I’ve suffered major depression since my teens and in my 30’s have become disabled; literally unable to work anymore than a couple hours per week. About 8 months ago I crashed my car and whilst looking for a new car to continue the depressed lifestyle, I decided to do something drastic and am now touring the country on a bicycle. It didn’t just cure my depression, it restored my soul. I often have the thought as I’m moving about, “humans are a nomadic species”. Most of us have been convinced that living in boxes so tightly packed together, offering our labour for security is the best way to live. And what do you know, we have all the resources a society could ever need yet all these illnesses have emerged in full force. Movement heals. Glad to see so many others are choosing living over security 👍🏼
What an unbelievable story mate thank you for sharing! So good to hear that you are having better days now and doing something that you have a passion for. Good on you for not making excuses and taking life into your hands, absolute inspiration. Keep spreading the good word and all the very best for the future mate and always remember that you are loved and you do have support. 👍
Spot on well said. People are living in such ruts including myself at times serving the elites. Power to those who get out and do this. Most people make grand plans while the whole show just passes them by ,then turn around in there late 60s and go where did the last 30 years go. Ah yeah paying off a cardboard box.
So happy to hear life has improved for you. Fresh air, sunlight, nature and exercise are all great healers. Vegemite and B vitamins helped me heaps as well.
@@chasingdreamsau thanks mate. Yeah, it is a blind jump to leave the static civilised life & kudos to all who do it. Thanks for sharing this type of stuff, it’s nice to see so many in the comments doing something similar 😁
Lonely🤔 2018 I bought an old caravan, family did a few modifications to make it off grid. I travelled with them for 6 weeks to see if i was capable. Single older lady with two Dashies, I had an absolute ball, lived cheap as chips, made great long time friends, free camped everywhere. Left WA in the April, got back into NSW in the November. Would do it all again in a heartbeat. Best advice, journal. Take the time to enjoy the trip. P.S We have an awesome country, we are so lucky🥰
Lonely before we left as we didn’t have like minded people to talk to or anything and most people tried to say how crazy we are or talk us out of it so we personally found that hard and have since learnt so many others have also. But life on the road wow just unreal the community of like minded people is the best. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and good on you for going for it and have a great time. 👍
@@chasingdreamsauI had never towed a van or anything in my life. Taught myself in a new subdivision for a few weeks in WA. People,some family members and especially men tried to tell me I couldn’t do it. Made me more determined to try it. 😊
@@freeasabird5187 love that spirit good on you! I really hope someone will read your story and this inspires them to also get out there and have a go for themselves. Again good on you there is nothing better than hearing someone go after what they want ❤️
This video popped up on my feed, I am glad I watched it as it was some great info. Everything you mentioned I won't have a problem with, I am single, I am an introvert, I don't have any close friends, I don't have family, I work online and can work from anywhere. I do have kids, but now they are adults and have their own lives, hanging out with me is boring and uncool. I decided to do the big lap and I am in the process of finalising my caravan build, I am looking forward to the peace and quiet and experiencing what Aust. has to offer.
@@triggerdagrunoperator appreciate it, thank you so much for watching. How awesome is that good on you for taking a leap you want and giving it a go! Best of luck with the caravan build hope it turns out just how you want it. 👍 Enjoy the journey and hopefully not too long until you are out there living your dream. 👍
Are you going to post about your experiences on UA-cam? I’m the same my kids are 17 and 20 but setting off rom Brisbane as a solo female is a little scary. I’ve done plenty of solo trips to north QLD but I come back a few days later. Not the long haul yet!
@@soniarose1983 I forget their channel names but I believe I have seen a few single mums travelling and sharing on UA-cam. Hopefully they could share some more insight about it from their prospective.
Good sound advice! Another bit of advice is; if you see someone struggling, whether it’s in windy conditions or backing a vehicle please go and ask if they need help! I’m in my 70’s and many times lovely people have come to my rescue. Always much appreciated! Enjoy your travels and stay safe.
Thank you so much for the support. Yes that is an absolutely great tip! As a community we should always be looking out for one and other and if you are struggling also don’t be afraid to go and ask for help. I know sometimes I feel like I’m butting in.
Last year sold my house to do a 12 month lap of Australia and then settled in Cairns to work for a year. After living and working the standard life again I’m about to get back out and hit the road again! The positives far outweigh the negatives with life on the road. See yas out there somewhere 🍻
That sounds amazing good on you. They sure do, it certainly is a way of life thing I guess. We absolutely love it and couldn’t think of anything we would rather be doing 👍
Thanks guys, great content that is really well thought out and presented. At the young age of 63 I have almost completed the build out of my ducato xlwb van that will become my home as a full time nomad for as long as I can keep going. I have watched 1000's of hours of UA-cam to get this far and this was some original content that hit some cracking spots for me, muchos gratias.
Thank you so much for watching and enjoying the video. Hopefully something has helped especially with the transition to van life. Good on you and bring on the wonderful adventures ahead for yourself. 👍
You've got the most important person with you, it's all good. I find it difficult to understand why people can't find joy in others success. Thanks for your honesty, it makes what your doing more realistic and therefore more enjoyable as a result. I'm sure that a lot of people that can't do what you do live vicariously through you and it brings them a bit of joy to them. I think you may also make people feel less lonely as they feel their part of your life although you don't know them. Thank you for the channel and your efforts, always accept the positive people are offering and reject the negative, take care.
Was good to watch your video. I'd been planning the big round trip when I retired, since I'd done it in 1984. Bought my lovely Explorer motor home, brand new, packed up and hit the road. Never felt lonely for a minute! Travelled for 26 months and made so many new friends that i'm still touch with. Finally got back home, all on facebook, yet no-one has bothered to ring and say, we haven't seen you for so long, come around for a coffee. Lonlier in the house than ever on the road.
Thank you so much mate 👍 That sounds awesome, bring on the adventure hey. Life before leaving we felt pretty lonely due to people not understanding us stepping away from the normal but absolutely life on the road certainly isn’t lonely so many different people you get the pleasure of meeting and like you say becoming great friends with. Thanks again and best of luck with your travels. 👍
Guys! I’ve avoided so many videos with titles like this simply because I was terrified that I’d made the wrong choice to live this way. WELL! I’m so friggin’ glad that I took the leap and clicked on yours! It’s done the opposite of what I thought it would do. Your advice calmed the heebie jeebies about travelling full time and some of the scary stuff that was keeping me awake at night. Thanks so much! We hit the road in January and now I’m feeling better about it than ever! Hopefully we’ll see you out there! Thanks heaps again guys. You’re so relatable and real. Looking forward to bingeing your channel and can’t wait for more content. Cheers 🍻 👍🏻
Love that so much and thank you for giving it a chance and so glad you enjoyed it. So glad we have helped reaffirme the dream for you, we love this lifestyle and just love hearing people want to have a go at it also. Whooohoooo bring on January how damn exciting for you guys and I can’t wait to hear about your adventures showing your fur baby the best life ❤️ Just remember that it will take time to transition and find how you like to travel and have your setup but keep a positive outlook and you won’t go wrong ❤️❤️ Thank you so much for your support and kind words. 👍
Didn't mention personal safety, crime , theft etc have you encountered much at all in your travels? Always top of mind for me when travelling remote, especially as I'm a solo traveller and not getting any younger. Enjoyed the video. Thank you
Yeah unfortunately cut the video there but I’m sure we could do a part 2 as we have a few more points including those. 👍 But to answer, to be honest there has only been a couple of places we have looked at and gone hhhmmm doesn’t feel too safe and we just leave to the next. Personally we have never had any theft or crime nor have we seen it only heard it from someone who talked to someone that was told by another person. Are we naive that theft doesn’t happen absolutely not but everywhere we go we are told the theft and crime is terrible so all we can do is our best to lock up everything and don’t leave anything out overnight. I believe most are opportunistic rather than to put in work to get something but again that’s only most. As a solo traveller I recommend you talking to people at camp and maybe if you feel comfortable let them know you are on your own, I know that we have had people do this to us and I just keep that extra eye and ear out to make sure they are doing well. Anyway I hope this helps and I think something we should definitely touch on in part 2. Thank you so much for watching and enjoying. P.S. ever want to reach out or ask anything please feel free. 👍
We just bought our caravan 2 weeks ago planning for the biglap starting november...absolute newbies here and it's lonely like you said, it is such a big thing happening for us, yet it feels so uncomfortable to talk and share about our excitement with our close circle. Thanks for your advise on it, it was sooo relatable!
