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BIG THINGS MAD

A quirky & very real account of an ordinary family achieving an extraordinary dream Crazy about BIG Things we have a BIG Adventure to finish + BIG Documentary

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BIG THINGS MAD

BIG THINGS MAD

A quirky & very real account of an ordinary family achieving an extraordinary dream Crazy about BIG Things we have a BIG Adventure to finish + BIG Documentary

A quirky & very real account of an ordinary family achieving an extraordinary dream Crazy about BIG Things we have a BIG Adventure to finish + BIG Documentary

A quirky & very real account of an ordinary family achieving an extraordinary dream Crazy about BIG Things we have a BIG Adventure to finish + BIG Documentary

A quirky & very real account of an ordinary family achieving an extraordinary dream Crazy about BIG Things we have a BIG Adventure to finish + BIG Documentary

Sean and Kylie Henderson
Sean and Kylie Henderson
Sean and Kylie Henderson
Sean and Kylie Henderson
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Alice Springs, Australia
$249 USD $249 USD 8 backers
2% of $9,346 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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BIG Credits BIG Thanks

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BIG Summary

  • The Hendersons'. Sean Kylie Sam (12) and Josh (11).
  • We are just an ordinary family living in the heart of the BIG Australian Outback.
  • Passionate about inspiring people to get out and see the world around them. We also love things that are a bit quirky, like BIG Things! We also like meeting the people behind these BIG crazy roadside icons.
  • In 2011 we became the first 4 people to travel Australia on a Trike, riding over 22,000km through sun wind and rain with a goal to see over 125 of Australia's estimated 160+ BIG Things... we want to finish this BIG Mission.
  • Our entire trip has been filmed with the intention of making a Documentary/TV show once we complete the final 60+ BIG Things. 
  • Kylie and Sean both film and present, they are the crew and the cooks, Sean drives the bus and Kylie does the washing, the boys pitch in with all of the above too. Kylie is the editor of all film work and the researcher of all BIG Things facts. 
  • The first BIG Trip was on a Trike. We no longer have a Trike (we are sad about this) But we did pick up a BIG old Orange BUS which we needs a bit of work to get on the road 
  • We will have just 33 Days, to see 66 BIG Things and to drive over 8000km. 
  • We cannot express what it would mean to be able to finish this BIG Things Tour and to be able to share our CRAZY BIG Adventure with the world. 
  • If this is possible you never know whats next... The BIG Things New Zealand or even The BIG Things USA.
  • Our BIG Website


What We Need & How You Can Help  

We need your support, hers a BIG Breakdown.....  
  • A total of $15,000
  • Including: 
  • $3500 to get our BIG Orange Bus on the road. (Tyres, Rego, Insurance etc)
  • $1900 for Diesel Fuel to travel the estimated 8000km
  • $1650 for camping fees for our 33 days on the road
  • $1650 to feed the crew the very most basic food (they will be stoked)
  • $6300 for editing and production of the final Documentary project when we return 
  • If we don't reach our entire goal we will use the funds to complete the BIG mission and the filming and will seek additional support or perhaps crowd fund again to produce the documentary.  
  • We have stacks of quirky BIG things for our supporters, the craziest may just be the chance to have your name, or your business name painted on the BIG Orange bus... yep engraved on there for all to see. It stands out BIG Time. 
  • We have quirky T-shirts and a BIG Tour thanks page on our Website. 
  • We will be doing shout-outs and in-general just encouraging you to get on board, follow us and have a lot of fun. #thisisBIG
  • The Impossible Dream??....To complete the tour on a 4 seater OZ TRIKE (just like we began) would be the ultimate so if you have a Trike you don't use and you can donate to us for the adventure or if you would like to contribute a cool $45,000 this would see us geared up to ride..... and for our supporters, we will paint your names all over our BIG Trike Trailer.  

The Impact

LOVE Adventure LOVE People LOVE Life

  • Everywhere we go we find people are inspired by our journey whether it be families, grannies or international travellers backpacking the globe. 
  • We believe that our quirky but very real account of an ordinary family achieving an extraordinary dream encourages people to get out of the house and check out whats around them. The natural wilderness and the crazy BIG things man has built in amongst this beautiful BIG creation. 
  • Being able to meet so many unique people and share the stories of the BIG journey that is their life is probably one of the gems of this BIG Tour Concept. Our fascination with the BIG Things always leads us to ask what matters most to people... Life is an Adventure and it's one that should be had. 
  • We haven't always made the best choices, in fact our past is littered with total stuff-ups. The decision to put everything on the line, including our lives, when we took on his BIG Challenge is one decision we have never regretted, it's cost us a lot and has made us nothing but we would never swap the experience we have shared together for anything in this world. #thisisBIG 

Other Ways You Can Help

Maybe you can’t contribute financially, but that doesn’t mean you can’t help:

  • Please let your friends know about our campaign on facebook..twitter etc
  •  BIG Indiegogo share tools are there to share US with everyone you know
  • If you are in one of the regions we will be visiting, and can assist with accommodation or campsites for the night we would be so very grateful for you support in this way. 

