Dumping your grey water in the lay-by, is disgusting. How would you like to park up and find the last vans washing up water with food bits in it, all over the ground. Fit a grey waste tank and leave no trace !
You should not grip your cooking knife like that, it reduces control over it. I would recommend having your index and thumb on the part right in front of the knife as if you are shaking its hand but where your thumb is, your index should be on the opposite side. Watch some videos of basic knife skills.
I hope its long enough to take all my beach fishing rods !!!....And the fridge would be handy to keep the Ragworm in .... Bring it on..Totally Awesome vehicle...(Dad)
Been following you and Ole Joe since the beginning, 2 OGs! Bout time you got that van, going to be so versatile and only add some variety for us die hard fans! Thanks as always!
Beautiful van! I've got a 77 VW westfalia. I absolutely love him. A few tips I've learned- Use square containers/bottles if you can find them. They pack nicer and if they tip over, they don't roll all over the place. Find yourself a grey water tank - some places don't allow you to just let it run out freely. Ditch the sleeping bag and get yourself a proper duvet. It's so luxurious. 😂 Make sure you're mouse-proof. Nothing worse than a 3am visitor. Most importantly, give it a name. It's a VW for goodness sake! They all need a name! 😂 Oh! And sometimes if you have way too much stuff it is easier to make up the downstairs bed and use the upstairs as storage. I'm not sure if it works the same in the fancy new ones but having the stuff upstairs (bins of fishing gear or camera gear etc) lets you keep everything more organized.
Awesome content and I can relate. I live in the US/Virginia and we have a 31 foot RV now. We started out tent camping in our National Forests and loved it. Still, nothing beats settling down for the night in our RV. Especially when it's a bad storm. Most of the day is outdoors exploring and enjoying nature, then in to the RV for a nice meal and some TV before bed. It's a great life. For some reason, the older I get, the harder the ground seems to become when in a sleeping bag regardless of what's underneath me. Can't wait for more like this.
A trick from a camper family: 99% of the time we cook outside of our van on a 2 burner gas stove. So the smell doesn't stick in the van and you don’t mess it up. These gas stoves are at a good prize level, maybe you want to try it out ;-) Keep up your great Videos, all the best from Germany!
You gotta take that van abroad with the family! We took ours all over Europe and as far south as Morocco! We have great memories that we’ll cherish forever.
My first van was an 85 VW Westfalen. I had that for 18 years, and I made so many improvements to it, from a new engine and rebuilt transmission to cabin heat, a compressor fridge, cabin batteries, and solar. I never thought I could love a vehicle that much, but it represented so much freedom to me. I’m on my third van now, and I can’t imagine living without one. Congrats!
Wife had me make and " outdoor" induction cook setup bracket / counter for greasy or steaming boiling style cooking. Keeping smell, oil, moisture condensation out of living space.. it makes a huge difference.
Hey Thomas, Didn't you used to have pretty much the replica of this but in the Ford Transit version? I love your new van but I wonder if you miss the little bit of extra space now you don't have it?
Nice to see you so excited, after all that kind of feeling is what really makes life beautiful! Congratulations and thanks for another quality video. cheers
This may sound strange but what I appreciate is actually seeing a camper clean the kitchen after eating. An observation that in at least 3 or more years of van life viewing, this is a first for me. Wow 😯
Magnificent Volkswagen van Mike, glad to see you out camping in it and most of all cooking in it, I've noticed in a lot of my other survival videos that cooking is becoming part of the videos, I really think it's a great idea because people think that you can't eat good when you're out surviving in the wilderness. Congrats on the new van it is awesome van and I really enjoyed the video. I also love it your plan identification knowledge, I think I like that most of all your knowledge on medicinal and edible plants, take care and enjoy.
Don’t cook inside.Who wants to cook in their bedroom. I’m waiting for my Marco Polo Activity which has no kitchen of which I was disappointed at first. Now I’m glad as I have more room with 2 sliding doors opening.I’m so excited,can’t wait for my van.
