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Good morning Keith, how you doing ? I can't say I envy you, doing this job, but you're vans 10 years younger than mine so fingers crossed the bolts on your van wont be as tight as they were on mine, it'll keep you fit though haha. You will however notice the difference I'm sure, I thought the ride on my van was ok before I changed the springs and bump stops, but wow, it's like driving a hovercraft now ! Thanks for watching my video and taking the time to comment, I wish you good luck with you're own van and hope you have a great Christmas. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@@scottcraig5640 Hiya Scott, how you doing, all packed and ready for Spain ? Yeah, it gives you quite a fright, especially if you're in a deep sleep like I was, yeah a dog like yours would definitely do the trick haha. Thanks for watching Scott, and taking time out to comment, you have a great time in Spain, be careful and I'll see you in the Spring ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@ back in North Berwick and it’s dead. Peaceful as! Will mostly be in South of France as ‘dogs in vehicle’ laws in Spain are really bad. Not allowed in passenger seat so gonna teach Miggy to drive! Valras Plage and Canet en Roussillon are 2 places that felt safe last year in France. City of Perpignan is close which has everything

Mentioned those places for any readers heading in that direction

@@scottcraig5640 I really like North Berwick, is Mark there too ? Enjoy France ( Spain if you go ) not long now ...

@@jamesstringer8172 ain’t seen Mark. Only 5 other vans from golf club to top of hill

Hi Paul, It's great to hear someone saying I've done something right for a change haha, it doesn't happen that often, it's normally "you done WHAT", haha ... Thanks for watching and taking time out to send that great comment haha. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya "@79ferret" how you doing ? Yes, that's a good idea, I've done that too, I used to be a member of "Brit-Stops" for a number of years ( I'm not now ). Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya "@lweleven3423" , how you doing ? Yeah, that sounds about perfect, could you tell me where you got them, model numbers, prices etc, that sort of thing haha. It's crazy the lengths you have to go to, to protect your own property and yourself to of course. Thanks for watching & taking time out to comment. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hi "pookittherat" Thanks for watching my video, really pleased you liked it !

Hi Mike , Yes, I've owned a garage for 40 years. Yes, I did have all the tools needed to change my wheel. No, I didn't "carry kit to fix a puncture" you can't fix a puncture on the roadside, it's a Long Wheelbase Citroen Relay Van, not a Raleigh push bike ... Also what you might not know is ... I'm very lazy ... a n d , it was raining haha . Thanks for watching Mike and taking time out to comment . Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@@jamesstringer8172 You can plug a tyre as long as its not the sidewall and yes i have done it, but it wasnt raining, haha.

@mikehurley5052 yeah, me too, not on the roadside though ...

Hiya "@tihbm" how you doing ? Yes, of course, speak as you find, the lads probably would have helped me out but the woman on reception wouldn't even blow my tyre up to get me on my way ! It just shows , It's the luck of the draw on the day, depends who serves you, I'm pleased you had a good experience at least haha. Many thanks for watching and taking time out to comment. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Trond, How you doing ? Yes, I'm fine, thanks for asking, I really enjoyed this trip ( The Ups & The Downs haha ) my vans "SORNed" (taken the road tax off it and parked it up in my workshop for now ), I've got some little jobs to do on it when the weather gets better ( probably next spring ) then I'll start again ! As far as where ! I'm not sure about that yet. Thanks watching & commenting on such a regular basis , It's much appreciated. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Susan, how you doing ? Yes, you're dead right ! I did have a spare, and all the tools needed to change it , but I'm really lazy ... and it was raining haha. Thanks for watching and taking time out to comment. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Brian, Thanks for watching ... I'll tell you all about it next time we have coffee over the wall ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Steve, how you doing ? Yes you sound like you've got a great set-up there, and at a good price too. Answering your other comment at the same time, you can also mount the AGM batteries anyway ( Not that I would mind you ) but they are sealed and can, if you wish mount then any way you like. I travelled most of this Summer and Autumn ( all off grid too ) and wouldn't change my set up , it worked flawlessly for me and was never below 12.8V at any time, I'm really pleased with it. Thanks for watching Steve, and taking the time to comment. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@jamesstringer8172 Ah I didn't know that about the AGM ones...suppose with them being gel 👍🏻 Well I did wonder about adding a "spare" 105Ah to my 305 but that's not recommended as they're not the same capacy. eBay here I come 😂

haha, I wish you Good luck with you're search Steve ...

