So all these vloggers travel the world bringing us loads of amazing content and what do we watch??? David muttering away putting together an awning! Totally captivating!❤!
We had a screen tent with 4 screen walls. The mesh kept light rain out with surface tension. It looks like you had a similar experience. A driving (no pun intended) rain would be different
Watching you put together that "6 person living space for 15 quid from Tesco" was the perfect parable for man's struggle against, and ultimate triumph over, adversity. This will go down as one of the greatest lessons that this generation has ever produced for the ages. Bless you David. May you continue to inspire us all for all time.
My rule of tent capacity: Divide by 2 then subtract 1, rounding down. So this can comfortably fit 2 people. By this rule any tent capacity less than 4 can fit exactly 0 people comfortably.
I have an experience of sleeping as a third person out of six in a 2-person 1950s canvas tent. That was a kids camp outing 30 years ago, but that tent should still serve some of my acquaintances, and last time I heard of it, three adults were comfortable there and four not too cramped. The thing is that that tent was advertised as a two-person by 1950s alpinism standards, meaning not two persons on foam pads in featherweight polyester sleeping bags that can keep you warm in minus twenty centigrade, but two canvas/aluminium cots carried in canvas backpacks with leather straps along with iron frying pans, kerosene lanterns, leather boots and suchlike.
A clear shower curtain would be nice for the one side, preserve the view and the light. A smallish tarp for the door that can be magnet-ed to the van roof to give you protection for both the van door and the shelter entrance.
The only problem I feel with bodgery like this though. is that it has to look reasonably 'professional' otherwise fellow campers will be heard to utter "Uh-oh! I see Swampy's arrived!"🤣🤣
@@chrisbardell absolutely : I'd also be looking for a tarp big enough to go over the top of the tent, and bridge to the van. But it's always a trade off - this tent though is so cheap it's worth a bit of effort to make it work. I think that having a larger space for eating/sitting outside is invaluable - few vans let you stand up straight, but this tent will.
With over 400 comments already, I don't know if anyone mentioned this yet. On a dry, fairly sunny day, open up the tent to dry out completely. Putting away an even slightly moist tent into a cupboard or closet will cause it to get moldy. When it is very dry, then you can spray it with mold resist and waterproofing, and then let that dry.
Cheers. By the time I packed it away, the sun had been out for a while and it was pretty much dry outside, I just had to wipe down a few drops on the floor inside as I showed.
David,,,,you are quite delightfully a quintessential englishman mucking about with your hobby like the rest of us other daft englishmen. Very entertaining old chap. Love your ramblings sir.
I thought that you would acquire an audience while you were putting that up, it was even more entertaining than your shower tent. The amazing way it went back into its bag meant that it was worth every penny of its price, though.
Carry on camping !!! As a long time follower this is second in comedy value only to the re-fitting of the shower on your boat, which is still absolutely comedy genius. Nice to see you back filming, take care mate
Hi David, The simple Aussie solution to your tent problem is buy a good quality large SILVER tarp and tent poles. The tarp should be large enough to go over the tent AND campervan. Secure with guy ropes.(poles tilting slightly lower behind campervan, so rain will drain away. Not only will the tarp will ensure your tent stays dry, but also prevent it getting too hot too quickly on those rare sunny days!
Brilliant!! Putting the "tent" up was very reminiscent of your bread making episode on the boat some years ago. Lots of exasperated muttering and mumbling. Very entertaining.
Thank you for the reminder why I don't like tenting and why my 4-person tent has not seen the light of day for 15 years 🙂 £15 seems like an accurate value... Seems useful for getting out of the sun and keep the bugs from pestering you during lunch.
I'm proud of you, David. You muddled through sans outside help. Congratulations! It's actually more a sun shelter with the insect screens, not really meant for rain. But then as you say, you are in England. Thanks for the video. Jon
I was briefly thinking you might want to take down two of the larger B-poles on the side facing the van to see if you could get the whole thing snug against the fan door. But you might be better off getting a decent sized tarp, so you could tarp from the roof rack over the tent, and off the other side a bit to give you a double awning. That way you could effectively have a vestibule that's relatively weather resistant. Just make sure there's a decent slant to funnel the rain off in a desired direction. :)
I did the same thing with a standard gazebo and a tarp slung over to its top and the other end over the van roof. Secured it with magnets from old hard drives throught the tarp. Worked perfect for a really soggy weekend at a scooter meeting... 👍
I was very impressed when you actually packed up the "Extra Room" into it's oroginal carrying case, I raely accomplish thgta task correctly 👍👍👍👍 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗👍👍👍👍
Just caught this now, a few months after, and it just pure gold. Up there with your attempt at bread baking on CtC. I cannot emphasize enough how wonderful you are! Stay awesome. Cheers from a fan in New York City.
