Honestly, I dont know why we do this... Motorcycle Camping
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- We are on a motorcycle camping tour throughout Spain and Portugal Attempting to Spend one month in a tent. But relentless bad luck is following us and is set to continue on Day 4. Join us in Europe as we tour with our Honda Africa Twins and our Motocamping Equipment as we go from beginner Moto camping tourers to Experienced.... Honestly, I dont know why we do this!
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Feel for you both, another great and entertaining episode. You two still make me giggle ao much. Rich, get yourself a thunderbox , I've added one to my bike and it take all the worry away from switching anything off, it only powers your accessories with the engine running and shuts them all down when not I've got to say you have one of the best channels on TH-cam, get in that sun you two, pitch your tent and chill with a beer. 😂
Thanks so much bud, we can’t believe all the kind comments we get. We are just a couple of amateurs having a go at it
The lady has a good sense of humor. Happy trails.
Oh yes... You need one doing a months moto camping!
The penknife on the wall, @ 15:05 is in the Guinness book of world records as the biggest in the world! We stay at that campsite on our tours. love it there.
Yes that’s right! We recommend this camp site too, very nice people and food
@@ontheroadadventure Guys, we have sent you " a coffee " that is not for coffee! 😏
Thanks so much!! You guys are awesome 🙌
You guys are so entertaining, one of the best channels on TH-cam. Thanks for sharing your adventures
Wow, thank you! We love sharing our journey and laughter with you all
Part of the experience, or so my partner keeps saying
That’s right’
Great episode guys, really enjoyed it. Camping in the cold…nope lol
2 degrees this morning waking up
This will be one adventure you will remember, keep smiling and may be add a miniature rechargeable jump starter to your shopping list, safe riding.
Yeah apparently Oxford do a really small one that will go under the seat 👍
Epic, please let this quest continue 👍
That we promise!
You guys really cheer me up. "If that's a cricket, it must be 8 feet tall" 😅😅
At least!
Welcome to Portugal, from beautiful mountain roads to amazing beaches and sea coasts we have everything. As you drive along the N2 you will drive through different regions with unique dishes associated to them, you will be spoiled for choice and mind the portions too. 👍👍
Thanks so much! We love it here!!
That campsite looks great and your both so funny the snakes had eaten the frogs 😂now that’s a proper road too a few mishaps soldier on stay safe guys always x x
This was a great place, highly recommended. Thanks for joining us for a laugh and travels
Really enjoying these vids. You seem to have found your own unique vibe with this series. 👍
Cheers, we really appreciate your feedback and support, I think we both are so much more relaxed doing this now ⛺️⛺️🫡
Rich, you crack me up. Your face when Ewa was trying to get you to try her food reminded me of my youngest when faced with eating anything other than chicken nuggets!!
I’m with the child, chicken nuggets all day for me 😂
Absolutely loving yhe dry humour.. and i yhought spain would be warm
So did we 😂😂
I had a child turn on my heated grips causing a flat battery. That was why I rewired them through a ignition fed live. Hope things improve now for you both.
Thanks Alastair things are on the up as we go south!
Hard cases saved wife’s leg when was hit by engine bars of a motorcycle couple weeks ago
So glad we had them on but yes lots of money for replacement
Hi Phil, sorry to hear of the accident, Very lucky the boxes were on
This series of vlogs are first rate, top entertainment. So looking forward to the rest and see what happens next. Ride safe out there.
More to come! Glad you enjoy our humour 👍
Loveing your latest adventure I think you’ve just overtaken Ichy Boots and become my favourite TH-cam channel
Thanks so much, we love to watch itchy boots too
You guys are brave. My snake phobia would make me turn around and never go back…
We both thinking big brave thoughts the whole time lol
you can start a bike from any car , done it loads of times .i carry motorcycle jump leads everywhere now .
I’m going to invest in a jump pack now incase this happens again
You really are the font of all happiness, but hysterically funny too!
lol Thanks!
