Starting in 95 I set off around Oz in my kombi. Went 8 times round over 10 years and earned a living as a folksinger! This country is truly amazing!
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Bob Eden Wow Bob totally living the dream,bet you've some story's to tell.
@jasoncarruthersentertainment
4 жыл бұрын
Great Bob. Im. Looking at doing it as im. A country music artist
@gartjone1846
4 жыл бұрын
I love the guy who licks his fork clean and puts it back ready for later🤣🤣
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
4 жыл бұрын
Gart Jone me too,minimalistic living at it best 👍
@morganbrennan9090
4 жыл бұрын
Mmmmmm camping clean, not as good as his radio remote
@leoneranger9348
5 жыл бұрын
A car phone? Mary was ballin'! On a serious note, I wanted to hug her when she was contemplating on her family and feelings of loneliness. Good to see older people being proactive in what they do to stay active and happy. An old doc but a timeless theme 👌🏾
@finleymaxwell2250
3 жыл бұрын
I know Im asking the wrong place but does someone know of a way to get back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot the account password. I would love any assistance you can offer me
@peterreed7445
3 жыл бұрын
@Finley Maxwell instablaster ;)
@finleymaxwell2250
3 жыл бұрын
@Peter Reed i really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and im in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@finleymaxwell2250
3 жыл бұрын
@Peter Reed It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thanks so much, you saved my ass !
@peterreed7445
3 жыл бұрын
@Finley Maxwell no problem xD
@user-eh1ku3id7s
5 жыл бұрын
The number of solo female travels in Australia has grown, and they connect through forums and fb etc and meet up, i think that's awesome. Good on em, enjoying life
@woodlandtrail6695
5 жыл бұрын
World travel is a very special moment to experience, the memory lives within you forever. I once met a man in the U.S he'd travelled for the past five years nomadic style, he was native to that country. He told me there were plenty of places he still had yet to see. Travelling & meeting new people is precious, the exchanging of ideas & customs, tasting new home cooked cuisine. I have a vintage address book, the majority of the entries are international. Finally: To be packed & walking out your front door, there's an energy rushing through the body & mind that cannot be matched. It's all part of that inner drive, that gets you on your way.
@linricks3634
5 жыл бұрын
just getting organised to start my trip eventually seeing my niece who lives in Cains. I live in Busselton WA. will be living out of my Subaru outback. watching this I may eventually get myself a van. my grandchildren and great grandees think its great my children not so happy. but I cant wait to get moving. happy days.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
linricks enjoy the journey hope you have a wonderful safe trip 👍
@jesssherly143
7 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant. My parents took my brother an I on a trip around Australia in a 1960s school bus in 2000. The amount of grey nomads on the road was unbelievable.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it ,one of my favorite documenterys,
@bobshaw4063
5 жыл бұрын
Over a million people here in the USA are full time RV'ers some still have a home base to go to some times & a lot of others have sold everything they own to become full time RV'ers . They contribute over $50 Billion Dollars a year to the US Economy . Their age range is in the 30's - 50's .
@liongod1000
5 жыл бұрын
Sadly I'll never be able to do this in my country (South Africa) without being mugged, thieved or murdered being a white single male pensioner. ;
@michaeldemarillac9992
3 жыл бұрын
I remember in 1996, a year before this documentary was made, I had the same 70s era hi ace pop top camper that I purchased to cross the Nullabor, travelling from Perth via Victoria then to Griffith NSW. I was a cropduster and needed to cross Australia for work. It cost me $1,500 to purchase and it was full of rust that I had to cut out and bog, what I could not cut out I bogged, sanded and painted with a 2 pack spray, making it look like a shiny yellow van. With fibreglass I recreated the bottom of the front doors that had completely rusted out. I was an expert because that was how I repaired the leading edges of the wings on my cropdusting aircraft after every bird, rabbit and tree strike, it was more art than science. The van looked almost brand new by the time I finished it. On the last leg to rural Griffith NSW, the alternator brush started to fail with no spares and I travelled 100 kilometres to the next town driving through the night covering just a few 100 yards, then the engine would splutter and die and then I would wait a few minutes and start again, move a few yards and so on over and over almost endlessly until I finally made it and quickly had the alternator brush replaced. That was its major fault and very common and the only reason I did not wish to keep it. I sold it to a farmer who wanted to put Sheep Shearers in it. (Personally I would not share/shear my sheep with anyone). I got my money back so that was lucky. That was before the 50% rusted van poked out through the paint and the sealant failed on the pop top (always a problem with it). It was extremly comfortable but a bleeping nightmare it still causes me flashbacks, good times.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
3 жыл бұрын
Good memories though mate of great adventures past,thanks for watching 👍
@natashalindner2059
5 жыл бұрын
Empty nesters like me do this part time, we look for the quieter little caravan park, get great advice from those who are happy to share advice, and my husband and I love it. Having just done the most eastern point of Australia, we now have the three other points to do 😍
@ColinTonkasdad
5 жыл бұрын
really moving bit of film, sad that it reflects so long ago. 22 years but worth watching . peace to them all.
