Our EPIC trip Across France in our New Hymer Campervan Continues...
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- Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024
- Our EPIC Trip across France in our new Hymer Campervan continues. In this epoisode we head towards Dordogne and the beautiful southwest region of France. We camp at a Walnut Farm and alongside the Dordogne River and see hot air balloons and more...
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Our New Campervan has finally arrived and we are straight off to Europe to learn all about it. It took two years to decide what to buy and once we had decided, we had to wait a few months for it to be ready, but now it is here, we have wasted no time in loading up and getting on our way to Europe. We have no fixed plan set, and will follow our noses to see where we end up...
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We are JT, Harry, Claire, Sam and Ben, oh and Hunny the Dog. We discovered campervanning in 2015 when we bought our first Volkswagen T5 Combo after seeing many at our favourite campsites. We were staying with our tent, and dreaming that one day we would have our own Campervan. After much research, we bought and converted our own T5 Kombi to suit our requirements, check out the video on the channel. We soon discovered that owning a Campervan is a way of life and it is not just about amazing trips round Europe, it’s as much about great days out and family time…
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After 3 years with the T5, we upgraded to a Volkswagen T6 California Beach, our next van, and we continued to enjoy travelling and visiting some amazing places. We are now onto our third van, a Hymer Sprinter Free S600. You can check out our latest videos and adventures here on the channel !
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Looking forward to the van tour. We did Spain this summer. Saw a load of hymers (quite a few grand canyons) so think you did well. Interesting no Westfaila Sven Hedins at all. Mostly Adria and Hymer
Thanks Rob! Tour coming soon, just need to edit it. The Sven is a great van, but only works for couples …
Another interesting and informative video. May I ask where you got your sunshade/awning over your table in this video please. It’s just what we are looking for. Full van tour would also be great.
Thank you ! We decided we would just get a cheap and simple tarp to give us an option for extra shade / shelter as they pack down small and are more lightweight than an event shelter. We sourced ours from Amazon for around £40. It certainly proved its worth giving us shelter from the hot Sun. Search for: 4.5X4.5m Large Camping Tarp Tent Ultralight Waterproof Mutifunctional Awning Hexagon Tarpaulin Shelter - You'll. need to buy some poles as well. Other options are available !
A full van tour is coming soon...
cheers JT
Hi JT and Family! Love your enthusiasm for your new van and quite right too! We recently moved from a VW Cali Ocean to an Adria 600 SPD Twin Supreme and we are thoroughly enjoying using it. Some say it's an upgrade, but it's difficult to beat the Cali - it's just a different way of camping with other compromises! I too am looking forward to your van tour and hopefully borrow some tips you may have! I would be interested to know if your barn doors fully open with the bike rack fitted, but in the tilted position? Keep up the good work and happy travels!
Hi Nigel, you're right, a bigger van means a different type of camping. So far, we have not found any compromises that we can't deal with. Glad you are enjoying the move to your Adria. We considered a few options for the bike rack and decided to give our existing Atera Strada from our Cali a go, fortunately it works, just ! The doors do open, but it is tight, with MM to spare. Some people use a spacer on the towbar ball to create some extra space. The Van tour is coming soon...! Cheers JT
Great video and loving the new campervan and seeing your first trip in it. Just a thought not sure what windout awning you have fitted but it is advisable to get some awning tie down straps. Seen too many awnings blown over the vans by a sudden gust of wind it's a very expensive mistake when the straps are less than £20. 😊
Thank you ! Appreciate the tip about tie down straps, we already have them on our shopping list...cheers JT
Thanks for another great video JT- The French Passions scheme seems to be coming up with some great locations. We loved your time-lapse of the night sky. Can we be cheeky and ask what camera set-up you used for that?
Safe journey👍
Thanks Guys ! We have found some delightful spots with France Passion, you will see another couple of crackers in our upcoming videos. Glad you like the timelapse, it took a bit of fiddling with the settings but I used my DJI Action Camera on a timelapse setting. Just have to play around with the exposure etc.
@@CampervanJourney Thanks for that JT- I will look into the DJI manual and have a fiddle. The footage looked fab👍
@earlyretirementwanderlust you’re welcome!
Great video, so good to see you in the heat as we sit through more rain in UK. Good to see your new van lives up to expectations, you referred a couple of times now to seeking camp sites for showers, presumably the van has a shower, is it not practical to use?
Thank you Peter ! The weather in France was glorious, so much nicer than home. But, we had to travel to find it … the van does have a shower, but it is cosy. So would be fine for a quick wash, but for Mrs JT to wash and do her hair and have water left over, a campsite is better if possible!
Joking aside, we also wanted to split our time between stopovers and campsites to enjoy the facilities, pool etc ao combining that with a nice hot shower was a bonus .
Thanks for watching and getting in touch, Cheers JT
Hi JT, enjoying your videos, thank you. And your van is fabulous!
Just a tip - and you are not the only English person who pronounces it incorrectly, believe me - but it's better to try saying THE DOR-DON-YE!😅
Thanks for the tip! My wife, Claire, likes to think she works for the Grammar Police, so she will be pleased to have the correct pronunciation confirmed ! JT
Did you use the shower much? This is the one hit of a bigger van I'm not sure about. Do they really work for a good shower, or is it more a quick splash as otherwise would run out of water? Especially hot water? Maybe something to go over in the van tour!?
Hi Rob, the shower is cosy. It’s more about space than quantity of water. A quick wash will be fine, but a 10 minute luxurious scrub is pushing the limits, One of the reasons we stopped at campsites …! It is useful to have the ability to wash and freshen up whilst we are on the road. The toilet is probably more of an advantage for longer trips away when you are away from campsites. Cheers JT
Agree with toilet. We don't have a sectioned space for shower and toilet (do have outside shower) but partner hates idea of a toilet in the van and a big no as open space when others are all in there! Did make it harder on a recent trip with aires etc
Still waiting patiently for the van tour😮
Same here!!
I have filmed it, just need to edit it... !
Hi JT when you did the van tour I hope you included the Solar and smart system for us who are interested in how it works , keep up the great vlogs 👌
Same 😂 @@CampervanJourney