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@@BonesFPV glad it helped, cheers

The trailer has been great offroad. We've been ti central Australia on dirt, rocks and river sand. All good so far. Cheers

Only if you are doing it permanently, I take the set up out when I’m not using it. Only takes about an hour.

@@TravelOutbackOz Ahh, that makes sense, and that is what I do too. Rant: So when the constable checks the vehicle and says this is registered as a 5 seater but you have only two, you would respond, its temporary for this trip and then hope the constable is not a a'hole and canaries your vehicle? Stuff like this shites me...all sense tells one that removing a seat temporarily is not a safety concern and should not attract any attention, but that an a'hole can use this against you is a failure of those that construct the laws. Rant over.

It seems that many of the RTTs come with bloody hard mattresses. I don’t know why they can’t get this simple aspect right. Anyway, over the warmer months I haven’t bothered with it but they did supply another mattress after I complained but I suspect it is the same one anyway. I’ll be fitting over the next couple of months as we have a trip away in June. If it doesn’t work I may make a substitute out of memory foam and a softer foam. I found putting in/taking out a topper every day was annoying. Not a lot of space at pack up, I was able to leave sleeping bag and small pillows in but a topper wouldn’t fit.

@@TravelOutbackOz I am keen to see how you have progressed with the mattress. I just fitted the Panther2000 and the mattress is horrible.

Mine worked for awhile but I use it as a battery bank now. I upgraded to the JS 80 and so far so good. Seems better than the 2000. Cheers

Hi, no I haven’t. It is mainly used for town shopping, ie when we had to drive 300km to go shopping. It has worked perfectly so far. Cheers

Thank you very much good to know.

Hi there, send to traveloutbackoz@gmail.com, cheers

I think it’s on par with most packaging these days. You certainly can’t bank on AusPost employees to handle mail with care lol. I’ve used Ultima round driving lights for many years now and they came much the same and they have handled everything the outback can throw at them. Cheers but thanks for the comment.

@@TravelOutbackOz Yes, and it looks more valuable than a light in a box - you know, marketing. I could see that the unit is quite well protected without all the foamy stuff. (I'm in the market for a 20" unit, so another make to consider")

Hi there, still using the Bushman! It is a great car fridge and is very efficient power wise. The only thing I have difficulty with is large fleshy things like lettuce. If you put them too low in the fridge they suffer from the cold but baskets being the way they are, it is hard to store large items up near the top where it is less cold. Otherwise I’ve been really happy with it. Worked brilliantly on our last trip in the tropics in June as well. Cheers

Update me on how you go!

yes, please let me know how you go aswell, thinking the same thing

All good, a RTT bifold won’t suit everyone but it works for us. Have a new mattress to pick up shortly as well. Cheers

You can shut out the light pretty well but in colder climates you’ll want to have windows open to reduce condensation. We just got one of the egg shell style toppers. I can’t remember now whether it was a double or queen but just check the original mattress for dimensions. Cheers mate

Thanks for the vid . I’m looking for something like this . However as you said it’s a pain in the arse having to add a topper . Is there anything out there similar that comes with a quality mattress. How was it in the wind ? I had one of those original style rooftop tents and in the wind was like sleeping in plastic bag . Was noisy and flapping . Cheers JT

@@jasonthatcher9755 I’ve got another mattress coming from 23 Zero so it should be interesting to see if it’s any better. It seems that unless you’re willing to spend big bucks for something more spacious and can carry all the bedding, the standard issue mattresses all seem below par.

Absolutely, the mattress is way too hard. We had to get a topper as well. Which is a pain because it won't fit in closed tent.

@TravelOutbackOz cheers for the feedback definitely something to consider 👍 man can't be armed getting a toppa to put in and pull out everything we jump in it

Hi mate, I did look at the Yowie when I researched which tent I would buy. The Yowie was about 5 kg heavier if I remember correctly and also it has the ABS plastic top. I wanted the lighter model for the Prado and also being a metal top the Panther had the two mounting bars which meant I could either add a solar panel or, in my recent trip a set of recovery boards. I did quite like the look of the Yowie though. I have another video of my thoughts on the Panther releasing in just over half an hour if you're interested. cheers Gary

@@TravelOutbackOz Thank you for the speedy reply, appreciate it. I’ll be sure to check out your other video too.

Thanks, it was a story I had to share. Cheers

Ok, own up, what do you have?

@@TravelOutbackOz A Jackaroo ofcourse.

Geez, a Jack, I haven’t seen many of them on the road for awhile now. Good on you, love old school, cheers

I’m unable to tell you exactly but I think it would be about 80 ch every couple of seconds.

@@TravelOutbackOz okay thanks. I just wanted to make sure. The previous version only scans 2 or 3 channels per second.