@paulystp
5 жыл бұрын
Home owners complain about motorhomes parking in there area . The thing is that a lot of poor people are choosing to live in a motorhome parking in beautiful areas , realising that home ownership is never going to happen. A motorhome is a lot more affordable than a home and with the digital age and 4g it’s very comfortable, finally I think poor people have got it better than the rich and I think that is the main reason these home owners complain. They’ve paid millions for there bricks and mortar and along comes a motorhome parked on the beach and they can’t stand it , they start thinking I didn’t just buy the house I bought all the streets around my home. I live in a motorhome shower toilet double bed ,I work all week in multiple suburbs in Sydney and I use to spend 5 hours a day in traffic. Now when I finish I’m home and on the weekends I go surfing parked on the beach ,I come in have a bite to eat and a coffee and back out for another session, finally poor people have got it better than the rich .
@BradCollier-zn2uc
Ай бұрын
Here here. I've never thought of it that way good insight information there mate . Hi from New Zealand ❤
@noproblem2big337
5 жыл бұрын
the guy welding the exhaust pipe without eye protection...different breed back in those days
@BradCollier-zn2uc
Ай бұрын
My dad welded like that 😂
@michaeldemarillac9992
3 жыл бұрын
That TV show on in the background inside the caravan was "Floyd on Fish", I recognise Keith Floyd, he wore a bow tie and was always drinking more wine than cooking food. It think that was what ended him if memory serves me, he passed in 2009 in Dorset England, RIP Keith.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
3 жыл бұрын
Ha ha a great chef died too soon,I loved watching him and his love of wine,unfortunately not politically correct these days for the snowflakes in charge,shame 👍
@jamesgoodwin2450
5 жыл бұрын
2001 I did a trip around Australia,in a very worn out ford falcon one of the best things I ever done,beautiful country,now I live in thailand,im originally from the uk,live life while you can
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
james goodwin too true James,we are here for a fun time not a long time 👍
@gortnewton4765
5 жыл бұрын
What do you do in Thailand?
@BELINDASPIRIT
6 жыл бұрын
I have been watching American nomads for a couple of months and then I have found this...!! Definitely inspirational to where I may be in 3 years, no kids, no pets looking for freedom that I have never had!!
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
6 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it,this documentery started me on my campervan journey.
@babavee100
3 жыл бұрын
Oh thank you !!! I live in the south of France..and I have been wanting to do this for ages ...I will choose a boat and roam the Canal du Midi..At 75, your documentary has given me that 'push' I needed.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
3 жыл бұрын
If you are well enough to do it then go for it,age should have no boundaries,get out there and make some memories,safe travels x
@maneuschwander6394
5 жыл бұрын
This was made in 1997 - It would be great to see an update of these folks! I am so jealous - this would be the life for me!
@jasoncarruthersentertainment
4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@angelablackwell4711
4 ай бұрын
Me too
@robheenan9073
4 жыл бұрын
What lovely & uplifting story, thank you.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
4 жыл бұрын
Rob Heenan glad you enjoyed it.👍.