This brought back happy memories for me. I’m 1968 my mother traded in her Chevy Impala, on a whim, for. VW Pop Up Camper Van. My father was furious with her, but it was her $$$$. I was 16, my baby brother 1yr. And we went all over in that van. I slept up in the Crows Nest, my brother in the canvas sling over the front seats. Mom bought the tent that attached to the sliding door, so you could take off in the van. My father was ugly on all the trips, but we loved it 😍 much happiness with your new VW Van! Hope it brings you as much happiness as it brought my Mom, my brother and me 🤩🤩 Happy travels!
Loved this, first time of watching your channel. I also have a T6 Camperking VW. Had it for about 9mths and love it. Its like watching myself, although I'm a lot older, and have none/zero, foraging skills. At 67 I've managed to sleep in the poptop, that was an achievement for me! You have a new subscriber.
Got a 1967 split screen VW. Love it even though it drives really basically and doesn’t have too many modern comforts. Never fails to get waves and smiles when I take it out.
Just come across your channel….SUBSCRIBED ! Love your straightforward, genuine demeanour. The footage is awesome, your new camper van is amazing and it’s very clear you are genuinely loving and appreciating the stunning countryside we have in the UK, especially at this time of year. Me and the wife are making plans to purchase a camper van at some point when kids are a bit more independent. Anyway, we’ll be keeping an eye on your channel for more content…👋
How good is that jeez and all the comforts of home with the security of locking doors and windows it’s a win in my books and it’s so good to see you so happy about your van what a great video good for you!!
What a nice change!! And looks so luxurious for you. As we get older it makes it so much nicer to not have to ruff it too much. My husband and I use to have one and they are sweet. Enjoyed watching and seeing you so happy!! Have a great time and enjoy your time!! Oh and a non-stick skillet is how you'd do it with no oil. Get you a can of Pam to put in the cupboard for emergencies like that also hun. Have a great week and stay safe.👍
Hi mate, love the video. I can feel the excitement coming through!! We've got a T28 just had some work done to it, new alloys, roof bed with struts, a projector!, lowered slightly and new rock and roll bed. Picking it up later today! Cannot wait! Enjoy the campervan life with your fam! Great investment
where i live is a very busy tourist area and you wouldnt believe the amount of people who park up in what they think are laybys but which are, in fact, passing places. crazy people. love the van, life goals!
What a fantastic piece of hardware to add to your arsenal Mike, I love it! I can see many, many adventures featuring this beauty. Congratulations mate 👍
I have a Mercedes Sprinter XLWB which is a self built off grid camper I use it as my daily drive i live in Cornwall so have a lot of narrow lanes and only issue I have found with it is parking in supermarkets as either need to take up 2 spaces or find a spot next a verge where I can reverse in and have the back end over hang
@@TAOutdoors definitely has a fixed double bed shower/toilet room a 2 person seating area with a table that can drop down and turns it into a spare single bed and don't have an oven just twin gas hobs but has plenty of worktop space to prepare food aswell as a small closet with fishing Rod storage on the back of the door and just because I could i made a sloped booze rack 😉🤣🤣
I really love your content, it's really relaxing and fun to learn and experience stuff secondhand. I describe myself as more of an indoor person, but watching you makes me wanna branch out and try some more outdoor stuff like you do too. Seems very healing in many ways. Cheers!
I sold my disco a few years back and bought a T4 high roof when I had a child. Best thing I ever did! Lots of family adventures. The memory making machine. All the best , Will
Had one in the 70's while stationed in Italy, traveled all over Europe, kept it packed and on Friday after work would take off for the weekend. They are a little more sophisticated now but basically the same vehicle. My parents after seeing mine bought one in the States and traveled from Naples, FL to Alaska and back in theirs. You will have lots of great memories with your kids and they hold their resale value pretty well.
Totally get where you’re coming from. Went to Winchester Caravans a month or so back to look at a Camper King conversion but ended up finding a VW California which we picked up yesterday! Loving your content, looking forward to more woodland vanlife!
We had a Camper King and loved it so many good memories after a while you notice things not automotive finish shall we say. you did well getting a Cali much better resale an better buildit but expensive. we have now moved on to Adria Twin SGX what a van
Congratulations, dude! This has always been my dream too, and it was amazing to see how my first night might go when I eventually get round to doing my build. Thanks for the insight & happy camping!
