Awkward MISTAKE we had to move.. | Carnarvon Gorge QLD

[@coldouglas1475]

I went on the Bennett Hway. It was a shocker. Slab huts are made with a mall,wedges, broad axe, and adz. We had cow bales made this way and we used these tools to do an ad on and machinery shed. My dad who just t passed on 17th Nov. Was great with these tools.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks for sharing that story about your dad. 😊

[@treeman3663]

A slab hut is named from the slabs of timbers that make up the walls

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks mate for letting us know 👍🏽

[@sharonjessen814]

For a main in highway, the Cunningham highway starting from Ipswich is absolutely shocking. The potholes and ridges and bumps are dangerous. When they finally do “repair” some potholes, they’re back and worse within a week or so. This road is utilised by many trucks and is not maintained with this in mind. It is shocking the overall conditions of our roads right across the country. It is abysmal what taxes we pay, and the lack of money directed to our roads. On a better note, we are so glad you’re enjoying the new van and you will be so pleased when you get the diesel heater installed.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Yes some roads are just shocking hey 🥵 Sometimes I just can’t believe they haven’t been fixed. So dangerous too! Yes loving the new caravan, thank you!

[@NarelleWalker]

That slab hut was the original home on a property owned by relatives of mine.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks mate!

[@petermoore5628]

Hi guys another great video. Congratulations on getting your new caravan, it looks awesome. I have been travelling around SA for the last seven weeks and pulled the caravan across the Nullarbor for the first time, the new Ford Ranger is going great towing the caravan very happy with the car. Having an awesome time but the roads in SA are terrible I will never complain about Perth roads again, but besides the roads SA has some amazing scenery. This is the first chance I have had to catch up on your videos, all great as usual, keep up the gret work. Enjoy your travels and stay safe. Cheers Peter

[@frederickwoodman660]

Hi just starting watching you guys l have watched a lot of people doing what you do ..but you to guys are the best l have watched .and thankyou for if well presented work you do .sorry about some of the spelling ..cheers rick

[@susanbuxton4545]

I'm from Tasmania, there is many, not so good roads, in Tassie. I have driven up and down on the Jacobs Ladder, which is driving up to the snow ski resort on Ben Lomond, Ben Lomond is a mountain in Northern Tasmania. I have also driven on many other not so good roads in Tassie, too many to mention all.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Oh wow that doesn’t sound like fun 😱

[@coversadventurecapers2838]

Yes the Warrego would be the worst bitumen rd! Other than the spot south of Gladstone on the Bruce with the pot holes. Hope you liked Bowenville. It’s just down the road. A slab hut is the timber slabs it’s made of. Also we love Sandstone! Epic sunrise and sunset. The gorge walk all the way till the end stops in some spectacular spots. Love the new van.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Absolutely a couple of shocking 'highways' shame they call them highways for the state there in. Sandstone has some amazing views! We will have to venture a bit further next time!

[@CatherineRoss-Taylor]

Another great episode - thank you. We really love the dog aspects that you bring into your videos. We will be traveling with our Shih Tzu - Hewson - like Juice, he is a really good boy. We appreciate hearing and seeing how life on the road with a dog can be handled. We traveled NZ in 2023 with Hewson and he loved each new location - including playing in the snow at 2:30am in Te Anau. Can’t wait to bring him to Australia. 🐶😁🌺

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks so much for watching! We are glad you like our content 🥰 travelling with a dog is just great! Glad your furry friend loves the travelling too

[@ataglance556]

Chelsea and Bryce hope I spelt your name right brother, absolutely LOVED the imitation BOAB tree, it's so beautiful, thanks for being awesome you two, safe adventures and happy days

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hey thanks so much for the lovely comment 👍🏽😃

[@captainkipper86]

Another cracking video guys-can’t wait for the walkthrough video!! 👌🏼

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Yes hopefully soon when we get time to film it haha

[@tashaus]

Ivanhoe to Balranald NSW! Ended up heading west along the dirt road back to Mildura through Mungo cause the bitchumen was that horrible even in a Prado!