@@Cypress_Nomads wow guys how exciting! It’s so amazing when everything starts to fall into place and it is just around the corner. Our advice just take your time and do some camps around places you know so you can fix and change things easily. On the road we find ourselves chatting to people most of the day because everyone is like minded but yes unfortunately before leaving just no one was really interested or I guess you could say super jealous. Thank you guys so much for watching and enjoying. Again if you ever want a chat please just reach out and the very best of luck with it all. 👍
Great video I really enjoyed your honesty, well presented. We are a lot older than you with a lot of great trips behind us, I have a tip for you re toilets, have a look at Ogo composting toilets. No more smelly cassettes rarely have to empty the solids, no smell, as easy as. After years of caravanning it transformed our experience.
Thank you so much, we really appreciate your support. We have wanted to try one of these systems but just haven’t gotten around to it just because of price but would love to in the future. Thank you for sharing. 👍
I love being a gypsy even with problems which lately I've had a few. Tot cassettes no probs even sticky not a problem. But ill be putting my duel cab Volkswagen crafter with jayco back up for sale soon. Looking into all wheel drive vans with tot and shower. 70 this December so going easier. Cheers great vid😊
Good on you for getting out there and enjoying the lifestyle. With a positive attitude you can always get over the issues and look at the bright side can't you! Best of luck with the sale and your potential new set up. Thank you so much for watching
Well you guy's have hit it out of the park with this video and layed it all on the line. Great advice for those thinking of doing this. Keep it up guy"s. Safe travel
Thank you for making this video, I really needed to hear this, I'm in a similar situation, I ditched my city life and moved to the countryside, it was a bit of a shock at first but I love it here, close to family as well, you are 100% right, it does get lonely! Sometimes feels like I need to do something all the time, used to the rat race in the city, it was always, go, go, go, constant stress and worry, now my brain is constantly telling me this is not right, you need to go back! I'm slowly getting used to it, but some days are hard. I just need time and patience I think. Take care guys, and stay safe :-)
Thank you for watching and glad that it has helped in some way. Change can definitely be hard but do your best to stick it out and remember why you wanted that change. Also allow yourself time to find your new grove in the area sometimes it’s just time. Best of luck and if you ever need to talk please reach out. 👍
We did a lap in 2022 and after 2 months I was so homesick. We had to have hail damage repaired on our Ranger so my husband said I’ll stay with the van and you fly home and see the boys (our adult kids) and fur babies. Was the best thing I could have done. Spent a week back home then flew back to my husband and off we went again. I never felt homesick after that. It was just what I needed at the time. A break from holidaying refueled my fire and I am so glad we did our trip. Maybe one day we can do it for a lot longer but for now I’m happy with our year on the road. Great video guys. Oh and it’s definitely a steep learning curve but hubby and I just worked our way through it one step at a time. We had only done a few trips and it was our first van ever but it was some we knew we always wanted to do because we love traveling.
It really is unreal what a week can do just to get that clearer mind and head back on the road with a fresh start isn’t it! So glad you had a great time exploring and I’m sure you’ll be back on the road someday! Thank you so much for the support and sharing your story 😍
Bloody great video guys, you've just picked up another sub. As a veteran this is something I'm working towards doing, albeit in bits, as part of my mental well-being. Thanks for this heads up, all great advice.......still gonna do it though 🇦🇺❣️
Hey Dean, really appreciate your support. Good on you mate, certainly put steps in place to look after yourself and working towards a plan at your pace is absolutely perfect. Wish you the best of luck with it all and hope to one day see you out and about enjoy this country. 👍
@chasingdreamsau see the thing is, in my military days, I travelled the country a decent bit but never got to really take the time and enjoy it. I'm starting my own channel to document my own discoveries too.
I've been travelling and working around for the last 11 years, and still going. Everything you've said is 100% spot on. I completely agree 👍. Well done.
Hi guys, we are doing the same thing travelling. I don't know how you could feel lonely as just about everywhere we stay other campers just pile in on top of you whether there's room or not. Very frustrating but occasionally you find that really out of the way on your own and it is BLISS. 😂
Yeah certainly don’t feel lonely on the road there are plenty of people to go have a yarn with. It was more about before you hit the road and when you are in the preparation stages with no on understanding your goal. 👍 Thanks for watching and your support.
Thanks guys - fantastic information ... and very true! We're starting our full-time travel late October and you definitely hit the nail on the head with so many things. I also found the preparation of working out what house contents to put into storage, selling house contents, the endless cleaning is really stressful but it's all part of the journey. So we're at that stage but can't wait to be on the road with no set plan and no set direction. Hope to catch up with guys some day. 😀
Thank you so much for watching. Oh wow how exciting is that, just around the corner and the adventure begins . Yeah you are so right it can be a very daunting process. I do believe most people find that after they come to an end of travelling they really found they don’t need much at all. Best of luck with it all and can’t wait to catch up on the road somewhere. ❤️
As someone who has been born and raised my whole life in Australia I don’t understand the appeal of this travelling style around Australia but I respect the crap out of it. Keep it up guys, imma do my travel overseas and you guys enjoy this beautiful country.
That’s fair enough mate. At least you know exactly how you want to travel, we hope you get out there and see the world 👍 if we could, we would love to travel the world doing this.
Great vid guys , you're right it's definitely a daunting thought of not having an income and packing everything up and hitting the road . We've both been doing the same thing for so many years, throwing it all in seems crazy but the thought of not working for an extended period of time is also exciting . We can't wait to experience life on the road full time with the good times and the bad . Thanks for another great vid guys ❤
Thank you, it is a crazy mental process when taking the leap but if you know within yourself it’s the right choice back it and go for it. The thought of the unknown is super exciting, we always think, I wonder what opportunities are just around the corner waiting for us. We hope you guys get settled in when it’s time and just enjoy the journey. 👍
I’m a barber hairdresser and I’m over paying $600 plus for rent and fixing their houses and then they sell I’ve moved 3 times in 4months on my own and the 3dogs it’s so tough for single women to get rentals as well plus the money spent moving omg . I’m looking at buying an Adria sport. I don’t want to go completely off road because I’m by myself. I sure I will be able to make money on the road cutting hair . Love your content cheers 🇦🇺
Oh wow we could only imagine what a shame! Well that sounds like a wonderful idea, good on you and best of luck with going out and trying something different. Absolutely people will come to you for a hair cut on the road and your expenses I assume are going to be a lot less with so much more freedom. Very best of luck and we hope to hear you have taking the leap and took a chance on yourself. ❤️ Thank you so much for the support.
Hi mate..being by yourself is no problem l am single been on the road coming up to 3 years,,and have met lots of single ladies..plenty of lovely people out there...
@@Macca8884.5 for sure mate, life on the road is unreal for meeting like minded people. It was more regarding before we left and the struggle of having people not support the vision of wanting to travel and question everything you are doing as such. 👍
Thank you so much! How exciting that you are setting off on a great adventure soon. Thank you again so much for your support and we hope you got something out of the video ❤️
Thank you guys, congratulations to you! Nothing better than hearing people go after what they want. I can definitely appreciate just wanting to leave now and get into it. 👍 Thank you for the support.
Loved this, thank you. In 2 weeks, our awning stitching went, a freak storm came through and shattered a roof hatch and it's just been a bit of a crap start 😅
Oh no guys what a start! So sorry to hear. Please keep your chin up it really can get better. Hopefully it’s all fixed and you guys are out there setting off 👍
Totally agree with all you have said.....we really miss seeing people that we know....but we are catching up with family tomorrow and at the end of the week we are all booking into a Resort on Fraser Island to have some quality time together......that should keep me going for a bit longer lol. I LOVE those times when you can ditch the van for something with a bit more room .
