2022 LOTUS TROOPER 19'6 WALK THROUGH - OFF GRID LIVING TAKEN TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL! OFF ROAD CARAVAN!
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- HERE IT IS!! Join us as we do a full walk through of the first 2022 Lotus Trooper!! We have done some big changes to make living full time in a caravan as comfortable as possible. Enjoy! Josh and Mikayla ☺️
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Spewing about the awning guys 🤙🏻 loving the channel and can’t wait to see more especially a full breakdown of the electrical set up and performance.
Haha I know such a bummer! Thanks mate really appreciate it! Hope you had an awesome weekend 🤛🏻
Loved the rundown, absolutely love the van 😂 Well done
Thanks mum 😍
We have been looking forward to seeing this video. Love it mate.
Cheers mate thanks for watching hope you enjoyed!
@@Travellingcampers anytime mate, love the layout guys, can't wait to see how you go with your tests, as between both your vans, have so much to add and put towards our van plans. Love it guys.
@@MrTrav9393 cheers mate!
great review! definitely a home on wheels !
Cheers mate we love it!
Trying to find a car to tow 4 ton loaded caravan. Does your patrol tow 4 ton?
What upgrades have you done to yours?
I am new to all of thi s. Thanks
Hey Kathleen! Patrols are 3.5 tonne so you can’t tow 4 tonne unfortunately! You are basically looking at your American rigs to be able to do 4 tonne and above legally! Thanks for watching!
Awesome would like to have a lotus caravan like the one that u have , unfortunately we can't them for the USA 🇺🇲🇺🇲 Not available 😢 Caps And shirts would be great 👍
Would be bloody amazing mate! Hopefully one day might ship ours over and do some over landing!
@@Travellingcampers
Would be amazing, I can show you some amazing places,
House in Sydney: 1.5 million dollars
Awesome Off-road Caravan: 165k
I think I'd prefer the caravan
Puts it into perspective hey!
god I wish I could get this beauty in the US. Absolutely incredible job!
Great walkthrough. We pick up our brand new second hand 2011 19'6 Trooper this weekend and looking forward to hitting the road again. Does the battery vent take in any dust off road?
Awesome guys congrats! We dont get any dust through the vent no, I think having a dust reduction system on your van will help with this also. Thanks for watching and safe travels!
Awesome!! Love the look and layout of your van! Absolute game changer with the huge lithium setup, just works so well 👍🏻 looking forward to seeing the weekly episodes.
Absolutely mate it’s been a game changer living full time in the van! Legend mate appreciate it!
Sick setup! Just wonder what portable foldout solar panels are you running also?
Thanks mate! I have 2 of the Kickass 300w portable panels mate, get around 17-20 amps out of each panel!
Thanks for making me change my mind re amount of batteries. I'm Definately going 600amp now. Want to be able to use my air con
You won’t regret it, awesome system! Excited for you guys!
Now that it's been 7 months since you got the van can you give an update of it. What would you change etc?
Our Trooper is going absolutely amazing! We will have our new 2023 Lotus early next year so keep an eye out for when that episode pops up! We love this van and layout! 😊
Thanks heaps for watching!!
Been watching all your videos with anything van related as we're starting to look into getting a Lotus. We're looking at a freelander but keen to know the weight difference between standard coil suspension and upgrading to these airbags, if you know please? That'd be a game changer for us but need to keep weight down as currently only have a Ford Ranger.
Oh beauty thanks guys and how exciting! From my understanding it actually saves weight. Give the guys at Freestyle RV a call in Melbourne or Lawrence RV zone QLD and just double check. I couldnt recommend it enough! Thanks for watching mate!
@Travelling Campers that's what I was hoping to hear, so fingers crossed 😄 We're in Adelaide so planned on just doing a roadie to Melbourne to have a look in the flesh. Thanks very much. Merry Christmas!!
Wicked setup! holy heck, 900ah that is huggggggeee!
Yewwww aircon for days 😍 see yas on the tracks guys!
Bugger about the awning, Western Australia, living up to the unexpected and Nick name ( Windy Always) , Expect the unexpected 😢 love the van .