That shelter is a bargain I would have picked up ás well! All of the suggestions below for covering with a tarp fastened to the van over top of the awning make good sense to me. You did an excellent job of repacking it all. It will be interesting to see further developments on this. Thank you for your work to share this adventure, cheers!
I LOVE YOUR VLOGS! Thank you for taking me/others to a wonderful world of peace and normality. I'm always challenged by your minimal living standards and learn something new. 🎉 💙
You need a rain fly. That's basically a tent for your tent. It can also help to keep it cooler inside in hot weather and warmer in cold weather. To dry it out or get any dirt out I would usually just pick up the whole thing, tip it and shake it. And if it gets too wet, you can always take it to a launderette and run it through the dryer. (Near Gettysburg one night I told my son, "I don't think we'll need the rain fly tonight...." ) In that beautifully soft English earth you should never have to adjust the length of a tent line. Just move the stake and press it in. (I spent a few months camping in the UK and Ireland and put in every stake just by pressing down with my foot.) Tip: My first two days hiking in Dorset (in the rain) I lost two mini stakes. At that rate.... So I tied lengths (6 - 8") of orange paracord to each stake - just as a Please Find Me Tail. Over the next three months I didn't lose any more stakes. (I have similar tails on my remote controls and other camping bits and bobs, like fire starters. I have to make things idiot proof, because... Do I really have to explain?) & I use a small piece of yoga mat (24" x 24") as a door mat. Keeps the dirt out of the tent. Backpackers call them butt pads.
Always enjoyable to watch your videos, David. This was a good reminder to me of why I gave up on any kind of awnings or additional shelters when van camping. Mainly because I always end up an exhausted sweaty mess, before the holiday has even begun, and then just before going home. Plus putting them away wet, means extra chores when you get home.
Got a similar tent we use on the beach and in parks for warm sunny days. It isn't water proof and won't resist much wind. We've had hours of fun using it!
Hello David, you might want to pick up a plastic ground cloth to lay down first, under your tent floor. Doesn't need to be much, a painting drop cloth will do nicely! Keeps your tent floor a lot cleaner and gives you some extra separation from the mud. If you get a cheap enough one, you can just pitch it, if it gets too muddy. Be sure to tuck the sides up neatly under the tent floor edges or it will gather water during a storm!
It is what it is, as you say. I would use a handheld karcher (or equivalent cheaper water vacuum, they are very small and often used on canal boats due to window condensation) to do a quick water cleanup after an unexpected shower. These living spaces are great to mark out your spot when taking a camper van out for the day and leaving some waterproof items like chairs behind.
Hi David, thanks for video. "22 to 23 degrees and clammy", be thankful for weather that nice. Since the first week of June, high daily temperatures have been 32 to 40 degrees with high humidity here in north central Florida. The only thing I could think of for your tent is to cut the vertical wall seams on one of the closed walls and use that for your flap between the tent and van. Sew some magnets in the fabric to stick it to the van roof. That said, this will make for a very flimsy setup; one good gust of wind and the tent could detach and tumble across the RV park. Camping tents certainly have changed since the 1960's. The fabric was heavy canvas that had to be re-water proofed each year. When broken down, the tent was a large heavy roll of canvas with a large bag of non-tethered aluminum pipes, ropes, and steel stakes. Setting up a 6-man tent was a multi-person job.
7:02 I suspect the lookie loo neighbor is why you were trying to set this up quickly and quietly. 😁I think a flap from one side to van would be useful to cut down water in case of rain. It didn’t look like so much in the end. I agree on a longer stay having that setup will be great to use your shower if not for more privacy then at least being able to stand on protected ground and having items outside the shower stay dry and close. I am impressed you got it back in the bag. Cheers.
How timely, with all the homelessness these days you may have found your new forte, but I do miss those rather magical boat days, before all the current drama. Oh well, carry on and let it be known that many love your candor. :)
@@Vandemonium While the rig Chiwoo Camp uses is purpose built, this might be something to model after: ruclips.net/video/2wUqw3WRoo8/видео.htmlsi=7H-K6bXnwU_L3Qg4
Thanks for the entertainment while I ate my lunch. I think someone below said it, just get a tarp to attach to the van and throw it over the 'tent which can also be tied down with stakes to keep it in place.
Perhaps some sort of flap that you could put over the van and attach with magnets would have been a better design but then in principle a good idea and certainly a more cost effective option than an awning that you screw on to the van roof. A great review though and an interesting idea. Thanks David. All the best to you.
You could get a similar water proof/resistant fabric, make two panels, one for each screened side. Cover the screened sides with said fabric to protect against mild rain. Use magnets to hold up panels to avoid sewing into tent creating holes. You could also get or make an awning to go from tent to van to cover the gap.
