👫 Emma & Dan | 🐕 Levi, Sasha & Zilla
Join us on our adventures, as we travel the great outdoors alongside our 3 dogs doing what we love most, with lots of fishing, dog friendly camps and renovating our Caravan "Kernel" to explore Australia.
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Which vinyl did you use? Thanks
Hi! For the flooring It is called Primetex Classic sheet vinyl in the colour Grey Cajou. Hope that helps!
Them whitening tast good
@gillysable they're definitely one of Dan's favorite fish to eat!
where is your life jacket
@vladantalevski Hey! we have 2 life jackets on board. Our boat is under 4.2m long, which with the rules with 2 people in the boat, they don't have to be worn at all times. In choppy conditions, we do though!
i have a 11foot6 tiny and always where one and the mist fortune of a goop of in a tiny one is still missing in lake Macquarie
Sorry, I'm not sure what you meant in the last bit. But thanks for the feedback! We definitely use them in more choppy conditions or deeper water, etc. Thanks!
Good set up , nice & light ,
Iv been enjoying the fact that your a couple that enjoy travelling, fishing without all over the top stuff some others carry on with , well done to the both of you , good simple fun
Thanks again! We love the set up we have. It's all we need. We have done a reno on the outside of our van since this but still have thr same basic set up.. hope you enjoyed the videos!
Good chanel to watch & lovely well behaved dogs who really seem to love watching the fish when in the boat
Thanks so much for that comment. We have loved filming our memories, sharing it with the dogs and anyone who loves watching!! I think they get a kick out of the fishing more than we do 😂
Aren’t sea slugs venomous?
Are they? By touch or eating them do you mean? Thankfully we didn't touch them. I never knew that!
32mins of waffle.
@@Ant-dx8yt there's a fast forward button or skip the video if you didn't like it 👍
Oh! You are a freaking genius!
Thanks for watching. I hope you found it helpful!
Hi Em & Dan, those covers you've made for the blinds . They are called pillmet boxes. Great video guys . I love how you's think out of the box. & Em has a crack on the tools. 😊
Thanks for that!! We have now done an external reno on the van so will have more videos to put up soon! We're really glad you enjoyed it! I love being on the tools (when it goes to plan anyway) 😂
More morons in vans
Thanks for watching 😂👍
Thanks for sharing your vids I have loved watching you guys and your puppies will keep a lookout for more of your uploads.we start wa and nt from Adelaide in January so if you're heading to wa in January we might see you on the road.😊
Hey! Thanks so much for leaving that comment. We are so glad people have enjoyed them. We loved making them! So jealous! We are not doing a full lap until.another 2 years we are thinking. Only doing shorter trips to a few areas to get prepared for it! Will you film yourself? We love watching other families travel! Everyone seems to be in Western Australia at the moment that we follow. 🙂
I don't think we will film our adventures as I think wa has been filmed to death but we will see.
You're definitely not wrong there!! Im looking forward to seeing it but I (Emma) prefer bush and the outback more then constant beaches as im not a big swimmer.. Dan will love the beaches though! Have a great time travelling!! You'll have to comment back or inbox if you have us on the other socials and let us know if there is any spots that stood out to you both!
How much do you estimate putting in the bathroom cost you vs professional fit out please. I’m sure you saved a packet. Thank God for Bunnings
Thanks for watching! I don't even want to know! 😂 in the beginning I had every price detailed but it was hard when Daniel was also buying and receipts were not kept so we gave up.. but not including the annexe and awning maybe $11,000 I'm not sure.. the big things were the air con, hot water system, flooring, solar, batteries and the wall panels etc plus all the small bits and bobs really added up! Don't regret it though.. in the long run now having a bathroom we don't have to stay at caravan parks anymore we love free camps in the bush so we should save money over the years by that! Not sure on the professional cost but a hell of a lot more than that!!
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs it’s been fantastic watching you guys. You’ve done a terrific job. So inspiring. Not many would take that on. Yes we are so lucky with the free camps in Australia. 🇦🇺
Thanks so much! We are really proud of what we have done.. we have recently just done the outside aswell so we are so happy!
