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That one's a little way off... got a fair bit to edit before I get to that one. Was a fun trip... looking forward to editing it!

@davewarland1680 thx mate was nice enough to explore the northern Victoria range. Shame about Saunders track but another time for that one. Thx for watching and commenting

Could be. Agree VIC Range Rd/track and the Goat track are both great drives have done videos on that previously. Not difficult either.

It's a great spot and a lot to see. Most stick around Halls Gap township, do the pinnacles walk and a couple of the other major tourist spots but the western valley has heaps to see and much less visited.

Thanks for watching and commenting! Some great info in your post.

Glad to hear it. I think there's a lot I haven't seen in the area will definitely have to go back! Thanks for watching and commenting!

thx mate glad you enjoyed it. Try to get around as much as we can. The High Country is just closest to me so where I go most of the time :-) Wouldn't mind heading back this way and taking a bit more time.

Thx mate, you and me both!!! Wouldn't be a bad spot for an over-night stop and you could do a bit more exploring.

All true I think mate. It'd be a great spot for a cruisy weekend to find some good out of the way spots.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus yeah sure looks like it. I'm wanting to go back to where I did Clean Up Australia Day this year. Go with 1 or 2 others and have a chilled weekend exploring the area.

Nice hope you manage to fit that in!

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus Should do it pretty easy, it isn't to far away and Im sure I can arrange a mate or 2 to come with me.

Yeah always fun heading somewhere for the first time and like you, while I love the high country, it's nice to see other parts of the country as well!.

Thanks for the tips mate, that'd be pretty close to access as well, good base! Will check it out next time! I'm sure I'll get over that way with the DOT sometime.

yeah not this time.... sometimes a shortcut is just that.... a shortcut :-)

Definitely would be a good time to visit.

Thx mate, yeah somewhere different for people to add to their list. A little off the beaten path so to speak.... pun intended :-)

@Lee-astrololee definitely completely different in those conditions.

Couldn't agree more. David's put a lot of time and effort into developing a very well thought out, strong, lightweight hybrid. Was very pleased to be able to film this video and share it.

Thanks Mate! Appareciate you watched all the way to the end too!!! Was a cracking day out that's for sure.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus if I didn’t I would of missed the hole ! 🤦🏽

@@aguyandhistroopy indeed. Bonus for those who watched to the end.

Thanks mate, rest of the Jan trip will go up soon. This was pretty topical at the time and wanted to show you can do Billy Goat Bluff, even in the rain slow and steady is your friend. A winch if you're running road terrains or have no lockers/traction control doesn't hurt either. :-)

Thx mate, that's what my channel is all about showing people tracks in a way that you can tell where they are and make an informed decision if you want to go out and tackle it yourself. Like you before I started the channel found plenty of videos showing lots of 'action' but limited info on exactly where and how do I get to iconic places like Wonnangatta anyway?

Thx mate

There's a lot of options, reach out to David for firm pricing but from memory starts around $110k. Definitely in the premium end of the hybrid market and compared to what else is out there I think it offers great value when compared to similar aussie built hybrids.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus Thanks Jason, just the approx starting price is fine, it's all that is needed so people know whether it is likely to be in their budget. I don't really know whether it is good value as I haven't had a need to look into something so far outside of my budget, but it certainly does appear to be a well thought out package.

No worries. Happy to help.

@@Peter-xtreme Hi Pete, prices start at $100k, toping out around the $122k. We haven't been advertising the price as its been a bit variable, I do agree though we need to add a base price to our web site, and will take your comments on board.

Thanks mate yeah I was pretty impressed with it. Lots of thought and attention to detail has gone into it.

Yes the drawers can lock in place so they won't move when you're driving :-)

Thanks Mick, yes it does come with 50 litre grey water tank as standard, that is plumbed into the internal sink and the shower, with an accessible ball valve to allow draining.

@FreeSpiritCampersAustralia very nice. Very well thought out van. I'm not in the marker for one but still a great set up. I wish you guys all the best.

@@OnCountryWithMick Thanks Mick

Thanks for watching as always mate. Couldn't agree more, they're a really neat bit of kit.

The update possibly fixes the on road navigation, and if that use was important to me I would. It doesn't solve the power connector issue, or the fact that it no longer records tracks on the screen like the HX1 did...

Definitely mate, was an awesome trip!

Yeah, Paul and Luca, decent MT tyres and twin locked drove it no issue. Dan in his Prado with decent AT tyres and traction control drove most of it just one short winch.

Definitely. Keep in mind though it's seasonally closed till November.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus oh really? I've seen photos up there with snow?

@@yapa yes. You can google it on the Mt Stirling site. Sometimes it snows out of season and some very eager people drive as far as they can then hike in, in winter...

Think I mentioned I didn't bother with the software update as I didn't buy the HEMA for on road navigation. Merely demonstrated the issue so others are aware of it if they're considering purchasing for this purpose.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus Would be more helpful to your viewers if you had done the update, then you could have reported whether it fixed it or not. Doesn't change the fact that the device is a very expensive $70 tablet with a cheap skin overlay over the ancient android version underneath. The new one is probably based on a 5 year old cheap tablet maybe up to android 7 with the same cheap skin.