Good on you guys for taking the time to have a break for yourselves and catch up with family. Sounds amazing and hope you enjoy your time over on Fraser. 👍
On ya guys!! I’m a part time traveller haha I work fifo, currently building but winter time I live out of the car in the Pilbara, absolutely love the off grid living life style, the day will come when I get the chance to take a lot of time off and do the lap but in the mean time I chase the sun on my times off, might bump into ya in the top end of WA 🤙🏼
@@Ozzysnapphoto that is awesome mate, the Pilbara still has a very soft spot for us we spent a lot of time around Karratha working. I could imagine you would be having some awesome adventures on your time off. If the current lifestyle works for you mate and you are happy with it bloody credit to you because just enjoying what you do plays a massive part in it. We will be doing our best to head that way next year I reckon so definitely could bump into. All the best and keep living your best life. 👍
So true guys we've done the lap 3 times now in RTT working as we go staying in staff accommodation etc. We thought we would settle down rent a house get jobs etc etc.... we hate it we miss like minded people that we chat to on our adventures we just miss everything about travelling Australia... so we've bought a van and we're heading off again 😂
😂 that is so bloody awesome and how good that you have found exactly what you want to do and enjoy. Love that you guys are about to set off again. Hope you have the most amazing time and we might even see you on the road. Thank you so much for sharing!
That was a great vid thank you. Just what I needed to hear after 10 months on the road. On our way home to change our set up so we can explore more! Finding out what works or doesn’t for you along the way is part of the adventure. Where did you film this one? Beautiful location 😊
Unreal! That sounds like some great new adventures are coming. 😂 sure is but man it adds up. This is at Leichhardt Falls along the Savannah Way Queensland. 👍
@@chasingdreamsauThank you! That location is one of the reason we want to do more off road travel. I didn’t realise you can go with dogs. We have 2 staffies 😊
Oh really that is great. That area is just stunning isn’t it. There is so so much out there to explore and see isn’t there. We are so lucky to live with this as our backyard. Oh how beautiful, they would love a swim up the top. 😍
Hey guys new to your channel.. iv been on the road for 20 years as a sheep & alpaca shearer & I love it & iv never had my own place yet but will one day .. 👍👍👍❤️❤️. Iv got my own UA-cam channel going aswell
Hey mate and thanks for watching 👍 Oh wow that is awesome hey! As long as you love it why bloody not, good you. Will have to go and have a look mate. All the best. 👍
I tried looking in your videos and would love someone to direct me if you have a costings one. I think many people think it is cheap, but done some research & don't thinknit is. Would love a honet breakdown what it is and things that croped up that you hadn't considered prior. Enjoyed this - and not a camper lol
Hey mate, not something we have actually done as of yet. To be honest we try and do it as cheap as we kind of can. We have 2 different accounts one for bills… rego, maintenance, pet insurance, Starlink and a few others and we then have our everyday spendings. Between the accounts we transfer ourselves $820 a week. One thing I have learnt from talking to most travellers is something always goes wrong just before you take off and normally costs thousands haha the week before we left we had a diff issue and clutch was on the way so $7k for us. Otherwise Luna our dog has been the only other thing we haven’t planned on spending money on, she was bitten by a bug and a couple other vet appointments 🤣👍 Hope that helps, but we may need to look into doing a price breakdown. 👍
i bought my first caravan and made my next i reciently sold it to a young couple who were in need of somewhere to live i would like to build another van but i believe no one has ever made 100% 240v except for the lighting and should be 90% solar power but because of my health i don't know that i will be up to it
That is great you were able to help out someone else like that. Sounds like you have your hands full with some cool projects ahead, wish you the best with them. 👍
Absolutely it is but when people that you love or trust are telling you to question your thoughts it can definitely be hard. It really is steering away from what people see as the normal life and that scares a lot of others. And some people really listen and dont take that leap, so hopefully this will help someone.
What a great video, great advice too. Well done indeed Just a quick question, now you don't have your live in accommodation do you feel the elements can wear you down over time ?....Cheers
Thank you so much for watching and enjoying, we hope this helps. 👍 So far we are loving going back to how we found our passion for the adventure, in saying that we have only been in the rooftop tent for 10 weeks and before that 6 weeks in the swag. The swag did start to get to us a little but the rooftop tent has been wonderful, who isn’t to say in another 10 weeks we are over it and can’t wait to get out but we will definitely be transparent if that day comes. Sorry I hope this answers your question. ❤️👍
Guys my wife and I are planning as of a year ago to do a lap for a year we that’s the plan atm. How did u guys go about it when u left and what tools have u learnt along the way to deal with life on the road U are speaking very much how I feel being the man of the house. ❤❤❤🇦🇺🙏
How awesome is that! Such a massive thing for people to do doing and seriously nothing makes us happier than people planning to get out there and make memories. Ourselves we knew we wanted to do our best to stay on the road for as long as we could and saved for 2 and a half years before leaving. Honestly everyday is a learning experience and it’s just thinking about what you actually like and don’t like. My best advice would be to see everything you want to see and don’t let people deter you from that mission. Make sure you take your time and the less planning the less stress, travel how you want to and how you enjoy it. Wiki camps is your best friend take the reviews with a grain of salt as we are all different enjoy different things and have different experiences. What ever you do remember that this trip is for yourself and your wife so do what you love and how you want to do it.
Definitely a great video. I can relate to the negativity that some people have when you tell them about your desire sell up and travel full time. My family's reaction was horrible. To each their own though. Although I'm not ready to sell up and travel yet, it's still something I'm thinking of for the future. You only live once so you might as well live in the way that you want to.
Thank you so much, we are so glad you enjoyed it. It sure is hard to get those voices out of your head. We are all on a different journey in life and you just have to do the best job you can to live the way you want to. 👍 Hope that your dream happens when you are ready to take the leap.
Hey mate, we have actually sold our caravan and now travelling in a rooftop tent. We did enjoy the caravan for sure, battery all comes down to how much usage you need. We believe that around 400amp would be great due to how many electrical items people take with them and Sarah and Keelan do some great breakdowns of this. Keelans rule for solar to amps is 2 watts to 1 amp which his math doesn’t look to lie. Cheers 👍
love it , good way to look at things cant wait to start our lap in full count down mode now , get the van next week and the ute in a few weeks ,any tis on. what sort. of short trips we should do to iorn out some issues before the big lap , we will likley have around 4 months with setup b4 we head off
Wwwooohhhooo how bloody exciting is that! Bring on the adventure. Honestly just using it and testing it is the best way do any kind of trip and just learn your gear. Go with the basics and think of there could have been something to make life easier and research if there is something out there to do so. I would suggest try a few dirt roads and corrugations to give everything a good shake around and then if something needs to be fix it can be done before or if there is a warranty you are still in a place to get it sorted. And after you have done this simulate rain over the van to see if any water leaks. Hope this helps and thank you so much for watching and supporting. 👍
What a great response and insight to some things to do put the ban through before we go thanks again I didn’t think about taking it on some rougher drives to see how she holds up ect love it
Initially I thought - ahh yeah, here we go again - click bait headline - I'm a subscriber, and at first I didn't want to watch it, but then I thought I would and I'd make up my mind as to whether or not I'd unsubscribe (click bait heading remember), or watch and maybe I'd learn something ... SO with that in mind. THANK YOU! It was well worth the watch. Your budgeting tips were great! I have been planning to do this for over 18months (solo). I'm real close now. Home is nearly sold (next week), I'm checking out Motorhomes and one is nearly bought (September)! Then I am out there! Initially I'll be staying in c/van parks, but my aim is to live off grid for most (if not all of my time) and my break/holiday will be in c/van parks LOL. Taking the hint as well, I'll park the MH somewhere and go to a resort for a week or so and get pampered! About your title ... so not DARK!