Loving all your videos. Thank you. 🙏
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Im with you mate flathead bites everyday oh my im drooling right now.
I know Dan thinks I'm crazy! Maybe after a while I'll become a fan of the taste. Calamari and canned tuna is all I can handle 😂!
Hi I just want to clarify that you used Estilo White shower wall both inside and outside the ensuite. Loved the videos and you have convinced my husband that we can do the ensuite same as you. Thanks again.
Hi! Yes we did. In the video we used the mdf that we painted on the exterior walls of the bathroom... but in our newest videos (havnt uploaded yet but we re-sheeted outside of van etc) we mention shat we actually took themat out and used the estillo shower panels... definitely recommend it for both inside and outside. It's a nicer finished than when we used the thinner wood look panel in video.. glad we could help. It was money and a lot of work but we absolutely love it. Let me know if you have any other questions! Goodluck on your van!
Now its been a few months, would you stick with the retractable foor for bathroom ? Great job guys good inspiration
Hey! thanks for watching glad you have enjoyed it.. we do have more videos coming as we have redone the outside now too! If we did it again, I'd go Concertina/Constantine or a proper light weight door that opened out.. the door itself is fine it still retracts etc but it can be difficult to slide open and also to clean. Hope that helps!
Hi again, you may have mentioned it previously, but what is the length of your van? Cheers
Hi! It's a 16.6ft van, so pretty much a 17ft. Let me know if you have other questions!
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs hey thanks for the reply. I thought it was the same as mine. I have a 17’ Golf. Very similar interior 1998. I’d love to do what you guys did, getting rid of the lounge and putting a bathroom there. I will have to show my husband your video on that, he thinks he couldn’t do it. You guys have done such an awesome job with yours. I love love your kitchen! Cheers Non
Sorry for delay! I missed the notification for this response. Thanks so much again. Give it all go, we love it and has been hard work but saved so much building our own compared to.buying new and still having to add so much to it!
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs yea I think we will just do it, learning a lot from your videos. Thank you 🤩
I love watching your vids and to take 3 dogs that love being with you I love it keep up the great work.And the cooking.😊
Thanks heaps for watching! It's nice to know people do enjoy them! We couldn't imagine doing trips without the dogs! Thanks for the kind words!
Nice work with the fishing guys. You better teach the hounds to hold a rod. Great to see people traveling around the country on a basic budget and enjoying themselves. Keep up the videos 👍.
Haha that would be amazing if we could train them to wind in some fish! 😂 we have absolutely lobes travelling so far. We are planning a full lap in a couple of years! Thanks for watching glad you are enjoying them!
Hey guys, Calliope river is a nice spot to camp, last time i was there some young fellas caught a couple of Barra over 700mm off the xing, also worthwhie throwing a castnet because there are some good prawns there at times. Another nice placeto visir up that way is Carmilla beach, plenty of room to run the dog's, im heading up in April. Cheers.
Hey! Thanks for watching.. it was a beautiful spot but there were a few fishing off that old bridge when we were there. Never heard any got a big barra. I think that would have made our holiday if we had gotten onto one there!! I do have Carmilla beach saved, we were meant to stop there but unfortunately with the cyclone in that area we had to drive through that location which is a shame.. we want to visit Yeppoon etc again so we'll add that on the stop especially if it is dog friendly as you say!
Thank you so much for making these videos! I’ve just bought a 1980s caravan don’t really have any carpentry experience. I’m sure you guys have made it look easy, but I think it might be possible for me to do a lot of it myself. Before I was thinking I was gonna have to pay a fortune to get somebody else to do it all for me 😅 Your caravan looks great thanks again!
Thanks so much for that comment! We are so happy with everything we have done and its not all. We have more videos coming where we have re done the outside of the can now too! You can definitely do it! Dan is an electrician, but I'm just a beauty therapist! Research the hell put of everything first and don't be afraid to ring companies and ask for advice either. I can honestly say that 2 novice people who renovated there van finished it off nicer than some of the trims in new ones we have looked at. So go for it!