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Wow thats crazy! Good idea sticking to the dirt 👍

[@katherineporter2654]

Another destination for the bucket list, thanks for all the great info you give us. You will need to get cracking on a diesel heater Bryce. 😅

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks for watching! Yes heater is ordered 👍🏽😃

[@freespirit_traveller_australia]

Great video. It brought back some good memories for me. It was my first time solo camping, and I absolutely loved it. Same campgrounds, amazing sunsets. The moss garden was amazing, and next time, try the amphitheatre as that's cool too. Thanks for the heads up on free camping, as I'm planning to go back soon and last time, I pushed driving for 8 hours from the Sunshine Coast in one day!! I do think that highway is one of the worst!

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks for watching! Such good views from sandstone Park, we will have to venture further next time for sure! There's heaps of free camping out there, wiki camps is helpful for that 👍

[@traciesmith7436]

Love your new van guys. We have the exact same van 19’6 centre door NRV. Only we have had ours 3 years now and done around 30,000kms with no issues. Hope yours brings you as much joy as ours does.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks so much! Thats awesome feedback and great to know! We love it ☺️

[@VinceBarnes-fq2wl]

The worst roads we encountered on our trips to visit friends in Mt. Isa & family in Darwin was definitely the highway west of Longreach.

[@ronrogers9610]

Great video guys there is nothing wrong with a nice gravel pit for the night all the best Ron

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

👌🏾👌🏾

[@SteveCooper-j4e]

We found the further up the gorge you go the more beautiful it gets. 23klm return i think it was. The next day my knees were shot so only managed to cross over the first stepping stones and admitted defeat. We'll go back again though, well worth it.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Yes next time we will venture further 🥰👍🏽

[@ladysusanjane2682]

The 3 of you look right at home in yr new van😊 are you feeling settled? Look forward to a tour x❤

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Yes feeling settled for sure now 🥰

[@markhopkins9925]

Thanks Guys , enjoyed the video ! Looks like a place to visit. Keep ‘em coming ! 👍👍🍻🍻

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Cheers Mark! Thanks for watching mate 👍🍻

[@ashh2145]

Love the videos guys, keep up the posts! Newell highway.... Absolutely abysmal of a highway. One night, there would have been around 9 cars pulled over changing tyres from a monster pot hole. That road is horrid.

[@garrywood5462]

Love seeing you guys again

[@rickbailey1074]

You will have to go back there and do the walk right up to the end of the gorge some beautiful scenery up there

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Yes that’s for next time 🥰👍🏽

[@AyodanDownUnder]

Love your adventures guys. Take care.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks mate!

[@tonyf7997]

Love the new van and looking 👀 forward to the adventures We just did the Newell Highway and it is really poor condition in parts, same as Qld tracks that they call roads! 😂 0:56 everythink? Come on 😅

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thank you! We love the new caravan too 🤩 Yes sometimes I (Chelsea) pronounce words wrong. I did have speech therapy as a child but some words still slip through. Very self conscious of it and my dyslexia. Thanks for watching Tony 😊

[@trob440]

Great video guys, we have a rear door model of the same van. Worst road by far we have travelled was the Surat Development Road

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

👍🏽😃 Oh really! Don’t think we’ve done that road

[@tallboy49]

The Carnarvon Gorge is a beautiful spot and a must see for anyone travelling in the area. Give yourself about 3 or 4 days but not in the wet season.

[@kukichik2553]

Congratulations on the new van 👏🏽

[@chinchilla1956]

I've got friends who are living and working in Roma QLD at the moment. I'd be driving from Adelaide in a 2003 Suzuki Ignis so i'm a bit hesitant (a lot😆) Great video and thankyou 😊❤️

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Yeah you’ll be fine it’s just bumpy 👍🏽😃

[@lorrainewood2405]

Camp at Carnarvon Gorge looks amazing, can’t wait to go there. 😜

[@jayfargo4086]

Great episode we loved it there. Those walks were beautiful ❤

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks for watching! Some awesome walks 👍

[@ramjaks666]

Once again awesome drone shots 👍🏻 thanks guy's

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thank you! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@frankkerwick1084]

Great vid guys loved it 👍🏻 👏 😊

[@oscarsmitty]

great epp guys 🇦🇺👍new van looks perfect 👍

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thank you!

