Litter lies: The truth about Wild Camping - VANLIFE UK
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Join us, Carol & Ken, as we take a trip to the New Forest in our Consort Nova Motorhome called Snoopy.
In this video, it’s not a good start to the day as we discover someone in a car last night had dumped their rubbish at the back of our van! After clearing up their mess, we head into Lymington for the Saturday market.
As the market starts to get busy we make our escape to the tranquility of Setley Pond to relax for the afternoon.
The following day we visit a favourite old haunt, Lyndhurst. We take a walk around the town to see what’s changed and enjoy a recipe sent in by a subscriber for lunch.
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Welcome to our channel! We're Carol and Ken, retired professionals turned van life enthusiasts. We share our adventures across the UK and Europe in our camper van, which we have just upgraded to a slightly larger model.
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This episode was filmed 30th-31st March 2024.
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I am a 65 you widow in Tennessee, USA, and I just discovered you two quite accidentally. What a lovely channel! I can hardly wait to watch ALL your adventures. You are so incredibly lovely!❤Nana
I live in Australia and emulate your sentiments
Welcome to our channel. Lovely to have you travelling along with us ❤️
You can do a catch up with all their videos ❤
I'm in New Zealand 🇳🇿 and have just found them too. They are lovely and living my dream ( 73yr old)
I am new to your channel love watching your videos I have been watching all your older ones with little red x
Our local woods has a wonderful sign spend nothing but time ,take nothing but pictures ,leave nothing but footprints....
Thank you for picking up the trash 👍. I find it quite respectless to leave garbage behind, not only for nature, but also for other people. You found some nice and peaceful places. The older I get the more I enjoy visiting quiet places. Your meals looked delicious. Take care until next week 🖐
@@Anita-rq9ev thanks Anita 🙂
Thank you for clearing someone else’s rubbish….that exactly what we do! I absolutely hate litterers, they have no respect for their environment and their fellow human beings 😡
There seems to be a growing attitude now of 'stuff everyone else I'm OK', no respect for others unfortunately.
I've often done litter picks, and never filmed or said anymore. But I once filmed.ed a group of lads in several cars dump bags of litter, lucky for me I had them on dash cam so it went to local council along with reg.
i’m hoping to catch a few on my CCTV cameras
When you said, the older you get the less you want, it is so true. good vid.
Except for food! Want more and better quality.😊
@@carolewinstead8270I so agree with both comments.
I just realized you were policeman. I’m in Texas but I would still like to thank you for your service
Thank you 👍
So nice of you to pick up the trash of others why people littre I'll never know if they just knew what it does thanks for picking up the littre
Bunny..... you guys are so sweet ❤
The new van looks so spacious
Every where me and the Mrs park up, we litter pick. Always try to leave the place better than we turned up. 9 times out of 10 its lads at night having a smoke, I’ve seen them doing it. Worst place I’ve been to is thetford forest with poo bags everywhere. Chatted with locals and they said “well there’s no bins”, don’t think they’ve heard of taking rubbish home!
We agree - no bin - no excuse hold onto it until they find one. Thanks for litter picking. We all need to do it and destroy the fake narrative against wild campers 👍
Super video, lovely comic asides ' memory malfunction ' 😂 thanks a lot both so relaxing.
I loved the shots of the dogs swimming. I love seeing happy dogs. Excellent music choice too. Thanks for all the great videos.
@@user-wp7zn8ii5u glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Thank you Ken and Carol ,another great video
Thanks for the tours of Great Britain. It's interesting to see vanlife over there.
The trash problem is even worse here in the U.S. Being a full-time RVr who often roadside camps, we're wrongly blamed for throwing trash outside too. Good for you for cleaning up the mess! 👍👌
I like Ken's approach at 28.00 mins - Passing on technical advice so that Carol can't blame Ken if there are any fine bones that might snag in her teeth as Ken wasn't responsible for mashing up the mackerel - nice one Ken!
This is a very basic technique in order to avoid blame that all sneaky geezers use 😁👍
Lovely video as usual you pair ❤
@@ThoseHappyDays Thanks for watching ❤️
Yalking about doing things in town centre carparks. I once had a very close escape. As i lowered myself onto the old chemical loo with the bootjump. I accidentally knocked the tail gate opening switch and almost mooned everyone in Tesco Carpark!! 😂🐕🚙
Not something I would recommend in Tesco’s 😂
Driving on the motorway in Yorkshire. I was so disappointed at the amount of litter on the bankings of the roads. I've yet to see picking up litter as part of community service from the courts handed out.We do have thousands of people sat, around in hotels getting paid for doing nothing. They should be earning their keep at least.
