FIRST NIGHT AWAY WAS RUBBISH - VAN LIFE EUROPE (VAN BUILD SERIES)
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- Our first van life trip away, back on the road was a disaster!
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After almost completing our van build, we have one big job to do: fit the windows and awning.. We head away on the maiden voyage to test out the van and get our windows and awning fitted by a pro (or so we hoped a pro anyway!) it's a bit of a disaster trip away as we both get really sick and it seems the work we get done isn't at all as it should be.. Should we have just done this ourselves after all??
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Oh my god you two! Going above and beyond to produce a video despite being really ill! That’s dedication for you. Hope you both feel better really soon and thank you for keeping us in the loop. Obviously if you hadn’t put a video out we would have been worried! Love the windows, couldn’t be better but so disappointing about the awning. Hope they replace it without any problem so good luck! ❤️
awwwww, Thankyou, yeah we almost called the video off this week but the show must go on😅.. We just can’t miss our Thursday slot, it wouldn’t be same without the exPAWers!!! 😂xx
@@theexPAWers100% although I’m late this week as was in A&E with dodgy leg 😂❤️🤗💐 xxx
So sad to hear you have had a terrible time of it but amazing you took the time to put out a video nonetheless. The van looks great and we love the windows!! Shame about the awning (we would be livid) hopefully you will get a replacement sorted very quickly. Love to you both and the doggies and see you next Expawersday ❤️❤️
That actually may be an allergic reaction to the sardines. Rash/gastric pain. You can develop an allergy to anything at any point in your life. The problem with allergic reactions is they tend to get worse each time you are exposed to the allergen. Hope you are both feeling better.
Thanks, could be! Nick was poorly before the sardines but the rash happened after the sardines! Only one way to find out, he’ll have to have some more sardines!! 😅
They're not both going to have an allergic reaction.
He was sick before the sardines
That rash looks like urticaria which is usually an allergy reaction, but the upset tummies and pain in the chest are interesting (oesophageal spasm maybe?). So sorry you've both been poorly... hope by now you're fully recovered and ready to adventure again x
Have you heard of ‘Air Toxicity’ it may not be the case for Nick but possible for Sarah. Usually has a delay of reaction , a couple of days after a flight and caused by the air in the cabin provided by the engines on the plane rather than externally, it’s extremely toxic and causes severe illnesses .
Happy birthday to you both , hope you’re both fit enough to enjoy some birthday merriment 🥳
Can't believe someone would install something, then not try it out before handing over.
I had to call a plumber out recently to fix the flush on a toilet. He changed a washer then left without checking it had fixed the problem. It hadn't! GRRRRRRR! Rant over 😂 keep posting guys ❤
Those windows are just perfect. And i hope you both recover as quickly as possible.
Thankyou so much ❤️ x
We've had Dometic and Fiamma awnings delivered broken - don't leap to conclusions that the installer damaged it. Even boxed, if the delivery company isn't super careful they can easily get damaged and not be noticed until installed.
Everyone gets sick. Your keeping it real. 😊😊 I enjoy all your videos. The windows are great!! Sorry about the awning.
Thankyou so much, hopefully we will get the awning resolved soon❤️ x
Poor Sarah , get well soon .
Nick loves too share everything .
Thankyou so much.. ❤️ x
To fit a awning and not open it i find that hard to believe.
@barthomer1000 I agree--totally on the installer to crank the awning out and make sure everything works before he takes payment. And the job he did on the windows looks fabulous. Sounds like two different people worked on it and the one who installed the awning didn't follow through. Hate that.
I agree.. Definitely something not quite right has happened and we still don’t know! Frustrated about the situation but not much we can do 😢
I did warn you last week about a Dometic awning. Very disappointed with ours which I had to repair after only one year. I hope you get it sorted but if you can get it changed for another make I would do so. Good luck with it.
Wow! 🤩 I just want to say what a fantastic job you’ve both made of the van , not being builders ! It looks fab and the windows really set it off !! You’re my favourite TH-camrs ( Dizzy and Charlie 😋) hope you get the awning sorted 👊🏻🌞
Funny thing, I was sitting in an A+E in Almeria with serious bad diarrhoea thinking jesus I'd hate to in a van with this! Get well soon guys I'm on 2 antibiotics and a bland diet for a week, stay away from sardines till you both recover! ❤❤
👍🏻😁❤️ hope you both feel better. I have tinted windows on my bus, love them. 👍🏻. But ! Be aware that though you can’t see in during the day, at night inside with the lights on people may be able to see in a bit. Check it out so you know your visibility factor. 😁👍🏻 Best wishes.
