CARAVAN TOUR OF OUR TINY HOME! MARVEL GOLDEN CHILD 21'6" OFF-ROAD CARAVAN!

[@TheKylie777]

Great video. When you were both following the birds... haha.

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks Kylie! Hahaha that was so random hey! 😂 Had to leave it in when I saw it, it cracked us up too. 👍

[@jasoncarlgraham6004]

You guys drove past us today...Thanks for the wave!!

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Hahah! That's awesome! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Only just saw this now. :) Hope you guys are having fun wherever you are. :)

[@allthingsaustralia4861]

Finally a new Sunseeker caravan video! Thanks for sharing your tips. Enjoyed the video👍

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks for the kind words team! 🙌 We don’t know much, 😂but we are happy to share what we do. 👌

[@aussiequest9543]

Great Great Video, I only just found you guys. You have mastered the art of sitting in front of a camera and just talking. I sat here and watched from the start, your laid back approach I felt like I was sitting there with you. Now to watch your very first video.

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Nice of you to say man. 😊 Funny, we actually prefer to do videos like this, easier for us and now knowing that it's good to watch also, maybe we will do some more. 👍 Hope you enjoy watching the back catalog! 👌 And thank you for the sub. 🙏 Always appreciated.

[@leftaddress7908]

Legitimately sincere - brilliant - Thanks guys, Subscribed!

[@SaltEarthandSun]

A big thank you, Left Address! 👌 Really appreciate it and hope you enjoy what's here already and to come. 🙏

[@altayayyuce6793]

Thanks heaps for sharing guys ! We're just in the process of discussing the build of our Marvel Golden Child with Sunseeker and you've certainly given us food for thought!

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Exciting! 😁 Enjoy the process. It will be worth it! 👍

[@chiefmaverson3002]

This is great, but could you set up a vid just of a walkthrough of the van, really considering upgrading from our 18 wild child that's on order to this! Not many videos out there, none really! Been loving your work guys! Keep it up!

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks mate. You never know. . .We might just do that. . ."in a few weeks" 😉😂

[@jomonaghan1954]

Great episode, thank you for showing us around your van, we will love looking at your adventures! Have you ever tried PORTA-PAK Express Cassette & Portable Toilet Deodoriser in your toilet cassette? They are the bomb!! They are so easy to use, work really quickly and smell great! Cheers Jo & Dave 😎

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks Jo. 🙏 Appreciate you taking the time. 😊 Not sure if we've tried the Port-Pak stuff - That would be a question for Katie. I don't recall exactly.. Katie si definitely the funny chem master. 😂

[@jomonaghan1954]

@@SaltEarthandSun we really love your videography and the music that you use to accompany is amazing, can’t wait to see more. We have had such a good laugh at some of your antics. If you ever find yourselves in Port Lincoln SA we would love to catch up! 😎

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks Jo. 👌 Awesome that you are enjoying the clips. Not bad for home movies hahah! No doubt we'll be through Port Lincoln again towards the end of the year. Keep a tab on insta and flick us a message when we're close. My memory is terrible! 😂

[@twocoddiwompletravellers]

The only gripe I have is that you don’t do enough videos. We think you make some of the best out of all we follow. Was nice to see a new one today.

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks Karen. I wish we could do more, but to be honest, the way I do them is rather laborious. The long travel vids are close to 4-5 days of time invested in post. Sometimes longer. The perks of being a perfectionist. 😂🤦‍♂️ But the reality is that as I’m still working on the road. I am often pumping client work out an these vids take a backseat. Hopefully have Swimcart finished soon, so there’s that to look forward to. 👍 Thanks for watching. 👌

[@VetinaVan]

48 volts is awesome.... If i had my time again with our van, I would do the same. Just trying to get the guys at Lotus to understand we would hardly ever plug in to 240 was a challenge! Another great vid. :)

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Yes, it is great for our needs. Brucey really does a great job of designing and building these systems. I cannot imagine doing this trip without it to be honest. . . Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙏👌 Hope you guys are well and not too impacted by all this cluster#### at the moment.

[@VetinaVan]

@@SaltEarthandSun we are above the Exmouth gulf, only impact is no school holiday crowd! Kicking back on thd beach after a day of good fishing, going for mud crabs tomorrow. Just another day in the office.... 🍻👍

[@SaltEarthandSun]

@@VetinaVan You lucky buggers! We are about to do 2 weeks quarantine upon entry into WA. 😒 Hope to see you down that way soon after.

[@VetinaVan]

@@SaltEarthandSun eeeiiiiwwww... tuff gig.. good luck with the quarantine!

