4X4 BEACH CAMPING AND CARAVANNING|BOGGED|ISLAND CAMPING|GETTING YOUR CARAVAN ON THE BEACH

[@suelandolt6840]

We expected to get bogged due to the soft sand. First time in this set up though. Great island to visit with lots to see and do. A great week of travel and some great company!

[@ThisVagabondLife]

Good recovery on the lost footage. Your ad-lib chatting to camera was good! Epic views of the ocean wildlife.

[@suelandolt6840]

Thanks guys we really appreciate it. We had some incredible footage that we would have loved to share but happy we still managed to put something out!

[@justvanningit]

Thank you. Appreciate the feed back 😁

[@Sparkles1111]

Ohhh I was excited. I’m the one that grew up there and said you would be fine on that track and about the different entrance. So so glad you went and conquered that beach. Hooray and good on you!! What section was that Sue & Derek? Looks like you had a steady northerly. It was great seeing snippets of Dunwich where I went to school & Amity where I learnt to night dive. The gorge is just stunning and it’s beautiful swimming there. I just picked up a portrait from my mum’s of the gorge to have it reframed. Hope you go back and visit the lakes and jumpingpin…. Great fishing there Derek!! We will look at taking the titanium over for a month & you’ve made me so excited to get back to where my heart lives. Great episode and glad you got to see a koala like that. We had them live in the front yard, very very special. Alexandra ❤❤

[@damiant5876]

Glad you got to enjoy Straddie this time. Great drone footage to finish with the chat scenes.

[@kaz1067]

North Straddie is the best, so glad you came back for another stay

[@janiceatkinson5112]

What a lovely spot. You can see you are both in your happy place. Enjoy your week.

[@rosshay6072]

I love all your episodes...very refreshing to say the least. Thank you for putting in all of the work for us....I can only imagine how tuff it must get sometimes... so again, Thankyou.

[@Reen171]

What footage you did have looked amazing, definitely putting it on the bucket list!👍

[@dustyroadtherapy]

Part 1.5 🤣 Ah don't worry! Just nice to see your happy faces 😊 And how gorgeous is that area! Wow 💙

[@justvanningit]

So good to hear people still have enjoyed the episode 😁

[@lynettematthews4084]

I love your videos no matter what. 😂❤

[@CatherineRoss-Taylor]

Great footage despite the lost filming. Looked incredible - definitely on our list of places. Thanks for another great episode.❤️🌺

[@Emmas97132]

Looks like you both had alot of fun! Im glad you gave it another go with the beach 🙂

[@sandraleyden713]

Hi Guys!! Don’t worry about the lost footage, the episode was still great!! Life happens guys!! Take care!!! ❤❤❤

[@suelandolt6840]

Thanks so much Sandra, we tried to salvage it. Really appreciate your lovely message!

[@justvanningit]

Thank you so much. So good to hear people have still enjoyed the episode 😁

[@highvibe4839]

Straddie has lots of great memories for me, family stays each year, friends on weekends, and Our Wedding was held on the Island, the locals were so supportive when they found out, my photographer, celebrant, caterers all lived on the island, the local publican lent us esky’s and free ice, came and watered the grounds and gardens at the house ( St Andrews by the Sea) in the morning of our big day, the celebrant made my bouquets of Frangapanis flowers, and her friend made a flower arbour, it was an amazing day.. highly recommend, the boardwalk hikes, surf, lagoons, and the Straddie Pub, so good to see theirs a nice tavern at Amity.. happy you had a few days there to enjoy with company..Derek don’t be hard on yourself, many people have fails with video gear from time to time, a good reason to return again! 👍Side Note: Pls Don’t swim at Amity boat ramp, a few years ago a young woman lost her life from a shark bite, due to fishermen cleaning fish etc.

[@suelandolt6840]

That sounds amazing. What an incredible experience for you! I am sure it gave you extra special memories for your wedding day! Yes I saw there are nets at the jetty. After seeing the number of sharks in the water from Point lookout I decided it was best not to swim out in the open!

[@highvibe4839]

@@suelandolt6840don’t be put off swimming at Straddie Sue, that was a terrible one off situation, we swam safely at Point Lookout on many occasions, the locals will let you know of any danger situations if you ask them if you return. Theirs also Brown Lake and I think it’s called Blue lake, both can be swum in, you drive along the south eastern beach ( the right side of surf Club) to access the tracks to get there, or alternatively off the main road into Point lookout. Either way it’s a nice drive, pack some food and drinks and enjoy. You may know of these destinations as you’ve spent some time there now. Safe travels over the silly season. 🎄🏝

[@clintonmorris1945]

Hey Derek why didn't you head straight into the other campground and then turn around and come back. Saves that sharp crn. Great footage as ever and enjoy your videos. 👌👌👌

[@amandaburgess1263]

That water looked beautiful 😍

[@karengear5254]

Great episode ❤❤

[@hughmorton4986]

Chevy in the sand are awesome

[@suelandolt6840]

100% the Chev really surprised us and we are still learning the car.

