Ah Lake McKenzie. What a great place. Went there about 18 year ago with my then 8 year old son, we took a bus from our hotel on the Sunshine Coast. It was a torturous journey on a crowded small bus that picked us up at 5am and dropped us back at 7pm, completely misrepresented by the tour company advertisement. So much for crystal clear streams and white sandy beaches leading to Lake McKenzie, rather it was an endless and monotonous surf beach, massive queue to drive onto a small ferry and then a myriad of narrow sandy tracks amidst thick humid bush. However, as I said, Lake McKenzie is simply brilliant, once you get there. After the stress of the journey I felt compelled to take a dip, drop my shorts around my ankles and leave the rest to chance. As it turned out the incredible buoyancy had me floating effortlessly, tummy up, and kind of in a foetal position. I strained and then released a monstrous turd with a number of seconds passing as it slid slowly out of my arse. I guess I was caught in the moment and it wasn’t until I heard the scream of a middle aged woman near me that my ecstasy was abruptly replaced by reality. As it turned out, my turd had bumped her arm. I shouldn’t have laughed to myself when I saw our bearded tour bus operator go an get a net and retrieve it. He had such a serious look on his face, like it was a national emergency. I noticed that he was looking suspiciously at an overweight Lebanese man on the same tour as us. Can’t wait to return.
I have just found this amazing channel. I love the family getting away with the young kids and they will reminder this road trip around Australia for there whole life. I Would have loved to do this when we had our young family. My wife and I have started to travel WA in the last 5 years and loving it Gibb River trip was our first trip from Perth to the top and back. We have just got ourselves a caravan thanks to me late dear dad as my dad said to give my wife a hotel on wheels. Enjoy Guys we will follow your family channel as long as it is going.
I guess you can call me The Hulk because I am totally green with envy. Love you guys. Love the vids of Fraser Island from beginning to end. Cheers Guys :)
Thanks for a really good series of Vids ! Really liked the no-nonsense style and the content. Thanks very much and I will definitely visit some of these places for my up-coming trip.
Fraser is a hectic place take the walk up to the the light house awesome views. Amazing adventures. Love an lived in WA up in port hedland keep the Vids up guys definitely looking in to doing this lifestyle.
Hey guys. Amazing video. Booking a trip to Fraser atm and would love to camp at wathumba. What spot did you book? The only campsite I can see on the qld camping site says you can’t camp beside your car.
Just found your channel. Fantastic scenery. My wife and i are planning our first trip to Australia in October 2021. We are hiring a motorhome from Sydney, checking out The Blue Mountains then driving up to Brisbane to see relatives and Australia Zoo and then on to Cairns. I've allowed us about 4-5 weeks to see all the places on my itinerary and we are really looking forward to it especially after watching your videos. I did think about hiring a 4x4 but because of a medical problem I have I decided to go for the motorhome ( because of the toilet onboard ) which unfortunately restricts the places we can visit which is a shame as i drive a Landover Discovery 3 HSE here in the UK. Anyway, thanks for the videos and you and your family have a great life traveling around a beautiful country.
Goodday mate, I'm Norm. ( Aussie) I've been away from Aussie for 12 years, miss the aroma of the Norwest of WA. I love your videos, your family and you. Can you tell me what size engine does you vehicle have and how little did it cost for the whole rig?
Hey mate ! Just stumbled across your channel as planning a Fraser trip. Bloody love the channel and great vids! Awesome editing and you and your wife do an awesome job ! Great work mate un real ! Subscribed 👍🏼
Great video! Would have taken a while to put together, so thanks. Quick question you think you could get an off road camper trailer on the beach at Awinya Creek? Cheers
A really good video really well edited especially with the drone shots. I'm living in Saudi Arabia at the moment planning a 4 week trip to Aus next July with a 5 & 7-year-old. What's the best time of year to visit Fraser Island?
Hi guys, heading to Fraser Island this weekend. Really enjoyed your video. In regards to Wathumba campsite, it says online that you can't camp with your car and there is designated tent sections. I'm really interested to stay here as it looked amazing in your video, however those circumstances have slightly put me off. Was this not the case when you stayed there?