@emperorhundredhead7007
5 жыл бұрын
I've done a lot of this, but being a Pom, I could only do it in 3 month spells. Been down under to "Go Bush" and in the outback 5 times in all. Nothing on earth to equal it. I just love those dusty. dirty roads with their corrugations.
@rain-wanders
7 жыл бұрын
Ahhh this is awesome! I am going to do this in the U.S. so it's awesome to see it being done in Australia! I wish I could do it there for a few years as well. Thanks for posting!
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
@RonasRoadshow
6 жыл бұрын
and we'd love to have you down under! :)
@pinkeeist
5 жыл бұрын
so enjoyed this. watching Mary up on the Northern Beaches I thought how much things had changed. Now to walk in the waters or stand at the edge of the waves is taking a risk of crocodile attack. Very sad, so am happy that she had her time there and wherever else she went and did
@michaeldemarillac9992
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting Fact. After this series aired on ABC over several episodes, the term "Grey Nomad" was adopted so this is the show we have to thank for that.
@fangio4434
7 жыл бұрын
A great film. Wish I lived in Australia. Visited twice and nearly didn't come back to the UK. Great country. People ain't too bad either.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
7 жыл бұрын
Yes enjoyed it myself thats why i shared it on youtube,always fancied Oz myself just never happened,thanks for watching.
@cherylolsen4420
6 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to times like this Australia at its best, thank you for sharing!
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Cheryl glad you enjoyed it.
@robertnicholson7733
6 ай бұрын
This is the film I watched on the ABC about 2001 or so that resulted in my wife and I spending 12 and a half years full time on the road. It was great to watch it again. We started in 2005, things were very different when we stopped in 2018. When we started, it was still mostly small motorhomes in the free camps and there were still many places that were not well known (well before WIKICamps), by the time we finished the free camps tended to be crowded with large rigs both motorhomes and caravans. I can't say that things were more restrictive but more councils were enforcing the rules about overnight camping, some were quite serious about it. Having said that, I still get the urge to go back on the road.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
6 ай бұрын
A truly inspirational documentary,glad you gave it a go and enjoyed your time travelling, thanks for watching 👍
@zorazorazorzzora8333
4 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad this popped up on my feed! Thanks for posting....
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
4 жыл бұрын
zorazora zorzzora glad you enjoyed it 👍.
@HanhNguyen-jx9kt
4 жыл бұрын
What a group of beautiful people!
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
4 жыл бұрын
Hanh Nguyen free spirits ❤️
@billporter846
5 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that. Got some good insights into what it's like living on the road and I think I identified with the ol truck driver who found a place at the camp where he was happy to remain. I liked what was there too.
@dickyknees3877
5 жыл бұрын
Don,t wait till your retired to do the big lap. Take your annual leave, add your long service leave to it, then take next years annual leave early, and go. That way your still getting paid while your travelling. This is not a dream, we did the big lap around Oz twice. Our attitude was Bugger it, let’s go. And don,t sell your house to fund it.
@michaeldemarillac9992
3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, John "Zocky" Wilson passed away in Wollongong, New South Wales. His obituary was featured in the Illawarra Mercury on May 26, 2017. Great inspiration John RIP.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
3 жыл бұрын
Yes what a shame but it comes to us all eventually RIP .
@RareGem369
5 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this documentary. Was very inspiring and very well put together. Thanx for sharing 👍🏽
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Grimm 23 glad you enjoyed it 👍
@SensaiMan
7 жыл бұрын
I have been glued to this, absolutely fantastic. Thanks for posting.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
7 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it i saw it years ago on BBC2 and waited for it to be repeated to record it,that never happened so wrote to the production company in Australia and they sold me a copy on DVD.
@jamessmith530
6 жыл бұрын
Hope some of them are still going around
@bikelessinoz8844
5 жыл бұрын
@@DIYCampervansAndVariety I videoed this when it was on, have since put it on disc. I've watched it loads of times since, love it. I'm sure the UK edit is slightly different, I'll have to go back and watch it again.