@@edsageseamaster3440 I bought something called a Queedo motor canopy. I bought it in Germany but you can perhaps buy similar in the UK? There is a video here on RUclips where you can get an idea how it looks. It's in German ut you can select English subtitles.
REMEMBER, the extra stake is for vampires. If you see one. 13:09 And that piece you found is the REASON why the 'living space' was priced at 15 Pounds - somewhere in that 'space' there is a matching hole. Great video as always.
Hi just a word of advice put at least 1 peg into the ground just to temporarily hold the tent just in case a gust of wind comes and the tent will be off 😂😂😂
While watching you build the tent, I thought you can count yourself lucky. If you were building it in here in Scotland you would have the added ‘benefit’ of checking the hydrostatic head as you work away. It would be chucking it down😁
You can get a water repellent spray that might be good on the top for extra protection (You get it for tent seams and such). For the screens, I have used a cover from some split heavy duty plastic trash bags. I sewed the velcro patches onto the screen and sides and used a velcro strap cut through the plastic. A shower curtain liner works even better. I did end up cutting slots in for ventilation.
Hang a sheet of waterproof fabrics over fly screen, I’d sowe waterproof fabrics to top of screen door and bungee to your roof rack for a bit of protection between van and tent, spray waterproof fabric spray over outside of tent to make waterproof,
'For 15 quid.... surely it's got to be worth a punt!' has got to be one of the most iconic sentences you have ever said. 😂 Most tents will have an entry fly to keep the weather out. Shouldn't be too much of a problem to pick up a couple of tarps and some extra poles, to fashon your own flys for over the doorways. You could also put a pool noodle, or foam backer rod (18mm: 3/4") under the floor about 25cm back from the opening to form a 'trough', to catch the water. Put a couple of grommets at the edge of the floor to act as drain holes, and that should solve the problem. 😊 Nice to see you getting out and about in the van. I miss the boating videos, but am glad that you are still keeping us informed about goings on, with the canals. Cheers from Canada!
Watching South Korean camping videos these tents have plastic zip ins that replace the netting to stop the rain from coming in and they back there suv into one door and have a flap that connects the suv and tent together.
No word of a lie; there I was, minding my own business with a silly smile on my face as I watched you faffing around with the covery, tenty thing and WHAM! A 'full-frontal' of your cheese sandwich and a cup of tea. Despite having eaten not that long ago, it instantly made me want one. Which I duly constructed and dispatched whilst watching the rest of your [amusing] vlog. They, 'people', could/should use you as some sort of weird subliminal cut or something. Is that still allowed? You'd be infamous in the [soon to be empty] cheese aisles up and down the country. A bit like Delia Smith and the sun-dried tomato debacle.
Here's two ideas, one, buy one of those 10x10 popup canopys and put the screen house under it. Canopy keeps the rain out, screen house keeps the bugs out. Both usefull in their own right. The other way ive seen people do, which im not particularly to fond of is to just throw a giant tarp over the whole thing if you want to go the cheapy route. You might want to keep some scotchgaurd cans and some seam sealer handy, those water "resistant" fabrics repellancy dont usually last very long. Looks good though.
Ah Dave, I feel your pain, no matter what language the author originally wrote the instructions in they are translated to pure gobbledeygook by the time my eyes see them!! I thought you did very well at erecting and demolishing the structure. Looks like a great bargain for £15. Another fine vlog, thank you.
A suggestion. I am not a camper but have watched many videos. You might consider buying one of those open canopys and then put your little tent under the canopy. You would kill 2 birds with one stone in that you would be out of the rain yet still be able to enjoy the openness of the tent. I like it and I am sure you will get things worked out. Don H Ocala Fl USA
A couple of inexpensive "rain fly camping tarps" could do the trick and be a multifunctional bit of camping kit as well. One rain fly could be secured with ropes, or pound shop spring clamps, from the top of your van, to the top of your living space. The second rain fly could be used to protect the second open side, by spring clamping it around the poles on the roof and then draped over the side and staked to the ground. Theoretically speaking.
This is your best video you've ever produced ! For comedy very entertaining and I was googling away at your mutterings an generally no idea, as usual very enjoyable and entertaining David
Greetings from your newest subscriber! I was idly watching you wrestle with the tent, but when you mentioned Eckington I suddenly pricked up my ears. - 1970-71 I was working on Nafford Farm and the memories came flooding back, so thanks for that. I even found our cottage on Street View! PS. I've just rewatched Cruising the Cut 111 to see if I could spot our watermeadows - on the right hand bank, about half a mile short of Nafford Lock. No luck, but another bucketful of happy memories!
