well.

    • @marvindebot3264
      @marvindebot3264 3 місяці тому

      Those rentals come with one and a CB

  • @karenlittle8041
    @karenlittle8041 Рік тому +1

    Len Bedell was the guy who surveyed and built most these roads. He has written many books and is a gifted artist. There is a recording of a speech he made. It is well worth listening to.

  • @BeeMcDee
    @BeeMcDee Рік тому +4

    My family and I did the Tjukaruru Rd/Gunbarrel ‘Highway’ (dirt road for 2500k through the middle of WA) in 1994. In 5 days we saw 13 cars and 5 graders. No mobile phone coverage, and you could hear cars coming for literal miles. To this day one of my favourite experiences of travelling anywhere in this country.
    But it did teach me how one small piece of misinformation/miscalculation could possibly kill you. We were told one fuel stop was 7k in from the main road, and it was in fact 42km in. Finally got in there and he had no fuel after all. We were almost on empty. Weirdly, the guy had a phone box (like, this is hundreds of km from ANYWHERE), so we could call through to the next community and tell them to come look for us if we didn’t arrive by x time.
    I’ve seen too many people underestimate the isolation and end up in a lot of trouble.
    I am proudly from the outback and it feeds my soul.

    • @heatherhoward2513
      @heatherhoward2513 6 місяців тому

      5 graders! I did the run from Alice to Carnegie homestead, back quite a few years ago, at least 15, never saw a grader, us in a badly equipped tourist bus. We got bogged. Got mentioned in newspapers! But I loved it anyway.

  • @davidmackenzie5971
    @davidmackenzie5971 Рік тому +2

    That red dust is called" Bull Dust", and if you get Stuck in the dust, you will need alot of help. That is why trucks don't pull over for you, they need to stay near the centre so they don't get stuck

    • @sykotika13thirteen
      @sykotika13thirteen Рік тому +1

      You have to always slow down and move over for them. I’ve seen what happens when the trucks hit the soft edge. My grandad was a truck driver and I used to go on runs with him.

  • @sklag1
    @sklag1 Рік тому +2

    Laying on your back looking at the vastness of the desert night sky makes one feel so insignificant but connected. Some one commented that this might be the reason the great religions come from the desert.

  • @tpwonder99
    @tpwonder99 Рік тому +2

    NOT 3 hrs from Sydney to Alice Springs. 1 day 5 hours (29 hours). Crazy as you can’t drive directly there, you have to go north or south to access it. No roads through the Simpson desert.

  • @Ezra1499
    @Ezra1499 Рік тому +3

    Drove 22 hours over 3 days with my wife. We started at Brisbane and drove to Melbourne. Spent a week in Melbourne for our wedding anniversary and flew 2.5 hours back home to Brisbane on a plane.

    • @coover65
      @coover65 Рік тому +1

      We used to drive 19 hours almost non stop from Brisbane to Melbourne. Originally down the Newell but in later years down the Pacific and Hume.

  • @NETFREIGHTSERVICESQUEENSLAND
    @NETFREIGHTSERVICESQUEENSLAND Рік тому +1

    National feral cat population estimate
    Feral cats in the bush - 1.4 million after continent-wide droughts and 5.6 million after extensive wet periods
    Feral cats in urban areas - 0.7 million
    The overall estimate of Australia’s feral cat population (in natural and highly modified environments) - Between 2.1 and 6.3 million
    In just over 200 years, feral cats have colonised all of mainland Australia and most of its large islands

  • @WMH-MUSIC
    @WMH-MUSIC Рік тому +9

    Of course it is in the NT mate😎👍🏻
    Another excellent reaction my friend!
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏🏻
    No signal is exactly why most of us travel with satellite phones when heading in such regions out there👍🏻
    Ps…
    You’re right when you say dangerous particularly Making sure that you stay away from the soft edges of the dirt roads when you’re driving… As you can lose it pretty easily
    Keep up the good work always love seeing your reaction to any video
    Kind regards
    Nigel
    WMH Team - Australia
    3:01

