Holly & Matt thanks for the video and the Hydralyte 👍👍

little tip old bearing cone .make a cut amd use to bash in new one instead of using a flat head screwdriver .tnat way ya cone isn't burred for the bearing to sit in to spin works a treat

Good that you have the know how to fix things Other wise would be an expensive tow back to where ever

Another great video! Thanks for sharing your Hydralyte! ;)

What superstars you two are, definitely someone I’d love to travel remote with. What a great effort but wouldn’t expect anything less from you 🍻

Great video, love your content, thank you!

A great video. Love your aerial photos. The colours are just beautiful. Such a great idea to keep some HYDRALITE on hand in the desert. Looking forward to the next chapter.

Love the aerial shots, been loving the series so far. Hydralite

Thank you for your videos. I’m really enjoy enjoying the Madigan. Hydralyte.

Great video, great images. The video told the whole story in a very interesting and continuity kept it going beautifully.

18:17 I used to mark "half" in between road and closed. If the track was truly closed, we'd turn around and replace "half" with "wait a day or two".

I love how you show the reality of challenges as well as the beauty! Nothing like a Hydralite at the end of a day!

Winner, winner Hydralyte.

Great video, and tease for next week. That final shot looks amazing!

Always take the Hydralyte, could be a lifesaver. Awesome scenery with the flowers on display.

What a pleasure to watch. A really enjoyable way of telling this story.

Great photos of the stunning flowers . Hydrate

Beautiful footage and the wildflowers are so pretty Code word: Hydralite.

Popping the hydralyte is a great idea in the desert

I finished my own Madigan adventure back in October and followed the same route you did. It’s been great to revisit the sights and scenery you’ve captured on film so well. Fortunately, I had contacted Judy at Adria Downs who informed me of the closure so I didn’t get the unexpected “road closed” bummer. Of course it was disappointing but now I have a reason to go back once Eyre Creek dries out a bit. Sharing your video as a great example of what crossing the Madigan was like. Looking forward to next week’s video. Cheers!

Always look forward to these episodes!! Hydralyte

It was a long drive but you guys made it back before dark. At first glance, I thought that lizard is a Thorny devil until you show it unclosed. He is too comfortable to go anywhere 😅. It's always good to travel with friends, you can rely on each other. Now the gang are back and moving 🚌. I love all of your drone footages and shot. It makes me want to teleporting myself there 😅

Great video guys, as usual. HYDRALITE

Thanks for sharing. Cheers

Another great video. Thank you. Hydralyte.

Hi guys,very nice video excellent work. I drive on this track solo this year 3 months ago l have similar issues with closed Eyre Creek By Pass so l use Hay River and QAA Line. Worst section was last 30 km Hey River. Merry Christmas and happy New Year 2024.

Another Great Video Episode. Thanks

Awesome that you guys can overcome a problem like that and still keep high spirits, that would have ruined most people’s trip. Lucky there was not to much damage on the stub axle. If we could get some more rap songs from ellen that would be good 😂🤠. Another great episode guys

Still loving the viedeo Hydrolite

You guys are amazing - driving that sort of distance just to get required parts for a mate! But you got a close encounter with the lizard, which is a real treat!

Love your content guys, beautiful photography and videography!! Also loved the morning bird sounds you sometime catch, have you considered recording 30+minute sound files of them and making it available?

Fantastic videography!

Awesome Ep guys,

Great Video, Hydralyte

Nothing quite like the Simpson desert it definitely needs to be witnessed to understand just how awesome and remote it is. Awesome work guys 👏👏

wildlife can be so inconvenient at times 😊 hubby had a time the other week moving a stumpy at streaky bay 😅 looks like the group had a chilled time waiting 🤗 'Hydralyte' 💧

Matt and Holly, flat out in the desert; like a bloody lizard drinking !!!

The drone footage is somewhat of spectacular!! How it shows the landscape is truly mind blowing!! Thank you !!

This round of videos and last of the #madigan line as been great. Thank you Russell

Thanks for another great video. Hydralite

Wow! What a huge difference from your 2021 crossing in the 40 series versus the 70 series. . . You guys have come along way. You're so much 'calmer' and better set up. . . Totally professional now. Love your channel. Thank you. BTW the Code word is "Hydrate". Looking forward to next week's video, take care.

those parallel dunes .. amazing - wind blown! Hydralyte

Stunning photography and dronography, it really does feel like I’m there also, great example of what can happen in the outback, 500ks of dirt, corrugates and sandhills from help/parts/alcohol, a 1000ks of bitumen is a big enough effort. I think in the last bit you’re all just getting into the spirit.

Fantastic episode, amazing the contrast in the desert once it receives even the slightest rain but it is multiplied once there is flooding, it is like Hydralyte for wildflowers

code word, hydrate great work on the video i enjoy watching like i always do thank you

I think I need to Hydralyte after watching that! Great trip.

