Land Rover Defender Overland international shipping!!! What a massive mission... (Ep132)

G'day out there
In this weeks video you will see us prepare our Land Rover Defender and Four Wheel Camper for international shipping to Australia.
Australia has the strictest quarantine and customs regulations in the world so this a huge task.
We are doing all of this during one of the longest and most severe wet seasons on record in Japan.
Join us during this stressful period and decide for yourself if it's all worth it...
If you enjoy our videos and if you would like to support our work, we have a PATREON account.
Become a PATRON and be part of the adventure.
Thank you very much.
/ grizzlynbear
GrizzlyNbear MERCH (T-shirt, Stickers and more)
www.redbubble.com/people/griz...
We also have an INSTAGRAM account
grizzlynbea...
Music : Epidemic sound
Join us as we travel the world overland, exploring the cultures and traditions of all the countries we visit.
In our Land Rover Defender + Four Wheel Camper, which is our full time home we will take you rock climbing, hiking and exploring across all the continents on this planet.

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

We hope you will enjoy this episode and appreciate the work behind it. For your enjoyment, we disable the mid-roll adds. (KZbin is going over the top) This in ONLY possible thanks to our amazing Patreon community. www.patreon.com/GrizzlyNbear Thank You.

[@thetestdriver3318]

I can absolutely agree with your decision to avoid North America, I'm leaving tomorrow after 9 months here and its been a nightmare with Covid that's far from over yet. Maybe next year it might be better but until then all the best with your adventures.

[@m.bpashteenkhan2435]

When you will come to pakistan?

[@oldrocker5609]

You are absolutely right about KZbin adds. I certainly appreciate you disabling their adds. More KZbinrs should do the same !! I hope all goes well with your shipping back home !!

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

We can only do it thanks to you 😉

[@DonegalOverlanding]

That is monumental, just to ship a vehicle......what an effort! New adventures await!

[@mark2073]

Wow that truck looks brand new!

[@chrisworsnop7805]

I can't even leave my Defender I a car park without looking back lol. Life is to short to have a dull truck. Looking forward to the next part of the adventure

[@rcsuch4607]

Vous de sacrés aventuriers courageux................... et merci encore pour vos conseils tout au long de vos épisodes. Le traducteur de panneaux m'a bien servi en république tchèque. Hâte de voir vos prochaines aventures en australie..............

[@geroldknoebel2402]

Good Luck and best Wishes and Regards from Frankfurt, make it best and go the safety way of life.

[@KevinJamesMcAuley]

I might send my Defender from Australia to Japan and back just to get those lads to clean it.

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Might be easier to fly the guys over. Wait... Actually Not. No one can travel to Oz.

[@next-horizon-overland]

Yes, I think Australia is the best option in those times. A whole continent to travel around and incredible big and beautiful landscapes. Simply perfect for overlanding. Looking forward to see your videos from Australia. Greetings from Switzerland

[@azomarlandy6517]

I can feel you. For a defender enthusiast, even living it for a couple of weeks in a workshop seems like forever

[@andrewdavies2975]

That was hard parting with a Faithfull freind,good luck.

[@RoyNewbury]

What a mission, well done for getting everything sorted and then sorted again after your flights were cancelled. I have shipped household effects into Australia a few times and it is always a nervous time trying to get everything right for customs and quarantine inspection. Will be great to see you guys in Australia for a while, plenty of space for adventures and travel as you know.

[@ericmassin6678]

Episode très instructif, merci à vous deux. Bonne continuation.

[@nicodelaforet01]

Oh dur ! Mais l’aventure continue ! Vous êtes une source d’inspiration sans limite ! Bonne continuation, en espérant vous croiser un jour !

[@landcruisingadventure]

I feel for you! Best of luck in Australia getting the car back. Well done, to summarize all this in this clip!

[@remisalinas8899]

Bon courage et bon voyage. Tout va bien se passé pour vos deux bébés 👶

[@dalxurxill1250]

We're fascinated by Australia so we can't wait to see your newest ventures!

[@donewhiskey]

What a great video, you guys. My heart goes out to you! Sometimes, your ride is family too.

