FULL TIME VAN LIFE - First week on the road

All in a week - We sold our house, said goodbye to the people we love, hit the road, hit some huge km's, the Kombi broke down, Max got attacked by alien like bugs, our fuel gauge broke, our gearbox nearly fell out, it was bloody hot, we passed through so many epic outback towns, and had the best pies of our lives! We are very excited to be sharing our life on the road and hope you enjoy following along. Make sure to comment, like and subscribe - cheers!!!

[@kevinb3655]

Australia has always been fascinating to me. Getting to see it through your lens is fantastic. You are good people and your baby is as cute as a button. Cheers

[@fixer46au1]

You are more entertaining then the Leyland Brothers. Keep up the good work.

[@peteralcock1787]

Great viewing Karstan and Maxine - the good part about me being retired is that I can sit down and watch your adventures during the day! Giving me heaps of ideas for when I decide to hit the road in the next year or so.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Good to hear Pete!!!! Glad we are giving you some ideas 😄 thanks for following along 👍🏻

[@lloydiesgarage4214]

max looks awesome with her keeping fit please more of it

[@zoe13beach]

I love how she’s wearing all of my old clothes! 🥹🥰

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Yes they are getting so much wear… 😍

[@Jindarella_]

I've never watched a KZbin video this long before but I bloody loved it. Well done K&M awesome vlog, looking forward to the next one 🚙

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Wow!! What a compliment 😍 thanks so much! Plenty more updates to come 👍🏻

[@NicReid4]

1,000 Subscribers congratulations

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Woohooo 🎉 thank you!!

[@kathycarter-stokes2127]

So good !!!!!!!!

[@leahyndman7454]

Love love watching you guys so so cool and the. Little baba ahh so cute 😊

[@KR-pg8ef]

Really enjoyed your vid! A bit of everything, travel, food and comedy. 🌹

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 😍

[@followmetourswithainsandte9574]

Love watching you guys.. we love the road lest travelled also 🥰

[@danieljulio5090]

Loved the vid, frothing the combi 🤩

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Haha yeah she’s a beast! ✊🏻

[@kathycarter-stokes2127]

Wow- this is amazing. So beautiful baby to see and share your journey on the big screen in our home🥰 Tears of joy and laughter from my twinnies 💗💗🙏🥰🌻🍀💗💗

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Love you and so glad you enjoyed it!!! 💓💓💓

[@lloydiesgarage4214]

great stuff guys love what you guys are doing

[@christophercromar4420]

Seen you guys pulled up in condingup wa this morning getting fuel! Decided to have a look at what your doing!! Awesome guys ❤

[@elainemcintyre4407]

Hi Karsan ,Maxine & Suri, so nice to go back & start at the beginning of your adventure,it let me know what your personality’s are like. Just great! You see I picked up your channel in Marbelbar. Good luck with the rest & I do hope your Combi lasted until you got to Perth. Your filming is top notch, thank you,Elaine Queensland.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Ohhh that’s so great to hear! Thanks for watching 👍🏻😄

[@bugsy1254]

Love it.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

😍 great to hear!

[@robyndehavilland1609]

So happy to see you on the road again, loved this episode and very excited to follow the adventures. Thanks 😃

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

It feels great to be back 😍!!! Thanks for following along.. we plan to share a new vid every Sat 👍🏻

[@peterselman1537]

You guys, are totally awesome , great vids , so true about the grey folks living the dream not.

[@live_work_play]

So happy. happy. happy to see your family back on the Chanel again. Your beautiful little girl has grown so much since the last time you posted. Keep the vids coming I really enjoyed this one!

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Ohh we are so happy to be back! New vids will be shared very regularly so you’ll be seeing our faces a lot more. Glad you enjoyed this one 👏🏻❤️😄

[@brucesaville6976]

I grew up with my father being a volksy car lover , and you remind me of him when I was a child, he use to take his beetle off road and shout geronomo when going through big water puddles, he is now 91 years of age and suffering with dementia but he still remembers his 58 beetle and his type 3 notchback sedan. Unfortunately with some grey nomads they sit around and talk about there past life's whilst having a beer, and can be judgemental, just remember the volksy has no sensors and when the later model rigs start playing up because a sensor is dusty the volksy will still power on and you can give them a wave as you continue on you're adventures ....

