Thanks André and Lisa for taking the time to make this video. Its sad that we have to be vigilant and be on our guard like this but that is the reality. Its one of the things that I have been thinking about recently, we/I are very trusting and in general like to think that everyone is good and not a threat. But... it only takes one bad apple to ruin it for everyone. Some really good sensible advice there. Something as simple as make sure that when you park up for the night that you are facing the exit. I remember coming across a youtube clip of a couple who found themselves on the end of a pier in Ireland facing the wrong way when some idiot young locals decided to throw eggs at their vehicle. In the middle of the night, you don't want to be backing up and maneuvering your vehicle to move elsewhere. The most important gadget that I think every Motorhome should have is an Andre. He is the Swiss Army knife of Motorhome gadgets, he can do anything ! Joking aside, this is a wonderful video and one I'm sure I'll be referring back to in the future. Stay safe and most importantly, mind each other.......
Thanks as always Ronan for your thoughtful comments! I (Lisa) absolutely agree about about that most important gadget being Andre, he's even better than any Swiss Army knife I've owned! 🤣😜
Great advice guys, plenty of food for thought. You can never be too careful, especially if you travel alone like myself. You are definitely right, it's always good to speak to people around. 👍🐸
@WeWillNomad It would be wonderful to meet you guys, if you see a bright green camper, (I've never seen another one yet) it may well be me and "Kermit" Best wishes 👋
Thanks, glad you found it useful! And thanks for noticing my haircut - cutting our own hair in a camper it's always a bit of a gamble how it ends up! 😜
Hey guys … awesome and thanks for the time and effort you put in to share… Drew (mio Marito) said it’s the most comprehensive and useful he’s seen so far! Very very useful for us and thorough.. also great delivery from you both 🙏🚌🥰
Thanks guys, very informative. Surround lights for the outside is a great idea which I’ll now check out. I fitted Fiamma locks to Hab and garage doors but I fitted hook locks to the cab doors from Locks For Vans. L4V. Well chuffed with them. Take Care Steve
Hello, good advice to follow, we have also put some of these extras, safety first 🙏. Happy travels and see you in the next video, if not sooner. merry christmas kisses
Thanks for all the tips. I do a lot of them already when I'm out in my bus, but I just made one change based on your suggestions. The lock on the entrance door was a dead bolt, but it just had a handle on the inside, not a lock. I swapped it out today for one with a lock on both sides.
Great video lots to think about very important to try to see your park up in the daylight if possible. Thanks for all the tips and reminders ALL valid and valuable! Love your output please keep up the good work and keep enjoying your travels
Very informative 👏 Thanks 👍 outside lights a definitive. But as you said be extra careful n hopefully you'll have no Problem 😊 Stay Free and Safe Travels 😀 🙏 ✨
Thanks Mike! The lights have been a great addition, even if we haven't "needed" them yet they have already been nice to have and useful to see around us. Thanks for watching! 😊
Years ago in Italy I forgot to do up the deadlocks on our door when I locked up the van to run into a busy supermarket. Was gone maybe 15 minutes and when I got back they'd pealed the side door open and stole a few thousand euros worth of stuff. Not a mistake ive made since or will ever again
Thank you som much for great advice and tips. I Will from now on make sure to stay safe - at home, way too afraid to go traveling 😂😂. No, that was just a joke, but I will for sure pay more attention to security from now on. Stay safe and continue to enjoy your journey ❤
Hi Andre & Lisa Very interesting video. As full timers we share all your views. As we hardly campsite! P4N 96% of the time. We did have the van shaking in Morocco at 3am last year. I jumped out of bed.. ready to sort the problem .. heart racing .. opened the blinds one by one . . Could not see anyone. Van started shaking again.. I eventually opened a Window to get a better view .. and a wild dog was gripping onto our bike cover and pulling it wildly ! lol phew ! Panic over .. 😊
😂 Wow what a crazy story! Nothing like some nocturnal activity to get the blood pumping. Try sleeping after that! We almost expected you to say you found a donkey rubbing an itch or something against your bike rack. Imagine. 😂 Many years ago we were woken up by an elephant brushing up against our tent in Botswana (Okavango Delta). Suffice to say we kept VERY quiet!
Ok.. an elephant! That takes it to another level. Back to security .. one of my favourites in our Hymer called Walter BTW are these little flashing dummy lights. Solar powered, and come on automatically at dusk. I have 3 of them stuck to my passengers door window, my drivers window and the kitchen window. They just slowly flash at night. I had them for the last 2 years and they only cost a few euro each. Brilliant. Take a look … cheers Martin
Well done for watching to the end! That spelling error was left intentionally to check who pays attention and to filter for grammar nazis 😂 Just joking, it slipped through and once the video is uploaded it takes a mighty effort to redo something as seemingly small as a spelling error,.
