We got a WESTFALIA Campervan! VAN LIFE
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So Kara and Nate bought a converted Sprinter van, the Mindless adventure is refurbing a 70s RV, and now Nadine and Matt have a Westy. I see a pattern here.
Mindless Adventure 😂
mindless adventure ,,really,, sounds like a little hate they are cool
Don't forget Lost Leblanc & Katy rented one and are driving across Canada
Eamon & Bec also got a van
yup! us travel vloggers are all landlocked, and we all live in amazing parts of the world, so seems just right to showcase it plus keep the travel bug going!
Clifford (like the dog!)
I think this is my new favourite suggestion 👌
Everyone is getting a campervan! aha the thing to do in 2020. I can't wait to see your adventures in it, and everyone else's!
:) yea, I imagine everyone's will be quite different!!
That van reminds me a bit of Wes Anderson, so my suggestion: West Vanderson
Hahahaha
I have an 87 Westy, her name is "Dreamer". I too don't live in her, but use her for long weekend getaways. Change out your lights to LED's, extends your battery by a lot. Yes, an awning is a must, as well as a Road Shower and Narrow topper (for storage), still leaving room for a kayak up on the roof rack. I added a Propex HS2000 heater to extend my usage into the Fall and Spring, really the best time to camp in a Westy, but the nights can be chilly. I have already purchased a solar kit for her and accessory batteries. The fridge runs fine on electricity, so putting in a battery/solar system to accommodate the existing fridge. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy...fun adventures are ahead.
I own a railway handcar and I named it "Alpha Centauri" after the closest star system 4.36 light years away. I have also been thinking of buying a 1940's or 50's city bus to convert into a camper.
The westy is a great shout...SO COOL 😎 Van life is the way forward for 2020, if only we’d known when we left home to travel the World in March! 🤦🏻♂️ Happy road tripping 😊👌🏼
oh know!! where are you now? Things are all starting to open up again, which is very exciting!
Hey Nadine we were travelling through The Baltics en route to South America but got as far as beautiful Tallinn where we’ve been for one-hundred-&-something days now 🤪 Hopefully be able to continue soon 😊 Do you have exciting onward plans?
La Piña Roja? (the red pineapple en español!)
oo I like that!
I’m so happy for you guys! I can’t wait to see where you guys go! ❤️❤️❤️
RUBY SUE!!!!! One of my FAVORITE movies is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and that movie came out in the late 80's. In the movie Cousin Eddie's daughter's name is Ruby Sue and since the van is red and from the 80's, I think it would be perfect!!!!!! 😁❤😁❤😁❤😁❤😁❤😁
Can’t wait to watch what you do with this van!!
Nadine, I notice you often sound stopped up... if sinuses are something you struggle with, I HIGHLY suggest looking into a balloon sinuplasty. It literally changed my life. I used to have 3-4 major sinus infections a year, with nearly constant congestion. I have almost nothing now. It has been 14 months, and I have only had the slightest of single sinus infection. It only happened because I was beat down and congested from a major flu episode in February. Aside from that, I have only had congestion MAYBE 2 or 3 days a month at the most.
Aside from that, love the content! Y’all keep it up, and I hope y’all absolutely LOVE the van!
Love that you got a Westfalia, definitely a fun van!!!! 😍
:) our thoughts exactly!
Oh my gosh, this is so exciting! Excited to see more van videos from you two ❤️🧡💛
Welcome back!
Happy travels! :D
I want to do this! It's so nice to see someone doing this with the old style westies! 💜
Call her lipstick 87' she goes on smooth, but heartbreak 87' has her back! ;) Best of luck you two! 🥰.
Recommend the Shurflo Faucet from GoWesty, ARB Fridge and an ARB Awning. I use the Renogy Solar System, its a suitcase model and works great.
Congrats and have fun making so many great memories and exploring the country in your Westy.
Porta pottie and screen room to attach 2 the awning......they used 2 make them 4 the Westies with a partitioned section 4 the porta potty.....I remember them as a child in Germany.😊
Big Red! I'm so excited to see your new vanlife content :)
literally my dream westy color and all
Welcome to the club! Don’t worry about the fridge; spend the effort to change your fuel lines/fire wall fitting if you can’t confirm they’ve been done recently. Wishing you a lot of great times ahead!
I'm so happy for you with the new van! I can't wait to see all the adventures you go on with the van. I couldn't think of a name for the van at first, but I thought of something so silly it just might work for a name: Westy van Red.
love it! thanks again Scott :)
this makes me happy for more travel content
I’m born in 87 too!! My name suggestion: 87 Adventures or 87s Adventure?