@Abundanthealthcoach
6 жыл бұрын
Well done- I met many people while caravaning in Oz who had been on the road for years - it’s true the people along the roads in towns n driving along are so helpful. Safe place to go be on the road
@DiHandley
5 жыл бұрын
At 15:50 did anyone else notice that he called his wife “mum”? My dad used to call my mother mum too. Funny how that happens in Australia. All us kids called her mum so it just followed that he called her mum too. I don’t know if it happens that often today though.
@user-eh1ku3id7s
5 жыл бұрын
Cool, yeah i call my partner dad and he calls me mum because of our child, that's how it started lol
@shaneleslie9218
5 жыл бұрын
Ha, my pa used to call my nan ...mum! Confused the hell out of me as a kid
@simplyrise5217
3 жыл бұрын
I know a 68 year old guy call his son in-law mom MUMMY!! 😂😂😂😂That's weird😂😂😂😂🇳🇿
@TheOldaz1
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks folks, almost brought me to tears at times. I'm mid 70's and traveled a fair chunk of this great country, would make it permanent easily, but my partner's well-being has always come first. Love the video.
@glensmith654
7 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed watching this.3 to 4 more yrs and I too will be traveling around Aussie. Watching this only makes me want it sooner
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
7 жыл бұрын
Really glad you enjoyed it,I posted it to help or inspire people.
@RonasRoadshow
6 жыл бұрын
don't wait glen. too many people leave it too late. do some trips. it is awesome out here.
@lighterbeing
7 жыл бұрын
Love this. Thanks for posting. I really like the honesty and grittiness of the whole doc. Makes one quite introspective. Maybe I don't need such a nice travel trailer as the ones I have been looking at. Reminds me of many of the older people I saw back in the....50, 60's.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
7 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it,made me re evaluate my priorities,felt i had t share it.
@dalekundtz4603
5 жыл бұрын
@@DIYCampervansAndVariety Live life to your fullest with no regrets!
@dalekundtz4603
5 жыл бұрын
Live life to the fullest that makes YOU happy. NO REGRETS!
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Dale Kundtz very true Dale.
@spookgriffith2892
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@BigVanSmallWorld
5 жыл бұрын
absolutely love this so inspiring i suddenly don't feel so old anymore thank you
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Mel’s World glad you enjoyed it 👍.
@lionelyork4960
5 жыл бұрын
Bonjour et merci ! Beautiful stories !!!
@mysticallight6548
5 жыл бұрын
I have been planning to do this ,should be right to head off before next summer . Very Exciting , Hope everyone had a great time on there travels . I can tell its an old video by the car phone etc, good on them all, they lived the dream .
@danchang7146
6 жыл бұрын
Great documentary - I remember watching this on tv in late 1997/early 1998.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
6 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it,yes that's when I saw it and gave me the inspiration to start campervan travelling and I have never looked back,thanks for watching.
@surffins
5 жыл бұрын
Bloody fantastic love it Inspiring to all old people or any person come thing of it, Just wonderful Add life to days Not days to your life
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
surffins wise words ,glad you enjoyed it.
@jacquesdumas8682
5 жыл бұрын
Now that's how I would like to spend my last years. Excellent!!!!
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
@michaeldemarillac9992
3 жыл бұрын
I have it on good authority that the CWA ladies, Molly and Heather are both still alive, Molly lives south of wollongong and Heather White is in a nursing home.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
3 жыл бұрын
Wow great to hear how some of the people from the documentary are doing as they weren’t the youngest or in the best of health when it was made,big respect to them all for living the dream while they could.
@gringoanon4550
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting, as a young oldie I think their are three levels of activity. As a kid your running around, and at middle age you slow down,, but theirs a trap that you mustn't fall for when your in the third age, and that's sitting on your butt, because you will grow roots into the couch. You must walk around the house for at least forty mins a day. Then after a while you will realise that you have a new lease on life.
@sonnygirl8358
6 жыл бұрын
I'm happy these folks have found their JOY. So few ever do.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
6 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoyed the documentary as much as i did.
@tomjeffersonwasright2288
5 жыл бұрын
This is a great video. It shows all the people as following their own way, even poking a bit of fun at the lady fighting with her behemoth motor home.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
tom jackson glad you enjoyed it 👍.
