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- čas přidán 24. 02. 2024
- LIVING OFF THE VAN: TRAVEL AUSTRALIA
- FAMILY OF 5 FROM COUNTRY VICTORIA, TRAVELLING AUSTRALIA!
We've hit the road on our trip of a lifetime around Australia.
Travelling in our 200 series Landcruiser and 23'6 Hardcore Titanium caravan.
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We check in to update on where we are with insurance and our crashed 200 series.
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It's good to air you feelings. Sharing helps with healing from the trauma you have to experienced. Thank God you are all well. We love your episodes ❤️❤️ Stay well guys.😊
Yes it does! Only up from here now right?
Thank you so much for reaching out! Means a lot! Cheers!
Didn't realise that much time had elapsed, guys, since your mishap. Can understand why you're frustrated and chomping at the bit to head off. Henry, I reckon you've done a stellar job keeping your family safe and your vehicle n van in top condition, and you handled that ice-slide with a cool head. Lui had his first moments in the snow, and the girls, though their confidence is shaken, will reflect on the fact that they're uninjured and it was an unavoidable loss of control. Over how many kms have you kept your family safe, both of you, with great driving skills. To be honest, there are stacks of your videos I would watch again, especially the WA ones, so don't worry about your stats. We have plenty to keep us busy! Loved the drone shots at the end. Love ya work!! 😊
Time felt very slow after the accident haha!
Thank you for the kind words, very much appreciated!
Yes, didn't think of that, we've done tens of thousands of kms and been super lucky nothing had happened!
Thank you, we're so grateful!
I've followed your travels for quite a while and love the content. Don't be too hard on yourself about the accident. These things happen. Its just great you all got out of it physically unharmed. I'm sure your community of followers will enjoy whatever you put out. Don't stress over it.
And the best of luck with the insurance I really hope it works out well for you.
All the best and I look forward to you showing us through the new caravan.
Thank you! We'll try to keep positive!
You're not wrong we're very grateful we're safe!
Thank you! Very much appreciated! Looking forward to sharing!
Cheers!
Thanks guys for keeping us all up to date with the progress on Ins etc.Hope all turns out well for you and you can all get back on the road again.Love all your videos and Henry's drone work, you are up there as one of the best on Utube.Take care, keep positive and stay safe.
Cheers thank you! Means a lot! Thanks again!
Just watched your new video, you both sound very down, chin up, and wishing you all the best and be positive. Hope you are all back on the road soon 😊
I know, just kicking ourselves for putting our kids in that situation, cars are fixable and replaceable. They’re our world and traumatizing them is not something we’d ever want to do! Thank you so much for checking in! Means a lot!
I think you did the right thing driving back, you got your family back to a house that was warm and dry
Yes, we weren't staying up there that's for sure!
Glad to see you all ok . The vehicle will get sorted one way or another . In the meantime it’s an opportunity to enjoy the new caravan without travelling too far . Could be an opportunity to do things you can’t do when your moving from place place . Try and enjoy your down time and have even more fun ! Take care Nalders family ❤️
Thank you! Very much appreciated! We will try make the most of it! Thank you!
Surprised to see the Landcruiser slipping and sliding even on the climb when the Ranger seemed to do it in its stride. Glad you are all okay and no injuries.
Different tires and weights will do that. Thank you!
All the best team "Living off the Van". Enjoy your content. Glad your family is all safe. Sorry you have entered the world of pain that is dealing with insurance agencies. I find your public sharing of this even to be brave, well done. All the best for a speedy return to some good times.
Thanks David, cheers mate!
Thank you for sharing your accident and the update. What happened is not anyone's fault. You did exactly the right thing given the circumstances. Remain positive. Everything will work out, just some patience while things are worked out. Enjoy your new van. Best wishes.🫂
Thank you for the positivity, it really means a lot! Thanks again!
My son had an a. Didn’t mid December in his hills and it only just been booked in for repairs on the 25th march, then he has to wait until April to have the bull bar replaced. It seems everyone is experiencing the same with the delays in getting repairs done. Take some time out for yourselves and enjoy the new van. New follower. Liking your videos.
Oh WOW! Glad he's ok! That's pretty crap! Fingers crossed he's back on the road soon! We will! Thank you for following along! Cheers!
