Offgrid Downunder | They Took A Brand New Caravan on the Gibb River Road
Welcome to Season 2 of the Offgrid Downunder Podcast — now bigger, bolder, and recorded in our brand-new purpose-built studio.
Hosted by Steve Zammit, this season brings a fresh lineup of voices, new stories, and exciting perspectives from across the off-road and camping community.
Mandy and Rolly Heath are back — and this time, they’ve got 13,000 kilometres of stories to share. Since their last appearance on the show, they’ve taken Gold Class Caravan’s AC17C through some of Australia’s most iconic and demanding terrain: the Bungle Bungles by helicopter, Lake Argyle by Barbie boat, three nights in Broome, and then the full length of the Gibb River Road, west to east.
In this episode, Steve sits down with Mandy, Rolly, and Wayne Chevis at the MDC Queensland Muster to get the full debrief. How did the Gold Class handle the corrugations and creek crossings? Was the Horizontal Falls seaplane worth the nine-year wait? And what made a planned two-day stop at Cape Keraudren turn into sixteen?
They cover it all — the bucket list moments, the honest road conditions, the airbag suspension revelation, and why Mandy has absolutely no intention of going back to a hybrid.
They also talk camp cooking — Rolly’s recent masterclass at the Ipswich Show that became a fundraiser for the Royal Flying Doctors, and the massive cook-up he’s putting on here at the Muster for 250 people: fire rice, pork tacos, and 60 whole pork loin ribs hung over the fire.
Whether you’ve always had the Gibb River Road on your bucket list or you’re just living vicariously, this one’s essential listening.
