Life before YouTube

[@deebea6364]

hope you guys are loving your time in the US! ^_^ Australia misses you

[@pauljabs2376]

She bakes, she's an artist.....and now changes oil. !! .. She's a keeper buddy. !!

[@OnePackWanderers]

I’m the luckiest guy ever

[@sirgalahad1470]

Tia is a unicorn. She seems perfect in every way lol

[@pauljabs2376]

@@OnePackWanderers About time there was a ring...to confirm it !!!! 👰🤵

[@laskinov]

😅😅😅

[@donaldcroom1483]

we share a love of san francisco sourdough french bread with hollywood legend director alfred hitchcock. there's a photo of his car parked in front of the bakery. his routine was on the way to a san fran film shoot location, he'd stop and pick up enof bread for him to make it through the day.

[@diningwithderek]

Love all of your videos even if it's these ones where you are at home. Looking forward to seeing where you head to next!!!

[@ZootZinBootZ]

This gave me so much nostalgia comfort ❤ I moved to the bush 5 years ago - left my Sydney life on hold ..its all still there , but its difficult to enjoy it on small trips back , i start to feel like ive got the wrong shoes on ... we grow , we change - hobbies , like bread making or scavenging for thrift items ( for me its vintage style summer cotton dresses 👗 ) ... we find our groove somehow and learn to walk batefeet ... Aussie adaptability , and knowing however far away we are , everyone is still connected in our nostalgic love of wide open planes 🎉🎉🎉🎉 happy times

[@kevinthompson1714]

Thank you for the update. Lovely family and a credit to your country. As always I love it. The awesome landscape and I love the crisp dry sunny atmosphere much like my beloved Canberra. There is even a nice dog. You two are inspiring.

[@ChristopherJewels]

It's nice to see you 2 just kicking back and taking stock of things. If you felt an affinity with north west Tasmania, it's the missing piece of the Grand Canyon. They were joined 1 billion years ago back when Australia was up in the northern hemisphere. Plenty of links to confirm it. I posted a map in jpeg format but KZbin didn't like it. This was confirmed by geologists in 2018 studying the geomorphology of Rocky Cape, between Stanley and the Nut & Wynyard / Burnie.

[@harrygoldun5779]

Thanks for the update, KZbin ain't the same without you guys online. Glad you are kicking back enjoying family time, but when are you coming home, we miss you guys showcasing our land.

[@digimaze]

Great to see you back guys and the wonderful scenery around you. Chevyo is my hero working on the car in the drive without ramps etc ..!!

[@barry.m9681]

👍glad to see that you guys are safe and well. You have been missed. The sun shines brighter and the world is a happier place when you guys post❤🇦🇺

[@valeriebyers5227]

Another Aussie fan here🥰I made sourdough bread every week for a few years and I found keeping the hydration level high give more air pockets in the bread crumb. In other words use less flour and when working with the dough don’t keep adding more flour but oil your hands with olive oil to prevent your hands sticking to the dough. Happy baking Sending love and come back to Aus 🥰🎉🎉🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘

[@philinadouglas4854]

Love you guys, thanks for the upload!! Looking forward to sharing your 2025 adventures ❤❤❤

[@mathewparham4225]

Great to see you back guys, looking forward to a new year of adventures 😉

[@AussieTVMusic]

We also got a Tia for scale when you found the watch part.

[@tiffanyrankin9059]

Great to see you back & nice to see you having some family time. Tia, I love your bread making, you have such versatile skills! And Cheveyo, you're a superstar with the car & teaching Tia even more! Looking forward to seeing where you head off to next. Much love from Sydney. ❤

[@dillp671]

Travel and fixing cars are my two favorite types of channels. Glad y’all finally posted a new vid! 😊

[@MrTaylor1964]

As Tia explained when you take time to reflect we all tend to romanticise what was, the old pair of shoes that no longer fit. Hope you have had what you needed to recharge, catch up and are ready to get back on the road again, new adventures await.

[@GedMac]

This was a great episode - our intrepid travellers in a home environment. Really good. You’re a wonderful couple, smart and funny and caring. But I do worry for your country. 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

[@javlontuymanov5038]

Currently I am learning english. You two guys so wonderful. Especially Tea's english second to none.