[@bpearson2048]

Love watching the full Week! Love social media updates. It’s bringing me so much happiness seeing how happy guys are. You have made an amazing decision, inspiring!!

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Woohooooo that’s so great to hear!!!! ❤️thanks for following along 😄

[@groovygaming4474]

Love following and watching Zuri, what a confident, strong young lady she is. Cant wait to watch her grow.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Thank you! That’s so nice of you to say ☺️ she’s a very special kid!

[@Wreckingballed]

Love yor channel and fully understand how you feel about some grey nomads, (we are north of 60) we cop some snarky comments about our choice of vehicle. Love your Kombi and your happy go lucky view on life.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

🙌🏻 It doesn’t matter what you adventure in, the most important thing is that you are happy and you’re outdoors enjoying life ☺️

[@18truffles]

Really appreciate you guys giving us punters such awesome and raw truth style content .Keep the vids coming .....thank you so much

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

That’s a really great compliment, thank you! So good to know you enjoy our content 👍🏻😄 New vid up every Saturday afternoon!

[@waltershut2.097]

Ahhh you guys what an adventure you are on. Thanks for taking us all with you 🤙

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Oh you are so very welcome 😍🤙🏻 enjoyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!

[@ws4051]

We’ve watched this episode a few times now. It’s our favourite. But we still can’t work out what the truckys say on the UHF, when you’re pulling into Noccundra 😃. Thanks for sharing your trip ❤

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Haha 😂 we’d have to go back and watch it!! Can’t remember, it feels like a life time ago. We have plenty of funny convos on the radio.

[@louisehill6771]

Absolutely love following your adventures. Can't wait for the next installment. Safe travels you three.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

That’s so great to hear 😍 the plan is to drop a new vid every Saturday afternoon 👍🏻

[@christhomas4260]

Just shows you don't need a 4.5 T truck with 4 fridges ,coffee machine and 600 AMPs of Lithium to have a great time. focusing on the adventure not 4 t of gear you have. You guys are so positive and have a can do attitude . Is Max always so happy that Smile !!

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

We totally agree 👍🏻 we like to show what really is possible.. but to be honest it doesn’t matter how you do it, the most important thing is that your outdoors having a good time!!! And yeah it’s rare for Max to be grumpy 😆

[@kylietull4247]

Love it! I've followed you guys for ages but just introduced my daughter to you. We enjoyed watching your journey together, can't wait for more 🙂

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Woohoo so glad you love it!!! And awesome to know you’re watching it with your daughter 👏🏻

[@kylietull4247]

@@KarstanAndMaxine ❤️

[@ewancooper3031]

You guys show so much common sense and practically in your travels and so much respect for people and the environment

[@nandycastro2051]

Fabuloso!!! mucha aventura..bonita experiencia para Zu!

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Glad you enjoyed it!!! 🙌🏻😄

[@curtbrown7967]

Recovering from Covid and bingeing on your channel. Loving it! Takes me back to my VW Bus days.

[@kevinhamling1963]

Hey guys, You've certainly got me hooked on your channel. Your family is just infectious .❤️ Q. The extension you have on the back have you got close up footage of that it's a cool bit of kit You've added on. Q. I'm starting my 67 van restoration soon with the view to travel. What's it like as a couple to travel. Gotta convince wifey. ✌️ Peace.

[@simonwickes2525]

Been waiting for this update for a while and it hasn't disappointed, best van lifers out there. Looking forward to the next adventure update. Be safe out there guys.🤙

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Wooohoo now that’s an awesome compliment! Reading this made us smile 😃 Thanks for following along. We plan to share weekly updates 🙌🏻

[@neilkeene9210]

And if you are interested, that bug is a Eucalypt Longicorn (got to love FB insect ID groups!)...oh wait...I just got to the bit where you identified it yourselves!

