MOUNT LITTLE STATION - Flinders Ranges With Self Drive A 4WD Loop.
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- I begin Ep 1, solo camping at South Australia's Mount Little Station in the Flinders Ranges, and exploring the self drive 4WD tracks.
Mount Little Station was a highly recommended farm stay during my two weeks off grid in Out Back, South Australia.
I spent three days base camping with my off road camper trailer on a high elevation spot with stunning elevated views across the station and over to Mount Little , the highest peak on the station.
During my South Australian outback farm stays adventure i have explored a self drive 4WD loop, and rode around on my mountain bike. It was a great few days.
The drive to the summit of Mount Little at around 360 meters above sea level, is so worth the drive up. 4WD ONLY for this self drive loop.
Stunning views that go on for ever in a 360 degree circle.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time camping at Mount Little Station.
It was very relaxing sitting around camp, and cooking up a few meals on the campfire while taking in those stunning views.
I hope that you enjoy the first episode from my Flinders Ranges adventure.
I will be staying on three Flinders Ranges farm stays over the two weeks while i am camping in the Flinders Ranges.
Thank you for watching this video from my time in South Australia on Mount Little Station.
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Great place Mt little station stayed 10 days & loved the Wednesday & Saturday pizza nights.
@@andrewlawrance3751 sure is mate.
Pizza nights are worth staying for. lol.
Cheers Tim
Looks like good exploring country, good how the camp spots are spaced apart, your absolutely right about not needing all the 1st world shit, induction/inverter/coffee machine
@@louiskudlak2256 it’s a great place for a few days.
I’m going live on Sunday night to chat further about my stay.
The old school gear that I have still works great mate.
Simple gear but very effective.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim.
top video certainly different
Thanks mate.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Great spot.
Cheers Tim.
Really Missed your videos.
@@mohammedaiyaz6428 thanks mate.
A few new videos coming through over the next month.
Thanks again.
Cheers Tim
Seriously have missed these videos. Mike
Thanks mate.
Quite a few new videos coming through over the next month or two.
Cheers Tim
Another awsome vid Timmy! Have a little variation to your bacon and egg breaky, toast yourself up 2 hashbrowns, 2 eggs and some bacon, roll it up in a wrap with some cheese and some bbq sauce and throw it back on the pan to toast the wrap and melt the cheese 👌👌 give it a go mate
@@luketeuma487 sounds wicked on the campfire mate.
Thanks for your feedback
Cheers Tim.
Cracken video Tim , You can pretty much put anything in a Jaffel mate , but I reakon the secret is the amount of butter on the outside 👍
@@adamcarroll8356 thanks mate.
Great few days.
Yeah that you can.
What ever you want can go in them. That’s why they are great to take away camping for the campfire.
Plenty of butter and give them a tap on a rock before opening them.
Cheers Tim
Hi Tim. Well thats a nice place. I was thinking about the trowel for a long time now lol. Then you tell the story about it now I know. Cheers John from Gold Coast.
Gday mate.
Yeah that trowel is a great addition in my camp box now.
Works well.
Thanks mate for your feedback.
Cheers Tim
That landscape is amazing, on my bucket list before i fall off me perch hopefully. I betcha lovin that camper trailer.
Look forward to the next one Timbo.
Omg, the landscape is stunning, specially from the higher peaks looking down.
Yeah mate, the camper trailer on these longer trips is so much better.
Thanks mate, ep two will be out in a couple of weeks.
Cheers Tim
Truely stunning country Tim. Thank you for filming mate. I’ve never been to S.A. but now I really want to go.
Cheers mate. 🍺
@@darrenc4096 it sure is a stunning area to check out.
SA has so much to offer.
There’s two more station stay videos from the Flinders Range coming in the next few weeks
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim.
Another amazing location in Australia to add to my bucket list. I had a feeling you had worked in some type of skilled trade because of how prepared you are on every trip, but I never would've guessed bricklaying. Even without the attached story, using a trowel with the tip cut off to flip whatever you cook in the frying pan or whatever you want to use makes sense because there's no holes for things that add flavor to fall through and get burned. If I was as good at putting information packets together as they are, I'd make it my full-time job. I've heard that pizza cooked in a brick oven is good, but I don't recall if I've ever had any. The peace and quiet in a camping location is something more places in the US need, especially in the South. Just because the cooking appliance is old doesn't mean it doesn't work well for its intended purpose, and some of those older things work better than the fancy new ones you can buy at the local store. Looking forward to more adventures you have in the Outback.
