Hope it works for you, looks good. The truest statement you made was that van prices are outrages … I can’t believe the prices people pay for big vans then put a 200k wagon in front of it. Makes a Oz tent look pretty good to me. 😀😀😀

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah I hear ya. Honestly if weren't planning to live in it full time for a lengthy period we wouldn't be buying a full size van. I'm quite comfortable sleeping in a swag for weeks at a time (which i will be doing again in the next couple of months).

@EditzByjimmy

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate I have a 2020 Boab 621 if you want to have a chat about anything give us a message and I will have a chat.

Great honest vid guys explaining a lot that people wouldn’t even think of considering when picking a van! Can’t wait to see the vids when you get it 👍🏼

@nrmjessop1257

2 жыл бұрын

We're not even thinking of buying a van and yet we agree that an honest bit of explaining is worth a mint.Well done Tiff and Cam.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers guys, can't wait to hit the road again!

Well done and thanks for just being real about what you do and say. Love the family and your practical, real world approach is so refreshing and relevant. Can't wait to see the new van. 🏖😀

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

thank you for the post, look forward to feed back and following you on your travels, see you when it arrives into the yard

Yep, cute little boy. Congratulations on the new van. Looking forward to seeing the family out and about soon.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Janice!

Thanks so much guys! It's great to see the thinking that went behind the decision. Our values and wants align closely with yours, so it's always so insightful to see what has led to such big choices.

Congratulations guys. Very exciting. We enjoyed hearing how you came to this decision. Oh and Brodie is very cute.

Thanks for the tips and honest review guys. We've only just started out traveling as a family and have found all of your info invaluable (It even helped with pursuading my missus with buying a drone!). We've only just bought our first camping trailer, so when we outgrow it I'm glad this is here for us to review. Cheers.

Glad that you've finally got your van sorted 😉. Looking forward to seeing your new travels. We have a Gator bunk van which we are really enjoying, but totally get the need to tick your boxes and also the fact that you can get something closer to you and luckily you will now be on the road sooner which is super exciting. Enjoy ☺️

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Anita. We can't wait to get into it again. Happy travels!

So wrapped for guys, cant wait to see it in action!! Thank god Tiff was there with you Cam.....you got corrected alot!!

Congratulations on finding a caravan, and possibly getting it so quickly. Pretty well unheard of these days. The Misso loved seeing how bubs was growing. Thank you

Congrats 🎉 guys, well done and can’t wait for the walkthrough. We pick up our Zone in October this year. Luv the banter between u both, very refreshing to see. Keep up the great work. Cheers Rob 🍻🥂

Congratulations guys!! It's been great listening to your research that you have done with what's out there on the market today. Also really enjoyed seeing you both on there announcing your new purchase. Looking forward to seeing the new beast up close in your video when it arrives.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mat, we're really excited to get it!

Congratulations on the caravan purchase. Im sure youl love the vanlife!!! Keep the content coming guys.

Loved your video, so great seeing both of you again, congratulations on the new van , may you have many happy family trips away . Brodie is gorgeous, looking forward to seeing your first family trip away 🙂🙂

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lorraine! Can't wait to get into it again as a fam!

What a wee cutie(Brody) thanks for sharing your decision progress. I’m looking at a Rockwood 2608BS. Enjoy your new caravan, hopefully you have it by now and we’ll see your video of it soon. Stay safe. Cheers Mark

You guys look stoked with your new caravan from the get go in just talking about. This van was meant to be for your family . 👍👍

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rosalie, we can't wait!!

Looks good guys, I can’t wait to see it in the future trips

That was sensational run down guys. Thank you - you've opened my eyes!

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Benny!

Great! How exciting, and to get it early is a bonus. Well done guys and thanks for the update.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Don, can't wait mate!