[@nelsonned2106]

I really enjoyed your presentation of the van.!!I love the colours and how you mentioned the important little things like water filters and the loo smells ..washing machine sucking like nothing..awesome clip. Also the minor changes that would be useful to add. Loved the part where both of your eyes n heads were following that magpie dogfight..😁 (Im not too sure bout camping in the middle of nowhere. Will my kids need to get their gun licences... or have I been watching too much wolf creek??.. 🙄.)..😂 You covered a lot of things. Hope my kids check out your type of caravan. Looks brilliant. Safe travels and Enjoy!! 😎💚

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Hahah those magpies were epic! We couldn’t believe that.... it was like some real Red Baron stuff that was! 😂 Thanks for the kind words and taking the time to let us know. Not sure about the guns, I definitely think some people carry, but honestly, I don’t want the responsibility of something like that, we’ve been ok so far. 🤙

[@ladysusanjane2682]

You’ve arranged an amazing set-up for new van owners. Amazing 🤩 I thought my husband and I have done ok for 1st owners but now….I already want a different van and we haven’t even received our first one yet😂

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks Lady Susan! 🙏🙇‍♂️ Ahhh, really, you will just love it when you get yours whatever it is. It's such a big thrill when you finally take delivery and have your first trip away. Just kept pinching ourselves. 👍 Thanks for watching and taking the time., 👍

[@go_somewhere_trvloz6304]

I was so excited to watch this as I have waited so patiently for this video!!! As always amazing work, loved every minute of it! Thanks for the tips, tricks and thinking behind the decisions you made when building your van. We had a chat to Safiery and thinking we may head that direction as well. Safe travels and we look forward to your next video 😃

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks for being so patient! hahah it has take us so long! Sorry! Hopefully it was worth the wait! hahah!

[@SunseekerCaravans]

Love it guys. Thank you for putting together such a great video :)

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks team. :) Miss you guys! 👌👍

[@bazradventures]

Nice Ep guys. Safe travels

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks man. 👍 So far, so good. 🙌🤙

[@SaltEarthandSun]

HEY GANG! Our van is now for sale! 👍 Very sad to see her go, but we think it's time. If you're interested, please message us on Instagram. @saltearthandsun 🙏

[@paulwebb2097]

You two are so natural in front of the camera. Nice Video as always. Watched while drinking a double shot G&T. Our new van is arriving Late June Next year. I'll surprise you when it arrives. Travel safe.

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks Paul. Not surprisingly, all we see is our faults, but hey?! We are, if nothing else, ourselves! Hahaha! Double G&T. Sounds good man! What gin are you running?

[@paulwebb2097]

At the moment I’ve taken a liking to Kalki Moon Premium . Made in a small distillery at Bundaberg . We did the tour lst time we traveled North

[@SaltEarthandSun]

@@paulwebb2097 nice. Tried a couple on the trip, but still so attached to my whiskey! 😂 used to drink Bombay back in the day, but it’s pretty average these days compared to all the boutique gins etc. 😬

[@MrDcastleman]

Hi guys, what made you get the Marvel Golden Child or the Marvel Thunderstorm, considering the upgrades you made to the van? I'm looking at both and thinking the Thunderstorm as it has the things you upgraded more solar, more power, disc brakes, etc.

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Well, we didn't really consider the Thunderstorm, but ended up with a Thunderstorm spec pretty much. Not sure why or how it ended up like that, but glad for it. 👍

[@terry2833]

Great vid guys just wondering a few things, how was Safari to deal with? and back up service for the electrical side and has this been reliable? Also what does your total GCM weight come in at car+Van+ people?

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Hey Tezza! 👌 Safiery are great to deal with. We have had only one real issue, and that was supply chain related, waiting a long time for a replacement portable panel. Bruce is a very clever guy and the systems they build are actually the best in the business. I wouldn't touch anything else and will be banging on their door when we do another build. The convenience has been next level. Can't remember exact weights, but we weighed properly before we left and had to make some adjustments to loading and balancing to get more weight off the ball and even everything up. We even switched to the 4.5KG Gas bottles on the front instead of the 9kg and that saved quite a bit directly off the ball. As well, having the Safiery system down the back corner is great as a counter balance. 👍 Hope that helps. 👍

[@GrabLifeByTheGourlays]

That Van set up looks amazing and there are so many cool ideas added! We should hopefully be ordering our van this year from Sunseeker and should get it in about 2 years with the build wait time! 😆 Watching your vid gets me (The husband of our channel) excited for when we eventually get ours! I'd love to pick your brain but I'll tone it down with a few of questions for now! 😁 Do you have anything like the Carafan installed to help with the dust? What portable fire pit do you guys use? Can you give a comparison between the induction cooktop and a gas cooktop? (we also don't want an oven) Did you get your panels and lithium setup all done prior to delivery? (ok, that's it for now) 🤙🏽

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks bro! 🙏 We'll be rolling these questions into a Part 2 video soon. Which I think we'll be doing after the Bessies 'rig rundown' video. Power system was installed at build stage, yes.