    • @jadecawdellsmith4009
      @jadecawdellsmith4009 Рік тому

      I think you'll find it's in WA

    • @WMH-MUSIC
      @WMH-MUSIC Рік тому

      @@jadecawdellsmith4009 G’day Jade thanks for your reply
      I was referring to Alice Springs & Uluru😎👍🏻

    • @jadecawdellsmith4009
      @jadecawdellsmith4009 Рік тому +1

      @@WMH-MUSIC my bad,I thought u meant Kiwirrkurra

    • @WMH-MUSIC
      @WMH-MUSIC Рік тому +1

      @@jadecawdellsmith4009 All good mate!👍🏻

  • @keithad6485
    @keithad6485 8 місяців тому +2

    Check out Laverton WA. Four hours north north east of Kalgoorlie, Ten hours west of Perth by road. I lived on a cattle station of 500,000 acres and I was the only person living on it at the homestead. So serene, 12 miles from tiny Laverton village. Mulga country. in the Great Victoria Desert. The area has a beauty all of its own.

  • @jasondilworth2767
    @jasondilworth2767 Рік тому +3

    This was one of the best videos I have seen in quiet a while

  • @kathleencommerford9664
    @kathleencommerford9664 Рік тому +1

    I subscribed to u a long time ago but haven’t come across any of your posts for a long time and I was thinking what have I seen of yours, then u mentioned trucks and I knew who you were 😊

  • @allangoodger969
    @allangoodger969 Рік тому +4

    The closest I have been to Kiwirrkurra is Kaltukatjara a mere 264kms on the way to irrunytiu. Does that count? Have a look at the history of the Gun barrel and Great Central Road. A lot of these roads were first surveyed by Len Beadell the same bloke that developed the Woomera rocket range

  • @GenLColeman
    @GenLColeman Місяць тому +1

    Night skies in the outback are real. Used to work in a stock camp five hours from Alice no internet no radio do u just kick back in ur swag at night and marvel at the stars listening to the cattle bawling. Tourists need to travel well stocked with spares, fuel water etc and when u see a river on a map doesn’t mean there’s any water in it actually quite unlikely. In case u missed the ol fella mentioned grand kids as a ‘big mob’ mob being use to describe a number of something such as cattle people camels or whatever lots of something is a big mob.

  • @glennhumphries9444
    @glennhumphries9444 Рік тому +6

    60 000 years of looking after the environment and you know you are approaching an Aboriginal settlement by the trail of abandoned cars, bottles and general rubbish.

    • @nordic5490
      @nordic5490 Рік тому

      Less rubbish and damage to the enviroment than Europeans cause to Oz

  • @fionaray8281
    @fionaray8281 Рік тому +1

    There’s a cat tree in the outback - can’t remember where I saw it - probably on the Oodnadatta Track - a tree with dead feral cats hanging from every branch.

  • @Achilles2696
    @Achilles2696 Рік тому +2

    As a kid I was in Sydney. Then I was in Adelaide a city much smaller than Sydney but still an urban area 80 km long and about 1.3 million people. Then I was introduced to the outback. As a result I left the suburbs and I'm sure it is the best decision I've ever made!
    I can still enjoy city's buti don't have to live the daily noise and expense and hours per day traffic.
    Leaving the city was the most liberating move of my life

  • @jogould1045
    @jogould1045 Рік тому +1

    The night sky really is like that when you get out into the middle of no where. It is humbling in its majesty.

  • @bruizey7319
    @bruizey7319 Рік тому +3

    Hey Ian, just a little tip - most towns and locations in Oz have Aboriginal names. so in most cases the U is pronounced UH is in curry.

  • @acidcrow4051
    @acidcrow4051 Рік тому +6

    I followed Kara and Nate on their 100 country journey or whatever it was. Such a dream that would be, and to do it before you're retired. I just love traveling, so many places and cultures to discover.
    On topic though, I couldn't live that remote. Maybe for a year or so, if working on some kind of project. I bet the night sky is the best though. Light pollution is a big thing, even in small towns. Gotta get really remote to see the real night sky. Such beauty that many people never get to see.