Hey thank you so much for giving it a chance and enjoying the video. Wow the time has almost come for you to have the adventure of a lifetime, what an exciting time that is. Good on you going after it and doing what you want. Best of luck with the sale and looking forward to a motor home that suits you. 👍
My 2 sons have their own life. We live 450km away so going on a trip doesnt affect them. They cant find a whole day with me when I go to catch up with them which is disappointing. We just go away and dont rely on friends or family. Our friends stay in hotels, resorts or AirBnBs, their choice.
That is such a shame, hopefully the time you do spend together is great quality. ❤️ That is perfect it sure is great to get away. Yeah absolutely we all have a choice and I don’t mind what anyone does just along as they are having a crack and living the life they dream or at least working towards it. ❤️
For me the absolute isolation and only having to talk to people once a month when i have to come into towns for supplies. (I honestly can admit that I am one of those weird people who can happily go for weeks without seeing / talking to other people)
It really is great to be able to get out and just have no one around isn’t it. And that is so brilliant that you have found what you like and just go and do it. 👍
@chasingdreamsau whoops, hit the send button before I typed the rest of it; Great video guys, I just found your chanel and subbed👍. I follow quite a few youtubers and so many of them MUST travel every day. They never seem to stop and enjoy the place they are currently staying at. If your always on the move you never seem to take in what's around you. Best advice I was ever given WRT breakdowns. If it's after 2pm and you can pull off the road safely, that's your camp site for the night. Set up, crack a drink and fix it tomorrow when your less stressed.
Thank you so much we truely do appreciate your support. We are definitely also guilty of moving around pretty quickly and taking in where we are. That is something we are trying to be concuss of moving forward. That is brilliant advice thanks for sharing. ❤️👍
Yep "how dare you not have a mortgage and be a slave" like everyone.. Good on ya for doing it and for being honest, you will remember this trip not endless hours of mind-numbing work. Would say most trips people do are get there, stop and stop up n rest
I travled Australia for 6 years just me and my dog.i enjoyed the just being buy my self..yes i travled with lots of others.im home now and building my next van setup and a boat.cites are full of drama and toxic people...end of this year il be off again...
@@chasingdreamsau thanks there is a awesome travel community and having the choice to mix with others or be buy your self is what it's all about...I'm doing a 2004 lwb sprinter van and a 14 foot boat setup..... The biggest key to staying traveling full time is a solid setup.get it sorted before you leave.break down remote in Australia it will cost you 10k just to get to a city...
The community is just brilliant isn’t it. Oh what a setup, have you travelled with a boat before or is this going to be a whole new way to explore? You are absolutely right, try and test the gear before setting off. 👍
@@chasingdreamsau first time traveling with a boat.when I did my first lap i towed a 7x4 work trailer with a carpet cleaning buiss in it.i seen a couple in WA they had a small boat and a van.and just picked up work hear and there.and the fun they had was perfect.thats when the penny dropped for me..a van and little boat is the way.and as the bank runs low grab some work meet some new friends.... The only person I will ever invest in...is my self.see how that goes 👌
Good on you! That sounds so good, glad you have found what works for you and keep you out there living the dream. Why not do your best to give yourself the best life 👍
@@chasingdreamsau I have and intend to do it again. It’s a wonderful country and with great people everywhere- your travelling in what I believe to be Gods country 🙏🙏❤️❤️
Before we set off just no one wanted to hear about it or try and support us or be positive about it rather see all the negatives and how crazy it is to do it. And this for sure isn’t just friends. 👍
So they obviously live the rich people is alive of having good Caravan and a good car to tie with. I wouldn’t follow these even if you asked me to they be just wanting your money to subscribe again. That is way better than what you think and doesn’t have all the perks, but it is good to see the sides, load of shit
Absolutely I believe you are spot on with life experiences. Each to their own I do understand the life isn’t for everyone but whatever anyone does I just hope they love it and enjoy each day of what they do if not change. 👍
I’ve suffered major depression since my teens and in my 30’s have become disabled; literally unable to work anymore than a couple hours per week. About 8 months ago I crashed my car and whilst looking for a new car to continue the depressed lifestyle, I decided to do something drastic and am now touring the country on a bicycle. It didn’t just cure my depression, it restored my soul. I often have the thought as I’m moving about, “humans are a nomadic species”. Most of us have been convinced that living in boxes so tightly packed together, offering our labour for security is the best way to live. And what do you know, we have all the resources a society could ever need yet all these illnesses have emerged in full force. Movement heals. Glad to see so many others are choosing living over security 👍🏼
What an unbelievable story mate thank you for sharing! So good to hear that you are having better days now and doing something that you have a passion for. Good on you for not making excuses and taking life into your hands, absolute inspiration.
Keep spreading the good word and all the very best for the future mate and always remember that you are loved and you do have support. 👍
Spot on well said. People are living in such ruts including myself at times serving the elites. Power to those who get out and do this. Most people make grand plans while the whole show just passes them by ,then turn around in there late 60s and go where did the last 30 years go. Ah yeah paying off a cardboard box.
So happy to hear life has improved for you. Fresh air, sunlight, nature and exercise are all great healers. Vegemite and B vitamins helped me heaps as well.
@@chasingdreamsau thanks mate. Yeah, it is a blind jump to leave the static civilised life & kudos to all who do it. Thanks for sharing this type of stuff, it’s nice to see so many in the comments doing something similar 😁
@@milsy6936 I couldn’t agree more. Paying off the house is a trap 😵💫
Lonely🤔 2018 I bought an old caravan, family did a few modifications to make it off grid. I travelled with them for 6 weeks to see if i was capable. Single older lady with two Dashies, I had an absolute ball, lived cheap as chips, made great long time friends, free camped everywhere. Left WA in the April, got back into NSW in the November.
Would do it all again in a heartbeat. Best advice, journal. Take the time to enjoy the trip.
P.S We have an awesome country, we are so lucky🥰
Lonely before we left as we didn’t have like minded people to talk to or anything and most people tried to say how crazy we are or talk us out of it so we personally found that hard and have since learnt so many others have also. But life on the road wow just unreal the community of like minded people is the best.
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and good on you for going for it and have a great time. 👍
@@chasingdreamsauI had never towed a van or anything in my life. Taught myself in a new subdivision for a few weeks in WA. People,some family members and especially men tried to tell me I couldn’t do it. Made me more determined to try it. 😊
@@freeasabird5187 love that spirit good on you! I really hope someone will read your story and this inspires them to also get out there and have a go for themselves. Again good on you there is nothing better than hearing someone go after what they want ❤️
This video popped up on my feed, I am glad I watched it as it was some great info. Everything you mentioned I won't have a problem with, I am single, I am an introvert, I don't have any close friends, I don't have family, I work online and can work from anywhere. I do have kids, but now they are adults and have their own lives, hanging out with me is boring and uncool. I decided to do the big lap and I am in the process of finalising my caravan build, I am looking forward to the peace and quiet and experiencing what Aust. has to offer.
@@triggerdagrunoperator appreciate it, thank you so much for watching.
How awesome is that good on you for taking a leap you want and giving it a go! Best of luck with the caravan build hope it turns out just how you want it. 👍
Enjoy the journey and hopefully not too long until you are out there living your dream. 👍
Are you going to post about your experiences on UA-cam? I’m the same my kids are 17 and 20 but setting off rom Brisbane as a solo female is a little scary. I’ve done plenty of solo trips to north QLD but I come back a few days later. Not the long haul yet!
@@soniarose1983 I forget their channel names but I believe I have seen a few single mums travelling and sharing on UA-cam. Hopefully they could share some more insight about it from their prospective.
@@soniarose1983 I have personally never watched but this was the channel I was thinking of and hope it may help. @gypsy.ash_
Good sound advice! Another bit of advice is; if you see someone struggling, whether it’s in windy conditions or backing a vehicle please go and ask if they need help! I’m in my 70’s and many times lovely people have come to my rescue. Always much appreciated! Enjoy your travels and stay safe.