I’m so sorry you were both sick 🤢 these 🦠 are horrible!! And that rash on Nick looked like an insect bite happy to see it went away. The windows are great but that awning 😡 definitely not a new one! There shouldn’t be any problem replacing it with a NEW ONE! seriously though like you said Sarah you had know reason to suspect any issues as windows were good. ❤❤ ❤❤ glad you’ve all recovered
Another thought regarding your fever and rash. You had a similar fever and rash about a year ago. In addition you had a strange infection on your chest, too, as I recall. While the three illnesses may or may not be related, this latest illness could be Scarlet Fever brought on by a strep infection. The strep infection does not necessarily have to be in the throat. Can be anywhere in or on the body. The rash certainly looks like Scarlet Fever, and while you can recover from the acute phase, there can be accompanying damage to the heart and kidneys. Strep is bacterial and easily treated with antibiotics. Remember though- you get what you pay for, particularly with unsolicited advice. 😀 Best of luck and good health.
I'm hoping the rash is just how my body reacts to infections these days, as have recovered within 48 hours each time.
@@theexPAWers People do recover from strep infections, on their own. But if it is a bacterial strep infection, it's the underlying damage that it can cause to the heart and kidneys that is concerning and which shows up many years later. Couldn't hurt to get yourself checked out, should it happen again. Best regards and good health!
Ohhh its so sad you are not feeling well, sounds like a dose of Gastric Flue as Ive had the same often - plenty of fluids and rest it normally only lasts 24 hour .. Christine and myself are rooting for you both to feel 100% again soon.
Could well be! Thanks so much for watching..😁
Being Ill, on the road especially, is just THE Worst. 😢 Please just take the time to heal and let whatever it is.. run its course.
This too shall pass. You guys are so resourceful...but Rest, Rest, Rest.
When illness descends.. 🤒 get as comfy as you can and chill out.. Chicken Broth 🙏 Sending Love and Healing.❤
Ooopsss.. and the cat's GONE! LOL. Awesome reveal guys!.😊
Sorry you've been ill, hope you're both 100% again soon and the awning is replaced free of charge with a brand new one on good wiring order. GET WELL SOON. Love the windows
Thankyou so much, we feel like we need to get a replacement awning for sure! See what they say later today! Xx❤️ x
@@theexPAWers fingers crossed 🤞
I have a microbiologist background and whilst it could be a bug picked up anywhere, my guess is that it started with the dog and that's why Nick had it first. There are several infections that can be spread from dog to human including norovirus. And some people can develop a rash to that too.
Hi guys hope you both get back to full health very soon!now I find it hard to believe that the guy who fitted your canopy didn't realise it was damaged.to fit it to the brackets he would have needed to wind it out so far.In any case so long as he rectifies the problem that's what counts.the windows look brill and let's more light in.dizzee obviously approves.take care.
Real shame you both were poorly! But glad you're on the mend!
Please you dont have to apologize for being I'll,unless you planned it which obviously you didn't. Hopefully you are back to being fighting fit now and have been able to sirt your awning trouble out. Keep the good vlogs coming and thankyou for letting us follow your lives
Cider vinegar, honey, ginger, lemon and cayenne pepper works wonders. Google recipe ❤️ also have a look into terrain theory really interesting 🤗💐 hope you get well soon lovelies 🫂 xx
Glad you are on the mend … and so appreciative of your video consistency. You don’t let an invisible bug and itchy sardines keep you from rolling.😊 thank you for sharing your REAL lives. Love how you are living. An inspiration. Best to you and the furries.
awwwww, Thankyou.. We have to share a video every Thursday, we just have to!! 😅😂☺️xx
Great content, I’m sad to see you were both poorly 😢 keeping it real though and that’s what makes this channel really stand out. The van is looking so good and wow those windows look amazing what a difference to the light in the van! Sorry about the awning that is incredibly frustrating and really poor service, hope you get it sorted with the least amount of fuss xx 😘
The van looks so nice now! I so understand your angree, who wouldnt be that. Hope all will be sorter out for you. Lovely Charlie looks fine!