Haha I know mate I’m nearly done with it I tell ya haha! Thanks heaps mate, appreciate it!
Hi mate, good thorough runthrough. I definitely recommend ordering a SpaceX Starlink kit! $700 for go anywhere satellite, 300/40mbps and unlimited data for $140 a month. full country coverage should be here by 2023.
Thanks mate! Yeah it will be interesting to see how all that comes along hey, will be a game changer and will be following it closely! Safe travels mate!
Wicked van. I like the L shape couch - what are the dimensions of it ? . What gap does it leave between kitchen? Cheers
Legend mate thanks! Leaves roughly 585mm at the closest point. Thanks for watching!
Great review.
Cheers! Thanks for watching along, appreciate it!
We have the Kingjack antenna on our 18.6 Zone RV van and the first time we tried to tune the tv it wouldn't work. Been ok ever since. A lot of people hate them, but you re-tune the tv every time you move and it works. Lotus do make a nice van. What's your tare weight? Assuming the ATM is 3500kg's...
Wouldn't mind another 200Ah Btec, (if you can find stock) to take ours to 600Ah.....
Y62 FTW......
Yeah it didn’t bother us much if we didn’t get much reception to be honest, would much rather the extra solar panel! We covered the weights in the video mate. Yeah you gotta love a big battery bank! Safe travels mate!
Nice van. Try to stop saying absolutely every 3 seconds josh. It would be great to Michaela in front of the camera.
Thanks mate! If it’s not umm it’s so, if it’s not so it’s absolutely lol sorry mate hard to not make any little mistakes when talking for 10 minutes straight, we aren’t perfect! If you watch our weekly episodes you will see more Mikayla mate. Thanks for watching!
@@Travellingcampers all good. Just some feed back so you guys can grow.
@@waynelloyd9360 appreciate it mate 🙌🏻
Hey Josh, very nice van! I have a 21.6 Zone Off-Road on order, which like you I'll be towing with a S3 Y62. So I'm really interested in weights, as mine is already at 3,124kg tare. When you say your van came in at 2970kgs, is that your tare weight? If it is, what's your weight when fully loaded inc the bike? I'm keen to hear how the Patrol goes when towing.
Cheers mate appreciate you watching! Yeah wow that’s decent tare weight mate! Yes mate that’s our tare weight, we literally got the van, done a few trips then done the rundown mate as we are travelling along so haven’t come across anywhere to properly weigh it yet! That’s why we split the water tanks into four we can manage the weight with that, we have bugger all on board mate so our payload is quite minimal! Yeah patrol goes awesome towing mate, obviously just head winds etc she chews some juice but they love it!
Great look around your new van. Sorry about the awning but unfortunately as you have seen for yourselves Sh@# happens sometimes.
I have a question about your illogic 4g? If you don’t mind me asking,can you tell me how much setup and monthly charges are please. Seems like the way to go if you are going to be remote camping a lot. Cheers & really enjoy watching your episodes. 😊
Thanks Debbie haha spot on it can always be worse! The system is around the $1600-1700 for the kit, you just get a data sim card you can either go prepaid or a plan for example Telstra is around $80 a month for 400gb ☺️ Thanks for following along!
Congratulations on your new home. Very envious of your batteries. Can I ask how much your gorgeous pup weighs? Navigator website says dog beds are up to 70kg but that it is best for small to medium dogs. Your girl looks like bigger than what I would call a medium size. Just trying to work out whether it would be too small for my 55kg dog. Thanks
Thank you we love it! Jorja is around 25kgs, na I think it would be fine for your dog! As long as it sits well in your car the weight of the dog shouldn’t matter too much! Thanks for watching!
Hi Great videos.
I am wondering what brand wheels that you have on your lotus and if you know where they buy them from.
Mike
Hey mate thank you! They are method rims mate 💪🏻
Love your van! We have an Off Grid and are considering moving to a Trooper and this video has given us so much info :-) How do the outlets in the tunnel boot charge when you are driving? Do you have another inverter just for those ones?