@traveladventuresaustralia
Жыл бұрын
Loved watching the original concept of Grey Nomad in Australia from 1997. Freedom. Many things have changed since 1997. Some good, some bad. Less restrictions back then, but even with all the restrictions now, it is not going to stop me starting my permanent Grey Nomad journey this year. 🚐
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching 👍
@2wheelsrbest327
5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video and being in the UK at the age of 67 it makes want to go out the door now and drive to Spain. Wonder if the wife will let me !
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Ha Ha dont tell her just fill up and go,glad you enjoyed the documentary.
@louismunoz2535
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this wonderful video I praise all you guys for your strength every day that you keep moving forward and have been blessed with a second chance of life it just open my eyes right now to understand what life has to offer me time to wake up and move on thank you very much and God bless
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Louis Munoz glad you enjoyed the documentary 👍
@davehyde6207
5 жыл бұрын
Peace and happiness keep them company...hope Mary finds the happiness she deserves
@GRAYnomad
5 жыл бұрын
I used to know one of these couples, he's dead now and it's somewhat sobering to realise that they probably all are. At the age of 45 we sold everything and hit the road, that was 19 years ago and although we now own land we are still nomads, technically at least. Best thing we ever did. There are 1000s of excuses for not doing this, but only a few genuine reasons. We met people with 10x the money we had who said "Gee I wish I could afford to do what you are doing". If it's not for you then fair enough, but if it is, get off your arse and do it before it's too late.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
GRAYnomad glad you made it work for you sad to hear the guy you knew has now passed away but it comes to us all eventually,at least he had a great retirement.👍
@michaeldemarillac9992
3 жыл бұрын
Not all of them, I found some of the CWA women still alive. I left a quick description of what became of them. Which one of the guys that you knew died?
@GRAYnomad
3 жыл бұрын
Can't remember now. I'll watch the vid again and tell you.
@GRAYnomad
3 жыл бұрын
The bloke at 15:45. A friend of a friend, can't remember his name now but we did hang out at a few happy hours at CMCA rallies about 20 years ago.
@GRAYnomad
3 жыл бұрын
I should watch the entire thing again. It's good to remind you just how little you really need to enjoy life.
@jacksplace
5 жыл бұрын
great video thanks for sharing I'm hoping this year I can do the same thing in my old 68 Vw kombi Im still a baby at 65
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
jacksplace Pascoe hope you have a great and safe journey,half your luck mate 👍.
@ceceliabest7870
4 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this!!!
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
4 жыл бұрын
Cecelia Best glad you enjoyed it 👍.
@dasonheath5652
5 жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoy every minute but it all looks very difficult to me the lady trying to get her sewing machine and then her bed, the putting up and pulling down of tents and annexes and the lady on her own is still alone but very brave to head west with an old bomb well all the best folk
@andreasmuller8345
5 жыл бұрын
Wish you all grey nomads Aussie's good healthy, happiness, and a happy times at your journey around the beautiful Australia with there nice Australians 🐨🇦🇺🍀💞🐞👍 I have done this when I was 30 year's old, 32 year's ago by a motorcycle Honda 250 ccm Enduro from Sydney around just with the minimum of luggage by my own. I had a great time, I miss sometimes my friends I meet a the country with there great nature to. 🐨🇦🇺💞 Happy new year to everyone who loves Australia from Asia 🐘🇨🇭🐨🇦🇺
@marieslater6801
5 жыл бұрын
Andreas Müller Is _
@locobogan9588
5 жыл бұрын
Everyone in this vid reminded me of my nan n pap! Great vid! Big thumbs up! 👍 Just got a camper van myself but in my 30’s just starting early ha
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Loco Bogan glad you enjoyed the video,safe travels my friend 👍
@lidiamalkic
6 жыл бұрын
Very impressed with the camera job, thank you camera man 👍and the team
@daleskidmore1685
5 жыл бұрын
60 is definitely the new 40, and I'm not just saying that because I'm getting near that age. I am sure that in the 22 years since this film was made it has become accepted that people can do this sort of thing and do it well. I can't even think of the last time I heard the phrase "mid life crisis". I hope that the commentary would be different today; it did have an edge of patronising about it. Ageism became a bit of an issue over here in the UK a while back and gave a lot of people pause for thought. I am happy to say that things have moved on since. Enjoyed the vid. Any one thinking about doing this: give it a go.
