That is the best 20+ minutes I have spent on youtube for a long time thanks Nathan can't wait for the next .

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom, always very encouraging to hear. I'm glad you enjoyed this episode, hopefully the rest can maintain this standard!

Great videos, ( on the 200 series) i've learnt a few things from them like crawl control, catch cans, 6th gear ect, I saw you at recently Python pool in Millstream, I moved out of your way as you were walking down the track, I didn't realize it was you until we got back to the car and saw the signage on your car otherwise i would've said hello, hope you didn't get caught in that severe weather that came through that day, keep the videos coming

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate! Ahh, too bad I didn't get to catch up with you out there. Sure is a amazing part of our country out there. Haha, well we may have got caught it that weather, it definitely changed our plans 😬 A single night in Millstream, turned into many unplanned evenings... Sure was an experience though

Well young Nathan, you have certainly raised the bar for all future videos. Wonderful imagery that you have shared and how was that drone footage in front of your Cruiser in the river crossing !! One disappointment though...... you never did tell us what your nachos were like ! Thanks again for sharing and really looking forward to the next one.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim! I am pleased with the way this episode turned out and very happy with the results of the drones I took along for the trip. Hopefully I can maintain this standard 😬 Ahh yes, the Nacho's were great! Definitely a meal I can recommend and will be cooking up again 👍

21:12 lying in a natural body of water like this seems very healing/refreshing.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely... 🏝 Many hours were spent relaxing here!

Fabulous out around Cue and the Pilbara, thanks.

Awesome job mate, really well put together video - love the drone work, nicely done 👍

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it 🤙

Looks like an amazing adventure. Great to watch. Thanks. 😊

Great video quality and drone images. Looking forward to part 2 - electrical gremilins.....there are few things more frustrating. The Pilbara is such an amazing part of WA - so ancient, so harsh and unforgiving. Breathlessly beautiful with the ever-changing light, a challenge to capture in its beauty - great job.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, I agree. This landscape is something else and a place that needs to be respected! The landscape can provide endless opportunity for great imagery. The electrical gremlins... Hopefully something I can get sorted soon enough 🤦‍♂️

Some bloody amazing scenery and a great effort showing the colours of the landscape. Looking forward to episode 2.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, it really is an amazing part of our country. Looking forward to releasing the next episodes 👍

Fantastic drone work!

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, I must give credit to some of the equipment I use, but it sure does develop some great results!

Man that landscape is just unbelievable, absolutely love it. Great video mate, have been watching your videos for a while and they are quality 👌🏽

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

It sure is mate, such an underrated area of WA! Thanks mate appreciate that 🙏

Awesome scenery mate just love the Pilbara you brought back a lot of fond memories off our time over there 👌

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Sure is an amazing part of our country, glad. Could bring those memories back for you!

Great watch, can’t wait for the next one.👍

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks mate 👍

Good video. Love to see & hear more about the 76 👍

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. The 76 series is certainly an awesome vehicle! Might have to do a little walk around of it sometime on a future trip. Very capable vehicle 🤙

Nice work looking forward to the series

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, looking forward to sharing the future episodes 👍

Great videos and you've certainly got the culinary side sorted out with a great variety of meals!

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, glad your enjoying it 👍 Certainly didn't go hungry on this trip 😆

stunning episode again mate! Good to see you and your dad go out and explore WA. can't wait for the next video.. and hope you came home safely after the electrical hassle! cheers mate 🤙🏼

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed this one! This was an absolutely awesome trip and so glad to finally get away in the Landcruiser! Home all safely, still working on the electrical issues 🤔 But all will be sorted in time 👍

Great trip video Nathan! Looks like ep2 will be a nailbighter 😬🚙🏊‍♂

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, looking forward to releasing the new episodes. A great trip all round 👍

Great clip mate, looks like a fun trip. Cheers Steve

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve, sure was a great trip 👍

Great stuff 👍

Cheers guys

Awesome work with the drone mate! Hopefully I can get my footage looking this good with some practice 👍🏻

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers man 👍 It doesn't take long, just heaps of practice 🤙 We'll get them out on the next Collie trip

Hi Nath, Very nice vid again. Keep sending… next eposide sitting another 14 days home quarantine Cheers Holger

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Next episode due for release Thursday next week 🤙 Looking forward to sharing the rest of the trip, was great fun capturing such a great area of our country. All the best mate, hopefully your quarantine goes by quickly and painlessly.