[@nleikvold]

Castlereagh Hwy NSW between Walgettand Gilgandra. Makes the Bruce seem like a bowling green.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Oh wow really 😱

[@darrylweidenhofer]

More people are free camping these days as it's very expensive. There's there's a road in Southern Queensland 100 km long and it tells you you're at your own risk if you take your van on it and it tells you how many accidents in the last year in caravan and it's crazy it broke the suspension on my caravan and it's a bitumen road and I was going slow

[@darrylweidenhofer]

Slabs of timber

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Oh wow! That’s crazy 😱 Thanks for watching Darryl

[@darrylweidenhofer]

No worries guys Cape York here 22c overnight you should be here in the warmth

[@ozziekate07]

Wow there was some beautiful spots in this video , can’t wait for more next Sunday , stay safe guys ❤

[@knighty2798]

Marlborough Sarina RD CQ would have to be up there with the rough ones..! Nice Vid.! 👌🏻🍻

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Oh yeah 😱 just super bumpy ?

[@philsmith2125]

Slab huts are named because they are made of slabs of wood.go the network

[@jebw]

We had a Ute heading toward us on that road that became fully airborne, all 4 wheels off the road.

[@Booma69]

The road from Camooweal to the Three Ways today. Talk about duck and weave

[@AVL_AussieVanLife]

Nice Caravan 💪👍🤙

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thank you!

[@vonnyreid-f1k]

Excellent video. Very informative. thanks guys.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thank you! 🙌🏼👍🏽

[@aussiewalkabout4x4]

slab hut is made of slabs of wood either split or rough sawn.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hey thanks for letting us know 👍🏽👍🏽

[@kevincashmore4655]

The Barkly highway is right up there. Glad we weren’t towing a van at the time

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Oh really 😞😱 so many bad roads

[@damiant5876]

That bit of the Warrego Hwy out of Dalby is pretty bad with all the "Whoops" but the worst We've found is North of Clermont.

[@fromjarrod]

Bruce is a goat track for most parts, a British friend explained it simple , aus is so much bigger less peeps taxes are high…. Eg long long roads to keep ect

[@fromjarrod]

So yeah they nail me on cigars and grogs😕

[@shannongoodhill6090]

Mid western hwy between hay and Forbes went on every dirt road I could just to avoid the hwy absolutely shocking 😂

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

We have heard bad things about that stretch of road! Good idea sticking to the dirt! 👍

[@jadelingard3222]

Victoria Highway between timber creek & Kununurra. Think it may be a reason I went into early labour 😂🤔

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Oh wow! 😳😳

[@mickyarred279]

Millmerran to Toowoomba (Gore Highway), for a highway it’s an absolute nightmare!! 😳😳

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Oh really! 🥵 so many bad roads hey

[@Carol-co1mu]

we were told a piece of Madagascar broke off 3oothosand years ago and hit Western Australia reliable info

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Okay very interesting 👍🏽😃

[@HilltopFarmHomestead]

How small is this world we live in. The people that bought your old van live in the next street from us. I drove past and saw it and turned around to check it out. Sure enough it had the yellow jerry cans on the back and the steel plates on the front where you have the crack fixed in the A frame. How's that for weird?

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Wow thats awesome! Hopefully you can keep an eye on it for us and make sure they look after it 😂👍 such a small world 🌎

[@Accolades70]

Great Vid... One Day......

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

🥰👍🏽

[@scottwatto]

South road for sure Bumpy always road works

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Agreed!

[@stevendavies1160]

The Leichardt highway heading North from Goondawindi, I think thr track into Notch Point was better.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Yes so bumpy 😱😱

[@travismarshall2750]

Tablelands highway from the Barkley homestead to Borroloola in 2021 what road was there it was wild hahah

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

I could just imagine that would have been a roller coaster!

[@AlanRogers-to7sq]

The worst road we went on in QLD was from Lowood to Gatton it ran through the hills and it was narrow windy and very rough

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Lovely 🥵🥵

[@vikicarter4988]

Nah there is a lot worse than that!

