Only just catching up after a crazy two weeks and oh my god. This was probably our favourite video of yours, ever. The storytelling, the cinematography, the music, it was sublime! I love how at Master Yanus’s shop it was just a microcosm of everything Turkish! Making sure you weren’t hungry, the simit seller, çay on tap. Made us miss Turkey so much, and your reflections summed up so beautifully everything I think we’re losing in Western cultures. Openness, warmth, kindness, a friendly smile, compassion… it doesn’t surprise us in the slightest that it was a Turkish guy who stopped to make sure you’re were okay when you were broken down. Congratulations on making some world class, documentary level films on these eastern countries. We’ve loved every single one. Can’t wait to see what’s next ❤
I don’t know how we missed this lovely comment guys 🥺 Thank you so so much 💙 We just can’t wait to get back to this area of the world and make more videos, it really feels like “our place”. Look forward to seeing where your adventures take you too 💙
Outstanding series guys!! Your creativity, editing, colour grading, cinematography and most important of all. humanity in storytelling are timeless. Some one a hundred years from now could watch your series and find it just as relevant and enjoyable. Looking forward to your future projects! 😎
When I saw Yunus cutting out that cardboard I had visions of him coating it with filler and underseal the same way as we repaired our Cortinas in the 1970's. IMO Bulgaria seems to be a nice mix of old world and new, and I'm hoping to do a trip there soon. Thank you very much for yet another wonderful video. I'll be very interested to see what you do next. At least there's plenty of work round here at the moment.
We would’ve been happy if he’d have done that too 😂 Bulgaria is beautiful- we never have enough time there but what time we do have, we really enjoy. Hope you manage to get out there and see it 😃 Yeah we’re back grafting for the summer and then we’ll hopefully be sharing what comes next in the autumn 🤞
Wow, guys! What an amazing journey! You didn't promise too much. This might be your best travel episode yet. The storytelling and choice of music were on point, keeping us engaged throughout. We really felt the hospitality of the countries east of Europe, and it was a pleasant surprise that the people in the countries we were warned about were the friendliest and most helpful. Your reports make a nice contribution towards setting the record straight 😀🙏
Thanks so much Thomas! That’s wonderful to hear 😄 While we like to focus in on one interesting subject in a video we also find it flows really well making a video about such a long trip in one go- something to think about for our future journeys! 😁 Sometimes you’ve just got to push yourself to see a country through your own eyes and not believe the stories- all of our experiences are subjective after all ☺️
I'm still absolutely astonished that LDV made it. I truly thought it was finished after it failed it's MOT back in 2020, let alone the myriad breakdowns you had along the way. Absolutely incredible vehicle, single-handedly restoring LDV's reputation. Top credits to the mechanics in Yerevan, Ankara and others working on an unfamiliar vehicle who managed to get her going again!
Honestly we’re astonished too! To think it managed this whole trip with only a few problems is a miracle, makes us rethink what a “scrap” vehicle is really capable of given a second lease of life. Thanks for watching 😄
Once I did de Transmongolian from Beiging to Moscow, this was quite crazy, but the craziest was a visit to my uncle in Zimbabwe in 1997, alone, without phones and internet, I was 21. :), Keep up with nice videos and adventures you're sharing, we love them!
Amazing! I can't imagine such long journeys without a mobile phone now, I managed in India for a few months as a late teen but we always had a pay phone nearby. The transmongolian sounds incredible
Brilliant. I agree, the story telling, the music, the cinematography were all brilliant. Your resilience is a lesson to us all. Can not wait for the next instalment. Thank you
What a remarkable LDV, even felt a bit teary in the end on seeing the van head into the sunset. This series has been incredible to follow along, the quality of your vlogs is superb, inspiring us to travel in any vehicle. I just can't believe you haven't got thousands more subscribers. Thank you
My craziest journey... Driving around and across Australia in an old Mazda E2000 van, that had many previous owners and miles on the clock with my best mate. This was also pre smart phone era 😂
Loving the content old and new! The craziest journey I ever did was to drive from the southwest of Devon, to Calais, stuttgart, Munich, Bologna, venice, riccione, perugia, Rome, Siena, Florence, Pisa, Turin, la spezia, Geneva, Paris, Normandy and Calais and back to Devon all in 2 weeks!