Hey, where are you getting your new windows from? I need to get some of those ones. Cheers
We ended up going through DIY caravans website.. they were Dearer than the original ones we looked at but we are very happy we went with these ones.. I am doing a video soon of all thr latest mods as we resheeted the whole outside of the van also! Thanks for watching!
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs oh wow did you really? That’s massive! I can’t wait to see that! My van is fibreglass so no need for that ha ha I love what you guys have done with yours. Mine is vintage and I’m torn between leaving it original or changing it to suit our needs 🤪
@Noniinthebush it was a mission of a job.. but we a absolutely love it now.. we did the reno mainly because we couldn't find a new van with everything we were wanting and thought bugger it let's build an older one to what we want.. touchwood havnt regretted anything yet! Except my million versions of a benchtop I did 😂
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs ha ha I totally get the bench top thing!
@Noniinthebush I'm glad you do.....my hubby didn't 😂
Just wondering if you had any issues with those wall sheets - there are a few bad reviews on them, but looks like you guys had no issues with them cracking etc?
Hey! Thanks for watching. Do you mean when we were cutting them or just now in living in van? Cutting them, yes it was slightly more tricky. Since this video we have re panelled the outside of our van which will be uploaded soon and we got new windows which in turn meant we had to re panel the inside as windows were smaller than what we had so inside walls we used thr panels again.. I found when I used the renovator tool or the jigsaw tool to cut the panels it was much easier and could control your cut much easier.. I would just always suggest that where you install the panel, there is always a slight gap around any edge to allow it it to move slightly to reduce the chance of them cracking once glued up.. we siliconed all the edges so you can't see the gap but I do think this helped alot!!
Hi guys love your vids and your puppy's I think they are mud skipper's not sure. Burgers look yum going to try one myself keep the video coming love your work.😊
Oh yes that's it!! We just googled mud skippers. It definitely looks like them! We've never seen anything quite like it before! Thanks so much for that comment. We love making these videos for our friends and family but love that quite a few people have subscribed and enjoy watching them too! The burgers are delicious! Hope you enjoy them! Thanks for watching!
We are looking at doing this fingers crossed, we have no experience and are not trade people so what would you recommend to get started we are in WA and we have a Jayco freedom 16-17foot
Hey Jeanette! My hubby is an electrician and I'm a beautician and with a lot of research and hardwork we are super happy with how it turned out.. we have just finished the outside of the van which will soon be up in videos! Are you thinking of doing a bathroom? Or just an overall revamp in the inside? Is that jayco a pop top?
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs we are doing the bathroom and yes it’s a pop top
@@jeanetteunderwood833 we've seen a few pop tops with bathrooms that work really well! Would you be removing a lounge to do it? Not sure of the floor plan for those vans
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs yen’s the dining L shape area
@@jeanetteunderwood833 guess you have to decide on what layout works for you firstly.. if a seperate toilet and shower works or if it has to be all in one. If you have the space for a proper toilet or just a small cassette like we use. How wide you can do it to know if you can use a pre fabricated shower base or if you have to design your own or cut it like we did.. these would be my first steps.. but definitely plan plan plan! And measure everything to make sure you have adequate room to fit everything you need!
How cool to see a platypus in the wild. We are really keen to explore Queensland extensively one day, so your videos will come in handy. Cheers Marg P.S. Thanks for the follow, happy to follow back. 😊
We were very lucky! It was the only Waterfall we saw one. We love Queensland and I'm sure you will too! Especially if you live fishing and exploring and from your videos we watch I think you'll have a great time! Can't wait to watch more of your videos!
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs thank you for your kind words, much appreciated. We just need to successfully catch fish. 🤣
@@gibbosroadtripadventures it's about the fun you have while trying to catch them 😂😂 thsts what we tell ourselves when we come back with nothing lol
‘sup?,stunning footage- Fcd-👏
Thanks so much for watching!
Your van will go further than you think, we had a similar set up…. “Flip the axle” to give you more height for the van
Thanks for watching!! Since this video we have done a full reno on van so those videos will be up soon enough.. we re-panelled and lifted it. It's pretty much a semi off road now with the height. We love it! Thanks for your comment!