They seem to have adopted a policy of just leave it these days. I agree we should be utilising the lower grade cons to do all sorts of community work. Maybe they do but I have not seen it for ages. Our neighbourhoods, street signs and paths should be pristine 👍
Totally agree, wild campers get blamed for everything, including bad parking, spreading out further would help the image just as you did. Leave no trace !!!!
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Love to see the horses roaming free. That Chinese looked scrummy. 😊
Nice breakfast idea. Sardines in tomato sauce cheese on top with pepper on toast. Bake under the grill to brown and melt the cheese. Is lush x
@@lornamoore242 Mmmmm. Love sardines on toast 😋👍
Thank you for doing your bit for the environment. Great vlog xx
I can't believe that camping is allowed on the side of the road, amazing. 😂
Reg 91 highway code is our friend 🙃
What we definitely like about your new camper snoopy is that it is made to be comfortable, to stretch and relax without moving around a lot of stuff, perfect for us people of a certain age, though we noticed it is a bit noisy while driving?
It is noisy although there is still quite a bit to track down.
That blue and white VW van parked so close to you. That would bother me. I loved watching the dogs splashing around in the lake.
I agree.
I think a little senior rescue dog would complete you both xx
@@dianegalloway3175 Maybe one day 😊
More trouble than you need sometimes.
Thanks for picking up someone else’s rubbish. We agree with you a Campervan is much better choice than an expensive car. Love your videos
@@annieadvantures thank you 🙂
I am so with you re markets and pushy sales people it puts me right off ❤. Love it as always ❤
I love the way you enjoy your food.
Not as much as I do 😁👍
good for you.there is always someone who spoils things for everyone
We was at that Craft fare at Easter and said the same as you, stay safe and happy travels 👍
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You look very nice, Carol. You are always clean. I was so pleased that you cleaned up that rubbish. I litterpick the area where I live. It gives me an opportunity to talk to neighbours and people passi ng by. Love the channel so much and look forward to watching you both. Thank you so much. Take good care x
Thanks Joanna 🙂
Litter a scourge on.Britain, go abroad and its clean ,it starts with parenting ,manners,respect and decency
Don't come to the USA 😭. Litter is everywhere. My fellow Americans are horrible.
Because I'm a big kid at heart I so wanted to see the old sweets in the sweetie shop.I can understand why you didn't, too much temptation!Thank you for the visit to Lymington and the Saturday market.I never knew horses could walk on water Ken,well they didn't when I was riding them!!Safe travels.See you on the next.
We would have gone inside the sweetie shop in the past but trying to cut down 😊
I’ve just found your channel and already I feel I’ve known you for ages!!! Beautiful channel, beautiful couple …. looking forward to more of your adventures ❤️🚐❤️
Welcome aboard!
@@LifeistooshortCK. Thank you! It’s lovely to share your travels through an area I know well. I’ve lived in Brittany for the past 22 years so it’s especially enjoyable ~ thank you 👍
I love you two very entertaining to watch xx
@@darounymctear3603 thank you 🙏
Ah what a charming area! I like the mackerel pate idea, will make some today for my tea. I have some fresh dill and a baguette from a farmer’s market visit yesterday. Your van is so cozy, and as alarm your easy companionship is so lovely.
@@heatherinsf Hope you enjoy the pate. 🙂
Ken!!!! The hedgehog plant pot was gorgeous............ Just when you think you know somebody... 😂
Hi Carol and Ken. Hope all is well with you guys. Love your new van. My update is I started my second go round with chemo. So far so good.
I would like to know how many accidents a year are caused by tourists forgetting what side of the road to drive on?
Hi Larry. We wish you well for this second round of treatment and that you react well to it ❤️
@@LifeistooshortCK thank you so much.
Another great video. I like how you insert little comments here and there, especially the comical ones. Carol, your expression was priceless when Ken said you’d been broken into several times. Living in rural Iowa we don’t experience the troubles of city living, our troubles come in the 4 legged varieties! Skunks, possums, raccoons, foxes, deer that eat my garden, naughty critters! Take care, Mary
Would be great to see all those wild animals but I can imagine the damage they could do to your garden!