Great purchase, it is what it is; a fair weather wind and maybe a sun shelter. I think that it may benefit from a spray with fabric proofer. You deserve a medal for defeating the oriental repacking gurus. Regards from Solent coast AJ
Consider yourself lucky that the rain only comes in from 2 sides @16:33 there is a marque next to that campervan in the distance where it comes in from all 4.....You could burn holes into the floor where the water accumulates to let it drain......And a large umbrella over the van door would help with the rain getting in the van.......😁
David, I enjoyed this episode. My experience with putting things together even with directions is very like yours. Thoroughly enjoyed watching you being put through the steps of finally getting that 15 £ tent (of sorts) up and functional. Well done. Another great video! Thank you! 😘
A fly or a canopy over your “screen porch “ would certainly make it more usable, offering additional shade and rain protection. Nice. I just bought one myself.
Super video David. I'm sure you'd win an Oscar for filming paint drying such is your ability to make the most mundane a must watch feast. On the subject of how you might modify you new camping tent to make it more water compatible, I would cut ourt and throw away the plastic floor. Without it any rain would just soak away into the ground and when it's dry it's just as pleasent to sit and eat your cheese sandwiches on a grass floor, as a plastic one.
I'm a little surprised you didn't 'youtube' the instructions for setting this up. That said, I honestly enjoyed watching you decipher the instructions in real time. Hope you are well and I'm really enjoying the content on all of your channels.
In the US their are products for increasing and improving the water repelling property of tents and other fabric. I have used the brand "Camp Dry" with great success.
So all these vloggers travel the world bringing us loads of amazing content and what do we watch??? David muttering away putting together an awning! Totally captivating!❤!
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So true ,he is so watchable and entertaining
We had a screen tent with 4 screen walls. The mesh kept light rain out with surface tension. It looks like you had a similar experience. A driving (no pun intended) rain would be different
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Watching you put together that "6 person living space for 15 quid from Tesco" was the perfect parable for man's struggle against, and ultimate triumph over, adversity. This will go down as one of the greatest lessons that this generation has ever produced for the ages. Bless you David. May you continue to inspire us all for all time.
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My rule of tent capacity: Divide by 2 then subtract 1, rounding down. So this can comfortably fit 2 people. By this rule any tent capacity less than 4 can fit exactly 0 people comfortably.
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At 6'4'' tall I endorse this posting. Every tent I have tried did not fit me.
I have an experience of sleeping as a third person out of six in a 2-person 1950s canvas tent. That was a kids camp outing 30 years ago, but that tent should still serve some of my acquaintances, and last time I heard of it, three adults were comfortable there and four not too cramped. The thing is that that tent was advertised as a two-person by 1950s alpinism standards, meaning not two persons on foam pads in featherweight polyester sleeping bags that can keep you warm in minus twenty centigrade, but two canvas/aluminium cots carried in canvas backpacks with leather straps along with iron frying pans, kerosene lanterns, leather boots and suchlike.
A 4 man fits an adult and a kid. A 3 man fits 1. A 2 man fits 1 barely (backpacking tent), and a 1 man fits a dog.
That “6-person living space” may prove its worth on a sunny day.
I admire your perseverance in setting it up and packing it away.
Happy Camping
A clear shower curtain would be nice for the one side, preserve the view and the light. A smallish tarp for the door that can be magnet-ed to the van roof to give you protection for both the van door and the shelter entrance.
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The only problem I feel with bodgery like this though. is that it has to look reasonably 'professional' otherwise fellow campers will be heard to utter "Uh-oh! I see Swampy's arrived!"🤣🤣
Attach the shower curtain or clear dropcloth, to the poles with binder clips.
Exactly what I was about to suggest. You can also get translucent tarps, which might be a bit more durable than a shower curtain.
@@chrisbardell absolutely : I'd also be looking for a tarp big enough to go over the top of the tent, and bridge to the van. But it's always a trade off - this tent though is so cheap it's worth a bit of effort to make it work. I think that having a larger space for eating/sitting outside is invaluable - few vans let you stand up straight, but this tent will.
With over 400 comments already, I don't know if anyone mentioned this yet. On a dry, fairly sunny day, open up the tent to dry out completely. Putting away an even slightly moist tent into a cupboard or closet will cause it to get moldy. When it is very dry, then you can spray it with mold resist and waterproofing, and then let that dry.
Cheers. By the time I packed it away, the sun had been out for a while and it was pretty much dry outside, I just had to wipe down a few drops on the floor inside as I showed.
David,,,,you are quite delightfully a quintessential englishman mucking about with your hobby like the rest of us other daft englishmen. Very entertaining old chap. Love your ramblings sir.
