I can’t believe you put this on KZfaq. Thank you so much for sharing this. You must of recognised what you did wrong when editing. It was one bad thing after another. The day that you will never forget. I say this for others reading the comments as I am sure you know now. Sometimes you need to stop and have a cuppa or a beer and think about the position you are in and what your next step is. 1: going up the first track with a van in tow without checking it out first. 2: going a different way out the next day. 3: not turning around when you had the chance. 4: being so exhausted you couldn’t let the tyres down and just wanting to get in and rest. 5: the loss Maxtrax would of still been there the next day for you to find. I am so sorry about the fridge slide and door. No one is to blame, it’s one of those things that happen. Reflect on what happened and grow from it. Safe travels and thanks for showing us your bad days as well as your good days.

Actually love that guys keep it real and show what it’s really like on the road, the good bad and ugly unlike some of the other channels showing only sunshine and rainbows 😂 Crack up Lil having a breakdown but poor Jakey doing all the hard yards 😂 keep up livin the dream team!

OMG you guys, so sorry you had to go through that hell!! Our anxiety levels rose through roof watching it. Needed a stiff drink to calm the nerves😂 In all seriousness, it's days like this that make you appreciate the good days even more. Keep up the great work and never stop smiling.

Drop tyre pressures even more it will reduce your stress big time❤

It's a great feeling when ya know no matter what happens ya got each other and eventually pull through.

Feeling for you guys. Thanks for your transparency good luck and keep going

Thank you so much for sharing all your hardship and mistakes. Hopefully you well save so many others going down the same path.

I’ve just discovered your channel and I love that your vids are real. Real emotion and real challenges. We are doing a lap right now and we know all too well that it’s not all shits and giggles. I’m stoked you’re showing people all aspects of your journey. 👌

Awesome video Lil and Jake! You guys will learn from your experiences and be better prepared when a similar situation comes along. Loved the rawness of you banter between each. Australia is a tough country and you are experiencing beautiful scenery, the envy of many who will never be able to make that journey. Through your camera, you are the eyes of those who can only gaze on in wonderment of our wonderful country. Keep the video's rolling on.

OMG our hearts were breaking watching the carnage we were holding our breath. Love you guys please take care and try to keep smiling.❤

Wow... that was an important learning experience, you did well 👍

So sorry that day was sooo bad glad u eventually got thru. I think I may be a sadist because it was so funny to watch u two interact

Omg guys!!!!!! What a thrilling episode. Christian and I were in hysterics because your reactions were so you (and lil I would have been like you). Absolute legends that handle difficult times so well. Glad you got out of the negative ok. All our love xxx

Hang in there guys...be supportive of each other and remember that you are experiencing a wonderful journey that will be with you for the rest of your lives ❤

Guys you handled this really well, glad your ok . Learning and still loving is wonderful. Stay safe

We are so with you Lil and Jake! What a day, but it happens to the best of us xx We love your channel! So raw and what it's all about ✨️🌈

Look at you two go making memories….awesome episode can not wait for the next on 🍿👀

So glad I came across this clip today. I will use this clip for educational purposes on how not to drive in sand.

Omg! That was stressful to watch can't imagine what it was like for you both. I hope you can eventually look back and laugh. Hats off to you both for showing the not so fun side of caravan travels. 👍

I feel your pain with the fridge slide. Broke mine too (but it was my fault). True travel video showing the bad days you had. Without the bad days, the good would not seem so enjoyable. I’m new to watching your channel but you have me hooked now.

Hi guys regards tyre pressure, you will be amazed at how low you can drop pressure and not damage anything. We run 10 and 15 psi in our old gq which is heavy but not towing . Also the van needs to be low as well. Anyway you’ll get that worked out. As well as bumps and rattles you’ll get some bush pinstripes which show you’ve been trying. Keep your chins up guy’s experience gives you confidence cheers Laurie

Great work Jake in finding the tracks 👍

Just subscribed, what an entertaining vid. Keep them coming

Hey guys, im a fairly new subscriber and just going over some of your old videos. just wanted to say thanks for posting even the shit stuff as in when things go wrong. love your temper Jake. its not really even a temper. angry about the slide but its so micro on the grand scheme of things hahaha. keep up the smiles and good work and look forward to the new vids.