Couldn’t agree more. People that sit and watch people struggling for entertainment makes me so angry.
Thank you so much for the support. Yes that is an absolutely great tip! As a community we should always be looking out for one and other and if you are struggling also don’t be afraid to go and ask for help. I know sometimes I feel like I’m butting in.
💯 picking up what your putting down. Been fulltime working and travelling this great country now for the last 8 years. Best life ever👌
Good on you. That’s absolutely unreal. it’s amazing to see so many people out there living life! 👍
Last year sold my house to do a 12 month lap of Australia and then settled in Cairns to work for a year. After living and working the standard life again I’m about to get back out and hit the road again! The positives far outweigh the negatives with life on the road. See yas out there somewhere 🍻
That sounds amazing good on you. They sure do, it certainly is a way of life thing I guess. We absolutely love it and couldn’t think of anything we would rather be doing 👍
Thanks guys, great content that is really well thought out and presented. At the young age of 63 I have almost completed the build out of my ducato xlwb van that will become my home as a full time nomad for as long as I can keep going. I have watched 1000's of hours of UA-cam to get this far and this was some original content that hit some cracking spots for me, muchos gratias.
Thank you so much for watching and enjoying the video. Hopefully something has helped especially with the transition to van life. Good on you and bring on the wonderful adventures ahead for yourself. 👍
You've got the most important person with you, it's all good. I find it difficult to understand why people can't find joy in others success. Thanks for your honesty, it makes what your doing more realistic and therefore more enjoyable as a result. I'm sure that a lot of people that can't do what you do live vicariously through you and it brings them a bit of joy to them. I think you may also make people feel less lonely as they feel their part of your life although you don't know them. Thank you for the channel and your efforts, always accept the positive people are offering and reject the negative, take care.
Appreciate your words so much. Thank you for making our day and spreading positivity.
Was good to watch your video. I'd been planning the big round trip when I retired, since I'd done it in 1984. Bought my lovely Explorer motor home, brand new, packed up and hit the road. Never felt lonely for a minute! Travelled for 26 months and made so many new friends that i'm still touch with. Finally got back home, all on facebook, yet no-one has bothered to ring and say, we haven't seen you for so long, come around for a coffee. Lonlier in the house than ever on the road.
Thank you so much mate 👍
That sounds awesome, bring on the adventure hey.
Life before leaving we felt pretty lonely due to people not understanding us stepping away from the normal but absolutely life on the road certainly isn’t lonely so many different people you get the pleasure of meeting and like you say becoming great friends with. Thanks again and best of luck with your travels. 👍
Friendship is a two way street, if you want to have a friend, you also need to be a friend.
Get back out there and enjoy your time 😊
Guys! I’ve avoided so many videos with titles like this simply because I was terrified that I’d made the wrong choice to live this way. WELL! I’m so friggin’ glad that I took the leap and clicked on yours! It’s done the opposite of what I thought it would do. Your advice calmed the heebie jeebies about travelling full time and some of the scary stuff that was keeping me awake at night. Thanks so much! We hit the road in January and now I’m feeling better about it than ever! Hopefully we’ll see you out there! Thanks heaps again guys. You’re so relatable and real. Looking forward to bingeing your channel and can’t wait for more content. Cheers 🍻 👍🏻
Love that so much and thank you for giving it a chance and so glad you enjoyed it. So glad we have helped reaffirme the dream for you, we love this lifestyle and just love hearing people want to have a go at it also.
Whooohoooo bring on January how damn exciting for you guys and I can’t wait to hear about your adventures showing your fur baby the best life ❤️
Just remember that it will take time to transition and find how you like to travel and have your setup but keep a positive outlook and you won’t go wrong ❤️❤️
Thank you so much for your support and kind words. 👍
We found it was amazing the people you meet, and easier to meet people on the road than when home.
Yep on the road you find so many amazing people that are like minded and build friendships with very quickly. 👍
Didn't mention personal safety, crime , theft etc have you encountered much at all in your travels? Always top of mind for me when travelling remote, especially as I'm a solo traveller and not getting any younger.
Enjoyed the video. Thank you
Yeah unfortunately cut the video there but I’m sure we could do a part 2 as we have a few more points including those. 👍
But to answer, to be honest there has only been a couple of places we have looked at and gone hhhmmm doesn’t feel too safe and we just leave to the next. Personally we have never had any theft or crime nor have we seen it only heard it from someone who talked to someone that was told by another person. Are we naive that theft doesn’t happen absolutely not but everywhere we go we are told the theft and crime is terrible so all we can do is our best to lock up everything and don’t leave anything out overnight. I believe most are opportunistic rather than to put in work to get something but again that’s only most. As a solo traveller I recommend you talking to people at camp and maybe if you feel comfortable let them know you are on your own, I know that we have had people do this to us and I just keep that extra eye and ear out to make sure they are doing well.
Anyway I hope this helps and I think something we should definitely touch on in part 2. Thank you so much for watching and enjoying.
P.S. ever want to reach out or ask anything please feel free. 👍
@chasingdreamsau helped a lot, and thank you for the reply. Looking forward to Part 2.
Safe travels guys
Love it guys! ❤so fun meeting you and can’t wait to meet up somewhere in Australia! We are on the road from December! 🎉🇦🇺👍🏻
Thank you so much for watching and your amazing support! ❤️
Can not wait to catch up again when you are back in Aus.
Bring on a serious adventure! 👍❤️
We just bought our caravan 2 weeks ago planning for the biglap starting november...absolute newbies here and it's lonely like you said, it is such a big thing happening for us, yet it feels so uncomfortable to talk and share about our excitement with our close circle. Thanks for your advise on it, it was sooo relatable!
@@Cypress_Nomads wow guys how exciting! It’s so amazing when everything starts to fall into place and it is just around the corner. Our advice just take your time and do some camps around places you know so you can fix and change things easily. On the road we find ourselves chatting to people most of the day because everyone is like minded but yes unfortunately before leaving just no one was really interested or I guess you could say super jealous.
Thank you guys so much for watching and enjoying. Again if you ever want a chat please just reach out and the very best of luck with it all. 👍
Great video I really enjoyed your honesty, well presented. We are a lot older than you with a lot of great trips behind us, I have a tip for you re toilets, have a look at Ogo composting toilets. No more smelly cassettes rarely have to empty the solids, no smell, as easy as. After years of caravanning it transformed our experience.
Thank you so much, we really appreciate your support.
We have wanted to try one of these systems but just haven’t gotten around to it just because of price but would love to in the future. Thank you for sharing. 👍
Nice vid, reality is reality!
Appreciate it, thank you
Very interesting, the first two issues wouldn’t worry me. All the rest, good advice.
Cheers mate all the best 👍
I love being a gypsy even with problems which lately I've had a few.
Tot cassettes no probs even sticky not a problem.
But ill be putting my duel cab Volkswagen crafter with jayco back up for sale soon.
Looking into all wheel drive vans with tot and shower.
70 this December so going easier. Cheers great vid😊
Good on you for getting out there and enjoying the lifestyle. With a positive attitude you can always get over the issues and look at the bright side can't you! Best of luck with the sale and your potential new set up. Thank you so much for watching
Well you guy's have hit it out of the park with this video and layed it all on the line. Great advice for those thinking of doing this. Keep it up guy"s. Safe travel
Appreciate it so much, your support of the channel has been unreal and can’t thank you enough mate. 👍
Thank you for making this video, I really needed to hear this, I'm in a similar situation, I ditched my city life and moved to the countryside, it was a bit of a shock at first but I love it here, close to family as well, you are 100% right, it does get lonely! Sometimes feels like I need to do something all the time, used to the rat race in the city, it was always, go, go, go, constant stress and worry, now my brain is constantly telling me this is not right, you need to go back! I'm slowly getting used to it, but some days are hard. I just need time and patience I think. Take care guys, and stay safe :-)
Thank you for watching and glad that it has helped in some way.