Cheers,
Colton
@@ColtonRMagby Gday mate,
Thanks for dropping in from the US.
Yeah I spent a lot of years in the bricklaying game, they were great years.
My good ol last trowel is a great addition to my camping gear.
Some of the old gear is still the best working gear after all those years later.
Thanks a lot for your feedback, there’s a couple more episodes from the Flinders Ranges coming over the next few weeks.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures I'm more than happy with dropping by. Feedback helps content creators improve, but too many people are rude in their feedback, and that gets on my nerves. I can't wait to see those future videos.
Cheers,
Colton
@@ColtonRMagby Thanks a lot mate.
More videos are coming
Cheers Tim
Nice place mate ! The utter quiet is quite amazing mate.
Lol i have and still use my fathers round jaffle iron mate . Must be at least 40 plus years old and works a treat.
Had to laugh to see you do as i do making the javs as we call them and cutting off the edges to leave you with that nice round sealed jav .
Thanks for your efforts and great content .
🤠👌
@@thearmchair4wder705 it’s a wicked place mate.
Very quiet and peaceful.
Those ol round jaffle irons are the best.
They are 40 years old easily.
Just the best and they cook the best.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim.
I’m devastated your wooden handle frying pan has been decommissioned, I got one the same haha , love your videos Tim , you do it like my lady and I, relax and take it all in, drive /ride look, and cook.
Hahah Lol, Nah mate, it's far from been decommissioned. Lol
'I still have it, the one i took is just a bit smaller.
Great way to run a trip away mate as you guys do.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
My thoughts exactly. Glad its still around.
@@paulrohan1840 still around.
Will come back on shorter trips.
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures Le Creuset frying pan cooking in style
@@user-no4xp5ei4p it’s a great pan.
Cheers Tim
Another great video, Tim. Was also devastated thinking your big frying pan had been retired, but I see in another comment that it’s still in one piece, you just didn’t bring it along with you on this trip :) It’s 45-48C and humid here in the UAE, so no camping during the summer, but I’ll be taking the Troopy to camp up high in the mountains of Oman for a few nights in August. Since watching your videos I’ve learnt to slow down and enjoy things a bit more when camping, so I’ll say cheers to you from Jebel Akhdar in a few nights' time.
@@christophersaul Gday mate
Thanks very much mate, I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
It was such a great place to camp up for a few days.
My big ol fry pan is still going and going well.
I only took this one along because it’s a bit smaller
I’ll have the big pan on the next trip.
You have a great time when you head out camping mate.
Thanks for dropping in.
Cheers Tim.
Great video Tim, I’m heading to the southern flinders this week and will be doing a lot of the same; bit cooler now and wet
Thanks mate.
You have a great trip.
Yeah, I did get lucky with the weather I had.
A fair bit of rain has been falling over the past few weeks.
Cheers Tim
the old Marshaltown nice 👍
Yeah mate, works a treat. Lol
Cheers Tim
Spent a bit of time in Arkaroola and Balcanoona including Wilpena pound for work, Truly big sky country. Bimbowrie station is also well worth the visit.
@@barryross8382 great area to spend time working mate.
The views go on for miles from some of the higher peaks.
Stunning area to explore.
I’ll look up that station you mention.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
I love the trowel. The trowel is brilliant with a great story behind it.
My ol trowel works so well and i glad i decided to keep it afer so many years in the brickie game.
Thanks heaps mate.
Cheers Tim
Thanks Tim , really enjoyed the video . What a great place to visit . Love the old round jaffa iron a lot better than the new ones . Keep ‘em coming ! 👍👍🍻🍻
@@markhopkins9925 thanks mate
It was a great trip into the Flinders.
The ol Jaffle iron is great.
More eps coming over the next few weeks.
Cheers Tim.
Another ripper video! The Flinders - what a top part of this great country!
Thanks mate.
Ep 2 will be out in a couple of weeks.
The landscape is stunning in and around the Flinders.
Cheers Tim
Been there pictures don't do it justice....one of the best sunsets I have ever seen
@@RobertVarrasso yeah mate, needs to be seen to really appreciate it.
Amazing sunsets and sun rises.
Cheers Tim
Top vid m8, heading out there soon so good to see some of what's out there. I have the same old jaffle iron, have you ever tried putting hot coals on top as well, cooks it twice as quick, depends how hungry you are i guess 😅👍
@@doddy03gu79 thanks mate.
It was a great trip in the Flinders
Those old round jaffle irons are the best.
So old school and they work a treat.
No, I’ve not ever tried coals on top.