Congrats on the new van, looks awesome! Great end to the video, Brodie is too precious 💙

Aww Brody is a cutie💙 Very informative and honest pros & cons of buying a van. Totally agree how outrageous van prices! Best of luck with your beautiful van pick, looks amazing 🤩

This was like watching our exact journey over the past 12 months deciding and finding and planning a van! Look fwd to seeing the van

Great video guys full of the info that we have been looking for. You have literally saved my wife and I a lot of time trawling through all the data to find what we are after. Thanks so much

love following your channel. always great honest content. beautiful family. your living the dream. all the best with the new van.. looking forward to your future. Steve & Christine

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve and Christine! Appreciate your support!

Love your total honesty guys. Congrats on the decision and well done on the fast timeline…

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Wayne 👍👍

Glad to see you got a van sorted out. One thing I do say is definitely put the Carafan in. It is one of the best mods we have done we don't tape anything up. And we are dust free love it. Hope to see you's in Queensland one day. Cheers Duane & Janelle

Congrats on the new van guys! Absolute winner I'd say.. looking forward to the first trip and review.. cheers guys 🤙🏼

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, cant wait!!

Great to hear guys, as so many people just dump their pets. Hope to see you all on the road, safe travels and good luck with the new van….

Great choice! We bought a Willow 629, now have new DMax on order. Got lucky with the Willow coming early like you, now just need to get it out there. Insulation seems awesome so far, handles off road really well. You’ll be happy.

Looks so good Tiff and Cam. We here are so excited for you. Happy Travels..❤🇦🇺🦘

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Gail!

Another great video Tiff and Cam. I love your honesty and openness. The wife and I just watched and gives plenty of food for thought.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Travis!

Congrats guys and I’m glad I could of helped out in some way! We get our 621 at the end of June and can’t wait. Hopefully we can catch up on the road sometime, all the best, cheers

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again mate!

Congratulations Team! See ya's out there on the black top and the red top for that matter👍🏾

Loved listening to your reasoning behind choosing your van, can't wait until you get it as it means you'll be sharing your trips again. Brodie is so cute, can see Chloe in him. Prices are ridiculous. We have just paid more for our new van than we did for our first home on an acreage 28 years ago, crazy.

Congratulations guys You’ll love the willow we’ve had the ironbark 6522 for a couple of years had virtually no dramas at all See ya’s out there 👍👍

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thats great to hear, cheers Graham!

Yeeew. Congrats guys. That is so lucky for the build slot! See you guys on the road in 25'

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Cal, can't wait to get into it!

Congratulations and and best thing with any of them it will 'make memories' as a family.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Too right! Cheers Robbie!

Sounds a great van, with heaps of room to aftermarket upgrade. Definitely go for aftermarket airbags. We have cruisemaster airbag suspension and would never be without it. Pull up anywhere and level it. If weaving through tight sections on uneven ground, you can tilt van using it as well. Enjoy it when it rocks up.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Love the sound of it mate, I'll definitely explore my options fitting it aftermarket!

"Cute baby" is soooooooooooo cute!!! :) Great video guys :) can't wait to check out your new van on an upcoming video :) Cheers, Don (Dons Shed and Xplor Overland)

Lovely video guys, congrats on your van purchase.. look forward to the big review 👍

Good stuff guys, it's great you've highlighted throughout the journey being conservative around weights and budget, it seems most have the mentality of just tick it up and she'll be right, safe travels

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Aaron!👍

So stoked for you guys that youve found the van that meets you needs. Or most of them. Its such a tough market with so many options. You've done a lot of the research for us. But we are still in the second hand market due to the absolutely ludicrous costs of vans atm. But hey, like you said no ones getting free vans. Love you honesty and though processes in these videos. So practical and real world for the average consumer. Keep up the good work and cant wait to see what you reckon of the Willows, cause at a recent van show i really liked them too. And they were towards the bottom end of the cost spectrum. Brodie os such a cutie. Thanks for sharing him with us.

Great video and good luck on the new van. Really liked the rundown and look forward to videos on 12v system.

Congratulations on your new van. Thanks for walking through your decision making process.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael!