@@ahall3823 All I can really confirm is that GME claim increased scan speed. Depending on how you use it you can just set up a scan group which would be quicker. cheers

Thanks, it's a double but there is about 100mm spare at one end.

It took about 18 months off and on. Sheds too hot over summer lol 😆

Yes, I love it but sometimes don't use it enough.

They are proven mate, I have two of them at home and have used them at work as ranger over many years!

Hi there, thank you. The downlights are from Narva, you can generally pick them up off eBay if you haven't got a dealer nearby. Cheers

In South Australia it was quite easy. I followed the National standards for small manufacture of trailers and was able to use a permitted builder to sign off on the build for rego purposes. I think it varies from state to state these days with recent changes in some jurisdictions. Cheers

Hi Pauline, this is a home build so no, unfortunately, you can’t buy one like this. Cheers

@@TravelOutbackOz Thank you for getting back to me. Your creativity is inspiring!

Hi, one is the UHF and the other is a sand flag 😜

Hey mate, I used 3mm, which is already heavy enough for a small trailer. It did come in about 200kg heavier overall because of this and other parts of the build. Cheers

I do and I’m happy to share for a hobby or personal build. I designed it myself. Let me know an email address and I can send it.

Hi Tuan, I used 3mm which is ample for a build oh this weight. Cheers

Hi Aaron, get hold of the trailer build standards here www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure-transport-vehicles/vehicles/vehicle-design-regulation/rvs/bulletins/vsb1 . This will tell you about what’s required for rego. As for build I designed my own chassis but yes, you could build on top of an existing trailer chassis. I guess it comes down to what you want in a camper, a light build or something capable of going off-road like I wanted mine to do. There are plenty of UA-cam builds around teardrops if you want to spend the time watching them. Hope this helps, cheers Gary

@@TravelOutbackOz thankyou Garry. That's a big help thankyou

Thanks Benny, yes I admit it is difficult these days to work out what's what with all the badge engineering going on. Also people seem to have no brand loyalty and price reigns supreme. I'm happy to try new products but I do tend to stick with brands if they do right by me. As I've just moved up here I didn't bring my whole set of current testers so if I come across any gear I'll try and do some more testing. I guess for now though I'll be setting up another battery and a dcdc charger to keep this fridge going! Thanks for your comments. Cheers Gary

@@TravelOutbackOz Hi Gary, thanks for replying. I'm a little dubious with brands these days, there are too many "well known brands" that just, as you say, re badge and when the thing fails, tend to find all kinds of excuses not to honour their warranty. Given that, I look for price but only after I've worked out what the actual specs are and inspected it (even the specs can be dubious). Its a lot of work, and once upon a time there was a knowledgeable retailer that actually knew what they were talking about and wanted to protect their reputation, so they tended to give you a couple of good options. Not any more, they pay their staff pittance and few know anything about the products they sell...Sorry, Gary, that grumpy old man syndrome keeps escaping!

Not quite a review but I'll provide one later!

Have a look on our channel for the completed build. Also the rego turned out to be easy and didn't even require an inspection.

Hi John, yes I fabricated two other brackets to capture the existing holes and then fitted the GME radio into those. Sorry, I didn’t capture that bit. Cheers

@@TravelOutbackOz first your video really helped me to find chose the mounting spot but it was a big struggle for me to try having existing bracket to fit around those hole and same time able to slide in the radio unit. Finally realised without drilling holes in gme bracket it’s not possible to fit in existing holes of prado. I ended up using heavy duty Velcro to stick it. I will give couple of days to see if unit doesn’t fall otherwise I will have to go for drill. Thanks again for sharing this video appreciate it

@@mvimagesau Glad it helped out to some degree then, I thought originally it was going to be easier than it was. It was also in a bugger of a spot to film that part. I ended up making a small bracket that would pick up the existing holes and this was fitted to the supplied GME bracket. In hindsight I might actually have cut out that card reader spot in the glovebox and used that but it’s in now lol

Thanks, appreciate it.

Always amazes me about tyres, any of them. For every good opinion on a brand someone comes back with a bad one. Can they be that individual? 🤷

@@TravelOutbackOz Not sure but it must be like the opinions on brussel sprouts, its a mystery to me too.

Hi Alex, it’s all about how you pack items into the fridge. I set mine at -4deg C and everything at the bottom stayed frozen. On the next level you want things that need to stay cold but not frozen. The top shelf is where you want softer items like fruit and veg. The only problem is the basket is not all that big. It’s a bit of trial and error I’m afraid. It works ok but it just takes a bit of effort to move things between the levels. Overall though I’m very happy with the fridge. Cheers