What is that board you used in the shower?
Hi! Thanks for watching. Do you mean the wall panels?
If that is what you meant, these are just sheets from bunnings. If you watched reno video part 2 (kzread.info/dash/bejne/dZpkzNOFlbiXmLw.htmlsi=TQLT-F0H_1cN0HMp) and stop video at 11.17 there is a picture of the box if you wanted to see what it looks like. it's called - Estillo Acrylic Shower Wall.
Nice Vid . what section of the Nepean did you launch from ? My wife and I get into kayak camping and it looks like a nice wild section . the type of place we like to explore in the kayaks and camp
Hey! Thanks for watching! We launched at Yarramundi and headed up the Grose River. Was a great trip! 👍 You and your wife will love it!
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs oh ok I thought you were on the Nepean as the title says . We have been up the gross in our kayaks I didnt recognise it , thought maybe you were at the southern end of the Nepean around Douglas Park or somewhere
@@BushKayakersCampingAustralia sorry mate I normally use Nepean as a generic area just to not always give hidden spots away 😂! We have done a few camps along the river in the first few videos with our dogs. There are a fewgreat spots we've found with great fishing too. Everything has definitely changed alot since the floods too!
Nice vids of the Nepean . We have made 2 vids of that section of the Nepean too . Thought you might like to check them out kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4Z-ro9qlqXcj7Q.html
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Great work, I have done a lot of reno's over the years, I would be concerned about that foam strip in the doorway as being a high traffic area it will diminish really quickly, use silicon to stick it on as liquid nails doesn't work well when it gets wet, great job overall as the transformation is night and day.
Thanks so much for the comment and for watching. Touchwood it's held up okay so far but that's good to know!! Thanks again!
Well done youbtwo! Just started watching yiur videos and love everythingbyiur foing tobthe van and tge detail tgat your showing whike doing it. And its giving us some more ideas for our caravan reno too! Phil
Hi Phil! Thanks so much for watching. That makes us very happy to know you have enjoyed watching!! Im a little ocd which Dan hates 😂but I'm glad people appreciate it in the videos! I hope your reno goes well. Do you have a big project to do? Em
Can you please let me know what brand your washing machine/spinner is & where did you get it? Thanks
Hey! Thanks for watching. It's a Devanti model.. purchased off ebay. If you type devanti 3KG Mini Portable Washing Machine Spin Camp Caravan it should come up on ebay.. I got it for $110.. the spin isn't great but we bought a hand spinner for bulkier items and that works great. The devanti spinner is good for socks, singlets and undies not thicker pants etc 🙂
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs Awesome, thank you! Loving your episodes!
Love your Brisket recipe thanks for sharing Where did you buy those large round foil trays for the camp oven ??
Thanks for watching! It tastes delicious. We do it with sausages instead sometimes too which is amazing!! I get them from Amazon. They are hard to find anywhere in Australia! And they are expensive so depending what meal it is I sometimes line it with foil and once cooked take out the foil and it's clean again for another meal when travelling. If you have trouble finding them and have instagram, find our page and inbox me and I'll send the actual picture of which ones are great! Thanks!
Thanks Emma found them as you said on Amazon 👏 exy but worth any washing up saving is a bonus We travel in our van with our 2 Kelpies and a rooftop tinnie so love watching where you go and how you manage with 3 !!! Dogs 😮 Haha it can certainly be exhausting but we love having them around 👋
@@TheSmithstravels I leave them in the cart for a while and sometimes they have a free international shipping promo and I buy them then so it works out not as expensive! We love our dogs and they do make us get off our butts and be outdoors and exercise so we love it.. much harder now our dogs are reactive to others as they were attacked by a dog on a walk and are now terrified...makes travelling in peak season a bit difficult but we still love it!! Do you have a page to follow? 🙂
Started watching but your disrespect for outback. Wasting water washing concrete wetting dogs . Not right .go back home .