Great vid,bit of bad luck but iam sure it will get better soon just wait for that sun puts a smile on my face
Yes, the sunny bits are coming soon!
you need a battery jumper starter, They are not big or too expensive. Could of been a "life saver"
Yeah we will get one for the next tour
I loved the music on your video tonight. Great video once again and pleased you're both all ok. I have Oxford heated grips and I thought they were supposed to be clever enough to sense when the engine wasn't running and turn off. Maybe it's not all models, but glad you got it sorted. Really enjoying your videos and adventure. Ride safe.
Best regards
Dave
Thanks Dave really appreciate your comments, we do obsess over choosing the right music, we think music can change the feel of what your looking at
Great to watch the grips turn off afta so long Enjoying ya trip Ride Safe 🤞🏻👍👍🤙🏻
Thanks, well that’s what’s suppose to happen!
Hey you two.Why he hell are you not sharing a DOUBLE SLEEPING BAG. You and EVA side by side you'll NEVER be cold man. 👍👍👍
Ah yes the problem with that is not the bag but the Mattress. We tried a double airbed before we bought all our new kit but when one moved the other gets bounced around and woken up. So we went for separate thermarest matts
From what I've. read the bears have been reintroduced into the Pyrenees only but the snakes are very plentiful on the Iberian Peninsular, normally they don't bother you though. There are very small spiders which give you a nasty bite however - well at least here in Catalonia, and very small flies called the negra mosca, maybe not in Portugal. Watch out on the roads for wild animals like the boars and deer, or even wild dogs. But apart from that things are so much better here than in the UK, and the wine is cheap, enjoy your trip.
We love Portugal! The people are so friendly, roads are great and apparently it’s sunny sometimes 😂
LMAO, keep up the good work, stay safe
Thanks 🙏
Come on Rich - I`m not sure about Bear Grylls your more like Fanny Grylls!!!!! 😜 Keep heading South you two I`m sure you`ll find the sun and warmth soon 👌What a brilliant adventure, you`ll be talking about this trip for years!!
Ha loads of you will be talking about this for years 😂
Another brilliant video that had me laughing out loud. You do know a wild boar is just a grumpy pig right? 😆 You might consider getting a Healtech Thunderbox to wire your grips (and any other switched accessory) into. I've got one for my chargers and satnav and they work really well and dead simple to fit.
We've decided to sack off the camping for our trip to Ireland next week and booked hotels instead as the weather is looking cold and wet (and I'm a lot older that you two, plus I'm a big girls blouse!). Keep up the good work, looking forward to the next one!
We don’t blame you mate, camping in the cold is no fun we can confirm! Ireland is almost always rainy too!
As you're probably aware those Oxford grips should turn themselves off after a few minutes of the bike being switched off. Check next time you're parking up, the light should start flashing then they go off.
Well that’s what I thought too!
@@ontheroadadventure Not all of them do but worth checking as they could be faulty. I use a Healtech Thunderbox to wire all my accessories. It doesn't switch them on until your bike is running (leaving all the current to start your bike) and charging and switches them off about 10 seconds after you switch off (so if you stall it they will remain on whilst you restart it).
Apparently you can turn in and off the battery saver mode by pressing both buttons so mine could be off
Great travelogue guys….. I’ve been looking for a woman like Eva all my life…you are a lucky guy!
Great Video guys.
I always travel with a powerpack and a compressor after a flat battery. good to see that everyone helps!
Jump leads will be in my tool pack for the next tour for sure 👍
HIya, I do love your videos, You are both so natural, and your videos are so true to life I really feel that they are from the heart and not just made purely for the effect ( if you know what I mean ) Thank you stay safe and keep it real.