Congrats, looking forward to the updates. Brody is soooooo cute ❤️

Awesome stuff Wild gang. We're starting our hunt for a van too. Look forward to following your process.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt, enjoy the van shopping mate!

G'day guys have just watched your recent vid and would like to say that I think I've seen most of your videos and I love not only your content but the easy way you presented it . I watch just about everything there is to watch on caravan and camping and alot of other channels lose me and I find that I start flicking through their stuff . You don't seem to fill it with useless information and I also love your honesty. I rate people on the camp-fire scale . 1 log 1 beer right up to no beer left but we have heaps of wood and coffee. I think you are the latter. Cheers

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Scott, appreciate the feedback mate!

Congrats on your new van! And you are correct to get the van that ticks YOUR boxes. I have a JB Gator X which I absolutely love because it ticked MY boxes

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers John. Yeah too right, everyone needs and wants are different. Theres no perfect options that suits everyone! Happy travels mate.

Your bubba has grown so much and is so damn cute! You both breed well 😉😂 great video. There are a lot of things we want in a van that’s the same. Less bunks. Can’t wait to see it. Oh and heading to get towels now!

I have had this video on my 'watch later' list for so long and finally had the chance to view and catch up. Congrats on the family addition, and finally making a decision on the new van. Probably had it away on a trip by now.....VBG....Going to have to catch up.

Thanks Cam & Tiff, I've been eagerly awaiting your decision. Congratulations, seems like Willow is a good option. I remember seeing the 'Trip In A Van' video where they said they were super happy with the Willow but the main reason they changed to a SunSeeker was because Willow wouldn't come to the party when it came to payloads. I think from memory TIAV wanted about 1000kg payload but Willow wouldn't offer anywhere near that. So looks like Willow have done some reconsidering now that they are offering you guys 950kg. I considered Willow myself but they didn't do a 15ft van. I've been following your travels for a while and like you guys we started in a tent, then camper trailer, then Hybrid caravan and now we are waiting for our $90k 15ft Crusader CRV Hurricane, which we were supposed to have waited 6 months for but now after delays and more delays looks like we will get it after a long 12 month wait, hopefully June this year. It was great to see all of your thought processes in this video and the previous video because my wife and I had a similar experiences. I'm looking forward to seeing a van tour and reviews. P.S. Looks to me like Brody will be ready for his first camping trip as soon as you get they van.

Wow Congratulations on the new van. We r on our 2nd Jayco and love it. No problems at all. Can't wait to see the new van and its journeys. Brodie is growing and so cute.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lyn. Thats great to hear, we know that the majority of Jayco owners love them!

Congratulations on your purchase and hope you have many happy travels.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ron, likewise mate!

Congratulations on your purchase. I hope it's all you hoped for and more.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Graham!

Great news, hope you have many happy travels in the Boab. thx for the Brodie show, BTW we're very happy with our 17' Jayco All Terrain. And yes please I'd love air bag suspension as well. be awesome to have a comparison of the different options.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! I'll definitely chat about aftermarket airbags when I've got my head around it all!

Awesome stuff can't wait to see some new vids of it in use.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Clinton, can;t wait to get it mate!

Wonderful Memories thank you,good luck to you in your new van.

@WildTouring

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Great video guys, like seeing honest reviews. Can’t wait to see your travels in the new setup! Might see you on the road sometime

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!!

Excellent video and honesty. I did the same with the spreadsheet too though had to sacrifice a couple key items to be within the budget. Maybe the next one but looking forward to this one in July. All the best and as always following along your journey!

Congratulations guys, have been waiting to see which van you chose. How exciting.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Susie!

G'day Cam,tiff and Brodie.Great informative clip,well done for keeping it real.Thanks😎

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Doug!

Congrats guys. Looks like a fantastic Van.

