BIRDSVILLE FROM BAD TO WORSE

[@bobmarshall3700]

Slack-jawed Australian yokels!

[@bushjustice6649]

The down side to towing when the vehicle blows a tyre.....different kettle of fish to when not towing....good to see all safe in long run

[@JohnErnstP76]

Good to see Chook out there giving a hand. In good hands along that stretch of road nearly all of the people working on the stations have done advanced first aid training with us.

[@AdventureCampingAustralia]

All avoidable unfortunately. Correct vehicle preparation & operation. Too many reckless activities to mention from winching to vehicle operation, preparation and speed. Amazing someone wasn't killed, you got 9 lives, go buy a lottery ticket.

[@neildransfield5966]

you learn when it costs, hopefully not with lives. YES YES I also see activity and details that make me cringe! Tyre pressure monitors are cheap. Camp trailer and Triton costly but a funeral and all it involves - crippling.

[@darrylguise8493]

One dangerous thing I always see with the newbies, - jumping out of the vehicle with bare feet or thongs. You can,t dash down to the surgery to have a gashed foot stitched. Outback areas should be treated like work sites - wear decent boots.

[@danielcrosland1]

Cheap tyres: Rydanz Raptor Buy a snatch strap BEFORE a winch. Buy a winch cable damper before an LED light bar. Upgrade your tyres BEFORE buying a bullbar.

[@garyhost1830]

@@darrylguise8493 never thought of it that way, your right

[@phantim_othy571]

Absolutely love the simplicity of this video....tells a great storyline.... Thank you

[@CampX4]

20:32 to fast on gravel with a trailer. Hope all was ok!

[@bigfella6629]

My exact thoughts, city people tend to travel on dirt roads as if they are sealed, you really do need to drop your speed quite a bit, especially when towing. One of the first things I was told when working out in the bush for a large earth moving company driving the company four wheels drives.

[@dr.edsozfamilytravel]

Learning from this experience. Thanks for sharing. Keep well.

[@thomasvbcotti7993]

Brings back bad memories of a Nevada desert overland trip, my girlfriend and I also ended up in my custom straight axle diesel Tahoe on its side on what seemed to be a typical flat dirt desert road. It happened very quickly but almost in slow motion at the same time.

[@eugenegrift3185]

What caused the car to flip if your case?

[@gekoexpeditions]

So sorry of your misadventure. Hope you're all doing ok now. Take care.

[@joeblow1711]

Good aftermarket suspension and decent branded load rated tyres would have helped. That model triton handles like a raft on the rapids at the best of times .

[@arthurwong5451]

Wow! That went south in a matter of seconds! Glad you are all ok and hope it was all insured.

[@peterburk8185]

What was with the huge log on the fire. Looked like that was in the morning?

[@gordyV]

Big Red must have shrunk since I went up it 30 year ago, doesn't even look like the same spot, not even high anymore.

[@phantomwalker8251]

what was the tire pressure before the roll.plus speed.

[@danielcrosland1]

Tyre pressure too high, you can see in the sand driving section. Driving speed too fast, for the conditions and the driver's experience. But the main problem was cheap tyres: Rydanz Raptor and the rig not setup correctly for towing.

[@itchyvet]

WOW ! I find it incredible, all the K's I have done in the O.B. with my camper and Patrol combination, and the worst I've had happen is a cracked head, due to green horn inappropiate driving, but still managed to drive 2,000 K's at reduced speed. Glad to see everyone survived without injury.

[@stephensmith5317]

Patrol say no more, tough 4wd.

[@johnvellis5148]

A wish good health a thank you all the people how help you

[@bugsy1254]

Rotten luck mate. Even with the best tyres, the right shaped rock at the wrong moment and bang. But when you consider the millions of k's over terrible ground against blowouts, they're quite rare, thankfully. Glad you are all ok.

[@mavo0673]

Cold beer top feed we will be back sometime the staff are great the pub is full of history I could spend days in there looking and reading all the history in that pub

[@einfelder8262]

Gotta say that oil in the failed turbo looked like black tar, and the water looked pretty rusty too. Poor maintenance?

[@stephensmith5317]

thought the same mate.