Hiya Steve, how you doing ? Yes you sound like you've got a great set-up there, and at a good price too. Answering your other comment at the same time, you can also mount the AGM batteries anyway ( Not that I would mind you ) but they are sealed and can, if you wish mount then any way you like. I travelled most of this Summer and Autumn ( all off grid too ) and wouldn't change my set up , it worked flawlessly for me and was never below 12.8V at any time, I'm really pleased with it. Thanks for watching Steve, and taking the time to comment. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hi Brian, Its a nice place, you and your wife will enjoy it I'm sure, Just a little tip for you ... DON'T SWIM IN THE CANAL ! There's a lovely sports centre nearby with a really nice swimming pool, it's got a wave machine too, and a kids pool for you to play in ... Thanks for watching . Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Brian, Yes , what a fantastic rig it was, You wouldn't like it though ... Only 7 MPG ... Thanks for watching . Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Brian, Yeah, I bet you were haha ( It would have made a great video though haha ). Thanks for watching. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Brian, Thanks , yes, a very bleak place hahaha , I can say I've been now though haha. Thanks for watching . Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hi Brian, Yeah, great scenery ! you think the roads were wide enough ? they couldn't get much narrower haha ( Some were ok I suppose ) ... Thanks for watching ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Good Morning Lee, Yes It was a tough choice - dip in a freezing cold canal or a heater swimming pool with a hot shower afterwards haha - I'm soft as much man ... Yeah, I could of course put the spare on but , my spare was only just legal a n d ... it was raining haha, that's a good idea of yours to carry a tyre repair foam ... I've got an inflator now ... Last one from my NC500 next week, thanks for your continued support for my channel, I do appreciate it. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya @adyholland398" how you doing ? I'm not 100% sure what your asking here, what makes you think both batteries aren't working ? and is you set-up wired in parallel or series ? Thanks for watching ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Trond, how are you doing ? Sorry for the slow reply, I started editing the Lock Ness video and got distracted, doesn't time fly when your enjoying yourself haha. Thanks for watching as always ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@ Sounds great 😀

Hiya "@brutallyhonest7242" how you doing ? Thanks for your continued support for the channel , It's much appreciated, I'm pleased you liked it, there should be another two videos from this trip ! although there not edited yet haha, I hope you'll give them a watch too. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Nancy, Thank you, another year older haha. Yeah, pronunciations ! nightmare for a Geordie with OCD and dyslexia haha ... "Domestic God" - Just call me "Mr Mop" mind you wouldn't say that if you seen my flat haha ... Got another van yet ??? haha. Thanks for watching ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Nancy, Thank you, another year older haha. Yeah, pronunciations ! nightmare for a Geordie with OCD and dyslexia haha ... "Domestic God" - Just call me "Mr Mop" mind you wouldn't say that if you seen my flat haha ... Got another van yet ??? haha. Thanks for watching ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Good morning Lee, Yeah, you defiantly need a few quid to run something like that, fantastic rig mind haha What an Interesting bloke too, I did wonder what he does to earn a crust but thought it would be too personal / nosey to ask haha. Thanks for watching ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya "@steves5382" how you doing ? Yeah, you defiantly need a few quid to run something like that, fantastic rig mind haha. Many thanks for watching my video and taking the time to comment, hope you enjoyed it and I see you again in the future. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Lee, and thanks for that ! not only the video comment but the birthday wishes too, yes it is right although I'm puzzled how you all knew hahaha. Very, very rare but orcas have been spotted in Northumberland, ( I think there was a one spotted this summer ) more likely around wick but the best place by far in the UK to see them is the Shetland Islands, there was an orca week in Wick in the spring, I tried to go but missed it by a week ( this year ). Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya John, No, I'm not winding people up orcas are found in that area although very rare, Wick has an orca week in the spring, I tried to go this year but missed it by a week, best place by far to spot orcas is the Shetland Islands though ! Yes it is my birthday today , thanks for the birthday wishes, I'm puzzled how you all know though hahaha yeah, defiantly more wrinkles ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hi, and thank you very much, not just for the video comment but also for the birthday wishes haha, but how did you know ? Have you been talking to Brian ? haha. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@ Who else?