Congratulations on a settled happy baby, he sure is a cute little guy. Thanks for sharing the final caravan purchase process, I also like the Willow - a lot. In the end we ordered an Avan because it had all we wanted and was cheaper. Both these manufacturers are playing the same game - give you sweet FA then option you up to near the competitors price anyway. I think Willow had the highest option prices. We placed a 10% deposit and ordered 10/21 with an expected delivery 05/23, so a long time. Now I am trying to add things and not change the delivery date - adding longer draw bar and swap 3 way to a 12VDC compressor fridge. Like you we will upgrade all our off grid stuff when we receive the van. We also have a DMax 10/20 new model LSU, I love the thing it tows our single axle Goldstream like there's nothing there. Good luck you two, we are all looking forward to your next KZread and your next travels.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Robert! We have a couple of mates with Avans, and they've been really happy with them. Happy travels mate!

Keeping it real as usual. Thanks guys. I also have to laugh at people who cover their van/cars with products when they clearly are at best getting a small discount. Glad we'll be able to get some honest feedback on the Willow and I hope it serves you guys well.

Looking beautiful, Tiff.

Congrats on your new van! When listening to your reasoning on choosing a van just want to say that almost all caravans have issues over time, sometimes from new. At least manufacturers like Jayco back up any warranty repairs. That is my experience having owned multiple Jayco vans. The one thing I know is that Jayco vans (double axle) tow well. A friend of mine bought one of the expensive boutique caravans (single axle) 18f and battled to tow it even with a LC200. Some of these have high tow ball weights. In any event the other point I want to make is that real 'off road' caravans are way shorter than 18f so the bigger you go the less you can use it for that purpose. I would focus on a well built caravan with good suspension and clearance that can deal with rough road surfaces. If you have that then good to go

Congratulations on your choice of van guys, it looks great 👍. Really enjoying the content and can't wait for the walk through of your Willow.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate! Can't wait to get it home and make it ours!

You both are probably my fav' couple on YT. No nonsense reviews and totally down to earth without any agendas. Shame you couldn't get a Zone van numbers to work. We really love ours, but' it's only us 2 in an 18.6 Base. Tiff, as much as you will love the island bed, and lounge, you will want to be outside for sure. We have only sat inside less than 3 times in the 11 months we have had ours. Being outside is much better. You just need a wall to cut the afternoon sun out..... #vanlifeisthebest

Gorgeous baby. We toured the Willow factory a few mths ago. It was great to see the build process. They were moving to larger premises to increase the number of vans they could have on the production line at the same time. I think upping to 11. Good thing you are doing you’re own thing with solar. They had had problems with what their supplier said the system could run vs what it could run. At the time they didn’t know what replacement product. We are waiting for an estimate to renovate our nearly new caravan. Seemed to be cheaper than starting again. And yes pls film the solar install.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, yeah we noticed with a few van manufacturers that they favour some of the cheaper 12v gear. I guess to keep final price down. Will definitely film and explain our solar/lithium build.

Congrats on Master Brodie. Very cute indeed!!!!!!

Hi guys.love watching your vids.you guys keep it real and it’s great. Keep up the good work.rodg and Debbie.

Great vid guys, Congrats on the new van :)

Good to see you got a new van. Happy travels. Count your blessings you could not get air bags. Have travelled off road alot around Oz with our van. Good old coils dont fail, bags leak, puncture and give you one more thing to argue about.

Nice view on your process and can't wait to watch the family trips 🍻

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Luke!

Great news. Looking forward to your delivery.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers John, us too mate!!

Great video! Thanks for the shout out, was great to meet you guys in Perth. Hope you enjoy your new Willow as much as we do ours 🙌

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again guys, really appreciate the help!

Congrats hope the new van goes well for you.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Craig!

Hi Cam & Tiff thanks for the Video, saw it yesterday and went off and searched Willow caravans, liked what I saw So today we went to the caravan and camping show here in Sydney and had a look... long story short we put a deposit on a Willow Boab 5224 :) so off around Australia as Grey Nomads... thanks again

Congratulations can’t wait to see your battery , solar setup. Cute baby too 👼

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Kane!