Thanks guys! Awesome! I hope the off grid has been treating you guys well! It’s all off the same inverter, just simply have the inverter on when travelling if you need, sometimes we will charge the vacuum as we drive and can charge a battery or two as well! Thanks for watching guys!
You need to slow down your talking a little. Nice van 👌
Just being me mate! Thanks for watching
Nice work with the charity discount code! Might be time for some new locks, and nice van but i certainly wouldn’t call 165k “very affordable” haha
Thanks mate appreciate that! What mikayla meant by that was comparing it to a home mate, this is our home everything we did was to have the luxuries of a home. So very affordable and much easier option for people these days to get out and live and not be to the hills in a mortgage for a home. Thanks for watching!
Cool review, beautiful van guys. Loved the info about the cost, haven’t seen anyone else doing that, thanks. We are thinking to go caravanning on a permanent base, so any tips are welcomed.
Thanks for that guys, we love it! It will be the best thing you will do! Keep up with our weekly episodes as we always cover tips and tricks along the way! Safe travels 🙌🏻
Love you guys, love the van. We get our 20.6 off road in a few weeks and will use all your advice when we go. We only went 600AH of lithium but we’ll see how we go.
🤞🏼 we’re allowed into WA one day… 😢
Some other young WA caravan travellers who’ve recently started sharing their travels complain a lot about each place they go or things that happen in life, but we appreciate how you just put that game face on, roll with the punches and share us your experiences.
Keep it up and thank you…
Hell yeah how exciting guys! The 600 amps will be good! Yeah bit crazy with the borders, I feel it will all blow over the next few months like the rest of the country. Haha yeah I know what you mean, we are travelling australia there could be worse things to do 😂 Thanks for the support guys, appreciate it!
Great van and the battery setup is tops. We have a new Freelander so enjoying watching your walk around. We just carry two jerry's of water in the back to take a bit of weight off the front and good for a small top up. Thanks
Thanks guys! Yeah absolutely good idea! I been thinking the same as we don’t always need fuel, handy as having the carrier! Safe travels guys 🙌🏻
Awesome van, great rundown. What brand bbq slide is that? I’ve been looking for a light weight slide.
Thanks mate! Honestly not sure on the brand mate, lotus put it in so I will have to chase that one up! Cheers for watching!
Thanks for all the info guys was good , especially on the 300AH system 😎👍
Thanks for watching mate, glad you enjoyed it! 🍻
luv the your passion for solar panels and batteries, your system is huge love it, shrubland MX supporter
Cheers mate, it has been a game changer! Beauty mate! Plenty of Moto action in the coming episodes mate!
Love the van, hopefully one day we will get to meet you guys. We race winch trucks and love our 4wding. It is awesome that you get out and do the 4wd stuff.
Thanks for that! Hell yeah, love watching that stuff! Hopefully see you guys around!
Bloody lucky didn't do any more damage.
What a set up 😍
Haha so lucky! Cheers mate!
Bought a Kovix lock for our van using TC15 code thanks heaps :-)
Bloody awesome mate I seen that come through! Do you have any charity’s in mind mate that you would like us to donate this months commission to? ☺️
Great vid guys. I have serious van envy!! Can’t wait to see more adventures in the new van.
Thanks heaps Angela appreciate that! Plenty coming 😍
Curious how enerdrive wired that system because I thought you could only parallel two btec batteries together?
Enerdrive didn’t wire it mate, they do recommend on their website only two. Three can Definately be done 💪🏻
@@Travellingcampers actually, you're right! It must of changed because now you can parallel 4 of these suckers together! 😋
@@TechStories79 haha where did you read that mate?
bravo-total ice ,see u around.mate~ 🤠
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Fantastic van looks great ,does it get hot being black and grey ,did you look at the desert storm colour.
Thank you! Na we don’t notice any different at all, we have a white 2012 lotus too and the colour doesn’t make any difference to me, if it’s hot just put the aircon on haha! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing your home, really appreciated, safe travels - ENJOY!
Thanks heaps for watching guys appreciate it!
That is a mental electrical system, especially for a 19-footer. You guys could make money selling electricity =)
Haha thanks mate, Defiantly changed the way we live full time in the van, love it!