It's a shame it has ended. The van served you well. It takes true grit and determination to preserve to the end, even though there are many hurdles in your way. Your video vlogs are such thought-provoking works of art. Carefully crafted panoramic views and scenenic landscapes that are awe-inspiring. I'm sad to see your journey end. But happy in anticipation of your next epic adventurer. Your vlogs are extremely captivating to watch. Just breath taking footage.
Thank you so much that’s amazing to read, honestly comments like this really push us to keep going with the filming. We’re excited to take a break over the summer and begin the next stage of our adventures later in the year. Thank you!
Yes we were speaking to a local couple at the hot spring, shame it was actually the mayor who destroyed it! Although they couldn't agree on whether he was drunk at the time or not 😂 But it was because it became way too popular, and it's times like this when it makes us realise the value of information online, and how we need to be careful in what we share and be aware of the consequences it can have
What an epic way back home and what an amazing journey it has been! Thank you for inspiring us and doing such great videos of your travels. We are very sad to know this is the end (for now) but we already can't wait to see you back on the road again. We are now in Turkey for almost 2 months and we really understand what you say about turkish people ❤ We wish you best of luck for the upcoming months and we're really looking forward to seeing your next adventures ☺️
Found your website last night on a search to find remote hot springs planning my journey to ride my cycle from Paris to N.Cyprus via Turkçe. The adventure is definitely in the journey and you've made me especially look forward to experiencing Turkish hospitality again. Thanks so much. Great video.
They're hugely under rated aren't they. Always loved the shape of them and for a budget van it's done very well over the years with the challenging conditions we've put it through
@@FromRustToRoadtrip Very underrated. My LDV200 was ex MOD, so was plated at 3.5 tons. They are normally 2.8 tons. And it had a dirty fuel system. As such, I often put things like used engine oil (Filtered) and veg oil in the fuel tank. At the time, veg oil from Tesco was 18p a litre when diesel was 95p a litre. So I would often buy 50 litres of veg oil, and put it in the tank in the car park. Rust took it away. At the time I had no where to keep it to weld it up. One thing I noticed with both vans is how noisy the centre bearing is on the prop shaft. On my van I replaced it twice in the 3 years I owned it. They fail quick. They also have a super low first gear. Fantastic for pulling itself out of mud. Nice to see the Tamar Bridge in a video as well. I cross it twice a day. :)
@@LordClunk the 200 was the Sherpa/Pilot, do you mean the 300? - the single-wheel Convoy. I really enjoyed my Pilot, it drove like a sports car till the chassis round the back suspension collapsed. I didn't have the facilities to deal with it at the time, it would have been a monumental job because it was fitted out for living on top of a works van full plywood lining making it a fire hazard to weld.
@@LordClunk interesting, I didn't know they could be plated that high. The bigger ones obviously but I'm surprised at the little Sherpa, the chassis was apparently originally designed for a car.
Thats how I tore the side off of a Curtain sider on an Artic, with too many ppl giving me directions/instructions - All wearing Hi-Viz's with SAFETY Banksman written on the back !
Brilliant to watch your journey from start to finish.....come visit me in Bulgaria next time your this way & we can do a roadtrip together....I'm based in Bulgaria & shengan shuffle from here.....currently on Thassos in Greece chillin for the summer....great videos & safe travels in the future to you both x
The craziest trip I've taken was cycle touring to the Swedish Arctic at Easter. Very cold. 3ft of snow in the forests. Two hour digging a hole with my cooking pot big enough to put my tent up every night 😆
I think I would have missed out Italy and taken a more direct route home (Austria, Germany, Belgium etc). I nearly got stung like that with an expensive recovery bill about a year ago when my car overheated in a traffic jam on a motorway in Croatia. Again they were only going to get me to the next services. In the event I managed to fix the car myself and carry on. I now have European breakdown cover.
We actually made a decision to avoid Germany and Austria because we just hate the police there, always signalling you out as foreigners and giving you unnecessary hassle and fines. Italy seemed like the lesser of two evils 😅 That sounds like a nightmare! We have breakdown cover but they take so long to help we try not to use it now
@@FromRustToRoadtrip I must admit that the 2 lane autobahns are a bit scary in the Convoy. It is fast enough to want to overtake the artics but when you do you are likely to have some irate BMW or Audi driver behind you with horn blaring and lights flashing!
She’s enjoying a well deserved rest on the driveway, she’s a lot less rusty than when we went away but still failed the MOT on rust so we’ve been welding her up this week ready for one last adventure!
