MASSIVE TROOPY RIG RUNDOWN & FITOUT | TROOPY | TRAVEL | CAMPING

MASSIVE TROOPY RIG RUNDOWN & FITOUT | TROOPY | TRAVEL | CAMPING | AUSTRALIA

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This episode we share with you a FULL RIG RUNDOWN on our TROOPY twelve months after completion. If you're looking for some IDEAS and RECOMMENDATIONS for a new BUILD or just want some tips for an existing build, don't miss this episode. We've even included links to some of our fave products in the description below ⬇️
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@markslowen1411 7 күн бұрын

So cool what an amazing well planned setup ❤

@EscapingCrowds 7 күн бұрын

Thank you! It’s served us well so far on our travels ☺️

@troopyinafrica Жыл бұрын

Love that Mirror position. Very clever. Think Nicolette will like that a lot! Very very clean underbody 😮 Also want that gas bottle holder, but guess will have to find someone here to make it.

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

It’s often the little things that are most satisfying, the mirror is a winner 👌, cheers for watching.

@tonyoreilly7196 4 ай бұрын

COOL...

@michaelalliston6657 Жыл бұрын

Guy's - great video - really informative and packed with ideas. Love the BBQ Box and will track one down. Much appreciated.

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Glad we could provide some inspiration! The BBQ box is a favourite mod 👍🏼 Thanks for watching 😀

@reddustadventures Жыл бұрын

Such a Beautiful Rig. We may be a little bit jealous 😂👌👌👌 Thanks for sharing guys

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Cheers guys, we’re pretty happy with it 😍. Thanks for watching 👍🏼

@geoffrandell9533 Жыл бұрын

Great job with the video guys.Thanks for putting in a huge effort of filming and editing to show others through such a well thought out setup. Pretty much ticked all the boxes for all the most useful accessories and modifications required for making living on the road comfortably enjoyable,(read soft) A couple of years off from a Troopy build myself , but certainly an inspirational way to start my day. Happy safe travels.

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Cheers Geoff, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏼

@StinkhoundRosie Жыл бұрын

Awesome vid 👍 I am looking at building a troopy very similar to yours, can you tell roughly how many k’s you get from full tanks with the extra weight, bigger tires etc? Cheers Aaron

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

@@StinkhoundRosie thanks for watching! So far we’ve managed about 600kms each tank but we haven’t pushed them just for the sake of it! Depends on the type of driving we’re doing really! Throw in head winds and a bit of 4WDing and it’s back in the 5s per tank

@derrickmurphy9859 7 ай бұрын

Very good,great stuff

@EscapingCrowds 7 ай бұрын

Cheers Derrick! Thanks for watching 😊

@e210dall3 9 ай бұрын

Nice rig

@EscapingCrowds 9 ай бұрын

Cheers mate! thanks for watching 👍🏼

@RobbMinion Жыл бұрын

awesome Vid. loving the set up

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Cheers Rob! Thanks for watching! If you’re interested in our travels, tune into some of our other vids to see the Troopy in action.

@GregLay-gf5ud 3 ай бұрын

Really great and informative vid ,,great ideas ,,👍

@EscapingCrowds 3 ай бұрын

Cheers mate! Love our setup. Thanks for your feedback! 🤙🏽

@jeffkelly3542 11 ай бұрын

Hi Guys, Nice Rig ! around the 36 min mark you mention the Solar Shades. What about the Insect screen where do you get them?? Cheers!

@EscapingCrowds 11 ай бұрын

Hi Jeff, they came from Snap Shades. Cheers for watching!

@livingworkingoutsidebox Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. Thanks for sharing your adventures 👍 Great set up and rig. Greetings from Florida Love the camping sign so true 😅

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and glad you are enjoying the vids. We have so many more adventures to come, so stay tuned! Cheers 🍻

@daveclarke6986 Жыл бұрын

Once again, great video guys one big question. What did it cost trophy and conversion?