[@tonesbones502]

Good to see you're fine. Rydanz isn't a brand of tyre I'd trust.

[@ScottyFJC]

Glad to see everyone is ok !!! All the best

[@SWhite-hp5xq]

Whoa! Glad you’re all ok. Must’ve been a terrifying experience.

[@kato695]

Been trying to get the fly that flew into my left ear at 9.59min out, anyone else?

[@jackfrost2146]

I'm glad you heard it as well, I thought it must have disappeared into my brain!

[@Dorko85]

That’s crazy quick - thank god you are all ok. Doing a lot of towing myself, one of the reasons I have tire monitors on all 6 tires; any warnings may prevent this (hopefully). Seriously unlucky trip and thanks for sharing

[@terry9119]

tire monitors wouldn't helped at all it was a blown tyre.

[@Dorko85]

@@terry9119 generally it would as the warning signs like temperature or pressure increase

[@ilaser4064]

Crazy quick? It was edited, I would have liked to have seen the unedited version.

[@Fanta....]

@@ilaser4064 I would assume it would have copped a lot of criticism due to being a bit careless with their speed.

[@lesskinner8588]

Great people up that way, been too long since I've been through Birdsville. Glad you were all ok in the end, the insurance company(ies) involved would had loved you all !! (Well, perhaps not, lol.)

[@jonkuiper4703]

For those who didn't know,the markings on the road are so the royal flying doctor can land.

[@flynn6737]

You know what I hate? 4x4ers that hang shit on other 4x4ers. At least you blokes don’t edit your videos and show the truth behind a trip with shit that can and does go wrong. Good on you.

[@rogershapland5042]

@Flynn !00% correct. Plenty of armchair experts around. Most accidents in this type of scenario are caused by lack of experience with the actual driving conditions. Experience comes with practice. We all learn from our mistakes. Next trip for them will probably be a more casual affair. Cheers all. Travel safe.

[@Doughboy4wd]

Glad everyone ok. I want to make a trip out there too. Terrible what happened though - wonder if only that tyre held up all would be ok. Thanks for the video

[@stephensmith5317]

the winch recovery no safety equipt used not even a jacket over the winch line. but glad all ended well..

[@DMSVICAU]

Give em Some Credit…. At Least they replaced the (Allegedly) Blown Trailer Tyre before they Flipped the Trailer back over (Even put Blown Tyre back in the SpareTyre Holder)

[@davidmilledge221]

Wow a blowin tyre did all that , did u have tyre sensors if not I'm getting them anyway , the van up right still looks good strong them , yer the Ute well insuranse will get u another , u guys lucky to be alive gee wiz God bless and cheers to ya rescuers big 👍 up

[@jamestom2510]

Quite an adventure, hope your all well and on your way to a full recovery, sad to see the Triton be a write off. Not sure if the new tritons are as good as the older ones. Hope you can find a replacement

[@sueneilson896]

The Quoit family holiday vid.Gotta laugh.

[@M17CH68]

Better off using recovery points with snatch straps than winch cables for towing.

[@alexfrankl7861]

Mitsu must have strong pillars , ive seen a hilux roof on the dash after a walking pace roll over .

[@offroadingfoz]

Sports bar saved em I reckon.

[@captainfrank01]

@@offroadingfoz I assume you are being facetious! 4x10 guage screws holding it into 'cupholders' in the tub, absolute waste of time! Noticed in the video that it had just snapped off.

[@JohmScriv]

20:30 oh dear, how did that happen?

[@Adsawtell]

Was this talked about on abc radio?

[@ianbray8687]

Oh CRAP! I hope everyone (dogs included!) are Ok. Will certainly be a trip to remember for you all, just don't a situation like this kill off the desire to tour this great land of Oz.

[@sonnelighting3565]

Classic 😲

[@Jimmcgregorphotography]

Wow that happened so quickly. such a surprise

[@holdenbrougham1923]

it can happen so quick just like this video shows , then your in Shitsville, glad its just the car damaged and not the people

[@sunshinecatcher8779]

Very lucky out for adventure accidents happen glad your ok

[@seanflanigan4508]

I was following friends who rolled too after a rear left wheel failure. Happens very quickly. My question is simply how heavy was the Triton and what was the download on the towball? That style of camper trailer is notorious for being very heavy on the towbar.