Hey guys, love the footage! Just a couple of questions, We have a 4 year old and my partner is worried about dingos and also when we are hanging out on the beach how bad is the traffic with kids, And also is it safe to leave your camp set up while going exploring for the day, like when you get back all your stuff is gone? Cheers Nick
Hi Nick, we stayed at Eli Creek Camp site but in the Fenced area for a night and saw one dingo that night at the fence and another the next morning. The next day we stayed at Wayuna camp site (unfenced) and were already in tent by 9pm and I heard dingoes barking then saw shadows of a dingo. Had campers few metres from us who were still awake who came over to our tent to let us know that there were five dingoes that were scavenging around our tent. My advise if you have children camp in a fenced site where ever you are on Fraser
Hi Guys, just binged on 10 vids from W.A. Ningaloo is our favourite place and we visited it for many years. A tip that helped us when living on the beach was to use ( Night & Day) shampoo and conditioner. Works great in the ocean and saves your fresh water. Keith W.A.
Trip In A Van Hi there me and my misses are so keen to hit Frazer up in November with the 3 kids n would to know some of these campsites use visit in this video? Great video great setups 🤙🤙🤙
@@TripInAVan thanks for that,looks amazing as I'm watching more and more videos it makes me to trade my car and start organising something like this in next year's.Anyway thanks again all the best.
@@TripInAVan Cheers mate. How long are you guys on the road for? Do you work for awhile at a home base and then plan and go on the road again or is the van the home base?
Ah Lake McKenzie. What a great place. Went there about 18 year ago with my then 8 year old son, we took a bus from our hotel on the Sunshine Coast. It was a torturous journey on a crowded small bus that picked us up at 5am and dropped us back at 7pm, completely misrepresented by the tour company advertisement. So much for crystal clear streams and white sandy beaches leading to Lake McKenzie, rather it was an endless and monotonous surf beach, massive queue to drive onto a small ferry and then a myriad of narrow sandy tracks amidst thick humid bush. However, as I said, Lake McKenzie is simply brilliant, once you get there. After the stress of the journey I felt compelled to take a dip, drop my shorts around my ankles and leave the rest to chance. As it turned out the incredible buoyancy had me floating effortlessly, tummy up, and kind of in a foetal position. I strained and then released a monstrous turd with a number of seconds passing as it slid slowly out of my arse. I guess I was caught in the moment and it wasn’t until I heard the scream of a middle aged woman near me that my ecstasy was abruptly replaced by reality. As it turned out, my turd had bumped her arm. I shouldn’t have laughed to myself when I saw our bearded tour bus operator go an get a net and retrieve it. He had such a serious look on his face, like it was a national emergency. I noticed that he was looking suspiciously at an overweight Lebanese man on the same tour as us. Can’t wait to return.
Am I reading this right hahahaha
Who doesn't love trip in a van there videos are epic
Bec, you have such an incredible body for a mom of three! Keep up the amazing work, we absolutely love watching your adventures.
Tamarin Richardson oh thankyou 🙌🙌
Life is too short to waist and delighted to see your priorities!!
Good on both of you!!! Enjoy 😉
Me and my dad have been watching this so many times because of how good it is !!! I can’t wait for our Fraser trip this Christmas 🎄 🏝
mikaylee22 nicholson Fraser is so awesome!!! You’ll have the best Xmas
Trip In A Van - RoadTrip Australia Series Make sure to let your tyres down!
Im in victoria and this vid has keeped me and my family going knowing when this is over we know where we are headed👍👍
I have been the island 22years ago when I was a student. thanks for sharing
Ha ha ha...Did Bec just say what I thought she said at @ 23:23....LOL🤣🤣🤣 I missed this the first time I watched it!!! 🤣
I have just found this amazing channel. I love the family getting away with the young kids and they will reminder this road trip around Australia for there whole life. I Would have loved to do this when we had our young family. My wife and I have started to travel WA in the last 5 years and loving it Gibb River trip was our first trip from Perth to the top and back. We have just got ourselves a caravan thanks to me late dear dad as my dad said to give my wife a hotel on wheels. Enjoy Guys we will follow your family channel as long as it is going.
