Building the 'expedition' box - looking for ideas and input

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Originally Posted by FNQGU

If I could work out the trick to embedding video's so I don't have to rely on Toddie, I'll throw up the latest one. Just got to load it on YouTube and get a link first.

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Congrats all at Open Sky Touring, don't worry about it Ben, I don't mind doing it at all. Sorry for being slack at not getting instructions 2 you, sometimes trying 2 explain something 2 someone else is actually harder than me just doing it myself :) I should have time this weekend 2 sit down and try a way of explaining it

Anyway considering my GQ is parked up at the moment :(, it kinda justifies me still been on here

Edit: Its actually easier than I though and I have been doing it the long hard way for years!!!! :)

Ben, this is on a PC, let me know if you use a different posting method

Select the Insert video Icon seen in the below photo

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Once selected, the below photo will display ( the "Enter your video clip url below" box will be empty, just used this as an example )

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Open up your youtube video and copy the text in your browesrs address bar, then paste it into the box under "Enter your video clip URL below." then select ok.

The box will disappear and you will be back at your post with something like this entered onto the screen ( ingnore the text of HTML Code, will only see whats written in the box )

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[video=youtube;TJy9Ly0c2Sw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJy9Ly0c2Sw[/video]

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Then add your text where ever like above or below that bit of text and just select "Submit Reply" like you normally would

Hope that makes some kinda sense

Cheers

Toddie

Congrats on seeing it thru, Ben... and... more importantly...

How many to a Pallet?

Thanks mate, nearly there!

Think it will end up with about 40 per pallet. Still got to pack one up properly though. There are a lot of finicky things to work through, but going ahead with it now.

Well done mate. Really respect the effort you've gone through to get this project off the ground. Hope you sell stacks (excuse the pun)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHsOYCMHGN8

Here's a closer look.

Thanks Todd!

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Originally Posted by the evil twin

Congrats on seeing it thru, Ben... and... more importantly...

How many to a Pallet?

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Are you going to be the wa supplier

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I thought i wanted Black!! But ghee the grey looks swisho!! Hmmmmmm

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Originally Posted by Avo

Are you going to be the wa supplier

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Get a bulk buy for the WP club ?

Tell me what you need Clunky and I'll make it happen.

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Originally Posted by Clunk

Get a bulk buy for the WP club ?

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Wossies n pussy what this wp club you spreaketh

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Originally Posted by FNQGU

Tell me what you need Clunky and I'll make it happen.

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If a crate get to wa i want 3 hence me asking ET... trying to dave ya on postage to wa...that would kill ya mate.....

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Originally Posted by FNQGU

Tell me what you need Clunky and I'll make it happen.

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I'm not in the club any more but Evil Twin is, so there maybe scope to do something there...... I've also passed on your website details to a guy I know who's in the caravan industry over here (hope you don't mind).

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Originally Posted by Avo

If a crate get to wa i want 3 hence me asking ET... trying to dave ya on postage to wa...that would kill ya mate.....

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exactly, I'd probably take 3 too

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If a crate get to wa i want 3 hence me asking ET... trying to dave ya on postage to wa...that would kill ya mate.....

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Originally Posted by Clunk

I'm not in the club any more but Evil Twin is, so there maybe scope to do something there...... I've also passed on your website details to a guy I know who's in the caravan industry over here (hope you don't mind).

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Yeah, I was thinking along similar lines IE trying to sort out something so Ben doesn't get belted for freight in trying to keep a good price for each side of the country and having to send to, say, a dozen different addresses in WA when we could get a Pallet to one addy and split 'em up over here.

A pallet should be cheaper than a few skids or even individual units esp if they cube out the freight charges like most carriers will do.

That'd be great. We've been thinking along these lines to try and find a WA re-seller.

Cheers ET, any thoughts most welcome.

Don’t know this mob personally Ben mate, just another possible logistics concept for you with many companies like this popping up Australia wide for your longer term plans.
http://www.theparcelpeople.com.au/ne...SAAEgJExvD_BwE
We’ve considered similar for our gear although ours are too bulky and slower moving blowing out savings on the storage fee side for us unfortunately.


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@FNQGU drumming up some interest here. What was the eventual sizes LxWxD of the 65lt box?

It's a general purpose 55 litre mate and the dimensions are 578 x 440 x 345.

I can PM you a brochure and all details are on the website too. openskytouring.com or Expedition134.com.

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Originally Posted by FNQGU

It's a general purpose 55 litre mate and the dimensions are 578 x 440 x 345.

I can PM you a brochure and all details are on the website too. openskytouring.com or Expedition134.com.

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My bad, thought design had changed to 65lt. Ta for the info.

