Living in Extreme Isolation! The neighbours visit in helicopters 🚁 (Ep205)

Life on a remote outback Australian station is like nothing else in the world and unless you've experienced it for yourself then it is very hard to comprehend.
Well guess what we are going to bring this unique way of life right to your living room so you don't even need to get dirty.
We have taken a short contract as station hands on Girrawheen Station in western New South Wales. Girrawheen Station covers 140,000 acres of land over several properties and runs around 12,000 Dorper sheep.
The closest supermarket is 250km away and sometimes stations can be cut off from the outside world for weeks at a time due to flooding.
How do people live out here? What about power, water, supplies, groceries, postal services, medical support and schooling?
We will answer all these questions and much much more over the next series of videos.
Enjoy this taste of true Australian outback life and this is only the beginning, stay tuned for the adventure of a lifetime.
Join us as we travel the world overland, exploring the cultures and traditions of all the countries we visit.
In our Land Rover Defender camper which is our full time home we will take you rock climbing, hiking and exploring across all the continents on this planet.

[@Otti0811]

What an interesting video! It's such a different life, hard and original. You have to be able to do everything there: welding, planting, shooting, tending, and so on. I'm looking forward to more videos from your time there! Greetings from Bavaria/Germany

[@Phil-ww1dv]

My ignorance of Australian geography and failing to visit wouldn't have thought NSW to have any desert. Cheers to you for the lesson.

[@erichjacobs809]

Love it! Nothing beats farm life

[@johnnychristensen9718]

This is by far the most interesting overlanding channel. Thank you for sharing

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Thank you so much. There is a lot of different stuff in our channel , that’s for sure. 😊

[@gebi4pejo1]

How beautiful is the NSW outback absolutely loving it…it would’ve been awful out there a couple of years ago during the last big drought driving from Broken Hill to Wentworth it was as so dry, how dry, “dry as a dead dingos donga!” No honestly it’s was devastating ❤️ hope the owners benefited from the big wet we’ve had lately. Actually hope your not leaving to soon still heaps to see in this awesome country ❤️

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Thank you. We would like to include a section on future video on the drought explained by the owners.

[@Andy-tu2to]

Hi, Thanks for sharing your adventures. Really enjoying watching. Are you planning to visit Victoria? There’s lots to see and take in. Cheers, Andy.

[@leighdearle5965]

We went to Mildura the other day 😉 Definitely going to spend an extended period in Victoria later this year.

[@MrButuz]

Wow as someone who barely has room for two cars next to each other the Australian stations look so vastly amazingly peaceful, in a brutally hard working and disconnected kind of way. I think I would like to live and work on one for 6 months such a different life.

[@sebk5232]

It's mind-boogling to see the distances in Australia.

[@badgerpa9]

Life is rough in the semi dessert places. Very interesting and fun video. Looks like more fun than sheepherding in the mountains for a summer at least there is someone else around that speaks english. Hope you are having fun and they get a little rain soon. Stay safe and healthy.

[@zebedeeschulz5868]

The Hydroplat (3 wheel elevated work platform) at the 12:16 mark is one of my Dad's that he has built. Originally Manning Engineering and then Schulz Repair and Sales. Built in the small Riverland town of Loxton, SA. Was pretty chuffed to see one out in rural NSW 😊

[@ralfkruse7565]

Stephie makes a good farmers Girl! 👍 With all the rain of the last months, the reserves are filled, must last for two years!!!⛲ Have fun. 😂😎

[@benni.rosinante]

Super cool and absolutely interesting! Have a great time on this station. 🎉

[@wynandloubser7646]

Great video. My wife is also called Evelyn and we can not wait to meet you when you visit south east Qld. Brissie

[@doughalldorson8663]

Loved the video ,I have family in Brisbane so anything Australia interests me Keep it up 😀

[@greebo7857]

Loving this part of your journey guys. Really hope to bump into you before you leave Oz.

[@4weeksleave]

Awesome guys, thanks for taking us along.

[@landrover1777]

Je revois avec plaisir avec les sous-titrages!!!😉

[@gail9906]

Loved this Leigh and Steph. Thank You. ❤🇦🇺🦘

[@m__r1100]

What a fascinating place and lifestyle. Looking forward to more!

[@isnoo1]

Have just found your channel.......... am loving it so far. Looking forward to binge watching now!

[@michaelteasdale2919]

Just came across you guys, great vids and very interesting you’ve earned a subscription 😊 From a 49yr Bloke in Ballarat Victoria.

[@Post-Alone]

You guys are a great couple and are truly living your lives!!

[@jamesmazurstudios]

You are both awesome. Living your best life.

[@scottandchels6813]

Very cool guys.

[@willian.direction6740]

Its fantastic to see you guys giving it a go in the out back. Great video and innovation to find a phone signal.

[@derekcrowe3999]

Really enjoyed this. Thank you

[@Defender110SLO]

Looks like hard work with a lot of fun. Cheers to all of you. 🍺&🍷

[@vivianeettristan-aventures1407]

Thank you very much for sharing! Looking forward to the next one!

[@oceanafamilia]

Love this serie!

