Another lovely episode. We live in Lake Macquarie and the Wollombi, Broke and Denman area is one of our regular motorcycle routes. We were in Denman for lunch in the little main street just this past week. Heading past there in the van this coming week en route west. Almost too close to home for us 😂😂
Half your luck 👍it is a great area! Could easily spend a few weeks just in that region. We’re hoping to call into Lake Macquarie next time we pass through Cheers Paul and Wenda
I recon pub stays are great they cook for you have a beer then free out back , if you pay at the caravan park and there not cheap you'll end up at the pub anyway
Exactly! We would've spent the money there anyway and there is a different feel when you staying out the back as opposed to just turning up to the pub 👍
Great information and locations. We usually stay at the Royal Hotel Murrurundi as a first night stop when heading west… Great steak! The Hunter is a nearby gem for low cost camps. Travel safe guys
Thanks so much for a great video Paul & Wenda! 😊 This will be our go to video when we next head to the Hunter Valley with the van. Hope your arm has healed Paul & the plaster is off. Safe travels, see you next time. Corrie & Lyn ❤
Thanks Corrie & Lyn. We really enjoyed the Hunter Valley and plan to do some more exploring around the area😉. The cast is off and the arm is all good now Cheers Paul & Wenda
Just found your channel and you have another subscriber! We’re just starting our van travels and your vid’s are really informative. Thank you for being very real in them too.
Hi guys great video I’m in Sydney I’ve been thinking of doing a hunter valley trip I like the park at broke I think that would be good for a couple of days and then cut across to the putty road on the way back and stay at the greygum cafe I think that’s good for a couple of days to.Stay safe out there cheers Bob.
Another great video thanks , Mcnamara park at Broke is a very popular camp central to a lot of vinyards. Also has some great events throughout the year as well. Definitely worth a stop over.
Thanks Shane, yeah the location is great, so central to the rest of the region. We got chatting with other folks there who had been going there for years Cheers Pau & Wenda
Loving your Videos.. Keep up the good work with some tours of your adventures.. We plan to do a trip around Australia begininng of next year. In our Jayco van. I used to live in The Hunter Vally. Wollombi❤ Such a beautiful area.
When you visited scone, you missed the warbird museum and bent prop cafe which also house the info centre. The stop at Aberdeen has toilets just to highway side of where you stopped. There’s also the Phoenix cafe in Scone, which you would have walked past
Thank you 😊While we are always mindful of security so far we haven't felt unsafe at any of the free camps we've used. It would be interesting to hear other peoples experience. Cheers
Very informative and helpful video. Using wiki camps is good, but to actually SEE the places and have your commentary ( and shots of the food on the menu at the different places) helps visualise if it would work for me. Definitely going to check out Burning Mountain and Wollombi Tavern for a meal and some Dr Jurds.
Thanks so glad it was helpful 👍We still feel like we only scratched the surface of the Hunter Valley. It's such a great area to explore. Cheers Paul & Wenda
Thanks for another interesting and informative episode 😊 always a great watch. On a side note; I love the photos and quotes you have on the walls around your van, and wondering how they are attached? And where do you get them? Thanks in advance, Cheers
Thank you Lynda 😊We get the photos on line from www.wondermade.com.au/ You can upload pics and quotes on to the decals and get them posted. They just stick to the walls and are very easy to remove. We update them every year as the grandkids change so quick. Also they regularly offer discounts of up to 20% so keep an eye out for those Cheers Paul & Wenda
Loving your videos. I'm about to set out on the road for the first time ever... I have no idea how the free camps, bush camps, pub camps, etc work. Is there a limit as to how long you can stay? I'd like to go to a town, plonk down, setup, have dinner at the local, visit the town and locales, have dinner at home, leave in a day or three ... is that possible? You never mention if there's a limit, and you only seem to stay someplace overnight. For me that's a tad too fast paced.
That’s great to hear about your plans to travel! We love this lifestyle. A lot of free camps have a limit of 72 hours some are just overnight and others don’t state a time limit. We have a preference for free camps that are close to town but they are the ones that will have a time limit. Wiki camps is a great app for finding out information on what is available. We are on a free camping journey right now and will include that sort of information, and hopefully answer some of your questions in the next video. Cheers Paul and Wenda
I have just stumbled across your channel and loving it. But I have to ask, and forgive me if this has been done to death before, but why don't you guys use a dc to dc charger to charge your van's battery from the cars alternator while driving between stops? A thousand dollars well spent to be able to arrive at your next camp fully charged. I get it that most nights you can charge from powered sites it seems to me it would eliminate the uncertainty of having enough grunt in your battery when you consider free xamping.
@@doug.horne2378 thank you ☺️ we do use the Anderson plug but often only travel an hour or so and it doesn’t do much for the battery. We are starting to get better with our power though 😉 Cheers Paul and Wenda
Hi Kerry, Thanks for asking, We have reviewed two Ecoflow batteries. The Delta Max 1600 and the "River 2", which is a smaller battery. The one in this video is the Delta Max 1600. Cheers Paul
Hi, you mention you struggle to get your batteries charged in bad weather, why not look at getting a dc2dc charger and run an anderson plug from you car and while your driving it will charge via the alternator.