    • @Rosebud4u1
      @Rosebud4u1 Рік тому +2

      Yes, I did the same.. love there UA-cam channel!

    • @madmick3794
      @madmick3794 Рік тому +2

      Lived out there, travelled and have since taken my family adventuring.
      Love the outback night skies.

  • @stevenlollback6145
    @stevenlollback6145 Рік тому +2

    Being Australian I have done several trips into central Australia. One thing I know NEVER TRUST GOOGLE MAPS in the outback it never gives you the correct road.

  • @candycanessongs
    @candycanessongs Рік тому +2

    The Outback has the best Nightsky, no Light Pollution from nearby cities.

  • @chrishollingsworth9098
    @chrishollingsworth9098 Рік тому +2

    I actually work for the service providers looking after the water and power to this community. Beautiful part of the country.

  • @robertmurray8763
    @robertmurray8763 Рік тому +3

    GILES is a weather station in remote Western Australia.

  • @firebrand2619
    @firebrand2619 Рік тому +1

    Abandoned wrecks can be handy for parts and other makeshift repairs.

  • @exogator
    @exogator Рік тому +4

    "Or a gigantic 18-wheeler that doesn't care to move over for you" 1st count those damn wheels again.
    2nd, you're on their road. Get out of the trucks' way or get cleaned up

  • @Gordon_L
    @Gordon_L Рік тому +1

    6:13 He says we have a full tank and 140 gallons of water ---- The specs on that vehicle state 140 *litres* of fuel and 40 litres of onboard water , they might have a bit more in drums but let's hope they don't get lost and have nice long showers because of all the water they think they have .

  • @RushiAnton
    @RushiAnton Рік тому +4

    Ian our night sky outside city centres really is next level! I've been in rural areas of Europe and there was hardly any stars visible compared to Australia! We have a view of the centre of our galaxy it's so awesome not sure if you see the centre of the galaxy in the US cause I've only been in New York City and seen none!

    • @jenniferharrison8915
      @jenniferharrison8915 Рік тому +3

      Yes even in Dubbo, and Southern Tasmania, the skies look endless!

    • @RushiAnton
      @RushiAnton Рік тому +1

      @@jenniferharrison8915 Love to go to Tassy never been there!

    • @jenniferharrison8915
      @jenniferharrison8915 Рік тому +2

      @@RushiAnton You should go soon, as it is very popular with investors now! The Twilight can be eerie and the Southern Arora is incredible! (The fresh air too!)

    • @RushiAnton
      @RushiAnton Рік тому +1

      @@jenniferharrison8915 I have 2 states Tassy and WA and 1 territory NT to go! My life mission to drive the whole country nearly there! Hopefully I achieve this before life's end!

  • @evanflynn4680
    @evanflynn4680 Рік тому +1

    The stars are so clear out there that the Aboriginal people don't use constellations. They use the negative space between stars. They see an Emu (pronounced eem you) in the black shapes running through the milky way, for example.

  • @josephriviera8300
    @josephriviera8300 Рік тому +3

    My brother had a mechanical shop in Sydney.
    One Friday afternoon two Brits showed up in a hire car and asked for a quick check of the vehicle because they had to be in Alice Springs by tomorrow morning (Saturday)
    My brother advised them to go back to the air port and book a flight to Alice and you might just make it in time.

  • @krazy_m0ntr570
    @krazy_m0ntr570 Рік тому +9

    Hey there iwr Great reaction vid 👌🏻 I live in Alice springs nt and I can say it's no worse then living in adlaid or sydknee for those saying it's a dangerous place to live. Im always on the rd in the outback, as I work in construction, I help build these dwellings in the desert. I haven't traveled to this community before but I have been to the first 9ne they stop at, papunya. The furthest I have been out is 760ks NW of Alice springs which is a community called kintore. I will actually been heading back out there in the work truck in 2 weeks 👌🏻 it takes a full day to drive out there, lucky that is on the clock aswll 🤑 the Australian desert is a beautiful place and I am grateful iv had the chance to be born here.