Great

woza, seems like you had an interesting trip to say the least. love to know what all the issues ended up being and the water ingress.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome trip! Hopefully find out the electrical issues in the next few weeks finger 🤞

Great video showing some awesome scenery, if you could give a few details about your drone it would be appreciated. Cheers!

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. Using a couple of drones in this series. The cinematic shots are taken from a standard DJI Mini 2 - nothing special there, but it sure can still get some great shots. The vehicle tracking shots are taken from a Skydio 2 autonomous drone. This is a little bit of a secret weapon, great little drone 👍

Long time KZread viewer, first time commenter. Just thought I'd let you know I really enjoyed your descriptions of the areas. Heading up there soon and keen for more ideas, when will the next episode be out? Cheers!

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback mate, glad you are enjoying the channel 👍 I'm planning on releasing the episodes on a weekly basis at this point. Episode 2 will be out next Thursday morning. Feel free to send us a message on Facebook or Instagram and I can give you some more detail if you need it earlier 👍

Hey - really good backwards drone flying in front of your vehicle in the creek - well done for missing the trees! Possibly an earth issue with your electrical? Is there a common earth link to chassis used to power your electrical in the back? Hope you can do a video on the problem/fix not to blame anyone but highlight potential issues and fixes for others in the bush.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, I can't take too much credit for the drone work, the equipment I use has a big part to play in the results I got here 😆 For sure, once I finally realise what this issue is, I will report back. I agree the symptoms are consistent with an earthing issues, just trying to find it is the problem 😬

Cracking video mate 👌🏻 - shame about the car issues…hopefully an easy fix for you.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate 👍 Sure was frustrating, here's hoping they are relatively simple. Booked in for next month 🤞

Impressed with how well you took the faults in your electrics, I would have been fuming..

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, yes... I just thought well there's not much I can do out here, so I may as well continue to enjoy the trip and then sort it out later... 🤷‍♂️ I've managed to book it in next month for some diagnostics..(not Ultimate 4WD Equipment this time). Here's hoping 🤞

@kingchief4038

2 жыл бұрын

@@XploringOz I will try and do that if/when it happens lol.. Random question have you ever been able to extend the drivers seat so it goes back further in your Prado or 200 series? I have the Kakadu with electric/heated seats wanting to keep them but need a rail extension or seat extension if it exists hopefully there is a place in Perth or part that can do it (No Legroom) Cheers

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingchief4038 Hmm, not something that I've looked into myself. I'm sure it would be possible though. If someone was able to make up brackets to shift the whole assembly rearwards, the electrics should continue to work just fine.

@kingchief4038

2 жыл бұрын

@@XploringOz Thank you ill keep investigating :)

7:37 damn you even got to see alien activity up there 😉😂. What a great place

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, we're not alone.... Sure is an amazing part of the country 👍

Thanks!

@XploringOz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, appreciate it! 👍 Glad you enjoyed the video, hopefully you enjoy the rest of the series 🤙

If you havnt done so all ready Nathan have you thought about doing some " merch" for you channel?

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, definitely thought about it. Haven't gone at it a whole lot at the moment. We do have a couple of t-shirts that we can sell and are ordered through our Facebook or Instagram social media pages. Happy to hook you up if you'd like? I haven't turned it into a store or regular business as I won't be able to sustain the on-going needs when we hit the road full time. Cheers 👍

Awesome start to the tripping mate and great to see ur dad along for the ride. Questions: Your running extended tank as I recall , 100lt fuel and 50lt water? Your uncle in the other LC, any gvm+ and lift ? Looks std other than some bolt ons!

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, was a great trip! 👍 Yes, I'm running the aftermarket dual tank Long Ranger. Total gives me about 215L diesel and 55L water. The other LC200 is moderately modified. Has a GVM upgrade, 2" lift kit, TJM bull bar and winch, steel rear bar, ARB Frontier Long Range tank (270L total diesel), electrical upgrades (dual battery etc.), rear drawers, roof racks etc. I guess it's most of the standard additions to make these vehicles very capable.