@mikeperth8027 3 ай бұрын

Great video again, definitely going to be talking to Odyssey custom fitouts if my new Troopy ever arrives. Really shouldn't have sold my HJ47, she was a good old bus.

@EscapingCrowds 3 ай бұрын

Toby and the team at Odyssey are brilliant! Definitely worth touching base with them. Hang in there! It’ll be worth the wait! 🤙🏽 Cheers for watching and commenting!

@VietnamMotorbikeTours 5 ай бұрын

great Vid and awesome fit-out we are just working on our new rig

@EscapingCrowds 5 ай бұрын

Thank so much for watching! We really love our rig and fitout. If you have any questions, please hit us up!

@pl1311 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vid guys!Is that a home made bug net on the rear doors? If so how did you attach it? I've used every glue I can find and the velcro always peels off. Keep' em coming!

@EscapingCrowds 10 ай бұрын

Hi, it’s just a $20 mesh curtain from Bunnings (Pillar brand). It didn’t hold initially but I bought a strip of heavy duty Velcro (hook side) and used that and it’s been no probs ever since. If you need any more info send a msg to our Insta @escaping_crowds and I’ll find you some links.

@mboyaian Жыл бұрын

This is simply beautiful. If you don't mind, how much does it all weigh? I heard you mention you got a GVM upgrade, however, I'm curious. Have you had the weight measured when fully laden? And I mean full. Thanks for the tour. Gives great insight.

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, Cheers for watching mate. We had the GVM upgraded to 3900kg but haven't got around to weighing it sorry.

@morepawstravels Ай бұрын

great run through guys. We've just had the Alu-Cab conversion done to a 2018 Troopy and the mattress is a pain. (literally) you mentioned that you had a custom made inner spring mattress and you added a topper to that as well? Can I ask how tall the entire mattress unit is now? And what bedding are you still able to store in the bed area when closing? I only have a sleeping bad and it's impossible to close with that. (pillows are 100% a no go)

@EscapingCrowds 29 күн бұрын

Cheers for watching guys. Mattress plus topper would be 110mm, we don’t/can’t keep any bedding up there.

@morepawstravels 29 күн бұрын

@@EscapingCrowds thanks heaps!

@donks5306 4 ай бұрын

Just came across your video, what a great setup. I am envious of your troopy and would love to have one like ours. Do you tow a van, or do you just use the troopy?

@EscapingCrowds 4 ай бұрын

Hey, and thanks for watching. We just have the Troopy and we’re currently travelling Oz in it. We love it, and have no desire to tow anything! 😂

@secondsummer6958 Жыл бұрын

Great Troopy presentation!! Do you know if it is possible to already buy those new Alu Cab latches?

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi, I’ve been told they won’t be widely available until April 🤞🏼. Cheers for watching

@alistair9830 Жыл бұрын

Hey, guys - hope we're not being painful, but we have another question about your fridge set up. Someone said to us we should get a plate for the fridge to sit on. Apparently this can be used to secure it in place and is better than using straps. We've never heard this before and were wondering if you have such a plate and, if not, how is it secured in place? Also, we were wondering about your electrical set up - what sort of battery and inverter do you have? Hope you don't mind sharing this info. Cheers, Alistair & Sonia

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi A&S, Our fridge is secured by tie down straps from the fridge handles to D-rings secured in to the floor (x4). It hasn't moved but I check the straps occasionally. You can buy a fixing kit from Dometic but its basically tie downs, D-rings, nuts and bolts similar to what we've used. I did a quick google on dometic fridge fixing kits and found a plate that only appears to be for their smaller fridges, I assume as they are more portable. The electrical is all Enerdrive, including 200ah lithium battery and 2000w inverter. Smaller inverters may struggle if you intend using an induction cooktop. Ask away if you have any more questions or send a msg to our Insta @escaping_crowds

@regan9409 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the walk around I have a alucab conversion as well can you please let me know how you have attached the roof platform I cant use legs as I have a tight fit under the carport thanks Legends

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi Regan, I made some brackets from 6mm aluminium plate to keep the platform as low as possible. If you have instagram, send us a msg if you want specific details of size and how we fit the platform etc as I can send some pics.