[@justvanningit]

Can't agree more. We were actually surprised and we gained a lot of experience with the black Angus (chev)

[@chrischipman245]

Looks like a fun tavern!

[@justvanningit]

@@chrischipman245 definitely was a great lunch at the tavern

[@chrischipman245]

@justvanningit guess you'll have to take us one day haha

[@suelandolt6840]

It was an epic spot, know a pair who would enjoy it 😅

[@chrischipman245]

@@suelandolt6840 don't threaten me with a good time lol

[@4x4smile]

15psi, set of sand tracks and a winch is my setup. Great vid guys, you may want to get a set of filters for your drone to stop the bright bits washing out. Dji have them on thier site. Cheers

[@suelandolt6840]

Thanksnso much, that's awesome advice. Appreciate it 😊

[@4x4smile]

​@@suelandolt6840 No worries sue, you were almost there. Getting bogged is all part of the adventure. Make sure you deflate your van also. You can go down to 6psi even. Seek adventure did a test try to roll a tyre off at low psi, you would be amazed what you have to do to even roll a tyre off at 6psi. That said I've been bogged on wauraltee, every now and then you get caught out. But yeah good call on waiting to do straddy for having buddy vehicles. So much simper to have buddy pull you out, over hours of digging. And great call not burrying it and stopping and looking for options, always the best way. Cheers

[@seandolkens4021]

Loved the end of this one even though you lost the footage. If you’re going to do daily backups to the oc and then re-format the memory cards it might be worthwhile having an extra external hard drive to backup the PC too.

[@McKeown1924]

Great vid but always makes us laugh that everyone calls WA windy always! Wind everywhere!

[@suelandolt6840]

Yes it was super windy! 😂 SA, WA, QLD...all windy!

[@justvanningit]

Thank you. We often think the same

[@tonyf7997]

Just back from a week over there- camped on Flinders Beach and had friends there for a month. We were lucky towing a 3.3 t van , not an issue with tyres 16,20 and van 20 all round … but can be tricky. Point lookout Brown Lake Amity Tavern ✅ Brewery at Dunich Main beach drive to Jumpinpin Just so much to do and you have plenty of dog friendly options. Only negative is the cost of the damn Sealink ferry - highway robbery!

[@suelandolt6840]

😂😂😂 yes agree on all fronts! So glad you ahd a good week there. Would have loved to do the Brown Lake!

[@justvanningit]

Couldn't agree more. The island offers so much. Wish we had some more time there to explore more and take some down time to relax. Next time 😁 Glad to hear you enjoyed your time there

[@stevowyeth]

I’ve lived on the Sunny Coast for 8 years and still haven’t done Straddie.

[@patrickcrowe3090]

A Ford Powerstroke pulling out the Chevy Duramax with some extra help and more power.

[@suelandolt6840]

It was a great snatch!

[@patrickcrowe3090]

@suelandolt6840 that's how powerful you can get in American trucks that you can't do in smaller utes.

[@suelandolt6840]

​@@patrickcrowe3090I was pretty impressed that the Ford managed to snatch our Chev with the van in! It didn't miss a beat!

[@madgibbo44]

It was nice catching up with you guys in Broken Hill. You're exactly the same in the flesh as on youtube. Cheers, Gibbo, Mad Aussie Adventures

[@justvanningit]

Was so good to catch up. Safe travels 😁

[@CruiserSwagger]

Awsome Video. What program Do You Use To edit Your Video Clips

[@brewey0454]

Bit late on video Melbourne Cup was ages ago love everything you do just joking keep on traking

[@jasonbarnes5605]

Looks like a great time was had on Stradbroke island! Do you have to book that campsite?

[@justvanningit]

@@jasonbarnes5605 it was a great time on the Stradbroke. Yes, need to book the camping along with a beach permit

[@suelandolt6840]

We had an amazing stay. Hope you have a great week ahead!

[@peterwest5661]

Hope those Tomahawks were medium rare. Looked beautiful

[@susanmccusker5931]

Was the weather not right to get the boat off ?

[@suelandolt6840]

The weather was OK but I was working for all but 1 of the days so couldn't get out sadly.

[@StephenSnary]

Sounds like a cover-up... not a conspiracy theorist.. but what happens on the island stays on the island...🍻🇦🇺

[@suelandolt6840]

😂😂😂 yes that is gold!

[@TaylorsOnTour067]

Great episode guys ! Oh dear! Learning curves ! !

[@vickymoore8568]

Still found your video great so you don't need to apologise xx

[@suelandolt6840]

Thanks Vicky really appreciate it. We were so stressed! Managed to get an episode out and still tell the story!

[@justvanningit]

Thank you so much.

[@peterleskie1135]

All that money in the vehicle and caravan and no winch

[@suelandolt6840]

That's right. Sadly our money os not endless and we need to save for a bullbar and then the winch.

[@peterleskie1135]

Love watching you guys enjoy yourselves

[@justvanningit]

Nope no winch as our vehicle is a slow build and we chase to go with a group incase we needed some assistance