Beginner Van Life Tips to Make Your Camper Van Experience More Enjoyable if Wild Camping
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- Beginner Van Life Tips to Make Your Camper Van Experience More Enjoyable if Wild Camping
10 pieces of advice including one HUGE tip.
How can you improve your wild camping experience?
How to find FREE parking for your Camper Van.
Here I discuss how you can improve your own experience and also that of others.
Find better places to stop, new places to park.
Things to consider when you are stealth camping off grid.
Increasing numbers of vanlife camper vans enjoying Staycations has seen an increase in wild camping and tourist areas being swamped with lots of vans.
Reports of vans being damaged and even owners being attacked, is not nice to hear. So what can you do to limit the risk of upsetting the locals?
I am running a FREE competition for 2 of you to win the latest book from Brit Stops. Helping you find free places to stay with the landowners permission
www.britstops.com
In the comments, write where you would like to go in the UK to stay first.
Please subscribe, like the video and share with your friends and other vanlifers.
The 2 winners will be drawn from the comments, at random which I will video live on 10th October 2022 (Draw now closed)
I will confirm time in a community post closer to the date.
This is a fantastic book with detailed information on the stopping places and well worth the small price for you to buy if you do not win one of the two available.
This is not sponsored and I do not have an affiliate link with Britstops, I just want to share the great book and stopping places they have.
This has not be endorsed by TH-cam
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The @Staycation Lifestyle van conversion is coming along nicely.
I bought a Stealth VW Transporter T6 Kombi Highline van 140bhp diesel SWB with tailgate.
Slowly turning it into a stealth camper van / day van with bed. I will also need something for cooking, cooling, sleeping, drinking ?? Choices to be made.
I have lots more to do though, I have a new electrical system, using Victron components and a Lithium LIFEPO4 battery, so I obviously need to install some power devices. I have a new sound system, with Focal speakers and ibus 2.1 amp, Playstation PS4, which will be removable, TV's on headrests.
Lots for me to look forward too and it would be nice to take you on the journey.
Please do let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions.
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There are many great camper adventures to come camping in my tiny house.
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If your looking for some free places to stay, have a look at the Britstops book www.britstops.com
Many choices of places to park up overnight and stay in their carparks including pubs, restaurants, adventure centres and even vineyards and breweries.
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Cracking video as always.My first stop would definitely be Devon and Cornwall because I absolutely love the place.Keep the videos coming please.👍🏻
Good advice, Thank you
Glad you liked it 👍🏼
Great Vid, very sensible advice. Its surprising how many people think they wont get moved on. Be kind and courteous always. My first stop would be somewhere in Kent, stopping at my mums on the way past. I have had my van a couple of years now got during lockdown and never been able to go down to see her in it. Its currently in the garage for new clutch which is not an easy job on a DSG and very expensive. Keep up the great vids.
It’s not just the concern of police moving people on, it’s angry locals giving you no choice but to move on. Oh dear, that’s not good news, however when something like that happens, I think ah well, I know that won’t break again 😀
Great vid, only stumbled across your account week or so back. Great advice and on the tyres too. I would aim for the Maidstone area as my first trip using the book :-) Thanks again and look forward to your future posts
Thank you, nice to hear 👍
Great video, very important tips. Brit stops looks good too! Would love to see locations in the south west, Devon and Cornwall areas.
Loved this video. Never heard of the book but sounds so useful and exactly what we need. My first stops could be anywhere around Cardigan Bay in Wales.
Thank you. It’s really useful and good to have the landowners permission, rather than worrying about being moved on or high site fees.
Great video. This book looks perfect for when I eventually take delivery of my van. It's now been 16 months since I placed my order with vw. I'd be happy to travel anywhere once I'm a man with a van.
Wow, that’s a long wait. However I’m sure it will be worth it 👍
Great vide lots of useful info, thanks👍🏼. I would go and stay outside Aberdeen near my friends who I haven’t seen for years.
Thank you. There are several places in Aberdeenshire, Infact 3 pages of them. With a great mix of types of places to stay
Great video, first stop York city centre
Lots of good advice. Collecting our first van early November. Book looks brilliant, we would more than likely head somewhere in North Wales for our first few stop overs 😊
Fantastic, Van life is amazing. I wish you all the best 👍
Informative as usual, first stop would be the lovely New Forest.