[@phantomwalker8251]

buy a vehicle you dont need a trailer..safer..

[@adammcniven7195]

Geez that is a memorable trip. We were out there in mid-July doing the same roads and track into the Simpson. Glad that you are all okay.

[@crazyjestor435]

Thanks for sharing, this has given me awareness on the dangers on the outback trips

[@TutuFerret]

Today I decided that I wanted to head out to Birdsville while it was quiet so I thought I'd check out some youtube videos to see what the roads were like. I was excited to find such a recent video until I got to the "worse" part. Now I'm rethinking this idea :D

[@damianritchie2788]

Do not rethink Birdsvlle it's a wonderful Place with wonderful People and a icon of the outback this was just bad luck I will be go back

[@TutuFerret]

@@damianritchie2788 it's ok, I watched some of the prius vs the outback videos after this and I'm back to being excited. 😀 I got my car serviced yesterday and I'm good to go in a few days. Thanks for sharing, it did help with planning.

[@bigals.ktms.9937]

Omg it's just a dirt road . Ps don't go near the canning then cos u will wet your panties.

[@TutuFerret]

@@bigals.ktms.9937 thanks for your concern. I don't know if you know this but dirt roads can be really rutted and washed out, and since I'm a 50+ year old woman travelling alone and don't have mobile phone reception in remote places I like to check road conditions before I go. The road out to Birdsville turned out to be fine. The road north was a lot bumpier so I didn't end up going all the way to Boulia. I did go up Big Red though, what a view. Such beautiful country. I'm so glad I went, and glad I checked KZbin first. My panties stayed where I put them and I didn't even need to be rescued by a big hunk of manhood like yourself. I did lose a thong, come to mention it, but it was a rubber one. 😛🤣😉🤣

[@sg3596]

it is a simple drive. Some people just make it difficult 'cos they ain't real bright.

[@multidimensionaltraveler806]

Omg....thank God your ok. Bad hit, all is well. It can all be replaced but your life cannot and you will be back out again with a new set up having fun before ya know it. Best of luck and can't wait to see what beautiful rig you get next

[@adrianbeer3039]

Bitsofshitty is not a good choice for a Desert wheeler in my opinion . To fast and braking to hard...?

[@adrianbeer3039]

Glad you all survived...

[@4exploreaus416]

Glad everyone is ok . But slow down on gravel roads while towing

[@craigreid2476]

Oh boy what a trip to remember. Glade you all came out ok

[@chrisspies8123]

So glad you guys are all ok. Shit can turn very nasty quickly out there. And without the help of those locals it can turn tragic. They do an awesome job and don’t normally get much recognition. Well done to the Birdsville locals. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@danielcrosland1]

The locals get tired of having to rescue clowns like this. But it can be a good earner, charging tourists to pull out their vehicle.

[@MohamedBassyouni-r8f]

The curse of birdsville. I'm glad u all safe.

[@carlmagrath6389]

No curse, just stupidity

[@lindsaypearce5802]

Didn’t see any tyre pressure adaptations to suit the road conditions

[@lrayo]

20:30

[@peelypeelmeister6432]

I've blown rear tyres towing a 23 foot yacht (no trailer brakes) in a Troopy. Don't touch the brakes, let the car lead the trailer. Hit the brakes and the trailer will want overtake you.

[@frawles52]

Nothing frightens a Triton... except a straight gravel road 🙈

[@DMSVICAU]

It Will be Back…………… When It’s Ready.

[@laurencemartin2868]

when are you going back?

[@The--Ghostspider66]

Damn this was hell of an adventure Hope you all guys are doing well can't believe it feels like some kind of a curse tbh most important thing is you all are ok Wish you all the best👍

[@helmuthschultes9243]

If that was really BIG RED it is entirely different to 1997. On the steep western face you approached on level ground from a large clay pan.the dune swept upwards in steep slope consistent rise to the top, not in several gradual steepening sections.. At the top you accessed a large flattish, slight easterly down slope. But the rise ended on the highest region of the dune. Not a soft hump dropping a fair way in easterly side just afteredge, Nd no higher sand drift just southerly.