[@johnpitt2742]

i remember coming across this in the 1990's when i had a coach and i did 27000klms around eastern australia with a performing group from over seas the RACQ asked people to name the worst roads in queensland and i said after all i had done queensland was the best roads i had traveled in all western dirt roads in the 4 states i traveled in two and a 1/2 months on the road

[@youlross6544]

Road ( if you can call it that ) from goondiwindi to mooni then to dalby what a disdrace

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Not good I assume haha

[@colindonald5735]

Another great episode, thanks. How does the dog camera work when you are off grid?

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hey! We use internet from Starlink

[@meandering_wombat]

Great work guys… Castlereigh Hwy to Lighting Ridge is rough as guts! Where’d you advertise your van ?? I’m selling mine 😉

[@garym6485]

Try the Moonie Hwy, see if you get sea sick

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

I could imagine that one wouldn't be too well looked after 😳

[@RoyHessey]

Great video guys. Where is your favourite gravel pit? (As per the last few words in this video)

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks for watching mate! There's one between exmouth and Tom price that we stayed at about 4 years ago that comes to mind as one of the best!

[@camerongardiner3793]

We are heading to canarvon gorge in a few weeks 9n the way up through qld. Where were you filling up the water before heading in to sandstone park?

[@travellersnestoverland]

I did this trip end of April 2024. The main road west once out of Miles is in a bad condition. I blew up my Redarc and lithium battery on this trip the roads are so bad. It cost me another flight to Australia at NZ1200 plus AUD4200 to replace the Redarc system. It was only 7 years and 50,000km old. Think twice around taking this road at the moment until the Qld govt do some maintenance.

[@AWAY-WE-GO-OZ]

great to see you settling into your new home. How do locate the gravel sites on the side of the road

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Thanks so much! Mostly find them on wiki camps but sometimes we look on google maps and you can see them on there

[@diannecain1]

Great video guys. Can u plz tell me what dog camera you have and are you happy with it? TIA

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hey its a eufy indoor camera from bunnings

[@johnpitt2742]

slab hut the walls are made of slabs of timber split off the the trees with an axe this was the way the first houses were made in australia

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hey thanks for letting us know John 👍🏽

[@vikicarter4988]

The Dawson highway is the WORST. Need an off road caravan to travel it even though it’s bitumen. Our washing machine rattled itself to death travelling back along that highway.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Really!! 😱 that’s crazy! Thanks for watching

[@ericyeoman2687]

everythink is not a word!

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hey Ericheoman, Yes I agree but apparently I say it incorrectly. I am very self conscious about my speech after having speech therapy as a child. I am also dyslexic. Just trying my best but I’ll try not to annoy you in the future with my flaws.

[@NielsSorensen-sh8tm]

Did you do the bluff and sign the book cheers

[@gavindereus3643]

Easy South rd Adelaide South Australia, you guys know it quite well?

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hahaha true!

[@fionat5698]

Muir highway Mt Barker WA! Terrible road.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Doesn't sound fun at all 😳

[@mikegriffin1724]

Worse "highway" road ever travelled hauling a caravan was the Leichardt hwy Goondiwindi to Miles in Queensland. 2023. Travel too fast you can become airborne, road full of flood bumps.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Oh really! Yes around Goondiwindi it’s horrible hey

[@arttyboo5923]

just come back from mitchell that road yous were on does test ya kidneys by the way try mitchell nice quite little town on the maranoa river

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

👍🏽😃

[@downtheroadadventures-trav7116]

Worst road we’ve been on is easily Charters Towers to Clermont.

[@Accolades70]

No Water Filters ?? 'Thirsty Nomad' are great.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

We've just installed a water filter now in the van 👍 will be in a video in a few weeks time 👍

[@gavd3655]

Beef road has to be up there with the worst (Fitzroy development road)

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

We'll make sure to avoid that one then 😂

[@lowrider075]

What are the personal insect repellant devices you use? you have mentioned them before, but I can't remember what they were. Thank you

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hey it is Flextail 🦟

[@NielsSorensen-sh8tm]

What about the amphitheater and the cave paintings. Really?

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

@@NielsSorensen-sh8tm unfortunately we couldn’t make it to every walk/attraction. That’s for next time 👍🏽😃

[@mattel06]

Sunny Coast to Rocky. Probs the worst.