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Thanks for the info… might need to get onto that FB group! 😄

[@alotaboutlivin1]

Been following your journey for a while now, and absolutely love you guys! We are almost 3 months in to our “no end date” trip as well. Hopefully catch up with you guys out there’ safe travels! ❤️

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

That’s so awesome guys!!! We’d love to meet up on the road… safe travels and enjoy 🙌🏻

[@kathleenwhelan6500]

Can't wait for week 2! Good content. Like to see the day to day reality.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Thank youuuuuu!!! Hope you enjoyed week 2 🙌🏻😄

[@allisspices3559]

Awesome guys 👍👏

[@blondeangelcindy]

Sooo jealous ;)

[@ralphcatto3553]

Hey guys love watching your travels I love how real you’s are not trying to impress anyone just living the dream My wife and I are also traveler’s and just love the freedom of being on the road hopefully we might cross paths one day Looking forward to more videos thanks

[@ronhughes1805]

KZbin is full of surprises and surpassed itself when up popped your video on the Old Andado track. It was so enjoyable a search of your channel led us to this video. It’s been very enjoyable and by chance many of these Outback have been visited by us. Safe travels.

[@staceygrist4012]

Loved this video. The editing with the drone and music towards the end was epic. Keep it up can't wait to see what you do next!

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

We’re new to KZbin so that is amazing feedback!!! Karstan does such a great job at editing and he enjoys it 👍🏻 thanks for following along 😄

[@cuttinglooselivinglife]

Great video guys! Look forward to following your journey and watching your little Zu get cuter by the day ☺️

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Glad you enjoyed it ❤️!!! There’s plenty more to come 🙌🏻

[@alainstasse4602]

That's the same mileage I get out of my V8 Cruiser. But the Combie looks like more fun lol. PS, that scene with the insect was gold, had me in tears

[@cars_4x4_overland_australi54]

Hi awesome videos you need to get a orange or red led strip light to help keep the bugs down to a minimum keep up the good work 🤙 🤙 🤙 🤙 🤙 .......... 😎 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Haha yeah… we have an orange option… maybe we need to try red 😆

[@dankempster3380]

Karsten missed a prime opp for a dad joke when old mate said "thats a good rig"

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Hahahaha!!! He did didn’t he 😂

[@zoe13beach]

great job aunty and uncle Karsten and Max!

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Thanks fam!! Love you guys 😍

[@zoe13beach]

Love you guys too!

[@davemilligan9709]

Found this by chance. Remembered you guys from the block. Could not stop watching until the episode was done. Sensational looking combi. Great work and safe travels.

[@josetena1382]

Nice video😊

[@cindykendall6934]

You guys are awesome 👏 Love your vids and your personalities. We love Zuri - she’s a lot like our own granddaughter. We watched your previous vids - loved them too. Travellers ourselves, but not as adventurous - we’re a lot older. Good luck and safe travels - we’ll be watching 👍👏👏

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Thanks so much!!! Makes us feel very happy to hear that you enjoy our vids 😄 thanks for following along 👍🏻

[@degvan9534]

Epic 🤘

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Yewwww 🤙🏻

[@canam5864]

This is awesome, and Zuri is so cute! Enjoy van life.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Glad you liked it 👍🏻 thanks for watching!

[@canam5864]

@@KarstanAndMaxine I loved it-except for those bugs! Not for me! lol

[@startrekka1]

This trip took us back to when we went to these places with our Discovery and camper trailer. Love the video and you guys.

[@Romeo-kp8tc]

Best vid out there, Loved the bug bit, Dangerous , poisonous Aussie bugs 🤣🤣🤣, love the combie, my Uncle had a fleet of them in the 60s - 70s for his business, Cheers Bevan from Sapphire Central Queensland 🤠🇦🇺

[@mirandawhittle8088]

Love this! Thanks for sharing your adventures. I was laughing out loud at the bug in hair incident. I think I would have been screaming blue murder!

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Hahahaha far out it was intense but so funny!!!!!!