[@stewartl5109]

Good Job Tia in the baking department… Important to understand when baking Sour Dough Breads.. A high hydration dough (around 75-80% hydration) is crucial for achieving open crumb. This means that the dough is wetter, allowing for more gas expansion during baking. It takes many times to achieve the perfect loaf… But from my experience it means the more I try the more bread and Real NZ butter I get to eat too! 😉😊 Oh and the oil change Tia… Good teacher I think helps and Cheveyo is patient more than me I feel . Watching from home in Vietnam 🙏🏻✌🏻

[@sirgalahad1470]

I just love the fact the Cheveyo is so good with cars, and he cares about keeping them clean. That is mostly lost on his generation. And it's refreshing for an older person like me to see someone care so much about their cars.

[@pennyxu7554]

That's so crazy! I also just began my sourdough journey!! Baking my third loaf this week!!

[@sparkyatlarge]

So cool seeing you two living your best lives! I miss your folks, but I know they are in a good place too. Heard Rob is basically running the island now. Shocker.

[@sharonfraser7667]

I so miss Tia for scale, big things and bloopers. They were light in what seems at time dark.❤

[@barry.m9681]

@@sharonfraser7667 also miss the bloopers and Tia’s joyful “subscribe “

[@TrevorSampson1955]

Thanks for sharing, Tia does flour measuring very well, good to see the end product was a winner. Love and light from down under in Perth, Western Australia

[@ray.shoesmith]

Hey Tia, there is no Big Sourdough Loaf in Australia........YET!

[@peterhoz]

There is a "big loaf bakery" in WA so do your research before you set up your country "big thing" business 😂

[@OnePackWanderers]

I think WA should put up a Big Tia and then we can go back and do regular Tia for scale next to Big Tia 😂😂

[@pauljabs2376]

@@OnePackWanderers does it give that sourdough in Tassie a run for its money ??

[@Rabbitoh72]

They don’t answer questions 😂 oh wait there… *Mr Inbetween reference

[@kelvinhill9874]

The bug Tur,,,, ummm Big Potato could almost be a big loaf. 😂

[@jaredford8440]

No one ever gets sick of sourdough 💯 soups and Sammich 🤤 that loaf looked fabulous 👌🏼🖐🏼🇳🇿🌺🌺

[@gazzab7909]

I’ve watched all your videos from Australia. Hope you guys visit us again soon! 🇦🇺

[@KayeNash-g2o]

Well, well, well, hallo there 😃. Great to see you are both well. Miss your blogs 😃🎊🚗🇦🇺

[@tomhalpin4991]

Was just watching older Viet nam videos from you guys as this went live!

[@beatmueller5119]

45 Years ago visited Arizona and since then I’m addicted to the beautiful landscapes especially the colorful rocks. Living in also beautiful Switzerland but our Rocky Mountains are mostly gray, different gray of course but grayish. You live in a spectacular beautiful place on earth. Btw love your videos , can’t wait for your next adventures. Greetings from 🥶 🇨🇭👍👍👍

[@andrewroffey]

Great to see you guys back home. Wow, that Arizona scenery is spectacular! It seems that everyone is getting into their Covid hobbies: Cheveyo fixing cars, Tia baking sourdough (boy, that looked and sounded great) and Kacheri fixing watches (a fan of Marshall of Wristwatch Revival?). Thanks for sharing your story of home life.

[@OnePackWanderers]

She's a huge Wristwatch Revival fan haha

[@andrewroffey]

@@OnePackWanderers Ha ha! I thought so. I've thought about trying my hand at watch servicing but I don't know if I have the patience.

[@OnePackWanderers]

Same. Those tiny pieces would give me an instant headache 😂

[@JordanandEmily]

😳That sourdough looks and sounds insane!! ❤

[@Ann-tj2fq]

Welcome back! Missed seeing you both for a while. Cheveyo's haircut looks good, and Tia has the prettiest hair! Nice car too!!

[@muncheesuppar]

awesome a new video from my fave couple , i go back and watch videos from a few years ago if you don't post in a while . looking forward to more great adventures , perhaps alaska .

[@susanquigley8383]

What a great analogy re the old shoes Tia. Couldn’t agree more, things don’t always live up to expectations. The world is your oyster, carpe diem ! Can’t wait to see where your travels takes US all again !