[@liampoor9699]

The Bruce Highway is the worst. Absolutely shocking from Gympie North.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Never understood how that highway can be so bad 👎

[@liampoor9699]

@@CaravanAdventureAus by far the best roads i've been on are in the NT. Also the 60-80km/h roadwork zones 😍

[@anngill6481]

Princess hwy between SA border and Heywood

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

😱 oh really! Don’t think we have done that one before

[@denniskenny72]

the worst road in QLD is the Golden mile it joins Dysart to the Beef road

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Oh really 😳

[@highvibe4839]

We have Federal and State Roads, our major infrastructure of dams, hospitals, roads, has been ignored for decades by both, we were once known as the Commonwealth Government for the people, by the people. From 1973 they unlawfully changed all tittles eventuating in The Australian Government in 1986, without a referendum. They sold us all out years ago, privatised our water, power poles, and electricity that belonged to us, we now pay their shareholders for what was once all Ours.. all governments are as corrupt as each other, they work for Corporations today, take a salary from the tax payer and have no allegiance to Australians whatsoever.. their is no upper house in the QLD government, so theirs no accountability for their dreadful legislation..Carnarvon gorge looks beautiful..

[@garage3119]

Bruce Highway, Townsville to Rocky. Bloody terrible.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Such a main highway and such a rubbish road 😑

[@garage3119]

@CaravanAdventureAus too true. I think WA has the best roads for vanning or motorhomes. Hope your new digs keep you travelling in style and comfort for a few good years to come. See you on the road one day! Best wishes from Saunders Beach QLD.

[@moonmother.]

😀😀😀

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

🥰 hope you are well x

[@moonmother.]

@@CaravanAdventureAus Thanks guys! Im doing okay... leaving my current location soon , so have been busy organising 💖 XO

[@michaelfrith7033]

Bylong valley way is bad at the best of times. Definitely the worst i have been on

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

It looks like a winding road too 😳

[@davebrierley4]

What is the camera you guys are using to monitor Juice when he stays in the van?

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hey it is a Eufy camera 👍🏽

[@jeep2701]

The amount of rain probably has something to do with the roads in recent years

[@markjohns6521]

What do you do with your fur baby when you go into national parks?

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hey! We leave him in the caravan or with a dog sitter 👍🏽

[@CraigMcDowell-i6h]

Hi Guys, can you tell me what site you sold your old van on? Thanks

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Hey just Facebook marketplace 👍🏽

[@brettlord1475]

What dog camera do you guys use?

[@allanalert]

Never towed on anything as bad as the Bruce in all laps of Aus.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

100% agreed

[@waynepratt2139]

We saw platypus in those pools

[@RobertM-sx5qk]

warrego highway an leichhardt highway

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

😳 oh really!

[@RobertM-sx5qk]

@@CaravanAdventureAus yep there rough there got really bad potholes in them

[@josephcroft4268]

the worst roads i have driven were in Wales UK

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

That is surprising! But good to know we don't have the worst roads in the world 😂

[@UbuteyAustralia]

Why wouldnt you have had a diesel heater installed when ordered it😏😩🥊

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Why would you pay someone else to do it haha Also we didn’t order the caravan it was already built when we bought it. Thanks for watching!

[@UbuteyAustralia]

@@CaravanAdventureAus well you better get hubby active and install one because it isnt getting any warmer at the moment👍😏

[@sherileetweedie1265]

One of the worst roads is between charters towers and Clermont Qld

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Oh really! 😱 we’ve never been on that one

[@nxtlvlranch4802]

Fitzroy development road is horrible also from Cracow to bilo

[@pa9091]

I think Taree roads are the worst in Australia.

[@Lady-Antoinette]

The roads are disgusting everywhere in Australia. You have to question what they do with our extremely high taxes in this country.

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Yep we think the same

[@ab7406]

East Coast, bunny hopping roads everywhere, too busy spending on white elephants, to have a politics name on! Juice needs a 12v electric rug, or throw under Doona for the night. Good episode as usual

[@CaravanAdventureAus]

Yes 12V rug would be amazing!