I need the next episode 😩

Hey mate awesome content. You recon you could get a 20 ft offroad van in there😬😬

@XploringOz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I reckon you probably could. There no doubt there would be some tight turns and some pin striping down the side, but it's possible 👍

@shannonvadala7288

Жыл бұрын

@@XploringOz thanks mate I’ll let you know how it goes!!

@XploringOz

Жыл бұрын

@@shannonvadala7288 Yeah, definitely give us a update if you get it done 👍

Still trying to work out how you got that continuous water crossing footage? Is that all relying on the drone sensors? Impressive.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah got a secret weapon there! Check out Skydio 2. Really improves the drone game! 🤫

Apart from the gremlins, how has the under bonnet lithium been holding up? Ive just installed the same 120x into my 2013 Prado 150 (after some gentle relocation of the AC piping). Heat was the biggest thing for me, but with adequate heat shielding it should be sweet

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, the lithium has performed flawlessly so far, no issues to report. I've taken it on a few trips now, hot beach days in the summer, a. few weekenders and this 3 week trip, no problems. I run the battery completely flat a few times too, again no issues once it was charged back up. So far, very happy with how's it going 👍

@krismezza

2 жыл бұрын

@@XploringOz Great to hear mate. If it can survive the Pilbara, then the outlook is good 👍 I'm going from a 75Ah flooded to the 120x, so Im looking forward to not worrying about power if I stay somewhere more than 18 hours! Can't wait for the next episodes, trip looks great!

Just spent a couple of weeks exploring that region as well. Beautiful location. Well done on some great footage and editing. I am enjoying your work! Can you please tell me what gps navigation system you are using and how reliable are you finding it?

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

It sure is an awesome area of WA! Thanks mate, appreciate the feedback on the videos 🙏 I'm using the Garmin Overlander GPS unit. It's OK, not sure it's entirely worth the RRP of $1000, but I do appreciate the large and easily read display on the road. I've always had problems trying to create tracks and journeys on the computer and transfer them across to the unit. Saying this, it's never let me down on the road 👍

@borby78

2 жыл бұрын

@@XploringOz thanks for the reply mate, appreciate it. It sounds like there are no perfect GPS systems out there but this is one of the better ones. Agree, $1k is a lot but I'm hoping it will make the location of some of the spots a little easier. I like how you are using the drone as well for you naviation. Great idea! Look forward to seeing your next production.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

@@borby78 For sure, agree with you there. From what I've seen of other units I'm glad I have the Garmin. To be honest, it's probably my IT skills that let me down 😆 Cheers mate 👍

What drone do you use ? It’s great

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, use a combination of a regular DJI Mini, but the secret weapon is really the Skydio 2 💪

I thought the newer Redarc chargers had a firmware upgrade to fix the Lithium BMS issue.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, this unit is a couple of years old now and doesn't seem to have this functionality, maybe they changed it more recently than this?

Did the Mozzie get you in the evening ?

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, no mosquitoes at all on this trip and at this time of year. Makes for a very relaxing camp 👍

Fantastic. How did the new awning go?

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome! The awning literally saved our sanity later in this trip (spoiler... we got land locked for quite some time in the rain). The awning has quickly become one of my favourite touring modifications on the vehicle and I'm so happy we had it installed just before this trip 👍 I'll do a review in the next couple of months with a full run down. Cheers.

@colinlam5502

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it worked a treat. Any downsides? I'm likely to pull the trigger on this same one in the next month

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

@@colinlam5502 Sure did, nothing that would be a deal breaker. If I had my time over again, I would choose the same product. Very happy. I had one awning wall on this trip too, which got used a few times and have just purchased a 2nd. Very handy in wet and windy weather 👍

Sorry mate I think that the big puddle is going to kill your car, believe that the computer is in the passenger side kick panel and it doesn’t like water. Make a good insurance claim though.

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

There are some electrics done there, but so far, so good 🤞

Be aware of Crocs ?

@XploringOz

Жыл бұрын

Nah, she right. They don't come this far down...

Thanks!

@XploringOz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Tom 🙏 Always very appreciated and encouraging.