[@robwainwright5387]

You guy's are very brave, to sell your house and head out in a very old Kombi. 300 k's on a tank!! My word, my T5 at 80km/ph does well over 1000 on a tank. I absolutely live watching your travels. Keep em coming and good luck with your (new) lifestyle.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Haha thanks rob ... yeah the bus is definitely thirsty !! No regret so far haha

[@andrewdodds4609]

Love you four - looking forward to escaping with you as i follow - thanks for keeping it so real!!

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Thanks for following along mate !

[@michaelsecomb4115]

Enjoying your vids. Zuri is a star! Make sure your battery earth is very tight or your vehicle may stop.

[@minhgtr]

lol I couldnt stop laughing when Max called the excercise "The floating whale" Keep up the great content guys. I wish you guys all well . I wish I was brave as you. I travel 10 hours north to the in laws holiday home and thats my Adventure in my 4wd Hiace van lol If you ever need a break and rest. My door is always open to you guys in sydney.

[@stephencawrse9940]

I watched 1 episode now I'm hooked I liked the man eating Beatles' could not stop laughing Noccundra is a good pub been there you are taking the same route I did 20 years ago Max a bit rude on the squats you were doing cheers legends

[@jeffcox3544]

We own a small grocery store/restaurant in the middle of nowhere here in the US We live near the Natchez Trace Parkway near French Camp Mississippi. Absolutely love your videos. Very inspiring as I hope to one day do some over landing myself. Keep the videos coming please!

[@jacquibowen7084]

Great video loved the bugs that's part of camping loved it

[@michaeldallimore8590]

I am grey but not yet a nomad but you are the sort of family I would love to come across in the outback. Really enjoying your videos.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Kind words !

[@rogermace4516]

What a ripper of a Vid .. love the Komby

[@rossneich6544]

Just found your channel and love the content. Amazing performance of such a veteran vehicle.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Hello Ross 👋🏻 Glad you like it - we’ll have a new vid up every Saturday afternoon 😄👍🏻

[@peterlogue5270]

Great KZbin, by the way, stock trucks have right of way on the roads because with stock that is moving in the back of trucks they can't afford to move off the bitumen as the moving stock can give the truck a sway up, and that could cause a accident.

[@michaelbulla9231]

That's pretty cool guys good luck with your travels 👍

[@Tjames579]

You crack me up mate 😂.I'm slowly catching up on all your episodes,safe travels guys..

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Glad you like them!

[@drgloverable]

You guys are so much fun! Love that you are showing it "real". How about a rig rundown at some point?

[@Davi.b]

It's a longhorn beetle. Harmless, man are you guys in for one hell of a ride 😁 heads up. The mice then the locusts. Then the snakes. Get rid of that white light. Do all your cooking b4 dark. Water priority. 💧 Oils and fluids for the car daily. Have fun

[@savethebeeeez]

Just found your channel and am loving your videos. Can’t wait to see more of your adventures! ❤️

[@neilkeene9210]

The bit in the bakery where Zuri wants Daddy to kiss her guns! So awesome.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Very cute!!!

[@42312280]

Great video, keep em coming.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

More to come!

[@janenemccann1033]

Loved it, can't wait to see the next one, you guys are a breath of fresh air, over the last two and a half years we were doing the "grey nomad" thing, would have loved to come across you guys then, and hopefully we wouldn't be the annoying ones. Love your rig, looks really interesting, travel safe and keep laughing.

[@paulinehiggins8239]

First week is settling in, we argue for the first week every time we go off in the caravan. Just found your trip, I’ve watched it backward LOL, but being an Australian I get it. You can have the dirt roads though. We lived remote in the NT and I’m so over dirt roads, 7 years of travelling dirt. Six years of Darwin to Nganmarriyanga then two years of Groote Eylandt. Great videos guys.

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

It was a hard first week haha dirt is great .. completely different traveller on the dirt !!