Stay hydrated! hydralyte Loving the series.

Have you tried the peach flavour hydralyte? I think you can only get it at chemist warehouse but it's a must have when we travel!

What can I say? All the comments you have received says it all. You guys are legends!!!!!!!!

Beautiful colours of the land, light and flowers. A great couple of episodes so far so looking forward to the next. A quick question that I’m sure you have been asked before, what is the brand of your gas bottle holder on the spare. It seems to be pretty sturdy, is it? Hydralyte. 😁👍

Always good to have some #hydralyte on hand after a big night on the froffs. Simpson on my bucket list, hopefully not so chopped up when I get to do it. Keep the great content coming guys👌🍻

Hope you had plenty of "Hydralite" to keep hydrated. Great video

Sehr schöne Aufnahmen. Absolut professionell. 💪🏻

Living stateside in Arizona, I’m amazed at the similarities between the types of terrain, but it blows my mind the lack of mountains and topography in Aus. Still, I’d love to see it for myself! Great rescue, 🍺🍻

TT is a good company to deal with. I found them very useful, plenty of stock and knowledgeable. Also the have good mechanic (recommended) base around the country. Using them for years for my Prado 120. BTW this is f**ing amazing mate best part of the country in my book, Desert is a unique place, got something cannot describe from words. Good friends, good place best vehicles what else is living

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Unusual to see Adrian fixing his vehicle as he,s usually fixing other peoples vehicles.

Did they re-pack the rear axle bearing on the other side? while they waited for you to get back?

Any thoughts on the reason for the collapsed bearing? Looks like the rear rims are negative offsets (-50mm?). 'Oversized' tyres? Too many Kms between services? Too much weight? All of the above? Thanks - David

Great scenes. Hydralyte.

Another great video. Matt why didn't you pick up the Lizard by the tail and move ? Nothing like a cold beer after a Hydralyte .

Mates do stuff for mates even if it means a 1,000kms on a dirt track. Your trip for parts has raised you to legend status in my eyes. 1,000 kms goes quickly on youtbe :) but it must have been a bit of a grind on your own. Hope the beers were on Adrian. Just wondering if there were any left after the fix up celebration!

Sure we seen you guys on the gunbarrel highway last week?

Did you grab a spare set of bearings? In case the other side goes.

What was the favourite hydralyte?

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I assume you had a full tank of fuel when you left Alice how much extra fuel were you carrying to do the rescue.

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Hi guy's, I from Adelong. Code word.. Hydralyte

Did you stop for a cheeky Maccas breakfast in Alice on the parts run? That’s not Matt’s cooking show!

I couldnt think of how awful that would be. Broken down on the Simpson

Can I ask what maps are you using? Cheers

matildas vs France.....so this video is from 12th of August 23?

Matt and Holly's recovery service ** not sponsored ** Good to see that the gang have kept well lubricated with Uno and "hydrolyte" while waiting for the spare parts. There - I used it in a sentence, do I get bonus points?

Road closed was a bit of a downer. Curious, if you got confirmation it was an open route why didn't you go ahead with planned route. My thinking in same scenario would be, "Sign put up when track was actually flooded, authorities declare route open, Ranger just hasn't got round to physically driving out to remove sign yet". Yes I know it's a hard one. My experience, wanted to traverse a track out S.A. once. Goes into Ceduna Police Stn. Officer couldn't answer as didn't know track I was enquiring about so disappeared & returns with an indigenous officer familiar with track, traversed it in last three weeks, it's open, no permit required, just go there, yeah, great news. Onroute I meet a chap, had a brief catch up, he's going west, I'm going north. Advise him of our intended route, nah, you can't go there, it's currently a closed route and also requires a permit. I explained what I'd done at Ceduna. He says, well I'm telling you the opposite and I'll give you this legal advise. I'm a Queens Councillor, and whilst you have been given authority by an indigenous police officer saying you can go there, if and thats "if" anything goes wrong you will be in trouble as I've advised you since you can't, shown you on a map it's a "closed route" and should you have to attend court over any incident occurring on route you'll be committing purguey saying you had a verbal right if passage, hmm. I says my maps also advised its closed, hence my reason for enquiring at Ceduna. He says, you have to remember, no road is closed to a police officer, so she may well have traversed it not knowing you can't. It won't stand up in court. WTF. Gives this a lot of thought, heads off on the track, sure enough 20k in sign says, road closed. To traverse road a Permit required. Now I was prepared to continue on with the knowledge of our indigenous police officer whom specifically knew the track I enquired after, But travelling companions weren't comfortable proceding on closed road. Result, make camp, about turn next day on new route. Conflicting info. Pain in the dairy air, ha!

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Bet it’s too late to say hydralyte? 😂

Good afternoon from PAPUA NEW GUINEA. I enjoyed watching your content

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