We Renovated a 2002 OLYMPIC 1000 caravan! FULL time travelling around Australia! OFF grid setup.

This week we show our budget renovation of our fully off grid 2002 Olympic Caravan.
As both new and second-hand caravans are currently very expensive in Australia we hope this illustrates what can be achieved with an older caravan even when you have a limited budget.
Please like and subscribe to follow along our journey as we do our big lap of Australia!

Пікірлер: 28

  • @petermercer5968
    @petermercer596826 күн бұрын

    Very nice guys look great 👍👍👍

  • @keithhickson2690
    @keithhickson2690 Жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful job I wish you all well and safe travels. Take care

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Keith! Much appreciated 🙏

  • @andrewheadland9341
    @andrewheadland9341 Жыл бұрын

    The inside looks amazing bringing into a modern age with just your personal touch 👍👍

  • @derekperry9720
    @derekperry9720 Жыл бұрын

    Love the job on the van. Looks amazing. Enjoy your van and and happy caravanning.

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Perry, we are very happy with it! Thanks for watching!

  • @danielpountney8259
    @danielpountney8259 Жыл бұрын

    Looks great, Well done!

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Daniel!

  • @vin6455
    @vin6455 Жыл бұрын

    awesome job guys...safe travels

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Vin!

  • @jobloggs7215
    @jobloggs7215 Жыл бұрын

    Tks for sharing your build. I'm adding some off grid gear to our 2006 van and was interested in your Lithium build option vs Super4x4 one ready to go. Where did you source packs/bms and are you still happy with them?

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Jo, yes i have been very happy with my custom built battery. i used the following 280ah cells s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBV3CtX For the BMS i used a DALY. link for that is below. s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmptjjR Thanks for watching mate

  • @placestosea
    @placestosea Жыл бұрын

    thanks for posting, the van looks great. the interior features are extremely similar to a van built by Luxury Line, of a similar era. do you have independent leaf suspension?

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! The van has a solid axle, with slipper leaf spring setup. Cheers

  • @RingoTravels
    @RingoTravels Жыл бұрын

    Well done!! Where did you get the blinds from??

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Thankyou! The blinds are just from Bunnings.

  • @AussieFilipina
    @AussieFilipina Жыл бұрын

    Good job on the van. Did you increase the strength of your gas struts on the pop-top to help with the extra weight of the solar panels?

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! No we didn't need to increase the strength it still works fine as is.

  • @maskedwolf319
    @maskedwolf319 Жыл бұрын

    Love the Vida. How many km in the car and any problems

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!. About 20,000km so far and no problems yet.

  • @SteveGal1976
    @SteveGal1976 Жыл бұрын

    Great job , what do you do for hot water when off grid ?

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheers! We just boil water on the gas cooktop.

  • @phuecn
    @phuecn Жыл бұрын

    Hi guys, hope you're having a great time! Quick question: What is your experience with a caravan that isn't "off-road" where you've taken it on unsealed roads etc? Did the suspension hold up?

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Mathew, we have taken the van on hundreds of km of unsealed roads and so far the suspension has been fine. The biggest issue is the dust, highly recommend getting a positive pressure ( dust suppression system ) if travelling for long periods on unsealed roads. Otherwise you will spend hours cleaning the inside of the van, the dust gets in everywhere. We also have all terrain tyres on the van which I would also recommend do reduce chances of punctured tyres. Cheers

  • @phuecn

    @phuecn

    Жыл бұрын

    What size tires do you have? Thanks again

  • @zpatrick9145

    @zpatrick9145

    Жыл бұрын

    @@griffinsgetaway Thanks for the channel. Would be interested in a short vid just reviewing the van after so many klm. From your videos, you have done nothing to upgrade the chassis/suspension (only tyres)? how many older van have you seen tripping around off bitumen?

  • @Noniinthebush
    @Noniinthebush3 ай бұрын

    Hi, is your caravan off road? Cheers

  • @griffinsgetaway

    @griffinsgetaway

    3 ай бұрын

    Hi, no it's not offroad.