Cooks quick enough one side at a time.
You have a great trip when you go.
Cheers Tim.
The old trusty trowel, love your cooking
@@johnelefantis6383 thanks mate.
The trowel is great in my camping kit now.
Cheers Tim
I've been a subscriber for a long time. I never commented before. I love your show. Yours, BUSH TV, and a guy and his troopy the three best, in my opinion, on ytube, thanks
@@markyoung2157 thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
Fantastic area the Flinders
@@garyweir5635 it really is mate.
Stunning place.
Cheers Tim
Awesome as Tim bated awesome place indeed to go for a trip 👍🇦🇺🍻🍔🍕🥧🦞
Top place to kick back mate.
Cheers Tim
My local butcher makes Worcestershire and cracked pepper sausages, bit more expensive but worth it.
@@Gu_Gus they would taste unreal mate.
They’d go great on the campfire.
Cheers Tim.
Glad you enjoyed the place, we're definitely going back. The peace and quiet is amazing.
I really enjoyed the trip mate.
I'll go back for sure next year. Totally love the Flinders.
Cheers Tim
Thanks Tim we can really relate to Mt Little having visited ourselves. I found that all the views and colours are like looking at a painting and really captures Australian outback. thanks again.
@@zoezoe610 yeah mate, the landscape and colours of the mountain ranges are stunning.
Thanks heaps mate.
Cheers Tim.
A nice roast lamb on a rotisserie would be good mate !
That would be a great cook up mate.
I generally do a roast in my camp oven.
Cheers Tim
Another great adventure mate. Views and serenity were amazing.
@@TimboDownunder thanks very much.
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
It was a great trip.
Cheers Tim.
Nicely filmed Tim! That episode made me so hungry with all that campfire cooking. I was up there last year doing many of the station's 4WD tracks. Spectacular tracks and such an amazing area! Look forward to your next episode.
@@patroln48 thanks mate.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Ya can’t beat a few good cook ups on the campfire. lol.
Cheers Tim.
Im impressed with the camper tim nice and compact with everything you need just magnificent 🤣
Yeah mate, it's perfect for me and what i take.
Simple to setup and pack up on my own.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
Nothing beats the old Mystery Bag Sanga, simple and always yummy. Beautiful spot to chill out entirely!😊
Yeah, spot on.
The simple meals can be the best tasting.
Wicked spot, i'll head back some day.
Cheers Tim
@timbates4wdadventures l loved it Tim, my sort of place in the middle of nowhere, off the beaten path but offering so much to see and do. Go you on the bike mate, you rode those bumps like a pro!
@@Lee-astrololee Camped like i was in the middle of no where, b ut other people are around, and a long way apart which is great.
The bike was handy lol
Cheers Tim
Love the Flinders ranges been there lots of times ,it's a special place to me as my dad's ashes are spread there at Aroona ruins
@@andrewnorthcott9640 ahh, mate that makes it a very special place for you.
Nice thought.
Cheers Tim.
long live the trowel mate, another ripper vid
@@aaronwilliamson9140 absolutely mate.
It’s great in my camp box.
Cheers Tim
Great video as usual thanks Tim .... looking forward to the next one .... we live in an amazing country don't we.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the video.
Ep 2 will be out in a couple of weeks.
We sure do mate, stunning landscapes.
Cheers Tim
Another great video Tim! Can’t wait until we are there in October this year!
@@patricknugent4259 thanks mate.
You’ll love the area, you have a great trip.
Cheers Tim.
Well that’ll do me, the modern day man from snowy river on a mountain bike in the flinders, cheers Tim safe travels 🍺🍺
Yeah mate, the bike was handy more so in the towns i stayed in on the way up.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
Your bang on mate, those old school jaffle irons are the bomb, they just work, they are a bit of a collector's item now days, picked ours up for 10 bucks at a garage sale, will never sell it, must be 50 years old, awesome vid .
Spot on mate, the ol round jaffle iron works so well.
They'd be pretty hard to find one these days.
Thanks a lot mate.
Cheers Tim
Looks like you are having a great time on your travels. You said “Old school cooking with old school gear” which is true, because it works. If I am out camping it’s always amusing to see how many people turn up with brand new never used kit (not even tried out at home). We have a saying here “all the gear and no idea”.
It was a great trip mate and the few days at Mt Little Station was tops.
Yeah I love still using my old school gear.
It all still works great , so no need to replace it with shinny new gear.
The old gear is the best.