Haha thank you 🤣
I thought that you would acquire an audience while you were putting that up, it was even more entertaining than your shower tent. The amazing way it went back into its bag meant that it was worth every penny of its price, though.
David, have been missing Vandemonium films, MORE pleaseeeee 😂😂
Yeah I've been both lax and busy
I think your dry wit would be brilliant if you did some stealth camping in a tent comedy gold😂
Carry on camping !!! As a long time follower this is second in comedy value only to the re-fitting of the shower on your boat, which is still absolutely comedy genius. Nice to see you back filming, take care mate
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"It's September, obviously it's almost Christmas" Christmas creeping up the calendar like Hannibal over the Alps my goodness
Good analogy !
Easter eggs waiting in the wings no doubt.😒 Shops wish our lives away.
Hi David, The simple Aussie solution to your tent problem is buy a good quality large SILVER tarp and tent poles. The tarp should be large enough to go over the tent AND campervan. Secure with guy ropes.(poles tilting slightly lower behind campervan, so rain will drain away. Not only will the tarp will ensure your tent stays dry, but also prevent it getting too hot too quickly on those rare sunny days!
We use ours quite a bit. It protects from mosquitos , drizzling rain and hot sun
I enjoyed that. "This is my view", was perhaps the most entertaining moment!
Not through it yet, but love the concerned-for-David lady at about the 7:00 mark. lol
I love watching you build stuff with complicated and bad instructions. Well done.
Almost an outtake from “Carry on Camping”. Very entertaining David. 👏👏👍😎
Brilliant!! Putting the "tent" up was very reminiscent of your bread making episode on the boat some years ago. Lots of exasperated muttering and mumbling. Very entertaining.
Thank you for the reminder why I don't like tenting and why my 4-person tent has not seen the light of day for 15 years 🙂
£15 seems like an accurate value... Seems useful for getting out of the sun and keep the bugs from pestering you during lunch.
I'm proud of you, David. You muddled through sans outside help. Congratulations! It's actually more a sun shelter with the insect screens, not really meant for rain. But then as you say, you are in England. Thanks for the video. Jon
I was briefly thinking you might want to take down two of the larger B-poles on the side facing the van to see if you could get the whole thing snug against the fan door. But you might be better off getting a decent sized tarp, so you could tarp from the roof rack over the tent, and off the other side a bit to give you a double awning. That way you could effectively have a vestibule that's relatively weather resistant. Just make sure there's a decent slant to funnel the rain off in a desired direction. :)
Yes a tarp!
I did the same thing with a standard gazebo and a tarp slung over to its top and the other end over the van roof. Secured it with magnets from old hard drives throught the tarp. Worked perfect for a really soggy weekend at a scooter meeting...
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Yes, this was my thought too... plus a bit of waterproof nylon to cover the mesh side that is still open.
I was very impressed when you actually packed up the "Extra Room" into it's oroginal carrying case, I raely accomplish thgta task correctly
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I was rather pleased myself!!
Just caught this now, a few months after, and it just pure gold. Up there with your attempt at bread baking on CtC. I cannot emphasize enough how wonderful you are! Stay awesome. Cheers from a fan in New York City.
That's very kind, thank you
I suggest you replace the guy ropes with reflective rope. It's hard to see the black lines, especially at night.
That shelter is a bargain I would have picked up ás well! All of the suggestions below for covering with a tarp fastened to the van over top of the awning make good sense to me. You did an excellent job of repacking it all. It will be interesting to see further developments on this.
Thank you for your work to share this adventure, cheers!
Cheers!!
I LOVE YOUR VLOGS! Thank you for taking me/others to a wonderful world of peace and normality. I'm always challenged by your minimal living standards and learn something new. 🎉 💙
Thank you 😊
That lady watching from behind the white van 😂
You need a rain fly. That's basically a tent for your tent. It can also help to keep it cooler inside in hot weather and warmer in cold weather. To dry it out or get any dirt out I would usually just pick up the whole thing, tip it and shake it. And if it gets too wet, you can always take it to a launderette and run it through the dryer. (Near Gettysburg one night I told my son, "I don't think we'll need the rain fly tonight...." )
In that beautifully soft English earth you should never have to adjust the length of a tent line. Just move the stake and press it in. (I spent a few months camping in the UK and Ireland and put in every stake just by pressing down with my foot.) Tip: My first two days hiking in Dorset (in the rain) I lost two mini stakes. At that rate.... So I tied lengths (6 - 8") of orange paracord to each stake - just as a Please Find Me Tail. Over the next three months I didn't lose any more stakes. (I have similar tails on my remote controls and other camping bits and bobs, like fire starters. I have to make things idiot proof, because... Do I really have to explain?)