No at this point the 76 was pretty stock. Road terrain tyres, no lift and no lockers. They're pretty capable stock and well the newer ones if GXL come with lockers.

Yep GVM limit was a factor in moving to the 76

Agree rooftop ate great maps. I personally really like the Hema maps just the delivery in the HX2 isn't perfect. Agree a large format paper map is ideal for route planning!! Thx for the feedback

Yeah looking into a more permanent. Mounting solution. There are some non hema options for mounts out there. The unit is pretty robust. Mines fallen several times without breaking but yes its far from ideal.

Hi mate. I’m using a mount for my Garmin Overlander which is made by a company called Industrial Evolution. Their mounts use existing bolt holes in your dash in which you do not have to drill or cut into your dash. They are used by police force Fire Brigade and Ambos all over Australia to mount their laptops and tablets and the best bit they are Australian made and reasonably priced@@OffTheBeatenPathAus

@@jjexplore9678 Yep anything with solid fixed ball-mount is ideal ..... some are better than others but a lot are also vehicle dependent & what you are prepared to modify if needed. Nonetheless if you gunna fork out big $$$$ for Hema Nav I'd expect something better than a suction cup. @OffTheBeatenPathAus

thx for the heads up will look into that. the one I have is from Kimberley2Cape.

fair point.

Glad it was helpful. I started with the Hema high country atlas then added some rooftop maps before picking up my HX1 on marketplace. If you want to go digital an ipad running memory maps for all might be a good solution.

Thx for chipping in. Sounds like you've had a worse run than me with yours. There is no doubt the power issue with it constantly resetting is extremely annoying. When I get mine on a solid rather than suction mount planning to try hot glueing the connector in. Thx for watching and commenting!

This is the agile way. Get it to market and iterate any problems out down the track, or not. This style of development is the bane of my life.

Yeah me too. I have heard that a software update may have addressed several of the issues but have to agree with the other comment here that it seems so often (not just in this case) that it's about getting the minimum viable product to market and fixing it later.

So true. Good for the company not always good for the customer.

looking forward to it mate!

only going off what my mechanic told me.... needed to release air from the injectors one at a time...

Thanks mate. Appreciate everyone watching and commenting. Keeps the channel growing and keeps us keen to get out there! Burnt Top track was a great find (for me) Luca had driven it before. Well worth the effort.

Thanks David appreciate the feedback, he was clear of the danger area. The camera angle makes it look a lot closer than he was as the camera is on the upper left of the car. Good point though for sure, safety is always important around winches especially under load.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus Fair enough, I tend to go with the "nowhere in the radius of the rope" rule. A damper blanket is a good idea too. Looking forward to the next video. Cheers mate.

Agreed, not a good look, there was very little tension /slack on the winch rope, Very easy retrieval.🙏 certainly not under heavy load

nothing wrong with that at all.

Yeah that was absolutely mint. You never know what your going to find driving new tracks. Sounds like even parks looked and that tree and said, "yeah nah, that can stay". It's pretty big. I'll be interested to see the rest of Burnt Top as we turned onto Stockyard.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus yeah we heard it’s pretty messed up and as we were on our way out heading back to Melbourne we had no plans to start any harder tracks. As we always say ,”there is always next time”. I’ll check out my footage in the next few days and see if the GoPro was on and if that tree is still there. 👍🏻

that's it, I work the same way. You can always come back :-)

Thx mate was a great day out exploring some new tracks! The hail was nuts. That ridgeline was so narrow though very cool.

Thanks mate. Yeah it's an awesome place to live love that within an hour or 2 I can be in the high country!

Thanks mate, appreciate every trip you come on, and you still haven't left me stuck in the mud yet. :-)

Thanks for the heads up, its definitely on the list, a few people have recommended it. Been a while since I've done lake cobbler track so might have to come in that way and take wild horse gap down to pineapple flat and camp there.

Going to have to disagree with you there. We weren't destroying the tracks, there was a bit of rain that's it and as for the bypass tracks that were cut in we drove them but didn't cut them in.

Hey Mark, these days you've got the option of the 2.8 with auto for the 70 series, so if you're not keen on a manual you can go that way. The feeling of driving the 70 series is completely different, it's a much more upright seating postion, you 'feel' a lot higher and for me the cabin feels bigger. Dimensionally they're very similar, but where you sit is different. I'm a pretty big guy and have plenty of room in the 70 series cabin so I wouldn't be concerned about it. Very different vehicle to drive, probably even in the newer specs but a lot of fun. The body on chassis design means the body sits naturally higher as do a lot of the drive train components. If you're wanting to do tougher tracks, have the option for loading the vehicle up a bit more (GVM upgrades), have options to increase power and the drive train then the 70 is the way to go. Just know it'll be noiser, not as comfortable/easy to drive as the paj as you're making some sacrifices in on road manners. For me was worth it.

Definitely a great spot and the Whity pub does great food as well! Couldn't agree more.

That sounds like my sort of a trip… love a beer off the wood ! 👍🏼🍻

Thanks, glad enjoyed the format. Trying to show people the whole track rather than just the one or two 'exciting' parts you hit.

Thanks mate, was definitely hoping the hail didn't get to big/heavy! We were optimistically hoping the rain would clear and it did eventually :-) Just took a while getting there!