Thanks mate for your feedback
Cheers Tim
A good start to your trip. Though it would have been good to see you setup your camper at camp. Just like you showing yourself cooking meals, seeing you setting up the camper would be part of the viewing experience. Great story about your trowel. Love your history with it.
@@fatmanoverlanding great start mate.
I won’t be filming a full camper trailer setup in my travel videos.
I film everything myself, it’s way too much work.
I might film a few parts of setup on the next one.
Thanks mate, the trowel is a special part of my camp box.
Cheers Tim.
Cheers Tim.
Magic vid mate ! Be waiting to see your adventures from here.
Keep up the good work !
Cheers 🤠👍
@@waynehauser3611 thanks very much mate.
Ep 2 and three will be out in the coming weeks
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures I'll be in the armchair waiting mate.
Thanks for your info on Upper Jamieson Hut and Grannies flat. We ended up staying at Skipworth reserve and it was magic.
Finally got down to have a beer in the Woods Point Pub . Been there a few times now , but never been in the pub for a beer.
Of course got another photo outside the iconic old servo which has had some work done to it, as it sits a little straighter these days ha ha !
Cheers mate 🤠👍
@@waynehauser3611 no worries mate.
Glad you had a great trip into Woods Point.
There’s a lot of history around that ol Shell servo.
Top little town.
I agree with all the positive comments, great video.
This might be a polarising comment, l use Lard for frying, makes everything tastier.
@@purebloodnordicroamer7955 thanks mate.
I’ll might give that a go in my next camp trip on the campfire.
Cheers Tim.
Great video Tim
We are planning on going there in October
Thanks mate.
You have a great trip when you go.
I'll go live next Sunday night to answer any questions that people might have from the video.
Cheers Tim
Cheers Tim
Terrifc vid thanks Tim.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
Great video MR Bates. Hope you had tyre slime in your bike tyres, or were there no Bindii's there? Good to see the Y61 still plugging away🤠
@@glennhudson3420 thanks a lot mate.
No issues with bindiis on this trip.
The ol Patrol is still truckin on mate.
Update video next Monday night about how the Patrol is going after the recent head work.
Cheers Tim.
You found solitude Tim, well done. 🇦🇺👍 16:00 best egg flipper I've seen Tim. I'll buy a trowell just for flipping my egg bacon and steak. I've kept my trade tools, used them for 50 years...the wood on my tools have an awesome smooth tarnish to them. The steel is worn smooth in places too. 39:00 no divider on the inside of the jaffle iron. 👍
I sure did mate. It was a very quiet and relaxing trip, great camp spot that i had.
My ol trowel works very well now for flipping eggs etc Lol
Cant beat the ol jaffle iron.
Not sure what the divider is you mention?
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures sandwich toasters these days jaffles end up in a triangle shape sanga. Those round ones are the best
It's amazing how much better food tastes when you're out camping.
You managed to come over here when we had weeks of absolutely perfect weather. It really was a lovely Autumn.
I was supposed to get away at the same time but a family issue meant my brother in law couldn't make it.
Want to bet that when we get away later in the year it will be raining.
Thanks for the video mate.
For sure mate, i got very lucky with the weather.
This trip was only three weeks ago.
There's been a lot of rain in the last few weeks since i left.
I hope you guys get over later this year, it's a wicked place.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures We're not that far from there, maybe 3 hours but it's a fair haul for my brother in law as he's not far from where you are.
Likely we will be heading to the Big Desert area in Vic. as it's a bit more central.
We want to do a trip to the Eyre Peninsula but want a few weeks to do it as it's a long way from Melbourne.
@@oldbloke204 Yeah mate, it is a fair hike from down here in Gippsland.
Big desert would still be a great trip mate, nice area to look around.
I'd like to travel the Eyre Pen next year.
@@timbates4wdadventures Yeah I think you would love the Peninsula.
We went years ago and there is plenty to see.
I remember watching a vid. ages ago where they stayed at a spot that was an abandoned farm somewhere there.
If I can find it I will let you know as it looked like a good spot and the beaches etc over there and the National Parks are well worth the effort imo.
@@oldbloke204 yeah I’ve already been researching down that way.
Memory Cove looks really nice.
Excellent spot mate, I'm just like the other comments bucket list stuff. By the way nice camera work, I could take a day or two behind the lense. Thanks mate looking forward to the next One Cheers
Great spot mate, hope one day you can check out the Flinders. It's been a bucket list trip for me for many years.
Thanks for your feedback on the camera work.
Lot of work when i film everything myself.