Chin up guys ..a few tough weeks / months and im sure we'll be watching you off on your new adventures ..we love watching your tube channel ..all the best scott&Elaine
I know, we’ve just been beating ourselves up for putting our children in that situation! Really sucks! Thanks so much! We appreciate you!
So grateful again nobody got hurt ❤ Cars are replaceable, lives aren't and that's what you've got to remind yourself 🥰
The break will be good to regather yourselves and start fresh 💪
Looking forward to a highlights reel just as much 😀
Thank you, sure are!
Cheers mate! Thank you!
Just keep punching guys, you’re all safe and sound and you’ll be back on the road before you know it 👍
Cheers mate thank you!
Mate, please keep talking to people because you seem to me to be quite depressed. I know it is hard to cope with, but you are unhurt, it only needs money to solve the problem, or even find a plan B.
Thanks mate! Just kicking myself for putting my family in that situation! Yes we're lucky we're all unhurt! But I know it'll affect my children long term mentally which is horrible! Something I have to live with!
All up from here we hope! Thanks for reaching out, very much appreciated!
Safe travels.
If life was easy it wouldn't be called living it would be called doing
Thank you! Great motto!
Keep your chin up, everything will fall into place, I will be eagerly awaiting for when you are back on the road. Just look at it like you are starting your trip all over again, a reset, a new van, a new car (maybe), and leaving from where it originally started.
Thank you! We are definitely huge believers of everything happens for a reason and whatever that may be we’ll tackle it when it comes! We can’t wait to hit the road and make some more happy memories with our kids! Fingers crossed we haven’t traumatized them too much and they still want to be adventurous! ❤️
Hey guys, you have lots of support out there and showed strength putting together and sharing what happened...
Wish you guys all the best. 😊 TC , I hope to see you back on the road soon...
Thank you so much! Very much appreciated!
Can't wait to be free again haha!
Henry, don't be angry at yourself. Your family is okay, that's most important.
A broken car, some money, some time spent different than planned, that may be inconvenient. But hey, you all have a life in good health ahead of you!
Wise words! Cheers mate thank you!
So sorry guys it’s such a crap situation. Please say positive you will come through this and get back to your amazing travels 🤞👍
Thank you! Very much appreciated!
onwards & upwards guys!! your all safe thank god! snow chains maybe? or not at all!! I was stressed watching you guys doing that trip! 😨😱🥶
Thanks! Cheers!
You guys just need to refocus and regroup , sit tight somewhere eg family friends and get your car sorted ,do some work somewhere ,kids back at school and just stay positive,if you let negative feed at you it will eat you alive. Reassure the kids it was just one of those things and that no-one got hurt and it can happen to anyone ,but take a breather and a break and just keep us posted with what you are doing the process of your search for a new vehicle all the hassle you have with the insurance company ,just normal life and problems ,so that we can still see you as we just love you to bits 💕💕 chin up and onwards
we sure do! We have done that, no point in sitting around when we could be making money and the kids getting to socialise at school!
Thank you, means a lot! We're so grateful for our beautiful community!
Stay positive guys. Some of those video ideas sound great and would be good to watch
We will! Thank you very much!
It’s a shock and it’s a damn inconvenience but you’re all there. Like you say imagine if it had been further up. You need to take the attitude of not that it’s stopped your content but what you can now do. I’d love to see videos of maintenance of van, cleaning van routines & maybe some cooking. Look on the other side of the coin, keep your chin up and just look outside the square for the next 2-3 months. You can do it!!
Absolutely! Great advice and ideas! Very much appreciated! Thank you!
So sorry guys..Henry you are so chilled ..I have been following you for a long time and look forward to Mondays to see what is happening in your life.. the kids are great ..great mum Sarah..hopefully you don’t wait too Longford the insurance..good luck 👍
Awww thank you very much! We appreciate you!
You probably need to talk to a psychologist to come to terms with the shock of the accident. Hope you get another 200 series
We don't disagree! Thank you!
I sort of know your pain, 1 week into our 2 month trip, miscounted bollards heading into a rural gravel car park and ,demolished both doors on drivers side, insurance offered me nothing as you would expect, that could ease my situation. I took charge of it myself, found 2 doors at a wreckers, same colour and model of my car . I drove 1000km to get to the location of the doors. Got it all fitted, had to polish them really hard to get them looking good. If it’s doors and stuff get on the web and find a few replacements. Mine now looks basically like it never happened, cost me all up1.3K, just 300 dollars over my excess.