@danunder2237 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Where did you get those velcro storage bags you have on the underside of the bed? Been looking for a while but can't find any. I've got the alucab as well and keen to add some more storage. Cheers!

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, they are made by Camp Cover. We got them from QuickPitch but I’m not sure if they’re still around. I did see them on Mission 4x4 website so maybe try them as he was at QP previously. We have 2 different size bags, fit perfectly up there 👌🏼

@danunder2237 Жыл бұрын

@@EscapingCrowds Ill check them out, thanks heaps!

@patrickelmwood1727 Жыл бұрын

Great video guys, very informative. Just a quick question about your water tank. You mentioned you had a 90litre tank underneath the troopy.. Where did you get it from? I have only been able to find half that size on the market

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for the comment! We got it from Long Range Automotive. We think their website only mentions long range fuel tanks but they do water tanks as well. Here’s the link. All the other info is in the description LONG RANGE AUTOMOTIVE - 90 LITRE WATER TANK longrangeautomotive.com.au/

@CharlesGeraghty Жыл бұрын

@@EscapingCrowds I must give them another call as they only appear to do fuel tanks. I’ve already done the cabinet fitout and torqit exhaust, did you manage to do the water tank without needing access to the top floor pan (as I already have cupboards inbuilt there). Also did you need to reroute the torqit exhaust? Thanks for the informative vid 👍

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

@@CharlesGeraghty Hi, I noticed their website doesn’t seem to mention water tanks but it definitely came from LRA. I had it fitted at the same time as the internal fitout so didn’t query how it was done sorry. I’m sure I saw another instal video where internal access was required. The 3.5” torqit fits perfectly with the water tank without modification.

@StinkhoundRosie Жыл бұрын

Heya again, I will most likely fit 33’ all terrains rather than 35’ muddies as most of our touring will be on road , do you have an estimate on the fuel usage difference between the 2 options? Cheers again Aaron

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi Aaron, we just have 33’s (Falken Wildpeak MT’s) so I couldn’t give you a comparison with 35’s as we’ve never run them.

@peterandbarbs7829 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys, thanks for the video. Are you able to share the details of the Slumberest mattress you finally ordered. I gather you went with the Luxury Slimline (70mm). Did you go medium or firm. It also looked like the pillow top was a separate layer, was this the Luxurt Slimline Cloud 9? Thanks for this. Cheers

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi, I’m pretty sure we got the Luxury Slimline Roof Top Camper version. Yes it’s a 70mm combination of innerspring and foam. I don’t think there was an option of firm/medium in that mattress. We ordered it via BCF.

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Forgot to add, we’ve since added a 37mm foam topper from Clark Rubber.

@peterandbarbs7829 Жыл бұрын

@@EscapingCrowds Thanks for the quick response and details. With the topper can you still shut the roof while leaving the bedding in and only removing the pillows?

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

@@peterandbarbs7829 You probably could, but we don’t. My theory is that they say you can have the standard mattress plus quilt (or similar) so our topper basically replaces the quilt. It would be quite tight and we don’t want to push it. If you order through BCF you need to provide a sketch with measurements so let us know if you need them as you’ll have to allow for the taper at the front end.

@peterandbarbs7829 Жыл бұрын

@@EscapingCrowds Thanks for the very fast response. Knowing this means we can order and know exactly what to expect with no surprises. Very useful. Thanks again

@alistair9830 Жыл бұрын

Hey, guys. Great video. We've got a troopy and just starting on the build out (Mulgo popup roof is going in this week). We're thinking about the Dometic 75L DZ fridge/freezer that you have. We were just wondering, now that you have been using it for about a year, what are your thoughts about it? How well does it work? Is it noisy? Is the location behind the passenger seat good and is it easy to access? If you were building your troopy now, would you still get the same fridge and place it in the same place? Looking forward to your response on these questions and, of course, to your next video. Happy travels. Hope to see you on the road. Alistair & Sonia