Amazing road trip, I'd love to do something similar, one day. So far we've ridden from SW France to eastern Greece on a motor bike and similar journey in a camper but your journeys are in a different league. Well done you brave crazy people you're an inspiration to all us wannabee free spirits.. We'd love to send you a gift but don't really want to be paying VAT, what's the best way?
Wow that sounds like an amazing journey! By motorbike too 😮 Where are you heading next? Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the video 😄 And that’s very kind of you ☺️ Maybe send us a DM on Insta / FB?
@@FromRustToRoadtrip Ahh yes FB, didn't think of that. I'll do it now. Next trip, who knows, we don't have a bike or camper anymore. We finished our huge project and need to be here now to look after it during holiday season. Maybe one day we'll visit Turkey. Funny, when you visit Greece 1st you get your views of Turkey skewed somewhat by the Greeks dislike of the Turks but having seen the welcomes you've offered you makes us think again.
Thank you Ben and Lucy for sharing your epic journey. This wonderful series of films, reels, photos etc has been a joy to follow. Totally inspiring. Keep on living the life. Enjoy your recharge the batteries time back in the UK. At least you live in a lovely part of my old homeland. I look forward to your next adventures.
Thanks so much Andrew! This has definitely been our best adventure yet- travelling, filming and photographing-wise! We know for sure which area of the world we want to be in from now, and it's not the UK 😅
Well thank you both for an amazing series, pleased you're both home safely I'm already looking forward to seeing your new adventures, thanks again and take care x
Well that was truly special! The superb narrative and the excellent camera work really helped to tell a story. This was an excellent vlog! I can wait to see what the next vehicle is. Wishing you both well!
Thanks so much Nick! I feel like we really outdid ourselves with this one 😄 (Realising only right at the end of the series that GoPros are horrible for filming with and ditching them altogether 😅) You can see a couple of videos we posted of the new van on Patreon: www.patreon.com/fromrusttoroadtrip/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=sherpa Can't wait to get started on the next project! Although I know we'll have itchy feet soon enough 😄
And to think you were only popping into town to get some groceries , and look where you end up..! What a trip, inspiring stuff. Thank you for taking us along too :0)
Epic journey! Thank you so much for all your hard work filming, editing and sharing this series with us. We are coming back to Truro soon from Spain to visit family. Looking forward to your next series.
Fantastic that things worked out ..I'm so Happy that ye made it home without too many "mishaps" But the LDV done ye proud 👍 Really looking forward to seeing the New Vehicle and what Adventures ye are planning .. Stay Free and Safe Travels 😍 👍
Absolutely brilliant ❤ we’ve loved all your videos, thank you for sharing! We have found the same kindness, especially in countries where they haven’t got much. We in the west have certainly got a lot to learn. Good luck xxx
22:40 this happens when it's raining doesn't it? Put umbrellas over the 2 computers in the cab (1 under the ash tray & 1 high on the driver's door post as I recall), fix the gutters & seal the windscreen rubber. Problem should be solved. 24:20 I stand corrected.
Oh yes, our ECU lives sandwiched between two ice cream tubs at all times! We had that problem back in Montenegro.We keep sealing the gutters but the leaks inevitably return. We've never been able to replace the windscreen rubber but we do have a strip of bath trim (!) fixed to the top, it helps repel most of the water off the top seal 😅
@@FromRustToRoadtrip I've been thinking of a strip of metal-foil tape across the top of my windscreen but it's only got bad enough to deal with just recently. Older car spares shops often carry a sealant specifically for windscreens that I'm also toying with. The gutter is a difficult one because it's a bodged design, it's the 1950s separate gutter on top of the wall but that only works with a very shallow roof & not particularly well even then. The fibreglass roof is glued to this & not supported again till the horizontal ribs across the roof so there's lots of opportunity to flex & tear the bottom joint open. What I've done on the one I've fixed is attack it viciously with a wire brush in an angle grinder to get lots of rust out, soaked Wickes rust converter into it then filled the full length with domestic mastic & an extra run on top of the gutter in an attempt to make it gutter shaped then Hammerite to seal. It still looks good after a year or so, no cracking. I'll be doing the other one this summer once I've got myself sorted out again (most of my stuff is haphazardly in shipping containers at the moment).