Hi Paul thank you so much, We love that people appreciate out approach, We just love to do this, we have no need to be fake
Great video - keeping it real world - breath of fresh air tbh. ❤
Thanks so much
ahhh what a nightmare start but things can only get better! You 2 do make me laugh lol
Weird about the Cardo problem ive have the packtalk edge for a year and been through all sorts of weather and its been flawless
Well in fairness, Cardo have been amazing! As soon as we told them of our issue they bent over backwards to get a replacement unit to us, best customer service we ever received
Every obstacle is surmountable. You will look back and laugh. 😅 ride safe
Yes absolutely it’s all about the right attitude 👍
Sharing is caring Rich😂👍🏻
I always share my food with ewa 😂
Bad luck guys
Cant win them all, but things get much better
Once again you guys make me laugh out loud, if that's a cricket it must be 8 feet tall 😂
About the cardo unit… an assistant of mine had an accident in the galley, “drowning” her iPhone while experiencing rough sea.
She left it on the bathroom floor overnight. Didn’t work out. So because she had “written it off” I decided to try the convection oven. I “baked it” on 50 degrees Celsius for 2,5 hours. The phone worked just fine after this rather unconventional method.
If you rent a place that has an oven, you can try “cooking your Cardo” on the lowest temperature keeping the door slightly open to let out any moisture…
Good luck and ride safe
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We have resolved the Cardo issue, Cardo themselves have been amazing and sorted a replacement unit. The customer service from them has been superb!
The oxford should cancel
Itself when the voltage is below 11volts. All part of the Adventure. Next: 2 flat tyres! More adventure! Lyon had an decathlon. They have some fleece
Blanket
Not sure why it drained the battery 🤷♂️
Another great video guys. Your first couple of days has not gone to good. But hopefully it will get better. 😂😂
It has too! 😂⛺️⛺️
👍
Thanks
absolutely great to watch.....
keep it up and take good care......✨
Thank you! You too!
If you corner a cricket it will go straight for your throat. Or that might be snakes, or boars.
Cheers we will remember that…
You guys are funny ... 'specially Ewa. 😄
Cheers, laughter is what life is all about 👍
Just found your channel can't wait for the rest off the series ❤
Welcome aboard! Did you start the tour from the beginning? We have just started the new season 👍
Yeah I've binge watched this and the Rome series I'm loving the content 👌
Tent camping must almost be bearable when you've got a gourmet restaurant on site, eh?
One thing we found about moto camping, especially touring when moving on every night that cooling food is very time consuming and allot of hassle, buying the food at a supermarket, setting up the cooking equipment then making it, then walking to do the dishes somewhere and packing the kit away again… We are going to try some boil in a bag options next time
guys, you crack me up, lol. With all you're going through, since you are in Portugal I'd suggest a little visit to Fatima then, coming back, passing through France go to Lourdes as well. 😁 It might be of some help.
oh right, I forgot: you've also chosen the wrong time of the year for the little travel
I think you are right we should do that and possibly a Medugorje 😂😂 made me laugh that, love it!
Also you are right here…… we just could not wait to escape the rain so thought April must be hot enough but ohhh we been wrong! We are now in the south and still no heat…… maybe better luck tomorrow
@@ontheroadadventure 😁
I know I should not laugh, but you guys are putting a smile on my face 😂.. I have had a regular go in a mates bike, which led to a wasted day trying to locate one, my mates tent distroying itself in Switzerland in biblical weather.. So believe it or not planning on the go is a great idea.... Bloody horrible when things go wrong, but you will always remember them with a smile on your face..
Yes touring is just constant problem solving it seems
Just give that camping a miss but that food looked delicious i must say stay safe you two a fantastic video 👌💯👍
Some how this camping challenge idea got out of hand!
OMG how's your luck!!! I could cry for you two 😢 but you got through it, get them grips wired into a switched circuit Rich!! Stunning roads and so empty! You guy's cracked me up at the end, those crickets, no they're frogs . . . Don't step on a snake! 🤣😂🤣 Did you have nightmares Rich? 🐍
Nope I stayed in that tent til dawn! MSR make good snake proof tents… I hope
Ewa you are a proper wind up merchant.... mind Rich falls for it every time. Not likely to see any snakes when it's cold. Glad you're really enjoying the whole moto camping experience, it's great, isn't it.