[@PaddyTobin]

Home or away,still learning and entertaining. Thank you, folks, for sharing ❤🎉❤

[@markkairial]

Hi, Wonders. Nice to see you hanging around at home. The bread looked yummy. And Tia doing the oil change was a good move. Watch out for when the wrench suddenly opens a nut, plan for where your hands going to go so you don't punch yourself in the face or bash your hand on nearby metal bits. Thanks for the update. Love you both! 🐨

[@blackletter2591]

I can't make the Up button work! Maybe it's my old tablet. I remember that sourdough fruit loaf you got on Bruny Island. Hope Tia's works out like that!

[@nicoleswanson787]

Ah man I saw the Nicole and was like no way!!! :P Tia you are such an amazing artist! I appreciate Cheveyo's passion for cars too

[@terryleephotographer]

I have a Grand Cherokee. I love how the drain plug and oil filter are conveniently located at the front! I wish all vehicles were like that.

[@rachellevis9909]

Welcome back guys great video ❤

[@lumpialife]

Holy smokes that sourdough looks good!! We renewed my wife's passport last October and it took 2 weeks! Curious to hear how long it takes yours and where you're going next! Enjoy the homeland.

[@cynthiacarter4649]

For a lighter, open texture in bread - and cakes and some pastry - it’s all about getting air into the mixture and keeping as much in while you’re preparing it. When making bread, think light hands - like you’re kneading a cloud. Not sure about sourdough bread - how light you want it - but have you tried sifting the flour, or some of it, to get more air in at the start? How long do you leave it to prove/rest? Catching up with your first vlogs again. Can it be over 3 years since I found you on KZbin? ❤🧡💛🥰😍😘

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Good boy. You're learning. If she says it was 5 minutes, it was 5 minutes.

[@yewbtang1848]

The Audi will surely keep Cheveyo busy! But with his good knowledge in looking after cars well, hopefully it won't be the case and he can have more TLC moments with Tia! 😜

[@phunk8607]

wohoo rare USA home scene... don't forget this is also a travel video for us from overseas...

[@ahmedmashhour1912]

I was a sleep bc It's 5:30am here in my country but I saw the notification and my eyes got opened so fast I felt dizzy😂. I'm just so glad your back❤❤❤❤❤ hope you had a wonderful time❤❤❤❤

[@OnePackWanderers]

I’m trying g to figure out what country based on the time 😂

[@Walts-Travel]

I'm happy to see both of your smiling faces. You both compliment one another. You will never starve. You will never breakdown. I'll say you can troubleshoot it and know what's wrong. You always back one another up. Unless someone is washing a car. 😂😂😂

[@frizzy60]

Love your way, keep it up

[@kateegrover]

Make sourdough pancakes. They are super fluffy and delicious. Bronson, my sourdough is 5 years old and out of everything we have made with him, pancakes are the best.

[@markeaston7353]

Man I can smell that bread from over here in Brisbane!!

[@tylerpanzarella2966]

I hope you guys rent a sail boat sometime this year like you always wanted to. Try it out

[@tammyl5898]

That sourdough looks and sounds amazing. 😍 ❤🇦🇺

[@Ninchi_TrueCrime]

Thank you! I’ve missed you guys 💜💜

[@AdamBryony]

Hope all is well! Your last few videos have looked different? The video quality and randomly zooming in makes it feel like it’s from 10-15 years ago haha. Nothing wrong but just noticed a difference as I have loved your cinematography and drone footage previously. Have a great 2025❤

[@OnePackWanderers]

Yea we bought a new (older) camera and have been having fun switching up the style and just experimenting a bit. It’s fun to see if we can make the videos look like home videos from the early 2000s haha. It’s definitely objectively lower fidelity than the A7SIII, though 😬

[@lorrywin32]

Nice to see you enjoying being home. 🏠 😊💜

[@andreabrown7559]

Last February when we got home from a SE Asia bike trip I was obsessed with learning sourdough. Sadly, I never got the crumb I wanted, plus I really shouldn't be eating that much bread anyway. But my sourdough waffles were awesome. Maybe next time we have a lockdown I'll work on it again. BTW, my term for Tia's sort of hobby pattern is "serial obsessionist", and that's how I roll.