& I use a small piece of yoga mat (24" x 24") as a door mat. Keeps the dirt out of the tent. Backpackers call them butt pads.
I just watched 21 minutes of a guy setting up a tent. It was mesmerizing.
All men know from experience to trash the instruction sheet and to go on raw masculine instinct! :)
Followed by our wives ‘sorting it out’.
Always enjoyable to watch your videos, David.
This was a good reminder to me of why I gave up on any kind of awnings or additional shelters when van camping. Mainly because I always end up an exhausted sweaty mess, before the holiday has even begun, and then just before going home. Plus putting them away wet, means extra chores when you get home.
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That is a Score at that price and it doesn't look painful to setup and dismantle. 👍👍
Got a similar tent we use on the beach and in parks for warm sunny days. It isn't water proof and won't resist much wind. We've had hours of fun using it!
Thank you Dave, I’ve never laughed so much for ages,sorry. The fast foreword bits had me falling over. Thenks again.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hello David, you might want to pick up a plastic ground cloth to lay down first, under your tent floor. Doesn't need to be much, a painting drop cloth will do nicely! Keeps your tent floor a lot cleaner and gives you some extra separation from the mud. If you get a cheap enough one, you can just pitch it, if it gets too muddy. Be sure to tuck the sides up neatly under the tent floor edges or it will gather water during a storm!
It is what it is, as you say. I would use a handheld karcher (or equivalent cheaper water vacuum, they are very small and often used on canal boats due to window condensation) to do a quick water cleanup after an unexpected shower. These living spaces are great to mark out your spot when taking a camper van out for the day and leaving some waterproof items like chairs behind.
Oooh that's a great idea
Lovely to see you struggle, cruising your tent 😂 thanks lots of fun!
I turned the sound off and rewatched the first bit as a silent movie ....hilarious.
So pleased to see vandemonium back.
There is always something in your videos that makes me chuckle, intermission for jammy scones. hehe.
Hi David, thanks for video. "22 to 23 degrees and clammy", be thankful for weather that nice. Since the first week of June, high daily temperatures have been 32 to 40 degrees with high humidity here in north central Florida.
The only thing I could think of for your tent is to cut the vertical wall seams on one of the closed walls and use that for your flap between the tent and van. Sew some magnets in the fabric to stick it to the van roof. That said, this will make for a very flimsy setup; one good gust of wind and the tent could detach and tumble across the RV park.
Camping tents certainly have changed since the 1960's. The fabric was heavy canvas that had to be re-water proofed each year. When broken down, the tent was a large heavy roll of canvas with a large bag of non-tethered aluminum pipes, ropes, and steel stakes. Setting up a 6-man tent was a multi-person job.
Cheers
Absolutely right, and there was no touching the sides of the canvas while it was raining... instant drip, and pooling.
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7:02 I suspect the lookie loo neighbor is why you were trying to set this up quickly and quietly. 😁I think a flap from one side to van would be useful to cut down water in case of rain. It didn’t look like so much in the end. I agree on a longer stay having that setup will be great to use your shower if not for more privacy then at least being able to stand on protected ground and having items outside the shower stay dry and close. I am impressed you got it back in the bag. Cheers.
How timely, with all the homelessness these days you may have found your new forte, but I do miss those rather magical boat days, before all the current drama. Oh well, carry on and let it be known that many love your candor. :)
Cheers; more boat stuff coming soon
I’m sure you could run a tarp from the van roof (solar panel) over to the corners of the “tent” to avoid some rain.
I'll definitely try that next time
@@Vandemonium While the rig Chiwoo Camp uses is purpose built, this might be something to model after: ruclips.net/video/2wUqw3WRoo8/видео.htmlsi=7H-K6bXnwU_L3Qg4
Would be great to sit in when the midgies are out and about, especially here in Scotland.
David John's tent assembly program, good comedic fun for the whole family
Thanks for the entertainment while I ate my lunch. I think someone below said it, just get a tarp to attach to the van and throw it over the 'tent which can also be tied down with stakes to keep it in place.
Perhaps some sort of flap that you could put over the van and attach with magnets would have been a better design but then in principle a good idea and certainly a more cost effective option than an awning that you screw on to the van roof. A great review though and an interesting idea. Thanks David. All the best to you.
Yeah, I was intending to make an awning much as you describe but when I saw this, I thought it was worth a try!
@@Vandemonium I guess you probably could still make something to go over the gap?! A sewing project for you
One square 12x12 or 10x10 tarp over the top and ties to each corner. Gives a lip to the door
You could get a similar water proof/resistant fabric, make two panels, one for each screened side. Cover the screened sides with said fabric to protect against mild rain. Use magnets to hold up panels to avoid sewing into tent creating holes. You could also get or make an awning to go from tent to van to cover the gap.