Change can definitely be hard but do your best to stick it out and remember why you wanted that change. Also allow yourself time to find your new grove in the area sometimes it’s just time. Best of luck and if you ever need to talk please reach out. 👍
Enjoyed your video guys , I'm too old to travel now but love to watch videos on traveling around Australia
Thank you so much for watching and the support mate. 👍
We did a lap in 2022 and after 2 months I was so homesick. We had to have hail damage repaired on our Ranger so my husband said I’ll stay with the van and you fly home and see the boys (our adult kids) and fur babies. Was the best thing I could have done. Spent a week back home then flew back to my husband and off we went again. I never felt homesick after that. It was just what I needed at the time. A break from holidaying refueled my fire and I am so glad we did our trip. Maybe one day we can do it for a lot longer but for now I’m happy with our year on the road. Great video guys. Oh and it’s definitely a steep learning curve but hubby and I just worked our way through it one step at a time. We had only done a few trips and it was our first van ever but it was some we knew we always wanted to do because we love traveling.
It really is unreal what a week can do just to get that clearer mind and head back on the road with a fresh start isn’t it! So glad you had a great time exploring and I’m sure you’ll be back on the road someday!
Thank you so much for the support and sharing your story 😍
@@chasingdreamsau it really is.
Enjoyed watching and listening to your tips
@@balasubpramaniamretnam5538 appreciate it, thank you so much for the support and I hope something may have helped. All the best. ❤️👍
@@chasingdreamsau surely this was helpful, enjoy your journey and have a great weekend
Bloody great video guys, you've just picked up another sub. As a veteran this is something I'm working towards doing, albeit in bits, as part of my mental well-being. Thanks for this heads up, all great advice.......still gonna do it though 🇦🇺❣️
Hey Dean, really appreciate your support.
Good on you mate, certainly put steps in place to look after yourself and working towards a plan at your pace is absolutely perfect. Wish you the best of luck with it all and hope to one day see you out and about enjoy this country. 👍
@chasingdreamsau see the thing is, in my military days, I travelled the country a decent bit but never got to really take the time and enjoy it. I'm starting my own channel to document my own discoveries too.
Yeah that’s brilliant. I’m sure you will have the best time seeing it all again.
Great idea mate something to look back on. 👍
I've been travelling and working around for the last 11 years, and still going.
Everything you've said is 100% spot on. I completely agree 👍.
Well done.
Cheers, thank you so much. Wow 11 years on the road, that is so cool! Hopefully we get to do the same. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hi guys, we are doing the same thing travelling. I don't know how you could feel lonely as just about everywhere we stay other campers just pile in on top of you whether there's room or not. Very frustrating but occasionally you find that really out of the way on your own and it is BLISS. 😂
Yeah certainly don’t feel lonely on the road there are plenty of people to go have a yarn with. It was more about before you hit the road and when you are in the preparation stages with no on understanding your goal. 👍
Thanks for watching and your support.
Thanks guys - fantastic information ... and very true! We're starting our full-time travel late October and you definitely hit the nail on the head with so many things. I also found the preparation of working out what house contents to put into storage, selling house contents, the endless cleaning is really stressful but it's all part of the journey. So we're at that stage but can't wait to be on the road with no set plan and no set direction. Hope to catch up with guys some day. 😀
Thank you so much for watching.
Oh wow how exciting is that, just around the corner and the adventure begins .
Yeah you are so right it can be a very daunting process. I do believe most people find that after they come to an end of travelling they really found they don’t need much at all. Best of luck with it all and can’t wait to catch up on the road somewhere. ❤️
As someone who has been born and raised my whole life in Australia I don’t understand the appeal of this travelling style around Australia but I respect the crap out of it. Keep it up guys, imma do my travel overseas and you guys enjoy this beautiful country.
That’s fair enough mate. At least you know exactly how you want to travel, we hope you get out there and see the world 👍 if we could, we would love to travel the world doing this.
Me too.agree
Especially when it's cheaper to go over seas??
Great vid guys , you're right it's definitely a daunting thought of not having an income and packing everything up and hitting the road . We've both been doing the same thing for so many years, throwing it all in seems crazy but the thought of not working for an extended period of time is also exciting . We can't wait to experience life on the road full time with the good times and the bad . Thanks for another great vid guys ❤
Thank you, it is a crazy mental process when taking the leap but if you know within yourself it’s the right choice back it and go for it. The thought of the unknown is super exciting, we always think, I wonder what opportunities are just around the corner waiting for us.
We hope you guys get settled in when it’s time and just enjoy the journey. 👍
I’m a barber hairdresser and I’m over paying $600 plus for rent and fixing their houses and then they sell I’ve moved 3 times in 4months on my own and the 3dogs it’s so tough for single women to get rentals as well plus the money spent moving omg . I’m looking at buying an Adria sport. I don’t want to go completely off road because I’m by myself. I sure I will be able to make money on the road cutting hair . Love your content cheers 🇦🇺
Oh wow we could only imagine what a shame!
Well that sounds like a wonderful idea, good on you and best of luck with going out and trying something different. Absolutely people will come to you for a hair cut on the road and your expenses I assume are going to be a lot less with so much more freedom. Very best of luck and we hope to hear you have taking the leap and took a chance on yourself. ❤️
Thank you so much for the support.
Hi mate..being by yourself is no problem l am single been on the road coming up to 3 years,,and have met lots of single ladies..plenty of lovely people out there...
@@Macca8884.5 for sure mate, life on the road is unreal for meeting like minded people. It was more regarding before we left and the struggle of having people not support the vision of wanting to travel and question everything you are doing as such. 👍
Go for it do it
Good one, thanks for your candid advice.
Where were you, that waterfall looks spectacular
Thank you so much and for your support.
This was at Leichhardt Falls top of Queensland. Beautiful area up there to explore. 👍
Awesome thanks for being upfront. Straightforward easy understand I’m excited about starting to travel.lov u guys,, but where is your Caravan?
Thank you so much for watching and your kind words.
We have sold the caravan and now in a rooftop tent in the Troopy and loving it.
Great content thanks and enjoy your travels.
Thank you so much for watching and enjoying. 👍
Those people who didn’t support you aren’t real friends - time to simplify your social network with like minded people
Too true, thank you so much for the support. 👍
Thanks for the video - more info videos would be great for those of us who are in the preparation stage of a trip.
Thank you so much for watching and enjoying, glad it helped! We will do our best to come out with some more of our tips and tricks! 👍
Thanks for the info looking at doing the big lap in the next year or so,love your channel and what you do enjoy and thanks again ❤for
Thank you so much! How exciting that you are setting off on a great adventure soon. Thank you again so much for your support and we hope you got something out of the video ❤️
Love what your talking about guys 😁👍
Appreciate that so much thank you 👍
All great advice and information. Really enjoyed this video. Thanks guys
Appreciate that so much, thanks heaps for watching mate. 👍
Hope it may have helped in some way.
Some great points guys. We are gearing up to leave full time in May and wish we could go now 😂 Huge props for doing it the way you do it.
Thank you guys, congratulations to you! Nothing better than hearing people go after what they want. I can definitely appreciate just wanting to leave now and get into it. 👍
Thank you for the support.
Lovely video guys! Keep up the good work, and keep up with your videos , ❤
Thank you so much for the support and enjoying the video 👍❤️
Loved this, thank you. In 2 weeks, our awning stitching went, a freak storm came through and shattered a roof hatch and it's just been a bit of a crap start 😅
Oh no guys what a start! So sorry to hear. Please keep your chin up it really can get better. Hopefully it’s all fixed and you guys are out there setting off 👍
Thankyou for the Tips!! 👍💚
Thank you for watching and the support. ❤️👍
Really awsome episode guys real and raw and honest love it ❤️🇦🇺🙏
Appreciate that so much thank you ❤️👍
Great advice, thanks heaps👍
@@peterdonlon6505 thank you so much for watching and supporting. Hopefully something has been useful. 👍
Life is for living luv well done
Sure is, what ever you love go after it. 👍
Sound advice looking forward to doing the same in March.Thanks Guys .
