@@StephenJReid Online Weather Alerts in Australia announce “Rain expected in 30 Minutes”. Online Weather Alerts in Ireland announce “Rain expected to End in 30 Minutes”.
Just found your channel Stephen and am so glad I did. Your videos are simply stunning, I got the Insta 360 One X2 for Xmas off my darling wife, I`m still getting used to it but it`s a fabulous camera ! Thanks for sharing 😄
Errigal is amazing climbed it last Tuesday morning the new path through the bog is the job views are outstanding . Jasus i miss my van your loving yours anyhow mines was a transit I loved it ill get one somday again. Enjoying your vids must try that path you where on never knew about it.
Looking forward to getting back and actually climbing errigal some day soon. Originally that was the plan but I’d really like to be able to fly my drone to show it off but that requires a much less windy day
Whoops, our markings are different in Northern Ireland. Always two solid lines, so I hadn’t noticed this. Appreciate that’s not a valid excuse. So thanks for letting me know.
Superb video Stephen...I recognise some of the roads/paths as they happen at end of the Seven Sisters mountain race. Oh the sound of the rain in the video made me want to pee lol
Ah man that was really enjoyable to watch. Good to meet you and looking forward to next time you are here. Also nice to see someone else's take on sights that are familiar to me.
Great filming. Also thinking of swapping my car for a van conversion. Maybe something like Campal which can be swapped in and out. What do you do for washing and toilet?
I have a small portaloo and use shower wipes if I can't get to a site. I might buy some kind of actual shower that I could hookup out the back. Actually just published a new video that mentions this
Stunning footage even with the weather not being a 100%. My bro in law is from the north and it amuses me every time that he goes for brown sauce and I go for the ketchup😁. Also did Paul Messner give you a t shirt for having to put up with him on the collaboration. Nice bloke. Like his content as well.
Haha my wife would disagree and would always go for ketchup 😁 Naw I bought that t shirt before we did the collab. Hopefully do another collab with him sometime.
Ahaha 😂 that was you?! Thanks! Louise thinks it’s funny every time it happens. It’s nice to be reminded that there’s actual real people out there who watch the videos and not just names and profile pictures 🙂
I really love some of the views those cameras can give, like full body, or unusual angle/unreachable perspective shots… but I do think the swoopy sea sick camera rolls need to have had their day soon 🤓 🤮
Better hope the fuel injectors behave. We had to have all four injectors replaced on our van last week at an eye-watering cost of £1400. The campervan company we bought it from picked up the tab, but still, £1400 😱
Really enjoyed that Stephen, even the bit with Rory in it, well done! I've longed for a campervan for years... I can yours isn't a full conversion - do you do the extra work to it yourself - the insulation and the joinery?
Thanks Brian, yeah just about managed to salvage the video after Rory popped up 😂 I’m flattered you think the joinery work was good enough to have paid for!! 🤣🤣 Did it all myself with no experience other than a trial and error attitude. There were a lot of errors along the way 🤣 Still all very much a work in progress. I expect it to look quite different in a years time. But still probably more utilitarian. Plan on carpeting the ceiling and walls. Will make a big difference
Thanks Stevie. Not happy with the increased fuel bill, although thankfully it’s a reasonably efficient van (41mph). But yeah least regrettable major purchase
A great video from one of the best places in Ireland. Thank you ! A pity you didn't get a chance to climb Errigal - it is spectacular on a good day but there is always next time.
I spend a lot of time on the road, perhaps 1/4 of my time, 60000km this past year. Getting a van would have cost so much more than my hybrid. That said, I’ve tried to incorporate some of what you demonstrate - I make the trips worth more than work. I schedule time for exploring even if it’s just a run on a new path. I’ve found some great trails and fabulous side roads. It’s not a van but a mindset of finding joy or opportunities for joy. I admire your approach and I hope I emulate it a tiny bit. Thanks for this.
Oh wow that’s a lot of distance, I only do about 22000km in a year. Helps that when I’m not out, I mostly work from home. Yeah absolutely right it is a bit of a mindset. I’ve kinda chosen to earn less too, but enjoy my time more. The nature of my work is that I could squeeze in probably 3x more work if I just was focused on earning
Another really inspiring video. BBC, get this man on local television for a weekly slot showcasing all his skills and everything our wee country and beyond has to offer!! Need to get myself out again soon in the ateam van. Adventure awaits. Cheers Stephen...