Thanks for the tip we’ll have a look in to that 👍. But the problem could be that we only travel short distances often under an hour. Cheers Paul and Wenda
Your effort and ideals are fine - but - either you are (1) new to this country or (2) have never previously travelled it (3) or you have never researched it. In this video the pronunciation of almost all the towns you visited are comical errors. My son is dyslectic and you seem to suffer the same affliction. Your wife did get some of the names right when she had a go at pronouncing them. It doesn't take much to ask a local if you are not sure. It is better than butchering a towns name and letting it get past the edit stage. Why am being so pedeantic? You completely stuffed the name of a town I used to call home in an earleir video, The town is Marulan. I thought it was funny at the time as I thought it was a one off - but seeing you again I'm sure all vour videos must be the same. Take a little care - these towns are home for many people and while you are doing the right thing by advertising them your lack of knowledge takes away from everything you say.
Loved watching you 2 ,Thankyou for the info your such a sweet couple 🌈🌻
@@bridgetchave3197 aww thank you 😊 that is very kind of you
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Another lovely episode. We live in Lake Macquarie and the Wollombi, Broke and Denman area is one of our regular motorcycle routes. We were in Denman for lunch in the little main street just this past week. Heading past there in the van this coming week en route west. Almost too close to home for us 😂😂
Half your luck 👍it is a great area! Could easily spend a few weeks just in that region. We’re hoping to call into Lake Macquarie next time we pass through
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Another great episode and very informative, thanks for sharing the valuable information.
Thank you 😊 glad it was helpful
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Thank you enjoyed your post educational and entertaining .
@@celticoy thank you 😊 we appreciate the encouragement
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Thanks guys. Great info on the Hunter and what’s available. 👍😀
Cheers, it was a lot of fun checking it out 😉
I recon pub stays are great they cook for you have a beer then free out back , if you pay at the caravan park and there not cheap you'll end up at the pub anyway
Exactly! We would've spent the money there anyway and there is a different feel when you staying out the back as opposed to just turning up to the pub 👍
Great episode again guys, thoroughly enjoying your travels.😊
Thanks so much! 😊
Great information and locations. We usually stay at the Royal Hotel Murrurundi as a first night stop when heading west… Great steak! The Hunter is a nearby gem for low cost camps. Travel safe guys
Thanks, yeah we were surprised by the variety quality of free camping options in the region.
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Thanks for showing me Burning Mountain. I can now scratch it off my list.
Glad it was helpful 😉
We’re from Lake Mac and just loved this vid. Definitely going to do a Denman weekend. 👍
Thanks yeah we loved Denman. It is such a nice little town 👍and the people were so friendly
Thanks so much for a great video Paul & Wenda! 😊
This will be our go to video when we next head to the Hunter Valley with the van.
Hope your arm has healed Paul & the plaster is off.
Safe travels, see you next time.
Corrie & Lyn ❤
Thanks Corrie & Lyn. We really enjoyed the Hunter Valley and plan to do some more exploring around the area😉. The cast is off and the arm is all good now
Cheers Paul & Wenda
Just found your channel and you have another subscriber! We’re just starting our van travels and your vid’s are really informative. Thank you for being very real in them too.
Welcome Amanda great to have you along 😊so glad the videos have been helpful. Hopefully we cross paths on the road to say G’day
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Just found your channel excellent info ❤❤
Thanks Stella so glad you found us 😊
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Hi guys great video I’m in Sydney I’ve been thinking of doing a hunter valley trip I like the park at broke I think that would be good for a couple of days and then cut across to the putty road on the way back and stay at the greygum cafe I think that’s good for a couple of days to.Stay safe out there cheers Bob.
@@robertjennings9584 thanks Bob 👍yeah the Hunter Valley is a great spot, we loved our time there
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Good review on the Murrurundi Royal Hotel. It's a good base for sightseeing Burning Mountain and Wallabadah Rock.
Thanks yeah it is now one of our favourites 👍. Someone told us about Wallabadah Rock but we didn't have time to check it out
Cheers
Great video. You need an anderson connection from your vehicle to caravan charger to recharge the batteries while driving.
Thank you 😊 we do have an anderson plug. The problem was that we only travelled about an hour so didn’t get enough charge
Cheers 😉
Another great video thanks , Mcnamara park at Broke is a very popular camp central to a lot of vinyards. Also has some great events throughout the year as well. Definitely worth a stop over.
Thanks Shane, yeah the location is great, so central to the rest of the region. We got chatting with other folks there who had been going there for years
Cheers Pau & Wenda
Loving your Videos.. Keep up the good work with some tours of your adventures.. We plan to do a trip around Australia begininng of next year. In our Jayco van. I used to live in The Hunter Vally. Wollombi❤ Such a beautiful area.