17:34 I've painted my track rod white for exactly this reason. It didn't work though, it was me that jacked it on the track rod :-/ Still, 2 big pairs of Stillsons to stop it rotating & you can put a jack against the chassis to straighten it. 1500Km?? You're lucky you didn't melt a tyre! Breaking any of the steering is really unlikely, it's the strongest I've seen on anything smaller than 7.5tonne. Boiling the power steering oil I suppose is possible but I've never heard of it.
😂 😂 Brilliant. Yeah it was a pretty insane amount of driving to do on it, only realising how dangerous it could've been after! We were trying to find a mechanic who could fix the problem from Bulgaria onwards, we didn't want to end up at the mercy of a European garage!
@@FromRustToRoadtrip yep, anywhere from Italy westwards would have insisted on replacing it which would have been a huge wait. They're not expensive but as long as they're not kinked they can be straightened so why wait?
Brilliant video at the end of an epic, fantastic journey. Agree about Brexit totally. England becoming more divisive and intolerant by the month. Thank you 👍💙❤️
It must get to a point where endless rebuilds repair s the total cost would have bought you a new low mileage Van . Flogging a dead horse to long with that Van. A complete engine change might be cheaper if you can get one that fits. Research engines that fit your van . But the rust is so bad . I would add scrap it.
If we’d have listened to all the people who told us to scrap this van over the years we would’ve never had half the adventures we have. And who’s to say a new van wouldn’t have had as many problems? We much prefer to repair than replace, keep old vehicles on the road and go against the endless cycle of consumerism making people believe they always need to buy new to be better. We’ve learned so much from the repairs on this van and we wouldn’t have had it any other way ☺️
We agree about the U.K. closing inwards, and of course the ignorance about other cultures, countries and politics ❤ We too will be returning to this part of the world, the further we drive east the more at home we feel, something we don’t feel back in England any more sadly
Yep totally agree there, we felt so at home in these countries around truly welcoming and lovely people. It's always hard to come home these days, but especially so this time. Our home really is on the road and sadly, not in the UK anymore.
What's the craziest journey you've even undertaken? Let us know below 👇 👇 👇
Freetown and back from Scotland! 😂
Only just catching up after a crazy two weeks and oh my god. This was probably our favourite video of yours, ever. The storytelling, the cinematography, the music, it was sublime! I love how at Master Yanus’s shop it was just a microcosm of everything Turkish! Making sure you weren’t hungry, the simit seller, çay on tap. Made us miss Turkey so much, and your reflections summed up so beautifully everything I think we’re losing in Western cultures. Openness, warmth, kindness, a friendly smile, compassion… it doesn’t surprise us in the slightest that it was a Turkish guy who stopped to make sure you’re were okay when you were broken down. Congratulations on making some world class, documentary level films on these eastern countries. We’ve loved every single one. Can’t wait to see what’s next ❤
I don’t know how we missed this lovely comment guys 🥺 Thank you so so much 💙 We just can’t wait to get back to this area of the world and make more videos, it really feels like “our place”. Look forward to seeing where your adventures take you too 💙
I'm overawed by that! The story-telling , the script and the music rivalled any travel progammes that I've seen on TV.
Oh wow, thank you so much! High praise indeed 😄
We hope to make more of this style of video in future with longer journeys ☺️
Outstanding series guys!! Your creativity, editing, colour grading, cinematography and most important of all. humanity in storytelling are timeless. Some one a hundred years from now could watch your series and find it just as relevant and enjoyable.
Looking forward to your future projects! 😎
Oh wow, thanks so much! That’s so lovely of you to say 😄
Thanks for sticking with us through this series 😄 Can’t wait to show you what’s to come!
When I saw Yunus cutting out that cardboard I had visions of him coating it with filler and underseal the same way as we repaired our Cortinas in the 1970's.
IMO Bulgaria seems to be a nice mix of old world and new, and I'm hoping to do a trip there soon.
Thank you very much for yet another wonderful video.
I'll be very interested to see what you do next.
At least there's plenty of work round here at the moment.