I love that you are doing campervans now too. but please dont forget people who are following your bushcraft videos. Thanks for all the effort you put into delighting us! greetings from germany, and keep in rocking! :-)
I always make sure I keep a good variety going. The Bushcraft vids are my bread and butter, they won’t be going anywhere! In fact working on the next one now.
This is the first time I've watched you. You have a newer version of my VW and like you I have wanted one for years. I love it. Mine is a godsend I commute 40 miles 1 way for my sons school. So it's a day van . I was walking on the beach, had a swim and all I wanted to do was go home. Home for me is my van. We are both so very lucky
Love your passion I’ve got a T6 same set up there awesome I have 1 tip I battened the flour out under the bed MDF then carpeted it so when you put stuff under the bed it slides in & out really easy……enjoy your adventures……van life is the good life
I know exactly how you feel. My husband bought me one for Christmas. Even when I'm not out in it. I dream about it 😂 Everyone should own one. They don't know what they're missing.
Love your camper! Two years ago, just a few weeks before the first lockdown, we sold our beloved Defender 90 that we’d had for 20 years and bought a CamperKing campervan exactly like yours, except ours is silver but has the same colour and layout as yours inside. We’ve upgraded the headlights to LED, had an underslung gas tank fitted and a solar panel on the roof. We live in Dorset and have been following your channel for a long time. We wish you many happy trips in your camper 👍 Mike & Christine.
This is awesome, pretty much exactly what I did. Out of interest what LED headlights did you go for? I’m looking at changing mine. Also, what is the benefit of underslung gas tank? I have solar panel on the roof just didn’t film it in this episode. Happy Camping!!
@@TAOutdoors Hi, we had LED DRL V3 headlights supplied and fitted by Transporter HQ in Leicestershire. Our underslung gas tank was fitted by the Motorhome Workshop in Worthing. We changed from the Camping Gaz cylinders because they were a very expensive way of buying gas. The tank we had fitted is larger than the gas cylinder (it holds 15 litres) and LPG is also a lot cheaper. One added bonus is that the gas can be switched on and off from inside the van. Both companies provided an excellent service. Hope this helps, Mike
Hi, it's a great life isn't it, I've just got my first campervan. Mines based on a Renault Trafic, converted by Hillside Leisure, in bright green. I absolutely love it. Nothing better than the sound of bird song first thing in the morning. Hope you enjoy yours as much as me. Happy campervaning.
I cook with a titanium frying pan. I find that if you get the pan to the right temperature first then add whatever you are cooking nothing sticks. Test for right temperature by dropping a drop of water into hot pan. If the water beads and fizzles it's at the right temperature. Loving the van by the way.
Great Camper…. get a blow drive away awning when you take the kids… so much more room & you can do cooking outside too. I’ve a Nissan Elgrand with much the same conversion… absolutely love it & we are 70 & enjoy the freedom!
Do the front seats swivel? (Captain Seats) It would open up the downstairs/lounge much more, and make things easier to get in and out of the top bunk 👍🏼
Definitely different. Enjoyed the episode. Love the camping in bush craft shelters or tents for my watching. But for your comfort, safety, etc. I can see how this would be preferable.
Always take a bottle of spray butter it comes in a small plastic spray bottle from the supermarket it lasts a long time and it's just one or two sprays in the pan .... perfect pancakes everytime !!
We’ve got a T4, LWB called Bilbo. Not converted but fully insulated with a 3/4 rock n roll bed. We have a pop up kitchen unit with a single portable burner on it for cuppas on days out and a 47l cool box that is either 12v or 240v. Perfect for us as it’s my day vehicle. Only had it since Sept last year, not many adventures yet, but looking forward to more in the future. Slept in it a couple of times and so glad we got it x
G'Day from Canberra, Australia. Bought a 2018 VW T6 Transporter TDI340 cargo van in June for that VW Van Life on weekends and holidays, after building a wooden bed frame and camping out in it a few times I've decided to splurge and get it fitted out properly for my 48th birthday next month which is very exciting!
Awesome van. Get a quick release clip to store that table against the side of the fridge, instead of under the bed. I'd also recommend a pop-up washing bowl and a grey water tank as another commenter said. Enjoy!
