Ah one thing I forget to mention in the last comment about planning a trip is the age of the drivers in a convoy. As we get older our stamina and concentration tend to fall off quicker so when planning how long to drive (time rather than distance) take into account the ages of those going along. Once I could drive from Perth to Karratha in less than 24 hours, if I tried that today I would almost certainly crash due to fatigue. The older we get te more rest stops we need and the length of time behind the wheel each day we can safely drive reduces. (wondering where my other comment went).

Ronnie it is also worth remembering that EFTPOS doesn’t always work in remote areas so carry some cash.

"If you're scared of snakes, stay home". Yeah, let em come & get you there 😂 That snake bit kit is no good back in the car if you go for a walk. Take it with you. I have two. One in the car & one that lives in a little grab bag of basic survival items I carry when I'm going to be any decent distance from my rig. PLB is the same deal. No good back in your car. Bit pricey for most to have two so just remember to take it with you.

When we venture into Africa communication 2 way radio also help a lot, rule for us, you should have fuel to do 1000km, cause in that 1000km you will find a fuel stop, and in Africa when you do encounter a fuel stop you fill up regardless the distance you travelled, cause you might just find a fuel stop with no fuel. Visit Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Another rule is we look for camp spot from 16h00 (next to the road) you do not drive at night if you can help it. Africa is awesome.. I follow the Aussie overlanding trips and you ouks are blessed. Africa is wild, big 5 walk through your camp, what an experience.

Great advice Ronny...amazing how people spend $150k on their 4x4 but won't spend 1000 bucks on a Map/PLB/satphone/snake bit kit....all the things that will (hopefully) keep them alive, dont need to be on Canning or Simpson as 20km out of city you will be "remote" with no mobile reception and limited emergency help !

You can get cask wine and wine in a can so they have no excuse 😂

The interstate border crossing in the intro hahaha Got me

Cheers for the info! First thing I tried to do after watching this was google a decent 4wd map of WA and... I couldn't, for the life of me, find one! Do you have any recommendations for a good 4wd map of WA? EDIT: I found the HEMA stuff. Are they the only quality options on offer?

Great tutorial Ronny, I've been planning my trip the past year , hopefully i have all my eggs in one basket , every video you upload is so important to anyone travelling, Thumbs Up.

Nic vid Ronny, One important thing to add Make sure to do a full health check on you and take necessary medications

Would love to make a modified episode with you guys. We are from Germany with a Prado 120 based near Adelaide. It’s well equipped and we get a new setup on the roof as well. So a Aussie Prado with German passengers 😅cheers

THANK YOU TRUE DETAILED VIDEO AS SHOULD PLAN HEAD BEFORE START ANY TRIP FROM HOME

Hey Ronnie, thanks much for the vid. I'm about to start on planning first trip, your vid has really helped. So much I didn't even think of! 😂

planning a trip to australia for 7-11 months :-) Your tips are really helpful! Thank you …. coming from Germany the speed limit will annoy me a bit, i guess. Big thanks for the infos about permits!!!

To all who read comments. I spent my working life in Northern Manitoba Canada Thompson, to Winnipeg 798 km's. Only 4 gas stations. No cell service for the first 600 going South. Heading South, the first gas station was 24 hrs year round as it was the bus stop. Snow will cut your range in half. If I may. If you know your fuel range, in summer or good conditions, cut it in half.

🐕, 🐈, 🐦 🐒 or whatever critter suits your fancy, for various reasons, our group always elects to bring pets (usually) or no pets (sometimes).

Great advice Ronny, thanks!! The best one I’ve seen in youtube! The most comprehensive 🤜🤛 you should start writing a book mate, I’ll buy it!

Bloody Brilliant Ronny and spot on!

Luckily I drive a real 4X4 truck, not a bigger 4X4 car that just got called "a truck". With my 10 ton truck as big as a road train's tractor I'm able to stopp at any truck stopp without pissing truck driver's off. Thus on the way from home to the destination area and on the way back home I do not to have to calculate any stopp over. I can just go.

Ronny ,you can get wine in cans now...offtrack wines ,Dans ,BWS and so on

Really valuable tips. Thanks

Great episode Ronny!! Lots of good info here, fan from the USA!

Thanks Ronny 👍🏼

Excellent video!

