A blizzard on the bonnie banks as we head west to explore beautiful Loch Lomond.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ม.ค. 2024
- Van Life in Scotland. We take our work in progress camper van Daisy to the west of Scotland for her first proper trip. We plough through snow and ice to explore the banks of Loch Lomond with the plan being to head over the Erskine Bridge and up the side of the Loch through Luss and Tarbert before heading north to the Falls of Falloch and Crianlarich.
With nowhere to turn if it all goes wrong, our first attempt failed as the most severe weather in ages hits out of nowhere. Not to be put off we give it a week and then try again.
This was also a trial for the conversion of our camper van. A gas stove and a diesel heater, we should be ready for the worst the Scottish winter can throw at us.
Will our second attempt be more successful??
A huge thank you to everyone who's supported our wee channel so far, if you'd like to help support our wee adventures you can do it through through our Ko-Fi or Patreon.
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Oops, anyone spot the mistake?? I always thought Loch Lomond was the biggest body of fresh water in the UK, but it isn’t. Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is bigger.
YES...now I can watch you on Sunday, with Willie and Sarah's Skye life videos....which is how I found you. Scotland Sundays....works for me.
See you then!!
Wonderful episode! Thank you all very much for making and sharing this beautiful video! Any day you post is great! Lovely snow! Be well, stay safe all. Best wishes! 🥰💖😊💜👍
Our pleasure!
If you created a “Scotland on a shoestring” calendar, I think a lot of people would purchase one…I would 😊
Ooh, there’s an idea!!
As long as you keep making videos I will watch them whatever day they come out. 😊
Deal!
I cannot tell you how many times I have sung in glee clubs " on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Looomond". Nova Scotia is very Scottish. Best wishes to all of you for adventures ahead.
I sang it all the way up the side of the loch. Bex was threatening to get out and walk.
The snow was beautiful and so was the falls. I love an old castle and a park. The Loch was beautiful too. Thank you for the heads up on the day y'alls video now comes out now. Have a blessed week and take care. Happy 2024!
Thanks for watching
Come on folks, Scotland on a Shoestring deserves thousands more subscribers. Let’s 2024 get them to 10,000 at the least. They put in so much effort on their videos. 🤞
Aww, thank you!! That’s our target now :)
Happy New Year! I think sausages and wine in a van is the perfect way to celebrate 🙂It doesn't matter when your video's come out, they are always worth waiting for.
Thank you, hopefully Sunday will mean fewer last minute panics.
@@scotlandonashoestring I'm sure it will. Enjoy your day x
Best wishes to all of you for a happy and healthy, peaceful and prosperous new year, with lots of exciting adventures! Love and hugs from Cape Town 🇿🇦💞🤗
And the same to you and yours from a slightly damp Scotland 🏴
@@scotlandonashoestring Many thanks!
Happy New Year! May you have a safe, healthy and happy new year! I loved the snow scene, but wise move turning back. Thanks for another great video!
You’re welcome and we hope you have a great year.
Loch Lomond is beautiful. We were in Luss in September. Very pretty but, wow, crammed with tourists which, we were, too. LOL. Your storms have been making the news here. Glad you decided to turn back. Looking forward to seeing what’s cooking in Daisy next! Pats to DeNiro.
We’ve still not stopped in Luss. This trip we drove in then straight back out again, way too busy for us.
I live in the desert east of Palm Springs it is about 4650 ft elevation we had about a quarter of an inch of snow . Not enough for a snow ball fight but pretty . Snow in the desert is rare but it happens. Beautiful sight for a day drive. Crannogs are amazing shows how resourceful and capable our Scots ancestors were as builders. Happy New Year !
It’s always nice how a dusting of snow can make somewhere look totally different.
Happy New Year from sunny South Africa 🙏🏻🎉🇿🇦🏴❤️
Happy new year!!
Happy 2024 🎉
You better be careful, you are going to start having people knock on Daisy’s door asking for a delicious meal. Yummy yummy for your tummy. Driving on a snowy road can be a little scary. Another awesome video….thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
Happy new year!! Thanks as always for the nice words.
As a Canadian who lives in the snowbelt, I know snow....we can get METERS of snow at a time in a blizzard....But wearing shorts in snow makes you an honourary Canadian.
Yeah, we’re rubbish at snow compared to other countries.
Lovely little trip, you’re lucky the snow doesn’t stick around. I suppose that can also mean very poor conditions while it’s happening because you don’t have all the equipment available, you just have to stay off the roads until it melts in a couple of days. Beautiful scenery, Loch Lomond is indeed bonnie.
Absolutely
Glad you turned back even if the snow looked very pretty. Better safe than sorry. I loved the visit to Loch Lomond and surrounds it’s a very beautiful spot indeed. Sounds like a plan, a deNiro calendar 🤔. Happy New Year guys 🎉
We may have to look into calendars :)
always love the road trips
They’re our favourites too.
Really enjoyed that. Happy new year to the three of you.
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Happy new year!
Happy new year!!🎉Looking forward to many more videos this year!😊
Happy new year to you too!
Sunday is fine
Lovely seeing Loch Lomond,walked the West Highland Way a couple of years ago,which is seeing it on the other side.
You know we’ve never really explored the other side. Have to get back and see what’s there.
