Honestly I feel like content creators are grabbing at straws for any and all content these days… 🙄

@nomadsandsam

12 күн бұрын

….🥴

A recip saw is NO substitute for a chainsaw

@nomadsandsam

12 күн бұрын

Not quite what I said !

@bradleymarshall5591

12 күн бұрын

I agree, if it's one or the other it's chainsaw every day. Mine is tiny and absolutely loves dead trees for cutting firewood

@raymondclark1785

12 күн бұрын

I carry a folding bow saw

@anttiroppola4414

11 күн бұрын

​@@raymondclark1785totally agree. Takes no space at all and plenty efficient for the times you need it. Especially now that DIY firewood is less of an option in more places

You'd be absolutely mad to head deep into the VIC high country without a chainsaw....the amount of tracks that are blocked constantly by large fallen trees and in some cases even your only return track can become blocked over night by fallen trees. Like a plunger 🪠 you want to have it on you and not need it, then to need it and not have it. Regarding additional light sources, this really depends on your vehicle and the state of its factory lights, if you are in an older vehicle, think GQ patrol or 80 series with sealed halogens, then id be running a pair of spot/spread as a minimum, if you are in a brand new ranger with the very best LED factory headlights, probably not. You dont however need the latest $1500 ARB lights or STEDI Spotlights, you can easily spend $50 and get a pair of old IPF/Narva/Hella spotties and swap out the halogen globes with modern LEDs and get enough light performance.

@nomadsandsam

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for your insight mate! I guess different situations need different things

Great video, very useful info, the most important things you said that everybody needs to remember are minimal and practical clothing, the toiletry setup also is ideal and only take what you will probably use. For our bush camping we use a cast iron pot and frying pan at least once every day, couldn't live without them, gave up on the large one like you showed though. Been using an Ozito reciprocating saw for 5 or 6 years now, small easy to pack like you say and also quiet. A cheap light bar on the bullbar is great in the bush as you get a wide view of what's ahead. Good headlights are more use than the spotlights. We also have small rear side lights. Water is in a 60ltr bladder with an electric pump in the 3rd row footwell on one side, dual battery and electrical panel on the other side. 3rd row seats were removed and we have 2 draws behind the water and battery compartments. our fridge goes on top on one side with a drop down fridge slide, home made $50. I thought about the clip on shower tent but I like to keep the water away from the vehicle so I am not walking in mud later on. We have an Oztrail ensuite and also use it with a chemical toilet, we always just used a bucket but got this last summer and I wish I had done it sooner. Lasts 2 of us and our son 6 to 7 days at least, about the same as the water bladder so convenient to service them both at the same time. I use Wildpeak A/t,s 90% but have a set of Hankook MT2,s on another set of rims which I put on if I am going to muddy or rocky areas, they climb rocky hills so much better than the A/T's.

@nomadsandsam

14 күн бұрын

Sounds like you have an awesome set up mate, love to see it !

Some great advice there! I have had a hard think about it and I have put together my 7 most important items to take camping. In ascending order from 1 to 7: 1: Carton of Beer, 2: Carton of Beer, 3: Carton of Beer, 4: Carton of Beer, 5: Carton of Beer, 6: Carton of Beer, 7: Carton of Beer. Hope that helps your viewers with their difficult decisions 😉.

@nomadsandsam

13 күн бұрын

Best comment of them all, love it !!

@berniebulk

11 күн бұрын

legend...although id probably chuck in a bottle of jack for insurance

@dontrump4697

11 күн бұрын

@@berniebulk Yes, can see were your coming from. thought long and hard about that one but a bottle of jack would probably come in about #11 (after 10 cartons of Beer)!

@derekhammond1732

9 күн бұрын

And bottle of Bundy

@dontrump4697

8 күн бұрын

@@derekhammond1732 Definitely worth considering but being a conscious dedicated camper I would probably look to save some weight so I would probably just drink that one before leaving.

A few simple considerations to live by, 1, Don't drive at night! Anywhere! - if you find yourself driving at night, you failed to plan properly! 2 You don't need Muds, you NEED AT tyres, muds are harsh, they are not great in any coditions, even mud, and AT's do pretty well great in everything. Believe me, I've done everything from sand, mud, clay to rivers in AT tyres. 3, Who actually uses one of those horrible loo/shower tents? Just have a real tent on the awning. 4, Toiletries - who are you smelling good for? Ok, one person, but do you need to smell that good? Nope. 5, Shoes, Yep, take the posh shoes, but remember, they will get muddy... 6, Work out what you use, have everything as dual or more purpose, if you don't use it, consider if you need it. As for tools, that depends where you're actually going. If a lot of trees, take a saw, if no trees, don't.