[@jdenmark1287]

As I’m sure you know, you have to weigh the cost savings of using RO/RO vs using a container and getting to keep all your stuff in your vehicle. If you have a lot of expensive gear to ship, it’s usually cheaper to use a shared container. Alternatively you can go RO/RO and then ship your equipment via a cube. My experience is the container ends up cheaper

[@leighdearle5965]

We would of used a container but like we mentioned in the video the crazy Japanese customs regulations state that the vehicle must be empty even if in a container 😔 Unless every item is listed on our Carnet which it isn't as we entered Japan with no Carnet. We wouldn't of had every personal item listed on the vehicle Carnet anyway. That's why we chose RORO to save a lot of money and sent a few boxes ahead via a courier.

[@jdenmark1287]

Leigh Dearle wow that’s a strange regulation. I never have shipped from Japan and had no idea of that. Your vlog on border crossings summarize international travel with vehicles and goods quite well....it’s basically like going back in time to the medieval world of official corruption and bribery. Governed by capris, whims, and arbitrary authoritarianism.

[@4x4for2]

Thanks for These insights. We hope all will went well. Heidi & Micha from Germany

[@alexiadroz]

Great video you guys!

[@sunshinecatcher8779]

See you guys in oz

[@Simonandisla]

Wow....what a mission guys but well done and to all those that helped you 👍👍

[@chrismanley9795]

Ah guys this is so emotional! So glad I could follow this journey so far and can't wait to see your new adventure begin in Oz. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦. Good luck with the trip!!

[@sierramantrvlnus]

What a great video, so much work done on editing and to prep for the trip. Thanks for a wonderful video. Good luck on your travel.

[@michaelneumann6213]

Thanks for the video, it would be a very stressful process! But I’m so happy to hear you’re coming Downunder!!!

[@bobhewlett3633]

Wow, had no idea how challenging it is to ship a vehicle. Another well structured, interesting video. Travel safe. Looking forward to your Australian adventures and eventually seeing you in North America.

[@holgermuller2987]

Hi guys, amazing job to clean G&B with tooth brushes after years of traveling ! Good luck to get in OZ some customs officer watching your channel and have seen the brilliant cleaning job you did in Japan. Keep the sunny side up and safe trip to and in OZ. Cheers

[@BradIXXI]

Love the video as always, thank you. So happy y’all are going home to see and be with family and friends. So so so sad that your trip to the USA is postponed but it is the correct decision with somethings being closed due to the plaque. Still look forward to seeing y’all here in the states. Fair winds and following seas......

[@patricebarrois6797]

Bonne chance et bon voyage 😊

[@dalemews1]

With the current issues the world is dealing with and resulting travel restrictions and quarantining I think it's wise choice to head back to Australia. The caning stock route would certainly be a challenge for bear.

[@gman8606]

Looking very good, the Defender is now cleaner as when it rolled out of the factory- really a lot of work and preparations to get to Australia. Actuallu I thought that it would be easy due to Leigh

[@irfantareen5077]

Wish u all the best take care

[@darrylbragg3705]

You guys are amazing!!! I love your outlook on all things! Safe travels and I look forward to seeing videos from Australia!

[@genius2000]

Awww. Japan will definitely miss you!!

[@joekhonje]

Loved this episode very emotional leaving your car behind i could feel your pain. All the best in your adventure

[@bleizbreizh6264]

Brilliant video! Stressful, exciting, worrying! Good luck

[@vanikon2784]

Nice to see you back in Australia. We love watching your adventures, keep them coming. We love Land Rovers, have a 110 in the garage. We are in Sydney, if there is anything we can help out with, let us know. Be great to see Gizzly'n'Bear on our streets. :) enjoy.

[@gaj5701]

If everything calms down & you make it to the Great Ocean Road there's local beer, wine & great food waiting for you in Torquay Victoria from me. As for a dream trip here you're more than capable of, Simpson Desert. 5 days with beautiful red sand sunes, big white salt pans, the amazing Milky Way lighting the night sky up every night & you can say you've crossed one of the world's great deserts. Plenty of great stuff on the way in & out too 😀

[@hsimon545]

We will hope you two come and visit our beautiful Sri Lanka..big love❤🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

[@jackmeoff6667]

You're forced to clean everything, but on the plus side it is great maintenance keeping your truck and camper looking new

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Agree 💯

[@coadyg]

Very complex shipping process. Can't wait for your Australian adventure its on my bucket list.

[@nigeljoshua394]

Wishing you both the best of luck with your trip back to Australia, and sincerely hope you make it back to WA one day. Interesting times in Australia at present with all the border restrictions, and at least for now West Australia is pretty much open for business for West Australians - Long May that last, but not holding my breath! Stay safe.

