Raft racing joins TJ AND MAC's outback camper reveal
Their Wilcania weekend includes reversing practice, MicrowaveMac cooking and a first look at Patriot's GEN 3 X1.
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Top Secret! (Don’t buy till you watch this)
A camper reveal doesn't have to mean a weekend spent talking about storage compartments. TJ AND MAC's only new upload mixes the equipment with a reversing competition, mini bikes and building a raft for the Camp Patriot River Race in outback New South Wales.
"Top Secret! (Don't buy till you watch this)" takes them to Wilcania for a first look at Patriot Campers' GEN 3 X1. The description lists its weight at 895 kilograms, but the itinerary leaves plenty of room for the pair's usual weekend entertainment, including a cooking chapter labeled MicrowaveMac. In the comments, one viewer singles out that cooking segment as a departure from the parts they usually skip in other four-wheel-drive videos; another suggests the Canning Stock Route as a future trip.
The upload has reached roughly 77,000 views, with most of that audience arriving in its first day. Yet the channel's busiest video right now is back at home: "Dream Backyard Shed Setup!" is adding views at about twice the camper video's daily pace. Its walkthrough neatly supplies the shed half of a channel built around both trips and tinkering. The older Red Centre guide also continues drawing views, with its route through the West MacDonnell Ranges, Kings Canyon and Uluru.
Subscribers were unchanged over the week, while the channel added about 301,000 views. Its current daily viewing is a little below its usual pace. Among nearby travel channels, Discover Ventures had a larger weekly view gain, while Rodica - The Foreign Sun saw a notable subscriber increase. For TJ AND MAC, the useful contrast is closer to home: an outback weekend provides the new story, and a backyard shed provides the strongest ongoing draw.
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What viewers say
The cooking segment of other 4wd channels is usually my least favourite. This one tho... love it. haha
@nathanjay1841See it on YouTubeNice little weekend get away for you guys, pretty cool you got to take a new X1 for a test drive on the trip home.
@scott_edwards23See it on YouTubeYou guys should do the canning stock route with the dad bus (aka the nicest cruiser in the world)
@MJMTBTSVSee it on YouTube
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Loving the weekly uploads, lads
@thenameiwantedwastakenSee it on YouTubeLooks like a nice simple setup . That water looked fresh 😮
@BrendonLaverackSee it on YouTubeIt’s an actual shame I’m at work so putting this on the watch later list
@imonfbSee it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on TJ AND MAC right now
- Channel
- TJ AND MAC
- Subscribers
- 206,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 301,125
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 76,764
- Views on its first day
- 51,296
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Which Australian state hosts TJ AND MAC's Wilcania camper weekend?
The video's description places Wilcania in outback New South Wales.