@leehemmings4591
6 жыл бұрын
What an awesome discovery this video is
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
6 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Lee,i felt i just had to share it,really put a perspective in my life.
@leehemmings4591
6 жыл бұрын
I guess it's 20 years on, would be lovely to know the forward story of these people , cheers and here I am at 67 worried about travelling in a secondhand VW Crafter or Ford Transit with 280,000 on the clock!!!
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
6 жыл бұрын
I think the Documentary was released in approx 1996,yes an update would be very interesting.
@justmona9647
5 жыл бұрын
I love their attitudes👏
@ccsworldaustralia4332
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, loved it, im also a grey person but not nomad...yet...cheers
@susibrooks8620
4 жыл бұрын
Really want to do this but my horses keep me “stabilized “.
@MrMatt747
5 жыл бұрын
These grey nomads are a inspiration this was filmed a while back I reckon, we have a lot of nomads today at the tamworth country music festival 2019 with their fancy caravan and cars on display showing off it’s pathetic,
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
mathew murphy I believe the documentary was released around 1996.hope you enjoyed it.
@Scott.V.Grube1
5 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring.
@glennlawson4410
6 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a great video. Professionally made. For someone who is about to hit the road it was great to watch.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
6 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Glenn,i thought it was worth sharing with fellow travellers.
@AhmaaTTT
4 жыл бұрын
That's great!! They have/had lived the second springs in their lives.
@longgowhereto
5 жыл бұрын
The only thing which went utterly wrong in my life: I was not born an Aussie. This is a wonderful documentation. Before 44:00 he says at home he would went to the doc but never underway. I moved a lot between continents and countries and this is what happens: All my old pains leave me after a year and after 2 years I receive other ones. I explain that to me that whereever I live I have a lack of something. After 2 years I feel a new wrong thing/pain. Asap I moved its gone and after 2 years here is a new one. And the worst place to be for me is home. He is right and it is not an illusion.
@romanyroz7749
5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant vid, my sentiments exactly, just wish we had the Oz weather and space, but I'm nomadic 9months of the year here in the UK, all the best to you Aussie nomads!
@GRAYnomad
5 жыл бұрын
With our combination of open spaces, mild climates, affluence, and political stability, Australia is arguably the best country in the world to follow this lifestyle. I for one feel very lucky to have been born here.
@santaclause007
Жыл бұрын
Im an Aus living in the US facing the same issue. Feeling totally lost.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully things will work out ok for you Gordon,happy new year and thanks for watching 👍.
@vanlifecrone4618
3 жыл бұрын
Nomadland was sort of sad. This is far more representative of what I ( a 58 year old woman who retired early) and my friends are doing in Arizona. It’s fun, adventure, new friends and old. We are pinching our pennies yet having a blast. We’ve got cell phones, google maps internet, Amazon delivery lockers and grocery pick up. And back out into the desert we go! Van life!!🖖
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you are doing what most people only dream of,live your life build memories and enjoy,thanks for watching ,stay safe 👍
@robertnicholson7733
6 ай бұрын
I finally got around to watching Nomadland. To me, the whole film was sort of grey and bleak, there was little joy in it, eve nwhen there should have been. I have always found great beauty in deserts and other places that many people avoid, there is great colour and interest in them. I can remember a period of about 4 months in Western Australia when we didn't watch TV, listen to the radio, read a newspaper, or even do much on the internet - bliss! Before my wife and I started living full time on the road in 2005, I did a fair amount of looking at what was going on in the USA, the snowbirders, etc. We even considered going to the USA after we finished living full time on the road in 2018. I couldn't really see Nomadland in what was happening in the USA, it seemed more like what we were doing here except for some obvious differences. Having been stationary for a number of years, I am getting those urges to get back on the road - somewhere - anywhere.