8:48 What an incredible feeling! I have done that so many times over the years, and i can't get over the feeling of having cold air blasting your face and feeling at peace with everything that was, is and will be! I have so much appreciation of what you do and I can't get enough of how you speak to the camera; you have a natural instinct and you make everything looks so easy, Thank you for another great adventure! Oh, Nice Jacket by the way LOL
Thanks John! 🙂 Jacket lives In the van now, still too warm for it tbh. It was 17c a couple of days ago! normally getting a lot more frosty days by this time of year
Man in a Van with a plan 😎😎. Would get a van in a heartbeat , unfortunately stuck with a company car until I retire 🙈. Still trying to convince the wife that a van would be much more practical for her 😂😂😂
Continuity is everything… It bothers me that you took the bike out but never shut the van before the ride 😂 Actually… Forget that… Bacon butties are everything… you’re ok!
stephen , do you not get bored doing all this stuff ? dont you ever wanna say sod it and spend quality time with the family at home ? that life could be fun for a week , but the novelty would wear off really quick. i dont envy you at all.
Interesting question Jim, so I thought I’d go add it up as the perception can be very different from reality. In the last 6 months I’ve been away from home (on these kinds of trip) 23 nights out of 365. So I’m home 94% of the time. On average I’m only away 1 night every 2 weeks although it’s really less as half of those days were over 2 trips to Lake District and Scotland. So weeks can go past and I’m not away. I schedule my time and take time off to make sure I spend quality time with Louise so it’s all good 🙂 I just don’t share all that time online
@@StephenJReid interesting to get such an honest answer. you make it seem like you are never home and live in your van most of the time. How many youngsters are gonna see these vids and think that this is the way to live ..as a homeless digital nomad in a ford transit and pooping in a bucket. Videos can be very deceptive , not that i am saying you are but the vids as i say present something that isnt reality, if you know what i mean.
@@jimgiraffe5253 Haha there are worse things “youngsters” (to me that’s anyone under 25) could be doing. I actually think the van life trend has been fantastic at promoting more local tourism and maybe even encouraging people to take pride in their own country more. For a long time it seemed that the only acceptable way to “properly” travel had to involve a plane. The problem is, the alternative to “making it seem like I’m never home” would be to post loads of boring videos that no one would watch of me sitting for hours editing in front of a computer. Videos by their nature are a form of deception and it can be benevolent or malevolent. To tell a story you have to edit, you can’t show everything. And you’re right, it’s very easy to tell a harmful story with video. See it all the time online. This 15min video was edited down from about 1hour of footage which was shot over about 24hours. So actually only 1% of the entire trip made it into the video. Makes you think.
Nothing beats a Bacon Sandwich.
Except maybe Two Bacon Sandwiches.
This is the wisdom/mentorship I’m here for.
Double decker bacon sandwich.
What about Three Bacon Sandwiches? 😁
Gotta be streaky bacon, crispy fried.
@@StephenJReid well now you’re just being ridiculous (except about the streaky, crispy bacon - anything else is criminal).
Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise! Seek help
You mean, there are times when it doesn’t rain in Ireland? 😉 As always, thanks for showing me another slice of our wonderful planet.
Yes occasionally the rain stops 😂
@@StephenJReid Online Weather Alerts in Australia announce “Rain expected in 30 Minutes”.
Online Weather Alerts in Ireland announce “Rain expected to End in 30 Minutes”.
@@StephenJReid It doesn’t stop as such. There’s occasionally a temporary pause when it runs out and the next delivery is late.
A good day is when the rain is falling vertically as opposed to going horizontally 😀
Absolutely beautiful what a great place 💯👍
Two things to be certain off in Donegal - midgies and rain.
Great fun, great exploration, great sharing....and great sandwich. Yum..
Bacon yummmmmmm
Just found your channel Stephen and am so glad I did. Your videos are simply stunning, I got the Insta 360 One X2 for Xmas off my darling wife, I`m still getting used to it but it`s a fabulous camera ! Thanks for sharing 😄
Thank you Martin! Glad to have you here 🙂🙂
Errigal is amazing climbed it last Tuesday morning the new path through the bog is the job views are outstanding . Jasus i miss my van your loving yours anyhow mines was a transit I loved it ill get one somday again. Enjoying your vids must try that path you where on never knew about it.
Looking forward to getting back and actually climbing errigal some day soon. Originally that was the plan but I’d really like to be able to fly my drone to show it off but that requires a much less windy day
Please don't break the law while driving in Donegal 1.40 there have been enough tragedies on the roads of Donegal in recent years.
Whoops, our markings are different in Northern Ireland. Always two solid lines, so I hadn’t noticed this. Appreciate that’s not a valid excuse. So thanks for letting me know.
Superb video Stephen...I recognise some of the roads/paths as they happen at end of the Seven Sisters mountain race. Oh the sound of the rain in the video made me want to pee lol
Thanks Garry! 😂
Ah man that was really enjoyable to watch. Good to meet you and looking forward to next time you are here. Also nice to see someone else's take on sights that are familiar to me.
Thanks Rory! Your suggestions were a big help, gave me a good alternative to Errigal in that wind.
