I love canyonning. I used to do it regularly with a great bunch of friends in the Blue Mountains. The wetter the better, and if it involves some abseiling, even better. A short (2-3 hour) classic canyon and abseiling is the Empress Falls at the Blue Mountains. And one of my favourite day long wet canyon is the Tiger Snake Canyon, again at the Blue Mountains. But there are too many to mention.
You should bring a LifeStraw with you when hiking. That way if you need more drinking water, and there's a creek or river, you can use the LifeStraw to drink from it. It's like having a fire extinguisher or PLB, you hope to never use it, but if you need it, you have it. I always keep one on my hiking backpack and one in my 4WD.
Jack , you need to get out the sun more after seeing you swimming for 5 seconds .. what a great video to wake up to . I know my old disabled body will not get up the rocks but gee mate it is amazing .When you guys stay at a camp for over a week do you get bored .I remember when I was young and would go fishing for a week and it was amazing and calming .I love,or should I say we love your videos so much . Keep safe and look forward to the next one ...kev ,
Hey guys, just stumbled across your VLOG, signed up straight away. Wish I could be there with you. The way you present Australia to us is very cool. Keep up the great work.
Can be done however there is a reasonable level of fitness I would totally recommend. Your legs get a workout and it is quite challenging over several hours of "red triangle'' markers with some intense rock climbing up and over and down over several klms. Best time to do it is early morning before it gets too hot. Once at the top, it's quite narrow a gap for when the sun shines through. Plenty of water is a must. The half way water pool you need to wade through is ok but if you're shorter (like me - 5'4) trying to carry your backpack may be a tad tricky but there's usually a few folk around to help. Once through, there is a rock/wall face to navigate as well. My rels are locals and I went up with my niece and a few of her friends and thought I'd be fine. I wasn't prepared for the workout and tried to keep up with them, and on the return back down my legs began to "shake". It is well worth doing it but if you're my age (55+) it'd benefit if you did some good walking tracks a few weeks prior to get the legs up to scratch!
The reason Zebedee is open until late morning (then closes) is because it is then vacated for the Cliff Retreat (from @ $3k per night) guests who pay megabucks to stay in the top accommodation out there. Their cost includes private use of these springs.
Hi Guys, I’m so glad I discovered your Chanel. I’m loving your videos. Can I ask when you were at El Questro?? It looks like the perfect time with no crowds. 😃
This wouldn't be the first one I enjoy, hey :) I really appreciate what you are doing, let's f***ing go and build this thing I was on holiday for 4 weeks and nothings hits like binge watching four weeks of jmxploring :)
Hey Megan and Jack!! Just joined your channel and so far its just amazing! I love your videos and its getting me thrilled for my own adventure around Australia next year! Have you got any must do tips leading up to leaving?
Hey thanks for following along! our main tips would be make sure you have a comfortable sleeping arrangement make sure you have the right vehicle that suits your needs and get out as much as you can before leaving on your main trip to iron out any problems with your setup. episode coming soon in regards to planning a trip 👍😊
Most people don't realise that most of the time they are dehydrated. Most people are dehydrated most of the time and don't know it. You've learned a lesson with this episode. 1) Carry water in more than one container in case of breakage and losing all your water. 2) Don't carry breakable bottles. A camel back and a 2 litre military collapsible are something I'd recommend. Even a 1 litre army canteen. 3) Carry more water than you think you'll need. You can't predict the future and you can't see unforeseen problems along the path. All it takes is a series of small occurrences and you're up the proverbial creek. You lend a dehydrated walker some of your water to be kind and then you drop the bottle and it breaks, then you get an eye injury which needs flushing and you can't see so you trip over and break your ankle. And the sun is getting higher and no one knows where you are. It's off season and there's no tourists about. No mobile service. And you're not really sure where you are. Your eye injury has made you blind in that eye and your headache is off the scale. You can see where this is going..... All because the last few days you didn't recognise the signs of classic dehydration. If only you drank more water each day. Now you're trying to fight the flies and tropical infection as you struggle for shade. It's getting hotter and hotter so you send you betroved for help. Except they have no water and in all the excitement you're disoriented because a dry brain can't think straight so they walk off in the wrong direction.....never to be seen again...... Now the coroner has 2 people on the books.... A) Avoid being a statistic. B) Do an Advanced First Aid and Remote First Aid course with St John's Ambulance - Every year. C) Drink and carry more water. Happy days :-)
Hi Guys, Am loving your work. Great to see that you are nearing 10k subscribers 😎 Get some more tiers on Patreon and let us all support your great content and keep you on the road. I for one love it 🤩👌👍
So far it is brilliant have been using it a lot what I really like about it is what it comes with! It has everything to plug and play and the nice case it comes in to keep it protected is a good little feature. It has been keeping our battery’s charged really well so far. 👍😊
Hi guys, we think you guys are doing fine when we see this. For our understanding, what do you mean by a cold day, not swimming? 20 degrees or more? Unfortunately, our plans have changed. We are now going to Sweden on 01 September for 3 weeks. That will be a bit colder! Thick sweaters, jackets, rain gear is already stowed. The diesel stationary heater we have tested, works. Hope there also. We will report, until then a good time, no breakdowns with the Toyota. Let's see if the Landy holds out, I pray! Best regards from Germany.