Your snow is beautiful!
It really is!
Just found your channel and I'm so glad I did. Absolutely love your sense of humour. DeNiro is gorgeous. Quite the visual between he and the dachsund. Good on ya' DeNiro at sussing out treats. It takes real talent to make a great meal on a one burner hob. Beautiful scenic drive.
Thank you so much, and welcome to our wee world :)
Happy New Year!
That was a lovely drive once the weather cleared.
A great start to 2024.
See you on the 17th I guess.
It’s a lovely place, great views when you can see them.
Just few wee corrections folks. The wee place before Luss is Aldochlay and the island behind the crannog is Inchtavannach. The other is you stopped in Tarbet not Tarbert. Great video ❤
Happy Hogmanay and may 2024 keep you safe and healthy!
Hope 2024 is a good one for you too!
Always enjoy your adventures.
Beautiful place and falls. Hope development doesn't spoil.
Have you know that snow storm made Canadian news. Those further away were warmer and suffering flooding at the same time.
Hope you have snow tires.
Levi's can do little for one's bum unless very tall.
Hopefully Gap is option there. It's called Old Navy here.
Once you can manage, an Eco Flow with convection burner could be another option to speed cooking and provide a kettle plug.
Hug DeNiro for us. Thanks for sharing.❤ from 🇨🇦
Wow, slow news day? It was surprising how quickly it hit.
Happy New Year to you, Becky, De Nero 🥳🇬🇧
And the same to you. Hope 2024 is a good one for you and yours.
In your charity shops, please keep your eyes open for a "Polly's Wonky Teapot" (Polly's wonky teapot Taylor's of Harrogate ). Buy it and I'll figure out how you can send it to Canada....oh, if only!
Just googled that, awesome. We’ve not seen one of those before but we’ll keep an eye out.
Thats where i live now , i love that charity shop
It’s a really good one. We managed to resist the old lady on the flamingo :)
@@scotlandonashoestring we moved there 7 weeks ago, so getting used to it,
Came across your channel and enjoyed the content.
We had a MH 2015-2022, but sadly it was salvaged after picking up road debris on a trip South on the M6.
We still have 3 Scottie Dogs and I did toy with vlogging, or journey’s in Scotland, and beyond, but never got round to it.
We hope to get a slightly smaller van in the future as our last one was a high end apartment on wheels!
We were looking at proper campers but for our wee trips we wanted something less obvious.. and I do love a project :)
Hullorerr, I've just found your channel, whit a sorry state Balloch Castle is in. I can remember when it was open tae visitors, it's sad tae see it fenced aff noo. Balloch was a really busy place years ago, the train went right up to the end of the pier so the punters could get aff and straight onto the Maid of the Loch. The no camping thing was discouraged back when I was a boy, sixty years ago. My pal and me cycled from Parkhead near tae Celtic park, tae the Duck bay marina layby. We were about tae pitch oor tent on the grass when a man wi' an official sounding voice said we couldn'y camp there. So we just slept on the beach,.
It’s a real shame to see it like that, I bet the castle it was a cracking place to visit. Hopefully they’ll find some money to get it fixed up before the rain gets in. That’s a fair old bike ride, wouldn’t try it with the traffic today!!
Really enjoyed this episode.My daughter is planning a trip to Scotland next fall ( we live in western Canada ) and I must say I am jealous .
Hopefully we’re giving her some ideas :) You can’t hide in her luggage?
HAPPY 2024
The ability of your vehicle to drive through snow without slipping, sliding and skidding is mainly governed by the equation of pressure = force / area. A BMW sports tyres that are far too wide for it's weight, therefore pressure per unit area is low and hence the tyres do not dig in. The best tyres for snow are the narrowest tyre that still safely support the weight of your vehicle. That is why Citroen 2CV's are so good on sloppy mud and snow and saloons like BMW and Mercedes aren't because of the big wide tyres, that are wider than they need to be, compared to the weight of the vehicles in slippy conditions.
Loved my 2CV, go anywhere!!
Ach jist a wee puckle sna....how we ever managed afore !!
I know. I remember commuting up and down the A9 in a Mini Van with a lot less drama than a lot of the 4X4s you see today 🤣
Hello I,B,D! If you produced a video walking around the block three times I would watch it. I'll ditto what Brigid said, I'll by a DeNiro calendar too. At 2:26, what was the Charity Shop Department you were looking for? That was some weather out there though, phew. P.S. Good luck on a two burner stove.
That’s the tat department. Not sure it’s an actual word. It’s the budget end of the shelves where the odds and ends are. It’s our favourite place :)
So, did you take the high road or the low road? Loch Lomond is my favorite loch, after Loch Tay. Have a Happy 2024.
The low road this time :)
That is called a Narwhal
That’s the word!! Brain freeze at the vital moment :)
I'm curious how long the park runs are. It seems like they are a very common thing. Are they a standard distance?
That was a lovely trip!
parkrun is always 5km, or just over 3 miles. They are in about 15 countries across the world, including Canada, the US, New Zealand and Australia. All of which are on our list :)
Also in South Africa 🇿🇦🏴❤️
@@scotlandonashoestring I knew we had lots of 5k runs in the US, but I didn't know they were called park runs. I've even done some for charities (but usually walking).