We are definitely having a laugh, but then the silliness rarely stops in our lives
You might need to carry some light batt leads just in case
Yes definitely a wise thing to carry on the next big tour
Well done, you are braver than me my tour of Spain starts in July.
Yeah that’s a smarter choice than we made lol. We got a bit too keen to set off again from the rainy uk
roast wild boar is lovely and also is roast Mountain goat and freshly cooked chicken me and my late partner with a group of others we went down to faro 5 year running the only trouble I had on my bike is the bolts coming loose on the front of the tank and having to take my front sprocket off and turn it round due to wearing the teeth enjoyed the faro rally five times and went to Gibraltar with the bike club and a bikers wedding in northern Spain weather good every time all on a 1984 gpz 600r the 90s were great
Amazing memories you must have, we would like to attend the Faro bike festival
The reason we do it is we hate being in one place 😂 but stuff camping mind 😂😂😂
Camping isn’t all bad, but it does definitely add another layer to the challenges
Priceless !
Cheers!
I thought that Oxford grips were supposed to turn themselves off when the engine vibration stops. Mine are wired direct to the battery and never had that problem so far. Keep your spirits up as it should be warming up as you ride south??? Love the banter between you.
Thanks Mike, I also thought they should shut off, not sure what happened there, a strange one
I look forward to these.
Thanks so much, we are just as excited each time to share the new videos with you all
Whowwww you’re in my country 👏👏👏hope you enjoy it, go south on the N2 and you will find the sun. Yes outside the big cities live just goes smoother here, it’s a beautiful country to relax eat and travel by bike. Cheers on this new series amazing trip👏👏👏
We just love the feel of the villages and small towns, people sat around having a chat outside the shops, no one seems stressed or in a rush. Does everyone have enough work here? How is it?
Yes there is enough work for everyone in general, it’s just that in the countryside everyone knows each other and there is no stress at all, if you go to Lisbon it’s a totally different animal though. That’s why some people are coming to the little villages for the weekend or when they retire because there is no stress at all , like in the UK I guess. I think you deserve a lot more subscribers, you show the reality of life in general, always with a smile and good humor. Cheers
@@user-of1gd9vz8t We are from a city in the uk and would love to escape to this quiet life…
Thanks so much, with every share and comment the channel grows a little more… more importantly though we love making the videos and chatting to you all here 😀
Watching your video I can't wait for my trip this year going to southern France and Switzerland, the trip I did a few years ago down to Gibraltar and back up through Portugal was awesome we used a road going north crossing the Portugal and Spanish board was amazing biking roads ps I have the same heated grips as you and also wired directly to the battery they should turn off when the voltage drops before the battery goes flat
Thanks, we did Switzerland and the alps last year and also on the return leg of our home to Rome tour you may have seen. It’s amazing there you will love it!
Carry on camping couldn't hold a candle to you!
Every little hiccup is a chance to learn.
Oxford do a tiny set of jump leads that attach to an optimate charging lead. Size of a tube of toothpaste. Stash under the seat.
Beautiful Portugal is at it's best in the South in April. 22 during the day.
A trip along into Spain and Gibraltar? Ewa might get to wear her swimmers?
Love the positive attitude.
Btw the noise was cicadas. Nothing to worry about.
Ride safe 👍
Thanks il look up the jump leads for the next trip when we get back. We are becoming problem solving masters!
Rich. Is scared of frogs 🐸 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rich is a city boy, he not scared just not used to it 😂
😂 Rich. Come camping in Oz!! Most venomous snakes, spiders everywhere and some scorpions.... but we still go camping.
You just have to get on with it and most blokes don't even think about it.
We were talking about this the other other day, in our imagination you guys are tripping over snakes etc everyday but in reality we see you guys walking through grass with shorts and flip flops so it can’t be that often you find stuff like that surely?