@@itsJackandMegan A few years ago in Denmark. In the morning at 6.00 am I was arranged with the last Danish Viking to swim, Baltic Sea. Was a bet, who goes swimming at this tempertur in the sea. Air temperature about 13 ° C, guess who did not come! My wife has my swim in the Baltic Sea photographed of course, so I win the bet. Was cold as hell, everything shrunk. We'll get back to you after the trip, we're not taking a LapTop, otherwise I might have to work. My Korean colleagues don't really know the word vacation. On 01.09. at 4.00 am we start. Hope that we still have a little luck with the weather. Will be a cool summer vacation. T
It must have been really, really good for Jack to get in the water and go for a swim 🤣😂😎
Haha it was pretty good 😂
Epic stuff guys. You bring us along with you which is what I enjoy. Great to see you have a swim Jack. Catch you next episode.
Thank K see you Thursday 👍😊
OMG he's in the water ... I can now take the woosie tag off you 😆
Hahah 😂 finally had a dip! It was nice that’s for sure!
Time after time ive been waiting for you to swim with Megan, Jack. Im so impressed, you both swam. It looks so beautiful there. ❤🇦🇺🦘
Not going to lie it was beautiful and the water was spectacular!!
@@itsJackandMegan I cant stop smiling 😁
I love canyonning. I used to do it regularly with a great bunch of friends in the Blue Mountains. The wetter the better, and if it involves some abseiling, even better. A short (2-3 hour) classic canyon and abseiling is the Empress Falls at the Blue Mountains. And one of my favourite day long wet canyon is the Tiger Snake Canyon, again at the Blue Mountains. But there are too many to mention.
😊👍
One of your best vlogs..loved the natural pool and yah someone’s finally had a dip 🤙🏼
We loved this one as well El-Questro is a special place!
You should bring a LifeStraw with you when hiking. That way if you need more drinking water, and there's a creek or river, you can use the LifeStraw to drink from it. It's like having a fire extinguisher or PLB, you hope to never use it, but if you need it, you have it. I always keep one on my hiking backpack and one in my 4WD.
Have seen them might have to invest in one!
Love this vid. Thanks for sharing guys. Enjoy your next trip xx
Thanks Nora!
Jack , you need to get out the sun more after seeing you swimming for 5 seconds .. what a great video to wake up to . I know my old disabled body will not get up the rocks but gee mate it is amazing .When you guys stay at a camp for over a week do you get bored .I remember when I was young and would go fishing for a week and it was amazing and calming .I love,or should I say we love your videos so much . Keep safe and look forward to the next one ...kev ,
hey Kev to was stunning and yes a bit hard to climb the rocks! We do get bored if we hang around for to long so we like to keep moving!
Hey guys, just stumbled across your VLOG, signed up straight away. Wish I could be there with you. The way you present Australia to us is very cool. Keep up the great work.
Hey thanks for following along mate!