You made me LOL with your self dreprecating turtoise joke, Ken! Thanks for another video
@@helorighetto glad to be of service 😂
Another lovely episode. I'm still on catch up but saw this straight away. Keep Britain Tidy was the motto I grew up with. 😊
Thanks for watching 🙂
Hi, I really like this video. Hope that you both had a delicious breakfast. Your waitress was very kind and pleasant. Hope that you both have a wonderful day
The breakfast was delicious. Thanks for watching. Have a good weekend 🙂
Love the content. Lovely couple. You have good editing skills which really helps. Could be on the telly its that good! There's a good mix of in the van and out the van discovering footage to keep us all entertainined. Lots of people enjoy going on trips with you from comfort of their own home, if they don't have the same opportunity in real life. You pass on the positive vibes from the beautiful places you visit. Also, very informative about places you visit and also how you live in the van and tips etc are good for those who are wanting to do the same.
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated 🙂👍
Great video ken & Carol, yes Lymington & Lyndhurst both nice, Lymington on a Saturday is a good day out, thanks for sharing 😊
@@leenewcome85 Thanks Lee 🙂
Another great video, all of it was so very nice, the ponies enjoying the grass and sunshine as well as the dogs having a great time in the water....all the various shops you went into as well as the window shopping... and Ken's very amusing remarks as to all that is going on around you while sitting unseen in your comfortable, warm van!!!! thanks for sharing...
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching ❤️
Lovely flim again thank you
Having picked up three points for driving at 50 in a contraflow in the middle of nowhere with no one there in the early evening, which they had sneakily dropped to 30, I'm now very glad of my “beep beep”, as I call it, in the new van.
I am now 70 but 63 years ago, England had a ´Litter Lout' campaign. A woman waiting for a bus was eating sweets and throwing the wrappers on the ground. So I told her off, called her a litter lout and she picked them up and put them in her pocket! I see not much has changed.
Not much has changed and I wonder what response you would get now!
@@LifeistooshortCK Two short very impolite words probably.
Oh my how I enjoy all of your little travels .. just wonderful ❤️🥰❤️.. from Canada , thank you so much 🌺
You just reminded me about car being broken into. It used to be a big problem and they would break in to steal the radio or CDs or any items left in the car. I also had a car stolen by joy riders in the 90s. It was so common in the UK but you don’t hear about it so much now. Thankfully it’s over 20 years since my car was last broken into. Thanks for sharing another interesting video.
It used to be such a problem in the New Forest we stopped going for a few years. When I was in the job the government made car crime a priority and we almost wiped it out. Other crimes began to grow so they dropped that.
We walked into Lymington last Saturday from our campsite, 6 miles round trip. We enjoyed the market, bought some lovely local cheese, a pair of garden secateurs from the tool stall, and a gorgeous apron, pan holder and a towel from a stall run by two wonderful ladies who hand make all of their productss. The fabric I chose is of vintage VW campervans 😀. We park at Boulders Bench, but have never walked up the hill to the trees, must do that next time. I noticed the cafe in Lyndhurst is dog friendly, so must remember that too for next time. We love the camping shop in Lyndhurst, we bought a beach umbrella there on our most recent trip two weeks ago for shade for Bateman, it works a treat. Well done re the litter picking, some people are disgusting and don't deserve to enjoy our beautiful countryside. We're always litter picking. Have a great week. ❤️🐾🚐 Xx
You have a lot of energy to do that walk and walk round the market! Sounds like you had a good stay in the New Forest 🙂
@@LifeistooshortCK we were quite tired when we got back to the campsite, but it was a lovely day 🐾
Dear Ken and Carol thank you for another great day out
watching i noticed when you got the curry, serving and eating with a table in Snoopy a lot more easier.
Best Regards Martin King
@@martin1698 yes, it’s a lot more comfortable eating at the table 🙂👍
Lovely video i too have been to those places years and years ago so it was lovely to go back in time for me..
It was lovely of you Ken to pick up the rubbish, but it shouldn't be there in the first place 😮.