I’m about to get my van with something similar - 800amps and 1.1Kw.
We are very impressed with your new van both inside layout and exterior, great choice of van and colours inside, love the bed layout
Thanks guys appreciate that, we are stoked with it! ☺️
Hi Josh & Mikayla, The water filter you have you said you are an agent? How do i find out more about it? Loved the new van Happy travels. Cheers Darryl
Hey mate cheers for that! Yeah for sure mate, send us a message on our social media mate and we will get in touch! Safe travels mate!
@@Travellingcampers Thanks for the reply We are too old for social media. A lot of businesses miss out from people like us who are old school but have money to spend. Cheers
@@darrylthomson5638 No worries mate! UA-cam comments aren't really the best place to communicate mate, if you are happy to put your email address I will get in touch. cheers
I noticed the dogs outdoor bed matches your outdoor chairs. Does it come as part of the chair set?
Hey! It doesn’t come apart of a set but is all navigator gear so that’s why it all looks similar ☺️ Thanks for watching!
Great vid mate
What size bbq is that? Was that drawer made through Lotus ?
Thanks mate! Na it was outsourced mate it’s just a normal Weber bbq mate. Slide works good and nice and light weight!
👍👍👍🇦🇺caravan
Cheers Bruce! 🍻
Very very nice and $1.65 you cant go wrong, cheers guys.
Thanks for watching mate, appreciate it! 🍻
Shame about the awning 😬 but awesome Caravan!! Love the lotus!!
Haha worst timing! Oh well lesson learnt! Thanks guys!
Great looking van well done, what’s the battery system cost please
Thanks mate! Not sure on exact total break down and cost of the system mate, each battery is just below the 4 grand mark mate
The good, the caravan looks Awsome. The Bad, my god van prices have reached epic proportions..at least it's not 215k like ADU's one.I'm starting to think these channels with their high price vans are not for the common people going camping with their families, just an advertising outlet.My 2 cents on the subject.
Also man you need to slow down. Its like reading a book with no paragraphs and full stops.I just kept up with ya. Maybe 2 parts instead of one.I can see you are passionate about your new van, but it was hard work keeping up with ya.
Anyway, good luck with your projects.
Thanks mate! When you have nearly 30k of battery system mate of course it’s going to add up, as we stated it’s for full time off grid living and isn’t for everyone mate. There are that many cheaper affordable options out there than the more high end stuff so there is plenty to choose from for the common weekend user and lower budget, like anything you get what you pay for and tailor it to what YOU need.
Sorry mate just the way I speak, I didn’t think it was very fast paced at all! If your not saying Um, so, absolutely, too fast too slow your never going to please everyone especially when talking for 10 minutes straight unedited haha, I’m absolutely no professional mate and don’t have the best speaking on my best days. Will take it on board and thanks for watching mate!
@@Travellingcampers I hear you about the cost of lithium battery setups. I know you talk fast I have seen enough of your videos, was awaiting this video of your new van so wanted to sit back and enjoy it, but did not have that experience, so I thought I would mention it.I know It's hard to criticize without making it personal, that was never my intention.
I do like your work, otherwise, I would not have spent the time having a chat with you. Looking forward to more of the van feature being tested and most of all places you visit .
@@Mixos_place cheers mate! Again we appreciate the support and can’t wait to show you guys more of the van mate! Have an awesome week!
@@Travellingcampers Please don't adjust the way you speak, i ride a 22 KTM 300, I don't have time to sit and listen to slow dribble. When you speak it's quality and you mean business. I feel my time has been well spent watching you. I have been following you guys from almost the start. You are as genuine today as you were back then. You're a lovely couple and down to earth. We pick up our Titanium 21.6 Hardcore ATX next week, will also run the moto on the draw bar and my sons 65SX on the rear. I'll have to look up your mate who custom made your bike carrier. Cheers
@@moto4x4adventure9 Thanks mate appreciate that! You can never please anyone haha we are no where near professionals! Looks like an amazing set up mate! Tub built industries is who you want for the bike carrier mate!
