In my early 20's , in the late 80's , I spent 2 1/2 years on a working holiday around Australia. I bought Jack's Safe Outback Travel book and all his videos before my trip. His advice was invaluable for both my preparation for the trip and also for keeping me out of trouble whilst I was travelling. Thank you Mr Absalom and rest in peace.

Recently I just purchased a 70 acre property in the NSW outback mining town of Nymagee. On the property was a run down miners hut, which I restored and renovated, made of timber walls and corrugated iron roof. The first thing I placed on the wall was one of jacks paintings. Fixed the chimney with a Dutch oven and replaced the floorboards from hardwood Chep pallet planks. And every time I go out to the hut I watch of an evening the jack absalom DVD box set.

Vale Jack Absalome, 1927 - 2019. Thank you Viewlorium for archiving many of his adventure videos.

Great talker and great bloke back in the days when TV was worth watching cheers 🍻

If only cars were so simple to work on these days. 15 years ago I remembered your actual advice from this film when our car was broken down on a. remote dirt road in the Flinders with a leaking fuel tank (and fuel leaking onto the hot exhaust pipe to make things worse!). Did exactly what you said. Found some shade, put on some tea on and relaxed. 4 hours later someone came along and helped us out. Thanks and Rest in Peace Jack!

i remember jack 's show from the old days , they were great them an still good today .

Didn't know Jack had passed away, true Aussie legend amongst the great Australian characters of the bush. RIP Jack. 😢

Love the Jack Absalom specials. He probably saved quite a few lives.

Jack was an Old School ........ Good Bloke!

this is the same way my father taught me about traveling in the bush.best thing he ever did plus taught me so much more.thanks dad for what you did. r.i.p Dad love ya.xoxo

Didn't know Jack Absalom had passed away RIP Jack 1927-2019! Have all his Videos and books and met him 2 or 3 times a real Australian legend love his paintings too!😞😢😭🤠🏜️🐪🦅

Thank you so very much for sharing these videos. Jack Absalom is an absolute legend and it would be a crying shame if his great knowledge of Australia and survival were lost. A lot of people don't realise he was a great painter as well. Thanks again. I hope many others get as much pleasure from this as I do.

♡ R.I.P ♡ Mr.JACK ABSALOM YOUR A LEGEND

Jack Absalom another Australian Legend p.s GREETINGS FROM CANADA

I grew up watching Jack, never forgot his tips and tricks in the bush....Rest Well Jack Absalom......Job well done.

Dash of whiskey in the water and it’s always marvellous. Jacks a legend

Aussie legend 💪

Nothing like a good floor pump though. I got one for $10 at the Salvation Army store and I've pumped everything up with it, bike tires, car tires, big ol' tractor tires you name it. I got it like 10 years ago and it was used then, and it's still going strong.

My respect to this useful old man.

keeping looking at the photo i have with Jack from just a couple years ago... I'm shocked he's gone, he was in such incredible health, he even insisted to walk my grandmother (89 at the time) to the car... it's just the gentleman he was. Love you Jack, i'm glad I got to say it to you in person! Even with out you, I still look forward to visiting your amazing art gallery, i'm sure your wife and daughters will take good care of your lifes work and memories.

one of the best outback prep videos ever!

Fantastic video Jack, I'm a Pom who has always wanted to spend a week in the Aussie outback. Maybe one day I will. Here's to you mate !

Jack is King and an Ace bloke!

John Henry Absalom OAM was an Australian artist, author and adventurer. Born: 11 Nov 1927 · Port Augusta, Australia Died: 22 Mar 2019 · Broken Hill, Australia

Yes i agree ! Jack is a great bushman and this information is literally life saving! .. great man kudos to him!!

RIP jack! I find it relaxing and educating to watch your series. Especially on a winter Sunday, could do with a dash of whiskey tho. haha

I can't believe Jack was just standing there out of sight, unwilling to help them - what a meanie! :P

One of the original brush men of the bush with such great artist as Sydney nolan,Jack Absolom is an absolute classic old school Aussie bushman,what a great Aussie character love it , thanks for the post.

may these you tube videos continue forevr your incredible jack. im so spewing i never got a chance to meet you. i watch these videos over and over and never get sick of them.