Oh no!!!!
That's great you done that! If there's anything we could do, trust me it'll be done!
Awesome outcome for you considering not having to play the waiting game! Thanks for sharing!
So happy you all are ok, the car issues will sorted out good luck cheers
Thank you! Cheers mate!
What can I say except really hope the insurance company gives you an answer quickly. Then at least you know what direction you're going for the future. Oh! Cool camping scenes at the end with some classic Henry drone footage ✅
Thank you! Yes the not knowing and being in limbo is crappy. Glad we’re all ok, physically maybe not so much mentally! But we’ll get there! The end was our favorite part! ❤️
I hope you are on your travels soon but in the meantime take your time and I hope the kids get over the shock soon. 👍🙏
Thank you so much! Cheers mate!
Every adversity has the seed of a equal or greater benefit. Something good will come out of it and you will be back on the road again. I know at the moment it seems to be a huge wall but give it tine it will come together. I lived on the edge of a mountain and know what's its like to hit snow & ice and go for a uncontrolled slide being just a passenger. No matter what you do its going to be taken over by gravity! I know its a huge cost but look at a second hand Chev Silverado 2500........... I am a hard chore Ford fan bit we are looking at them - great beast! Friends have just brought one and loaded up it is only doing 16-18L per 100 fuel burn. Come back to WA and do a couple of mths in Pilbara and you will cover the change over costs.
Let's hope so! Yes, not the funnest thing to happen!
The family now have major anxiety issues just going up a hill! Which I hope doesn't linger too long!
W're all sorted now, but we did consider the 2500.
Yes considering getting back to WA to work haha! I'll need to I reckon!
Hang in there guys - she'll be right. ❤
Cheers mate thank you!
It might be worth checking when a repair shop can fit you in, in the event you decide to get the 200 repaired. We got a small dent in the plastic strip panel below the doors on our 200 and we have to wait six months to get it repaired, and all panel beaters in the Albury/Wangaratta area were the same. I don’t mean to depress you any more than you already are, but it might help with your decision making. Best of luck guys, and we hope to see you back on the road as soon as possible.
Thank you! We did check in with our local repairer and they did say 3 months min for us!
There's just long waits everywhere!
Thank you, very much appreciated!
JUST SAYING!!!!!! "THE DRONE KING" xoxo😘🤩
Thanks!
I hope you guys recover in all ways quickly.
Cheers thank you very much!
Family's safe 🙏 thank goodness 4 insurance if van stuck in one place no different to being stuck in a house , I'm sure the car will be fixed if not look at a small 4x4 duel cab Hino truck their cheaper than a 300series or another 200series build and would be an interesting build because the build series always send the CZcams views off the charts 😀 👍
Thanks mate! Yes very true! You'll have to wait and see then haha
Hi Henry /Sarah so glade you are all ok and the kids are ok.I hope things turn around soonyou are lovely family just take your time .and process things Insurance companies are all the same we heard on u ytube that they are not covering caravans with road side assist anymore a guy in Melbourne broke down towing and they would not toe his van said they aren't covering anymore not sure how that works. Stay positive take care all will work out .😊
Thank you!
Yes it's something you think would be covered, but they said we had to claim through our caravan insurance if we needed it towed.
We didn't want to do that though!
Pain in the backside!
Yes we will! Thank you!
Well really sorry for the inconvenience but hey you can smile about it as it seems. But these things happen, ok you have heard it all before,really you will make the best of it all. As long as the family don’t look any further you be right mate. 😎🇦🇺
Thank you, very much appreciated! Onwards and upwards!
... as I sit here near Towanga gap looking towards Falls Creek and Hotham.
Sounds like that'd be a nice view!
Not a happy post. So sorry for you guys. Kids playing, drone footage and camp fire finished the video off in a slightly happier mood.
Yes sorry about that! We like to share it how it is! Cheers!
If you had approched that crest alot slower,this may not have happened.That Ford Ranger seemed to do okay.Yet Toyota's have a better record than the Rangers here in nz, for off road.
Yes lots of unknown and question really! Unfortunately not our day! Very fortunate where it happened and that we're ok!
The biggest lesson I am learning from your struggles is to either keep the van under 3.5T or embrace the American trucks and go to 4.5T and understand you won't be able to do all the tracks that the 200 could have done.