Lo apunto todo para cuando mi mujer y yo compremos una autocaravana. Prometemos saludaros si algún día nos encontramos a Milli a nuestro lado🙋♂🙋♀. Saludos un video distinto pero muy interesante e importante. Gracias.
Muchas gracias! All the best with your planning and motorhome shopping! We will always be returning to spend more and more time in Spain so we hope to meet you one day! Saludos! 🤗
i think we met this year in bosnia the same guy as you did. we have seen your video before and drove a few kilometers away from the parking lot of the national park but after we went to bed i heard something outside and he stood right next to our camper…
@@WeWillNomad indeed! yes we did it like you and left immediately although he disappeared in the dark/woods… but thanks to you we were already warned :-)
Strange thing was that it was a completely deserted parking lot in next to a nature area, miles away from any town. We actually suspected it was the 'night watchman' who got bored. Pure speculation though.
Hi Guys, now you connect the inside camera to wifi? Are you using a phone's mobile internet as a hotspot? 🤔 Could you post that internal locks website, please? (you showed it it's on your driver's door):)
We have a permanent separate Wi-Fi hotspot in our vehicle with a local SIM card. The inside door locks are from HEO Safe (www.heosolution.de). You will find links to most of the products in our Amazon Store (link in description below)
For me if you can get away from people then things get better. I will be honest I visit different countries not for the people but for the land, mountains and weather. Over the years you become good at reading the land and the place you have parked. weekends are something to keep in mind too as it's the time when they let these people out ;-) I personally think if anyone is loud then they have little to no respect for anything but themselves. rant over :-) Good stuff guys thanks.
Spoken like someone with experience. 👍The longer we do this the more we shy away from 'people' and especially over weekends we have a whole different strategy. It feels like weekends comes so darn quickly nowadays! 😂
The window lock m out things are not very expensive, Use them as a deterrent . Mind you if our python is resting on the dash that normally does the trick just kidding ..... stay safe .
Of course the lock m out is reasonably priced but you're still relying on the integrity of the latch. The other solution is much better but wildly expensive. Then again peace of mind is priceless. I do like your python idea. 😂 Less effort than a dog.
Thanks fore this video. Next year i am to start travelling. Alone, my car are almonst ready, its the safty thats not ready. I have bought a product frome buydecorativefilm- safty & Security window films. the window inyour car/home Will not brake if somrene, try to brake it whit a hammer . What do you to think abort this. I think That, you have more time to get away, its Nice to watch your movies, thanks
Safety film for windows is a great idea - in South Africa it's very common to use this against smash and grab thieves. All the best with planning your trip!
Thanks André and Lisa for taking the time to make this video.
Its sad that we have to be vigilant and be on our guard like this but that is the reality. Its one of the things that I have been thinking about recently, we/I are very trusting and in general like to think that everyone is good and not a threat. But... it only takes one bad apple to ruin it for everyone. Some really good sensible advice there. Something as simple as make sure that when you park up for the night that you are facing the exit. I remember coming across a youtube clip of a couple who found themselves on the end of a pier in Ireland facing the wrong way when some idiot young locals decided to throw eggs at their vehicle. In the middle of the night, you don't want to be backing up and maneuvering your vehicle to move elsewhere. The most important gadget that I think every Motorhome should have is an Andre. He is the Swiss Army knife of Motorhome gadgets, he can do anything ! Joking aside, this is a wonderful video and one I'm sure I'll be referring back to in the future.
Stay safe and most importantly, mind each other.......
Thanks as always Ronan for your thoughtful comments! I (Lisa) absolutely agree about about that most important gadget being Andre, he's even better than any Swiss Army knife I've owned! 🤣😜
All great tips and ideas! Extremely useful! Thanks, guys! 🙏👏
Glad you enjoyed it!
One very useful video and free
Thanks for the comment! Glad you found it useful! ❤
Great advice guys, plenty of food for thought. You can never be too careful, especially if you travel alone like myself. You are definitely right, it's always good to speak to people around. 👍🐸
Thanks Simon! Being aware is the first step to staying safe. Wishing you many happy and safe travels and hopefully we meet one day! 😊
@WeWillNomad It would be wonderful to meet you guys, if you see a bright green camper, (I've never seen another one yet) it may well be me and "Kermit"
Best wishes 👋
Wow!!What a useful vlog!!Thanks for the advice!!By the way, all the family has agreed that Lisa's new haircut is lovely!!