[@WDMTAdventures]

Hi Guys, First time commenting, long time subscriber. I just wanted to say that I have watched most of your episodes and your both are a refreshing breath of fresh air to me. You both have such a positive outlook on life, always smiling and go to the most beautiful parts of Australia (World). Please keep doing what you do for as long as you can and I'd like to thank you for sharing your travels with us. Thanks Roger

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Thank you so much Roger. We plan to keep at it as long as we possibly can.

[@brianellis2274]

Great vid guys. I did the station work thing for a while as a young fella, and looking at maybe having another go at it on my touring adventure starting soon.

[@thorirgudjonsson7751]

I worked on a farm in NSW. Close to Coonamble. Lovely people, miss them and the farmwork, don´t miss the heat ;-) regards from Iceland

[@brentmcd12]

great video ! well done ! very interesting content and what a great outback location !

[@chadhaugen-leathertech4848]

This is so interesting! Thanks for sharing. What a crazy place. Cowboy boots and shorts?? Hey whatever works. It looks hot there , have fun guys!

[@thataussieguy2478]

9:14 that stick on the rear window is amazing

[@overlandandmore7245]

Love all your videos, especially the Australian ones which have shown us parts of the country we may never get to see even though we live here. The information you provide is helping us plan our overland trip to Africa.

[@redbeardtv1844]

This is so much fun to see for someone who lived his whole life in a city! So different from what I am used to. Some time I will experience this by myself. Thanks for sharing! Kind regards from Germany

[@lexandluke]

You two make a great jackaroo and jillaroo team! Not many French speaking jillaroos I’m guessing.

[@cdizzle2812]

Would love to see you guys travel around Africa

[@thierryfabre424]

Stephy fermière, bravo à vous deux, quelle expérience!! Une de plus! Merci !!

[@tims728]

What a great show. Well done.

[@andrewhepburn5271]

Such a fun video U2, really interesting and enjoyable 👍🏽🇿🇦

[@cyclemoto8744]

Merci! from Melbourne

[@martynjewell5627]

Awesome 🤘

[@martysib6547]

Boring thumbnail and title. Almost wasn't going to bother watching. I was wrong, fabulous insight into station life, what an experience! Thank-you. Marty from Perth

[@leighdearle5965]

Thumbnails and titles are always the hardest. Thanks for the honesty. Out of curiosity what thumbnail and title would you of chosen?

[@hamiddavari3536]

Great and original living style.

[@antonionunes998]

Loved it.

[@Richard-sl8we]

Just came across your channel; and yes have subscribed. Your positive outlook and enthusiasm is great. Hope you enjoy your travels in Australia, I've got family in Melbourne.

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Thanks so much!

[@francoisehollender_franeuro]

Great video, very interesting : we can tell you like it but also that it looks easier than it is in reality! Take care!

[@leighdearle5965]

Merci Françoise ❤️ Yes it's tough work out here for sure but very satisfying 😉

[@PietroH53]

Brilliant video!!

[@danc.5509]

Fortunate people enjoying the station life.

[@mixtapetravels9242]

Love the hooked-up gas bottle swinging around during delivery! Ahhh Austraaalia 😍😍😍

[@yorkchris10]

Mon grand-père était forgeron au plus grand ranch au Canada. C'est important de savoir d'où vient la nourriture.

[@pgtips6143]

Another amazing video, love the out takes LOL. The next part of your World adventure has to be the USA and the big open expanse of the Wild West? Have a great time at the Station, looking forward to seeing what you both get up to😎👍

[@outbacknomad9939]

Great stuff love the video

[@yoanvincent3182]

Super intéressant ! Ça fait envie ! Pas de problème de voisinage la au-moins 😍

[@mustolourien5823]

Top class!

[@zpgreene9803]

Good luck with the new chapter in your life...hopefully it will be to America on your future 👍

[@alexh8784]

Thank you guys for an amazing video

[@junfeng4293]

Lived in kakadu park for a bit also pretty remote nearest city darwin or katherine great time !!

[@gandbnomadsinthehorizon7898]

Hi, Great vid, and love you show, we have been watching for 18 months. I think we drove near there last June near Menindee on the Darling River?

[@snappydaz4173]

theres another girraween station near inverell bout 30 minutes from grahman was out there pig chasing and ended up coming acroos native paintings under rocks was such a great place to see

[@bobhewlett3633]

Love you guys. Hope you are coming to the USA. Travel safe.

[@anguscooper]

Very Nice Video

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Can't wait to find out where you guys are going next!! :) Enjoyyyy

[@linnealundgren7026]

So interesting!

[@keithhart3689]

I was senior geologist for BHP/Billiton

[@liamwindsor5854]

Zero relevance

[@einfelder8262]

Cool Hand Luke ........

[@warrenrichards4761]

What great episode. Really nice work Steph. Love the new barbie. There might be a bit of explaining for non Aussies. "Chooks", and "I love fanny". Totally different meaning in the US.