My dad taught me most of this for everyday motoring. Always carry a spare coil, fan belt, and points. And a tool kit.

Bloody great! A lot of drongos don't know this stuff!

What a great character and bushman this guy is !...every person going into the bush should be made to watch this ,this would save a lot of time worry and lives !!!.

I have all his DVDs and have watched them over and over countless times. Im saddened to hear of his passing. I was hoping one day I'd get to meet him.😢 these films are priceless, they're educational and comforting.

brilliant! I used to listen to his tapes in the early 80s.

Seldom I have enjoyed a video like this. And great to see some of the car starting tricks I practised back in the 60s. I thought those were quite forgotten. This makes me wanting to go back to OZ. Keep it up.

Vale Mr Absalom. Another treasure lost.... I'll be watching some of your shows tonight in tribute.

He was my favorite bush adventure after Malcon Douglas, Leyland brothers.

Bloody Gold mate, great job and thrilled to hear you are still at it at 90 mate. Epic. ATB Moose in Victoria.

Absolutely superb programme! What a great character, giving some top notch advice! Really appreciate you posting this and introducing me to this great Australian character. One of the best! Thank you.

Brilliant Info Jack, many thanks my Friend!

I remember doing these things with a car back in the day. Unfortunately, almost everything he demonstrated can't be done on a modern car. Fun to watch though.

I only follow Jack Absolom, Ray Mears, Les Hiddins and Malcolm Douglas.

One of Australia's Legends..

I’m here In Colorado, USA. Watching this… idk why. Lol if any Aussies want to invite me over I’d LOVE to see your beautiful country. I’m poor though :(

Miss you so much Australia

Thank you Jack for the video

Your a legend jack absalom

@Viewlorium : many thanks for your uploads. I used to watch this series as a kid and you bring back the memories without the pain in the arse commercials we were subjected to. :) subbed and thumbs up.

I like this guy, he's a straight shooter I reckon. I wish he made a series. I hope he is still around.

never heard of this series before but this bloke is dead on with the fan belt etc thinks exactly as I would , some good info and well worth watching . listen to this man and it could well save your ass .

Fantastic I could spend a year with this guy in the bush. This is bush law buy a obvious master ,so knowledgeable!!!. 10 out of 10.From a Limey b.

I was a fan of Jack Absalom when I was a kid (I'm near 59 now). He was a true bushie legend, and a not-too-bad artist. I devoured his documentaries when they were released. I even had his camp oven cooking book and a few others. For those of you who know of 'All Aussie Adventures' and 'Russel Coight', the character was in part based on Jack, (a lot of) Troy Dann, and Les Hiddens. And maybe a little bit of Harry Butler.

Holy shit! Was that my old Mitsubishi Sigma station wagon? Awesome!!! Thumbs up and a subscription coming your way :)

Hi Jack, just wanted to say Bless you mate, I hope you & your family have a good Christmas 2018 .. I love all your movies.. have a collection.. I quite admire what you’ve done for the Australian people.

On ya Jack, enjoyed the video, no one comes close

Absolute Aussies icon

So here’s me with a expensive 4x4 and I could have got away with an old sigma !

Good old jack, if you want cold beer in the uk ask for a larger and if you want a hot pie don’t buy the ones in the freezer lol. Just a couple of survival tips for you when next in the uk 👍 Love your paintings man.

I remember watching Jack on Channel Ten in the 80s. Driving to Broken Hill on sealed roads tomorrow so these tips are an overkill.

Hi, can anyone remember the episode where jack starts a car using torch batteries? I’m a Pom that lived in Australia in the 70s and 80s and absolutely loved it. Went back last year, it’s a bit different now. Still a great country out of the cities.

THANK YOU SHARE GREAT DETAIL VIDEO WITH US

Jack is solid gold . Thanks Jack .

Great info, and good to see information acquired from the survival of Aboriginal peoples :) What a great man :)

total legend

Good video love Jack Absalom.. yeah i was told you needed a 4x4

Liked the video 👍👍👍

Apparently Jack was a professional roo shooter back in the day, so he would have had roo in the camp oven plenty of times...