@@Trond_travels Haha 👌👍

Hiya Deb, what a nice surprise, yes , it sounds like we both got wet haha, hope you still enjoyed your holiday despite the weather, I had all seasons on my trip ! I had some really nice days too. Thanks for watching my video and taking the time to comment. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@@jamesstringer8172 we had some good days too. Spent my birthday at Lizard/Kynance - nowhere I’d sooner have been. Discovered some nice new places too

Yeah, Cornwall's a great place, I planed to take the van to Spain / Portugal for 3 months this winter, to get away from the cold, but it's fallen through so I might go to Cornwall, or maybe Ireland ( The Wild Atlantic Way ) in early spring.

Hiya Steve, how you doing ? sounds like your doing vary well haha. It's a great trip isn't it ? especially this time of the year when there's no midges haha, some parts ( West ) are like another planet aren't they ? There's a few more video's to come so I hope you enjoy them too, thanks for watching / commenting . Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Good Morning Lee, Yeah, was lucky only the filler cap, as you say that should be an easy fix ( the van needs a couple more jobs though, you'll see what I mean in future video's haha (nothing too bad like ) ). The DVLA keep moving the goal posts as far as registering the van as a camper, I'm not going to bother, I don't want my van to look like a camper anyway ! I want it to be as stealthy as possible . Thanks for watching / commenting ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hi "@Trond_travels" Yeah, I love the sea too, I've been lucky haha, a fuel filler cap ! could have been a lot worse, the other, more expensive things, I'm thinking solar panels and skylight here survived this time haha. Thanks for watching / commenting ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Ahhhh, sorry about that, I'm not sure what advise to offer you, I haven't had anyone else say that ! I've just checked it myself and it worked fine ! Hope it works if you try again ... Thanks for letting me know ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Good luck ! I'm pleased if my video helped, Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Well done, I'm pleased if my video helped . Thanks for watching and taking time out to comment . Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya "@Trond_travels" how are you ? Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, my 1st comment from Norway, as far as I know, great to have you as a viewer, there's a few more videos of this trip to come, hope you'll have a look at them too. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@ I think it was Brian Morrison who told me about your channel. I love watching videos from Scotland, so I’ll keep following 😃

Ahhh, just had a coffee with Brian ... Hope you enjoy my future videos and become a regular to the channel ...

@ Sure will 😀 I’ve got a few Scotland videos myself on my channel. Mostly from Aberdeen.

Thanks Richard, thanks for watching/commenting ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hi Lee, yeah Ullapool's weather was grate ( both days I was there ) I did have some of the other stuff too haha, had a horrendous storm at Dunnet Head, worst weather I've experienced in the van ( video coming soon ) . Thanks for watching, Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Nancy, great to hear from you, hope your doing well. Yeah, I'll be missing my van too, just cashed in the road tax ( yesterday ) for the winter so I'll be getting withdrawal symptoms now haha, Just till next spring though. I've not long been back from my 2nd trip to the highlands this year, I done the "NC500" , video's due out any time now haha, just finishing off the editing on the 1st one. Thanks for watching as always, I do appreciate it. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya "@brutallyhonest7242" Yes, you certainly live in a lovely part of the world, the weather won't put me off , I'll defiantly be back. Thanks for watching my video and taking time to comment, I do appreciate it, I hope you enjoyed the video and maybe become a regular to the channel, I've got some videos due to be shown any time now from my recent trip to the highlands of Scotland ( NC500 ) that you may like ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

Hiya Lee, Sorry for the slow reply, I thought I'd already replied (which I had ) until I realised my internet had gone down and it hadn't sent. Yes, the park-up at Amble has been on and off all year, shame really, I hope this trend of closing park-ups stops soon. My 1st drone ( a few years ago ) was a larger one but there really not worth the hassle ( loads of rules where you can fly them ) my more recent one is tiny in comparison but it's great, dead clever and because it's under 250g you can fly it ( legally ) in much more places. Thanks for watching . Cheers ... Jimmy ... P.S. NC500 video's coming shortly , hope you enjoy them ...