Also, if it makes you feel any better, I really want to get on the road, but family issues meant we had to cancel our new van order, they have since gone up $50k. So you're stuck in your van and I'm stuck at my desk working for the man.
Well you can't tow anything with a hire car fullstop.
Having a caravan under 3.5T though would mean we could easily borrow any family members car that can tow that, and move our caravan around a lot easier.
Again, same issue having an American car, 4.5t towing would make it very difficult to move your caravan if something happens to the tow car, and yes not too sure about the tracks you could do.
That definitely doesn't make us feel better, we don't get joy out of others misfortunes. Hang in there mate, like us, you have to do what you gotta do to achieve your goals, we'll be working for the man again soon!
Stay strong guys
Thank you 🙏
Just been through exactly the same thing. Accident on the 2nd December in my 76 series. Car is still in the shop. Hire car is a Corolla. It's an absolute nightmare 😢 it's made me question myself on my future destinations. Adding to complexity, my travel buddy is my dog -Barnes
It's pretty crap hey!
Yes we're in the same boat, questioning our decisions also to hopefully prevent this in the future!
Hang in there, everything will work out, fingers crossed for you mate!
M8 I know u keep turning the snags in your head but get the negative crap out of your head and start to think positive, it could have been a hell of a lot worse , material things are replaceable your kids and misses are unhurt!
Yes I know! We don't care about materialistic things, it's more the mental state of my family and how they'll now have long terms effects mentally from this.
No more snow, no more mountains, no more heights! Just hope I haven't done them too much mental damage!
Hey guys, hope you're doing OK, you both look down and tired, , hope everything works out for you
Thank you for checking in on us! You’re amazing! Having put the kids in that situation we feel absolutely horrible. It’ll take some time to get over!
also wat was the purpose of changing van from lotus to titanium. I see all the youtubers just switching vans every year or two. but i just don't see the point changing it and really doesn't show how they held up extended period time of owning.
We changed caravans as travelling for 2 years in our first caravan we knew moving forward what would suit our family better! Also we don't like our assets depreciating too much so keeping our cash up where we want to keep it. Not sure what the reasons behind others changing is but that's why we've done it.
Hang in there,shit happens to the best of us,dealing with insurance companies is no fun (ask me how i know).Keep an eye on the kids for a little while and you'll be on the road in no time.
And i reckon it's Blue.🤔😏
Haha they're a bloody pain! Thanks mate! haha
Check this NZ Blog "Leopards Go Wild".They are a young full time family traveling the lenght of NZ.They have an Ausi built huge "Insideout" brand caravan with a 4x4 Toyota Tow ute.They have towed through some real narely tracks & off roads.Check their Toyota and their life.Mike is the Driver,husband.Sofie,the Wife and mother....James.
Cheers mate, thanks for sharing we'll definitely check them out! We're hoping to travel NZ in the near future so they may be able to teach us a lot!
Do a QA next video 👍👍👍👍
We’d love to do that! We’ll have to ask for questions in next week’s video and pop it in the week after. But sounds great!
@@LivingOffTheVan awesome can’t wait
I thought the 200 was only 3.5t towing? I think that your whole family walked away unscathed but maybe a little rattled was a big bonus, The good points far outweigh the bad👍
Ours had upgrades that allowed us to tow 4 tonne. Yes we know, we were very lucky, and very grateful, although traumatizing our kids is pretty bloody shit.
There going to fix it I think if it drives
Fingers crossed!
Hey mate if it’s worth anything i have a reliable 200 cruiser ready to go .4.5t gvm
Cheers mate thanks for letting me know! All sorted now! Thanks though!
Buy an old shitbox and get a gvm upgrade and spend some coin on it
If it was just Sarah and I, we'd 100% do that with a rooftop tent too... but unfortunately we have to make sure the kids are comfy!
You car does look fixable, if it costs less to fix than a payout will they fix it for you is the question. Waiting for them is a pain.
I know, dealing with insurance is definitely for very patient people haha
@@LivingOffTheVan I would definitely call them and say you would prefer a fix, put it out there before they make a decision.
Freightliner
May as well!
I thought u guys got infinity amount of money since no end date touring. jokes aside no one got hurt and aware it is very inconvenience not having car.
Doesn't everyone have endless amounts of money like us?
only up from here! Thanks for watching!