Mate... van life... bush life..... concrete life.... you're a king Mate... I also live like this... except no concrete house... a wooden cabin.... well done sir
Nice van ! I have a 2009 swb T5, the interior is much the same as yours. When using the grill make sure you extend the heat guard , it's at the top of the door opening, otherwise the plastic bead edging on the unit will get too hot and distort or burn. Get out and enjoy the countryside as much as possible, we have been everywhere in ours over the last 5 years and like you my van is my daily transport. Another thing, always wave to fellow dubbers !!!
They are great things. Converted one last summer and just been using it last week on my first trip away with if fully converted. Didn't want to go for the pop-top but still managed to spend a whole bunch of cash on it.
Watch the next episode of Van Camping here: ruclips.net/video/b82-hcgQvjE/видео.html This time I bring my dog along with me
I commented on your pan situation 🤣🤣 read it there to fix it, hopefully 🤣🤣
Dumping your grey water in the lay-by, is disgusting. How would you like to park up and find the last vans washing up water with food bits in it, all over the ground. Fit a grey waste tank and leave no trace !
Do you wash your hands with soap? Or just water?
Nice pool of squid juice in the bottom of the fridge would keep the van smelling pleasant
You should not grip your cooking knife like that, it reduces control over it. I would recommend having your index and thumb on the part right in front of the knife as if you are shaking its hand but where your thumb is, your index should be on the opposite side. Watch some videos of basic knife skills.
I hope its long enough to take all my beach fishing rods !!!....And the fridge would be handy to keep the Ragworm in .... Bring it on..Totally Awesome vehicle...(Dad)
You would fill that fridge with 5 year old bait and still forget about it 🤣
That wasn't a very nice thing to say to you Graeme after all those bent and rusty nails you gave him 😂😂😎
You can borrow it whenever you want. Love u guys keep up the good work.
1-7 or 2-10g spin rod in the back, some trout on for tea, sorted 👍
Can’t wait to see Mike and Graeme both sleep in the van on a fishing trip.
It's really fun to see you so excited about the van. Congrats on your purchase.
Love those VW vans , one of those would be great for just getting about at the weekend fishing and shutting out the bustle of the week.
Been following you and Ole Joe since the beginning, 2 OGs! Bout time you got that van, going to be so versatile and only add some variety for us die hard fans! Thanks as always!
Beautiful van! I've got a 77 VW westfalia. I absolutely love him. A few tips I've learned-
Use square containers/bottles if you can find them. They pack nicer and if they tip over, they don't roll all over the place.
Find yourself a grey water tank - some places don't allow you to just let it run out freely.
Ditch the sleeping bag and get yourself a proper duvet. It's so luxurious. 😂
Make sure you're mouse-proof. Nothing worse than a 3am visitor.
Most importantly, give it a name. It's a VW for goodness sake! They all need a name! 😂
Oh! And sometimes if you have way too much stuff it is easier to make up the downstairs bed and use the upstairs as storage. I'm not sure if it works the same in the fancy new ones but having the stuff upstairs (bins of fishing gear or camera gear etc) lets you keep everything more organized.
Cheers for the tips!
Awesome content and I can relate. I live in the US/Virginia and we have a 31 foot RV now. We started out tent camping in our National Forests and loved it. Still, nothing beats settling down for the night in our RV. Especially when it's a bad storm. Most of the day is outdoors exploring and enjoying nature, then in to the RV for a nice meal and some TV before bed. It's a great life. For some reason, the older I get, the harder the ground seems to become when in a sleeping bag regardless of what's underneath me. Can't wait for more like this.
Well I know Walmart has those memory foams. They vary by width inch. They are very useful to add to any bed or station. Easy to cut or fold.
A trick from a camper family: 99% of the time we cook outside of our van on a 2 burner gas stove. So the smell doesn't stick in the van and you don’t mess it up. These gas stoves are at a good prize level, maybe you want to try it out ;-)
Keep up your great Videos, all the best from Germany!
That was my first thought too. We always cook outside., under canopy if it's raining.👍
I use a 1 ring gas stove and just open my hi top air vent lol or the slide window :)
No good if it's freezing tho
why not tell us where that woodland is instead of the ridiculous vegetarian dinner recipe?