[@batmanlives6456]

Awesome trip guys Just love the kombi Hope to meet you on the road guys !!! Anyone can do this in a 200 series cruiser and a monster van with a lazy $250k But in a kombi you have an adventure ! You meet the coolest people in kombis

[@karenfrench4094]

Just discovered your channel and already love you guys 💕 plenty of laughs particularly the bug in Maxine’s hair (sorry Max). Zuri is just gorgeous and speaks so beautifully 😁 shame about the grey nomads - we are too and I feel the same vibe from the snots just as much. Might be getting on but I’m not ever going to be like that. keep shining guys and look forward to bingeing on your videos.

[@sithusoeshwe1]

You guys are awesome 👍

[@juliepiggott7331]

Loved your video

[@takingwandaoutyonda]

Haha, I’ve just discovered you guys and you are hilarious! Definitely subscribed, bloody awesome! Zuri is just so cute 🥰

[@paigecowdrey672]

I met you at shops in Broome today Zuzu 🧜‍♀️

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Zuzu says Hi !!!!

[@tidyturfmats6030]

Best couple ever!

[@greatsouthernoverland]

Just found you guys :D We are about to do a corner country trip, its such a brilliant part of Aus huh. Really enjoying your travels legends!!

[@robertlittle2356]

Hi, K & M & lil' one 😇. Love your Vlogs & adventures. Fairly new to them, first one that we watched was 2/3 Cape York via Telegraph in a KOMBI !! I couldn't believe it. I did that trip in a '85 Mitsubishi Pajero in late October '86. 3 weeks North of the Wenlock. Barely saw a soul. Wonderful ! Tried hard, but never saw a Saltie. Sorry you missed Gunshot, unreal ! Couldn't go up near vertical in the Pajero, however the last Tour Group X 3, for the season heading South winched each other through while I watched. The lead boss offered to winch me as well. Incredible! What a fantastic learning adventure for your little one. She's beautiful 👣 We're getting organised to go bush again around the end of this year. Q: Without 3G or 4G mobile coverage, what type of Comms do you carry for Emergencies? Do you carry an EPIRB ? Have fun, stay safe. Might bump into you sometime. Regards, Robert & Shirley

[@waflyingadventures]

❤✈️

[@narellewalker5241]

I have just found your channel & am enjoying your travels. Just a kind heads up. it is pronounced Mung-in- die. Cheers.

[@nicolacamille5700]

Thanks loads you guys, this brought me so much joy seeing you back on the road doing what you love. I adore all that you are about and admire your outlook on life. We are in Streaky Bay at present and heading west 🤙 hope to cross paths one day! X

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Honestly really appreciate your message! We are new to the KZbin world but are so keen to give it a good crack, we really enjoy sharing our adventures and messages like you’re make it all so worthwhile. Would be awesome to cross paths one day 🙌🏻

[@mummytumy]

Wish I was 35 again. lol.

[@baxterscientific]

My brothers and sisters down under.. I have a 67 split vw deluxe walk-through and am interested in your van. Like what you have for ring and pinion (3.44?) and what size motor you have? Who built it? Carbed? Did you do a lift? It looks like an early bay like a 68-69 but dont know.. Fun channel!'

[@budsabbath2055]

🍿🥤 1:43

[@michaeldallimore8590]

Oh and now I know what the ratchet straps are doing!

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

Hahahaha

[@johnmathisen1167]

You are dead right about some of us old farts, I’m nearly 70 and there are a shit load of snobs on the road.

[@t.mp.i9467]

😍🥰

[@zikedivelo7963]

mignon rasé

[@KarstanAndMaxine]

👍🏻

[@yamumatittys]

If livestock transport they have rite way if they have to drop one side off the hardtop the livestock will move and truck & trailer will fall over

[@micheleking5927]

Loving your adventure. My hubby would like to know what engine you are running and is it 4WD.

[@kathamilton4707]

Great video. Can I ask what you itinerary was leaving Newcastle please I’m wanting to do a similar trip with my 1 year old

[@muzza566]

Love you journey I’m off soon to WA detector in tow,what camera do you record on thx

[@MathewsonFamily]

I've never seen a pull out bed on kombi before... is that custom made? or can you buy it somewhere ?

[@shaneward4461]

Where's the pub lol