Thank you so much, oh now that is awesome! Good on you and bring on March 🥳
The friendliest people I've met were on the road, travelling.
Absolutely, life on the road and the people you meet are just awesome.
You are spot on , we are nearing 2yrs wish we had started long ago. My idea of a break is many days in 1 spot no travelling.
@@margsmith687 amazing guys! What memories I’m sure you have been creating. Yeah that is a great way to have a break and relax ❤️
Totally agree with all you have said.....we really miss seeing people that we know....but we are catching up with family tomorrow and at the end of the week we are all booking into a Resort on Fraser Island to have some quality time together......that should keep me going for a bit longer lol. I LOVE those times when you can ditch the van for something with a bit more room .
Good on you guys for taking the time to have a break for yourselves and catch up with family. Sounds amazing and hope you enjoy your time over on Fraser. 👍
On ya guys!! I’m a part time traveller haha I work fifo, currently building but winter time I live out of the car in the Pilbara, absolutely love the off grid living life style, the day will come when I get the chance to take a lot of time off and do the lap but in the mean time I chase the sun on my times off, might bump into ya in the top end of WA 🤙🏼
@@Ozzysnapphoto that is awesome mate, the Pilbara still has a very soft spot for us we spent a lot of time around Karratha working. I could imagine you would be having some awesome adventures on your time off. If the current lifestyle works for you mate and you are happy with it bloody credit to you because just enjoying what you do plays a massive part in it. We will be doing our best to head that way next year I reckon so definitely could bump into. All the best and keep living your best life. 👍
So true guys we've done the lap 3 times now in RTT working as we go staying in staff accommodation etc. We thought we would settle down rent a house get jobs etc etc.... we hate it we miss like minded people that we chat to on our adventures we just miss everything about travelling Australia... so we've bought a van and we're heading off again 😂
😂 that is so bloody awesome and how good that you have found exactly what you want to do and enjoy. Love that you guys are about to set off again. Hope you have the most amazing time and we might even see you on the road. Thank you so much for sharing!
Great video guy's alot of info. Cheers. And Thanks.
Thank you mate so much for watching. Hopefully this video helps in some way. Cheers
That was a great vid thank you. Just what I needed to hear after 10 months on the road. On our way home to change our set up so we can explore more!
Finding out what works or doesn’t for you along the way is part of the adventure. Where did you film this one? Beautiful location 😊
Unreal! That sounds like some great new adventures are coming. 😂 sure is but man it adds up.
This is at Leichhardt Falls along the Savannah Way Queensland. 👍
@@chasingdreamsauThank you! That location is one of the reason we want to do more off road travel. I didn’t realise you can go with dogs. We have 2 staffies 😊
Oh really that is great. That area is just stunning isn’t it. There is so so much out there to explore and see isn’t there. We are so lucky to live with this as our backyard.
Oh how beautiful, they would love a swim up the top. 😍
Hey guys new to your channel.. iv been on the road for 20 years as a sheep & alpaca shearer & I love it & iv never had my own place yet but will one day .. 👍👍👍❤️❤️. Iv got my own UA-cam channel going aswell
Hey mate and thanks for watching 👍
Oh wow that is awesome hey! As long as you love it why bloody not, good you.
Will have to go and have a look mate. All the best. 👍
Never! I almost had a panic attack just watching you dive to the entrance! 😂
😂👍
I tried looking in your videos and would love someone to direct me if you have a costings one.
I think many people think it is cheap, but done some research & don't thinknit is. Would love a honet breakdown what it is and things that croped up that you hadn't considered prior. Enjoyed this - and not a camper lol
Hey mate, not something we have actually done as of yet.
To be honest we try and do it as cheap as we kind of can. We have 2 different accounts one for bills… rego, maintenance, pet insurance, Starlink and a few others and we then have our everyday spendings. Between the accounts we transfer ourselves $820 a week.
One thing I have learnt from talking to most travellers is something always goes wrong just before you take off and normally costs thousands haha the week before we left we had a diff issue and clutch was on the way so $7k for us.
Otherwise Luna our dog has been the only other thing we haven’t planned on spending money on, she was bitten by a bug and a couple other vet appointments 🤣👍
Hope that helps, but we may need to look into doing a price breakdown. 👍
Totally agree with everything, good vid guys!
Appreciate you guys, thank you so much
Saw u guys around Chillagoe camping by Eureka creek. Resting up
Yeah beautiful little spot along that river there. 👍
I am 79 and am nearly ready to start my adventure. A Ute full of power and a fitt3d out cargo trailer. Early 2025 here I come
Bring on 2025 good on you mate and we hope you have the most amazing time exploring around. 👍
This is all good advice, thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for watching and enjoying 👍
Great advice. 👍
Appreciate it, thanks heaps 👍
i bought my first caravan and made my next i reciently sold it to a young couple who were in need of somewhere to live i would like to build another van but i believe no one has ever made 100% 240v except for the lighting and should be 90% solar power but because of my health i don't know that i will be up to it
That is great you were able to help out someone else like that.
Sounds like you have your hands full with some cool projects ahead, wish you the best with them. 👍
Why would you care about people not talking to you about doing this adventure of yours? Isn’t it just for you?
Absolutely it is but when people that you love or trust are telling you to question your thoughts it can definitely be hard. It really is steering away from what people see as the normal life and that scares a lot of others. And some people really listen and dont take that leap, so hopefully this will help someone.
Me and the misses travelled Oz ìn the late 90s in a hq and hx holden then a 60 series cruiser seen a lot of places a lot of tourist don't see 😊
That is so awesome! Good on you guys, what an unreal adventure that would have been together and the memories made absolutely priceless. 👍
Thank you guys,
Thank you so much 👍
when we were first married my wife was good as me for reversing trailers
That’s the go, makes for some good team work hey. 👍
What a great video, great advice too. Well done indeed
Just a quick question, now you don't have your live in accommodation do you feel the elements can wear you down over time ?....Cheers
Thank you so much for watching and enjoying, we hope this helps. 👍
So far we are loving going back to how we found our passion for the adventure, in saying that we have only been in the rooftop tent for 10 weeks and before that 6 weeks in the swag. The swag did start to get to us a little but the rooftop tent has been wonderful, who isn’t to say in another 10 weeks we are over it and can’t wait to get out but we will definitely be transparent if that day comes. Sorry I hope this answers your question. ❤️👍
Guys my wife and I are planning as of a year ago to do a lap for a year we that’s the plan atm. How did u guys go about it when u left and what tools have u learnt along the way to deal with life on the road
U are speaking very much how I feel being the man of the house. ❤❤❤🇦🇺🙏
How awesome is that! Such a massive thing for people to do doing and seriously nothing makes us happier than people planning to get out there and make memories. Ourselves we knew we wanted to do our best to stay on the road for as long as we could and saved for 2 and a half years before leaving. Honestly everyday is a learning experience and it’s just thinking about what you actually like and don’t like. My best advice would be to see everything you want to see and don’t let people deter you from that mission. Make sure you take your time and the less planning the less stress, travel how you want to and how you enjoy it. Wiki camps is your best friend take the reviews with a grain of salt as we are all different enjoy different things and have different experiences. What ever you do remember that this trip is for yourself and your wife so do what you love and how you want to do it.
Definitely a great video.
I can relate to the negativity that some people have when you tell them about your desire sell up and travel full time. My family's reaction was horrible. To each their own though. Although I'm not ready to sell up and travel yet, it's still something I'm thinking of for the future. You only live once so you might as well live in the way that you want to.
Thank you so much, we are so glad you enjoyed it.
It sure is hard to get those voices out of your head. We are all on a different journey in life and you just have to do the best job you can to live the way you want to. 👍
Hope that your dream happens when you are ready to take the leap.
@@chasingdreamsau Thanks guys.
Yep and if shes never backed a caravan or back one out before in the bush. U only have yourself to blame. Do not blame her father ❤👍
😂 love that! And yep that is very true. Team work is your best friend especially when you only have each other. 👍
Where is that waterfall it looks awesome ?