Great filming. Also thinking of swapping my car for a van conversion. Maybe something like Campal which can be swapped in and out. What do you do for washing and toilet?
I have a small portaloo and use shower wipes if I can't get to a site. I might buy some kind of actual shower that I could hookup out the back. Actually just published a new video that mentions this
Thanks, a timely question. I will checkout your new video.
The way you edit your videos and tell a story is fantastic buddy. Keep up the great work 👌👌👍👍
Thanks! 🙂 Keeping at it
I can confirm that car was there 3 years ago and is still there now 😂
Great deal on parking!
Stunning footage even with the weather not being a 100%. My bro in law is from the north and it amuses me every time that he goes for brown sauce and I go for the ketchup😁. Also did Paul Messner give you a t shirt for having to put up with him on the collaboration. Nice bloke. Like his content as well.
Haha my wife would disagree and would always go for ketchup 😁
Naw I bought that t shirt before we did the collab. Hopefully do another collab with him sometime.
Would be good to get him over to the Mournes.
@@colinhalpin2076 we discussed it. Might happen someday. It’s a big commitment for him to come over.
Sorry for shouting at you on the beach yesterday fella 🤣🤣 was star struck.
Ahaha 😂 that was you?! Thanks! Louise thinks it’s funny every time it happens.
It’s nice to be reminded that there’s actual real people out there who watch the videos and not just names and profile pictures 🙂
@@StephenJReid ohhh absolutely bud your content is brilliant, and to hear it from a Norn iron lad is even better. Ps I'm gonna buy a van 🤣
@@stephenbailie2086 Thanks! Van is the best thing ever
@@StephenJReid yeah I'm looking at a tourneo for multiple seats and stuff
Great video Stephen, I want to buy and convert a van now 😂
Thanks Kevin!
Nice van Sir.. Beautiful place too😀 Enjoy
Thanks Ajay!
@@StephenJReid you are welcome sir
the 360 camera makes me feel ill, no bueno
It’s the marmite of cameras
I really love some of the views those cameras can give, like full body, or unusual angle/unreachable perspective shots… but I do think the swoopy sea sick camera rolls need to have had their day soon 🤓 🤮
Love it!! Can’t wait to buy mine!!
thanks!
Stellar videography.
Thank you! 💨
Better hope the fuel injectors behave. We had to have all four injectors replaced on our van last week at an eye-watering cost of £1400. The campervan company we bought it from picked up the tab, but still, £1400 😱
Hope so! I heard that fuel injector issue was only vans made in 2019?
Really enjoyed that Stephen, even the bit with Rory in it, well done! I've longed for a campervan for years... I can yours isn't a full conversion - do you do the extra work to it yourself - the insulation and the joinery?
Thanks Brian, yeah just about managed to salvage the video after Rory popped up 😂
I’m flattered you think the joinery work was good enough to have paid for!! 🤣🤣
Did it all myself with no experience other than a trial and error attitude. There were a lot of errors along the way 🤣
Still all very much a work in progress. I expect it to look quite different in a years time. But still probably more utilitarian. Plan on carpeting the ceiling and walls. Will make a big difference
Good video Stephen.
Lot of clips in that, so well put together 👏👏
I knew you were gonna definitely be happy with the van 😂😂👍
Thanks Stevie. Not happy with the increased fuel bill, although thankfully it’s a reasonably efficient van (41mph). But yeah least regrettable major purchase
A great video from one of the best places in Ireland. Thank you ! A pity you didn't get a chance to climb Errigal - it is spectacular on a good day but there is always next time.
Thanks Mary! Yeah I’ll get back to Errigal another day. Wanted to be able to properly show it off
Really enjoy your videos, this one especially.
I spend a lot of time on the road, perhaps 1/4 of my time, 60000km this past year. Getting a van would have cost so much more than my hybrid. That said, I’ve tried to incorporate some of what you demonstrate - I make the trips worth more than work. I schedule time for exploring even if it’s just a run on a new path. I’ve found some great trails and fabulous side roads. It’s not a van but a mindset of finding joy or opportunities for joy.
I admire your approach and I hope I emulate it a tiny bit.
Thanks for this.
Oh wow that’s a lot of distance, I only do about 22000km in a year. Helps that when I’m not out, I mostly work from home.
Yeah absolutely right it is a bit of a mindset. I’ve kinda chosen to earn less too, but enjoy my time more. The nature of my work is that I could squeeze in probably 3x more work if I just was focused on earning
Another really inspiring video. BBC, get this man on local television for a weekly slot showcasing all his skills and everything our wee country and beyond has to offer!! Need to get myself out again soon in the ateam van. Adventure awaits. Cheers Stephen...