Awesome guy's
Thanks mate!
Just putting ElQuestro on my to do list. Thanks for sharing guys🤙
No worries mate it was an awesome place!
We camped at the Pentecost River and the cows mooed all night long!!! fabulous spot keep up the good work.
It was a great spot and yes we saw the cows too! 😊👍
Brilliant episode guy’s.
Thanks Kevan!
Hey guys. Really loving your videos. We're planning a trip north and were wondering what time of year you were up at the Gibb and NT?
Hey guys,
Thanks so much for watching 😊
That was around the start of august it was pretty good weather around that time to 👍
Love it ... you guys should get a Dome Port Mount for GoPro get the underwater and above at the same time 👌.... keep it up
Thanks Dave yes we do need one it’s on the list for sure!
We just did the Gibb as well, loved and hated it but well worth it! Great video👏🏻
That’s the perfect way to describe it 😂
What a beautiful place! I’m 67 and reckon I can do that hike on my own.
Haha!!
It’s a good hike that’s for sure! Beautiful place as well 👍😊
Can be done however there is a reasonable level of fitness I would totally recommend. Your legs get a workout and it is quite challenging over several hours of "red triangle'' markers with some intense rock climbing up and over and down over several klms. Best time to do it is early morning before it gets too hot. Once at the top, it's quite narrow a gap for when the sun shines through. Plenty of water is a must. The half way water pool you need to wade through is ok but if you're shorter (like me - 5'4) trying to carry your backpack may be a tad tricky but there's usually a few folk around to help. Once through, there is a rock/wall face to navigate as well. My rels are locals and I went up with my niece and a few of her friends and thought I'd be fine. I wasn't prepared for the workout and tried to keep up with them, and on the return back down my legs began to "shake". It is well worth doing it but if you're my age (55+) it'd benefit if you did some good walking tracks a few weeks prior to get the legs up to scratch!
The reason Zebedee is open until late morning (then closes) is because it is then vacated for the Cliff Retreat (from @ $3k per night) guests who pay megabucks to stay in the top accommodation out there. Their cost includes private use of these springs.
Thanks for that that explains a lot.
Hi Guys, I’m so glad I discovered your Chanel. I’m loving your videos. Can I ask when you were at El Questro?? It looks like the perfect time with no crowds. 😃
Thanks so much Dan! We were there early August 😊
Jack was over them Rocks like Spiderman.
I was loving it mate!
Awesome Vid, great work guys
Thanks for watching mate! 😊👍
Let's Go!
We loved filming this one enjoy mate!
This wouldn't be the first one I enjoy, hey :)
I really appreciate what you are doing, let's f***ing go and build this thing
I was on holiday for 4 weeks and nothings hits like binge watching four weeks of jmxploring :)
Thanks Lars Sunday’s the perfect day to binge watch 😃
I'd highly recommend Nalgene water bottles, they are cheap and indestructible.
Thanks for that will look into them!
Hey Megan and Jack!!
Just joined your channel and so far its just amazing! I love your videos and its getting me thrilled for my own adventure around Australia next year! Have you got any must do tips leading up to leaving?
Hey thanks for following along! our main tips would be make sure you have a comfortable sleeping arrangement make sure you have the right vehicle that suits your needs and get out as much as you can before leaving on your main trip to iron out any problems with your setup. episode coming soon in regards to planning a trip 👍😊
Amazing! My fiance and I currently have a Nissan Patrol and a Roof Top Tent which we love! Cant wait for the new episode!!
Wow cant say this is on Ausy country nice!
Was the nest adventure!
Most people don't realise that most of the time they are dehydrated. Most people are dehydrated most of the time and don't know it.
You've learned a lesson with this episode.
1) Carry water in more than one container in case of breakage and losing all your water.
2) Don't carry breakable bottles. A camel back and a 2 litre military collapsible are something I'd recommend. Even a 1 litre army canteen.
3) Carry more water than you think you'll need. You can't predict the future and you can't see unforeseen problems along the path.