Awesome van guys, who would of thought you could have upgraded from what you had
Thanks for watching mate! We are stoked with it 😍
This van is my dream! So epic and happy for you guys 👍👍😀
Thanks so much, appreciate you watching!
Dude you do NOT need 900amp/h of battery to travel Australia off grid. There is no one in the entire country needing this.
Mate for someone that lives full time in a caravan, it has absolutely changed EVERYTHING to the way we live and the comforts, it is absolutely not over kill at all. Not for everyone no! This is just our setup the way we want it for what we do and just sharing it mate. All of our friends with 600 amps thag live on the road wish they had more. Happy travels mate!
Great video loving the set up nice one!!!
Thank you we love it! Appreciate you watching ☺️
Finally get to see it. Can't wait till we get ours
Yeww thanks guys! Not long until yours comes 🥳
Hi guys nice caravan it Be interesting to see how much you get for it after 12months paying $160k for it 🤔
Thanks mate! We will get exactly what’s it’s worth ☺️
Awesome vid guys!!! Enjoy!!! ❤️
Thank you! Appreciate you watching!
Love this 😀 amazing van,amazing mentoring most of all amazing people keep up the great content 👍
Absolute legend mate thanks heaps for watching! 🙌🏻
Always mate love the content 👌 can't wait to be doing the same💪
@@stiffla04 😍😍
Legit 👌🏻👌🏻
🔥🔥 thanks for watching!
Great work guys, awesome new van.
Thanks mate, appreciate it! 🍻
So you said you don’t run a grey water tank, so what do you do with your grey water?
Depending on where we are and what the rules are! Caravan park down the drain provided, river camps or gravel pits on the ground, we use all environmentally safe products. Hip camps it just depends most usually let you run it on the ground or we run a hose onto a tree or lawn. Never had any dramas. Thanks for watching!
Weapon.
Thanks for watching guys!
What a set up love it 😍
Thanks heaps mate we are stoked! Keen to watch your episode mate!
Did I hear right? Did mikayla say “very affordable”. Since when is $165,000 affordable…..you have both gone from being humble and down to earth to arrogant and spoilt.
How the hell are we arrogant and spoilt? What she meant was comparing it to the price of a house, we have most things a house does and living in the van is much more affordable option for so many people these days. Very unfortunate you think that of us.
“You can please some of the people some of the time.” - Steve Jobs
@@Travellingcampers Please ignore the noise. You guys have not changed a bit. You are as humble and down to earth today as you were from the start. I enjoy watching you and will continue watching you, both of you. You are a quality well run channel that should see large growth this year. I'm happy to like and comment on every one of your vids to help you grow. You bloody legends!
@@moto4x4adventure9 Thanks for that mate! Don't worry it doesn't get to us mate its only a small amount, and always comes from jealously haha its all apart of it! Thanks mate we will always stay real as we don't rely on UA-cam to do what we do, its all just fun for us and enjoy sharing our travels and inspiring others to get out there and get into it! Cheers mate!
I’d love a dollar for every time you say “again” turns me off sorry.
If it’s not umm, it’s so, if it’s not so it’s again.. sorry mate no professional! Not as easy as it looks filming for 10 minutes straight unedited. Have a great weekend mate safe travels!
Fair enough it’s feedback that may help in the future. I’ve done some filming and it’s never easy. Good on you for replying as most would skip over a comment like that.
@@richardwalker6871 No dramas mate appreciate it, thanks for watching mate appreciate it!
What brand is your water ioniser ?
Enagic K8 🙌🏻☺️
Would like to hear more about the caravan dust reduction system.
We will give updates on the carafan along our travels ☺️
Looks awesome guys thanks for the rundown
Pleasure mate, thanks for watching!
@@Travellingcampers you should do a separate video on the out there internet because there is nothing on UA-cam
@@jimmyintel yeah I will be mate, and as we travel along will do tests on the go. We gave the best feedback we could for just only using it for a few weeks. Next vid down the track we will review it all mate, they are new to the caravan market mate and is a game changer!
Thats a very impressive battery setup.
Has Definately changed the way we live full time in the van mate! Thanks heaps for watching 🍻