Currently on the lap 7 months in. 79 series and 21ft van. Only tip would be yeah get yourself prepared but don’t stress too much about getting everything perfect, you’ll work it out along the way, bit like ya house, there’s always something else you wanna do, change, upgrade, fix or swap around after living it. Just take each day as it comes. Best decision we ever made! Loved the episode guys

@Twalkabout000

8 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. GVM was a major issue .... now fixed as I got a 4000k upgrade. The rest is as you say... it'll sort itself out 😁

Currently 2 months into my lap; one piece of advice I heard from someone else was “your problems don’t disappear because you are on the road” which is so true 😅 I’ve had many things happen that I hadn’t foreseen or planned for. Pick up an outlet for gratitude and reflection on the trip. Reminder that there ARE shops on the road 😅 Lists help get everything that’s in your head, out; it can get busy in there with all the planning.

Just back from nearly 3 years travelling around Oz. Biggest tip, don't forget your maintenance on the car or the trailer. We serviced both the car and camper trailer every 10 - 15,000km. In many cases you need to book weeks in advance to get servicing done, so you have to plan ahead.

@Nick-sd7um

Жыл бұрын

3 years! Jeez that's solid

@outonthetracks

Жыл бұрын

@@Nick-sd7um and I'd go again tomorrow if the boss would let me!

Been travelling for 4 years now, done 145000kms through Qld, NSW and NT, VIC is next on our list. We started in a camper trailer and are now in swags, got rid of towing everywhere. My number 1 tip for people would be do what you want and don’t get wrapped up in what everyone else is doing! HiLux, swags, 2 adults, 2 boys (15&13), and a kelpie. The Deans Around Oz!

@seraichc2143

Жыл бұрын

Unlimited money you seem to have haha

@TheDeansAroundOz

Жыл бұрын

@@seraichc2143 haha I wish, just on to our social and take a look at how we have done it

Father Son duo 😍😂

@ericsebina256

Жыл бұрын

Ohhhh yes!!!😀😀😀😀

@Culls-adventures

Жыл бұрын

😂

I absolutely love that you are all doing something to contribute to more trip shows. I always hated waiting the three weeks for an adventure. Seems like, if you're all doing something different, we get the best of everything. Please continue! 😎🤠

Great vid guys. Tks for sharing. My wife and I are recently retired and we’re on a 12 year plus trip driving all over Oz. We love it !! One thing to be aware of is that life often gets in the road that usual leads to changing your plans. Eg, a wedding you must attend, a family illness, whatever. Just roll with it and adapt. Tks again .

Always good to watch a son follow in his fathers footsteps. Apple never falls far from the tree! Great episode and epic series

@ripvanrevs

Жыл бұрын

Heartwarming to see the reunion!!

Some great little tips for big lap prep, would have liked to have this vid before we left. We’re currently in the west coast and loving it! Keep up the great work.

Hi Graham and Jocko. We’re located in the UK and have just come back from a big 6 week trip to Morocco and back in our Disco. Had a cracking time, met loads of people. One thing I learnt while on the road was to kick back and grasp the nomad attitude 👍🏼 Whatever happens, happens for a reason.

Great episode guys, loving the content. We are planning to do the big trip in 18months and can't wait. We are currently fixing up the camper trailer and some raptor coat would definitely help to ensure that the trailer isn't the weakest link in this plan.

We’re leaving for our trip in just over 2 months. This makes me feel so much better about our planning - getting excited watching those couples out there 🤩

Great episode. On all my tours and laps, I don't tow however I always take 2 three ppl tents. When the vehicle is in for repair or to hold a basecamp. The tents give me a storage tent and a living tent. Saved me in Broome with the beast at mechanics for 4 days.

I am a road train driver. Recently i had a drive of a 4wd with a caravan behind. And i thought it would be easy with my experience on dirt rough roads and towing 2 or more trailers. I had my eyes opened big time and if i buy one of my own i will definably do a lot of short trips to get experience before the big trip.

Cracking episode guys! I’m currently re-building a 1971 FJ40 with a 15BT conversion. Planning to raptor paint the whole car from the chassis to the panels 🤩

Loving the travel show Graham! Making me want to head out on my trip to the Western US a few months early!

Another cracking episode guys! I'm currently re building a Hzj75 troopy and whenever I'm lacking in motivation I chuck on one of your videos and I'm back in full swing! Keep up the good work!