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi there, cheers for watching. The fridge has been perfect for us, no issues and the placement behind the seats is working well. We have the insulated cover on it and left a gap all around to allow airflow so factor that in when you build the cupboards etc. It's not noisy, surprisingly quiet actually. To be honest, if it was placed at the rear of the troopy I'd still have to climb in to get stuff out because that's the nature of chest type fridges anyway. I wouldn't mind trying an upright but generally the freezer section is too small and wouldn't work for us. So yes, we're happy with it and have no reason to change. Exciting times for you, who's doing the roof conversion?

@alistair9830 Жыл бұрын

@@EscapingCrowds Thanks. That's great feedback, especially on factoring in the gap to allow airflow around the fridge as we hadn't considered that. Our rooftop conversion is being done by Expedition Centre in Sydney.

@paulbeddow4076 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys who did your rear door drop down table & does it have storage behind it? Thx

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hey Paul, the table came from patrolaustralia.com.au No storage, nutserts in to existing holes when door card removed.

@paulbeddow4076 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys been thinking about the roof conversion,does your bedding get wet if packed away after rain that night? Cheers

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, no it hasn't got wet yet. The canvas has never got wet inside and that's the bit that would touch the bedding. It's a double layer of canvas. They recommend leaving windows open when packing down to allow air to escape but if both side windows are soaked (outside) we would just leave the rear window open as that's protected by the rain fly. You'll only get wet bedding if you allow wet fly screens to touch the bed so we've always been able to pack down without that happening. Hope that makes sense.

@RoamingRooma Жыл бұрын

Very nice video. Well explained. I got a new troopy on order for about an year. Tossing between cut the roof or not. Can you give me some feedback regards after sale service and spare availability from Alucab. How it holding up after one year. Anything can wrong in your mind to them after few years of using Appreciate your reply Thanks

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks for watching. We've really only needed after sales service in relation to a broken latch which was sorted promptly through the installer here. I did contact Alucab direct about the new latches as I became aware that they were working on a new design and they were a bit vague on the timing but I assume they just don't know exactly when they will reach Australia. Other than that I don't think there would be any issues with availability of parts. I wouldn't envisage any issues long term, just look after it. As we mentioned in the video, the conversion works really well for us and we would highly recommend it. Hopefully you don't have to wait too much longer for your troopy. Cheers

@ericburger2294 Жыл бұрын

@@EscapingCrowds the updated latches should be available, as we got some from Alu-cab in October last year (when we were overlanding in Africa). The original ones broke repeatedly (on one occasion after just two weeks).

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

@@ericburger2294 Cheers Eric, they did tell me April for Australia so I’ll follow them up again.

@jasonabbott56 Жыл бұрын

Been following a little while now We are still waiting for ours have been waiting 8 months now and after contacting dealer still another 12 to go Gee I hope they still make the v8 or I might change my mind Was wondering after living and using for 12 months how do you find the troopy to live out of are you happy with it or do you sometimes wish you had a bigger space By the way wanting a comfy mattress doesn’t mean your soft 😊 Cheers love the videos

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi Jason, For sure there are times when the creature comforts of a caravan appeal but at this stage we have no interest in towing anything so we make do with what we have. A bigger vehicle would certainly have its advantages when you’re parked up but getting from A to B in a mog or similar, no thanks. Others may disagree but for us this is the perfect compromise. Hope the next 12 months fly’s by for you 🤙🏼

@bilalmoideen6332 Жыл бұрын

Come to kerala ( India)

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching. As we speak, I’m waiting on a call up from the Australian cricket team so may be over there with you sooner than you think 😃

@dolguldur4706 Жыл бұрын

No cockpit review?what a shame...

@EscapingCrowds Жыл бұрын

We thought we’d gone on for long enough so didn’t show the cockpit. We haven’t done much up front but we did cover it within the next video if you want to have a look. It’s in the video that was released just after this one. Cheers for watching 🤙🏼