@@edsageseamaster3440 I bought something called a Queedo motor canopy. I bought it in Germany but you can perhaps buy similar in the UK? There is a video here on RUclips where you can get an idea how it looks. It's in German ut you can select English subtitles.
Yay! ‘Vandemonium…Plus!’ It’s so fun hearing you talk to yourself…or letting us in on your ‘thinking.’
7:18 Turret? tourette if you get frustrated enough Dave 😀
REMEMBER, the extra stake is for vampires. If you see one. 13:09 And that piece you found is the REASON why the 'living space' was priced at 15 Pounds - somewhere in that 'space' there is a matching hole. Great video as always.
You are so funny David!! I love this video😂🤣💙
Thank you 😊
I suggest yo7 use a tarpaulin or groundsheet under the tent for protection.! 😊
I like that sign about private property. Direct and to the point.
There was no mistaking it, certainly
Hi just a word of advice put at least 1 peg into the ground just to temporarily hold the tent just in case a gust of wind comes and the tent will be off 😂😂😂
David the first 7 minutes alone was enough for me to subscribe. Very enjoyable video Mr. Thank you
Welcome along!
You'll be very popular on rainy days if you slap some waterproofing on it.
Ha, ha that was fun watching you grapple with your new bargain tent. Well done, pity about the rain spoiling your fun. Happy travels.
While watching you build the tent, I thought you can count yourself lucky. If you were building it in here in Scotland you would have the added ‘benefit’ of checking the hydrostatic head as you work away. It would be chucking it down😁
I joined your channel. From Clearwater beach 🏖️ Florida USA. Greetings. I love to camp and do it offen as time permits.
Welcome aboard!
You can get a water repellent spray that might be good on the top for extra protection (You get it for tent seams and such).
For the screens, I have used a cover from some split heavy duty plastic trash bags. I sewed the velcro patches onto the screen and sides and used a velcro strap cut through the plastic. A shower curtain liner works even better. I did end up cutting slots in for ventilation.
I agree… an extra coating, or two, of extra waterproofing spray should help quite a bit🎂
You can also dab-on liquid silicon on the seams, and let it dry thoroughly. Comes in a 4oz bottle, with a bobble wand applicator.
Brilliant. So entertaining. Well done. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The Met office gave us a warning. Hail stones 2cm in diameter.
Not that it will happen now but that it is possible. And it is.
Hey how's it going? We haven't seen you in a while. I hope you're doing ok and keeping well. Missing your vandemonium vids. All the best, Mike
I used to love the Krypton Factor as a child. 🤣😎👍🏼
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@@Vandemonium they could of at least had a flap that you could attached from the tent to your side wall or roof with Velcro for example. 🤷🏼♂️😎
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Hang a sheet of waterproof fabrics over fly screen, I’d sowe waterproof fabrics to top of screen door and bungee to your roof rack for a bit of protection between van and tent, spray waterproof fabric spray over outside of tent to make waterproof,
As with all of your videos, I found it interesting, informative, and captivating. Thank you!
'For 15 quid.... surely it's got to be worth a punt!' has got to be one of the most iconic sentences you have ever said. 😂
Most tents will have an entry fly to keep the weather out. Shouldn't be too much of a problem to pick up a couple of tarps and some extra poles, to fashon your own flys for over the doorways. You could also put a pool noodle, or foam backer rod (18mm: 3/4") under the floor about 25cm back from the opening to form a 'trough', to catch the water. Put a couple of grommets at the edge of the floor to act as drain holes, and that should solve the problem. 😊
Nice to see you getting out and about in the van. I miss the boating videos, but am glad that you are still keeping us informed about goings on, with the canals.
Cheers from Canada!
That was fun to watch. Enjoyed it so much that I wanted to be there, rain and all!
Watching South Korean camping videos these tents have plastic zip ins that replace the netting to stop the rain from coming in and they back there suv into one door and have a flap that connects the suv and tent together.
No word of a lie; there I was, minding my own business with a silly smile on my face as I watched you faffing around with the covery, tenty thing and WHAM! A 'full-frontal' of your cheese sandwich and a cup of tea. Despite having eaten not that long ago, it instantly made me want one. Which I duly constructed and dispatched whilst watching the rest of your [amusing] vlog. They, 'people', could/should use you as some sort of weird subliminal cut or something. Is that still allowed? You'd be infamous in the [soon to be empty] cheese aisles up and down the country. A bit like Delia Smith and the sun-dried tomato debacle.
Here's two ideas, one, buy one of those 10x10 popup canopys and put the screen house under it. Canopy keeps the rain out, screen house keeps the bugs out. Both usefull in their own right. The other way ive seen people do, which im not particularly to fond of is to just throw a giant tarp over the whole thing if you want to go the cheapy route. You might want to keep some scotchgaurd cans and some seam sealer handy, those water "resistant" fabrics repellancy dont usually last very long. Looks good though.