We would’ve been happy if he’d have done that too 😂
Bulgaria is beautiful- we never have enough time there but what time we do have, we really enjoy. Hope you manage to get out there and see it 😃
Yeah we’re back grafting for the summer and then we’ll hopefully be sharing what comes next in the autumn 🤞
Wow, guys! What an amazing journey! You didn't promise too much. This might be your best travel episode yet. The storytelling and choice of music were on point, keeping us engaged throughout. We really felt the hospitality of the countries east of Europe, and it was a pleasant surprise that the people in the countries we were warned about were the friendliest and most helpful. Your reports make a nice contribution towards setting the record straight 😀🙏
Thanks so much Thomas! That’s wonderful to hear 😄 While we like to focus in on one interesting subject in a video we also find it flows really well making a video about such a long trip in one go- something to think about for our future journeys! 😁
Sometimes you’ve just got to push yourself to see a country through your own eyes and not believe the stories-
all of our experiences are subjective after all ☺️
I'm still absolutely astonished that LDV made it. I truly thought it was finished after it failed it's MOT back in 2020, let alone the myriad breakdowns you had along the way. Absolutely incredible vehicle, single-handedly restoring LDV's reputation. Top credits to the mechanics in Yerevan, Ankara and others working on an unfamiliar vehicle who managed to get her going again!
Honestly we’re astonished too! To think it managed this whole trip with only a few problems is a miracle, makes us rethink what a “scrap” vehicle is really capable of given a second lease of life. Thanks for watching 😄
Once I did de Transmongolian from Beiging to Moscow, this was quite crazy, but the craziest was a visit to my uncle in Zimbabwe in 1997, alone, without phones and internet, I was 21. :), Keep up with nice videos and adventures you're sharing, we love them!
Amazing! I can't imagine such long journeys without a mobile phone now, I managed in India for a few months as a late teen but we always had a pay phone nearby. The transmongolian sounds incredible
Brilliant. I agree, the story telling, the music, the cinematography were all brilliant.
Your resilience is a lesson to us all.
Can not wait for the next instalment.
Thank you
Thank you so much! We’re already excited to hit the road and start filming again ❤️
What a remarkable LDV, even felt a bit teary in the end on seeing the van head into the sunset. This series has been incredible to follow along, the quality of your vlogs is superb, inspiring us to travel in any vehicle. I just can't believe you haven't got thousands more subscribers. Thank you
Aww thanks so much! Aha we were even feeling a bit teary putting this but together 🥲 The van has certainly done us proud!
My craziest journey... Driving around and across Australia in an old Mazda E2000 van, that had many previous owners and miles on the clock with my best mate. This was also pre smart phone era 😂
Nice that sounds like a great laugh. Something quite nice sounding about not having a smart phone too
absolutely fantastic adventure well filmed and very interesting content fantastic well done
Thanks so much! 😄
Loving the content old and new! The craziest journey I ever did was to drive from the southwest of Devon, to Calais, stuttgart, Munich, Bologna, venice, riccione, perugia, Rome, Siena, Florence, Pisa, Turin, la spezia, Geneva, Paris, Normandy and Calais and back to Devon all in 2 weeks!
Thank you! That sounds like a great adventure. Some lovely stopovers along that route 👌🚐
It's a shame it has ended. The van served you well. It takes true grit and determination to preserve to the end, even though there are many hurdles in your way. Your video vlogs are such thought-provoking works of art. Carefully crafted panoramic views and scenenic landscapes that are awe-inspiring. I'm sad to see your journey end. But happy in anticipation of your next epic adventurer. Your vlogs are extremely captivating to watch. Just breath taking footage.
Thank you so much that’s amazing to read, honestly comments like this really push us to keep going with the filming. We’re excited to take a break over the summer and begin the next stage of our adventures later in the year. Thank you!
Almost such a tragedy committed at your secret location in France. So good to see how the locals have saved it 🙂
Yes we were speaking to a local couple at the hot spring, shame it was actually the mayor who destroyed it! Although they couldn't agree on whether he was drunk at the time or not 😂 But it was because it became way too popular, and it's times like this when it makes us realise the value of information online, and how we need to be careful in what we share and be aware of the consequences it can have
Wow. a beautiful film to end an incredible adventure. And WHAT an adventure. Inspiring and humbling!
Thanks so much!
I watched the whole series already just start watching it again from the beginning really love the series!!!!
Ahh thank you so much! We really hope to be making videos again soon! We’ve got so much exciting stuff planned 🤞
Absolutely brilliant to watch 👌 what an adventure ❤
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed 😄
Incredible adventure. Awesome LDV. Incredible scenery and people. Best wishes to you both. Hopefully see you back in action soon.