New subscriber here and enjoying your videos. As for sand driving, lower tyre pressures (before you hit the sand) on both the tow vehicle "and" your caravan. 15PSI is a good start but consider going lower if required. However, don't do sharp turns or drive too fast , as with lower tyre pressures, you run the risk of rolling the tyre off it's bead/wheel rim. Max Tracks are great and to make finding them easier, tie a "much longer" brightly coloured strap/rope to them, about a 6 metre length should be long enough and lay it out to the side of your bogged vehicle. (At a 90 degree angle) To avoid it getting covered/buried in sand/mud. These Chinese made vans are extremely flexible due to poor design and more so because of poor quality items/materials used in their build, which probably caused your fridge door compartment to "spring open", (despite being locked) on rough and bumpy tracks. Be mindful of this problem as it.could very well happen again. Enjoy your experiences, good and bad and everything in between. 😊👍👍

Phew 😢 what a day, we were exhausted just watching. Soooo glad you found the Max Trax, great work Jake. Please stay off the hard tracks if you can. It's a bit stressful 😅

Hi guys, try not to stress too much in these situations. Drop tyre pressures . Don't be lazy it makes life so much easier and fun. Love your setup and look forward to more videos. Your a funny couple and great people. Sorry you bought a ford Ranger but have an awesome time.

You guys are awesome

I’d love to know what choice words were said off camera 😂. Tbh, i feel so much better now, i thought this sort of crap only happened to us. This is my first video i have watched of you guys, you just got yourself a new sub, now to catch up on all your previous videos. Thanks for sharing, best wishes for the remainder of your travels.

WOW - huge day…..great job in finding the tracks….need a sand anchor to use the winch.

Bought our first 22ft caravan in 1976 as young newly married couple. Had the whole centre support come down in the caravan on our way to Broome. We had to weld the support into place. Roads up there unsealed in those days. Then to 4x4 camper trailer for many years and now a hybrid. Check, check and final check before getting in the car. We all learn from experience on the road. Enjoying your content and its fantastic to see so many young people enjoying our beautiful country. Subbed. Couple rolls of duct tape are essential. Just think in a while you’ll remember this and laugh.

Hi guys I just subscribed love seeing your post

Can’t beat a good shit day, makes epic viewing for us ha ha, you got thru it so calmly Jake🤙

Worst day on the road. Still better than working in an office or a factory. Good stuff.

Wow that was carnage guys😞 I can’t believe that no one stopped to help you out. On the bright side lucky bay is beautiful but a bit windy when we visited. I hope you stop in at Gladstone bay on your way up north it’s well worth a night or two. Safe travels and keep smiling 😊

Talk about carnage, your vids come out on Sundays, and all day I thought it was Sunday, even phoned my wife up to know why she’s working on her day off, but seriously great “ Real Life” with no glitz and glamor only honesty, we’ve all been there,, ( but not as bad “ yet” ) and you handled it with grace. You’ll love port Gregory if you haven’t passed it yet, great spot, for your boat and fishing. Til next Sunday, Saturday or whatever, thanks for the ride.

I know your pain it’s part of owning is fixing and making stronger, I had my door fall off on the first night of camping trip and it was held together with gaffer tape till I got to a hardware store

Just watched this video, good luck and I wish better things for you in the future. I add the comment "Don't blame you partner as the driver YOU! are responsible for ensuring your vehicle is fit for travel, you should have checked all doors before driving off!!!!" Good luck😊

Make yourself up a trailer hub with a 13 inch tyre welded to a bit of RHS. You attach it to the draw bar on a pivot (like a big arse jockey wheel). You can then disconnect and either snatch or winch the trailer out of trouble. I did it on my camper trailer works a treat

It doesn't seem like it at the time but it's all part of the adventure and the challenge of overcoming adversity. You will have some great stories to tell your grandkids. 😂😂😂 Love your never say die attitude Jake😊