This will be so much easier to travel in with your family - can’t wait to see all your trips.
You gotta take that van abroad with the family! We took ours all over Europe and as far south as Morocco! We have great memories that we’ll cherish forever.
Sweet ride - a well deserved "treat" for all the hard work you have put into this channel. Congrats and God Bless.
My first van was an 85 VW Westfalen. I had that for 18 years, and I made so many improvements to it, from a new engine and rebuilt transmission to cabin heat, a compressor fridge, cabin batteries, and solar. I never thought I could love a vehicle that much, but it represented so much freedom to me. I’m on my third van now, and I can’t imagine living without one. Congrats!
Do you think a big van is better than Westfalia sized van?
@@elionh4532 Standing room, and a bathroom is really useful!
Beautiful van. Health to enjoy! ❤️
Wife had me make and " outdoor" induction cook setup bracket / counter for greasy or steaming boiling style cooking. Keeping smell, oil, moisture condensation out of living space.. it makes a huge difference.
I’m jealous of the van, it looks very nice! More comfortable than a rooftop tent, for sure.
Still remember the video you both did together! Campervans makers need to sponsor you because you're the reason I now want one too :P
Cheers Tom! Yeah definitely more comfortable than the roof tent. Hope you’re doing well!
@@shahzebnasir4692 no no
Hi Thomas, love your photo channel.
Hey Thomas,
Didn't you used to have pretty much the replica of this but in the Ford Transit version?
I love your new van but I wonder if you miss the little bit of extra space now you don't have it?
Nice to see you so excited, after all that kind of feeling is what really makes life beautiful! Congratulations and thanks for another quality video. cheers
This may sound strange but what I appreciate is actually seeing a camper clean the kitchen after eating. An observation that in at least 3 or more years of van life viewing, this is a first for me. Wow 😯
Dang!!! Who wouldn't clean where your going to cook and eat food. I don't care where I am living or staying it is going to be clean!!
Just a point. More hygienic if you had a glass chopping board. Easier to clean and also no cross contamination of food
Magnificent Volkswagen van Mike, glad to see you out camping in it and most of all cooking in it, I've noticed in a lot of my other survival videos that cooking is becoming part of the videos, I really think it's a great idea because people think that you can't eat good when you're out surviving in the wilderness. Congrats on the new van it is awesome van and I really enjoyed the video. I also love it your plan identification knowledge, I think I like that most of all your knowledge on medicinal and edible plants, take care and enjoy.
Don’t cook inside.Who wants to cook in their bedroom. I’m waiting for my Marco Polo Activity which has no kitchen of which I was disappointed at first. Now I’m glad as I have more room with 2 sliding doors opening.I’m so excited,can’t wait for my van.
This brought back happy memories for me. I’m 1968 my mother traded in her Chevy Impala, on a whim, for. VW Pop Up Camper Van. My father was furious with her, but it was her $$$$. I was 16, my baby brother 1yr. And we went all over in that van. I slept up in the Crows Nest, my brother in the canvas sling over the front seats.
Mom bought the tent that attached to the sliding door, so you could take off in the van.
My father was ugly on all the trips, but we loved it 😍 much happiness with your new VW Van! Hope it brings you as much happiness as it brought my Mom, my brother and me 🤩🤩 Happy travels!
Loved this, first time of watching your channel. I also have a T6 Camperking VW. Had it for about 9mths and love it. Its like watching myself, although I'm a lot older, and have none/zero, foraging skills. At 67 I've managed to sleep in the poptop, that was an achievement for me! You have a new subscriber.
Cold tinnies. Good lad 😁👍🏻🍻Really enjoy the breadth of your films & laid back style. You dad is a diamond too !
Cheers David!
I had an older VW Westfalia Camper for many years. So fun to have a little house on wheels. Great video. Your happiness is palpable.
Fab van , your excitement enthusiasm comes shining through , well done
Your joy is infectious, thank you for making me smile :)
Got a 1967 split screen VW. Love it even though it drives really basically and doesn’t have too many modern comforts. Never fails to get waves and smiles when I take it out.