[@leighdearle5965]

G'day mate 😉 Thought you'd like these videos and of course you can relate to this life. I was waiting for somebody to pick up on the I love Fanny 🤣🤣🤣 Stephy has a mate in France named Fanny 😜

[@leighdearle5965]

I told Stephy she needs to say feeding the chickens not chooks as I knew our international audience wouldn't know what the bloody hell she's talking about 🤣

[@93jummy]

Starlink satellite is available here now would be perfect for you. Also CEL-FI Go repeaters are a must for rural travel for us. Starlink can work through wifi to your mobile for making regular calls ect.

[@heimaufreisen]

wow so interesting what you are doing at the station.

[@jayross7189]

Baja California is epic four wheel camping :)

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Absolutely. Actually I visited Baja many years ago and traveled all the way to Ensenada. One day we will have our FWC on a beach in Baja for sure.

[@landrover1777]

Bravo pour votre travail! Même sans sous-titrage on comprends.

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Je fais ça demain matin 😅 c t une grosse grosse journée.

[@EbrahimDanish]

Interesting

[@raybourne5781]

Like this type of vid’s

[@beatricevitry8596]

Bonjour,je vote pour l’Amérique .🥰😘

[@Coastmac2001]

I've got family that live in about 22500 hectares on 2 properties in QLD . 100km from the nearest major town But full Telstra mobile reception is available as is Satellite TV . Nearest neighbours about 20km away

[@gizzmo667]

Love your videos can you ask the foreman what tyres are they using on there Toyotas please

[@johannpretorius1620]

Amazing! Here in Africa you'll never be able to collect your weekly mail delivery. It will be stolen.

[@sunshinecatcher8779]

Amazing another one of my dream jobs

[@porcobene_media]

Great Vid. And for sure a great experience. I’m wondering how the water is kept drinkable in this big tanks…. I can highly recommend to support via Patreon, as the insights there also very, very interesting ;-) Cheers and thanks for sharing

[@leighdearle5965]

Thank you so much mate ❤️🙏 There are downstream water filters after the tanks to ensure the water is safe to drink 😉💦

[@porcobene_media]

@@leighdearle5965 Oh cool. I thought it must be something like i filter, but couldn’t imagine what in this dimension. Thanks!

[@leighdearle5965]

@@porcobene_media it's a series of filters and they're very big 😉

[@seanslattery2535]

Save up guys would love to see u in Africa....Remember I do stay close to a Port for shipping

[@leighdearle5965]

Thanks so much mate. We'll make the big decision later this year or early next year. I guess it will have to be wherever travel is going to be the most accessible and the least restrictions on movement...

[@rw-xf4cb]

Starlink is probably available there now!

[@viviancheptoo8452]

This is fucking living dawg

[@jamesb8467]

Yappies? Is that the same/similar to crawfish? We eat those here in Louisiana. Leigh, be careful you don’t fall in love with a Land Cruiser out there! Haha!

[@leighdearle5965]

Yabbies. Yes exactly like crawfish. I used to work with a heap of guys from Louisiana and learned all about Crawfish 😉 The Toyota's are ok but we're Land Rover for life 😜

[@jamesb8467]

@@leighdearle5965 awesome! If you guys ever make it to the states and come through Louisiana, I’ll take you out for boiled crawfish.

[@bertplank8011]

Surprising Frenchy did not do a close up on that cochons wedding tackle.....as a tip for the Australian chap. While in Australia Frenchy could do a course in video making....particularly continuity.....

[@pauldent3059]

That place looks amazing do they need anymore workers😁😁

[@leighdearle5965]

They will when we leave 😉

[@Sharnox88]

9:14 don't we all!

[@JoaoPires-pd9ot]

Oi 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Schla-Gulp]

$2.50 for diesel? It doesn't really look any different in Europe at the moment... 🤮 Greetings from Germany.

[@langwightman1896]

What place!!

[@Winchesterosteve]

Beautiful team and can I get contract for work?

[@bobw9297]

Looks like a great life experience [maybe not the bugs].....eh

[@whiteeulogianraven7995]

I grew up in a Farm, loved every moment of it, waking up with that musk (not Elon) is something else, one day I will return. Freedom and peace from a country with no Army to everyone. ¡¡Pura Vida!! You are living the good life mates!!!

[@jferrie1]

Does the station look for workers?

[@Phil-ww1dv]

Crikey..! Wish I were there instead of here in hellish Honolulu.

[@77FINNBEAR]

Have you guys looked into starlink for internet?

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

We did mentioned it to the station owners and they are looking into it. for ourselves we don't really have anywhere to put the big satellite dish.

[@andrewdyer2209]

@@GrizzlyNbearOverland and it is not currently available in mobile form outside of Ukraine. Starling is first focussing on getting critical mass in urban areas. In theory, once it is profitable and they have enough sats up it might be an option.

[@queenbee4293]

how does one get a job working on a big station like that

[@Maedetto]

Why gallons!! AAAAA 🤣

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

I asked Stephy the same thing haha. The station owners gave her the volumes in gallons for some reason. Although remembering Australia was on the imperial system up until the eighties and some people still prefer it here including my father who still speaks in feet and inches haha

[@Maedetto]

@@GrizzlyNbearOverland stations are like a time machine. Amazing 🙂🙂🙂