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ONE WILD LIFE

ADVENTURE
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Welcome to Franky Roams!

A place where dreams and reality meet, and bucket lists sit on the dash, not in the back of your mind.

Choose your adventure!

We champion raw, real travel that’s fearless, inclusive, and gloriously unedited. Go further. Live prouder. Be exactly who you are.

Epic Hikes

We share the trails, hacks, and inspiration so you can live out your own adventure.

Vanlife Magic

Hit the road with us and discover the freedom, mishaps, and magic of vanlife.

Off-Road Antics

Gear up for off-road thrills, remote landscapes, and unforgettable 4WD journeys.

Who We Are

Hey! We're Kyla and Jane.

Franky is the name of our loved 4WD, but it's so much more than that. Franky Roams represents an attitude to life - a trail name, so to speak. Franky is free-spirited, down for adventure, wild about nature, rooted in belonging, and completely authentic. 

 

Through Franky Roams, we share our wild journey to inspire others to live their most adventurous and authentic life.

Our story

Our adventure by the numbers

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Travel yarns

From our days sweating it out as station hands on the Dampier Peninsula to roaming alpine peaks with just a pack, this is where we share the grit, magic, and stories from the road.

Meals that move us

For us, food on trail is more than fuel. It’s warmth when the air cools, comfort when the walking’s been tough, and a celebration when the day’s been pure magic.

When the wild found me

I remember the moment I discovered pack hiking. A tear rolled down my cheek as I sat in my lounge-room, glued to Wild, watching Cheryl Strayed walk the Pacific Crest Trail with her pack, ‘Monster’, and all her demons on her back.

Our complete hiking pack list

Fuelled by a passion for adventure and a deep connection to nature, we’ve been roaming Australia’s multi-day hiking trails since 2019.

13 roadlife realities

When your average morning starts with cooking toast in a fry-pan, a bird bath at the sink and opening the curtains to reveal endless rugged country, you know life’s pretty different.

Exmouth & Cape Range: Our top picks

Looking for your next epic adventure? Exmouth is where it's at.

Crossing the Kimberley: Our ultimate Gibb adventure

Hilux stacked with supplies and caravan hitched behind, we set off down the legendary Gibb River Road - 700 dusty kilometres of river crossings, rugged gorges and Kimberley wilderness beckoning us forward.

Corporate life to vanlife

Wind back the clock to November 2023, and our life looked entirely different.

AWWT Day 35

I rose slowly on my final day on trail, carrying out my morning ritual for the last time with an acute awareness and swallowing back bittersweet emotions.

AAWT Day 34

I woke repeatedly through the night as snow had started to fall and gather on my tent, causing it to droop, so I would push it off by pressing the inside of the tent.
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Come explore with us

From epic hikes and off-road adventures to classic vanlife moments —follow along for unfiltered stories, tips and guides.