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13/08/2025

Slowly getting through all the maintenance following our trip. I’ve spent the last week or so tackling stuff on the van. I just wanted to take the time to say thanks to Warren from WA Caravan Alignments.

I took the BFC Yowie up to him for a wheel alignment today, he took the time to explain how he sets up his alignments to get the best stability from the van, what the benefits of bringing the van to him were vs using a mobile service & most importantly he is a perfectionist (like me) and close enough isn’t good enough….he spent the extra time to get everything bang on where he wanted it. As for the drive home, even in a gusty cross wind I could feel the van was significantly more stable.

So if you’re chasing a high quality alignment on your camper or van, I would recommend the trip to see Warren.

PS, I’m not getting any kickbacks for this post, I paid full price for Warrens time & service, but I had an experience today that genuinely impressed me and feel is worth sharing….and who knows maybe it’ll help one of you out.

15/06/2025

It's fair to say....the Vic High Country views are just in another league!!! We only have another 1 or 2 Episodes left from the VHC and they will be spectacular...I won't give away too much, but I will say, we found views that are better than Blue Rag!!!

12/06/2025

If you've not been keeping up with our videos, we've been ticking off our bucketlist points & tracks in the Victorian High Country and in todays episode we get to visit Blue Rag Range...but we have to fix the GR8 ADV 200 Series first.

Check out the latest Episode on our channel or here -> https://youtu.be/JHQ63J4B7rA

28/03/2025

We were blown away when we arrived into the Victorian High Country…but now it’s time to lock the hubs & diffs and start exploring.

Come check out our first tracks & huts 😍 in our latest episode.

22/03/2025

Time to let the holiday vibes set in, we are able to slow down & start to explore now as we work our way along the Murray River towards the Vic High Country. In this weeks episode of The Great Eas-Cape we travel from the Riverland region of SA thru to Mt Buller & the VHC.

Catch the latest ep on our channel, link in the description.

13/03/2025

Take a look at our first episode from The Great Eas-Cape Series. We leave home and hit the road, tackling the long and arduous Nullabor crossing.

Link: https://youtube.com/?si=jsVUJRIn443ew1yg

10/03/2025

Are we insane, a 2700km transit, just to start our trip? It took us 6 days to cross the Nullabor - Perth to Renmark.

We didn’t set a time frame for this section of the trip, we decided it best to travel at the speed dictated to us by the girls. But we aimed to try achieve 500kms a day.

The following is a rough schedule of how we traveled across.

Day 1 - Perth to Lake Johnson (530km)
Day 2 - Lake Johnson to Hearder Hill Rest Area (770km)
Day 3 - Hearder Hill Rest Area to Fowlers Bay (410km)
Day 4 - Rest Day in Fowlers Bay
Day 5 - Fowlers Bay to Lake Gilles (495km)
Day 6 - Lake Gilles to Renmark (500km)

Of Note: Day 2 we did 520km to Cocklebiddy during the day & 250km that night…..the girls didn’t handle the night drive as well as expected, so we didn’t try it again. Early starts are more successful.

Day 4 Rest Day was a great sanity break…definitely worth it, for ourselves and the girls, to give them a break from 5-6hrs a day in a car seat.

A few things caught us by surprise.
- Daylight savings, we weren’t prepared for 8:45pm sunsets & 8:00am sunrises, it threw the girls schedules out completely.
- The interstate quarantine requirements….check them out, & remember they exist….otherwise you’ll be turning vegetarian for a few days 🤦🏻‍♂️ (true story).
- There is honestly nothing for little kids to do across the Nullabor (ie. no playgrounds or little kid friendly activities) so be prepared with plenty of games/ entertainment yourselves.

Anyway, check out the photos & reach out if you have any questions.

- Graham

29/01/2025

First trip away in the new Bigfoot Yowie V2 17ft Hybrid was an overwhelming success. Jess found it a lot easier to pack than the camper, with more space to packing things logically instead of space consciously. Having the bit of extra room inside is invaluable, allows you to get out the elements, gives the girls a break from each other, having composite/ insulated walls was amazing for noise reduction especially at a very busy Wellington Dam over the Aus Day weekend.

I found it towed beautifully down the highway behind the cruiser, I need to be mindful that with the extra weight I can get things hotter than expect on the car, coolant, trans temps, EGT’s especially if I’m driving it hard….so a little adjustment in driving style is required. As for towing offroad it most certainly did not feel like I had a 17ft van behind me…..I would have said maybe a 14ft camper at best, the stability of the tandem axles on undulating terrain was immediately noticeable.

All in all the hybrid far exceeded our expectations and we’re very confident it is the right call to use it for our lap rather than the camper.

Side Note: Don’t get me wrong, I still love my camper and it does still have a purpose which is why is hasn’t come up for sale….but the hybrid really is a monumental step forwards.

24/01/2025

Well…fair to say we just did a small upgrade before our lap 🤩.

Q&A Video being filmed this weekend, leave your questions below & Jess & I will answer them.

17/01/2025

Did you know, we are back making videos on YouTube. Come and check out the 3 episode series we have just released….we discuss where we have been, what our plans are for the future and show you some of the best spots along the Southwest/ Southcoast.

You can find the videos on our channel here > https://youtube.com/?si=7r53QBpXjjyYXldE

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas Everyone. I want to take the opportunity to quickly post and let everyone know we’re still kicking, thanks for baring with us…reflecting on 2024….what I can say…other than “let’s move on” and “it’s a story to share over a campfire & a beer”, but you know what, it won’t take much for 2025 to be a far better year for us & I’ve got that feeling it’s going to be epic.

Anyway, enjoy the break everyone, stay safe if you’re travelling and look forward to seeing you all in 2025….multiple videos are being edited as we speak & big plans are brewing.

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