Peter RUPE thanks so much!!
I guess you can call me The Hulk because I am totally green with envy. Love you guys. Love the vids of Fraser Island from beginning to end. Cheers Guys :)
Johnny Nuckenfuts thanks mate👍👍👍
Thanks for a really good series of Vids ! Really liked the no-nonsense style and the content. Thanks very much and I will definitely visit some of these places for my up-coming trip.
Danny Collins-Roe thanks mate
Great video guys, heaps of information and tips. What a way to live hey! 🍻🎣👍
Stephen Greene cheers mate! Epic trip, could easily spend a month over there💪
Fraser is a hectic place take the walk up to the the light house awesome views. Amazing adventures. Love an lived in WA up in port hedland keep the Vids up guys definitely looking in to doing this lifestyle.
Travis Howell cheers mate, thanks for watching, stoked your enjoying the vids
Done support mate, beautiful place and beautiful family as well. Heaps of tips i get from u, looking forward mate for the next episode
Jemuel Fishing cheers bud
How lucky am I to live in Australia? Such an awesome place with so much to see and do. Long live Australia!
David Handley bloody oath mate 💪🇦🇺
What a beautiful video for so many reasons !
TheSleepy99 thanks soooo much🤘
great videos, I'm glad I have found them
shane just thanks mate, enjoy 🤘
So beautiful. Can’t wait to visit.
Great video. Would it be a good idea to take my 2WD to Fraser island? Just to get around? Cause I only see 4WDs in the ferry etc
Def need a 4wd
Dude this was fire…thanks to you and your family for such an informative video
Amazing production amazing edition!! Amazing places!! Thank you soo much!! Ill share your video everywhere in Argentina 👍👍👍👍
Cheers mate, thanks for watching
Great video. Thanks for sharing the info and tips.
Hey guys. Amazing video. Booking a trip to Fraser atm and would love to camp at wathumba. What spot did you book? The only campsite I can see on the qld camping site says you can’t camp beside your car.
Excellent video guys, best trip I've seen of Frazer yet. Keep up the good work :-)
@@TripInAVan How did you go with the sand flies on the western side of the island?
Just found your channel. Fantastic scenery. My wife and i are planning our first trip to Australia in October 2021. We are hiring a motorhome from Sydney, checking out The Blue Mountains then driving up to Brisbane to see relatives and Australia Zoo and then on to Cairns. I've allowed us about 4-5 weeks to see all the places on my itinerary and we are really looking forward to it especially after watching your videos. I did think about hiring a 4x4 but because of a medical problem I have I decided to go for the motorhome ( because of the toilet onboard ) which unfortunately restricts the places we can visit which is a shame as i drive a Landover Discovery 3 HSE here in the UK. Anyway, thanks for the videos and you and your family have a great life traveling around a beautiful country.
john bowley thankyou so much, enjoy your trip guys🤙
Yes I lije viewing past videos
Get the mrs on the rod hey 😂😂 I reckon that was pun intended hahaha awesome vid guys
baxr6GT 😂you got it🤙
Great video, so informative. Awesome adventure guys
Joanne Wilson thanks mate, such a fun trip🤙
I like this longer video format guys, great work. Cheers Steve
Mudduck's 4wd Touring cheers mate, we’ll be doing lots of longer vids this year✌️
@@TripInAVan Awesome. Most of mine go 20 to 25 mins too. Feel free to check them out.Cheers Steve
Mudduck's 4wd Touring cheers mate, will do💪
Greatt clip and trip...just wondering...do you bring a portaloo and if yes then where do you dump it?
Subbed from South Africa - great content. So jealous of Fraser Island mate!
Andrew Fehrsen cheers mate
Great episode guy’s. Just found ur channel will check out ur other vids. Cheers
Cheers mate
Best video on Fraser island i have seen!