@garthrichert5256
5 жыл бұрын
Dear Lady. Keeping house and raising children is a sacred calling. Don't let the world tell you otherwise. You are pleasing Father God in that calling, and you are a hero. You also inspire others and bring a new vision to them. Thank you and thank you again. Garth Richert. Cape Town.
@melodyleerodriguez6510
7 жыл бұрын
What a great story...I too have been glued to this...wish there were a follow up and more like this
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Melody glad you enjoyed the documentary as much as i did,quite insperational i think.
@owenrichardson3026
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this video ,thank you so much :)
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Owen Richardson glad you enjoyed it,set me on my van life path 👍
@jamiemackintosh2929
4 жыл бұрын
loved it
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
4 жыл бұрын
cob cob glad you enjoyed it 👍.
@davewatson2124
5 жыл бұрын
Don't blame Mary for getting out. Listening to that dog barking all day would drive anybody crazy
@justusgronts3882
4 жыл бұрын
Getting old is a preferred inevitability. Being old is a choice! Looking forward to my NEXT 70 years!
@thjeokthjeok443
5 жыл бұрын
I am 69 , i would like to do that , but i have to consider the children today dont have the same opportunities that we had , its really hard for them in this age to even own a home - So i would have to say you are lucky to be able to go and do this . Not saying you shouldn't , just saying gratitude for what you have is important .
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Thjeok Thjeok I couldn't agree more ,thank you for watching.
@gortnewton4765
5 жыл бұрын
Just get out there and do it. The kids are grown up. They are ADULTS. You go and enjoy your life. Take off on a few small trips first, try it.
@thjeokthjeok443
5 жыл бұрын
@@gortnewton4765 , No money ! all i have is the land , i was a single mum that worked till late at night for most of my life , not much support for single women - so i bought my own land and built my own place after i left my husband , and supported my children by myself . I have no regrets i did that .
@gortnewton4765
5 жыл бұрын
@@thjeokthjeok443 Get a cheap car. Go on a 1 week trip, there's a start. Take a fishing rod, some boots to walk in, get a travel guide (Vinnies, I paid $2 for mine, tells all the places to go when traveling, Reader's Digest book, huge, maps, etc). Just get some kit for camping and find work as you go if you can. Even better buy small easily saleable things on ebay and resell, things that Grey Nomads will want on the road but can't easily buy from shops (tyre pressure gauge, puncture repair outfit for their vinyl stuff, etc. there's lots of small things to sell), have a look at SuperCheap Auto for what people will buy but don't buy from them (not cheap). Sleep in the back of the vehicle if a van or station wagon, that will save you lots. Ask for work EVERYWHERE. If you are on some form of pension that should be just enough to pay for petrol and other costs. But go. Live your life. You'll meet fantastic people and they'll help you.
@thjeokthjeok443
5 жыл бұрын
@@gortnewton4765 , sounds good , my daughter keeps on telling me i should , ill see .
@markjennings2315
5 жыл бұрын
Was this an old doco re-published or filmed on old gear? driving old gear?
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
This was filmed in 1996 I think .
@crispernator
5 жыл бұрын
Gday my mother saw this when it was first aired and would tell me about it that mary was a pretty gutsy person to just pack up and go with no real money behind her , still i dont think she would have reggreted it i think one of the mottos in these stories dont look back keep looking forward thats where your going .
@brettweary730
5 жыл бұрын
Good for you Live your life
@GlendaHayward
5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. I am so envious of you people who have a safe country. Would love to do the same, but unfortunately our country is crime ridden.
@michaeldemarillac9992
3 жыл бұрын
Mary Mason was of aboriginal descent. Apparently she got as far as Broome or Port Hedland and found her tribe. That was as far as she got for some time. I don't know if she proceeded after her sojourn there.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
3 жыл бұрын
I thought she had that look about her,glad she found her roots felt for her loosing her husband so young.
@caliwightman1
3 жыл бұрын
Hi I'm her grand daughter id love any info you can provide especially bout her tribe? As far as I am aware she is buried in Broome.