[@GrabLifeByTheGourlays]

@@SaltEarthandSun I don't know a great deal about 48volt systems. Why did you guys go with the 48v system and what are the advantages? TIA

[@SaltEarthandSun]

@@GrabLifeByTheGourlays Another great question.... and the topic of an upcoming video! 😂😂😂 You’ll have to wait and see on that one. Suffice to say, Safiery are the only people who designed a system that was capable of sustaining what we need. 👍

[@GrabLifeByTheGourlays]

@@SaltEarthandSun That's interesting to know as I see a lot of people go with Enerdrive which seems to be the in thing!

[@SaltEarthandSun]

@@GrabLifeByTheGourlays Enerdrive is a product reseller. Safiery are electrical engineers and bespoke system designers and solutions providers. Very different companies.

[@justinschulz6447]

Did you put an outdoor kitchen in?

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Nah. Wouldn’t reccomend it. The space for us is too critical to use on a big thing like that. Seemed to us to be unnecessary weight and also, it’s not undercover. 🤷‍♂️

[@justinschulz6447]

Never considered the part where it isn’t under cover..

[@SaltEarthandSun]

@@justinschulz6447 Yeah, and we find bbq generally stays on its own table so it can be moved Around easily and put under cover if it showers etc.... if weather is real bad, mostly cook inside or on the portable induction outside on the shelf table. Depends how windy... 🤙

[@1989cranston]

@@justinschulz6447 It isnt undercover to not stain the awning with smoke from the bbq. Its also why alot of people actually dont cook oily foods on the stove inside as it makes the van stink and the oil lingers around on most things.

[@justinschulz6447]

@@1989cranston probably has more to do with the shape of a van witch limits how far the awning can come forward

[@vurhd]

Great overview guys, could you please outline your camera/lens/gimbal/drone/mic setup?

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Thanks mate! Red DSMC2 Weapon Helium, Canon r5, sigma art and canon l primes, hate gimbals, sennheiser lavs , mavic 2 pro, all Apple editing machines. There’s a bit going on out here. Hahah but this is my job normally, so overkill for a basic vlog setup. 😂🤙 Nic pictures though.

[@vurhd]

@@SaltEarthandSun very nice setup and great footage. 😎

[@SaltEarthandSun]

@@vurhd Thankyou. Appreciate the sub. 🙏

[@gothepatrol]

@@SaltEarthandSun the videography is amazing.. keep it up and sponsors will come… there is nothing wrong with small 10 minute episodes either.. it will help the algorithm.. even if it’s one topic.. say 10 mins on a specific lookout or walk.. or quick rig /van tour of people you meet.. all will help building the subs.. people love van , rig, drone, editing, $ from KZbin, etc videos.. look at the highest viewed eps of competition and start doing a few similar

[@grahamhastie896]

Hi guys, great vid, and like your setup. Have you weighed your van and Ranger "loaded". If so , what were your weights ? am asking cos I have the BT50 , GVM upgrade and tow a 22.5 off road van and havent got around to checking it loaded as yet....Cheers, keep enjoying the good life...

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Yeah, we did our weights before we left home and and had to rebalance a change a few things to get it all right. Challenge with the BT50 and Ranger platform is that just a GVM upgrade isn't going to cut it. You need increased GCM also. If we didn't have the GVM3500/GCM7000 Lovells Upgrade, we wouldn't have been able to design our setup the way we did, with Canopy etc. So if you haven't got a GCM upgrade also, and you have a canopy towing a 22+ van you might be in a bit of a pickle there as the standard GCM of a Ranger/BT 6000 and you're likely well over that. Best to get it checked by a professional mate. 👍 Hope that helps.

[@davids4303]

When did you do the GCM upgrade? It sounds like this option is no longer available.

[@SaltEarthandSun]

@@davids4303 pre registration in QLD.

[@gothepatrol]

Get SOG for the toilet, no more smells

[@SaltEarthandSun]

Yeah true? How does it go on the dometic cassetes? Can't see how it would work tbh. 🤷‍♂️

[@gothepatrol]

@@SaltEarthandSun it vents the gas out through a charcoal filter. The blue Chem stops stuff breaking down.. the SOG actually promotes it .. meaning you can use standard toilet paper no problems.. every time the blade on toilet is opened the little fan kicks in making a negative pressure in the cassette.. meaning no smells can physically come inside the bathroom.. the vent is drilled into the cassette hatch door.. the pickup replaces the small top cap on the cassette… with no chemical you can dispose of in a national park drop dunny if need be