    • @nordic5490
      @nordic5490 Рік тому +2

      Agree 100% mate. I have worked all over the NT, and these are plenty of capital city places that are more dangerous than 'ally pring'

  • @fknows1
    @fknows1 Рік тому +1

    3hrs from Sydney to Alice springs is fly time not drive time, google maps don't work in the outback. unless you have Satellite connection, and there is nothing worse than travelling 300km in the wrong direction,because your navigator is reading the map upside down,
    roughly 4lt per gallon

  • @-sandman4605
    @-sandman4605 Рік тому +3

    The star system you seen which we call the milky way, i don't think it was enhanced, it really is that bright, that good.
    😎👍

  • @gabrielleann3932
    @gabrielleann3932 Рік тому +1

    Whilst living in balgo, just down the road a little bit long way from Kirra , I looked after one of the original inhabitants , she would get a lift to Kirra every now and again to visit family. I met many of her descendants. I wasn’t able to go to Kirra as I needed to stay behind and look after the elders.
    I’m still in absolute awe of my times spent there

  • @julzhunt7790
    @julzhunt7790 Рік тому +5

    That’s not enhanced Ian. I remember living up in the hills of Perth and I regularly used to stand out on my driveway looking at the Milky Way and it looked just like that😊👍🏼❤️🇦🇺

    • @davidareeves
      @davidareeves Рік тому

      I agree, honestly that looked quite dull actually. Once you';re out there, wait a couple hours and they keep appearing like rabbits in the sky.

    • @julzhunt7790
      @julzhunt7790 Рік тому

      @@davidareeves yes. You start off seeing a few and as your eyes adjust you end up seeing it like this. I was only an hour from Perth too😁

  • @gjamieson1956
    @gjamieson1956 3 місяці тому

    Ever as an Australian as I am ,I have been told a aussie joke which I couldn't understand but laughed my guts out ,the slang is beautiful ,knock your socks off stuff and a straight face

  • @Rhythmattica
    @Rhythmattica Рік тому +5

    Us Aussies love to see what the outside world thinks of us..... But then theres the misinterpretation.... Many dog not get what Oz is about.. Little lone the people...... You do.... Thus 144k subs so far....
    You know your pretty much a Yank that is Aussie adopted......
    Many here would sit at the pub and buy you a beer... (all the fam.. expect the kids would get fire engines...)
    Trust me... Theres nothing more sacred than having a seat, with the locals at a round table, at the pub.

  • @darrenbooker8144
    @darrenbooker8144 Рік тому

    Love your channel mate, halls creek out that way is the start/finish of the canning stock route, the MOST, remote trail in Australia, 2 weeks doing 2000km where you can't even bring enough fuel to complete it, you've got to organise a fuel drop in 44 gallon barrels about halfway, as it implies, it follows a droving route, following the water wells watering the cattle, if you break down, you generally abandon your vechile, will cost 15000 - 20000 dollars to recover.....
    Little tip for old mate is lower tyre pressures to about 25 psi, seriously helps with the corrugations, and stick to 70-80km/p hr, you glide over a lot better👍👍

  • @justinsullivan6410
    @justinsullivan6410 Рік тому +2

    Those stars are not enhanced,it actually feels like your in the milkyway.

    • @robertfoskett1016
      @robertfoskett1016 Рік тому +1

      That's because you are in the Milky way. It's our galaxy.

    • @justinsullivan6410
      @justinsullivan6410 Рік тому

      @@robertfoskett1016 wow no kidding,I didn't know that,idiot

  • @MaverickAus
    @MaverickAus Рік тому +2

    You don't drive at night unless you are a truckie because of the animals. Unless you want to destroy your vehicle.

  • @Tully_23_32
    @Tully_23_32 Рік тому +8

    They were game shopping in Alice, day or night it's a dangerous place..... even Albo didn't stay longer then the 5hrs it took him to fly from Canberra to Alice

    • @JudeAussie
      @JudeAussie Рік тому +1

      That’s the first thing I thought, too.