The work starts in the edit for a few days.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
Cheers mate
@@raynewman4904 cool mate.
The mighy gu keeps on giving the goods. 😊
It does mate.
Next Monday night i"ll have an update video on the Patrol since the recent head work was done.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim
@timbates4wdadventures looking forward to it mate 👍
@@landcruisertoyota3980 Thanks mate.
Gday Tim, great to have you back posting some trips, looks amazing! What was the go with firewood there? Not many trees about. Did you have to bring stuff in? i saw half a note on the info. folder but couldnt make it out.
Meep living the dream
joe
@@joemccallum4341 Gday mate,
Thanks heaps, it was a great place to camp.
Firewood is really hard to get locally
I will cover this in the live chat Sunday night.
Ep two will be out in another week.
Cheers Tim
You forgot the fried onions on ya snags Tim
Absolutely i did. Lol
Snag in bread with onion is the go. Reminds me of going to Bunnings Lol
Next time mate.
Cheers Tim
I was sure he had onion in the frypan. might have to watch again.
@@craigshugg2332 you might be right. lol
Cheers Tim
Great video mate. Thanks. Noticed you have a new fry pan , what happened to the big old trusty one ? Cheers
@@BS21BS21 thanks mate.
I’ve still got my old fry pan.
I only took this pan along as it’s a bit smaller.
The ol pan will be back in the next trip.
Cheers Tim
Mount little station its just amazing there ain't it. Ive been there a few times myself. Did you ckeck the goat and goon saloon and mount aleck
Yeah mate, it is a top place to camp up for a few days.
I'll go back for sure some day, i really enjoyeed my time on the station.
No, i didn't get to those pl;aces mate.
Im already making up a list of the places i missed this trip for the return trip some day.
Thanks heaps mate.
Cheers Tim
G'day Tim,
Are you using billy tea campfire tea bags for your morning brew?
Keep up the excellent work, mate,
Your true blue.
@@christopherdownes1642 Gday mate,
Not using tea bags in my billy tea.
Leaf tea is what I use.
Thanks a lot mate.
Cheers Tim.
Another great vid and you made me hungry with the camperfire cooking. What month did you travel in ? Stay Safe
@@troutchaser7424 thanks mate.
I do enjoy campfire cooking.
I did this trip only three weeks ago mate.
I had great weather
Cheers Tim.
Mate great vid, but you need to add a bit more oil in your bacon or eggs in the morning for breakie, or change to rashers, I don't know, looks way too dry for my liking. Anyway as long as you enjoy it that's the most important thing. Keep the vids coming man.
Thanks mate, bit more oil might be the go Lol
Episode two will be out in a couple of weeks.
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures Cant wait mate. Hope I didn't offend you.
@@herbmarsh8519 not at all mate. lol.
He NEEDS to put more oil on HIS bacon and eggs, because that's how YOU like it? 😂 Seriously, where do these people come from? 😕
i thought with all the recent rains it would look a bit better
@@thelonewolf666 I filmed that 4 weeks ago now.
I missed all the rain.
It’s probably greened up a bit since I was in the Flinders.
Cheers Tim
Great video Tim, liking the longer videos, what camera gear do you use?
@@Stevenk770 thanks mate.
There will be more longer vids soon the coming weeks.
I just use GoPros and a dslr
Pretty simple.
Cheers Tim.
Another cracker Tim, thoroughly enjoyed, believe the round ones are pie irons some mob over your way somewhere still makes them have seen them on google looks like they do a better job than my square one. Try baked beans, egg,cheese and garlic, as long as there’s no-one within a K it’s safe
Looks terrific tim is this going to be a series also what was the drive time from your place
Gday mate,
Yes, it will be a three part series from the stations i stayed on.
I spent a couple of days driving up mate.
First day was ten hours to Renmark where i spent three days.
Then onto Mount Little from Renmark, that was about 5 hours.
Cheers Tim
Can’t hear any birds there Tim. Any there? Cheers
@@trevorcurran9294 it was very quiet on that station mate.
Strange compared to the other two stations I stay on.
Cheers Tim
Pizza night ?
Mate, how do i contact you for a stubby holder? I NEED a stubby holder 😂 JT from WA.
@@Hillbilly973 Gday mate
If you’re able to message me on my facebook pages, and I’ll send you some details.
Thanks mate.
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures Thanks anyway Tim. Dont do social media. Keep up the excellent work. JT from WA.
why do you spin your billy around in circles?
To settle the leaves to the bottom of the billy. 👍
Settles the tea leaves to the bottom.
Cheers Tim