EXPLORE THE INSIDE OF OUR CARAVAN | Jayco Journey Outback 22.68-1

EXPLORE THE INSIDE OF OUR CARAVAN | Jayco Journey Outback 22.68-1 | Our 'Home On Wheels'

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Some of you may be wondering how we've gone from life in a 4 bedroom detached home, and manoeuvred our family into our home on wheels while we explore Australia?!
If you have a spare half hour, come and have a sticky beak inside our Jayco Journey Outback bunk caravan, customised to our suit our family's needs. Some things were pre-planned whilst others have evolved after being on the road for over 3 months already.
Take a guided tour of how we live day to day as a family of four, what works and what we've learnt (or learned to live with!!). See how we pack all our gear inside this 22 footer with room to spare. Sarah loves organised storage and using space to the max, which may help if you are considering taking off on the journey of a lifetime! All we can really say is 'baskets all the way'!! Well that was probably Sarah to be honest, but Damo doesn't complain either (especially when he's rummaging for food)! 😂
The great Aussie outdoors is the biggest living area we could ever hope for, but our cosy home comes an awesome close second 😉
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to drop us a comment or get in touch on our Facebook page 'Venturing Four' or Instagram 'venturing_four'
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@jarahkaren8074 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, one of the few who doesn't waste time talking about themselves, but gets right into an informative tour of a Jayco caravan and how they have optimised space etc. Really helpful.

@raeleentoia383 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, very detailed (appreciate you went through everything) and informative for us in confirming this model is going to be perfect for us.

@philipfox1952 2 жыл бұрын

A great video, thank you, the more ideas we can get the easier it will be for us (Cricket and I) to get set up and no you didn't bore us to tears.

@jamesheneghan3893 Жыл бұрын

Hi a lovely carven lovely video of it fantastic thanks for video it love it thanks again. ❤😂❤😂❤

@frankpinion4937 Жыл бұрын

Great video-extremely well organised caravan. Love it

@WataWeekWithFranckiie 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome walk through. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Gave me a good insight on space and what to bring and how to set the caravan up. Family of 5 with a 9, 7 and 5 year old. Awesome description.

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

WataWeek _Offroad_Adventures thanks 😊 we’re glad you liked it. Thanks for subscribing and thanks for watching 😊

@jessicabrown3154 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this fabulous tour, we just ordered our Journey and this has been fantastic for ideas

@gondwanatravels8834 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing. We are getting our van in 25 days time and I have been visualising all the storage and bins and baskets and collapsible items.....all so exciting. Thanks for sharing the good ideas. Save travels.

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Best of luck getting your new van, super exciting! Really happy to have helped. Thanks for watching.

@donnabootes7272 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video very informative thank you 🙂

@wv2050 3 жыл бұрын

That was a great tour of your caravan, thank you. 😀

@ADayInTheLifeOfJames 3 жыл бұрын

Wow what a setup! You could really live in that if you wanted too haha great work guys & excellent video :)

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

We pretty much did for 16 months 😊👍

@markpreston8273 4 жыл бұрын

Hi guys it was a pleasure meeting you all at the Stanley campground, hope you have an awesome time discovering the rest of Australia, hope our paths cross again someday, Bart. 😊

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Bart, sorry I thought we’d replied to your comment. It was lovely to meet you both too. Take care. V4. 👍

@kidsgoplaces 4 жыл бұрын

Love finding out how others are making it work! We just ordered our fully off grid off road caravan. Can’t wait to hit the road in it 👏😍

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

Kids Go Places totally agree! We’ve learned so much from other travellers 👍

@katherineporter2654 3 жыл бұрын

Great set up.

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@yvonnefreeman5476 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! A great introduction to shall we shan’t we....excellent! Loved it and cheers..oxo

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yvonne, soo happy you liked it 😊

@yvonnefreeman5476 3 жыл бұрын

@@venturingfour just loved it.. I'm still ptsd from childhood caravaning in Norfolk and Wales lol so trying to get over the fear lol but you're making it look brilliant.. looking at the same van this weekend... just brilliant.. thanks again oxo

@kieranbrown3223 4 жыл бұрын

Great videos guys. Thanks for the tour.

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

Kieran Brown your welcome and thanks for watching 👍

@sharonburrows2330 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed ur vudro just subscribed to ur channel lovevya van I want it lol I cld spend all day chilling in there x

@Musicman195510 3 жыл бұрын

Great video , excellent insight to storage as well . Looking forward to your outside tour and more insight into your power storage and setup . We are currently waiting on our 21.66 jayco journey outback to arrive and have sold a 17ft jay o pop top . Just us 2 and the fur babies . Keep up the great work and enjoy the caravanning experience .