Loving what the 4wd 24/7 team are doing. Keep up the great work.

It’s addictive I have done 8 laps so far and looking forward to the next … I can’t describe exactly what it is but so much more to see and the will for more is insatiable… Good job guys The clue for towing as you discussed is don’t go too big Keep it simple !

Great episode guys! Lots of good advice from the people you trust The best 4wd channel in Australia keep it up👍

Jesse is a great new addition to the family and love seeing a fresh face with new wheeling methods. Also love seeing the touring vids too. Keep it up lads

Great video guys! Following on from what we spoke about last week Graham about towing and also rearranging your vehicle setup based on what you thought would be best. Catch up soon!

love all the content you blokes put out. I am planning my first cape trip next yea and the rapter would be some good protection for my tray and bull bar. I've finally changed from saying I'm going to do it and have now set a date should be the trip of a lifetime. thanks guys keep it up.

Another awesome show trying really hard to convince my hubby to do this ❤

Regarding the weather you can check into a hotel or airbnb if things get too bad. We took a caravan this year from Melbourne to the start of Cape York and back again and although it was a fantastic trip we've decided to return to luxury tent camping. Also stock modern duel cab ute's will tour fine (really well actually) and use very little fuel compared to some of the other vehicles.

Wow so good to see father and son with the same passion doing the same vlog. Just awesome 🎉

Shooting off on our own big lap from July next year, starting in Brisbane and shooting north to the Cape, then through the top end & Kimberly's before coming down the west coast. Super keen and thanks for the tips! I've got some "well-used" barwork that could use a touch up before we hit the tough stuff, the Raptor would be perfect!

Currently on the big lap in our nps300 and caravan..... Actually ran into Graham in Broome on your off grid tour. Had a great chat with you about touring the west. Best advice we recommend is chat to other travellers. You can learn from other's and their experiences and also share your own. Also make friends for life 🙂

Definitely frothing on a trip around Australia now after the vid. June 23 will have to be circled on the calendar. Cheers for the tips. Pretty spot on for what sort of fuel usage we use for the Y62.

I went around in 1991. HZ Holden Ute, swag and an esky. Best time ever, even did the Gibb River road, take your time and you can do it in any vehicle and cheap. Just finished building up my new 79 single cab with atommy camper on its way in Feb. already circled the date.

Love your work guys 👍👌🍻🍻 A lap of Australia would be a dream adventure. 💯

Currently prepping the Defender 110 and Jawa 13ft hybrid off-road van to hit the road next year. We've done the east, from Tassie to the Cape, and next year we're heading west. Keeping the Defender mostly standard, with minor upgrades, and thorough maintenance, and the van is kept packed and ready to go. Raptor would be good to protect the Defender. Your tips are good: 1. One big trip a week and then make a base camp 2. Travel light with essentials 3. Look for auto fuel pumps 4. Relax and enjoy

Can’t wait to see more of your trips in the van Graham. Love ya work boys

To date, I've enjoyed watching the new Off-Grid series. 👌 I love overlanding, and it seems many others too. It's a segment of the 4WD community that your channel seems to have forgotten to cater to in past few years. Preferring instead to do the "uber-hard wheeling, break parts and do panel damage" episodes. So it's fantastic that Graham is doing some touring that many (just like me) can aspire to do. ❤ No one aspires to break nor damage their rigs, right? 🤔

@fatmanoverlanding

Жыл бұрын

I too have been enjoying Graham's new series. I think the 4WD 24/7 crew will realise, there are enough touring 4WDers out there to warrant touring style episodes to grace their channel from time to time. I agree with you 100% on aspiring to go see places others have shown. So kudos to Graham. Looking forward to the rest of his trip. 👍

Some great advice guys, another cracking episode. My old N70 Hilux paint is looking a bit tired these days, definitely needs a fresh coat of raptor like the ponylux

Solar shower works well, Prep meals in advance and vac seal, if freezer space allows (or turn fridge into freezer), we have a big water bladder that sits on the floor of the back. We used non potable water as well at Ningaloo to save drinking water, so the water lasted us 3 weeks.

Awesome episode covering all the different types of camping/touring 🍻 As for the Raptor it'll be awesome for covering my project camper trailer an bullbar/sliders🍻🍻🇦🇺

Soo much good advice fellas! My partner and I will hopefully cross paths with you on the road in 2024 when we do our big lap that locked in! I would be using the tintable on my camper trailer build and bar work to help keep that nasty rust away in all terrain.