Thank you Debbie 😊your trip sounds exciting. We still haven’t been to WA
We really loved the Hunter valley
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Thanks guys. You rock.💯👍
Thank you 😉
When you visited scone, you missed the warbird museum and bent prop cafe which also house the info centre. The stop at Aberdeen has toilets just to highway side of where you stopped. There’s also the Phoenix cafe in Scone, which you would have walked past
Thanks for that 👍 yeah pity the weather was so bad it would’ve been nice to stick around a bit longer.
Good one guys. Great information and content 🙏
Thank you 🙌so glad you enjoyed it 😉
Cheers
Great video. I'm always nervous about security at free camps.
Thank you 😊While we are always mindful of security so far we haven't felt unsafe at any of the free camps we've used. It would be interesting to hear other peoples experience.
Cheers
Very informative and helpful video. Using wiki camps is good, but to actually SEE the places and have your commentary ( and shots of the food on the menu at the different places) helps visualise if it would work for me. Definitely going to check out Burning Mountain and Wollombi Tavern for a meal and some Dr Jurds.
Thanks so glad it was helpful 👍We still feel like we only scratched the surface of the Hunter Valley. It's such a great area to explore.
Cheers Paul & Wenda
Thanks for another interesting and informative episode 😊 always a great watch. On a side note; I love the photos and quotes you have on the walls around your van, and wondering how they are attached? And where do you get them? Thanks in advance, Cheers
Thank you Lynda 😊We get the photos on line from www.wondermade.com.au/ You can upload pics and quotes on to the decals and get them posted. They just stick to the walls and are very easy to remove. We update them every year as the grandkids change so quick. Also they regularly offer discounts of up to 20% so keep an eye out for those
Cheers Paul & Wenda
Thank you
I heard somewhere that you can free camp at the back of the men's shed area in Denman.
Oh really that would’ve been handy 👍would be worth looking into
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Loving your videos. I'm about to set out on the road for the first time ever... I have no idea how the free camps, bush camps, pub camps, etc work. Is there a limit as to how long you can stay? I'd like to go to a town, plonk down, setup, have dinner at the local, visit the town and locales, have dinner at home, leave in a day or three ... is that possible? You never mention if there's a limit, and you only seem to stay someplace overnight. For me that's a tad too fast paced.
That’s great to hear about your plans to travel! We love this lifestyle.
A lot of free camps have a limit of 72 hours some are just overnight and others don’t state a time limit. We have a preference for free camps that are close to town but they are the ones that will have a time limit. Wiki camps is a great app for finding out information on what is available. We are on a free camping journey right now and will include that sort of information, and hopefully answer some of your questions in the next video.
Cheers Paul and Wenda
I have just stumbled across your channel and loving it. But I have to ask, and forgive me if this has been done to death before, but why don't you guys use a dc to dc charger to charge your van's battery from the cars alternator while driving between stops? A thousand dollars well spent to be able to arrive at your next camp fully charged. I get it that most nights you can charge from powered sites it seems to me it would eliminate the uncertainty of having enough grunt in your battery when you consider free xamping.
@@doug.horne2378 thank you ☺️ we do use the Anderson plug but often only travel an hour or so and it doesn’t do much for the battery. We are starting to get better with our power though 😉
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Hi just interested in what size ecoflo you were using in this video, it would seem to me to be a bigger version than the one you reviewed.
Hi Kerry, Thanks for asking, We have reviewed two Ecoflow batteries. The Delta Max 1600 and the "River 2", which is a smaller battery. The one in this video is the Delta Max 1600.
Cheers Paul
Thanks Paul, missed the review of the 1600, will go back and check it out.
Cheers
Hi, you mention you struggle to get your batteries charged in bad weather, why not look at getting a dc2dc charger and run an anderson plug from you car and while your driving it will charge via the alternator.
Thanks for the tip we’ll have a look in to that 👍. But the problem could be that we only travel short distances often under an hour.
Cheers Paul and Wenda
MurrurundEYE
Haha yep that sounds right. Cheers 👍
Your effort and ideals are fine - but - either you are (1) new to this country or (2) have never previously travelled it (3) or you have never researched it. In this video the pronunciation of almost all the towns you visited are comical errors. My son is dyslectic and you seem to suffer the same affliction. Your wife did get some of the names right when she had a go at pronouncing them. It doesn't take much to ask a local if you are not sure. It is better than butchering a towns name and letting it get past the edit stage. Why am being so pedeantic? You completely stuffed the name of a town I used to call home in an earleir video, The town is Marulan. I thought it was funny at the time as I thought it was a one off - but seeing you again I'm sure all vour videos must be the same. Take a little care - these towns are home for many people and while you are doing the right thing by advertising them your lack of knowledge takes away from everything you say.
Sorry if we’ve offended you we realize our production’s are not perfect