We understand not everyone will agree with how we travel. The care of our animals was our main concern and didn't want their pads being too hot as that's where they sweat and cool themselves down from. The dogs are wet from a swim in a little billabong. The park owners did not mind as there were no water restrictions. I think the park was more happy we were staying for a few nights stay as it was very dead in the area being so warm. But thank you for your feedback.
you have to be careful calling 'Bilbo' to come... BIIIIIIIIILBOOOOOOOO It might sound like Dildo.. DIIIIIIIIIILDOOOOOOOO lol
😂😂 I can imagine it may sound similar! I'm sure she'd still come to it too 😂
Great reno👍
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
I have bought a caravan that I want to Reno how much does it cost
Hi Tracey! Sorry for the delay in replying!! I think it is very dependant on what you're doing with your van! Ours was around 8 or 9 thousand but we purchased through covid so things were extremely overpriced.. this doesn't include our annexe/awning though too. We were lucky and our exterior didn't need any work so that saved us a bit in cost too!
looks good, where is part 3
Hi @jackdampier9520 Thanks for watching! We have all episodes in the album "caravan renovations". If you go to our playlist you will see all videos available. Let me know if you can't find it. Thanks for watching!
Hey, thanks for making this video. I'm in the middle of renovating our caravan and have loved watching your series and has given me some great ideas. Just ine question, where will you be purchasing your new windows from and will you be installing them yourselves?
Thanks so much! Glad we have helped a few people with ideas! Hope your reno turns out great! 99% sure we are doing it ourselves. We've seen a few videos on how and doesn't look too crazy (fingers crossed) we've seen a few on ebay and some rv and caravan camping sites. We havnt bought these yet though!
mate you are a legend..!
Great series you have given us so many ideas and tips for our own reno 😊 can I ask where did you get the vinyl for the bench tops ? And how are you finding it holding up?
Unfortunately it was a place online that closed down :( I did find another that was similar if I think of the name I will send to you! I'm hoping to do the full tour and review of everything soon. I'm sick at the moment so have no voice to film it! But hold off on the vinyl lol it's in the regret list! 😂
@@fcdfishingcaravandogsI’m keen to hear - you regret the vinyl? Why’s that?
@mrszoewatson I definitely didn't regret the floor vinyl!! It is absolutely amazing, love it and the colour, easy to clean has no rippled or moved at all!... only regret using the vinyl adhesive film on the benchtop in kitchen as it bubbled!
Need better audio
In which part do you mean? Havnt had any feedback with people not being able to hear it. Thanks!
Another thing You can do also for more clearance . You move the axle from its current position on top of springs and put it under springs , this gives you another few inches of clearance. This will not affect caravan handling / stability at all . I have seen it done many times before.
Thanks for that! We have seen a few people do this also! Something to look into!
Did a great job. How much in total ya reckon the mods cost you
I don't even want to know! 😂 in the beginning I had every price detailed but it was hard when Daniel was also buying and receipts were not kept so we gave up.. but not including the annexe and awning maybe $11,000 or $12,000 I'm not sure.. the big things were the air con, hot water system, flooring, solar, batteries and the wall panels etc plus all the small bits and bobs really added up! Don't regret it though.. in the long run now having a bathroom we don't have to stay at caravan parks anymore we love free camps in the bush so we should save money over the years by that!
@@fcdfishingcaravandogs yeah that's it, caravan parks and even the hipcamps have just gone so greedy with their prices. I love in NSW and the problem here is not many free camps that I know of, and if there is any they are not real good... Qld are spoilt for them and the locations are breathtaking
So sorry for delay in replying! We just realised there were some comments hidden on a setting on our youtube so sorry about that!! We love alot of the state forests in nsw and also VIC has a few free camps we have loved.. unfortunately for us having dogs a few of the state forests in NSW have turned into conservation areas so you cannot bring dogs.. which is a shame for people who do take care of the areas and keep dogs under control. Sometimes it's the lazy people who ruin it for the good ones. But I guess it forces us to go out a travel and find more amazing places!
Thank you Em and Dad for a very informative video. You have given me lots of inspiration for our van.
Glad to hear it!! Goodluck for when you start!