[@wanderingambience799]

What brand tyres? From the footage, tyre sidewalls look severely rubbed, trailer tyres too. Would probably contribute to blow out.

[@peterhanson5042]

Looked at the footage and can see no scrubbed out tyres on the car or trailer so not sure where your comments come from?

[@aussiebloke609]

21:45 Roll bar doesn't look up to the task of rolling...those rear supports shouldn't have been able to pull off like that.

[@jamesr5741]

Their as thin as sheet metal. There's nothing too them other than aesthetic appeal.

[@danielcrosland1]

It's a cosmetic "sports bar", it's not rated for a roll-over. They make them out of large diameter tube, with big tabs for mounting, then they attach them to the tub with a couple of sheet metal screws.

[@ashwalford34]

What tyre on the Triton went?

[@einfelder8262]

Open your eyes bloke. Left rear. Clearly visible if you actually watch the video.

[@ashgarrick9597]

@@einfelder8262 He was just asking a simple question Bloke.

[@einfelder8262]

@@ashgarrick9597 And I gave a simple answer Bloke.

[@noel270w8]

No - I am the real Spartacus!

[@volvogt21]

@@einfelder8262 watching it on me phone Pal. I have no hope of readin words on a tire pal

[@johnfisher747]

Most of that will just buff right out 👍😆

[@simonskelton9960]

Glad you guys are OK, happens so fast

[@robertanderson5796]

Hard luck blokes. But I can still see my tracks on Big Red of my Peugeot 203 2 wheel drive.

[@shreckm6470]

Chinese camper's are bloody heavy i sold my MDC because loaded its was way over on drawbar weight the axle is to far back so all the storage is forward of the axle poor engineering.

[@MiniLuv-1984]

Actually that makes it more stable - weight hanging out the back, behind the axle is more of a problem.

[@brianwalker1933]

A case of the ...tail wagging the dog.

[@eisbar7354]

I had a Skamper Kamper. sold it after 10 months. Too much weight on the draw bar. Very poor engineering those campers.

[@shreckm6470]

@@MiniLuv-1984 Not if you want your rear tyres to hang in there on the dirt plus the chance of bending you car in half is high on the cards particularly when you go over a grid or through a washout. Towball weights are there for a reason🤙

[@MiniLuv-1984]

@@shreckm6470 Agree. 10% of towed weight should be on the ball, and I was talking about weight distribution on the trailer. Excess weight behind the trailer wheels to balance too much downforce on the towball is courting disaster. Think pendulum. One won't bend a car if you stay within the recommendations of the vehicle manufacturer. Also one must drive to the conditions and if one is towing the conditions are different - slow down! Hitting a grid fast enough to bend the car is great cause for concern as its clear one is driving with excessive speed. :)

[@deriusnorris4463]

That just sucks... Glad all persons are okay...

[@HighCountryHughesie]

Glad people were ok. Do you know if the Mitsi had stability control? Just wondering. I towed my Mars Spirit down the DARGO High Plains road in December (70 km dirt road down hill) Speeds were up to 70kph and at times my brakes faded (2019 Landcruiser 79 single cab). I should have had it in 4WD instead of 2WD and I left pressures in tyres at 35psi all round. I also should have travelled at 40-50 kph. Thank you for this video. You have really woken me up about the dirt roads. Mars campers like this are heavy. They may have really long towing triangles but that meant nothing when your left rear went flat. This may be one of the best videos on safety I have seen in 2020. Sincere Regards Peter Hughes

[@dur8349]

Great comment Peter, thanks for the honesty and REAL advise from REAL experience, unlike Deane Hill above who obviously just likes attacking people when they are down. Peter you may have just saved me (and others) from the same fate as these unfortunate people. Glad none were seriously injured. Thanks again Peter, happy travels to you and yours.