Thank you! We're looking forward to what comes next
Incredible stories, incredible journey, brilliantly filmed - can't wait to see how far you can go next time!
Thanks so much! We’ll be going at least twice as far next time 😁
What an epic way back home and what an amazing journey it has been! Thank you for inspiring us and doing such great videos of your travels. We are very sad to know this is the end (for now) but we already can't wait to see you back on the road again.
We are now in Turkey for almost 2 months and we really understand what you say about turkish people ❤ We wish you best of luck for the upcoming months and we're really looking forward to seeing your next adventures ☺️
Found your website last night on a search to find remote hot springs planning my journey to ride my cycle from Paris to N.Cyprus via Turkçe. The adventure is definitely in the journey and you've made me especially look forward to experiencing Turkish hospitality again. Thanks so much. Great video.
Awesome! Sounds like an epic journey 😍 Enjoy!
I love LDV vans. Had a Convoy as a work van, and owned a 200 for my daily ride. Would love to have either back again.
They're hugely under rated aren't they. Always loved the shape of them and for a budget van it's done very well over the years with the challenging conditions we've put it through
@@FromRustToRoadtrip Very underrated. My LDV200 was ex MOD, so was plated at 3.5 tons. They are normally 2.8 tons. And it had a dirty fuel system. As such, I often put things like used engine oil (Filtered) and veg oil in the fuel tank. At the time, veg oil from Tesco was 18p a litre when diesel was 95p a litre. So I would often buy 50 litres of veg oil, and put it in the tank in the car park. Rust took it away. At the time I had no where to keep it to weld it up. One thing I noticed with both vans is how noisy the centre bearing is on the prop shaft. On my van I replaced it twice in the 3 years I owned it. They fail quick. They also have a super low first gear. Fantastic for pulling itself out of mud.
Nice to see the Tamar Bridge in a video as well. I cross it twice a day. :)
@@LordClunk the 200 was the Sherpa/Pilot, do you mean the 300? - the single-wheel Convoy.
I really enjoyed my Pilot, it drove like a sports car till the chassis round the back suspension collapsed. I didn't have the facilities to deal with it at the time, it would have been a monumental job because it was fitted out for living on top of a works van full plywood lining making it a fire hazard to weld.
@@alanhat5252 No, it was definitely a 200.
@@LordClunk interesting, I didn't know they could be plated that high. The bigger ones obviously but I'm surprised at the little Sherpa, the chassis was apparently originally designed for a car.
That was so epic and amazingly captured, edited and story told x
Thank you so much! 🥰
Kinging it paid $650 when they broke down in Norway.....I worried abt you 2!
Awesome journey! Loved it!
Ah I think we missed that episode, we’ve got loads of catching up to do now we’re back 😃
@@FromRustToRoadtrip it's the latest one.
Thats how I tore the side off of a Curtain sider on an Artic, with too many ppl giving me directions/instructions - All wearing Hi-Viz's with SAFETY Banksman written on the back !
Just catching up on your crazy travels!! Amazing work xxx
Aww thanks Holly! We’re particularly proud of these last two videos 😄 x
This was so brilliant. Beautiful.
Thank you so much 🥰
What an amazing journey, not just the trip home, the whole thing! Loved it and love you guys. Can't wait to see what's next! 💚
Thank you so much! We're excited for the future and starting to make some plans as we speak 🙌🏻
Brilliant to watch your journey from start to finish.....come visit me in Bulgaria next time your this way & we can do a roadtrip together....I'm based in Bulgaria & shengan shuffle from here.....currently on Thassos in Greece chillin for the summer....great videos & safe travels in the future to you both x
Thanks so much! That sounds great, we’d love to do that some time 😄 Bulgaria’s such a beautiful country 🥰
Epic indeed 😊🤩
The craziest trip I've taken was cycle touring to the Swedish Arctic at Easter. Very cold. 3ft of snow in the forests. Two hour digging a hole with my cooking pot big enough to put my tent up every night 😆
That's an amazing sounding adventure, I'm sure very cold is a huge understatement 😂
I think I would have missed out Italy and taken a more direct route home (Austria, Germany, Belgium etc). I nearly got stung like that with an expensive recovery bill about a year ago when my car overheated in a traffic jam on a motorway in Croatia. Again they were only going to get me to the next services. In the event I managed to fix the car myself and carry on. I now have European breakdown cover.