Thank you 😊 The New Forest certainly is lovely
Great video just started following you. I would head straight to wales
Great video, thank you 😊
My first stop would be near the miners track up snowdon. I've done 2 of them, want to get all of them done at some point lol
Thank you. Never done Snowdon, definitely one for the future 😀
Great video. Thanks for posting. I would like to go round the north west of scotland for my first trip
Thank you. Yes, has to be done 😀
Would love to visit around the new forest area. Great help and advice as always.
Love the New Forrest. Will be going there myself again soon 👍
Very informative, thank you. I'd be off to my happy place which is 40 minutes away at the Gower peninsula South Wales.
Thank you. Nice to have that on your doorstep 🤙
Grid vid with good tips will really have to look at this book 😁😁😁😁
Cheers. As far as owning a van is concerned, it’s cheap 🤣 And great value
Another great video, Yorkshire Dales for me ;)
Thank you. More of a Red Rose person myself 🤣
Hello, great videos, really informative, Pembrokeshire!
Thank you. Love that coast 👍
Good sound advice. I would stop in Longnor in the Staffordshire Peak District for my first stop.
First stop of many I’m sure 😀
I live in rural area , it’s not camping vans causing any problems they usually park up and use the pub inc canal boaters . It’s was mostly car day trippers leaving bbq and crap everywhere and drive off .
I’m not a camper type but can see the appeal my wife pushing to get a van tho .
Great video as always, we’ve just bought our first van and the first place we’d love to go and stay is the Scottish highlands 😊
Thank you. Really want to go to the highlands again, although it’s a long way from down here 👍
😂 I can imagine looks beautiful but is literally the other side of the country for you
Great video, will use the book for a trip to the Scottish Highlands if picked 🤞🍻
A big favourite and with good reason
Just bought a T6.1 been to Brighton & London for overnight stays both on campsites, but looking forward to my first long trip to Cornwall.
Plenty of lovely places to explore in Cornwall 😀
What a great book ! My first stop would be Northumberland to visit the fantastic beaches.
It certainly is. Never forget my trip to Kielder forrest in 1995 when McRae won the WRC
Great video, I actually litter pic whenever I wild camp to help leave no trace. I would choose somewhere near Snowdonia, as I'd love to take my 3 & 5 year old to see the low flying planes at 'mach loop'
Thank you. What a great thing to do. Must go to Snowdonia myself one day
Great vlog again pal very informative i keep on saying i will get a book .northumberland supposed to be lovely
Thank you. Not been there for many years, but yea it is
Great video as I’m getting my first campervan next month. Would like to go to The New Forest for our first ever trip away
Brilliant, you will love it
I'm glad I subbed to you fella!
Great info all the time 🤘🏽
Oh I plan to hit the NC500 when I come back over to the UK 😊
😀 Good start, then you could move onto the rest of the UK 😂
@@StaycationLifestyle 😅
Well I will be sta-in from the saffff innit, for some chav spotting.
Then pass frewww London n all dat 🤣
But yes I do plan on visiting a lot of my old BuDis from Uni days who are scattered all over the country.
Its been over 5years I haven't been back to my London home.
I kinda miss it even though its gone from bad to worse 😬
Britstops looks great, first trip for our family would be all around Wales I think. Cheers for the video 🙂
It sure it. Lots to explore in Wales
Some great tips here and thanks for the book idea, I saw the app too. Just put down deposit on a new T6.1 campervan which is due in November/December. Our first destination given the time of year is going to be relatively local Ivinghoe Beacon with georgeous views over the Chilterns and surrounding area.
I really like the 6.1 and will almost certainly be my next van. Good luck with it
First stop would be around Loch Lomond, beautiful area.
Currently planning a trip to a wedding in Wales. Hoping to stay in the van near the venue but need a safe stop! Great timing for this giveaway. 😊
That would be perfect then. Where in Wales?
Great tips. Got my first ever VW van last week. I’d like to go somewhere around north wales. Have always wanted to photograph the lonely tree
Thank you. Enjoy, hope you have deep pockets, as a van is never finished. There is always something else to buy
Yeah learning that very quickly 😂
Brit Stops. Would use for a trip to west coast of wales. Just found your channel and had hit the subscribe before saw the giveaway. Great vids keep them coming please
First stop would be back to Newquay! Might try to get down for little New Years stop over 🤙🏼
North Coast of Cornwall is fantastic. Great place for New Year too 👍
Very interesting info... though now rethinking my plans for the NC500... don't want to be beaned!