[@einfelder8262]

Gotta love people who do a stuff up going down the hill into Dargo giving advice. Really. And this video was certainly not a video about safety - in the beginning they hooked 2 winch hooks together on a ridiculously dangerous recovery. If one of the ropes had snapped, the hooks would have swung in a perfect trajectory through the windscreen(s) and through the heads of the occupant. Then they towed a ridiculously heavy trailer behind a tow vehicle not equipped to tow such heavy load. It was just lucky they didn't get badly hurt or worse, and lucky no unfortunate traveller coming the other way copped it.

[@TONYCOOLSFISHING4X4TOURING]

@@einfelder8262 Hi Mate I have to agree with you I thought those hooks look like 2 bullets I also have blow a tyre on that stretch of road, I now run a Tyre Monitor System in my six wheeler.

[@noel270w8]

Firstly I am really happy you all survived and sometimes shit really does just happen, but when you drove helter skelter down the sand dune in an out of control vehicle with no operative brakes coz the engine wasn't running, yikes. I bet he got a shock when he found out he needed vacuum for the brakes to work! I thought he was going to roll it then. Hooking 2 winches together while winching instead of one to the other vehicle made me cringe but even worse when they towed it that way? I reckon they will make a fortune out of this video and it becomes a classic instructional video in time! Good luck and all the best on your next adventure - I'm subscribing to see how you outdo this trip!

[@jarradblair1793]

Thinking should edit out your numberplates dude incase. Popo would love that start up

[@whoopigoldberg3047]

People need to learn how to drive before doing these trips 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@domsta2008]

That's exactly right. Also need to learn to slow down

[@fknows1]

8;53 blown the turbo

[@shaunpeters4731]

Do not buy Rydanz tyres. You need top quality tyres if you are going bush. That's my lesson from this.

[@consentofthegoverned5145]

Might help to not drive 500kph on stone roads with a trailer too.

[@seanwebster2226]

Didn't see either tyre blown or damaged on the camper , from the first scene after the accident till when they turned it over , no damages to tyres

[@kizdakid]

Looks like speed was your issue. No flats on that camper or 4wd. Trailer hit some soft stuff got the sways and then that happens. Don’t blame the tyres for your mistake. Glad your safe and learnt some lessons.

[@Iandental]

@@kizdakid Look at the video again..20.44 min the whole side wall is missing from the left hand rear ! An apology is what you do next dude !

[@Iandental]

@@consentofthegoverned5145 .. I do about 30,000 on the gravel towing a trailer every year, cant do much of Australia if you dont ! Nothing wrong with driving and towing on the gravel just make sure your vehicle is up to the job and you choose your speed and tyres wisely ! 10 ply sidewalls and correct pressures.

[@peters2849]

I have only watched the video once….BUT I AM WONDERING IF A ROCK DESTROYED THE LEFT REAR RIM ONTHE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SUDDENLY DEFLATEAND CAUSED THE VEHICLE ROLLOVER…

[@jumboportions]

all the gear and no idea

[@rjl110919581]

thank you for detail video sorry that little bad luck on the trip out there in Birdsville with turbo and tyres going on the trailer as wish every one OK after trip

[@itchyvet]

Young folks today, think everything is just a big lark. Tackling the O.B. is NOT a lark, it's serious business and can at times, be bloody dangerous. I too, spend hours towing my camper around, last time 4, 000 K's in W.A.'s Pilbara. Goes without saying, you drive to the conditions, especially on gravel roads, and more so if your towing. I restrict myself to 60-70 K's on dirt, sometimes even slower, pending on the road conditions, have been caught out a couple of times where the road looked good until entering a shadow dip which turned out to be a gully full of bulldust, at 80 K's we were very lucky with just bottoming out, but could have had far more serious repercussions if going faster. PLEASE, note outback dirt roads and towing require a little brain power, otherwise things WILL go pear shape. Take care.

[@phantim_othy571]

Great video guys.... I’ll be hopefully doing the same in 12 months in my new land cruiser....showing family and friends what I’m doing in my retirement...😎

[@norrishude6177]

"Doing the same" ?!

[@stuartarneaud218]

So sorry to see that happened

[@aussienscale]

Hang on a minute !! I thought Toyota's never break down ? Isn't anyone who goes beyond city limits without a Toyota just asking for trouble ? 😂

[@gogetem188]

well that stuffed ya day up 4 shore glad ya ok

[@darrylmackie9184]

To fast, tyre pressures not checked after playing in the sand.