We actually made a decision to avoid Germany and Austria because we just hate the police there, always signalling you out as foreigners and giving you unnecessary hassle and fines. Italy seemed like the lesser of two evils 😅
That sounds like a nightmare! We have breakdown cover but they take so long to help we try not to use it now
@@FromRustToRoadtrip I must admit that the 2 lane autobahns are a bit scary in the Convoy. It is fast enough to want to overtake the artics but when you do you are likely to have some irate BMW or Audi driver behind you with horn blaring and lights flashing!
Another beautifully filmed video.
Thank you glad you enjoyed it
Amazing journey 😊 and how is the LDV doing now? Just curious if u can share the status of the van after you came home 🎉
She’s enjoying a well deserved rest on the driveway, she’s a lot less rusty than when we went away but still failed the MOT on rust so we’ve been welding her up this week ready for one last adventure!
Amazing road trip, I'd love to do something similar, one day. So far we've ridden from SW France to eastern Greece on a motor bike and similar journey in a camper but your journeys are in a different league. Well done you brave crazy people you're an inspiration to all us wannabee free spirits..
We'd love to send you a gift but don't really want to be paying VAT, what's the best way?
Wow that sounds like an amazing journey! By motorbike too 😮 Where are you heading next?
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the video 😄
And that’s very kind of you ☺️ Maybe send us a DM on Insta / FB?
@@FromRustToRoadtrip Ahh yes FB, didn't think of that. I'll do it now.
Next trip, who knows, we don't have a bike or camper anymore. We finished our huge project and need to be here now to look after it during holiday season.
Maybe one day we'll visit Turkey. Funny, when you visit Greece 1st you get your views of Turkey skewed somewhat by the Greeks dislike of the Turks but having seen the welcomes you've offered you makes us think again.
Thank you Ben and Lucy for sharing your epic journey. This wonderful series of films, reels, photos etc has been a joy to follow. Totally inspiring. Keep on living the life. Enjoy your recharge the batteries time back in the UK. At least you live in a lovely part of my old homeland. I look forward to your next adventures.
Thanks so much Andrew! This has definitely been our best adventure yet- travelling, filming and photographing-wise! We know for sure which area of the world we want to be in from now, and it's not the UK 😅
Well thank you both for an amazing series, pleased you're both home safely I'm already looking forward to seeing your new adventures, thanks again and take care x
Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed it 😄 We’ve got big plans for trips in the near future, just got make some preparations first 😉
Well that was truly special!
The superb narrative and the excellent camera work really helped to tell a story.
This was an excellent vlog!
I can wait to see what the next vehicle is.
Wishing you both well!
Thanks so much Nick! I feel like we really outdid ourselves with this one 😄 (Realising only right at the end of the series that GoPros are horrible for filming with and ditching them altogether 😅)
You can see a couple of videos we posted of the new van on Patreon: www.patreon.com/fromrusttoroadtrip/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=sherpa
Can't wait to get started on the next project! Although I know we'll have itchy feet soon enough 😄
And to think you were only popping into town to get some groceries , and look where you end up..!
What a trip, inspiring stuff. Thank you for taking us along too :0)
Haha Thanks so much! 😄 We can’t believe this is the end
Epic journey! Thank you so much for all your hard work filming, editing and sharing this series with us. We are coming back to Truro soon from Spain to visit family. Looking forward to your next series.
Thanks so much! That's good you've got a nice area to come back to 😊 We can't wait to show what's next!
Superb, again. Love you guys!❤
Thanks Deborah! We still have so many photos etc to share on Facebook, even though we'll be taking a break from TH-cam for now 🥰
@@FromRustToRoadtrip ❤️❤️Be well and I will wait for you guys. Much love and hoping for Great success for
You both!!
Thank you so much 😊
WOW wot an amazing journey thanks for sharing it .👏👏👏👏👏👏👏thank u 😊
Thanks for being part of it! 😄
Fantastic that things worked out ..I'm so Happy that ye made it home without too many "mishaps" But the LDV done ye proud 👍
Really looking forward to seeing the New Vehicle and what Adventures ye are planning ..
Stay Free and Safe Travels 😍 👍
Cheers Mike 🙌🏻 We were fully prepared for way more things to go wrong with the LDV but she pulled through for us nicely!