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Glenn! Thanks for watching and for your lovely comment. I already have a couple of videos up regarding my power setup so please check them out. We’ve pretty much just finished our lap and have a fair few vids under ‘Venturing Four’ take care guys and good luck with the new van 👍

@julietolio3595 3 жыл бұрын

thank you

@RevisionTrickzZ Жыл бұрын

Great to watch, got some good ideas, thank you.. can I ask what the van weighs fully loaded ready to go ?

@venturingfour Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊 sorry we only weighed the GCM whilst travelling and it would always be between 5.7-5.9T. 👍

@simonvance8054 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, would like to get one one day..

@Froggy543 4 жыл бұрын

great video,was very informative. please do an outside video of the van.

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

Jason c thanks 😊. Outside tour coming soon we promise 👍

@Froggy543 4 жыл бұрын

Venturing Four Please include what you think about the electric awning in the video. :)

@stuartfinlay573 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, already pinched a few ideas. Looking to the solar/battery setup

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

Stuart Finlay thanks. I’m honestly not an expert when it comes to solar but we’ll definitely do a video on the solar soon. I can honestly say it’s well worth spending that little bit extra and going with Lithium if you can afford it. Keep a look out for the next few vids as we do a tour of the outside. 👍

@toycarcollector 3 жыл бұрын

Hello from the US. Your caravans are so nice, over here ours are cheap and out dated. To get something this quality you would have to buy an Airstream Tommy Bahama and spend at least 100K usd. Thank you for the tour.

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for your lovely message ☺️Shame about the caravans in your area. You’ll just have to move over here heehee!! Take care guys.

@BritAussieDude 3 жыл бұрын

Great info. Thanks. Subscribed!!! Music in the background is distracting.

@guywilton7471 2 жыл бұрын

Oh goodness people ! This is now two years old !!!!! I will swear that I only looked at this a week or so ago.....where did the time go???? I guess we are all going to have COVID amnesia> I hope you are well guys and keeping safe and sound.

@venturingfour 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Guy! Nice to hear from you. 2 years….that’s crazy! We’re all well thanks, how is everyone there? Any chance you guys coming over soon?

@melissadoherty4407 3 жыл бұрын

Love you video! Where is your bedding cover from? The tropical cover?

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

It was from Adairs! We loved this cover! We actually have just thrown it away as we’ve had it since 2016 and was starting to rip apart 😢

@andrewberry6753 Жыл бұрын

Hi Venturing Four, I have a Jayco Journey 22.68.1. I was wondering if you could tell me what the switch next to the stereo system and under the control panel does? We have not been able to work it out. Thanks Andrew

@venturingfour Жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew, it’s the power feed for the awning arms. I take it you have the electric awning on your van? 👍

@andrewberry6753 Жыл бұрын

@@venturingfour Thanks heaps, Yes we have an automatic awning. PS love all your videos only found them today. They are great. Thanks again for your quick response.

@cs4728 3 жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC video! Do you think this caravan would work for holidays for a family of six?? No extended trips... Also, where did you get the collapsible pots / colander?!

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

Hey 👋 thanks for the comment. Yes the van would work, you’d need a triple bunk and then opt to have the dining seat convert to a bed. You can get collapsible pots at most camping shops, tent world, BCF etc 👍

@cs4728 3 жыл бұрын

@@venturingfour Thanks for the reply! I just saw that you got a refund on yours - would you still recommend it or do you think I should be looking elsewhere?

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

@@cs4728 we’d definitely still recommend Jayco bang for buck and good customer service. 👍

@nihandakalpana5787 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your presentation. I have few things as I like to know from you as users. How many showers we can have from fresh water tank. Are they use Grey water or we can empty anywhere. As a person from subcontinent I like to know can we use a 230V rice cooker. Heating when not connected to main power source.

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, glad you found it helpful. With the two full freshwater tanks we found they lasted our family approx 6 days, however we did make provision for extra drinking water cartons to help. We also limited showers if we needed to. Two tanks gave us 180L so it really depends on how long you shower for and how many in your family. You really do have to be fairly water savvy to make it last. With our grey water, most places have an outlet for your grey water hose, some like you to run it on the grass, whilst others insist you keep it onboard in a grey water tank and then let it out at either your next stop (if they have facilities) or at a designated area. After we did this video, we upgraded our inverter to 2000w meaning we could run most appliances off grid. Again it depends on the wattage of your appliance as anything that generates heat often consumes more I believe. We could run the reverse cycle air conditioning for a while off grid too. I hope that helps?