[@stevengoulding2665]

WOW what a trip glad you all are ok.

[@damianritchie2788]

Thanks so much Steven

[@billgoldly3962]

Sad …. I’m so glad nobody was too seriously hurt

[@Serge1074]

Well maybe now all of you learned a lesson on things to do and things not to do when you are at remote locations in the Outback, if you haven’t learned,,,,,then I would recommend you stay away from the Outback for your own safety and everyone else’s…… !

[@andrewmckay5103]

Toyota's are not unbreakable. The misubishi tows it out lmfao.. Nothing frightens a triton

[@malcolmmathers2690]

bugger./// but thanks for shareing

[@bearbait2221]

roll on flat ????

[@wesailwillow]

Bloody hell. Thank goodness no one was seriously hurt including the pups.

[@elmafudd9703]

So was this a blow out, or did the front tyre just dig into soft sand and flip the vehicle? It was all very fast.

[@ldnwholesale8552]

The wall fell out of the tyre,, underinflation. Puncture?

[@itchyvet]

@@ldnwholesale8552 All the more reason to buy COOPER tires.

[@55Agro]

@@ldnwholesale8552 Ran flat, destroys any side wall. So important to know the feel of the rig on all surfaces, even with tyre monitors

[@danielcrosland1]

Cheap tyres: Rydanz Raptor Testing has shown that poor quality tyres can blowout the sidewall instantly. The rig would've started to jack-knife. The blue ute was UNDER-loaded at the back. The trailer is OVER-loaded at the front and on the tow hitch. The type of tow hitch is not for extreme 4WDing and doesn't allow large roll motions. The trailer would have been pushing the back of the ute downwards and sideways. The driver panic, stand on the brake and over-correct with the steering wheel, causing loss of traction. The driver's braking and steering causes the rollover.

[@multidimensionaltraveler806]

Thats the "camper van Kevin" music at the beginning

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

Cruise master did it fail??

[@andrewneale3266]

Glad to see everyone’s OK, but get a new hobby boys.

[@andrewbassett8210]

Glad everyone is OK.

[@kevinward4714]

Hope you lot have not been any more places since that last trip.

[@stephen3854]

That was serious.

[@glenod]

I have done birdsville twice. last time was the big red bash in 2017. saw 2 van roll overs, destroyed in fact, on the way out on the friday towards windorah. no one injured.

[@samuraidarryl]

We did BRB2017 as well with a 200 series and a JB Scorpion. We left and went to Isa thru Boulia etc. The idiots with the utes and camper trailers overtaking is and others well off the wrong side of the toad (outside the white markers) and spraying rocks was ridiculous. We didn’t see any rollovers that way but we expected to.

[@juststuffwithwolfe4482]

Hope y’all are fine and ok

[@damianritchie2788]

Thank you we are

[@juststuffwithwolfe4482]

@@damianritchie2788 cool

[@mickanon5607]

Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems are worth their weight in gold. I bet their next vehicle has it. It would have prevented this. Alarm for under-pressure or over temp prior to the carcass failing.

[@MiniLuv-1984]

Not sure if a TPS would've helped here as it appears the tyre just blew out. Maybe...

[@dartmoordave]

No use on a sharp rock at that speed, it just pops like a balloon. Only thing that could save it would be military style run flat inserts in the wheels, they are like a hard rubber section an inch or 2 smaller than the inside of the tyre. Vehicle falls onto it. Too costly for the average Joe though.

[@78Bonne]

Tyres don't just 'pop' with no lead up. They gradually get hotter and/or the pressure gradually increases to the point where they explode. a TPMS would have alerted you to both those scenarios, and assuming you're smart enough to act on what it's telling you, a catastrophe will be averted. I absolutely agree with @Mick Anon, they're worth their weight in gold.

[@robertfrey3607]

Bad luck? or carelessness...

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

Jesus, that went to shit in a heartbeat!

[@MrFillefloe]

Ouch that sucks..

[@BornAgainCynic0086]

Fishing rod holders mounted illegally if in NSW.