Loved the windows…. And doggies watching for cats 😄✊
It’s all looking good folks, the velton is looking cosy now.🎉
Bugger about the awning.
But you know what.
I believe the bloke that fitted it.
I've bought two things lately.
Turned up packing was absolutely perfect no damage on box, protection was very good well packed.
But inside the renogy inverter had a big dent in the end panel.
It definitely was damaged at the factory and then packed.
Second this was a feelfree kayak.
Picked it up from the shop it was still wrapped in its original very thick plastic bag and kayak was also wrapped in several layers of thick bubble wrap but on getting it home unwrapped the kayak it had a deep scratch in the plastic.
That definitely was done in the factory.
As the wrapping was total undamaged and and no marks whatsoever.
Could well be the case, we too have received things damaged like that.. Let’s see what the suppliers say.. Sorry to hear you’ve had similar issues with products 😊
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As for your virus.
Me and my wife have been ill for the last couple of weeks chest infections feeling crap.
Hope you both feel better soon.
Say hello to Charlie and Dizzy for us.
Windows look brilliant guys, glad you chose the ones you did. A real shame about the awning, as you say it looks used and they need to sort it for you. Hope you both are feeling a lot better now.
Sarah, your anger and t-shirt in the moment was the epitome of the yin yang ☯️ Gotta take the good with the bad, right? Hopefully, they change it out no problem and it just makes for the travel vlog you were originally hoping for the first trip ❤ Also love the windows! Hope y'all are getting better!
The company should drive to you and fit a new awning
Totally agree. Preferably not a Dometic one either!
It sound like some kind of food poisoning , it gives you flu like systoms and last for about 24 hrs. It sounds like something you ate or drank, glad you both are on the mend🎉🎉
you had the 3 day fever rush usually happen more to young kids...we are glad you fell better🌈
Hope your both feeling better the windows in the van are really nice,you both have done a lovely job no stopping you now lol but honestly been a lot of stress and work but look what you have both created a lovely mobile home for you both and the dogs well done take care and have a great day hopefully a more feeling better and less stressful time now ❤️👌👍🚐🚐🦴🦴🐾🐾👏👏
Wow! Your new windows looks fantastic. I think you made a perfect choice when you chosed tinted windows! We have had a fabricated campervan for four years fitted with tinted windows, and we are so happy with it! So sorry for your broken awning. We truly hope you get the awning sorted out. Hope you get soon well so you can start traveling again.
Sorry you’ve Ben in the wars this week. Glad the doggies are better. I love your window choice. Shame about the awning. Maybe next time go back to Fiamma.
Sorry you were both poorly. Really pleased you are both getting better. Great video xx
Hi guys you do have to open the awning half way to bolt it to the brackets. So he is not being truth-full. The must have dropped it when it was open to bolt it to the brackets. Hope you both get well soon van is looking good
Gordon Bennett you guys - hope that awning gets sorted to your satisfaction - and please make sure you try out the windows to their full extent just incase! like just in case there is something broken there or even hust in case they won't shut again.! hope you're both on the up now xxx
Yeah i bet its used as well. Stinks when you oder new stuff and the company sends you a item they got as a return and pawn it off as new. I imagine the company will treat you guys right and replace the defective product. Hope you guys feel better fast. Safe travels!
Sorry about the two of you being sick. The windows look great. Never shut the screen completely otherwise trapped heat will damage it.
Ok.. Thanks so much for the tip😊
Could be shingles??? Sorry to hear you're both unwell.. Love your videos weekly and your doggies are so cute
& so well behaved.. Blessings and well wishes to you both.. Love from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤ xx
Sexy windows! The malaise was bad enough but that rash is concerning. Glad ur over it. Consider all getting checked out, including pups before longer trip. (Although have seen you handle a Nick issue whilst traveling in past). Wishing you the best and so proud of all you have accomplished. You Rock!
Good Tuesday 🌅 morning, your Van look's 🤩 Amazing , hope you both feel better real soon🙏
Hope you are both feeling better now and the windows look good but pour water all over them for leaking
The van looks bonza . Hard Yakka rewarded
bummer about the awning. Windows look famtastic. if your symptoms persist, you should probably see a doctor just to rule out anything serious. all the best from rural NY.