I’ve done a similar route to what you are on a year ago.fortunately stoping in hotels as I think you are a bit early for camping. Leon is a beautiful city if you had chance to look around. I di£ the N2 backwards from Faro to Chaves. That’s a great route, if you go to Chaves have a good look around it’s really nice. Good luck with the rest of the trip
We not into cities but the N2 is coming up 👍
Great video, glad you luck is changing, enjoy the rest of the trip
Thanks so much
@ontheroadadventure no worries. When you get back and if you fancy a coffee let us know, as Liz and I are only in Somerset
@@sharipayne5181 Cheers, we want to organise a social ride or event soon, would be great to meet people in person
Great vlog guys. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it 🫡
Wow, is that campsite not far from Braganca, that’s the area they make penknives, they used to have the world record knife on the wall, 13ft long when opened,
Good restaurant too,
The roads will just get better,
That’s the one the knife is the worlds largest penknife 👍
You haven’t had an easy start with the weather conditions, electrical failure and even a bump off the bike. Did you go through their insurance in the end? I’ve paid for a nights camping through the buy me a coffee to help change your fortunes!
We are attempting the insurance but it’s not looking easy the police paper work is all in Spanish and of course the insurance company are not making it easy.
Chalky you are amazing! Thank you so much for your support, we really appreciate you! 😀⛺️🫡 We will thank you in a upcoming episode when we use your kind gesture
Get one of those portable power banks with jump leads. I got mine in Halfords. It can also charge a phone.
A wise choice I think going forward
Connect the grips via a relay. Could make an interesting video out of it too
@@dbharrold I will look into a solution. I thought they turn themselves off after a while to stop this happening
Love your channel, and as a fellow Devonshire dumpling.😅 Good luck trying to bump start modern bikes if the battery is low. Bumping speed cannot create enough alternator output voltage to meet the minimum all the modern electronics needs, fuel pump, etc. to fire up.😢
Yeah I would t even attempt it. In some ways old beat up bikes make more sense than our posh electronic adventure bikes
Class
Thanks for joining us on the moto camping tour, glad you enjoy our humour
@@ontheroadadventure it’s amazing you two definitely hit it off
@@johncarmichael8367 Thanks bud, we do have so much fun doing the most basic of tasks together 😂
I make sure to never wire directly to the battery unless I use a ign. trigger relay for this very reason can't guarantee to turn it off or someone turning it on easy to do very few tools are needed PM me if you like about it.
Thanks they should turn off by themselves I’m not sure what happened here
Hi Guys,
You bought the packtalk bold, does it struggle to connect via mesh to the packtalk edge?
Thanks, great video's.
Hi, we believe it will work but you need to update it using a older USB connection which our MacBooks don’t use
Lol 😂it’s not just me who has terrible moto camping trips then? Keep it up comedy gold! And as you say when it gets better you appreciate it more 😂😂 glad you both still ok? Staying warm is the key when camping
Things can only get better! We still having a laugh overall
@@ontheroadadventure lol 😂 hope so you two are great 👍 x
@@johnterry804 Nothing more entertaining than someone else’s mis fortune
Snakes, eh? I hate the b@stards. With my Italy trip coming up fast, I'm considering that a bivvy bag is maybe not as snake proof as I'd hope and I'll be waking up with a dozen of the little sh!ts warming up in my sleeping bag.
My wife and I enjoy your channel, keep the great content coming!
Yeh….at 80 I hate any snake, poisonous or not🐍
Yes that is a very real possibility, snakes, scorpions, spiders and centipedes are all a problem but most of all the mosquitoes 🦟
@@neilurquhart8622 Basic human instinct to hate snakes, it’s like your brain saying this is dangerous stay well away!
You know why there are no bears in Portugal now……the snakes ate them whole so watch out for fuckin massive snakes!!🐍🐍🐍
Love you guys sense of humour and ‘glass half full’ attitude. Ride safe
Well at least they will be easy to spot!
where did you put the Crit Aire sticker lol
It’s only needed in cities I believe?
This camping lark looks like torture
Only 26 more nights to do though…
Never camped never will I just call the motel and book a room
We have always done that too, hence our challenge to ourselves to try motocamping for one month…
Everybody wires Oxfords directly, they should auto-detect the drain and turn off by themselves. If your battery is more than 2 years old its probably died, quality is crap these days. I have a cheap eBay digital voltmeter on the dash, which helps to verify proper charging.