Thanks, glad you found it useful! And thanks for noticing my haircut - cutting our own hair in a camper it's always a bit of a gamble how it ends up! 😜
💖@@WeWillNomad
Hey guys … awesome and thanks for the time and effort you put in to share… Drew (mio Marito) said it’s the most comprehensive and useful he’s seen so far! Very very useful for us and thorough.. also great delivery from you both 🙏🚌🥰
Thanks Jo & Drew! ❤ We would love never to talk about these negative aspects, but they are an unfortunate reality.
@@WeWillNomad aww yes of course and safety is always key … thanks again 💙
Thanks. We often take it for granted others don't want our stuff...wrong. They do want our stuff. We don't do well with confrontation.
Confrontation is very seldom a good idea. Thanks for watching! 😊
This was very useful, thank you.
Pleasure, glad it was useful! 👍
Thanks guys, very informative. Surround lights for the outside is a great idea which I’ll now check out. I fitted Fiamma locks to Hab and garage doors but I fitted hook locks to the cab doors from Locks For Vans. L4V. Well chuffed with them. Take Care Steve
Thanks Steve! The lights are handy for other reasons as well, not only for zombies 😂 Good cab door locks are essential! 👍
Great info André and Lisa. Keeping to a routine is key. I wouldn't like to feel the wrath of André's torch, so I'll keep my distance. 😜👍
😂 As long as you say hello! 😀
Hello, good advice to follow, we have also put some of these extras, safety first 🙏.
Happy travels and see you in the next video, if not sooner. merry christmas kisses
Thank you! You too! ❤
Thanks a lot for these valuable info. 👍🏻
Thanks for the comment! Glad you found it useful!
Our first rule is: when one of us two doesn't feel good about a place, no discussion, we move on.
That's a great rule. 👍
Thanks for all the tips. I do a lot of them already when I'm out in my bus, but I just made one change based on your suggestions. The lock on the entrance door was a dead bolt, but it just had a handle on the inside, not a lock. I swapped it out today for one with a lock on both sides.
That's a great change. 👍😎 Safe travels!
Lots of really useful information. Great tips as we prepare to live in our van from next year. Have a good Christmas.
Thanks Andy and all the best with your preparations! 😊
Great video lots to think about very important to try to see your park up in the daylight if possible. Thanks for all the tips and reminders ALL valid and valuable! Love your output please keep up the good work and keep enjoying your travels
Thank you Vince! Yes, we always try to find a place to stay well before sunset but are often surprised by how late some people arrive! 👍
Very informative 👏 Thanks 👍 outside lights a definitive.
But as you said be extra careful n hopefully you'll have no Problem 😊
Stay Free and Safe Travels 😀 🙏 ✨
Thanks Mike! The lights have been a great addition, even if we haven't "needed" them yet they have already been nice to have and useful to see around us. Thanks for watching! 😊
Thank you for those top tips.
Pleasure Alan, glad they were useful! 😊
You guys are the best!
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Years ago in Italy I forgot to do up the deadlocks on our door when I locked up the van to run into a busy supermarket. Was gone maybe 15 minutes and when I got back they'd pealed the side door open and stole a few thousand euros worth of stuff. Not a mistake ive made since or will ever again
That's terrible. 😞 It just happens so fast. We know of a number of people who have been targeted at supermarkets.
I am travelling in SA on my own - ( and my dog!) - always alert and on the lookout - story of our lives!
Hi AJ! Thanks for the comment (and the email). We know all too well the perils of traveling in SA.. different ballgame.
Great informative video guys ❤
Thanks so much Sharon! 🤗
Thank you som much for great advice and tips. I Will from now on make sure to stay safe - at home, way too afraid to go traveling 😂😂. No, that was just a joke, but I will for sure pay more attention to security from now on. Stay safe and continue to enjoy your journey ❤
Thanks Karin! Definitely don't stay at home! 😂 Have some happy safe travels rather! 😊
Once again great vid
Hi Andre & Lisa
Very interesting video. As full timers we share all your views. As we hardly campsite! P4N 96% of the time.