@berniebulk

6 күн бұрын

dunny tents....omg..why ???,lol..i see one i know a loser is camped there..lol

@nomadsandsam

5 күн бұрын

Fair enough mate !

@danielthornton3277

16 сағат бұрын

Mud terrains are definitely better in mud, don't kid yourself. Generally these are tougher with thicker sidewalls, the trade off is that the tread is more susceptible to staking in the tread voids. I've used a lot of different tyres including 37 inch comp spec tyres right down to HTs in standard sizes. Muds are better in gravel and mud, sand takes lower pressures to work well. Mud tyres on the highway....if it's noisy or the wear is too much, stay on the black top with highway tyres

Good idea with the saw but dont agree with the light bar, because everybodys situation is different ,. Originaly I thought light bars were a bit of a wank but purchased an old disco2 with a light bar and I was wrong , We live in rural western victoria and when travelling during roo times the light bar shows much more of the sides of the road for a good distance ahead , much easier to spot wildlife as we do quite a bit of night driving

@nomadsandsam

18 күн бұрын

Fair enough , good to see another perspective ! I do think perhaps one or the other you can get away with rather than both

@whiteunicornDR659

8 күн бұрын

Light bars rate high on the wank factor scale

I guess with the recip saw, if you carry the right blades, you can also cut metal. Could be handy for bush repairs.

@nomadsandsam

13 күн бұрын

Nice thought ! Didn’t think of that

First time I have watched your videos and I have to comment on your audio quality. If you are teaching or coaching on a subject there is no reason to raise the inflection of your voice, people do not understand any better. Take this as friendly advice as you seem to be on a good thing.

@nomadsandsam

18 күн бұрын

No worries !

@markeroonie

11 күн бұрын

ditto, you have the radio mics on , just talk normally, no yelling pls

G'day. For the most part I agree. The Saw issue would depend on where you paln to go. The Reciprocating saw would be OK for a lot as would a SHARP Axe. The extra lighting for night drining is for people who drive after dark. Some would say a Winch would not be required for most vehicles.

@nomadsandsam

11 күн бұрын

That’s why I justified every point for the circumstance

Great video! Lots of great tips, I'm going to get a reciprocating saw today for the weekend trip (I hate bringing my chainsaw) - I gotta say, the shower awning is great, but I am not 100% sure its a great replacement for the popup shower tent. Mine takes about the same amount of time to set up and pack up. It saves space in the vehicle especially if you have to pack up wet and air out at the next destination, but you also have to shower right up by your vehicle which can make the area muddy. Also, it can be nice to leave the shower tent out and go exploring for an hour or 2 to indicate that someone is using the campsite. If I had space, I would get a popup

@nomadsandsam

13 күн бұрын

Good to see mate ! Hope it does you well

Great advice here! In =other words, decide which stuff you absolutely need for a long trip and reduce it by half.

@nomadsandsam

15 күн бұрын

Absolutely!

Brush Bars are useless too. * Everything you take out of the car you have to put back. * Don't keep all your water in one container. * All my cloths fit in a Suit Pack except warm coats behind the seats. * A Golf Umbrella in a tube behind the seat on our Cargo Barrier - toilet privacy & around the camp fires when it drives. * Rain gear under the front seats. * For years we have only carried 1 small Sauce Pan & 1 Flat Pan with a glass lid (Plus Spatula) fitted into the plastic box from a Butane Gas Stove with Rubber Mat Pad to hold the glass & that's it. (In Australia the Pan with two handles is available at Woolworths - the box needs to be tried out with a soldering Iron to make it fit - glue the rubber pad inside the lid) * We now use a Cheap Butane Stove. (We cook Scones & Flat Breads, Meat Pies, (thawed)Chicken Keiv's Fish & Chips etc) * Use Baking Paper for all of the above including Steak & you won't have to wash up. * With Lithium Battery & Inverter we now do most of our cooking in a small Air Fryer (Boiled Eggs - put the eggs in whole & 6 minutes) * A Jet Boil style Butane jug is used for all water boiling plus great for cooking frozen veggies. BTW We have driven 12 Simpson Crossings, Canning Stock Route

@nomadsandsam

14 күн бұрын

Disagree with the brush bars comment, they are extremely useful for protection. Good to see the rest of those ideas 😊

@davidmilledge221

14 күн бұрын

Ever hit a roo it flicks around and smashes the side off the car denting every thing , brush guards flick them away and help give the bull bar more strength too

@troy8532

6 күн бұрын

every roo I have ever hit, more than a dozen, went right under the bull bar and the wheel, none have ever hit the sides of the car, but every ones different.

i can hear you..............................

@nomadsandsam

8 күн бұрын

What did you say ?