    • @carokat1111
      @carokat1111 Рік тому +2

      It's not completely lawless. I never encountered any problems when I visited.

    • @JudeAussie
      @JudeAussie Рік тому

      @@carokat1111that’s good to know 👍

    • @allangoodger969
      @allangoodger969 Рік тому +2

      Its not that bad mate. Never had any real problems there the many times I have been there. I have seen the Todd flood at least 3 times so have a little knowledge.

    • @satiricgames2129
      @satiricgames2129 Рік тому +3

      That's a load of bulshit I've been multiple times and that is not the case like

  • @lillibitjohnson7293
    @lillibitjohnson7293 Рік тому +1

    Can confirm that the stars in the outback are unbeatable . Not a light anywhere for over 200km so all you see is natural black sky lit up like a Christmas tree

  • @56music64
    @56music64 Рік тому +3

    Yes we have states, much bigger than Texas, but when it comes to mountains, ours are on the lower scale, tallest is Mt Kosciuszko, in NSW at 7310 ft (not even tall enough to really be called a Mountain, short by some 1000 ft) So most ranges in Oz are made up of hills not mountains 😌

    • @PBMS123
      @PBMS123 Рік тому +1

      feet? Come on mate.
      Also Mount Kosciuszko is definitely a mountain. Its 2,228m.
      Typical definitions say at least 300m above surrounding terrain.
      But if we take the UN definition of Mountainous Terrain.
      Then its Class 4: Elevation between 1,500 m (4,921 ft) and 2,500 m (8,202 ft), with a slope greater than 2 degrees.
      Its definitely a mountain.

  • @Dudelydogg
    @Dudelydogg 5 місяців тому

    Hey! We've been there for work! We worked for an indigenous health service that ran the clinic out there. We were based in Alice Springs and then later in Perth but sometimes had to travel out to Kiwirrkurra for work stuff. Knew it was remote but didn't actually realise it was the remotest town in Australia. Not sure it actually is to be honest, we ran clinics in other outback towns on the lands too, such as Tjirrkarli, Tjukurla, Cosmo Newberry, they're all really far out of the way too! Luckily we mostly flew in and out but I have driven out of there once after flying in. That clinic from the vid is what our service ran (my job was doing Logistics at the time, getting all the equipment and stuff out there).

  • @leandabee
    @leandabee Рік тому +1

    What an amazing vid, absolutely fascinating. I might have to go over and watch their channel 😊. I loved your giggles and incredulousness, I also loved this pair really getting into the nitty gritty of the outback and meeting dinky di indigenous culture 💗👌

  • @franchk8372
    @franchk8372 5 місяців тому

    Chatgpt asked me to take a copy of your image and it would translate. Marvellous! So Australian.
    The plaque reads:
    RATION TRUCK STORY
    'HOT WATER LAID ON'
    In 1960 the Gunbarrel Road Construction Party was working somewhat in the Sandy Blight Junction area. When the Grader gearbox blew up, the 'longest towing operation in history' began.
    "Quinny stopped my Rover and bellowed 'This is absolutely unreal, the great ghost we have been pulling has disappeared!' Suddenly we observed a black cloud rapidly approaching, and within a minute we were in the middle of a full-blown willy willy (dust storm). Through the swirling dust, we saw a ghostly pattern of dust from a vehicle coming towards us. As it drew nearer, we realized it was the ration truck's big food supplies jumbled and stacked with boxes of beer and various other sundries. The big tyres were spinning, glowing red hot. Doug and Rex could only shout with laughter and recall 'the boss's water' as hot water laid on, so I shot a hole through one of the boxes and made a cup of tea."
    Len Beadell - OUTBACK HIGHWAYS

  • @clabood
    @clabood Рік тому +1

    27:09 regarding the massive issue of cats. The federal government has finally started to do something to ensure cats stay indoors or locked in a outdoor area.