Thanks, ;-)
Cornwall!!!!! ❤
Great video.I'd like to do the NC500.🤙
Absolutely, a must for every van owner 😀
Don’t park & drink or you’ll find yourself in the clink!!
My next exploration will be Anglesey, all the beauty of Wales wrapped up into a neat little bundle. 😊
😀 Can’t argue with your choice. Remember going there a few times when I was much much younger
Great tips ,I would start fairly local Shropshire maybe
Why not, some lovely countryside and which ever direction you go in, you will find somewhere else good to explore
Grear video. The place we usually go at the moment is Ourgate.
Thank you. Ourgate?
@@StaycationLifestyle Yes at the bottom of Ourgarden.
@@wanderingwakefords6850 🤣 Near Ourhouse
Got a T5, love the south west coast being a Somerset boy, but would love to check out the north..
There are some amazing places up North and Wales and Scotland end the East 🤣 We are lucky as within a relatively short distance we have some beautiful places
South Wales to visit my son 👍🏻
Sharon - I would love to travel to Shetland isle and help with the pony that need looking after for a week or two . Animal carer ❤
Really usefull video I would love to see what stops would be on the south devon coast that would be my first destination to head to
Thank you. South Devon coast is lovely, that’s a good choice.
Great advice. As only a wannabe campervan owner what scares me most is not security from van being stolen but van being attacked, or I have i watched too many scary TH-cams?
Thank you. I think there are a few points here. If your staying on a proper campsite, which the majority of people do, it’s very unlikely to happen.
If you are staying in the “wild” you are potentially at a greater risk, hence being careful where you park and how you are setup.
Just found you on You Tube and really enjoy your channel. I'm about to buy my new van to start Van life with the wife.Next year going to be a big for us mortgage paid and hopefully a new Camper van .I live in Hampshire near to Southampton and Couldn't find a copy of Brit stops on Amazon so if you got a spare copy yes please saves a trip to Waterstones 🙂.First trips will probably be Swanage and Weymouth for the first weekends then a week around Exmoor probably the big trip will be Scotland or Ireland in August next year.
Thank you. Van life is amazing, so much freedom and so much to explore. I believe you can only buy the book from the website, but you are in the draw 🤞 Sounds like you already have some great trips planned, plus you have the New Forrest on your doorstep 😀
@@StaycationLifestyle We camped under canvas for years so van life will be easy compared.🙂
Great content 😊. I’m really on the fence about buying a t6.1 new van, the fact it’s diesel and I live in central London even in my commercial van which is a euro 6 . 17 plate is much more expensive to park than a petrol van 😮
Thank you. I know how you feel. Is it worth waiting to see what the new generation of Transporter will be? Possible petrol hybrid option which could be appealing
Interesting video, I’d visit Totnes
Lovely old town and loads surrounding it 👍
My first stop will be somewhere around Wales
just got a vw t5 06 reg and retired life's looking good
Fantastic. Lots of free time to explore 😃
Would love to explore the New forest area to appreciate the autumn colours
Great idea. Love the New Forest but only ever been in Summer 😀
Devon and park next to you 😂🤣 The book looks interesting 👌
🤣 I’m often found over the bridge in Cornwall also 😂 The book certainly is. It’s the variety of places to stay I like. I was reading it earlier and came across and adventure centre with archery and other activities, but as it’s in Scotland, it’s not exactly a weekend trip
Regarding the moving on and drinking alcahol. Thats a very grey area and if the police officer can see you had no intention to drive the vehicle. You'd be done for Drunk in charge. Not Drunk Drive.
Conclusion : get a van, but pretty much don't do anything with it or around it when you stop driving ... Just enjoy driving 😂 Just kidding but it does seem like that sometimes.
Thanks for the good advice. I wish people were naturally respectful and sensible, so you didn't have to give some of it. I don't have a campervan yet & it really sometimes makes me wonder if I really want to spend my time worrying about all of this and getting angry at people who don't respect basic savoir vivre.
New sub here 👍🌹
Hi I'm new to camper life due to having autistic non verbal twin girls we would love to go to the peak district's for are first trip our camper is almost ready. We feel this life could benefit them as the love the car drives. Thanks for the great tips look forward to more
Camper life will be great for your girls I’m sure. The travelling experience, visiting lots of wonderful places like the Peak District will be great
@@StaycationLifestyle I’m certainly hoping so. Because we’re certainly looking forward to it. Thanks again
I didn't realise the Rep of Ireland was part of the UK - thank you
Great video… anywhere in North Yorkshire 😊
How about a little further up to see High Force Waterfall 😃
@@StaycationLifestyle do visit that area but never been there, I will add it to my list 🙂
I haven’t been for over 30 years, but I will go back one day 🤞
Would love to stay anywhere by the sea and most seasides are always a pain to find good parking so would like to see if there where any good places to stay by the sea. Thanks. New subscriber
Sea views are my favourite. Not in the book, but a paid campsite in Polzeath, Tristram Camping is lovely
I would like to go to Wales. 😄
would love to go to Scotland and do the NC 500
the book would be a great asset.