Ronnie thanks for the video very informative and Cover Lot in it & I do like the banter😊 in too Definitely taken something away from this video for my future longer sway trips to think about

Hi Ronny, enjoyed this. Time and experience have made you're wiser than you look! :)

Thanks Ronny, another great video. But I think you inadvertently left out the primary rule of convoy travel. Each vehicle should be able to see the vehicle in front and the vehicle behind. If you cannot see the vehicle behind, slow or stop until it appears - and so on down the chain. If it does not appear, send someone back to locate it. Keep it simple - no need for wait for possibly unreliable sat phones or VHF. Also, if dealing with bulldust, rotate vehicles in the convoy over the course of a multi-day trip so the newbies are not eating dust every day - if you want them to show up next time. Cheers.

Nice one Ronny, always good content ! Keep em coming 👌

Great vid! Typo: skip class (should be glass)

Great video. So informative!

Fantastic video, heaps of useful information as usual, so many great comments too, probably one of the better ones is cash is king, make sure you have some. Water is the elephant in the room, you need at least a litre a day per person just to drink, either carry that much or know how n where to get extra from, particularly on remote trips

Hey ronny, i love your videos i think that your giving good information to new 4wder like myself and id like to say thank you. I how to see you at the Adelaide 4x4 show

Thank you Sir

Make plenty of lists. Add or subtract stuff as you get deeper into the trip plan.

Great video mate!

Most important planning is how much beer we need in our trips.. 🤘🏻 cheers

Oi! I love whiskey & that come in a bottle. Whisky is not crap is it?? 😂😜 Epic video Ronny!!! Full of valuable information for not so experienced four wheel drivers who are planing on big trip that can be once in a life time kinda trips (eg:Cape York). 👍💯

Brilliant video

Smashing advice Ronny. thanks. we plan to be in the west next year and would be interested if your doing any tag along trips we could meet up with?

Thanks Ronny. Just in time! Going to Baikal for 3 weeks. I'm surrounded papers, notes, maps and tables. Wonder is there convenient gps software for planning and making points (rest, fuel, food stores etc)?

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The only problem I'm having is that I plan to travel for a couple of months without a strict plan. We just see where the wind blows us. The rough idea is either from perth to cairns or the other way around, but I have no clue what roads we're gonna be on and where we want to go

Something I learned years ago for travel is to become vegetarian while out in the sticks. Especially mid eastern food, a lot of it stores dry so it doesn't take up much weight if you can filter water from a river and it doesn't take up space in your fridge or cooler. Eliminating meat and eggs just simplifies everything, then if you're a real big meat eater that first meal back home becomes something to look forward to and keep you optimistic.

@Ronny Dahl I would love to know what brand of digital (online and offline) and paper maps you would recommend and what makes them better than other options. I'm currently in the beginning stages of planning a trip from Vic to Perth mid autumn next year following the coast and possibly cutting inland at some points to do some tracks. Apart from maps what are good sources of information about good areas to visit / stay? Mostly plan to free camp however not opposed to staying on at stations or paid camp grounds.

Hello Ronny thanks for some of the info on traveling in Australia i had no clue there were so many permits required in certain areas! Straight up great advice👍

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Towing speed limit is 100kph in SA

Did Harry give you permission for his image with a busted up back.😅😂😅

There is a "me" in team. Some people act like it.

Jono needs a troopy haha

Unnnnncccclllleeeee ronnnnnnnnnnyyyy

You mentioned speed limits: in NSW if your combined mass (car and van) is 4.5t or more you are speed limited to 100kph.

Peroni is crap now is it? I recall another video (how to load your fridge or something) where it was your favourite but not available in cans

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So, I should take a fuel tanker on a trip.

As for wine and other things like spirits that only come in glass, although I like to avoid plastic as much as glass, it is a safe option to transfer them into plastic bottles, same with eggs, use plastic bottles.

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Oh to get 20l/100 in low range. I got 5 mpg on one trip. 47l/100

I'll go rhythm

Hey mate what map is that with all the rest stops

Oh my god! They changed the speed limit! You bastards!

where is this @ 1:36?

Can you actually do a trip? You are doing the cheap thrills vids lately. Love the old content

How about you go on a trip! I think you sold all of your rigs and drive a Prius!

Great, useful info video. Thanks for sharing. 👌🏻

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