@nihandakalpana5787 3 жыл бұрын

@@venturingfour Thank you.

@riaraphael6405 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching every bit of your Caravan Tour! We are family of 4 too and my dream to travel around just like you guys :-) .. Could you advise how much did your van cost and what is the weight, please. Looks awesome. Enjoy your journey!!

@brente1982 3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys. Just watching the video again as I now have the same van on order. Got a question around PowerPoint's. The ones beside the main bed inside the little storage nook, were they standard or did you have to add them as options? You mention the extra usb points?

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

brente1982 Hey! I’m pretty sure one side comes with 240v socket and 2xUSB ports and the other comes with 1x12v cig socket. We upgraded to have 2x240v & 2xUSB either side of the bed. The USB’s are only 1 or 2amp in power so don’t always pick up our phones which is annoying. 👍

@jesspro85 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for sharing would love to see your outside too. We are picking our van up next week. Where do you store your outside table and chairs? Thanks

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

jesspro85 an outside tour is well overdue. We’re hoping to do one soon now that we’re back on the road. We store our outside table, bench seats and recliner chairs under the bottom bunk. There’s plenty of room as well for other things 👍

@shindogoo1899 3 жыл бұрын

Wow $67k, I paid £125 for my tent.

@tonygosarevski989 3 жыл бұрын

I notice there is a Ford Ranger outside, how does that go towing the 22ft Jayco outback? Is it a 2.0 or a 3.2. We are also first timers and hoping to start our adventures in the new year. Really enjoying your uploads. Thanks Tony.

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tony, thanks for watching 👍. The Ranger tows really well in my opinion! I’ve got the 3.2 and it’s never struggled once. I always keep on top of my services and look after my cars so they do the same for me 👍

@tonygosarevski989 3 жыл бұрын

@@venturingfour Thank you for the reply. We now has a deposit on a 22ft Jayco but leaning towards the 2 litre ranger to tow it. Hopefully it is not a mistake (fingers crossed the 2 litre should be okay from some reviews I have seen) .Still have time to change before the caravan is ready. Safe travels and our family look forward to getting out there.

@lawrencecurel7441 Жыл бұрын

what is the little switch to the left of the radio please.

@venturingfour Жыл бұрын

It’s a power feed for the electric awning arms 👍

@lawrencecurel7441 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou venturingfour😅

@coilylux 2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, am interested to know more about the app for the sphere wifi router. I've got the 19ft version of your van. I've searched in the play store and can't find anything that is made or mentions sphere. Could you send a screenshot or something 😃 Thanks Mark

@venturingfour 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Coilylux! Thanks for watching! I’ve just doubled checked and it’s called ‘Rmanager’ on the App Store. This app allows you to plug in your hard drive into the wifi system and then stream your movies onto your smart device without using any data. Ours even worked streaming into the car whilst travelling to our next destination. The kids loved it.

@mariamarshall1420 3 жыл бұрын

Hi can you tell me if this van is easy driving through the cuttings and on sand, would it sufficient to go off road, or do you think it would be better to go the all terraine model. thankyou

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

We had no issues with our van and did a fare share of off-roading and beach camping. If you have the budget to go the all terrain though I would consider it 👍

@melissadoherty4407 3 жыл бұрын

And where is your outdoor carpet rug under the awning from??

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa! It’s from Recycled Mats. You can go to their website online and take a look at their great selection 👍

@MehdiAbedini 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Nice video. Which company did you order this caravan? And also how much paid for this?

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

We purchased the caravan from Brisbane Camperland and it cost $75k 👍

@hayleyneale8504 3 жыл бұрын

Where did u get the long plastic containers from for pantry ?

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

Hey!! We purchased them from K-Mart 👍

@JoshiBoy19 3 жыл бұрын

Can I ask how much it cost? We’re looking at buying one second hand and wondering what sort of price reference, cheers!

@venturingfour 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh! When we purchased ours in 2019 they were priced about $67k standard. 👍

@lauriebsl3846 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, Thanks for sharing your video. I am looking at buying either the Journey 19ft or the 22ft like you have but I am concerned about the weight of the 22ft. I too will have a Ford Ranger Wildtrak to tow the van and was wondering how your Ranger tows your 22ft? Have you done any suspension upgrades? Or engine / transmission upgrades? Do you know what weights you are running with both the Van and vehicle?

