Travelling Australia: Every Caravan owners Nightmare! Homeless on the other side of Australia!

[@paulthompson1654]

Jayco do come with support poles according to my dealer for the later models . I made some poles with broom stick and rubber end caps for my earlier unit . Cables can be inspected for frayed strands . Also for max stretch ie no adjustment left . Some pulleys can be seen worn or detach .

[@petep7410]

Good luck with the camper guys. We too tow a Goldstream with a Prado and live in Perth, so are very keen for you to have a good outcome. We’re sure you will. Looking forward to the next update. Cheers.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! We’ve had to bring some plans forward a bit but it’s certainly a spanners in the works 🍻

[@adrianskipper]

What you have here is a worst nitemare with a windup . Same thing happened to me on a maiden trip with a Jayco swift. Fortunately, a gentleman loaned me a tent for the night . Now I carry a small tent in case it happens again. . The equipment in the van is still useable and this will get you out of trouble . Try the mobile caravan repair guys . They are a bit more accommodating.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate!! 🍻🍻 unfortunately every caravan repair, mobile or not couldn’t get to us or help out. We’ve got our selves out of trouble for the time being!

[@viewsONTRENDING]

Logan city motor inn lol oh man what a gem. Lock your doors in Logan bro

[@JS_Adventure]

🤣🤣 Yeah we got that feeling pretty quick! 🍻🍻

[@chrisandrew2533]

Enjoy the vids. Sorry to hear about your troubles with the van. Keen to hear what the issue was… because I have pretty much the same van!!

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! One of the springs popped out of the channel that it runs through causing a bit of a chain reaction, bending the channel and then snapping one of the cables

[@rachaelcritchell2468]

I love Brissy, south bank, botanical gardens are lovely and free. Lots of walking 🚶‍♀️. Hope your van is able to be fixed quickly and cheaply 🤪

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers! 🥂 It’s a great spot brissy we’ve spend a couple of days off looking around and trying to stay stress-free! 😂

[@avalynnewilby8150]

No its a common problem getting in to repair places for c'vans. Its a two month wait where I am south of Sydney.

[@suebroderick5145]

I’m sorry to hear that you have the van problem Jack & Sorsha. I hope everything goes well. Thinking of you.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers sue! 🥂

[@rhystan8254]

Dont you have 4 poles that goes in each corner. This universal for all windups. How dangerous not to use the poles.

[@JS_Adventure]

Poles don’t come from factory in either Jayco or Goldstream poptops.

[@ronrogers9610]

Sorry to hear about your van I hope it's a cheap fix as you said it is easier to do when you have time and tools for the job fingers crossed Ron

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻

[@stevenicsadventures]

Bloody hell that’s not good hopefully you get it sorted .. couple of cold ones will help with the stress 🍺🍺 take care 👍🏻

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers guys! 🍻 They certainly did!

[@Romeo-lu7wt]

Hope the problem easy fix, it could be worse , like caravan chassis falling apart, like one lot of tourists I came across. Thanks for vid, Cheers Bevan 🤠❤️🇦🇺

[@gail9906]

Before we saw this vlog tonight, hubby said "the drawbars broken" and I said the axle.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers guys! Thankfully it wasn’t as major as those but still isn’t an easy fix and apparently a pretty common problem

[@campingaustralia6698]

Hi Tim and Trish from Gladstone. We our self are finally on the road full time hope you get everything sorted. If we can do anything give us a yell out. Cheers Tim and Trish.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers guys 🍻 Thanks for the offer but we’re back on the road! Hope your enjoying travelling! And we’ll see you out there one day!

[@MegaHarold99]

Love your videos, Hope that caravan repairs worked out, enjoy Brissy while you are here.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻 We had a couple of days off in brissy but was still a bit of a stressful time.

[@offcampnandy7727]

G'day Guys, had to happen soon or later with a cable set up, I remember being at Coral Bay and a single mum with a few kids had the same probs, we managed to find some 2x4" stakes to hold it up to buy time to sort something out as they were staying for awhile. Looking forward to see the " Moving forward thing " New Van maybe 🍻🍻🍻 Enjoy the Hotel while you can :) :) :)

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻🍻 We could’ve tried something like that but wouldn’t of felt completely safe so got into a hotel!

[@livingtotravel4290]

Should have reached out guys. We would have put you up for a few days. Maybe next time. All the best guys. 👍

[@grahamjones504]

Hope everything turns out ok for you Jack and Sorcha.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻

[@Kasual_kampers]

Oh no, that's rotten luck. Hope you're back up and travelling quickly.

[@Wildernessadventuresoz]

Emergency funds are a must. These things happen. Stress has a way of blowing the budget lol. Hang in there guys

[@dougneville9097]

Hey guy's,we feel for ya.Hope everything turns out well.Thanks..😣.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate!! 🍻🍻

[@brentmcd12]

when reversing ur van of the grass at the start . can hear your clutch fan? vibrating / scraping on radiator ? under flex load ?? engine mounts ?? still watching..

[@brentmcd12]

oh okay . that's a bit of a bugger having to wait for a repair ? I guess all of the caravans are in Queensland exspecially after all the holidays and lockdowns etc . u didn't really show much of exactly what has happened to it .. but it was cool to see the accomodations u got .

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻 I believe it’s one of the side bash plates on the bullbar a bit loose and just needs a good tighten up! Unfortunately didn’t get to film that much of it as all that was on our minds was getting it up and liveable for the night and even that didn’t happen! 🤣

[@andyneilmcg]

Hey Jack and Sorcha. I wish I knew about the issues. I would have helped out. I could have loaned you my camper. Would have been cheaper for you. Or could have set my camper up in my front yard for you.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate!! 🍻🍻🥰 All good we could’ve done a lot of different things but really didn’t know what to do and was just all a spur of the moment!

[@andyneilmcg]

@@JS_Adventure haven't watched the latest video yet. But hopefully all is good now.

[@Dadsfishishingadventures]

Wow that sucks big time. Hopefully they can fix it quickly for you both. Very interested in what your new plan is though 🤔

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻🍻😎

[@adventureawaits5003]

Awesome video

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻

[@trixorth312]

U can do this x

[@nzmarkb8713]

No great, but remember what doesn’t kill ya makes ya stronger Hope all has sorted itself out Put your $1000 budget on hold, this sort of thing doesn’t count

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻 11 months travelling and it happens this month! 🤣

[@robertwilson1827]

It's all part of the Agenda unfortunately (the backed up business etc.) Hope it's all sorted for you now. 😇😇😇

[@craigevans65]

🙁🙁bugger

[@JS_Adventure]

Big bugger! 🍻