BIG Things Tour Itinerary 2014

Below is a complete itinerary of the upcoming BIG Things Tour completing the southern states and 66 of the yet to be visited BIG Australian Roadside Icons. 

Day 1 December 30

  • BIG Cherries, Young

Stay – Canberra

Distance Travelled – 459km

Day 2 December 31

  • BIG Mushroom. Belconnen

Stay – Canberra

Distance Travelled – 30km

Day 3 Jan 1

  • BIG Merino. Goulburn
  • BIG Pavlova. Marulan
  • BIG Potato. Robertson
  • BIG  Poo. Kiama

Stay – Kiama

Distance Travelled – 209km

Day 4 Jan 2

  • BIG Cheese. Bodalla

Stay – Narooma

Distance Travelled – 205km

Day 5 Jan 3

  • BIG Elephants. Nimmitabel
  • BIG Trout. Adaminaby

Stay Adaminaby - via coast rd to Merimbula

Distance Travelled - . 271km

Day 6, 7 Jan 4, 5

  • Australia's BIGGEST Mountain. Mt Kosciusko

Stay - Dead Horse Gap

Distance Travelled – 112km

Day 8 Jan 6

  • BIG Rolling Pin. Wodonga
  • BIG Ned Kelly. Glenrowan

Stay – Myrtleford

Distance Travelled – 431km

Day 9 Jan 7

  • BIG Octopus
  • BIG Fish
  • BIG Ninety Mile Beach

Stay – Lakes Entrance

Distance Travelled – 275km

Day 10, 11 Jan 8,9

  • BIG Clock – Bairnsdale
  • BIG Cigar. Churchill

Stay – Wilsons Promontory

Distance Travelled – 283km

Day 12, Jan 10

  • BIG Dead Fish. Fish Creek
  • BIG Giant Worm. Bass

Stay - Phillip Is

Distance Travelled – 173km

Day 13, Jan 11

  • BIG Cows. Phillip Is
  • BIG Wave. Phillip Is
  • BIG Killer Whale. Phillip Is
  • BIG Tap. Phillip Is
  • BIG Koala. Phillip Is

Stay – Phillip Is

Distance Travelled – 50km

Day 14, 15, 16 Jan 12-14

  • BIG Spider. Melbourne
  • BIG Titanic
  • BIG Dog. Fairfield
  • BIG Purse. Melbourne
  • BIG Pocket Watch. Melbourne.
  • BIG Desk Lamp and Ball. Melbourne
  • BIG Phesent. Tynog Nth
  • BIG Chair.
  • BIG pirate. Scoresby
  • BIG Poo. Mornington Peninsula

Stay – Melbourne

Distance Travelled – 400km

Day 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 Jan 15-19 TASMANIA

  • BIG Platypus. Latrobe
  • BIG Potato. Sassafras
  • BIG Coffee Pot. Deloraine
  • BIG Tassie Devil. Mole Creek
  • BIG Slide Rule. Hobart
  • BIG Penguin. Burine
  • BIG Wickets. BIG Wickets

Stay – all over Tassie

Distance Travelled – 1411km

Day 22 Jan 20

  • BIG Sphinx. Geelong
  • BIG Happy Hens. Meredith
  • BIG Miner. Ballarat

Stay - Bendigo.

Distance Travelled – 282km

Day 23 Jan 21

  • BIG Egg. Swan Hill
  • BIG Giant Murray Cod. Swan Hill

Stay – Swan Hill

Distance Travelled 170km

Day 24 Jan 22

  • BIG Mallee Bull. Buirchip
  • BIG Lava. Horsham
  • BIG Koala. Dadwells Bridge

Stay. Lake Lonsdale

Distance Travelled – 315km

Day 25 Jan 23

  • BIG Wool bales. Horsham
  • BIG Fish. Edenhope
  • BIG Lobster. Kingston

Stay – Kingston

Distance Travelled – 423km

Day 26 Jan 24

  • BIG Olive. Tailem Bend
  • BIG Ram. Karoonda
  • BIG Clock. Murray Bridge
  • BIG Yabby. Clayton Bay

Stay - Clayton

Distance travelled – 365km

Day 27 28 Jan 25 26

  • BIG Church Block Bottle.
  • BIG Bike. Marion
  • BIG Giant Rocking Horse. Gumeracha
  • BIG Scotsman. Nth Adelaide.

Stay Adelaide

Distance Travelled – 100km

Day 29 Jan 27

  • BIG Cockroach. Lower Light
  • BIG Blow Fly. Dublin
  • BI Cornish Miner. Kapunda
  • BIG Bucking Bronco. Marrabel
  • BIG Goanna. Crystal Brook
  • BIG Wooden Jetty. Port Germaine

Stay. Port Germain

Distance Travelled – 268km

Day 30 Jan 28

  • BIG Winch. Coober Pedy

Stay Coober Pedy

Distance Travelled 609km

Day 31, 32 Jan 29, 30

  • BIG Rock Uluru. Yulara

Stay – Uluru

Distance travelled – 734km

Day 33 Jan 31

  • Home

Stay Alice Springs

Distance Travelled – 450km

33 Days

66 BIG THINGS

Over 8000km

THIS is BIG


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