This is at Leichhardt Falls top of Queensland. It really is such a beautiful spot and there are so many great spots around that area. 👍
hi are you happy with your caravan and have you many pro and how many batterys and amps + solor panels thanx
Hey mate, we have actually sold our caravan and now travelling in a rooftop tent. We did enjoy the caravan for sure, battery all comes down to how much usage you need. We believe that around 400amp would be great due to how many electrical items people take with them and Sarah and Keelan do some great breakdowns of this. Keelans rule for solar to amps is 2 watts to 1 amp which his math doesn’t look to lie. Cheers 👍
Very clever putting the water fall between you “
It’s such a beautiful view we couldn’t not 👍
love it , good way to look at things cant wait to start our lap in full count down mode now , get the van next week and the ute in a few weeks ,any tis on. what sort. of short trips we should do to iorn out some issues before the big lap , we will likley have around 4 months with setup b4 we head off
Wwwooohhhooo how bloody exciting is that! Bring on the adventure.
Honestly just using it and testing it is the best way do any kind of trip and just learn your gear. Go with the basics and think of there could have been something to make life easier and research if there is something out there to do so. I would suggest try a few dirt roads and corrugations to give everything a good shake around and then if something needs to be fix it can be done before or if there is a warranty you are still in a place to get it sorted. And after you have done this simulate rain over the van to see if any water leaks. Hope this helps and thank you so much for watching and supporting. 👍
What a great response and insight to some things to do put the ban through before we go thanks again I didn’t think about taking it on some rougher drives to see how she holds up ect love it
Not a problem at all so glad we can help… hhhmmm maybe we should look at doing a video break down of this. 👍
Sounds like a good watch to me ✅
Initially I thought - ahh yeah, here we go again - click bait headline - I'm a subscriber, and at first I didn't want to watch it, but then I thought I would and I'd make up my mind as to whether or not I'd unsubscribe (click bait heading remember), or watch and maybe I'd learn something ... SO with that in mind. THANK YOU! It was well worth the watch. Your budgeting tips were great! I have been planning to do this for over 18months (solo). I'm real close now. Home is nearly sold (next week), I'm checking out Motorhomes and one is nearly bought (September)! Then I am out there! Initially I'll be staying in c/van parks, but my aim is to live off grid for most (if not all of my time) and my break/holiday will be in c/van parks LOL. Taking the hint as well, I'll park the MH somewhere and go to a resort for a week or so and get pampered! About your title ... so not DARK!
Hey thank you so much for giving it a chance and enjoying the video. Wow the time has almost come for you to have the adventure of a lifetime, what an exciting time that is. Good on you going after it and doing what you want. Best of luck with the sale and looking forward to a motor home that suits you. 👍
My 2 sons have their own life. We live 450km away so going on a trip doesnt affect them. They cant find a whole day with me when I go to catch up with them which is disappointing. We just go away and dont rely on friends or family. Our friends stay in hotels, resorts or AirBnBs, their choice.
That is such a shame, hopefully the time you do spend together is great quality. ❤️
That is perfect it sure is great to get away.
Yeah absolutely we all have a choice and I don’t mind what anyone does just along as they are having a crack and living the life they dream or at least working towards it. ❤️
THANK YOU ❤️🙏🏻🙋🏻♀️🇦🇺
Thank you for watching and supporting 👍❤️
For me the absolute isolation and only having to talk to people once a month when i have to come into towns for supplies.
(I honestly can admit that I am one of those weird people who can happily go for weeks without seeing / talking to other people)
It really is great to be able to get out and just have no one around isn’t it. And that is so brilliant that you have found what you like and just go and do it. 👍
@chasingdreamsau whoops, hit the send button before I typed the rest of it;
Great video guys, I just found your chanel and subbed👍.
I follow quite a few youtubers and so many of them MUST travel every day.
They never seem to stop and enjoy the place they are currently staying at.
If your always on the move you never seem to take in what's around you.
Best advice I was ever given WRT breakdowns.
If it's after 2pm and you can pull off the road safely, that's your camp site for the night. Set up, crack a drink and fix it tomorrow when your less stressed.
Thank you so much we truely do appreciate your support.
We are definitely also guilty of moving around pretty quickly and taking in where we are. That is something we are trying to be concuss of moving forward.
That is brilliant advice thanks for sharing. ❤️👍
Yep "how dare you not have a mortgage and be a slave" like everyone.. Good on ya for doing it and for being honest, you will remember this trip not endless hours of mind-numbing work.
Would say most trips people do are get there, stop and stop up n rest
Thank you so much, it sure is a big leap from the normal but wow isn’t it exciting the unknown.
Thanks again and really appreciate the support. 👍
Good feedback
Cheers and thanks for watching 👍
Great advice 👍.. new sub from us
Thank you so much for watching and supporting us guys. 👍❤️
The truth, too many now doing it.
Not sure what you mean by that. 👍
I travled Australia for 6 years just me and my dog.i enjoyed the just being buy my self..yes i travled with lots of others.im home now and building my next van setup and a boat.cites are full of drama and toxic people...end of this year il be off again...
That is awesome! 6 years 🤞we keep going that long, it’s a great lifestyle. Best of luck with the new setup and getting back out there. 👍
@@chasingdreamsau thanks there is a awesome travel community and having the choice to mix with others or be buy your self is what it's all about...I'm doing a 2004 lwb sprinter van and a 14 foot boat setup..... The biggest key to staying traveling full time is a solid setup.get it sorted before you leave.break down remote in Australia it will cost you 10k just to get to a city...
The community is just brilliant isn’t it. Oh what a setup, have you travelled with a boat before or is this going to be a whole new way to explore?
You are absolutely right, try and test the gear before setting off. 👍
@@chasingdreamsau first time traveling with a boat.when I did my first lap i towed a 7x4 work trailer with a carpet cleaning buiss in it.i seen a couple in WA they had a small boat and a van.and just picked up work hear and there.and the fun they had was perfect.thats when the penny dropped for me..a van and little boat is the way.and as the bank runs low grab some work meet some new friends.... The only person I will ever invest in...is my self.see how that goes 👌
Good on you! That sounds so good, glad you have found what works for you and keep you out there living the dream. Why not do your best to give yourself the best life 👍
You need new friends if they were not interested and you felt lonely!!
You aren’t wrong but it is what it is we back ourselves and went for it mate and we just hope others do the same. 👍
@@chasingdreamsau I have and intend to do it again. It’s a wonderful country and with great people everywhere- your travelling in what I believe to be Gods country 🙏🙏❤️❤️
We sure are lucky to have this as our backyard aren’t we. So many places to explore.
Hope you get out again soon and see it all. 👍
So your friends burnt you because you are travelling ??
Before we set off just no one wanted to hear about it or try and support us or be positive about it rather see all the negatives and how crazy it is to do it. And this for sure isn’t just friends. 👍
So they obviously live the rich people is alive of having good Caravan and a good car to tie with. I wouldn’t follow these even if you asked me to they be just wanting your money to subscribe again. That is way better than what you think and doesn’t have all the perks, but it is good to see the sides, load of shit
@@michaelbennett7390 cheers for the support Michael, hope you have had a great weekend and looking forward to the week ahead. 👍
Why walk out of this comfy cage said the well trained rats
Haha love that. 👍
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It's all about life experience, u only have one life ,make the most of it...What kind of freak thinks working 9 to 5 is living....
Absolutely I believe you are spot on with life experiences.
Each to their own I do understand the life isn’t for everyone but whatever anyone does I just hope they love it and enjoy each day of what they do if not change. 👍
Those "friends" aren't that at all. They're ar$eclowns.
Don't stress as they aren't true friends. Just acquaintances.
😂 so true, either way we have taken the leap and loving it. 👍
Thank you so much for your support.
What is a "creator"? Someone with a gimble and edits videos?
I would say anyone posting their travels and living the lifestyle you are trying to achieve. Main point if you need help reach out 👍
Interesting the different interpretations.
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Thank you for the useful information
Appreciate it, thank you for the support. Hope in someway it helps. 👍