87 crew!!
Congrats on the Westy purchase! The Vanagon is a great platform for updates and additions. Check your maintenance records to see if the fuel hoses and the plastic connector for the fuel hoses on the firewall have been replaced, as well as CV axle maintenance.
I been watching a ton of those home conversions or mini cabin videos for vans and stuff and this is precisely what I want to do for a very long time!! I would love to build a mini wooden cabin on a truck bed and just travel out! If only!
Love this van! The look and colour is perf 👌🏾
I Own a 93 eurovan and it is awesome 🤩 cant wait to follow your adventures 🚗
Hey love the van, I just got my westy in dec. and loving it. Just a thought on the faucet. Mine leaked until I put a GoWesty pressure regulator on my supply hose, leak stopped. Have fun.
Welcome to the family.
Very Cool!
Remember to keep to Secondary roads.
She won’t like 70 mph!
Xplore Canada! Looking forward to all your summer adventures!
Wanda (the Westy), both for the alliteration and because The "Scarlet" Witch (red, like your van?) in Marvel comics/movies first name is Wanda, which is itself a name with Germanic roots (reference to Slavs in Eastern Germany). And if you want me to work *extra* hard on selling you, Wanda sort of like "wandering" if you say it fast (or with a terrible German accent), which you'll undoubtedly be doing in your fancy old-new Westy!
Either way, grats on the purchase! Hope you have lots of fun adventures with it :)
You made a terrific pitch for Wanda... It's definitely in the running 👍
wonderful pitch and name :)
Clifford, like the big red dog lol and this is so cool! I want one! Lol
Just bought a well taken care of 1985 Westy , planning a move from BC to Sask this May , then who knows?
Same color has my van. Good choice!
Was just watching the video on Eamon & Bec where you visited with them almost 2 years ago and pulled you up on Instagram and saw that you just got into vanlife.
Yay! I love that all my favorite travel vloggers are transitioning to van travel :)
meanwhile we are thrilled to still be living on our sailboat, sailing the world
I love van life videos!!!
Love the van! So excited watching everyone buy a van and go. I reckon "Pina Colada" would be a fun name :)
SpongeBob (who lives in a pineapple under the sea)
Cool vantastic. I look forward to all the breakdown videos ha ha :) actually i did a subaru motor swap in mine
That is a very nice van I have a 2012 VW California, but I thinks yours is better.
Elmo! We have the same westy year! We decided to pull out the fridge and turn the space into storage to help keep the clutter down-extra gear adds up quickly! We’ve found that a decent cooler with good quality ice packs works great for a long weekend and is nice to keep the floor space open while camping. Might need more refrigeration for longer trips, though. Congrats!
That's awesome! We were also thinking of using a cooler in the meantime. The fridge delete kit from GoWesty looks nice to add extra storage and keep it looking stock after removing the fridge. What colour is your westy?
Matt Ofstie ours is blue, so we call him Cookie Monster! My husband has poured his sole into that van, as I’m sure you guys have or will experience soon. Enjoy the journey!
Nadine, I'm so proud of you and Matt. A campervan will give you comfort, if you manage to adapt it well, and freedom when it comes to destination. You won't have to rely on scheduled tours, renting cars or whatever, a campervan is freedom on wheels. Looking forward for your videos on it :D exploring the whole Canada or on a big road trip in the US :)
:) thank you very much! we are pretty excited :)
RV, camper, & bicycles sales have gone through the roof, and supplies are getting low. It looks like you found just the right one just in time. I hope it treats you well during your upcoming journeys.
Newer appliances will be far more efficient. LED lighting will keep the batteries from draining as fast. Good luck! 😁
Thanks vclamp! It's true that sales are way up and some of the vans we were looking at were selling so fast. Some of our lights have already been replaced with LED, but theres definitely more we'd like to do with the van. Take care!
yea, headlamp LED would be a pretty sweet upgrade!
I have a Westie (West Highlander Terrier) named "Rex" !
Ruby was the first name that came to me.
I think everyone will be living the van life for a little bit with travel more limited. If I could afford to do one out how I wanted, I'd be getting one too :P
Are you really serious about the no on Westey Snipes?
You could name the stove Boiling Point and surely you have a Drop Zone, Sugar Hill, and Passenger 57 in the van as well.
😂
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide, call my Westy, Deacon Blues.
Van name : The pineapple Westxpress
very clever!