See you next time both of you, take care loved the video..😊
Glad you enjoyed it, June. Thanks for watching ❤️
So true Ken - the litterbugs are not usually campers, like you - we always leave the place better than we found it, and I’m certain other van users do the same. The markets look popular, nice town. Good on you Ken, for cleaning up after pigs. We really look forward to your vlogs, the music is always well selected and relaxing, with very informative content. Thank you for continuing to share your travels.😊
Thank you for watching 🙂
Thank you for the video lovely area. Thank you for picking up the litter too.😊
Great vid Carol & Ken 😁
Another amazing vlog guys! The New Forrest is an incredible area to visit! Love the background music too, Eric Sate is one of my absolute favourite composers. Stay safe guys. Sid and Nicola, Rugby
@@Panzerman1951 cheers 👍
I don't know you, a lovely couple, your video just popped up in my feed. But I really enjoyed watching cos it reminds me our trips all over Scotland with my dear husband. Thank you for sharing and all the best to you ❤
Thanks for watching. We will be visiting Scotland again in our next series starting in a couple of weeks time 🙂
@@LifeistooshortCK looking forward to it! 🥰
The market looked great ❤
Another really interesting video. So awful to see the rubbish the people left behind. I am glad you picked it up,but it shouldn’t have happened. The scenery was lovely and i loved the ponies.
I just noticed Carol’s backpack and I love it. 💕❤️I also love the open markets in Europe! Looks like they have everything you might need there.
We love a good market 🙂👍
Hi . Just a thought , we use a silicone mat on our cooker lid . Protects it and is also none slip , when cooker is in use we transfer it to our table. Also very easy to clean. Regards Vince and Dee.
@@vincentzielinski7157 sounds like a neat idea 🙂👍
well done
Definitely going to try that recipe 😃 take care ☀️
@@145Nudel Enjoy 🙂👍
Great vids, I'm wishing I had done what you are doing, unfortunately its too late now at 78, good luck to both of you and enjoy.
Well travel vicariously with us as you are very welcome ❤️
I thought old tools at a market was just a New Zealand thing! What a lovely area of England.
Very relaxing video…. I have never travelled abroad…..I appreciate all the sites…the buildings….the parking…..yes, the clean-up you did…
@@dyannejohnson6184 lovely to have you travelling along with us. Thanks for watching 🙂
The best one I heard was when the wife and I were in Portugal and it was said that motorhomes wild camping were the cause of all the rubbish but when you looked at the pictures that accompanied the write up it was tile's, sinks and house furniture, basically everything out of a house.
Can’t believe what they write in the media these days!
Well done on the rubbish issue, too much of this these days☹, Chinese looked lovely.
Great video.
@@dougie60892 thanks 🙂
Hi guys love watching your channel! I was born in the New Forest and love seeing you visit all the places i spent many happy hours! Love your humour, chat and everything!
@@lindalea1215 thanks for watching. What a lovely area to grow up in ❤️
Excellent vlog, love the humour and the honestly of tour travels
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I have made the pate with Quark which is cheaper than cream cheese. It's still a low fat soft cheese.
Thanks for another excellent video, oh try the pate with salmon dill and quark. That's lovely as well 😊
Thanks for the tips 🙂
Another enjoyable vlog guys. ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Hi, lovely to see you both enjoying the moment.. i travel around the beautiful green 🌳🍃 north west of spain in my old Hymer classic, slow but sure and i also pick up rubbish the shamless people dump..😢
Your van looks really nice.. xx
Lovely video Ken & Carol, we were staying in Lyndhurst just a few weeks before you, lovely to see it all again. Loved the Mackerel pate, will def give it a try ourselves. Safe travels guys 😊
Glad you enjoyed the video. Let us know what you think of the mackerel pate 🙂
Having been brought up in the New Forest and your segment of Boltons Bench, brought back memories. Particularly where you sat at the bench, that very view down the slope….took me back to the Winter 62/63 with heavy snow. My dad made a wooden sledge and set me off on it down that very slope. Unfortunately he hadn’t taken into consideration the possibility (very likely) of me hitting a bump in the snow and the fact that he hadn’t built the slats lengthwise, but across! I can still feel that pain I got in the derriere region! 😳
We remember those snowy winters in the early sixties. Hope it wasn’t too painful for you reliving that memory 😆
Thank You For That Excellent Video ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Thanks guys for another nice relaxed video I just love the pony’s!! I use my phone camera in selfie mode for a mirror 😉 and yes I totally agree with another commenter you should only leave your footprints behind!!
