Any chance thats an old 2015/2016 Telstra fibre splicing sprinter van? Happens to be my current work van. Was thinking how well it would do on a trip. Would love to buy it once it goes to auction. Did you get this one from Pickles auctions and how much? Please keep posting vids, wanna see more.

Hi guys your Motorhome is looking good. We are now retired and looking at a merc 4x4 also, yours looks like it handles what ever you seem to throw at it , just a matter of knowing your limitations i suppose. Safe travels and All the best Steve and Deb

Hi guys … I’m about to take delivery of my sprinter and I’m curious to know … do you have a rear locker fitter and if so, where / who fitted it. Love your videos.

Great to see you enjoying the Sprinter. Based on my experience (towing Ulti camper-trailer across the Simpson, Googs Track, Ngala Rocks on Fraser without missing a beat, and cruising up the big dune out of Cape Flattery, nothing helps more than low tyre pressures (as well as switching off traction control). If you stuck with 18 and 23 psi, you'll experience a huge improvement dropping down to say 10 and 12 even if only for the tougher dunes. I'm not sure what tyres you were running, but good ATs with 3-ply sidewalls (like BFG KO2s) at these low pressures will help too.

Turn your traction control off 👍🏽

Diff lock required, watch USA AWD Sprinter reviews

4:08 what about snakes

Planning to buy a jayco all terrain van sprinter lab so this got my interest

Good luck guy's, how do you find the sprinter on fuel ⛽ is it desiel or petrol? The inside looks nice.😊

Hello, We Love your videos, and we love your 4x4 mercedes setup. It's great to see how capable your van is. If you have time, would you be able to do a walk-around video of your build. The snowing video through the windows and outside is awesome 👌

Huge Carp! Hit me up if you want to go all wheel driving sometime. I’ve got an Outback that goes pretty hard.

Noice video you two. Go Fuggly.

You're amazing. Crossing the Simpson in a van !!?! You have the more comfortable car ever (compared to LC 79). I never thought it was possible. Do you have a transfer gearbox in this van ? I mean with a real Low-Range ? Whatever, Congratulations to both of you. Kiss from New-Caledonia

Why wasn't the front left wheel spinning when you were hung up on the bank?

Great to see a van based adventure channel that’s not just stuck on bitumen 👍

Much appreciation for sharing video ....GOD bless u😊

That damper certainly looked pretty good.

Not a bad run on stock road tires and standard suspension. Most Sprinters I`ve seen from America have upgraded and they all are currently bogged at Burning man

All good fun that :)

it's not in 4wd.

You need a high lift and wider rims and tyers suggest BF Goodrich all terrains. Learn about tyre pressures to use to clime sand dunes. Your shock control is not good suggest Bilsteins. Higher tyres will require transmission regearing. You also need a bull bar winch set up.

Awsome I think your front wheel drive only engages if the front wheels turn as its front wheel assist other wise good video

The front wheels weren't spinning so you may have thought you were in 4 low but maybe the electrical acuators hadn't grabbed properly. That's the trouble with modern systems.

Good video, thanks for showing us how your van went on the sand. No bad, as it turns out, better than I expected. You mentioned a way to spin the seats around to face the back - I reckon that would make a big big difference, if it isn't too much money and effort to change to a bucket seat on the left and add the spinny bits. Regarding the beeping with traction control off - you mentioned in reply to another commenter than it's a bit annoying - it would drive me batty, I'd be under the dashboard trying to disconnect the damn beeper. Apart from all that, it was good to see the desert through your camera, it hasn't changed that much in the 32 years since I was there except for a few more tracks over Big Red.

That’s awesome & ballsy, Simpson with a sprinter👍

it didnt look like you where in 4x4 as neither front wheels where spining

Great video. I really enjoyed it. I do not know these vehicles but the following may help. I read in the comments how expensive the rear diff locks are but is it feasible to have the rear shimmed internally to tighten it up ? With regards to suspension travel one of the limiting factors is the shock absorbers. You may be able to find longer shocks to allow more sag /droop on the rear . If you do watch out the length of the brake lines are okay. If the front is IFS / CVs check to see if you can trim the rubber bump stops on the sag side of the travel. This is a popular mod on Gen 2 Pajeros. It allows more travel. Watch the brake lines again and that the CV stays in place at full droop. Another trick is to apply a light pressure on the brake to limit wheel spin up which gives better drive to the wheel on the ground. This should only be done sparingly. Keep up the good work . Cheers Tony.

Maybe if you find a dune with those big holes, stop, get out the long handled shovel and fill them up or smooth them out. With lower tyre pressures and 2nd gear low, you should make it up in one go. Thanks for the heads up. Cheers 👍🏻🙏👍🏻

beautiful trip

Personally i think if you are going to play with lockers on a van you are likely asking for trouble (snapped axle or cv). Id go winch, far simpler and with a 30m second strap you will likely alway be able to reach something. With the simpson the winds shape the dunes. To travel west to east is easier because the western faces are generally not as steep as coming from the east. I remember one dune in particular you would likely not get over. It had a long run up and 80% of the way up you had to turn left 90deg drive another 10m then turn right and punch through an almost vertical top 1m of the dune. I remember only seeing sky for 15 seconds then immediately had to turn right 90 deg to not fall into a wind hollow. We had a 2wd hilux with us and end up he got stuck on that dune and through a snatch bad anchor point lost his brake lines. The desert is not a place to be messed with, imagine being 80% across and finding a part impassable, not enough fuel to turn back but an impassable object in front. Don't want to end up a statistic. Myself after doing it once id only do it with some sort of communications and a second vehicle if possible. We went through 200l of water in 5 days while crossing it with 3 people and had around 60l left over. Its ok going in 50 odd km where you were because you could potentially walk out if you could carry 20l of water. Anyways great series have fun.