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Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD

I thought i wanted Black!! But ghee the grey looks swisho!! Hmmmmmm

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Yeah I wouldn't mind one of each to be honest for identification.

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The lids swap over too for easier ID of contents. Hoping to do a range of colours if we can get it off the ground.

Sounds whacky mate but ‘Pink’ or ‘Purple’ would send the Pony Clubs of Oz mothers tack box crazy [emoji23]!
Might know a bloke at ‘Horseland’ if you need an intro down the track [emoji106]


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Whatever works mate, whatever works...

Could work in theory mate, maybe being a little selfish me in thought though. PClub at 6:00am for us and I’d be in serious trouble with a box of black rum and frypans instead of bridles, girths & stirrups [emoji23]


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A small congrats to old mate in becoming a sponsor on our forum, there may have been a sneaky agreement for one of his awesome boxes...lol

You might want to keep this thread going here mate and start up a whole new thread about your products and I can move it into the Vendors section or if you want this moved over let me know.

We all wish you the best mate!

Thanks for becoming a vendor Ben and Open Sky Touring :)

Awesome stuff

A link to our official release post.

Would be mighty grateful for any sharing of the info if you know anyone else who might be interested. Our first goal is a heavily discounted sale price to make our production run target.

https://openskytouring.com/4wd-touri...oduction-sale/

To those who have asked about pallets, I've got the inquiry underway as to exactly how many will fit and will get back to you as soon as I can.

@Clunk @Avo and any other WA dudes who are happy to help out Ben by saving him having to spend a gazillion on freight to individual addresses in WA.

Ben and I had a PM exchange and he is happy if you confirm how many you want by PM to me, I'll order the total plus a few extra and we will split up the order here in Perth.

At the moment I have;
Clunk 3,
Avo 3,
me 8 (incl Patrol Club so far)

Same same for any more Vic blokes interested out there, split up pallet from Yarra Valley being finalised in coming weeks.
Winnie & MudRunnerTD if you can confirm numbers and colours soonish we can tack yours onto ours.


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Originally Posted by MB

Same same for any more Vic blokes interested out there, split up pallet from Yarra Valley being finalised in coming weeks.
Winnie & MudRunnerTD if you can confirm numbers and colours soonish we can tack yours onto ours.


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I will have one of each colour Mark

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Originally Posted by the evil twin

Yeah, I was thinking along similar lines IE trying to sort out something so Ben doesn't get belted for freight in trying to keep a good price for each side of the country and having to send to, say, a dozen different addresses in WA when we could get a Pallet to one addy and split 'em up over here.

A pallet should be cheaper than a few skids or even individual units esp if they cube out the freight charges like most carriers will do.

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@the evil twin @Avo @FNQGU

As I'm about 4hrs from Perth and don't get there very much, I've just ordered 8 off Ben. Mine should be a good test run for the cost of freight.

On a different issue but along the same lines, I've lost a lot of sleep over how much to charge people and remain commercially viable.

Rossco

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Originally Posted by the evil twin

@Clunk @Avo and any other WA dudes who are happy to help out Ben by saving him having to spend a gazillion on freight to individual addresses in WA.

Ben and I had a PM exchange and he is happy if you confirm how many you want by PM to me, I'll order the total plus a few extra and we will split up the order here in Perth.

At the moment I have;
Clunk 3,
Avo 3,
me 8 (incl Patrol Club so far)

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@the evil twin @FNQGU

Sorry ET, missed this post and ordered 8 via the website.

If Ben wants to add me to this (your) list for my already paid for boxes, I'm happy to save him the extra in separate postage.

If this is the go, my delivery address will have to be changed from Merredin to ????????

Rossco

Don't worry about it guys. Once it is in the system already, it might as well just stay there.

Cheers
Ben

Just for the interest of those discussing pallets, the manufacturer reckons max on a pallet is 40, but we can reduce numbers easily enough. I haven't physically stacked and packed one yet though so won't know for sure until we do.

Ben

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Originally Posted by FNQGU

Don't worry about it guys. Once it is in the system already, it might as well just stay there.

Cheers
Ben

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@FNQGU

Sorry Ben. I didn't see the bulk order post before I ordered.

Rossco

All good Rossco,

Driving 4hrs to split a pallet up is a big ask anyway. Order is in so it will head your way direct.

Cheers and thanks for the support.

Ben

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Originally Posted by FNQGU

All good Rossco,

Driving 4hrs to split a pallet up is a big ask anyway. Order is in so it will head your way direct.

Cheers and thanks for the support.

Ben

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It's all bitumen anyway so he won't have any panic attacks about having to go offroad

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Originally Posted by Clunk

It's all bitumen anyway so he won't have any panic attacks about having to go offroad

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Yeah and be a nice bit of driving experience for the current rodent err student into the bargain.