Love that you are so real. I am a new subscriber and soon to be first time Campervan owner ! 👊👊🤸♀️🤸♀️🤸♀️
Just come across your channel….SUBSCRIBED ! Love your straightforward, genuine demeanour. The footage is awesome, your new camper van is amazing and it’s very clear you are genuinely loving and appreciating the stunning countryside we have in the UK, especially at this time of year. Me and the wife are making plans to purchase a camper van at some point when kids are a bit more independent. Anyway, we’ll be keeping an eye on your channel for more content…👋
Best thing you’ll ever buy!
We’ve traveled around Europe in ours and it’s the best holiday we’ve ever had.
Enjoy 👌🏼
Awesome new vehicle! Perfect for taking the family away like you say. You need to get yourself up to Exmoor and Dartmoor. 👍
Great channel !! Keep up the hard work. This is Alan, GREETINGS from Riverside in Southern California.
How good is that jeez and all the comforts of home with the security of locking doors and windows it’s a win in my books and it’s so good to see you so happy about your van what a great video good for you!!
Didn't know what to expect buy totally loved this video .. please make new concepts like this on the regular .. congrats on the van
What a nice change!! And looks so luxurious for you. As we get older it makes it so much nicer to not have to ruff it too much. My husband and I use to have one and they are sweet.
Enjoyed watching and seeing you so happy!! Have a great time and enjoy your time!! Oh and a non-stick skillet is how you'd do it with no oil. Get you a can of Pam to put in the cupboard for emergencies like that also hun.
Have a great week and stay safe.👍
Hi mate, love the video. I can feel the excitement coming through!! We've got a T28 just had some work done to it, new alloys, roof bed with struts, a projector!, lowered slightly and new rock and roll bed. Picking it up later today! Cannot wait! Enjoy the campervan life with your fam! Great investment
where i live is a very busy tourist area and you wouldnt believe the amount of people who park up in what they think are laybys but which are, in fact, passing places. crazy people. love the van, life goals!
Great sound when you were cooking, and also with the birdsong in the background!
VW minivans are great for family trips. I have wonderful memories from 1970s camping trips in our family's VW micro bus. Such adventures together!
a comfortable car and a comfortable sleep is always a success ❤🎉🎉🎉
What a fantastic piece of hardware to add to your arsenal Mike, I love it! I can see many, many adventures featuring this beauty. Congratulations mate 👍
Cheers Ant!
I have a Mercedes Sprinter XLWB which is a self built off grid camper I use it as my daily drive i live in Cornwall so have a lot of narrow lanes and only issue I have found with it is parking in supermarkets as either need to take up 2 spaces or find a spot next a verge where I can reverse in and have the back end over hang
Nice! Lots of space in Sprinters too
@@TAOutdoors definitely has a fixed double bed shower/toilet room a 2 person seating area with a table that can drop down and turns it into a spare single bed and don't have an oven just twin gas hobs but has plenty of worktop space to prepare food aswell as a small closet with fishing Rod storage on the back of the door and just because I could i made a sloped booze rack 😉🤣🤣
In a few weeks we pick up our T6.1 and are so excited too. Can’t wait for our first night cooking & sleeping in a peaceful spot
And new you have two Land Rovers, they are infectious!
I really love your content, it's really relaxing and fun to learn and experience stuff secondhand. I describe myself as more of an indoor person, but watching you makes me wanna branch out and try some more outdoor stuff like you do too. Seems very healing in many ways. Cheers!
I sold my disco a few years back and bought a T4 high roof when I had a child. Best thing I ever did! Lots of family adventures. The memory making machine. All the best , Will
All about the family adventures
Your kids will absolutely love the van. They will have fun with memories.
Had one in the 70's while stationed in Italy, traveled all over Europe, kept it packed and on Friday after work would take off for the weekend. They are a little more sophisticated now but basically the same vehicle. My parents after seeing mine bought one in the States and traveled from Naples, FL to Alaska and back in theirs. You will have lots of great memories with your kids and they hold their resale value pretty well.
On top of the grill is a deflector you need to pull out to stop warping the work top above
Totally get where you’re coming from. Went to Winchester Caravans a month or so back to look at a Camper King conversion but ended up finding a VW California which we picked up yesterday!