[@northumberlandnomad9763]

Another perfectly curated video! Just watching everything you went through I felt stressed so I can sympathise with how you actually felt. Good luck guys - can't wait to see the next video to see how you got on. Stay safe. 😊

[@extremetravel]

Beter idea. By the ATA carnet, cost about 150 $. I sending my car from Poland 🇵🇱 and was working. Perth is ten most rigorously place to the Australian quarantine rules (not covid) I will spend to weeks to get the car back from quarantine. The cost of washing car was crazy 2500 Aud.

[@JKoverland]

Enjoyed that one guys :) good luck with the rest of the journey. good to get an insight into how these kind of things work. J&K x

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Thank you. Wasn't super easy to film as well as getting things done. ( as you know ) 😉

[@STYLEHUAHINONAIR]

very nice i like land rover fc from thailand.

[@Mr.B.Speedy]

What an emotional good bye. I believe you two will have G&B until you retire one day. Have a nice flight and all best.

[@Nick-xc4fy]

Woo! I got it right, Australia!

[@melvinoh2991]

Must be an emotional shipping off moment at the drop off point. Safe journey and flight. Look forward to the reunion of GrizzlynBear with you both and the overlanding journey ahead.

[@deanshortland7194]

Looking forward to The Australia series, making more memories.👋

[@ValuableOpinions]

Welcome back home buddy you guys are amazing would love to see you guys in Melbourne one day

[@dougjones7974]

When you finally make it to North America, I would love to host you either at my house in Vancouver, or at my cabin in central British Columbia.

[@mark2073]

Hey, they can stay with me in Vancouver!!!

[@leighdearle5965]

Thank you both so much 🙏😊 We really can't wait to one day explore North America when things get back to normal... BC is right at the top of our list 😉

[@N530SYF]

Congrats!

[@stevestott3652]

Great informative video . Enjoyed this video , and the adventure of all it takes to travel the world like you two do . Cheers and safe travels . From Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A...P.S. looking forward to sharing Australia’s adventures with you all .

[@OverlandingwithBruce]

Good luck. I hope all goes well. Safe travels. I wish I could immigrate to Australia. Looks like a wonderful country. Take care

[@rafcramatte]

Super intéressant et hâte de voir votre nouvelle aventure sur les terres Australiennes 🤩 👍👍👍👍

[@seanslattery2535]

Viewer no 5 my nootification could not be faster...Let enjoy this one

[@Albaniabydrone4K]

I like your adventures! Great channel! I wish you all the best back to Australia.

[@jamesb8467]

“It’s raining again, still, forever” haha!

[@simonhewkin8418]

So hard to walk away from some think with so many happy memories cant wait to see it in Oz

[@PabloP169]

Great that you are coming "home" for a while. Sounds like you have a few great adventures planned. Don't come to Victoria at the moment as we have strict restrictions due to CovID19, but hopefully, these will ease in a couple of months.

[@gerardcawley3815]

Such an emotional time. If I see you in Aus, I'll say g'day.

[@BurtonsAttic]

Super decon, been down that road before. Cathay got me once with there crazy bag fee but at least I wasn't paying for it. There lounge in HK is one of the best!

[@BurtonsAttic]

Oh, and safe travels!

[@martinewest5640]

Glad you are coming to Australia hope we cross paths, We are on the Sunshine Coast near Noosa in QLD. Safe travels.

[@kurtlundberg8519]

Kurt from Sweden wishes good luck

[@insanity4232]

Love from India ❤️

[@manueltakeuchi1416]

Chao amigos hasta la próxima,vuelvan a Japón,また　きて　ください

[@hordur2012]

I love this episode, take care

[@campingcarjoaen]

Just found you guys. Really interesting stuff. We want to go to Australia someday. But didn't know it's so complicated. We are originally from Korea so we will catch up on your Korea videos^^

[@leighdearle5965]

Thank you so much 🙏♥️ We had such a great time in Korea 😉

[@willian.direction6740]

Best of luck and look forward to see more content from here in Aussie.

[@laurentcaraland1404]

Merci pour cette vidéo ! 😀🚙et bonne traversée pour Grizzly et vous 😀

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Ha merci pour le commentaire en Francais. Je passe environ 5h/sem pour les soustitres. Donc ca fait plaisir. 😀

[@hikerwoody182]

impressive shuttlecock 🤔

[@rameshbhatta]

Welcome to homeland mate👍

[@adz6494]

Got fingers crossed for you guys n will pray n petition the thousands of gods we have in INDIA. Cheers n Bon Voyage!!!