Westy Snipes! 😂😎
A guy whose channel name is "livingvanlife" has the same van with black colour. I hope you guys gonna make adventurous videos with your Van. Looking forward to your adventures. 😉☺
Omg this is the 4th travel channel I’ve watched that has bought a van
... we live on a sailboat sailing around the world if you want to shake things up a bit... :)
@@sailingavocet Sure I will check it out :)
Love it! Id love a van on my own, I love in Norway, so the possibilities to explore are endless! How much did you pay for yours?
Love Westfalia's! Lucky you found such a great one! How about Hey Westie for a name?
Another travel couple jumped on the vanwagon lol. Cant wait to see adventures
meanwhile we are still very content living on our sailboat haha
Look into Moonshade for your awning. I've seen a bunch of van people using it.
Love your videos❤
You inspired me to go and chase my dreams and travel. So in 2022, I plan on being the first person with cystic fibrosis to thru hike the entire pacific Crest trail
I know I'm late but I think that Rosie would be a good name for the van.
Travelvloggers 2020: We bought a Campervan!
Well, we aren’t going on any flights anytime soon
Basically sums it up
Heyy, long time fan since your Happy Canada Day video lol
wow! that's so long, thanks for sticking around all this time
The funky pineapple
Cute little Van. Time to make changes :-D
The 2.1 WBX engine is weak especially with the weight and an automatic. You 'll be on the shoulder going up steep grades in the mountains. The square headlights are weak - get an E-code upgrade.Any suspension upgrades done? Get on theSamba. Westy near me has a big sign written across the rear window - "I can't go faster". I have an 88 tintop automatic with 2.5 Subaru since 2003. (Happy Vanagoning!)
The van looks like it can drive through anything.
As long as there aren't too many hills 😅
Westy Snipes haha Reminds me of every time I see the Wow Druid name, WesleySwipes
Cooollllll 👍👍👍👍
Looking at these also. What did you spend for this clean 87?
Hi! How lovely, my family owns a very old ford campervan and i was wondering if you could tell me how is called and where did you buy the accessory to clean carpets and seats! I do really need something like that! Thanks
The machine we were using was the Bissell Little Green Proheat. Good luck!
...this period turned matt into Chad Michael Murray. Nice van Chad!
quarantine changes a man...
Every travel vlogger is buying a Van!
Great looking van. Can you share the purchase cost? Also, we have been looking in BC as well, very limited. Where did you find this beauty?
You two guys make a beautiful couple, I wish can meet some girl like she, so kind, so understandeable english spoken (because I am mexican), and can live with her my entire life doing same things and trips like the ones you two are enjoying together. And with a Westfalia would be better, I have always want to have a Vanagon Westfalia, unfortunately there is no Vanagons in Mexico.
Reddie! That's a cute name for the van
Omg, I saw this video on my feed and didn't have time to watch it... went to pickup my groceries, and I swear this EXACT van was in the grocery store parking lot!!!!
haha, do you live in Vancouver by chance?
Matt Ofstie No lol!! Hoped maybe you guys had driven it across Canada to Ottawa, but the video proves otherwise!!
Sarah Miller We might have to drive it to Ottawa just to get some cauliflower wings from Pure Kitchen 👌
Matt Ofstie would 100% recommend!! Best cauliflower wings I’ve ever had!!!
I thought that was coffee being poured in that cup....LOL
Definitely don't drink that! It shocked me when I first saw the colour of it.
How about naming the van Maple or maples. On behalf of Canadian pride and the colour!
I wish I had stocks in van life right about now 😂
right?
John WickFalia!!! Would be perfect.
I think Hugo, Frankie or Lizzy would be great 🐙🤗😂
Red Sonja from the 1985 film.
Wessy! 🥺💕💗💕
RED ROVER 🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️
Welcome to the VW family.. Name: Pineapple Express!
Van names based on 1987 movies... For example Westley or the dread pirate Roberts...both names from the princess bride..
Where did you find the car? How well does it drive?
We found it for sale in Vancouver, BC. It drives very well! The upgraded 16" wheels allow for wider tires and give it a more stable footprint on the road compared to the westys we drove with the original 14" rims. It drives straight and everything feels good and tight. We're super happy with it
How much did it cost and how many miles did it have??? I'm so interested in can life!!!
What about Ananas. German for pine apple
Where did you ultimately find it? Samba, Craigslist, etc.?
Craigslist 👍
Love from karachi 😍😍😍😍
Good
Get Best Western to sponsor it: Best Westy!
😆
Omg hahahaha
How about Piña ! It's spanish for pineapple...☺👍
Have fun in the van, and invest in a BCAA Membership
this is solid advice, lol
Name suggestion: Ruby Red
Call it BIG RED!!!
Is that rust bubbling up through the paint on the fenders? Not good
I’m getting Wild Thornberrys vibes.
Coco is really cool