Loving your content, looking forward to more woodland vanlife!
We had a Camper King and loved it so many good memories after a while you notice things not automotive finish shall we say. you did well getting a Cali much better resale an better buildit but expensive. we have now moved on to Adria Twin SGX what a van
That was seriously cool! First time I've looked into how everything works one one of these. Very well demonstrated 👍
the setting up the camera and going back and fort to make a shot look natural is impressive in this video
You will love that van lots of fun !
I did the same thing. I sold my posh Defender and bought a van. I haven’t regretted one bit. Have fun
so happy for you! :D Wonderful to have those added options for general traveling, family time with young children and all the rest! :D Cheers!
Congratulations, dude! This has always been my dream too, and it was amazing to see how my first night might go when I eventually get round to doing my build. Thanks for the insight & happy camping!
I’ve done this many times. I found a company that rents them. The experience is far more enjoyable than it looks. Good for you. I’m envious.
Great vid and it records your enthusiasm superbly. Now jealous. I see you also have an awning fitted so we'll see that in another vid.
Just bought a Vw t6 2016 model can’t wait to start our adventures x
I think you and the family will have lots of memories. Oh, don't forget your dad and his tent.
I love that you are doing campervans now too. but please dont forget people who are following your bushcraft videos. Thanks for all the effort you put into delighting us! greetings from germany, and keep in rocking! :-)
I always make sure I keep a good variety going. The Bushcraft vids are my bread and butter, they won’t be going anywhere! In fact working on the next one now.
@@TAOutdoors 👍😘
This is the first time I've watched you. You have a newer version of my VW and like you I have wanted one for years. I love it. Mine is a godsend I commute 40 miles 1 way for my sons school. So it's a day van . I was walking on the beach, had a swim and all I wanted to do was go home. Home for me is my van. We are both so very lucky
Modern convinces like a fridge must be a nice change from the bushcraft. Thanks for the vid. Keep 'em coming.
Love your passion I’ve got a T6 same set up there awesome I have 1 tip I battened the flour out under the bed MDF then carpeted it so when you put stuff under the bed it slides in & out really easy……enjoy your adventures……van life is the good life
Nice camping inside the van at VW Campervan Area. Interesting to watch. Tnx4sharing.
I know exactly how you feel. My husband bought me one for Christmas. Even when I'm not out in it. I dream about it 😂 Everyone should own one. They don't know what they're missing.
Love your camper! Two years ago, just a few weeks before the first lockdown, we sold our beloved Defender 90 that we’d had for 20 years and bought a CamperKing campervan exactly like yours, except ours is silver but has the same colour and layout as yours inside. We’ve upgraded the headlights to LED, had an underslung gas tank fitted and a solar panel on the roof. We live in Dorset and have been following your channel for a long time. We wish you many happy trips in your camper 👍 Mike & Christine.
This is awesome, pretty much exactly what I did. Out of interest what LED headlights did you go for? I’m looking at changing mine. Also, what is the benefit of underslung gas tank? I have solar panel on the roof just didn’t film it in this episode. Happy Camping!!
@@TAOutdoors Hi, we had LED DRL V3 headlights supplied and fitted by Transporter HQ in Leicestershire. Our underslung gas tank was fitted by the Motorhome Workshop in Worthing. We changed from the Camping Gaz cylinders because they were a very expensive way of buying gas. The tank we had fitted is larger than the gas cylinder (it holds 15 litres) and LPG is also a lot cheaper. One added bonus is that the gas can be switched on and off from inside the van. Both companies provided an excellent service. Hope this helps, Mike
Hi, it's a great life isn't it, I've just got my first campervan. Mines based on a Renault Trafic, converted by Hillside Leisure, in bright green. I absolutely love it. Nothing better than the sound of bird song first thing in the morning. Hope you enjoy yours as much as me. Happy campervaning.
I absolutely love reading a good book while camping.
So shiny. The brand newness of absolutely everything is freaky.
Looks nice. Certainly easier to move than thing around than those pallet huts.
Glad you got a German vehicle. VW rocks! Oh and you deserve it for all the hard work you have done. Congratulations Mike!