I don’t like the idea of having the privacy tent attached to the car. Sometimes you might prefer your toilet to be a little distance away. I have a Coleman instant up privacy tent and I could have it set up or packed down nearly just as quick.

@nomadsandsam

18 күн бұрын

That’s very true, however it does take up room !

@berniebulk

8 күн бұрын

and then there is ye olde gum tree...perfect

One small thing that I always take, & that is a metal blade for your saw. I’ve seen them come in very handy if you have an accident or hit a Roo. Too many shoes yep that’s my wife lol

@nomadsandsam

18 күн бұрын

Nice one Stephen !

Very good content. Thank you.

@nomadsandsam

16 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!

With the right blade [Diablo aggressive pruning blade] anything up to about 100mm is quick, I have big Husky and Miniboss, and use the cipro for anything under 100mm unless I need to do heaps of cuts as it's quiet, quick and clean, if you already have the batteries / charger impact / drill in the vehicle a cipro is a no brainer plus you can add metal / demo blades for emergency repairs, for longer trips involving an amount of unknown bush tracks, I will take the miniboss it's small, powerful and reliable, all comes down to the situation, if you are full time travelling and can only justify one or the other, the cipro is a good compromise [nothings perfect].

@nomadsandsam

11 күн бұрын

Nice mate , thanks for the descriptive response, but your 100% right, nothing is perfect

Why is she yelling…… please…

@higgos72

11 күн бұрын

We said the same! She should get her hearing checked.

@k.whiking4372

2 сағат бұрын

Yeah! She's a bit loud.

How do you go with the water blader and the plastic taste in the water? Or do you have have something else for drinking water?

@nomadsandsam

12 күн бұрын

Got a filter mate to help

Thanks for an interesting video Could you post a link where you purchased the 40L footwell water container. Looks like something we could use. From a google search the only 40L footwell water tanks I could fing were the ones that that go across the whole width of the vehicle. We cant use these as the console sticks out the rear too far.

@nomadsandsam

13 күн бұрын

That’s the one we were speaking about , otherwise the ones we have are the 25L from BCF 😊

@marklaurendet1861

12 күн бұрын

@@nomadsandsam Thanks for the reply

Some great tips there. I have to disagree with the spotties/light bars though. For basic safety reasons. Should the worst happen and you meed to seek emergancy medical assistance and to navigate unfamiliar parts of australia at night, you absolutely want a light bar. The ability to avoid Roos at night when driving stressed is a life saver. Litterally.

@nomadsandsam

11 күн бұрын

Fair enough mate ! I still think one or the other will be fine for budget purposes

@markthomas8766

4 күн бұрын

@@nomadsandsam I use both. A light bar for floodlighting the sides (great for roos in forests). Long distant spotties which are powerful enough to make donkeys and cattle blink and move at a long enough distance that you can miss them. I only turn on the long distant spotties occassionally for special conditions, but when you need them, you need them. My normal headlights are suped up so they can do a good job most of the time. I have all the side and rear lights too. They are great for camping and for my normal work as I start a couple of hours before dawn and often finish after sunset.

lovin the playschool themed overalls 🤣

@nomadsandsam

11 күн бұрын

Maddy made them 😊

LT All Terrains for the win every day

@nomadsandsam

7 күн бұрын

Nice one

You will need a 12v charger for the saw, some brands are doing them now.

@nomadsandsam

12 күн бұрын

Got the 240V inverter 🤙

I carry my electric chainsaw, and use a can of inox as chain lube. No mess and multi use.

@nomadsandsam

13 күн бұрын

Interesting !

Tyres - all depends on where you go - blacktop or the back roads. My BFG MT’s lasted 80,000klm mostly pulling a caravan to Cape York, top of NT, Kimberly, all around Alice and yes also tar. Your advice should have been to ‘manage’ good quality tyres suited to your travel type. eg I try to find dirt roads etc to my destination, rather than black top. Good MTs will get you everywhere.

@nomadsandsam

8 күн бұрын

80k on muddies….😂 I’m proven wrong if this is the case !

Can't agree on the chainsaw. I own both reciprocating and makita 18v and chainsaw for me all day long. Oil bottle size is negligible for me and size of the unit is very similar.

@nomadsandsam

12 күн бұрын

Fair enough mate!

I noticed that you have 2/ 2/ way radios ? Do you need 2/ units for the 2/ 2/ way radios

@nomadsandsam

11 күн бұрын

Hey mate we bring 2 so if we go fishing or something whilst one stays at camp we don’t need the car on 🤙

Just let the fire cut the wood for you!

@nomadsandsam

12 күн бұрын

That’s defs the easy way!