The windows are awesome and surely the awning will get sorted out. You guys are troopers. Sorry you got a nasty virus, but it is also good that you are keeping it real.
We got a new van a couple of months ago with new awning fitted. First time we had it out a freak cyclone type wind mangled it. Had it 4 hours. Cost about £350 an hour. 😂 at least it wasn’t someone else’s fault. Feel your pain. New ones arrived at dealers so here we go again
Such a shame you both had the lurg and the awning is faulty but windows are fabulous. Hope all is resolved next week and you can submit the paperwork ❤️❤️😀
That bug is sweeping the UK. Airports are rife with it as well. Took me a good week to get over it. Rest up.
I had that virus over Easter I was in bed for a week. Took a fortnight to fully recover. Hope you feel better soon.
The Flu is starting here in New England also. Back to wearing my mask in the stores.. trying to be pro-active here. Still... gotta go with the flow.
We hear lots of folk have been getting sick after catching flights just lately 😅
I'm recently back in the UK from a trip to New Zealand, 24 hours flight time. Touch wood it's been a few weeks now and no illness. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger..
@@faithrada Really???
My husband had a very similar rash that appeared and then disappeared within a few hours. We believe it was an allergy to monosodium glutamate that must have been added to a take away Chinese meal that we had bought while on holiday.
Be careful at night With the lights on see if you can see in if the covers not on. Love the windows
What a stupid comment. Why be careful? what do you think the blinds are for?
Sorry you guys got ill. Windows look fab. Hope they sort it out soon. Get well the vlogs are great ❤
I have a similar awning and I never use it. It's too delicate and can't take any wind. Good luck.
Sorry to here you have not been well. Hope you are feeling a lot better. Glad you got the new windows in . What a shame about the warning.I know it's under guarantee but it's just all the hassle of having to get another one put on. Have a great weekend😉
So sorry you have both been sick. I have had an awful virus for a week. Unfortunately sometimes returns are just repacked and sold again. This has happened to me a couple of times, it is terrible.
Dometic, don't ask.... The only decent awnings are Fiamma. Metal end caps and much stronger overall.
Sorry to hear you've all been unwell. The rash may have been that virus beginning to conclude. I always get a rash if I have a virus and its always after the worst bit and signals the start of the recovery. Maybe charlie had it then nick, the dizz then sara. Hope it all goes okay with getting that awning replaced.
Van looking great now with the windows the awning definitely looks like a second hand one like you said with all that damage I sure all will turn out great any way great van build looks great inside and outside well done
Oh what a shame. I feel for you because yesterday evening I suddenly felt totally exhausted, went to bed and crashed out but woke in the night liquid and was violently sick. I rarely get bugs ( in uk) but this one not nice. I have woken up feeling better but with a headache. A viral rash is not uncommon my son always got it when he has a virus.
Get an ECG Nick
Get well soon nasty virus not nice Nick's rash looked like an allergy! Windows look great but the awning, how frustrating looks like an old one hope it's soon sorted and you get a new one fitted. Take care ❤ xxxx
Thankyou so much, hope to hear news about the awning today! 😅❤️ x
Loved the video. The windows look great. Glad you feeling better.
Hope you both are feeling better soon. That awning…I agree, it was used. Lesson learned….when you have “professionals” do work, ALWAYS check their work before you leave no matter the weather. Hopefully they will replace it with what you paid for.
I know! We are regretting not checking everything out properly before we left.. I guess we should just not trust anyone! But isn’t that kinda sad😢.. We have been done a few times for being too trusting.. Sad but true I guess, hopefully we can get some answers today😊
@@theexPAWers it could just be an honest mistake really. It’s not like I haven’t done some stupid stuff myself. 🤣🤣
So sorry you've both felt so poorly. Nick's rash looked quite alarming. Might worth a Dr's appt to check out what it could have been...?
It's never boring with you two and your adventures. Sorry to hear you were ill. Better now I trust. The van looks great. I like the white panelling. It is incredibly frustrating to buy something that turns out to be *^_$#. Happens to me all the time; I thought I was the only one.
a bit suspicious the professional fitter made a point of telling you he never tried the awning after fitting it. It looks like he fitted a second hand used (& damaged)awning. If not presumably he can provide invoice & warranty from manufacturer who are obliged to refund or replace. Sorry both unwell joy if being selfemployed.. Vlogs must go on. Van is amazing windows really finish it off. You may not choose to do it again but you have done such a great job & your DIY skills have really come on that you can now tackle anything. Congratulations & well done!
