Mate .... nice, really nice.... you have gone to a lot of time & effort & attention to detail to deck out a great rig, especially the batteries & solar I can see your thinking with that if you want to go really off grid.... I have 2 × 20lt water drums mounted on the back of my adventure plus & it tows straight as a die when towing full of water ..... excellent work & safe travels 😊
Tebbs awning from Alpine Annexes. Link in the description. I’ve found the best thing is to give them a call and talk to them. They’re quite busy and can be slow to answer emails. The shower tent is a Joolca Ensuite Triple. I’ll have more info on that in next weeks video.
We had a crewman before and it wasn’t going to be up to the task of towing the AVan. In short we chose the gladiator due to it not looking like every other tradie Ute out there and we liked it over everything else.
@@rubitherubicon22 Fair enough. I personally wouldn't touch one given their reputation for unreliability and Jerp Australia's utter contempt for customers. Hopefully you got one that's not a lemon mate.
@mikeperth8027 by all accounts the JT are a pretty good thing. Very few issues, certainly no more than other manufacturers these days. The engine is now on its third generation, we’re 20k in and no issues at all. Each to their own I guess. If you look hard enough you’ll find issues with everything. The mid teens tritons and failing water jackets comes to mind - my dad had 5 engines fail under warranty before they gave him a refund. We’re really happy with it.
Nice couple of videos to watch. Did you look at camper vans or just straight to the a-frame van? We enjoy camping in our air tent, but I have noticed a lot of a-frame and campers getting around which are now low enough to clear the carport and go into the backyard. We don't have a big enough backyard for a shed so I'd have to get a van cover. Have you done a video of your full setup from scratch to up and running? As in setting up. Cheers
@@tugboat8475 I’ve always liked the AVans but never been able to afford one until recently. We had a cavas camper previously but it was a bit of a pain, once my wife saw how easy the AVan was to setup, she was sold. We haven’t done a setup video but there are plenty of them out there. I might do a time lapse next time we setup.
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Thanks so much for the great video. It gives us something to think about when we sell our jayco rm 19 and still want to travel.
Glad it was helpful!
Lots of nice upgrades there. Love seeing a van with a full Victon fit out looks awesome.
Thanks it's been a lot of effort but well worth it!
Mate .... nice, really nice.... you have gone to a lot of time & effort & attention to detail to deck out a great rig, especially the batteries & solar I can see your thinking with that if you want to go really off grid.... I have 2 × 20lt water drums mounted on the back of my adventure plus & it tows straight as a die when towing full of water ..... excellent work & safe travels 😊
Thanks. Appreciate it.
So much time lol.
What type of wifi do you have inside the van please?
I’m using a Mikrotik Routerboard. My one is a commercial grade unit.
Who manufactures the tent that you used in this video please?
Tebbs awning from Alpine Annexes. Link in the description. I’ve found the best thing is to give them a call and talk to them. They’re quite busy and can be slow to answer emails.
The shower tent is a Joolca Ensuite Triple. I’ll have more info on that in next weeks video.
What was the reasoning in buying a Jerp?
We had a crewman before and it wasn’t going to be up to the task of towing the AVan.
In short we chose the gladiator due to it not looking like every other tradie Ute out there and we liked it over everything else.
@@rubitherubicon22 Fair enough.
I personally wouldn't touch one given their reputation for unreliability and Jerp Australia's utter contempt for customers.
Hopefully you got one that's not a lemon mate.
@mikeperth8027 by all accounts the JT are a pretty good thing.
Very few issues, certainly no more than other manufacturers these days. The engine is now on its third generation, we’re 20k in and no issues at all. Each to their own I guess. If you look hard enough you’ll find issues with everything. The mid teens tritons and failing water jackets comes to mind - my dad had 5 engines fail under warranty before they gave him a refund.
We’re really happy with it.
Nice couple of videos to watch. Did you look at camper vans or just straight to the a-frame van? We enjoy camping in our air tent, but I have noticed a lot of a-frame and campers getting around which are now low enough to clear the carport and go into the backyard. We don't have a big enough backyard for a shed so I'd have to get a van cover. Have you done a video of your full setup from scratch to up and running? As in setting up. Cheers
@@tugboat8475 I’ve always liked the AVans but never been able to afford one until recently. We had a cavas camper previously but it was a bit of a pain, once my wife saw how easy the AVan was to setup, she was sold.
We haven’t done a setup video but there are plenty of them out there. I might do a time lapse next time we setup.