Great video yet again thanks. I am giving my camper trailer a refresh I would definitely use raptor on it. We just use it in my sisters camper and it came up mint.

I'm currently a 1st year boilermakers apprentice. My first big build is a tray for my dmax, would help fund the aesthetics for the tray!

I love the content you guys do, i have 90 series Prado I've wanted to Raptor coat. keep up the awesome job you do.

Love me some of that RAPTOR Pack to finish of our 4WD home built camper - Rushing to finish for OUR BIG LAP ! Cheers Boyz!!

Watching from Quondong point, WA on our big lap with the two dogs and the misses living out of the 80 and an Oztent RV5. Perfect set up for us, don’t have to tow and still have a home base to do day trips out of 👌🏼

Great show lads, for my use for the Raptor I’m picking up my 15ft van next week and the chassis is not galvanised so I would Raptor the whole lot before we go up the centre to Darwin for next winter ! Cheers boys

I’m currently fixing up a ln169 , been watching your video on painting the pony and how to use body bog which was exactly what I needed as this 3rz body needs a bit of bog in places, already got the sandblaster sorted. I was just going to spray over it with touch paint in the same factory colour code but a raptor full respray would make it look mint

I m backpacker travel around Australia since 3 years and I have done pretty much all Australia (miss north NT and the part between Esperance and melbourne) love this country 👌🏽🥰

Love all the videos fellas!! Dad, myself and my brother are doing up dads old mq patrol so the raptor coat would come in very handy 🤙

I just got my first Ute a 4jj1 rodeo. Along side that I bought a tray which I need to paint. The raptor would be perfect to not only paint my new tray but also my old and new bar work. Keep up the good advice blokes.

I'm loving this episode because we have just started looking at this. For the raptor, I'd love to white raptor the bottom half of my Trailblazer. I've pin stripped it so much towing the van through some really tight places.

Thanks for the tips boys. Departure date it locked in! 27th April!! Its rolling in fast! I went a Wholesale automatic upgrade and nomad with lockup kit because of you lads. Super happy with it. Im going to Raptor my custom drawbar box thats going on my new hybrid Opus. Need somewhere safe to stash the little yammie outboard and BBQ. Keep up the good work!!!

@dansdmaxtravels2839

Жыл бұрын

Might see you on the road, Im leaving first week of May.

Great advice gents will be handy when I attempt the lap one day, looking to raptor the tub on the collie and the tool boxes mounted to the tray as well cheers gents love the content

The Big Lap sounds awesome. We are preparing now for February 2024 however, with all the things on our “ must do” list it’s looking more like a Big Zig Zag Lap 😂. Zigging and Zagging to include the Savannah way, Australia’s Longest Short cut, The Gibb River road and many more as well as covering the coast. 🙂

Love watching the show fellas, highlight of my week, Ide raptor my tray and canopy

Thanks for the advice boys!! I have a 98 single cab hilux that is in need of a respray and some TLC

So nice to see a dad and son youtube channel.we need more of this.

Great topic and great tips fellas!! I'm getting my bar work finally done for my Hilux Surf in the next week or two and some raptor paint for that, and also my tradie trailer im converting into a camper could do with a coat of raptor to. Its been a dream of mine from or a while now and to have my rig how I've always wanted it, and the budget camper trailer all done and behind my rig just in time for the chrissy holidays would be unreal and make a tough year for myself a whole lot better 🙏 Much love Joe 🤙

Love your content guys, keep it up, just finished a Monaro resto and need guard liner to finish it off, was looking at Raptor to do it properly, thanks guys. Wayne

Great to see father and son doing Beers in the Shed. We're about to buy a single cab 70 series for my finance and want to respray it a nice midnight purple. Having it Raptor Coated would be amazing 😉👍

Agree with what you’ve said. Our date is 3 yrs time the day after our youngest graduates high school. Can’t wait!