[@sibhs66]

What a nightmare! I predict if you leave Australia for more travels Grizzly and Bear will not come back to Oz because of the stress. I'm really looking forward to the Aussie side of your adventures, It's something my wife and I can relate too. Cheers Marty from Perth

[@bobjoncas2814]

...GOOD ONE, SAFE TRAVELS...

[@rogerwileman9965]

Good Luck I hope every thing goes well

[@999mrkhaled]

Very complicated to ship to Australia but it’s worth it Looking forward to Australia series I think u should visit Australian overlanders

[@rjl110919581]

thank you for great detail video on travel around the world as wish best travelling in good hearth

[@rabidmarmot]

bummed you're missing Alaska, Yukon, The Rockies, Baja, The Andes, Patagonia - but I understand, everyone is heading home until this blows over.

[@sanjeewakumarasinghe7990]

Take care..

[@hasanfoyejul5500]

ধন্যবাদ... thanks

[@xmark2413]

wow love see you guys in PERTH

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

WA Borders are totally closed....

[@yorkchris10]

Since I was coming from South America, Australian customs made me go to carwash before "letting it in" . I think someone at the carwash signed and I could get Oz insurance.

[@RiveraD1988]

I had the same situation when i booked flights to Perth it got cancelled twice. So i decided to stay in Hokkaido until. all this bullshit goes away. If my flight didnt cancel, it was booked to land in Melbourne but look at Melbourne now. I would be stuck there paying for hotel stay and lock down twice and still no Perth borer open.

[@leighdearle5965]

Actually that may of happened to us as well and we may be in Hokkaido right now... 😉

[@grahameroberts8109]

Well this is certainly a surprise! It’s madness in Oz with the border closures and different rules for each. It might take you 6 weeks just to cross borders to get to WA. Be very cautious in Sydney and the hotspots. Stay out of Victoria for a while. NSW country is ok to travel in at the moment. The fact that you are landing in Sydney will jeopardise your travel plans. It’s a pity that you couldn’t get your vehicle to Brisbane first. Anyway, you guys are great planners so enjoy your flights. Welcome back soon for a while at least.

[@abdulwhakimi2768]

After how long you come back you’re home I loves in Melbourne

[@equestrianalways6132]

Thanks for the effort on the video. I have always thought of bringing my 4wd to Aust from NZ.But I think I will just buy one in Aust lol

[@chadcountiss5290]

I'm sure you'll get to North America eventually. We'll be waiting!

[@diogoferreira6175]

you still need to go tot geres , it is the moust beautiful place in portugal.

[@wecampontheroadfg5007]

Trop d'emotions!

[@pramoktechvlog8330]

Its nice ❤❤

[@notsecure]

Carlos Ghosn Escape from Japan in a instrument container caused all this "All container should be EMPTY!" rule??? :-)

[@Eric_412]

People around the world will remember which airlines profited unscrupulously during this pandemic.

[@andymadden4825]

Big fan I am going to be looking out for you in WA😁

[@macca545]

Great video ,safe travels back to WA even Oz appears a mess right now and with border closures.

[@lexandluke]

Mattx OnlyVictoria is a mess (I am a Victorian). We don’t want to share our problem with the rest of Australia!

[@jimmytokyo3773]

Quick question Leigh, would you mind sharing how much it cost to ship RORO v via container? And btw, you guys rock! Love your videos 👍

[@victorbart]

You are such a lovely couple! ❤️ I guessed it right that it is Aussie Land 😀 It is because of Japan that the vehicle needs to be empty? I would never want to do RORO with my 1965 unimog 404. I might rebuild the living area so it can fit a container. But first explore the world where I don't need to ship 😎

[@leighdearle5965]

Yes only Japan has these crazy customs rules. Otherwise we would of sent in a container.

[@victorbart]

So would it be possible to take the ferry to South Korea again and from there ship it with gear inside?

[@leighdearle5965]

@@victorbart yes except one big problem... Coronavirus 😔 The ferry lines are suspended between Japan and Korea. Even if we could get there we would then have to pay for our own 14 day quarantine.

[@victorbart]

@@leighdearle5965 Yes that makes sense! Atleast Australia is your home country so that makes things more easy in the end in this strange times :)

[@cknacci]

Welcome back to OZ, let me know if u guys are coming to QLD Sunshine Coast :)