Its so fabulous, and your excitement is infectious…Congrats you deserve it..Happy trails…
Pancake woes is there anything from the woods that could help, keep some beef dripping on standby, will last forever basically!
Looks delicious! I dig watching you no matter where you're at
that van is just the most amazing thing ever
I cook with a titanium frying pan. I find that if you get the pan to the right temperature first then add whatever you are cooking nothing sticks. Test for right temperature by dropping a drop of water into hot pan. If the water beads and fizzles it's at the right temperature. Loving the van by the way.
That's what I call "roughing it". I might even get my wife to go camping if we had that campervan. Great video!
Great Camper…. get a blow drive away awning when you take the kids… so much more room & you can do cooking outside too.
I’ve a Nissan Elgrand with much the same conversion… absolutely love it & we are 70 & enjoy the freedom!
Do the front seats swivel? (Captain Seats) It would open up the downstairs/lounge much more, and make things easier to get in and out of the top bunk 👍🏼
Captain seats
Yes they do, will show in another episode 👍🏻
@@TAOutdoors 👍🏼🙏🏼All the best the vans amazing!
Loving the VW Van... wow it's very nice.... Thanks for sharing
Definitely different. Enjoyed the episode. Love the camping in bush craft shelters or tents for my watching. But for your comfort, safety, etc. I can see how this would be preferable.
Mate thanks to you. I am getting one of these. Life is about to change
that's a sweet looking van. grats on breaking it in
Always take a bottle of spray butter it comes in a small plastic spray bottle from the supermarket it lasts a long time and it's just one or two sprays in the pan .... perfect pancakes everytime !!
Absolutely beautiful van, I’m sure your going to have plenty of trips that your going to enjoy in the van…. I enjoy watching your camping ⛺️ videos….
Welcome to the camperking family! I too have a vw campervan by them and love it. Enjoy your trips
Cheers!
We’ve got a T4, LWB called Bilbo. Not converted but fully insulated with a 3/4 rock n roll bed. We have a pop up kitchen unit with a single portable burner on it for cuppas on days out and a 47l cool box that is either 12v or 240v. Perfect for us as it’s my day vehicle. Only had it since Sept last year, not many adventures yet, but looking forward to more in the future. Slept in it a couple of times and so glad we got it x
love your content you are great inspiration!
Gosh they ve thought of near everything in your new van So smart
Hey thanks for posting, this is now my goal project
This's so cool man! Congrats on the new van it looks sick, I hope you'll enjoy it and make a lot of fun on your trips!
G'Day from Canberra, Australia. Bought a 2018 VW T6 Transporter TDI340 cargo van in June for that VW Van Life on weekends and holidays, after building a wooden bed frame and camping out in it a few times I've decided to splurge and get it fitted out properly for my 48th birthday next month which is very exciting!
Awesome van. Get a quick release clip to store that table against the side of the fridge, instead of under the bed. I'd also recommend a pop-up washing bowl and a grey water tank as another commenter said. Enjoy!
Cheers! I like those tips :)
Crazy to see people using these vans and living out of them, i build them for a living as well as bigger versions with double beds bathrooms etc.
Mate... van life... bush life..... concrete life.... you're a king Mate... I also live like this... except no concrete house... a wooden cabin.... well done sir
Nice van ! I have a 2009 swb T5, the interior is much the same as yours. When using the grill make sure you extend the heat guard , it's at the top of the door opening, otherwise the plastic bead edging on the unit will get too hot and distort or burn. Get out and enjoy the countryside as much as possible, we have been everywhere in ours over the last 5 years and like you my van is my daily transport. Another thing, always wave to fellow dubbers !!!
They are great things. Converted one last summer and just been using it last week on my first trip away with if fully converted. Didn't want to go for the pop-top but still managed to spend a whole bunch of cash on it.
We’ve had ours a few weeks now and your right bro, they are awesome bits of kit💯
😁 Welcome to the v dub community; you will love it. I have a T5.1. I can't stop upgrading things on it . I love your videos, too.👍
Very cool!
You always wow us with your meals too
Nice seeing a new side to you with the van. Looking forward to more
Great video and can understand your excitement. Freedom to get up and go anytime anywhere. Great way to live. 👌