Awesome video guys 🍻 A black Raptor kit would be ideal for my new TJM chaser winch bar, also sliders and rear bar I'm fab'ing 😎

Enjoyed this episode 👌...can't go past gd TIPS to travel ...cheers lads 🍻

I'd Raptor coat the bullbar, wheel arch flares, side steps and rear bar of my 80 Series LandCruiser. The current OEM black wheel arch flares particularly needs some coating. They're already fading. So a nice coating of Raptor would do nicely. 🙏

Hi guys, great episode fellas. There are so many of us out there that want to do the big lap and all the advice is so helpful to plan the big trip. Regarding the Raptor give away, I have built up our 80 series so the Mr's and I can do exactly what this episode is about. The big lap. I purchased the 80 off the original owner from a farmer out the back of Warwick so I can bet that it has never been on tough 4WD tracks let alone the beach. Everything on the unit was very well looked after but unfortunately the paint has lost all the clear coat on the roof, bonnet and tops of the doors. I, or should I say we would love to give the old girl a fresh coat of Raptor, then when going through those bush trails that give the vehicle free pin stripes we wouldn't have to grit out teeth every time we hear the dreaded 'nails on the chalk board' sounds. Anyway as mentioned, great episode with lots of good advice. Thanks Roger and Trish

Booked in my Full Time Forever Big Lap for 2024 March , Going in my 2011 Nissan Navara D40 Kingcab and will be living and sleeping in the Back Tray , Build for this will commence next year with 12 months to get everything done , I will also be towing my 3.8mtr Stacer Tinny for the whole time , just the right size for a single person to handle , hopefully many memories and film footage to come , love the show guys , thank you for the inspiration to get off my fat butt and get out and enjoy what Australia has to give , Cheers big Ears 👍👍

Hey Legends, I just bought a triton Ute for my young fella and myself to go camping in, a truck went to park an side swiped the front bar so a fresh coat of raptor for the bar and tray would be epic! Love your work fellas!!

We did a short trip this year, 16,000 k's 1/8th of Oz and in that wa saw 1/8th of Oz, average 16lt per hundred, towing a camper trailer in a 200series, can't wait to see more

On the big trip watching your video in Albany ❤ can’t wait to se what the next 12 months bring !

My custom made trailer definitely needs a Raptor coat. Starting to show some wear from the trips off road. Great episode too guys.

Thank you, very helpful. I am about to start my journey...

Great advice about towing I never thought about it like that. I would also raptor my canopy

Having a base plan on what you want to see and areas you want to see and allow extra time in each area. You will always find out more to see on the road.

Just picked up myself an ln167R, in the process of lifting with wheels and tyres, then looking at getting some proper bar work, long term would love to do similar to the pony with a whole body respray in raptor, would be a treat!

Keen as! Let's go Jocko and Graham 🤙🏼

Love the videos, as I write this I am currently sanding back my 2000 gu patrol ute to fully spray but still saving for tbe raptor coat.

Watching on the night shift 😴 great show as always . The old d22 navara would love a paint refresh with some raptor

Would love to do a lap around Australia with my gf. Just brought a patrol for us and keen to kit it out. I’m gonna be spraying all my bar work and any plastics to make it look clean again as it is a little old 🤙🏽🍻

Planning on a lap around end of next year great information to know. Raptor coating would be good i would do all my bar work on the 105 before I leave sick of having the repaint them after every trip off road 😂

Unreal work legends, currently on a short trip up the east coast from Vic up. Well and truly my big GU patrol is overdue for a repaint. All the paint on the roof and bonnet are peeling off pain in the butt but would be unreal with a big raptor spray over.

Hi Jocko, take the lux! I did my first lap around Oz one year after moving here in a 86 Surf with a swag and esky - best trip ever. After having a couple of big setup rigs, I am now building a back to basics Unimog.

My brother and his misses have been on the road the past 10 months in his dualcab hilux with a canopy and rooftop tent, they towed his tinny, wasn’t a big fisher and didn’t really like to eat fish much before they ended up using it heaps and a month ago sold it and bought a bigger boat, bought heaps of fishing gear along the way got some crazy catches and likes to eat fish now, started NSW went south and around currently in Gove and working there for the next 6 months before continuing they’re planning on doing the cape

I’d love a raptor kit as my car is looking a little worse for wear. With a couple of rust spots that need patching, as well as a few custom mods going on. And then I’m thinking to respray the hole car. Love sitting down and watching your videos (the highlight of the week). Living the dream 👍

Awesome information guys…I want to raptor my old boat, it’s done some hard work and needs some loving.

Currently decking out a 6x4 tradies trailer ready for bush camping and it needs a good paint. Have always been keen on the Raptor paint, would go Olive Green.

Good video, Good Luck, Keep it up brother ❤️

Hey guys, love the show! I've recently Bought a cage trailer that I'm currently repairing, was looking to paint the lot with black raptor, I've heard phanomanal things. Cheers guys, love ya work 🤙

Great episode guys.