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

Laurie BSL our Ranger tows the 22ft very nicely and with no issues. We upgraded our suspension to an adjustable Outback Armour with 150kg constant on the rear. We only have the fridge and rack on the rear of the Ute so not a lot of weight. If I had a set of drawers I would’ve gone the 300kg constant. We are very mindful of our weights and have had them checked twice since being in the road. We currently come in at 5700kg GCM. It’s all about finding a balance when packing the van. Clothes, tools, toys etc. We constantly cull a lot of our stuff. If something new is purchased we often throw something old out or take it to charity. It looks like there is about 200kg difference between the 19&22ft, however the tow ball weight is larger on the 19ft. If weight is going to be an issue, you can always pay to have a GVM & GCM upgrade on your Ranger, this would then give you another 500-700kg extra. I hope this helps make your decision. Happy to answer anymore questions. Good luck 👍

@lauriebsl3846 4 жыл бұрын

@@venturingfour Thanks for your reply. That has given me a little more confidence. Can I ask what your Tare weight is on the van?

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

Laurie BSL our tare weight is 2520 and ATM 3120. This was an upgrade through Jayco. 👍

@brente1982 4 жыл бұрын

Laurie with a fairly stock (as in not heavy accessories) you should have no trouble towing this van. I have a Ranger XLT and am currently pulling accessories out of it. Mainly my heavy aftermarket custom drawers. With them out and the remainder of my accessories staying, I should just fall below GCM with the $149 upgraded payload/suspension on the van. I have a dobinsons MRR lift with 280kg constant load rear springs and having towed an 18 foot expanda previously had no issue with the way it handled. I would suggest getting an aftermarket transmission cooler installed though. That is definitely a must do upgrade.

@brente1982 4 жыл бұрын

@@venturingfour apologies for my every increasing questions whilst you're on your amazing journey around Australia. But do you happen to know your tow ball weight when fully loaded?

@garrytaylor8578 Жыл бұрын

We have been travling for years we have learned not to keep keys near the door and you have just told everyone wear your store your drone are stored.

@petertwinn786 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you store your thermomix?

@venturingfour 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Peter, thanks for watching! We actually left our Thermomix behind but if we were going to take it we store it under the sink 👍

@edmurray611 4 жыл бұрын

I would advise people not to stack clothes and other gear on or close to batteries,inverters etc.

@explorewildaus5910 4 жыл бұрын

Hey guys. How do you manage to stay under your 6 tonne gcm with van and car set up?

@venturingfour 4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Winchester It’s all about finding a balance when packing the van and car with clothes, tools, toys etc. We constantly cull a lot of our stuff. If something new is purchased we often throw something old out or take it to charity. We currently sit around 5700kg GCM and have been on the weighing scales twice since being on the road. Just because you have space in the van doesn’t mean you can ram it full of stuff. We have lithium batteries instead of AGM which saves heaps more weight. Our car doesn’t have all the bells and whistles, just a fridge and another lithium battery and a couple of boxes for our recovery gear. If I had drawers, bull bar etc it wouldn’t work and I’d need a GCM, GVM upgrade to give me another 500-700kg. I guess it all depends on what you think you need and what you actually need. I hope this helps answer your question. Thanks for watching, V4 👍

@explorewildaus5910 4 жыл бұрын

Venturing Four cool thanks for the reply. I’m looking at the van under yours as it only weights in at 2979kgs atm (I think that’s the figures) my bt50 has a little bit of gear in it so it makes it very hard to get weights right. 🤦‍♂️ I’m also possibly looking at a small car topper boat but will see how I go.

@brente1982 3 жыл бұрын

@@explorewildaus5910 I'm the same as you. I've had to strip some accessories out of my Ranger in order to tow this van once I get it early next year. Weights will be close but legal. We all know the car manufacturers understate the capabilities to give themselves around a 10-15% margin on it. Otherwise getting a GVM/GCM without modifying axles wouldn't be available. I've calculated through much research that I'll be around 5960kg once car and van loaded 🤞

@sarahmcerlroy 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, do you know what your weight is with all your stuff in the van as you do in this video? We have two children and would have similar amount of stuff. Thanks heaps!

@venturingfour 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Sarah! I would say that we would have averaged about 3T fully loaded. That’s with both water tanks full which were 90L.