Excellent vid , we all have them nightmare days. Always let the tyres down, even if I’m not towing anything I air down at the sight of soft sand. It’s easier on you and the gear

Did you guy let air out of all tyres 🤔

Sorry things didn't work out for you there. We can certainly make mistakes that's for sure. Have a safe trip out there. From William Mount Gambier South Australia 🇦🇺

You guys are awesome❤ thanks for including your true selves and raw emotions👌🏻 We all have those days all you wanna do is bury ya head in the sand and be done with it!!🤬🤬🤬 That’s where you just crank up the music, have a few beverages to try n chill. How the hell you kept your cool is amazing cause I would’ve had to bleep every 3 seconds🤪🤪🤪 Shit happens re your fridge door. It sucks dogs balls to the max Those max trax are like finding treasure🤩🤩🤩

Sh!t happens, don't freak out, stop, pull your chairs out sit down, have a drink or a smoke, and assess the situation, work out a solution, going at it with high emotions will make you do the wrong thing.

I've had days where I was bogged in shell grid for 8 hours. The beach was called the Dogfence near NundarooSouth Australia. Even a tornado came through and picked up my sleeping bag and took it into the ocean. Car absolutely demolished by the bush after that, trying to find another route further up the beach. The 100 series land cruiser was pin striped to hell. Finally went fishing and caught a Mulloway. Taking a photo the fish fell out of my arms and a 10/0 hook went straight through the middle of my thumb. Had to pack up at midnight and drive to Ceduna hospital to get it out 😂. When shit goes wrong it can go bloody wrong lol.

Hey guys what a day! You definitely love pushing the limits. Both I and wifeeeee love watching your episodes. That's the second time the camp host has told a KZfaqr to camp on the beach. WhileWe'reYoung were bogged in the same exact spot at Lucky Bay and turned around 100m back to the camp grounds. I think the camp host gets a kick out of it.

She says he never gives up and he found them you really got bulged down and the hand's to prove it Congratulations you made it out And how are your hands doing now Fireman 🔥🔥🔥

I was so worried for your transmission too guys. Such soft sand!!!

I'm sorry guys but this is the best episode ever, I feel for you both the troubles you've been through and all but you will see the funny side when or if you ever get old like me. Keep the journey alive, you have got it ! Surely. cheers Michael

dang! what doesnt kill ya right?! awesome effort. Thanks for sharing, we're looking to buy the same van so watching your does and donts carefully. If you can.. maybe grab the insta360 x2 or 3 it'll change your video and editing world

Oh my…what a drama filled episode. The joys of off road. We have had our tyre pressure down to 8 psi…don’t be afraid to drop them down.

I couldn't believe what an absolute crap day you guys had, if wasn't for the heart felt emotions shown, I wouldn't have believed it wasn't staged. I guess you've learnt the lessen the hard way that when driving in WA's dunes or on the beaches, always, always, take the time (10 min) to air down, especially when towing, air down your van as well, it was obvious to those watching and hopefully yourselves when you were editing that the wheels on the van weren't rolling over the top of the sand but almost being dragged through it, the van was acting as an anchor. Lucky Bay (Nth) is notorious for it's soft sand, research where you are going. This is the first video of yours that I've watched, so I'm not sure if you have a drone or not but if not, get one, they are not only good for content but also for scouting tracks ahead which might have saved some pinstripes (and maybe your fridge slide) if you'd used it to see whether you'd be able make it out the way you hoped or be able to turn around at Sandy Cape. Anyway, this isn't meant as a knock down, loved true emotions, keep the the real life content coming and enjoy yourselves out there and continue to learn and grow your channel.

That's what you call learning from experiance all part of it

You two are a faaaaarkin' CRACK UP!!! 😂😂😂👏

Pretty raw, it’s so disappointing with the money people spend on caravans that the manufacturers take so long to send you something so basic as a door

Put some lengths of bright coloured rope on max tracks and lay out to side so you find them, it's worse losing them in the mud!

I’d like to know what tyre pressures you were running Van included?