Been working on my ln106 for the past few yrs.. As saving for a house and then house Reno's got in the way I try and do as much as I can when I can. Had to do a back panel cut as the one on it had been rusted out and is now blue on white. I've had my eye on painting it a green colour for a while now and considering that jocko has done a great job on the pony I think it'll be great to do the same to mine.

Watching the ep the other month with jocko raptor painting the pony sealed the deal (all the pun) in me doing my LN65 lux, it has been in storage for 15 years I dragged it out last wknd & towed it home to get started as it is a huuuge budget build 4ltrs of Raptor would be great distraction for the wife so she doesn’t notice all the oil leaking out of it on to the driveway. fantastic beers in the shed, keep up the great content.

About to start a ground up rebuild on my gq patrol witch I plan to go travelling in the coming years raptor would come in handy for that 😊keep the episodes guys

Great vid as usual boys. With the raptor I would respray our 1994 turbo diesel mj triton dual cab. It’s going to be used as our beach 4x4. Cheers fellas….. Pete

I got myself a second hand bullbar for my ford ranger. It had rust over it that I have cleaned up. I'am looking for something to paint it with, I watched Jocko paint his Hilux and it looked good. I would love to paint the bar and get it on my ranger. Keep the video comming Graham as I like the new setup. Jocko you should sell the technology behind your new hover Hilux.

Ideally I want to Raptor my entire vehicle, but I did just finish building my bullbar and would start with that. love your show keep it up guys. (only channel I have then bell set.)

Looking at giving the bar and tray a tidy up, raptor would set it off nicely 👌

I just bought my first Ute, a 2011 dual cab MN triton. I know tritons aren’t all flash or heavily desired but I’m pretty stoked with it. Would love to raptor coat the whole thing as the paint work on the car is pretty shocking atm 😂

Hi guys, thanks for the free vids. 25 litres per hundred is pretty high numbers, we travelled in a Hyundai towing a small van at about 15 l per hundred. I know not hard tracks but 25l per hundred is huge!

Planning now, so much to do before I take off on 1 Mar 23, most planning involves making my old vehicle ready, it's not just a matter of, fuel it up and go!! 90% of my prep has involved making in mechanically sound and I am reckoning things will still go wrong on the track...grrrr however the less time I have to 2nd guess what may go wrong on the road will be a saving in the long run! Won"t be towing, dont need that hassle, just need a comfy stretcher and waterproof tent and tarp. Yep a bit rough for most I am guessing but represents freedom for me! Free camping is planned however have allowed for an occassional stop at a paid spot for a bad weather situation. Already doing the trip planner on Wiki too, this helps works out how much time will be spent on driving between spots (have allowed for detours, diversions and recovery distance if required). Will only be doing long km days, 1 out of every 7-10 days, so stop overs must have enough to keep me busy on short day excursions or have enough things to occupy me just camped up either fishing, swimming (sans crocs), exploring trail hikes, reading or snoozing! lol Yep so much planning as I do not have a time limit for the travel, so if getting all the way around takes years, then it will, until I am either sick of it or my vehicle says enough's enough, but hey how long is a piece of string! Soooo looking forward to getting out there, away from the maddening crowds, sleeping under starry skys, enjoying what Australia has to offer! Yep this should be on everyone's bucket list. It's so funny, up until Covid most of my travel was done in overseas destinations without even considering my own back yard. Now, I couldn't give 2 hoots if I never get off the Island ever again! LOL Thanks Graham and all the crew at 24/7 you certainly have been an inspiration and also the kick in the arse that I needed to appreciate what is on our very doorstep! Cheers👌

Mate & I are getting two series 2A landrovers (202 powered) ready for touring WA. Raptor on the chassis/underside of the rust magnets wouldn’t go astray haha. Either way, will be keen to see any other adventurers going as far into woop woop as we’re planning on going. Love the content lads, keep it up!

Loving the travel show graham Well for the raptor im currently setting up my hilux to travel with our van and could do with a re spray done to clear peeling of Love your your guys

Have done the big lap in 2003-4 Cost us $26000 and that was for everything. We did it in a dome tent and a Toyota Hilux Surf Was a bloody great trip. And the car never let us down once. All l can say is to everyone get out there it is a very big country and there is a hell of a lot to learn

Some awesome tips in this one gent's, we are busting to head off on our trip June 2024 Joko id Raptor my 80 mate its on the list to do!!