Ah Dave, I feel your pain, no matter what language the author originally wrote the instructions in they are translated to pure gobbledeygook by the time my eyes see them!! I thought you did very well at erecting and demolishing the structure. Looks like a great bargain for £15. Another fine vlog, thank you.
A suggestion. I am not a camper but have watched many videos. You might consider buying one of those open canopys and then put your little tent under the canopy. You would kill 2 birds with one stone in that you would be out of the rain yet still be able to enjoy the openness of the tent. I like it and I am sure you will get things worked out. Don H Ocala Fl USA
A couple of inexpensive "rain fly camping tarps" could do the trick and be a multifunctional bit of camping kit as well. One rain fly could be secured with ropes, or pound shop spring clamps, from the top of your van, to the top of your living space. The second rain fly could be used to protect the second open side, by spring clamping it around the poles on the roof and then draped over the side and staked to the ground. Theoretically speaking.
This is your best video you've ever produced ! For comedy very entertaining and I was googling away at your mutterings an generally no idea, as usual very enjoyable and entertaining David
Wow, thanks!
That scream has me spooked 😂. Had to go back to check it was on the video!
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good to see you back
Greetings from your newest subscriber! I was idly watching you wrestle with the tent, but when you mentioned Eckington I suddenly pricked up my ears. - 1970-71 I was working on Nafford Farm and the memories came flooding back, so thanks for that. I even found our cottage on Street View!
PS. I've just rewatched Cruising the Cut 111 to see if I could spot our watermeadows - on the right hand bank, about half a mile short of Nafford Lock. No luck, but another bucketful of happy memories!
Splendid!!
20:20 you forgot to take the storage bag out!!😂
Haha I know! I wondered if anyone would spot that
What a lovely video, David. Laughed long and loud watching your antics trying to erect the shelter. Thanks.
Thanks 👍 🤣
Great purchase, it is what it is; a fair weather wind and maybe a sun shelter. I think that it may benefit from a spray with fabric proofer. You deserve a medal for defeating the oriental repacking gurus. Regards from Solent coast AJ
Consider yourself lucky that the rain only comes in from 2 sides @16:33 there is a marque next to that campervan in the distance where it comes in from all 4.....You could burn holes into the floor where the water accumulates to let it drain......And a large umbrella over the van door would help with the rain getting in the van.......😁
David, I enjoyed this episode. My experience with putting things together even with directions is very like yours. Thoroughly enjoyed watching you being put through the steps of finally getting that 15 £ tent (of sorts) up and functional. Well done. Another great video! Thank you! 😘
put a trap over the top of the tent and on to the van roof
Thank you so much, I needed a good laugh with the week I'm having. Superb uselessness as always! Well done.
That's me!
A fly or a canopy over your “screen porch “ would certainly make it more usable, offering additional shade and rain protection. Nice. I just bought one myself.
I am on here now! So enjoyable! Thank you. Bit like putting up the caravan awning with the wife! Divorce activity!
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Super video David. I'm sure you'd win an Oscar for filming paint drying such is your ability to make the most mundane a must watch feast. On the subject of how you might modify you new camping tent to make it more water compatible, I would cut ourt and throw away the plastic floor. Without it any rain would just soak away into the ground and when it's dry it's just as pleasent to sit and eat your cheese sandwiches on a grass floor, as a plastic one.
Good idea.....and use the plastic floor to bridge between the van and tent. Greetings from 'dry season' Bali.
You made the breakdown of it looks so easy 🥰
Chuck a tarp over it to van waterproof,job done
Clever chap you! Always love your vlogs ❤
Thanks so much!
Quite a bargain, David! Hopefully, it will last for a while.
I'm a little surprised you didn't 'youtube' the instructions for setting this up. That said, I honestly enjoyed watching you decipher the instructions in real time. Hope you are well and I'm really enjoying the content on all of your channels.
Glad you enjoyed it!
For all the exciting things I could watch on RUclips, I am watching David rabbit on about some bloody awning and loving it.
Hahahaha you'll never get that time back 🤣
Time well spent@@Vandemonium
backlogging the van stuff. loving the lot. cheers mate.
Thank you! 🙏
In the US their are products for increasing and improving the water repelling property of tents and other fabric. I have used the brand "Camp Dry" with great success.
Bargain Dave 15 notes cant beat that get some sides sorted for it nice place to sit good to see you have a Top week 🙂🎥🎤✌️
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You could use a couple of pound shop tarps one to create a roof between the van and tent and the other to create a rain proof flap on the other side