[@cesarseven]

The best guys 💪👏🫰

[@dadisphat6426]

A skilled mechanic is a lifelong trait

[@daveamies5031]

And quite employable in Australia, I've already hinted that it's an option for skilled migration visa .....

[@PamsTravelwithdogs]

You look so relaxed at home It looks a lot like flinders ranges in South Australia Please come back to Oz Chevaya you would have no problem getting a job here and Tia as well

[@GizmoGTI]

I handed down my 20 year old VW Golf GTI MK4 to my son, he was only 2 years old when I bought it brand new. we've worked on upgrading the turbo, injectors, fuel pump, tuned it, replaced the old front end bushings. it runs as good as new!! next will be the timing belt. we do our own grease and oil service on it. My daily now is a new Merc AMG a45s, they don't sell this specific model in the US but do most other countries. the Merc is an absolute beast of a car - we both track our cars, we have a hoot of a time!!

[@MattBlankenshipPhotography]

Like #111 from Gilbert, Arizona! Sorry I missed you over the holidays. Got our passports renewed and our 5 Year visa exemptions for Vietnam!

[@Adam-p7m4u]

You both articulate your thoughts so well

[@daveamies5031]

You forgot to say "Tia for scale" when you picked up that watch spring 🤣Opportunity missed guys, pick up your game 🤣

[@MrJames_1]

For Oz 3.0 (one day) when you come back to do the territory you missed you can borrow my Starlink Mini I just bought, and actually, if I go ahead with my camper trailer build I'm considering, you can borrow that too, and would even consider you giving you naming rights 🤩

[@SarahH-ns6ly]

That sourdough looks very nice. Such a pretty design too. 😊

[@motuloatoevai6614]

Was in US westcoast last year, first time and such an amazing country to explore. From NZ.

[@OnePackWanderers]

So glad you enjoyed it! The west coast is a great place to explore 😊

[@turtle-frogs]

Life is a roller coaster, with an unknown destination...✨️

[@Zoeywfall]

That's why you got to hold on tight to the stuff that matters.🎎

[@Potomacstud]

God Bless The Great State Of Arizona , God Bless Dynamic Duo and all loved ones ...Thank You

[@paulcoinc]

Passport renewal... mines been sent off to Sydney. Is the bread as good as a loaf out of a fridge on the side of the road?

[@mikldude9376]

Beautiful area you peeps live in , looks nice and quiet too. In my neck of the woods in the outer Melbourne burbs ( straya )living 100 yards away from a 6 lane main road , and about another 200 yards away from that a 6 lane freeway , at times it sounds like theres a grand prix happening at the end of the street 😢. That bread looks grouse, i remember as a kid wed buy a bread similar to that except long and cut a nice one inch slab and toast it on the stove top at breakfast time , then smother it in butter with a very very light swipe of Vegemite or alternatively melt some cheese on top 😊 . I used to often make toast with one of those wire mesh camping toasters you sit on the camp fire ....... On the stove top 😊 ... Weirdness abounds😂. A little tip for breaking a tight nut or bolt free Tia, if you move your bod away from the bolt with your arms nearly straight rather than being all cramped up underneath it , hold the ratchet at the swivel point to keep it exactly straight onto the bolt and grab the handle at the very end , that will give you about 3 times the leverage. Clearly Cheveyo is a car guy , for sure we got our car culture from the US , one of the old ford car dealers i worked at many years ago was established in melbourne in 1917 , like you guys we had some pretty cool muscle cars back in the day which id love to show to you at a show one day . Sadly as modern computer cars are taking over and becoming more souless ... Characterless boring computers on wheels , the good old cars are slowly being filtered out . Good to see you two keeping well , look forward to your next adventure.

[@AussieTVMusic]

I'd wait in the car for my wife during shopping and I'd always ask "What took you so long?" and she'd say "I was only in there 5 mins". Must be a universal thing then.

[@TheMightyAgency]

At least the passport renewal process is super easy now compared to years ago. It's shockingly easy to be able to complete everything online and be able to use the photo you take with your phone.

[@OnePackWanderers]

There are some caveats to the online renewal and unfortunately that wasn't possible for us. Still, not too bad!