This book can take you to many places you wouldn’t have thought of 👍
@staycation lifestyle I have liked and subscribed. I would explore Ireland for sure 🚐🙏🙏🙏🚐
Somewhere I fancy going myself sometime 👍
Anywhere along the coast as I live in the Midlands, however also would be interested in spots up in the Peak District with it being our local national park 🏞 😀
Lots of places to explore
Defo want to explore Wales next
Lovely country, as is the rest of the UK. We are lucky
I would head into wales
I would visit Perranporth!
Lovely place and those surrounding it 👍
Would have to be rural Scotland
Plenty of nice rural places to visit in Scotland 👍
Can't tell you exactly where my first stop would be , haven't got the book yet , but north west Wales possibly the llyn peninsula or Anglesey , ps you would have thought campers are switched on to these doe's and don't
Good choices. Yes I would hope most are aware, hopefully. If not, they do now 😀
Is there a european equivalent of that book? Or country by country?
Hi , can you send me link or tell me where I can find ‘Brit Stops’ book please ? Thanks
www.britstops.com 👍
😎👍
Two more:- 1. Park in a way you can easily drive away, maybe reverse in or turn around, ready to go. 2. Leave the place even cleaner than you found it, if someone else has left litter, you may get the blame, so take it with you.
Another 2 good tips 👍
Ive seen the britstop website and app etc but where do i get the book ? Does it come with a paid membership ?
Thanks
They stopped publishing the book from this year. It’s now on the app only.
The problem with the book was that it became outdated very quickly.
The book was nice to have though, but like maps, it’s gone with the times
@@StaycationLifestyle cheers mate seems a shame
It is. Would be interesting to see how sales have gone this year. They may have got their demographic wrong. I expect most users aren’t 20 year old kids who have never read a map book.
Aye paper doesn't need 4g
The van parked on double yellows might have been a blue badge holder and disabled and maybe just needed to rest. I’m a blue badge owner myself and have had comments from public because I’m in a camper and on double yellows. Was in Whitby a few weeks back and a couple went out of their way to walk over to say something to me, I wasn’t camping just had my side door open looking at the view with my 2 Jack Russell and was day time. I heard them talking as they came over saying how disgusting it was me being parked there then they looked at the front window and must have seen the badge, as they scuttled away disappointed they couldn’t virtue signal at me I heard them chuntering “well maybe he can park there, but you just wouldn’t though would you”. Some people are just that way out over anything and want to have the moral high ground over you.
Also if you are travelling with dog, keep them attached!
Litterpick 50m around your van!
I would head to cardigan bay in wales so my mrs could hopefully see the dolphins
Ooh, that’s a good reason to visit. As I start to Google… dolphins Cardigan Bay 😀
Falkirk
And see the Falkirk wheel 😁
So basically...don't wild camp .hide in your van if you do ..I agree with most of your points but didn't buy a camper to just sit inside not set up outside..get there late leave early.i go enjoy the countryside leave no mess and do the same again. If local don't like it .jog on .I ain't making noise or mess just enjoying life
Sounds like you are the type of person the locals will get on with well. Unfortunately others don’t act the same. Using items outside is absolutely fine. It’s just setting up outdoor camp and leaving it all out, if your not actually meant to be where your parked. Absolutely you want to enjoy the outdoors 👍
@Staycation Lifestyle agree I don't set everything up when not on sites .but we can't be afraid to pull up and enjoy the countryside without worrying about every car or person that passes .that would take the fun out of the point of been mobile in the first place .I get the fact that we need to be as unseen as possible but some bloke cutting through a bush to tell me to cook my bacon 🥓 inside not outside..well🤷
& Stop scraping the nr side rear arch on posts
Deven
You dont wanna be doin this.. 😂
Seen Brit Stops in Cornwall last week I was wondering how it worked! Would be Norfolk for us 😁🚐!
I went to Norfolk as a child, nice place. Long way from me now 🤣