No one will fix our 4x4 Sprinter Van in Darwin, but we still thought it was a great place to visit

[@67katman]

You guys are awesome, another great vlog. Well done James what an effort 👏👏lots of credit to you buddy! Enjoy the cool air con, Safe travels 😊

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

Thanks mate.

[@Leeroy-p1e]

Couldn't get a more Aussie couple! Great to see your workmanship and mechanical skills- should be proud of yourselves!

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

Thanks mate

[@edgeveg]

James you really went the extra mile, air con is vital, you get the man card for this. Thankfully the adventures will continue

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

Thanks mate.

[@CooeeAdventures]

Glad you got your aircon fixed! Wow you had to do it yourself. Interesting history to Darwin and the air attacks

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

Yes it was a big relief to be cool again. Without even really trying, we discovered a lot about the attacks on Australian soil in places like Kalumburu and Broome. A lot of people suffered, and we didn't really know much about it. Very eye opening.

[@CooeeAdventures]

@@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn Yes indeed

[@UPLIFTED_AWD]

Hello James &Jodie we are enjoying your channel and James you are an inspiration to the sprinter family with off roading with Jodie you both are an excellent couple. We have a2025 full custom sprinter MWB van with off road suspension being built hopefully ready April. Cheers Andy & Jayne

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

Thank you, and I bet you can't wait. The inspiration is sort of why we started with the videos. Sharing what we have learnt. When we first tried to find out about these vans, and how suitable one might be to go off the beaten track in Australia, we couldn't really find anything on the tube. Mostly just the odd German tester driving in an old quarry where a Falcon wouldn't get stuck, and one Aussie van that didn't really go off road. It was a bit of a leap of faith.

[@stephenconway4674]

Remarkable, I know you didn’t have an alternative but getting that job done and doing it in one day, wow!

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

Thanks. Sometimes you just have to do what you gotta do.

[@sprinter4x4australia79]

Outstanding effort to do that job yourself.

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

Thanks. I was pretty happy to see that job done

[@johnpatterson5744]

Yeah I had to remove my whole dash,disconnect all the electrical connections and remove the bulkhead to get my hands on my burst heater matrix ‘what a job that was’.replaced the coolant with Evan’s non water coolant.as Hopefully never want to have to do that again.had to also replace the EGR manifold and common rail -‘hot spots and cold spots’ plus the starter motor and fuel pump PHEW!.👍

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

Sounds like you've had all the fun! My feeling is the quality of the three pointed star is not up to the reputation it once enjoyed. Fingers crossed neither of us has to do that again.

[@Bennyboy-dog]

At 2:03 sounds like a great camp...see what I did there? At 20:00, did you find any human bones on the beach...I'm a southerner and crocs and Irukandji are not part of my experience. Great about the A/C...at last.

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

Just saw my earlier reply didn't stick for some reason. No bones. The water is very clear there, and shallow for a long way out, so some of the locals were having a quick sit and splash in water about a foot deep or less. When in Darwin, do as the locals I guess...We survived...refreshed.

[@Bennyboy-dog]

@@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn I could tell by the look on your faces. Yes, when in Rome...

[@BruceRobertson-sl6nm]

Good to have the aircon fixed. I have the same vehicle and am converting to camper as well. I also had an issue with my aircon, only one place in my area would look at it. Luckily only seals. I think your name for your van is a little harsh, as it is certainly not as fugly as some. You said in a previous post that you made your spare wheel carrier. Are you going to manufacture them.

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

It was a bit fugly,... No a lot fugly, when we first it on tiny little tyres in the car yard, and it's just sort of stuck. I agree, he looks much better now. Almost macho if I squint. Yes, I am making the wheel carriers and some other things. No website yet, it's coming soon, but for information now you can contact me via another website of ours www.jamescorbettart.com

[@ArdashMuradian]

Can I buy you a😮 vlogging microphone?😅 Still enjoyed the video. Thanks

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

You sure can, if it's a good one. We had one at the start of the trip that developed a screeching mind of its own after we fixed it to the inside windscreen camera mount and drove on corrugations. We have some collar ones too, that seem very unreliable. Really annoying when you look at a video later and discover the sound isn't there or very poor. We are not professionals and I do try and play with the sound in editing. Maybe next trip.

[@ArdashMuradian]

What cameras are you using?

[@WeHitTheRoad-qo8wn]

@@ArdashMuradian We are very basic, we mostly use our iPhone SEs, and and sometimes a DJI mini pro 4, and of course the drone on occasion. So certainly not very flash. It's just a bit of fun for us. Glad you still enjoyed the video.

[@angelamckibbin7327]

Audio is very bad. Can't hear what you are saying with any background noise.

[@Jilly13bean12]

can not hear a word your saying get a mic