[@KayeNash-g2o]

Yummo well done ❤

[@jaredford8440]

Heck yeah brother ❤😎

[@anthonybelham1466]

Welcome to a new year. Let the adventures begin. All the best for 2025 guys.🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘👍👍❤❤

[@MelodyMan69]

HINT: Many home mechanics dont learn that as much as possible PUSH on a spanner (wrench) rather than PULL. It is Safer on the knuckles and easier on the arms because you can get your body weight behind it. ! ❤

[@OnePackWanderers]

Solid advice!

[@jackjacko8706]

A sump plug shouldn’t be that tight. Only have a few threads to deal with. The crush washer does the sealing. Most people over tighten . Best to use a tension wrench to manufactures specs’.

[@MelodyMan69]

@jackjacko8706 Yeh, right. My feel knows when. New copper washer every time.

[@SheepfarmingAustralia]

First ❤you guys so much from Australia 🇦🇺

[@FC-BS]

Same but I'm second

[@OnePackWanderers]

Got it 😎

[@petertimp5416]

It now costs around $400 for an Australian passport 😢

[@peterhoz]

AUD, for 10 years. But yeah it's pretty crap esp when you need to add the cost of getting the post office to do the photo.

[@OnePackWanderers]

Dang! It was $230/pp for us but that’s with an $80 expedite fee. We saved money on the pictures by taking and printing them at a family’s house.

[@deanedonaghy243]

The best thing to watch On Australia Day 👍

[@michaelfink64]

That countryside is beautiful. Where is that?

[@OnePackWanderers]

Sedona, AZ 😊

[@michaelfink64]

@@OnePackWanderers Gorgeous. Would love to do a road trip around there one day.

[@Jeni10]

Tia, look for a Turkish bread recipe. Refika’s Kitchen might have one.

[@Gordon_L]

Someone I know once bought a pair of designer sunglasses from an op shop for under $5 and sold them on the auction site for $235 , a nice easy earn . Good to see you enjoying some home time again , I think you've earned a break 🙂

[@KayeNash-g2o]

Well done , that was the tiniest little piece of wire😃

[@seamusobrien2675]

increase hydration to get bigger holes, up to 65% for Italian/Tuscan style, lov you're work.

[@wouldlovemyownname]

Wow its dry where you're at.

[@Rabbitoh72]

Tia your Sourdough would be perfect with a thick spread of Vegemite 🤤 there’s your guys in to Australia full time. Awesome bakers! Preferably near me please on the Sunshine Coast of QLD I’d be your best customer!

[@LeanneAnderson-e5c]

Butter first then vegemite

[@truesouth4784]

I screamed when you said you bought an Audi. Then I calmed down when I realised you are going to flip it. Pheew.

[@kristrogg4670]

"Tia for Scale"... with a watch spring!

[@CyberSammael]

Ah, rookie mistake, Tia. You never name your yeast. It makes it harder to kill and eat later!

[@danthesolarman6480]

Idk why but I thought this was some really old first video reupload.

[@OnePackWanderers]

We’ve been using an old camera lately so maybe that’s why 😬

[@billk9856]

Me too.

[@elle1rayne]

You guys are looking a bit happier now you've had some family time. After you left Australia, you seemed a bit down. Glad you're getting your mojo back!

[@StephanHeinemann1]

Wedding when?😊

[@CB-sx8xh]

I used to make Amish friendship bread, wow it was good. Maybe Tia could use some of her yeast starter to make a version?

[@OnePackWanderers]

I’ll look into that, never heard of it!

[@sheerluckholmes5468]

I lurve sourdough Tia, so just invite me to help you eat it, only problem is that I'm in Straya so a bit far to come for Sourdough.

[@kelvinhill9874]

Chevyo needs to teach Tia about “righty tighty, lefty loosy”.

[@OnePackWanderers]

She was doing it from the opposite side so I reckon that may not have helped 😂

[@Careless_unit9149]

You need some Vegemite for that sourdough 😉

[@MrTimcoronel]

very clever 'not my oil leak' shot ;)

[@Jenny_Ss]

I now want to make sourdough 😂 looks amazing …. Imagine it with vegimite slapped on it yum ❤ great to see you both 😊 and the fam too

[@Michael_Digs_Trees]

For the 6,506st time, please adopt me.