Johnn Naude thanks so much mate👍
Hey guys can I ask what cover that is on your drone and where to get that drone attachment please 🤙🏾
Thanks for another great video. I have only just discovered you guys. Good to see some Aussie videos. You have a new subscriber.
DutchAussieProductions cheers mate, thanks for the support🤙
Goodday mate, I'm Norm. ( Aussie) I've been away from Aussie for 12 years, miss the aroma of the Norwest of WA. I love your videos, your family and you. Can you tell me what size engine does you vehicle have and how little did it cost for the whole rig?
thuy holland g’day Norm👍 The Mazda has a 3.2 litre Diesel engine. Our whole setup would be around 90k💪
Hey mate ! Just stumbled across your channel as planning a Fraser trip. Bloody love the channel and great vids! Awesome editing and you and your wife do an awesome job ! Great work mate un real ! Subscribed 👍🏼
Mitch Regal cheers mate! Enjoy🍺🍺
Super inspiring video... Thank you. Im trying to get up there just after easter for a couple of nights.
Crack- A- Tinny 4X4 cheers mate, hope you make it up there! Such an awesome place👊
Cant beat Fraser Island, you made look easy.
Cheers mate, we loved it hey!!
Great video. I've never seen Fraser like this on video.
Fraser Island is amazing
Great video! Would have taken a while to put together, so thanks. Quick question you think you could get an off road camper trailer on the beach at Awinya Creek? Cheers
Great vid TIAV. Thoroughly enjoyed it and gave me some great ideas. 👍🏻
Great video ,,heading to fraser soon
Have fun!
love it your trip
Great job on the video, you are truly inspirational, safe travels
Fraser Coast RV Park cheers mate! Catch ya next time we head over to Fraser💪
Slide coffee is the best on earth!
Awinya is a great spot and there’s not usually to many people up there if any. If you’re keen you can drive up the creek a little ways as well👌
The Freedom Addiction so amaxing
Im so not jealous...nope..nothing...not even a little bit...(yeah...right) lol
Super awesome
Awesome video guys. Done well, really good info too...
Timber Vision Concept thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it🤘
A really good video really well edited especially with the drone shots.
I'm living in Saudi Arabia at the moment planning a 4 week trip to Aus next July with a 5 & 7-year-old.
What's the best time of year to visit Fraser Island?
Darren cheers mate, I reckon mid October is the best time hey
Wah toom ba, just saying. great video awinya creek my favourite camp
Wow AmaZing
Hi guys, heading to Fraser Island this weekend. Really enjoyed your video. In regards to Wathumba campsite, it says online that you can't camp with your car and there is designated tent sections. I'm really interested to stay here as it looked amazing in your video, however those circumstances have slightly put me off. Was this not the case when you stayed there?
superb video guys , makes me want to go.
david thomas cheers mate, get over there🤘
Did you have to pay to leave your van at the RV park?
Livin the life.👍
Hey mate..
What brand / style black hat is that you've been wearing. Akubra?
Cheers
aaron dredge it’s an Akubra traveller 👍
amazing vid!!! loved the trip you had in Fraser!
Snowkeimakeup thankyou
Man it’s nice there, can’t wait to go next year. Fantastic video 🤙🏼
Isaac James cheers mate, you’ll love it👍
Hey guys, love the footage!
Just a couple of questions,
We have a 4 year old and my partner is worried about dingos and also when we are hanging out on the beach how bad is the traffic with kids,
And also is it safe to leave your camp set up while going exploring for the day, like when you get back all your stuff is gone?
Cheers Nick
Hi Nick, we stayed at Eli Creek Camp site but in the Fenced area for a night and saw one dingo that night at the fence and another the next morning. The next day we stayed at Wayuna camp site (unfenced) and were already in tent by 9pm and I heard dingoes barking then saw shadows of a dingo. Had campers few metres from us who were still awake who came over to our tent to let us know that there were five dingoes that were scavenging around our tent. My advise if you have children camp in a fenced site where ever you are on Fraser
Hey Justin Ive tried to catch what you said you had in the car for the fishing and catching your bait?