We did have the van shaking in Morocco at 3am last year. I jumped out of bed.. ready to sort the problem .. heart racing .. opened the blinds one by one . . Could not see anyone. Van started shaking again.. I eventually opened a Window to get a better view .. and a wild dog was gripping onto our bike cover and pulling it wildly ! lol phew ! Panic over .. 😊
😂 Wow what a crazy story! Nothing like some nocturnal activity to get the blood pumping. Try sleeping after that! We almost expected you to say you found a donkey rubbing an itch or something against your bike rack. Imagine. 😂 Many years ago we were woken up by an elephant brushing up against our tent in Botswana (Okavango Delta). Suffice to say we kept VERY quiet!
Ok.. an elephant! That takes it to another level.
Back to security .. one of my favourites in our Hymer called Walter BTW are these little flashing dummy lights. Solar powered, and come on automatically at dusk. I have 3 of them stuck to my passengers door window, my drivers window and the kitchen window. They just slowly flash at night. I had them for the last 2 years and they only cost a few euro each. Brilliant. Take a look … cheers Martin
That's a great idea. Thanks!
Great tips! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! ❤
Great vid as always 😀🇬🇧👍x
Thanks 👍
Love, love, loved your Vlog. School teacher in me says you need to correct the subtitle near the end ..... Instinct instead of instict.
Well done for watching to the end! That spelling error was left intentionally to check who pays attention and to filter for grammar nazis 😂 Just joking, it slipped through and once the video is uploaded it takes a mighty effort to redo something as seemingly small as a spelling error,.
Lo apunto todo para cuando mi mujer y yo compremos una autocaravana. Prometemos saludaros si algún día nos encontramos a Milli a nuestro lado🙋♂🙋♀. Saludos un video distinto pero muy interesante e importante. Gracias.
Muchas gracias! All the best with your planning and motorhome shopping! We will always be returning to spend more and more time in Spain so we hope to meet you one day! Saludos! 🤗
i think we met this year in bosnia the same guy as you did. we have seen your video before and drove a few kilometers away from the parking lot of the national park but after we went to bed i heard something outside and he stood right next to our camper…
No way! 😮That's super strange. Very creepy. Did you leave?
@@WeWillNomad indeed! yes we did it like you and left immediately although he disappeared in the dark/woods… but thanks to you we were already warned :-)
Wow, that's just crazy.
Hi Do you have a link to the HEO internal door locks please, great video by the way!
Thanks! We bought if via Amazon Germany - best would be to search in your local Amazon store.
The guy that ran off...maybe he was waiting for some action....dogging??😂😅😂
Strange thing was that it was a completely deserted parking lot in next to a nature area, miles away from any town. We actually suspected it was the 'night watchman' who got bored. Pure speculation though.
Hi Guys, now you connect the inside camera to wifi? Are you using a phone's mobile internet as a hotspot? 🤔
Could you post that internal locks website, please? (you showed it it's on your driver's door):)
We have a permanent separate Wi-Fi hotspot in our vehicle with a local SIM card. The inside door locks are from HEO Safe (www.heosolution.de). You will find links to most of the products in our Amazon Store (link in description below)
@@WeWillNomad thanks a lot Lisa! ❤
For me if you can get away from people then things get better. I will be honest I visit different countries not for the people but for the land, mountains and weather. Over the years you become good at reading the land and the place you have parked. weekends are something to keep in mind too as it's the time when they let these people out ;-) I personally think if anyone is loud then they have little to no respect for anything but themselves. rant over :-) Good stuff guys thanks.
Spoken like someone with experience. 👍The longer we do this the more we shy away from 'people' and especially over weekends we have a whole different strategy. It feels like weekends comes so darn quickly nowadays! 😂
Andre 😂 see if he looks like a criminal. We both spat out coffee out. ❤❤❤
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If you're not living in SA any longer , that has the effect of wiping out 99% of all risk known to man !
Sad but true. In most of Europe, people take the personal freedom and safety they enjoy completely for granted.
The window lock m out things are not very expensive, Use them as a deterrent . Mind you if our python is resting on the dash that normally does the trick just kidding ..... stay safe .
Of course the lock m out is reasonably priced but you're still relying on the integrity of the latch. The other solution is much better but wildly expensive. Then again peace of mind is priceless. I do like your python idea. 😂 Less effort than a dog.
Thanks fore this video. Next year i am to start travelling. Alone, my car are almonst ready, its the safty thats not ready. I have bought a product frome buydecorativefilm- safty & Security window films. the window inyour car/home Will not brake if somrene, try to brake it whit a hammer . What do you to think abort this. I think That, you have more time to get away, its Nice to watch your movies, thanks
Safety film for windows is a great idea - in South Africa it's very common to use this against smash and grab thieves. All the best with planning your trip!
You Are so well preparet, but André, please do not go outside in the dark when you hear sounds ❤
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