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but tie a rope to each MaxTrax and throw them to the side. Makes recovering the tracks much easier

Best place for a off road adventure is close to home,

Thanks

Wow now that’s a day out.😮

all the stripes and carnage creates great memories..... yeah track north of sandy cape gets tight... ive made the same mistake too. Enjoy

Lay out the max tracks then drive around them? 🤨Mind you I don't do anything.

Do you guys reduce pressures on your van tyres? I let mine down to 15-20 psi and it makes a huge difference. Yours look like they're ploughing and barely spinning

Get yourself a steel spike around 8 to 10 mm put a handle on it and it will find your tracks so much quicker and easier just run along the tyre track and poke the rod in along the way until you hit solid the best way to locate your tracks, and lower your tyre pressures big time to 4 psi if you have to you have a compressor no big deal stay safe keep up the great videos

What tyre pressure are you running? I'd be going to around 16psi and on the van too.

Tie the max tracks to the front and rear bars using those straps. I couldn't believe the whinging. Man, I'd be walking with all that. Cudos though, you kept your cool and kept at it. I reckon you could've dropped your tyre pressures down more. Oh, and my comment - as straight as you guys are with what goes on. Nice change from the rose coloured glass presentations.

lots of tears maybe colin could come back with all the stress poor jake's hands

WoW!😅

40psi club

Oh god, what a day!

We've been down to 2psi all round to get up off a beach at Wilbinga. Sometimes you've gotta go lower.

Yes chef, No Chef….“ Stress less pet it’s alright I know what your going through “ not really I just like saying that when someone is having a teary ! So are how long have you been on your lap around Australia Lil? Sandy Cape is just North Of Perth. I still can’t believe you have to pay so much to camp and you’ve said it costs Eight hundred a “week” to travel around Australia$$$ I know I’m still living in the eighties right😅. Anyhow it’s all good, I’m a newbie here and I look forward to watching your travels. 😊 Cheers thanks for the entertainment.

BCF didnt have fridge slides?

The crying into the camera does it for me

You need to lower all tire pressure down to at least 16psi or even lower to get more traction when driving on sand dunes.

You need your tyre pressures at about 10-12psi in the van and car, but try and avoid sharp turn at speed

fine sand over there.

Gee Guys Wait till you have been bogged for two weeks in mud. Yes those max tracks can go 3 to 4 feet under the sand. Fantastic reminded us of our shitty days. In the mud we even tried to winch them out ( no go snapped them ) Go the digging Legendary Good on you Guys 😂

Lil and Jake, did you guys know that letting your tyres down increases your traction as it gives you a bigger footprint of your tyre.

Made hard work of that sand track

Last episode Jake put the wrench in front of the fridge literally to prevent the fridge busting through the door.

GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ

Might be an idea to actually drive on the max trax

You poor buggers. You may already know this but you can drop tyre pressures a lot more than most people think. I reckon even 10psi for your rig and 12psi on your Van? Worth a short test if you have a compressor. I hope you have an awesome time travelling. Eventually!!!

Have you thought about finding a sponsor for a RTT?

You drove on soft sand without first dropping air? My god.

What else…. ATGANI….. ALL THE GEAR AND NO IDEA!!!

What, No shovel, seriously

Tyre pressure 👍🍻🇦🇺

Put the recovery strap on the maxtrax

Well need to get uncle rogers expert opinion on the gourmet fried rice, no msg 😮 wtf. Lol.

at the begining when you said that your taking the hard way out off sandy cape. they are going to be up shit creek .then lucky bay with a camper on the same day . they will be lucky if they dont get divorced

If that’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen to you, well you’re gonna have a good day!

Definitely tyre pressure too high We tow a van on the beach and weigh over 7t tyre on van down to 15 and the car 10psi never been stuck

Is all this really worth it, It must be for you guys

Loved the amateur hour. " we can't be bothered putting our tyres down". Bang bogged. Let's put Maxtrax down and not even drive on them. Slowdown, take your time and think before you do something or stay on bitumen and caravan parks. Sorry for your down day.

Big day.

Do you let your tyres down on your van, if not you should .