Hopefully Dometic can get to the bottom of this problem with your awning - to come this far for that to happen very annoying 🙁 another great video thanks for sharing
Glad to see you on the mend.
please please look into mast cel activation and histamine intolerance nick! classic case... u had a thing before as well...alergicy reaction...also u had covid so that messes up ur mast cells.... fish/alcohol are both BIG histamine triggers.... I have these conditions genetically and happy to chat more if u want to xx
the amount of chemicals in the ocean these days is making me wonder how healthy it is to eat fish.
Sorry you both had some nasties going on and sending you both healthy wishes
Your vans looking good your hard work is/has paid off
Sorry to hear about the struggles... sickness and the damaged... But the windows look awesome!!😍😍😍 I hope you're feeling much better next week. Couldn't resist to watch your video tonight😅... going to sleep now...
Great the doggies have a wonderful view🤣
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I'm so sorry you're not well, hope you feel better soon. The windows look amazing. You both have done a beautiful job with everything ❤. Take care stay safe sending love and hugs
Hi Nick, Sarah, just managed to see your latest vlog. Sorry to hear you've both not been well, and I'm hoping that you'll be feeling better soon❤ just a mention when i saw the rash on Nick, my wife had the same thing a year ago and she was sick maybe it's a Andalusian thing🤔 and Sarah didn't bring it back on the plane.!! Look forward to next week's vlog ❤ take care Steve from still a wet Wales🏴🌧 can't wait to get back to Spain😊xx
if his work on the windows are a clean nice install with no damage,, you can be sure that awning came damaged ,
proberly a return item the seller just sent out again
Thats why it was cheap.
Hope you feel better soon lots of rest. The rash looked like shingles. Windows are perfect and lots of nice natural light xx 👍
Thankyou so much, I don’t think and HOPE it wasn’t shingles 😮…. ❤️ x
so glad you both are feelıng better
Bless you guys 🙏🏾💖
What a bother. Better week ahead
Glad you've come through !!
NEW awning only replacement please 😲
Challenge of van n now over " the bug "
Powering on
Love the windows! Get well soon both of you xx
get well soon both of you
Cool windows!!
I have to say you two and the doggies are my NUMBER 1 go to TH-cam favourites.❤️..I look forward to your videos every week but save them till the weekend as I’m too knackered to watch them in week (work)😴😅.
It’s sunny today in Gloucestershire,so a perfect start to the bank holiday weekend, an expawers video and out into the Garden I go with a smile on my face..
Thanks guys🥰.
(Sorry you’ve been poorly,when your ill you’re ill)
Onwards and upwards,
Hope the awning gets sorted quickly!xx
Looking forward to next week 👌👌🍷
Love the new windows
Lovely T-shirt!
Looks strange you talking back door panels Nick, and seeing Sarah way back in the front of the van ❤️ get well soon
❤get well soon
loving the window.
Those windows are mint , didn’t expect them to be that flush. The awning must have been so disappointing, hope you get a result from fitter/ manufacturer, I think your right and its a return thats been sent out as a new unit by mistake. 🙏
Fingers crossed we’ll hear some news today and get a replacement awning or new parts😅
Aww…. Bless you both. Hope you feel better really soon ❤
Get well soon ... The van is coming along nicely 👍
Looks like shingles get well soon
Bless you guys! Get well soon! Aaaw, it's not any fun being sick no matter where you are. The rash is called a "maculopapular" rash and is often associated with viruses. It will go away without treatment most often, but you will probably find that it will reappear whenever you have a virus in future now you've had it once. My husband gets it everytime he gets a virus now the poor sod!
It's just your immune system reacting to a virus, similar to how it would react to an allergy.
Take it easy eh?
Loving how the van is looking! 😉👍🥰
Ok.. Thanks for the info, yeah Nick has had this rash before so he’ll probably keep getting it too, just have to not get any viruses from now on! 😷
You do so well. Horrible feeling like you did. So good to see you anyway …and the lovely windows! Got to finish it yet. Hugs. XX
Van looks sooo good!…hope you all feel better soon…🎉❤🎉
van looks fab! get well soon Both!