Looking at where you got hung up. With sand my discovery 4 you have to turn off the traction control system, if you don't it will effectively stop you. Most people dont realise this (its in the manual 4x4 driving on sand) and you see them bogged at inskip etc. Turn it off and where you just got bogged you can drive right over. When you got hung up 1 rear wheel spinning this is where a centre diff lock comes in. With a centre lock it will thow power to the front and rear equally and if 1 wheel spins you only lose drive to one end of the vehicle. This is where a rear locker comes in, essentially both rear wheels are locked together when engaged. You are right to question the traction control system because it let one rear spin its head off. Some tcs are not as good as others and is normally demonstrated by putting the vehicle on 3 sets of rollers. If the tcs is any good it should grab the spinning wheels and send power to the one with traction. Some so called 4x4's fail this test. Wonder if you had tcs disabled, some tcs systems take a good 30 seconds of spin to wake up and divert power. Landrovers are the leaders here and almost immediately divert power and actually negates the need for a rear locker, although it is an option. Id probaby add a winch before playing with lockers, a 30m static strap and another 30m of dynema can normally reach some sort of an anchor to winch off of. It great to see you guys out there. I agree with you in your van, the ability to escape the flies/rain can make all the difference. Best thing is you guys see it. BTW the flies can be a lot worse at birdsville, last time we were up there peoples backs where black in them, and we hid in the car.

The only way to have all wheels driving is to have lockers, even in 4x4 you have a limited slip diff , which will send drive to the wheel with least resistance coursing wheel spin, this where diff lockers come in but they are expensive if I'm wrong for this view point could someone please let me know , I don't have lockers either 😉 I have a troopy.

Great effort when you got stuck, good to have the maxtrax and a shovel 👍you will be surprised at how many people don't even have a shovel with them, I like the way you present the video in a calm and relaxed manner, well done to both of you, I enjoying every part, thank you for sharing ❤ 👍 stay safe from rick in Perth Australia 🇦🇺 😊

That's pretty cool. We had around 14 psi to do the Simpson in a landcruiser, they are normally at 70 on bitumen. What pressures were you running? That climb up big red is pretty impressive, one of the hardest in the whole Simpson. 1500 dunes between where you are and dalhousie springs. Bit of an eye opener how capable that van is mind you I used to get my 1977 Toyota hiace many spots where it was 4x4 only and that was 2wd. Nice vid thanks for sharing.

Most of these holes are created by to hard tyer pressure's and spinning there wheels, makes it hard for you guys 😢

What's the beeping noise 🤔

Great video guys, you may have to give the suspension lefted a bit , your ground clearance looks a bit low , love to know what you've done to the sprinter, it's not ugly it's a good van, 😂❤ from rick in Perth Australia 👍

Lovely Ep Guys, Maybe your 4wd needs better shockies fitted and diff locks maybe

Lovely Ep guys.

A bit of reality on KZbin! Thank you. I'll be watching with interest. I've subscribed. Safe travels.

I have subscribed first time chaps. From William Mount Gambia-South Australia.

We have just stumbled over your channel and enjoyed your videos, good content. Look forward to any future videos. Like to hear what you find out about the traction system on your sprinter. It did seam odd you didn’t get any drive on the front wheels when you got hung up. cheers Jeff & Sharyn

All the best - it is hard to watch when paning around too fast or zoomed in too close.

We have a 4x4 drive Explorer motor home and have wondered just how capable the 4x4 vans such as your Sprinter are. Pretty good I would say after watching your video (better that I expected). We have taken ours across the Simpson as part of a tagalong group and yes the holes on the dunes are a big pain. We had our tyres down to 10 psi to get up one particular dune. We also made it up one of the harder tracks on Big Red - but it took us several attempts - so well done you.

I like your content and honest video style. Keep up the great work. P.S. please keep the videos coming. P.P.S. Loved that table setup, keeping it simple is the best. 👍

Just found your channel, we're looking forward to seeing your travels in a 4x4 sprinter.

What a great video. Yeah, I don't know about the sprinter 4x4, with my subaru its pretty quick grabbing the spinning wheel but I saw a Jimny take forever to apply the brake on the spinning wheel. They do rely on the brakes, perhaps your rear brakes are worn, or were hot when you got stuck? Regardless, what a great adventure and what a great choice of vehicle.

Those locomotives were there already in 1995. Their colors and condition seem not to have changed since then. What I find striking is that they are not covered in ugly graffiti all over, as they would have been over here, in Holland.

Those 3 Irish wolf hounds never had collars or breast plates so they wouldn’t want to show themselves to the station owners like that

Normally when you get to a flooded Eyre Creek, it spans out over many dunes. You were at the start of the Goonamillera bypass track - head north 40ks to the stony crossing - its a nice drive and the waterhole at Goonamillera can be teeming with birdlife. You did well to get the Sprinter van across those dunes - just looking at it, taller tyres would make a big difference to its 4wd ability, but not sure how big you can go with a Sprinter. My Troopy has tall skinny tyres - 225/95R16 and with the tyre pressures down, it gets a really long footprint and you can easily walk it over those chopped up dunes.