@berniebulk

8 күн бұрын

wow...a rocket scientist...thankyou einstein

I was actually waiting for the I don’t know about that being a good idea moment but it just didn’t happen 👍👍. I’ve got an electric chainsaw that if I had watched this clip before hand I wouldn’t have and would go with a reciprocated saw for sure. I would of killed for a roof top tent when I was your age but now you couldn’t pay me to have one, spoilt rotten with separate shower and toilet now and would you believe even a washing machine 😂😂. It’s about the only good thing about getting old,you have an excuse for getting soft ❤️🙏. Stay strong and happy travels ❤️🇦🇺

@nomadsandsam

18 күн бұрын

Thanks mate appreciate that , the saw was something we wish we knew too 😂 is it bad we are young and already use the excuse of that to be soft ? Haha

I have a Ryobi 18v chainsaw. Take the bar and chain off and it is actually shorter than a recip saw. 5 minutes to put it back together. Your issue with bar oil still stands though but I'd rather deal with that.

@nomadsandsam

15 күн бұрын

Fair enough mate - 10 seconds vs 5 minutes is a big difference though !

@kevinjones8496

15 күн бұрын

@nomadsandsam yeah sure but after the first two cuts, I've got more than my 5 minutes back.

@andycarden4704

14 күн бұрын

Gonna go through a lot of reciprocating saw blades too

@markeroonie

11 күн бұрын

i'm planning on draining most of the oil back into the bottle between uses to cut down on drips

@kevinjones8496

11 күн бұрын

@markeroonie I do the same. I use a soft drink bottle with the bottom cut off as a funnel. Good fit for the bar oil container.

I disagree with the light bar/ driving lights and the jerry cans. Everything else I agree with.

@nomadsandsam

16 күн бұрын

Fair enough Geoff

Great content! Touring Australia is very different to doing tracks in the mountains! Chainsaws are a must in the mountains, but for touring Australia they are not and in some cases like the Simpsons desert are actually a finable offence! Travelling at night whilst touring is to be avoided at all costs due to the animals and unknown pot holes / washed out corrugations, etc, that may emerge and cause substantial damage, so light bars of any description are really a waste!

@nomadsandsam

10 күн бұрын

Your 100% right mate , when we go into the vic high country we opt in for the chainsaw for the exact reason, but when touring and do the big 4x4 destinations such as cape York Fraser WA etc we take the recip

There is a term for over dressing a vehical, WOGGED UP! I surprised you lot don’t put Venetian Blinds on the canopy windows.

@nomadsandsam

11 күн бұрын

Might just do that ! 😉

I choose cast iron pot over ..camera gear 😂😂😂😂❤

@nomadsandsam

11 күн бұрын

Lucky you 😂😂

all depends where and how long your going.

@nomadsandsam

15 күн бұрын

We are going away for 3 months and will have what we stated no dramas

Saying to get rid of the camp oven, are you on drugs? hahahahahaha,

@nomadsandsam

12 күн бұрын

Got to maximise space 👍🏼

IMO the 4x4 mod market is a billion dollar scam ---- in many ways you can add "modern camping 💩in also . +1 on the list : because they seem to need so much 💩; leave the women at home ------ OK I'm leaving 😇😂

@nomadsandsam

13 күн бұрын

Yeah it’s becoming a big $$ market now for sure!

Nari think ill stick to a chain saw

@nomadsandsam

10 күн бұрын

Good to see !

Ned Flanders :D :D :D

Don't buy mickey Thompson tyres, coopers will last you over 60k

@nomadsandsam

3 күн бұрын

Loving ours so far 🤙

2 things … I reckon you are dead wrong about driving lights! I drive at night a lot and I need the spotties! 2nd thing, please ask the missus to stop shouting! Sorry I don’t know your names yet, this is my first vid! Cheers!

@nomadsandsam

Күн бұрын

No dramas mate, I just turned the audio up too much she wasn’t shouting

I disagree. There's no shortage of KZread videos on 4WD adventure equipment.

@nomadsandsam

17 күн бұрын

Stating what not to bring ? Not many I have seen

Really, you guys are trying to hard. I disagree with most items you want to leave out. We do a lot of high country 4wd ing and if you think leaving out a petrol chainsaw is OK. You have no idea, and advising inexperienced adventurers is dangerous.

@nomadsandsam

5 күн бұрын

Everyone is entitled to there opinion I guess !

Yawn..... You obviously didn't prep properly and it's now a whinge rather than actual helpful 🤦🏾‍♂️

@nomadsandsam

3 күн бұрын

Not the case at all

You will never beat a chainsaw especially if you come across something big that a chainsaw is only capable of

@nomadsandsam

16 күн бұрын

Takes up triple the space though 🤙

@billolgaau

15 күн бұрын

Horses for courses, it depends on where your trip is. High Country yes - Desert not needed.

@tommo2777

13 күн бұрын

💯 pack for where your going