@@FromRustToRoadtrip a Happy and Sad ending 😢 no more LDV I hope ye set it up for Airbnb .. Take Care
Absolutely brilliant ❤ we’ve loved all your videos, thank you for sharing! We have found the same kindness, especially in countries where they haven’t got much. We in the west have certainly got a lot to learn. Good luck xxx
It’s an amazing thing to experience, truly eye-opening. A lot to learn as you say!
Thanks so much 🥰
22:40 this happens when it's raining doesn't it? Put umbrellas over the 2 computers in the cab (1 under the ash tray & 1 high on the driver's door post as I recall), fix the gutters & seal the windscreen rubber. Problem should be solved.
24:20 I stand corrected.
Oh yes, our ECU lives sandwiched between two ice cream tubs at all times! We had that problem back in Montenegro.We keep sealing the gutters but the leaks inevitably return. We've never been able to replace the windscreen rubber but we do have a strip of bath trim (!) fixed to the top, it helps repel most of the water off the top seal 😅
@@FromRustToRoadtrip I've been thinking of a strip of metal-foil tape across the top of my windscreen but it's only got bad enough to deal with just recently. Older car spares shops often carry a sealant specifically for windscreens that I'm also toying with.
The gutter is a difficult one because it's a bodged design, it's the 1950s separate gutter on top of the wall but that only works with a very shallow roof & not particularly well even then. The fibreglass roof is glued to this & not supported again till the horizontal ribs across the roof so there's lots of opportunity to flex & tear the bottom joint open.
What I've done on the one I've fixed is attack it viciously with a wire brush in an angle grinder to get lots of rust out, soaked Wickes rust converter into it then filled the full length with domestic mastic & an extra run on top of the gutter in an attempt to make it gutter shaped then Hammerite to seal. It still looks good after a year or so, no cracking. I'll be doing the other one this summer once I've got myself sorted out again (most of my stuff is haphazardly in shipping containers at the moment).
17:34 I've painted my track rod white for exactly this reason. It didn't work though, it was me that jacked it on the track rod :-/
Still, 2 big pairs of Stillsons to stop it rotating & you can put a jack against the chassis to straighten it.
1500Km?? You're lucky you didn't melt a tyre!
Breaking any of the steering is really unlikely, it's the strongest I've seen on anything smaller than 7.5tonne. Boiling the power steering oil I suppose is possible but I've never heard of it.
😂 😂 Brilliant.
Yeah it was a pretty insane amount of driving to do on it, only realising how dangerous it could've been after! We were trying to find a mechanic who could fix the problem from Bulgaria onwards, we didn't want to end up at the mercy of a European garage!
@@FromRustToRoadtrip yep, anywhere from Italy westwards would have insisted on replacing it which would have been a huge wait. They're not expensive but as long as they're not kinked they can be straightened so why wait?
@@FromRustToRoadtrip I've jacked mine straight twice now, once for the previous owner & again when I bent it.
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Yayyyyyyy little tooth
Too late to the party, you've missed the whole series 🤪
Brilliant video at the end of an epic, fantastic journey.
Agree about Brexit totally. England becoming more divisive and intolerant by the month.
Thank you 👍💙❤️
Thank you for following along! Hopefully we'll be back on the road soon 🤞
It must get to a point where endless rebuilds repair s the total cost would have bought you a new low mileage Van .
Flogging a dead horse to long with that Van.
A complete engine change might be cheaper if you can get one that fits.
Research engines that fit your van .
But the rust is so bad .
I would add scrap it.
If we’d have listened to all the people who told us to scrap this van over the years we would’ve never had half the adventures we have. And who’s to say a new van wouldn’t have had as many problems?
We much prefer to repair than replace, keep old vehicles on the road and go against the endless cycle of consumerism making people believe they always need to buy new to be better. We’ve learned so much from the repairs on this van and we wouldn’t have had it any other way ☺️
vou beautifull..
We agree about the U.K. closing inwards, and of course the ignorance about other cultures, countries and politics ❤ We too will be returning to this part of the world, the further we drive east the more at home we feel, something we don’t feel back in England any more sadly
Yep totally agree there, we felt so at home in these countries around truly welcoming and lovely people. It's always hard to come home these days, but especially so this time. Our home really is on the road and sadly, not in the UK anymore.
Get a 4x4 Toyota I say @👍
We've gone for something even less practical and even older unfortunately 😅