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Hey Robert, to be fair it wouldn't be much of a challenge 🤣😂, but it sounds like a lot of fun and I'm sure much laughter 😉

Hi Gavin yep we are still heading that way, but just having to learn to slow down 🤷

Hi Allan, yes that is a true statement and it always looks easier than it is when you're watching someone else 🤣😂

@@vagabondlife2018 totally 😊👍

😂🤣 thanks Liz I only just got a head by a point or 2 😂🤣

🤣😂 no way I won, so Darren now has to clean the toilet for the next month, I don't want a rematch 🤣😂

Hi Jonathon I would say there is because while we were there a couple of local lads turned up and got all kitted up and went out around the rocks, unfortunately we then left the beach so we never got to see what they had in their dive bags when they came out. (I was too busy filleting the fish we caught for dinner) Funnily enough we caught that one over by the rocks, so there must be food to eat there 🤔

Hey Wendy & Mike yeah it certainly was a great spot, but we have never tried Kekerengu so we may have to give it a go on the way back up if we go back that way ☺️

Yeah definitely a great place to relax, very quiet, might need to try Donegal house on the way back.

To the left of the Ward Beach reserve in the NZMCA POP. Wind did get up on the odd night but it wasn't that bad (we've been in worse 🫣)

Hey David yes we are very lucky that one of our ferry services offer pet friendly cabins and if you have an early morning sailing it's great to catch a couple of hours of sleep on the crossing. Blenheim racecourse is a perfect stop over having everything you need with water, a dump station and a laundry. What more could you ask for ☺️

Thanks for the comment, yes you need to be well set up when heading out full time ☺️

Hey Andrew thanks for that we will definitely put that on our list of comparison pies (maybe Darren should be one if the judges for the next Bakels pie awards 🤣😂) Hope you and the family are well and still enjoying travelling.

Thanks for the comment Sharri. So you can either pedal without assistance (just like a normal bike) however it is also heavier than a normal bike at 30 kgs so it's hard cycling without power assist. Our bikes have 6 power levels and about 9 gears. They go up to about 35 - 38 km/hr and can travel about 150 kms on one charged battery. We usually ride in a lower gear in power assist one and if into a headwind then power assist 2. They have been great, they have nice wide saddles so are very comfy to sit on (and suspension under the seat) they also fold up so are perfect to take away in the boot of a campervan or SUV/station wagon.

Hey Andrew, yeah it was a steep ramp getting off the bluebridge at Picton, but I think we are up higher (chassis) than your caravan so we were okay but we wouldn't have wanted to be on a low caravan or we would have scrapped. Might catch up with you guys somewhere on the road 👍

Hey there thanks for the comment. Some pets are happy to stay in the camper while crossing, unfortunately our girl gets very anxious and I'd rather pay $65 for a dog friendly cabin than give her sedatives.

Hi Robert, yes it would, in fact there was a English sheepdog in another cabin. She was only young but as big as a German shepherd.

Yeah our old girl doesn't like the loud sounds of the chains dropping and so it freaks her out being on her own so is better than drugging her 🤷. If you see us on the road come over and say Hi, would love to catch up with you guys ☺️. Safe travels

Thanks Sharri yes it was a great spot and $3 per person is a great deal.

Thank you Kristie and welcome to the channel. Good on you for choosing "living life now" if you're anything like us, we like to collect memories not things.

Hi Sharri thank you for your comment and your kind words of encouragement. Happy to bring you many more over the next coming months 😊

Hi thanks for the comment 👍. Yes you can't fly a drone within 5 kms of an Airport and you shouldn't fly it over people's houses (respecting people's privacy). I would definitely recommend buying a DJI mini pro 3, it's easy to control and comes with a screen/monitor. Good luck 😉

Thanks Robert & Nicola, I am sure we will meet up at some stage 😉

Hope this makes sense I had made the same diagram as yours hope I explained it so you get it

The pvc corner piece idea and T. rex clear tape were my best friend for my Bailey 😂 the previous owner had even ripped the toilet and shower out and half th wall board and it never occurred it was from under the floor

That's awesome that you found a solution that works for you, best thing is, it won't screw up/rot your floor. Nice one 👍

@AD-qe7jv oh dear, bet that made a mess 🤦

@@vagabondlife2018 yes the floor all dried eventually 🤣

Thanks for that guys, yep, it was finally time for us to break the bonds of house living and get back on the road fulltime. Would be awesome to catch up, Darren wants to see the Lupins at Tekapo and Shelly wants to catch a Salmon, so south it is.