Hiya John, how you doing ? did you ever get to that cruise you mentioned a while ago ? I'm pleased my video brought back good memories for you, what a great place to grow up ! Yeak Billy Connolly used to say ... no such thing as bad weather, just wrong cloths haha. Thanks for your loyal support as usual, there's some video's coming soon about my recent NC500 trip, hope you'll enjoy them ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@@jamesstringer8172 Sorry Jimmy just seen your reply…. Yes matey I went to the fjords the beginning of July Stavanger, Hellesylt, Olden and Haugesund on Iona again I even got the same room and balcony lol It was good ok weather but quite a few kids on board, only a week which was a bit short to be honest. Hardly worth the 5 hour drive down to Southampton no sooner dropped the car off and I was back driving again back to Liverpool. Might give Arvia a try next time possibly the trip you done last Christmas.

@@johnpotter9046 well, it was my 1st cruise, so nothing to compare it with, but I really enjoyed it ...

Hiya "@Trond_travels " haha, yeah, luck of the draw , got away with it the first two years haha, I still love Wales though and will defiantly be back, with my fingers crossed next time haha. Thanks for watching my video and taking time to comment, I hope you'll hang around and maybe become a regular to the channel, there'll be some more videos shortly of my recent NC500 (Scottish Highlands) road trip ... Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@@jamesstringer8172 Sounds amazing 😊

Hi, how you doing ? Yes, I really enjoyed my day at South Stack ... I'm currently in the Scottish Highlands ( NC500 ) and was at Dunnet Head ( most northern point of mainland UK, just along from John O'Groats ) pretty chilly there too, horrendous storm through the night, thought my van was going to blow off it's leveling blocks, ( video coming shortly haha ) Thanks for watching my video and taking time to comment. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@@jamesstringer8172 Hey Jimmy, I'm doing well, thanks for asking! It sounds like you’re having quite the adventure! The Scottish Highlands and the NC500 must be incredible to explore. Dunnet Head, wow, I can imagine how chilly it must have been up there, especially with that storm! Glad your van survived the night-looking forward to seeing the video of it all. Safe travels and keep sharing the great content! Cheers, Jon

@@AdrenalinePitStop Many thanks Jon, much appreciated , take care ...

Hiya James ( great name by the way haha ) how you doing ? This video was made quite a while ago now & I've got a really bad memory so I can't remember what colour wire but if it's just to get the tailgate open you don't need to know, there's a cover ( white in my case ), it's tricky to see but if you remove it there's a little lever behind the cover that you can get to with your finger, welding rod or screwdriver which will open the tailgate, I sure I explain it in the video ( you'll have to watch it again haha ). Thanks for watching my video and taking time to comment, I hope my reply helps. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@@ChrisBulpitt1 Hiya Chris & Debbie, that was quick haha, thanks, I really appreciate it, it was great to meet you & Debbie today. I hope my videos don't disappoint, and you enjoy them, it's great to have you both as subscribers, definitely keep in touch and I'd love it if we did meet up somewhere in the future. Cheers ... Jimmy ...

@@jamesstringer8172we are still on the 500 at the moment going to do the Applecross pass. Yes let’s keep in touch ❤

@@ChrisBulpitt1 Hiya Chris & Debbie, how you both doing ? Still enjoying the NC500 trip I hope, hope you survived Apple cross haha. I had some dramas the other day haha, I had a day where everything seemed to go wrong, I made it through the Cairngorms and on to Pitlochry, after a long stressful day I decided to have an early night but around 1:00 A.M. I was woken firstly by voices, them banging on the van, I opened the door ( wrong thing to do I realise now ) to find a bloke in just a tee shirt ( cold night ) turned out to be a very drunk “Jock” ! I couldn’t understand a single word he was saying but as it was 1:00 A.M. I thought it couldn’t be anything good so told him to get on his bike ( very bluntly ) and shut the door on him. Only after I’d closed the door realised how daft I’d been opening the door, so fearing another visit or possible vandalism I moved on, not knowing anywhere else to park-up around there so I just kept driving, ending up in North Berwick ( at 3:15 A.M. haha ), a place I know well, and have stayed at many times before. It feels like I’ve driven a lot the last few days and I feel quite knackered so plan to stay here a couple of days now. Take care, safe journey …. Jimmy …