Battery is charging ok Africa twin shows the voltage on the dash, not sure what happened here 🤷♂️
I run my farkles through a Healtech Thunderbox 👍
We need to look at that I think
@@ontheroadadventure they are well worth it, had mine for ages and moved it from bike to bike over the years. Got spots, USB, grips and sat nav running through it 👍
@@simonhaile9710 Cheers, I won’t let it happen again… hopefully! 🤞
Lol, do you two ever have a good day? 🤣
Oh yes, it does happen sometimes
Sorry for the misfortune but it doesn’t half make me giggle the comments between you 😂 class video 👍👍
In the end, having a laugh is all any of this is about 👍
Wild boar is so much better than pork.
Ewa thought so, but we both really liked our meals here
Rich, how come your grips don’t auto power off…I had those exact ones and had them wired directly to the battery…and they always automatically powered off when not in use 🤷🏻♂️
I’ve no idea, they should do?
@@ontheroadadventure I’ve found the instructions. Your grips aren’t in auto mode…I remember mine did this when I first installed them.
- The controller goes into BSM after 5 seconds of the voltage being less than 11.5V, or after 2 minutes of not detecting any noise on the 12V power lead. Once in this mode, it will wait a further 5 minutes or thereabouts before switching off completely.
- If the rider does not want or like this feature, the BSM can be disabled by switching the controller on and then pressing and holding both buttons together for 5 seconds.
- During this time, the BSM LED will indicate whether the BSM feature is currently enabled (LED on) or disabled (LED off).
- After 5 seconds the state of the LED will change, and the user can let go of the buttons.
So just follow the above directions and then wait a few minutes and the BSM light will start flashing to confirm it’ll switch off shortly….unless power is restored…as in you start your bike again 🙂
@@brianhull5125 Good man! Il try this out 👍👍
Are you guys out on the trip at the moment and editing along the way, or have you already come back?
We are editing as we go 👍
Does oxford heated grips not turn off automatically when battery goes below certain Voltage. So it does not drain the battery to the rate you cant start the bike.
Well that’s what I thought too! Not sure what happened here
You need a Healtech Thunderbox for any connection to a battery, apart from a battery charger. Are you not wearing your heated clothing? Please explain why you'll eat a domestic pig but not a wild pig? 😂 Is your speedo showing kph or mph - just curious.
We left it in mph the satnav shows us mph speed limits. We will look into thunder box for sure
Great video, glad you kept your chin up. We had the same issue on a tour in Bologna, we were freezing and wet and my other half left her grips on whilst we went round the Ducati museum. Luckily we'd parked at the Ducati dealer juat down the road and they jumped it for us. Easy mistake to make.
We live and learn!
Sod camping lol. Hotels all the way.
Well yes, that’s always been rich’s common sense approach 😂
Fec me guys🏍️🏍️🏍️yiz are wild🤣
Cheers lol
I’m guessing you’re Irish ☘️ 🤪…..love the Irish sense of humour 🇬🇧
eva is much a better leader
Yeaahhh No… lol that is definitely not the case lol
I think you've been using your blanket inside out, I've got the same one.
Naaa surely not 🤣 Can’t be…
@@ontheroadadventure lol have you gone and looked? 😆
Lol yeah! You can’t get it the wrong way because of the foot pocket! Did make me laugh though
@@ontheroadadventure you can literally flip it round, does it say corus 32f/0oc on the grey side? If yes that's the inner 😀 I worked in the outdoor industry for years. The chest pocket should be on the outside
Well il be…. 😂😂😂 Why didn’t you tell me before?!! I promise you I been sleeping layered up in clothes, hat and thermals a whole month… these videos go out after it’s been filmed, I promise you this is our last night of the tour in the tent!!!
I was sure you were pulling my plonka! This is going to be on the video 😂😂