@truckertom3323
5 жыл бұрын
After watching this film 22 years ago it was my intention to do just that, travel all over Australia, hitching a lift by Trucks, as i have been long haul UK European truck driver i thought no worries taking the wheel to help out, then i saw a film called "Wolf Creek" ............................................... and i think i will just miss out Australia, and Cycle all around the UK instead.
@solarson7363
5 жыл бұрын
dont let hollyweird put you off, its quite safe
@gortnewton4765
5 жыл бұрын
@@solarson7363 No it's effing not. Not anymore. Australia used to be safe, I remember it, but then we got a pile of crap come in.
@solarson7363
5 жыл бұрын
@@gortnewton4765 out rural areas you gonna be fine..little abo kids just rob petty stuff
@colinl9018
4 жыл бұрын
Nobody 'takes the wheel to help out' mate. Insurance and company policy see's to that. How would you pay for the damage if you wrecked it?
@truckertom3323
4 жыл бұрын
@@colinl9018 22 years ago i did not know that.
@amandamatthias7182
4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately retirement is a thing of the past. We'll be one foot from the grave by the time our generation is entitled to retirement
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
4 жыл бұрын
Amanda Matthias a sad true fact Amanda by the time I get to 67 working in the heavy steel industry my all ready painful arthritis will be so bad I will be unable to enjoy my camper ☹️.
@amandamatthias7182
4 жыл бұрын
@@DIYCampervansAndVariety if you are single buy yourself a van or truck to convert....not an easy life but you can pour your income into term deposits instead of paying off a house or someone else's. Owning is buying your own cage
@BradCollier-zn2uc
Ай бұрын
Im 38 i need to live in a van im all alone just me. My goal is to tour all of New Zealand coast line stay at a different beach every night . I don't want to pay $200 a week on rent when i could use that money on me van ❤ id kill myself if i ever go in old folks home is well. Im depressed been on the dole everyday these grey nomads make me feel useless. I don't want live in four walls all day i want to explore the country and possibly Australia as my daughter in Werribee that be something to look forward to instead of looking forward to payday . This video has cheered me up cheers guys and gals .❤ World needs love
@richardw64
5 жыл бұрын
They are an inspirational generation.
@WanderingNature
6 жыл бұрын
This video warmed my heart ♥️
@jmot7507
5 жыл бұрын
DOH just embarking on my trip now how inspiring
@therealbraddawson1045
4 жыл бұрын
What's that screen for on there windshield? I'm from the us and I've never seen that before
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
4 жыл бұрын
the real Brad Dawson the outback roads are that bad it’s to stop rocks smashing the windscreen.
@lindahere8803
5 жыл бұрын
good on you god bless you
@bigboy9693
5 жыл бұрын
I have never had an accident, but have caused hundreds.
@Jaahda
5 жыл бұрын
..somewhere - in a youtube thread I bumped into Mary's daughter who was searching for her mother. Struck me as very sad. Wonder if she found her. I found it disturbing that perhaps Mary could disappear completely.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Jaahda Jinnah wow I thought they were really close even though Mary was on the road,hope they got reunited.
@rjl110919581
5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FOR GREAT BEAUTY DETAIL ON HOW JOY LIFE BY TRAVEL ROUND BEAUTY OF AUSTRALIA
@nanamc881
5 жыл бұрын
Bloody awesome, you go girls 🔥😍🥰
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
5 жыл бұрын
Nana MC glad you enjoyed the documentary,very inspiring I thought.
@bugzie-a1769
7 жыл бұрын
this was awesome to watch, i have enjoyed it so much, I'm re-building a camper for this reason looking forward to it,
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
7 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it,i found it very thought provoking and just had to share it on You Tube.Thanks for watching.
@arohaagnew5217
6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved watching this. Would love to know how mary went after this doc. Thanks for the inspiration.
@DIYCampervansAndVariety
6 жыл бұрын
Really glad you enjoyed this documentary ,thanks for watching,im trying to find out more about Mary but not having much luck.
@johnbull362
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, here's hoping all of these nomads are still going ok
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