All it takes is a series of small occurrences and you're up the proverbial creek. You lend a dehydrated walker some of your water to be kind and then you drop the bottle and it breaks, then you get an eye injury which needs flushing and you can't see so you trip over and break your ankle. And the sun is getting higher and no one knows where you are. It's off season and there's no tourists about. No mobile service. And you're not really sure where you are. Your eye injury has made you blind in that eye and your headache is off the scale.
You can see where this is going..... All because the last few days you didn't recognise the signs of classic dehydration. If only you drank more water each day.
Now you're trying to fight the flies and tropical infection as you struggle for shade. It's getting hotter and hotter so you send you betroved for help. Except they have no water and in all the excitement you're disoriented because a dry brain can't think straight so they walk off in the wrong direction.....never to be seen again...... Now the coroner has 2 people on the books....
A) Avoid being a statistic.
B) Do an Advanced First Aid and Remote First Aid course with St John's Ambulance - Every year.
C) Drink and carry more water.
Happy days :-)
Thanks for the tips Ade love getting you're comments!
Megan and Jack another great episode and how was the waygu beef burger and how is traffic on the Gibb?
Thanks mate!
Was pretty busy on the road and the burger was amazing!
great ep u 2
Cheers 🤙👍😊
Hi Guys,
Am loving your work. Great to see that you are nearing 10k subscribers 😎 Get some more tiers on Patreon and let us all support your great content and keep you on the road. I for one love it 🤩👌👍
Thanks for the support Henry! We will get some more tiers added today👍😊
But was the burger any good..... I must know 😅
Great series guys, keep it coming 👍
The burger was very good would highly recommend it! And the chips cooked perfectly.
Cheers mate 👍😊
What brand of beer is Megan drinking at El Questro? Looks like a Matso´s!
Yes Matsos! Absolutely love it in the warm weather 🙌🏼
@@itsJackandMegan i love it, too!
Have you always had the Hard Korr solar blanket or is this a new purchase? How do you find it?
Ha….watched further and see you have answered this…. 😀😀😀
So far it is brilliant have been using it a lot what I really like about it is what it comes with!
It has everything to plug and play and the nice case it comes in to keep it protected is a good little feature. It has been keeping our battery’s charged really well so far. 👍😊
Awesome. I bought one a few months ago but lockdowns keep cancelling our trips so haven’t had a chance to use it. One day we will get back out…
@@lisasteele6895 you will be very happy with it I’m sure! Stay safe in lockdown guys hopefully it will all be over soon. 😊
Could could take water from the river, boil it a couple of times for safe drinking
Definitely possible!
Hi guys,
we think you guys are doing fine when we see this.
For our understanding, what do you mean by a cold day, not swimming?
20 degrees or more?
Unfortunately, our plans have changed.
We are now going to Sweden on 01 September for 3 weeks. That will be a bit colder!
Thick sweaters, jackets, rain gear is already stowed.
The diesel stationary heater we have tested, works.
Hope there also.
We will report, until then a good time, no breakdowns with the Toyota.
Let's see if the Landy holds out, I pray!
Best regards from Germany.
Hey mate 20 degrees is way to cold to swim especially if its windy! keep us posted on you're travels 👍😊
@@itsJackandMegan A few years ago in Denmark.
In the morning at 6.00 am I was arranged with the last Danish Viking to swim, Baltic Sea.
Was a bet, who goes swimming at this tempertur in the sea.
Air temperature about 13 ° C, guess who did not come!
My wife has my swim in the Baltic Sea photographed of course, so I win the bet.
Was cold as hell, everything shrunk.
We'll get back to you after the trip, we're not taking a LapTop, otherwise I might have to work.
My Korean colleagues don't really know the word vacation.
On 01.09. at 4.00 am we start.
Hope that we still have a little luck with the weather.
Will be a cool summer vacation.
T
@@jensstrang1501 now that is Cold!!
Enjoy guys all the best! 👍😊
see if you guys can plastic weld your water bottle . with a soldering iron / some hot metal like a knife screwdriver blade
Good idea!
Jack in the water for how many seconds mate?😂😂
Haha a whole 5 minutes I swam around for 😂😂
@@itsJackandMegan well done mate
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