Great idea!! 🙂
Watching as per on a quiet Sunday morning with a cuppa tea 🍵 👌 ❤litter louts, rubbish thrown down on pavements, out of vehicles, fly tipping, a blight cause simply by PEOPLE 😮😢😢nice expensive cars in the showroom, think I'll have a couple 😂😂 breakfast looks delicious 😋 ❤🎉
Don’t forget our discount code on the cars. 😁👍
@@LifeistooshortCK 😄👍
Reminds of staying down there as a kid ina a camper..and unfortunately got kicked by a horse,,cos course I was feeding it ,and they are wild ponies .so the horse swung round and gave me a belter ,,in the leg and back..I was alright but had a big hoof mark on my thigh.i
Keep my distance after that ..although I have horses of my own now..but still wary of back legs..love ur videos thanks Carol n Ken.
Carol once had a horse step on her toes. Very painful and took ages to heal. You certainly need to treat them with respect.
I am glad your enjoying Snoopy! Should be getting close to time for an adventure. Perhaps further north in Norway?Check out Finland etc...
@@tedbray5258 Would love to go to Sweden and Finland one day 🙂
The man with a key was probably a forester..Got ponies, or donkeys or steers out on the Forest and so can have more access to go check on his stock..Wonderful seeing all my old haunts..I was brought up in the Forest and I miss it a lot..I recognised everywhere you went..I loved going down memory lane..👍 😀
Thanks for the info. Glad to bring back some memories for you 🙂
Hi you 2 I love Lymington. Unfortunately I can’t drive any more because of my eyesight but have happy memories of being there. Great to see you enjoying it.
@@garychabot4069 Hi Gary. Thanks for watching. Hope you are well ❤️
@@LifeistooshortCK hi yes all good apart from the wether love your Friday videos ❤️❤️👍
I was there for 2 days last week , no rubbish , there was on the beach tho from locals partying , we picked it up the next morning
Well done 👍
Another stunning video by the utube legends 👏 ❤️
Wow, thank you! 🙂
Not surprised the cafe was packed - hell of a cheap breakfast!
It tasted good too 🙂👍
Thank you guys another lovely video
Enjoyed viewing thanks. Ken, the litter is just chucked there for convenience, disgusting habit. It's nothing against campers etc, very good of you to deal with the mess and credit where credit is due 😊 hope you are both well ❤
All good thanks 🙂👍
Aw love you two , you are so funny xxxx
That’s the quietest I’ve seen Lyndhurst in the morning! I’m sorry you had to pick up someone else’s rubbish. Thank you for doing that for the sake of camper’s reputation and so that the precious wildlife wasn’t harmed by it. As always I love to see what’s for dinner 😂. Which car did you end up buying?! 😂
Great vlog. Thanks Carol and Ken
We love visiting towns early in the morning when it’s nice and quiet. We managed to resist buying a car there 😁
Really enjoying your New Forest series. I also make mackerel pate, but use my stick blender for the mackerel, makes a much smoother pate. Works well with smoked salmon too.
That's a great idea! Thanks 🙂👍
Hello again Ken and Carol just enjoying another one of your videos well done picking up all the rubbish respect to you😊 love your sence of humour and that breakfast looked good,love a good English brekkie😊Greetings from Stockholm Sweden
Thanks so much, Noah. Greetings to Stockholm 🙂
Suka sekali lihat video ini, loye you Ken n Carol ❤
Thank you ❤️
I love watching other campers, especially if they have a tent
@@susannordstrom5065 yes, that can be entertaining, especially in bad weather 🙂
That Chinese food looked very very yummy. Another fabulous video guys. Love from Caroline Butler ❤
Thanks so much 🙂
That breakfast sounds like a bargain ❤
It was good value 👍
We have driven all those roads and been to the same places thousands of times when we lived in the New Forest and watching your videos is like being back there. I know your secret park ups as well! It used to make me so cross when I saw the amount of rubbish left by thoughtless people, mainly tourists visiting, especially in the open forest where the ponies can eat it. The best place for a good breakfast is the Beach Hut at Friar's Cliff end of Mudeford if you haven't already been there.
Yes rubbish has become a pet hate for us since we got the van. Thanks for the breakfast tip 👍
A Ferrari is ok but you can’t make a cup of tea in one !!, I’ll keep my van thanks ❤
@@joshubrook324 hear hear 🙂👍