Yes we agree, but we have heard many people (especially older people) who had heard that it was a bad (scary) hill to go up and down, so the purpose of our video was to let others know that it's not so bad or scary 👍

@@vagabondlife2018 hope you enjoyed golden bay my late wife was born and raised in ligar bay

​@@GeorgeMcphillips-i6twe loved Golden Bay, so beautiful, the community from the Tasman district are so lucky.

Cheers Teia it's been a pleasure brother, we will catch up again one day.

Thanks Kim yeah sure am looking forward to a slower pace of life now.

Yes we have been over the saddle too - check our video around December/January last/this year.

Hi Peter thanks for the comment, it's sad we have to do this work on our caravans but at least we would know the job has been done properly. Best of luck with the job resealing it.

Yes that is true life is too short, tomorrow is never promised. Looking forward to a catch up ❤️

Hey Heather and Kevin, yeah time to get back on the road permanently. Would be awesome to bump into you guys again. Do you guys still have your house down south?

@@vagabondlife2018 Yes we do....Sione, Lauren and the family have a house and we built a tiny home on one on the sections adjoining it. Kevin and I went to Clyde last summer and I worked in a fruit packhouse - cherries, peaches, apricots, and nectarines. Just 10 weeks of work and then free to roam again. We love it down here

It's a lovely walking park in our home town in the Bay of Plenty New Zealand.

That sounds like a mighty fine plan 😃

Thanks for the comment Peter, yeah been too long, but you can't get rid of us that easily 🤣

Thanks Dave yeah I won't disagree with you there, when you think how much money we all spend on our rigs and for some to then have to pay thousands more to fix rot or leaking issues makes you angry and don't get me started with trying to get the companies to pay for the repairs 🤦.

Will be continuing our channel in the next month or so, so keep an eye out 👍

You can see clearly from my video that there were areas where sealant was either needle thin or completely missed. I have spoken to many others who advised their caravans are the same. Such a shame that poor workmanship let the company down.

@vagabondlife2018 yes we have Elddis motorhome here in uk 🇬🇧 I pray to my God for no leaks

The best piece of advice I can give you Karl is to purchase a moisture meter. Ours is not an intrusive one, it does not make holes in the walls to work. It cost us $50 NZD to purchase and was the best $50 we spent. Be proactive by checking regularly and that way you can catch any leaks before they become a write-off for your caravan.

Yes I'd don't allow engineer's to ues damp meters that stab the walls, great video. I check my van regularly and outside seems. I did notice you didn't show any damp damage on floor inside van .if you catch it fast enough it can dry out

We are lucky we had NO moisture/damp damage inside the caravan, but we can see how easily it can happen.

Oh wow Leila hello, so you are still at TT, I thought the project was finishing in Jan- Feb this year. Say hi to Dan for me.

Like Rachel Hunter said, it might not happen overnight, but it will happen 🤣😆

Hi Brandy welcome to the channel. No, our caravan is fiberglass underneath, so don't have that issue. I have seen alot of English caravans with this problem though. I think alot of it is attributed to the same issue though with the moulding along the bottom of caravan. The water gets in there and runs along that moulding to the back corners. I just gave a friend a hand to repair his English van with this very problem.

Hi Matt you're welcome. Look I will say we love our Bailey and it's true to say there is no such thing as the perfect caravan/campervan as they all have issues, but I strongly suggest purchasing a moisture meter and taking that with you when you go looking at vans, because even brand new vans on the lot can have issues you wouldn't even be aware of until you've purchased it.

Thanks, I am looking into moisture meters. Any recommendations?@@vagabondlife2018

Thanks for the feedback and subscribing. I'm glad the video was able to help. I am not familiar with the discovery, but the rangefinder just has a few screws to take out for the front covers to come off. I know some of the earlier bailey's had no overlap from the front wall, which left the front edge of the floor exposed to moisture. Some people were smearing a sealer on this edge and then also putting a piece of aluminum angle on it for protection. Everdure from bunnings, is great for stopping any rot. Kind regards Darren

@@vagabondlife2018 Cheers Darren. Yes. That's what I was going to do as double protection. Thanks again mate and happy travels!

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Hey Phill thanks for the comment and for letting me know that you have had the same issue as us and that my video has helped you identify where the problem has been coming from, and will enable you to now repair it. Best of luck.

Awesome thanks for your support and comment Craig 👍

Hi Andrew, welcome to our channel, glad our caravan video was helpful.

Thanks for the comment and glad you found our channel ♥️🤗