20:30. I had an old 2H diesel Landcruiser some years ago with an alternator issue. With the diesel, all I had to do was make sure I was parked on a hill to get it started. Prior to getting the alternator fixed, I drove it for over a month without a battery. I had no lights, indicators, or anything else electrical, and I had to manually shut off the fuel pump to stop it, but it ran fine.

Love this

Jack's in a sedan and he's able to do it all, amazing

Jack and he's sigma 👌👌 I had two good cars for that time.

that torch battery ignition is hilarious. of course you need an old-school battery powered points type ignition. no way it has enough current to power a modern EFI's ECU (or if it does, not for long enough).

Hi there a very interesting video,I've always been fascinated with Australia, its such a beautiful country,but would love to see a video of what type of bush tucker food that is good to eat,,there are a lot of videos on bush tucker, but would love to see your version,!!!!! take care,🌵🌿🍂👍

He is the best

29:40 1982 On the old Cooktown road, which was no better than a goat track in most places at the time. I'm driving South in an old Land Rover and come across a bloke in an XA falcon wagon on the side of the road. He's under the car. We start having a yarn and he tells me he popped a ball joint back up the road and had wired it up with a heap of fencing wire. He said it was working okay but he decided to speed up a bit over 10mph and the joint popped again. So he was rewiring it together and decided he shouldn't try and speed over the bedrock that made up a lot of the road in places.

my old man had a sigma back in the day he was proud as shit haha this takes me back

I would add that, if at all possible, travel in a group with other vehicles is also a good survival tip for remote outback journeys.

Beautiful....basic bloke stuff

STAR (Spare Tyre = Air Replaced) - bloke *IS* a : STAR - LEGEND (Light from Electrics : Gasoline to Engine = Neat Diagnostic) *_R > G_*

Hey Jack, what the hell is a gallon ? Why is he talking pre 1966 measurements when this was filmed in the early 80's ! I'm guessing a gallon is about 4 litres based on the size. He's also driving an incredibly unreliable vehicle ! Mitsubishi Sigma Wagon ! lol I've never seen the jack up the car and spin the rear wheel to "push start" the car trick ! This guy is a real Aussie character...

Great stuff! My old VW bus can still be fixed this way! Bit odd how he talked about the Aborigine like a vanished species though.

jack was the man

Where was the first place Jack got petrol from in this documentary? Must have been on a station in the outback.

Where’s the pub in this documentary? I remember this but don’t know where the pub is!

Also it helps to know your radio, HAM or CB or something. Nothing wrong with "chicken band" a lot of those folks are salt of the earth and have their ears on.

Australia's very own Indiana Jones. Adventurous and self reliant. Jack looked for treasure too. He owned Australia's largest private opal collection.

jack and malcom 2 legends

AUS desert is far more daunting than even the US desert and in the US, we like to keep water and food etc in case we get stuck. Generally stay on I-10 and the truckers will look out for you but some areas, you want to have supplies if you're going out where there's one car per 3 days.

He was a bit short shrift on the medical tin. Mega useful to know for survivalists and scouts!!! A scout died in the grand canyon from dehydration, but with these sachets in his water he would have been in effect carrying maybe twice the water he had, and save his life.

What a great survival film and great bushman! Does anyone know what the air bag he used to get out of the bog was called and where to purchase one? I live in the United States but would be willing to order from Australia and pay duty on one. What an incredibly simple device for lifting your vehicle.

This bloke is a bloody legend, driving around in a Mitsubishi Sigma in the middle of no where, while dick head rich people are to scared to take there ford ranger around the corner block!!

It’s nice to hear Aussie accents before those irritating upward cadences took over.

I had never actually heard of this man before,

Lol eski for me tucker and a coldie! A air pump, u can have a gutz buster, I don't like it lol U must carry a coil All good advice from a legend! But lol can't help say that I would tow a complete engine gearbox and diff if I was in a bloody sigma wagon!

Do you have a link for the exhaust powered jack cushion?

You take a bigger risk driving an 1980s Sigma more than a mile past the nearest mechanic.

This is old stuff. Cars no longer use points or a single coil!

What road is this journey on?

I wish I was around in those days and living. These times are up too shit, crooked times.

and watch out for any sky blue Ford trucks