Thanks Colin! Hope you get out soon, might be a while before I'm off on another van adventure. Client work kinda takes over my life this time of year
Absolute class production, every second is thought through thoroughly!
Thanks Olga 🙂
8:48 What an incredible feeling! I have done that so many times over the years, and i can't get over the feeling of having cold air blasting your face and feeling at peace with everything that was, is and will be! I have so much appreciation of what you do and I can't get enough of how you speak to the camera; you have a natural instinct and you make everything looks so easy, Thank you for another great adventure! Oh, Nice Jacket by the way LOL
Thanks John! 🙂 Jacket lives In the van now, still too warm for it tbh. It was 17c a couple of days ago! normally getting a lot more frosty days by this time of year
@@StephenJReid I am sure it will come in handy at some point. It snowed a bit in PA this afternoon; very cold too!
Great video of a small part of Donegal ... so much more to explore throughout the country. Looking forward to the next one...
Thanks Gary! Yeah originally I have planned to head on out around the coast on a long loop home but lost about 5hours waiting on the rain to stop.
Incredible footage of Donegal 🧡😊👍 Thanks Stephen
Thanks! It’s a beautiful area, can’t wait to get back again 🙂
#vanlife
#parttimevanlife
Man in a Van with a plan 😎😎. Would get a van in a heartbeat , unfortunately stuck with a company car until I retire 🙈. Still trying to convince the wife that a van would be much more practical for her 😂😂😂
Just lower the seats in the back, instant mini van
@@StephenJReid good idea , still like the thought of a van though , get a bike in and all the rest of the gear then i can escape 😂😂.
Great video 👍
Thanks Paul!
Beautifully shot and edited!
Good choice 👍
Thanks Paul!
Glad you filmed in the rain I want to keep Donegal all to myself
Haha, keep the Tourists away 🤣
@@StephenJReid yeah its an awful place, no towerblocks, no theatre, just empty wilderness, hills, sandy beaches and wild coastline
another great video! can I ask...is it the go pro you used for the night running?
Thanks and Yup that was the GoPro at night.
@@StephenJReid thanks for replying. I have the go pro 9 and wondered what it would be like at night so was just curious.
It works well enough to tell a story as long as you have a decent headtorch.
5:52 “ u can’t park there sir”
Well he managed to!! 😂
Continuity is everything…
It bothers me that you took the bike out but never shut the van before the ride 😂
Actually…
Forget that…
Bacon butties are everything… you’re ok!
I just left the van open for 3 hours, low crime area 🤪
Those landscapes ❤️
Thanks Timo! I’m hoping to head back and show off the coastal area more soon.
@@StephenJReid When I get there, we’re gonna meet up. That’s a fact.
@@timovehkaoja let me know if you’re going to be here! 😁
@@timovehkaoja let me know if you’re going to be here! 😁
@@StephenJReid For sure!
stephen , do you not get bored doing all this stuff ? dont you ever wanna say sod it and spend quality time with the family at home ?
that life could be fun for a week , but the novelty would wear off really quick. i dont envy you at all.
Interesting question Jim, so I thought I’d go add it up as the perception can be very different from reality.
In the last 6 months I’ve been away from home (on these kinds of trip) 23 nights out of 365. So I’m home 94% of the time.
On average I’m only away 1 night every 2 weeks although it’s really less as half of those days were over 2 trips to Lake District and Scotland. So weeks can go past and I’m not away.
I schedule my time and take time off to make sure I spend quality time with Louise so it’s all good 🙂
I just don’t share all that time online
@@StephenJReid interesting to get such an honest answer. you make it seem like you are never home and live in your van most of the time.
How many youngsters are gonna see these vids and think that this is the way to live ..as a homeless digital nomad in a ford transit and pooping in a bucket.
Videos can be very deceptive , not that i am saying you are but the vids as i say present something that isnt reality, if you know what i mean.
Don’t know why but “homeless digital nomad” makes me think of a blockily animated 1980s video game featuring a hobo.
@@jimgiraffe5253 Haha there are worse things “youngsters” (to me that’s anyone under 25) could be doing.
I actually think the van life trend has been fantastic at promoting more local tourism and maybe even encouraging people to take pride in their own country more.
For a long time it seemed that the only acceptable way to “properly” travel had to involve a plane.
The problem is, the alternative to “making it seem like I’m never home” would be to post loads of boring videos that no one would watch of me sitting for hours editing in front of a computer.
Videos by their nature are a form of deception and it can be benevolent or malevolent. To tell a story you have to edit, you can’t show everything.
And you’re right, it’s very easy to tell a harmful story with video. See it all the time online.
This 15min video was edited down from about 1hour of footage which was shot over about 24hours. So actually only 1% of the entire trip made it into the video.
Makes you think.
@@Dreyno someone needs to make that video game 😂