Great Camping Tips
Used to go here every year to Fraser fishing for Taylor was great we stayed at Happy Valley stay there if you can
Wow I can't believe the cost these days, Seems everywhere you go these days there is a hand out for money. Great Vid
Good clip!
What were the bugs like? What time of year were you there?
Hi guys,another great show,i would like to know where you got the max track and how much you paid? thanks for the shows
Angelo Lebon they are ARB tred Pro. Bout $300
Well done Ozzie's, bloody AWESOME
Robert Ryan cheers mate🤘
So how do you think you’d go towing a camper trailer on the Island??
Mijail to easy mate, people take caravans over
Awesome mate 😎
Great vid as usual. It's a place I have yet to get to!
great family adventure there, mate!
Hi Guys, just binged on 10 vids from W.A. Ningaloo is our favourite place and we visited it for many years. A tip that helped us when living on the beach was to use ( Night & Day) shampoo and conditioner. Works great in the ocean and saves your fresh water. Keith W.A.
Felt like I was watching back to back adds
Might want to be careful swimming at Wathumba; especially in summer. There has been a lot of Irukandji stings there in the last few years
FoxMcScrooge oh really!!! Geez I didn’t know that! Thanks for the info mate🤙
Awesome video
Great video! Love how you used the drone for fishing 👍
Ccccd
Great video guys! I am keen to go to Fraser.... not sure about my wife .... too scared.
This was very wholesome
Nice one!!
What time of year was your visit to Fraser?
Great info, thanks!
Kylie Smiley we went on the 11th October 👍
Laughed at 16:37 LOL
Love your content! What brand are your recovery boards?
Arb tred pro 🤙
Great vid, Fraser is on the bucket list. What happened to the Norweld Canopy.
Its OK, I worked it out - durr. LOL
Mike Williams this was filmed before the new setup. I wish I had it for this trip!! Woulda been awesome ✌️
So good!!
Booking my trip now in my BT. How'd the BT go?
mamg1994 the jazzy kills it mate
Ive never been game to use my drone for fishing yet, I might have to, looks like fun. Shame we cant get our bus on Fraser.
Onya mate enjoyed that
The Big W cheers legend!! Thanks for the comment🤙
Trip In A Van
Hi there me and my misses are so keen to hit Frazer up in November with the 3 kids n would to know some of these campsites use visit in this video? Great video great setups 🤙🤙🤙
Beau Bovis cheers mate, all the camps are in the vid? Do you want some more info??
your videos are ace
Stephanie Starr thankyou so much 🤘
Lovely
Hi guys,what kind of drone you using for videos.Cheers.
mariceto100 we have a mavic 2 pro
@@TripInAVan thanks for that,looks amazing as I'm watching more and more videos it makes me to trade my car and start organising something like this in next year's.Anyway thanks again all the best.
mariceto100 cheers mate, safe travels
Great Video mate. I just got back from Fraser island in January. Miss it already. Got to be a better life than just working everyday lol
Minh Sprint giddy up mate👊glad you liked it💪
@@TripInAVan Cheers mate. How long are you guys on the road for? Do you work for awhile at a home base and then plan and go on the road again or is the van the home base?
Minh Sprint hey mate, on the road fulltime🤙 Our van is home base✌️
@@TripInAVan best thing ever. Lifes too short. Wish you all the best champ. Looking forward to more videos
Minh Sprint cheers mate, thanks heaps for following and glad you like the vids👌 Your right, life’s to short🤙
What are the roll out tents your using?
Shane Booth they are Skydome double swags from ARB. Good kit hey🤙
Nice
Fraser Island is the best except i stayed in a house and lake Mackenzie is awesome
Paeton Holtsbaum love lake Mackenzie
Very nice, well done... and is First still a thing :)
I'll be visiting Woralie Creek
First??
A Hugh Jazz
What brand is your drone?
DJI mavic 2 pro
Great Video keep up the awesome work! Just a quick question. What portable solar panels were you using on the Fraser Island trip?
hsvgmh we have a 200 watt panel from Offroad living💪