Yep, we went and had a look at the Elross factory.... if money was no object, we would certainly have one of their vans, no question!!!

Thanks for the video. We really enjoy following your travels

Looking forward to taking more inspiration from your travels, all the best guys

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jim!

Hey Cam, we had a new Jayco flamingo outback, at 3 years old they were still fixing issues no charge. For us Thier customer service was excellent. We had no issues. We’re like you looking for a new van. We settled on a design RV. 9 month wait. It looks like it will be nice. 8-4 metres all up. ATM around 2500. Very well equipped we thought.. 🍺🍺

You might consider an "underbunk" A/C for an offroad friendly setup, more secure and less chance of damage/dust problems.

LOL @ wait for the price to go down - my wife and I are really keen on the Stoney Creek 2+2 14 foot - thanks to Cam's breakdown on the GVM etc video - thanks again for that - we can tow it - legally. Sadly the price has gone up and even waiting for the second hand ones to come out while international travel ramps up - is challenging. Haven't even seen a second hand one for sale yet. Hope you are both happy with your choice of caravan. Stay safe - safe travels.

AWESOME ...great info,,,Tiff seems so happy ...beautiful baby..

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

Great decision. So lucky to get it quickly too. I have a Boab 629 on order since Sept 21 and looking at delivery Nov/Dec 22!

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Henry. We were bloody lucky!

You really lucked out with delivery time. I ordered my Willow RV, direct from the manufacturer here in Melbourne, back in June 2021 with a delivery slot in Feb 2022. Due to COVID lockdowns and supply issues, I am getting it next week, hopefully. Here's hoping that we've both made a great selection.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think we just got lucky! But we'll see what happens. All the best with your new van mate!

Thanks guys, wish you all the best with the van, should be awesome 😉

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ante!

Thanks for rewarding us with cute baby hehehe So happy to hear you got such an easy baby and you might be hitting the tracks again soon.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Haha our pleasure! Cheers mate!

Carcker vid Cam n Tiff, the banter between you both is bloody hilarious. Emu Point Caravan Park in Albany is a winner with kiddies, I went there 25 odd years ago as a teenager and then went back with my own wife and kids last year and the amount of money spent on the whole grounds has bought it up to an amazing level of hospitality, nice new clean toilets & showers, great outdoor bbq kitchen areas and an amazing kiddie zone with jumping pillows and mini golf. Cam now is the time to convince Tiff that it is time for a new Ford F350....

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Phil, yeah we stayed at Emu Point Caravan Park last year, its really well set up now! Haha I'll work on her for the F350 !

Thats great i saw the willows on the net. Good luck.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Dean!

Congratulations! Looks like a great van. I’m being selfish here…😂….but I’m really looking forward to watching your travels a lot sooner now!!!🎉 Bubba is a handsome boy❤️

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Haha 😂😂 we can't wait to be back in a van together and on the road again!!!!!

Congrats guys. 👌

Not sure where i've been, but glad I have found you guys. Not an influencer to be seen. (Thank god). It's a mine field out there of information and crazy prices. Love your elimination process all made sense in the end. Good on ya.

Great news Guy's my wife and I have just purchased a second hand BOAB 621 Also 2021 Model Just a couple of things the red shockers that were under it ...had all failed ALKO Australia issued me with a new Model of the Shocks the are Black and are supposed be a better. yet to be tested. I am about to cut in a new door under the 2 Bunks to provide access to the space under the bunks from the outside Thetford Door 7 you said something about the gvm upgrade on the Van how do they achieve that we have I think 750kg Payload. good luck with your tripppping see you out there sometime. Kevin.

Outstanding news so glad that you are getting sooner than expected. Bring on the glamping 😂😂😂😂

That is awesome, you will love a full van.

@WildTouring

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, cant wait to get away in it!

great discussion points, thanks. Hello young Brodie