I’m going to be honest, I never thought in a million years I would be sat on TH-cam watching a bloke, travelling sleeping in a van…………. But will I have to admit I think it’s fricking awesome 👏. What a sound, genuine lad you seem 👍🏻
Yup me to. Stumbled across this video by pure chance. It’s very interesting to watch a young guy with no ties, i.e kids and family life go and grab life by the scruff of its neck.
Laptop tip Will: make sure you keep your laptop off the bed when exporting or doing anything strenuous on it as the laptop A) will overheat and make it break quicker B) overheat and slow down the export process when making films.
I love these Videos and I don't even have a Van myself, I just like watching the progress from the smaller car you used to have that kept breaking down to this amazing van.
Van is looking awesome, if you're looking for last minute park ups try industrial estates. They may look grim but there's usually plenty HGVs overnight on the one where I work. So they must be pretty safe and the van won't look out of place.
Yes to the map thing mate,we love to see where you’ve stayed,so glad its all coming together for you will,can see how happy you are with the build now it’s lovely to see
Van is looking sweet. Your hard work really is paying off Will. And there’s no rush to finish. Love these stealth camps - great idea to keep doing what you enjoy during the build. Glad you didn’t film for too much longer in the changing rooms lol. Keep up the great work.
I was in my day a contract steel erector I used to live on the road in my Van working from Job to Job & loved it. I used sports centres & swimming baths to use their showers; Id find the local launderette once a week, Loved it. Great Video, safe journey.
Its coming along nicely. Love the stealth camping. An YES put up a map. Love to see all the places. I’d invest in a indoor shower for the van. Takes up a little space but beats those days where when you really need 1. An can’t find 1 near by. You should defiantly put a map book together of all your travels.
Building out and bringing my 1989 Airstream B190 back to life and what you said at 13:10 was exactly what I needed to hear. Subscribed. Please keep this going
I really enjoyed this video and your problem solving finding somewhere to wash the van and scrub your tackle was brilliant. Yes to the idea of a map where you find park ups.
Hi! I agree that your kitchen will be great upon completion. A couple suggestions: invest in a trivet for those hot pans so you don't melt a surface or rug, devise a splatter screen to avoid soiling the window screen. Over time, that screen will absorb splattering grease, etc. Safe travels!
Will, I too live in a van, the easiest and quickest shower is Every main route service station there is a shower for the truckers. took me a while of going to lots of gyms to realise and your right being able to be squeaky clean is paramount.
LOVED this video Will. More of this please. Get yourself up to Sheffield or at least somewhere in Yorkshire mate. Would love to see what you get up to out in the open areas! Loved the fact that this is as is without bells and whistles or hidden bits. I will be doing just this when I get my clutch fixed :o(
In a pinch you can also use one of those 1/2 gallon or smaller hand held multi purpose sprayers. One I use on trips has the ability to be locked open. Allows me to sit it on the van or other flat surface and stand under the spray. If you can't find a super private place you can just wear some swimming trunks. Though, with a van as big as yours you could probably open the back doors and put shower curtains up and stuff. Nothing beats a nice warm indoor shower though if you can find one.
Hahaha excellent video mate, I live on the Wirral, that first little car park you were in and decided not to stay in, is a posh location where cops are always about and always nosey. I was homeless on the Wirral for 14 months and I lived in my car, its a difficult place to do it but there are some great phantom zones where its ideal. Hope you enjoyed it, certainly looks like you did 👍🏻
Hey Will greetings from Australia, I love watching your blog. As a van owner without a shower, I have found a small plastic wash up basin that you can stand in works very well as a makeshift easy shower/apc , use a hand towel, boil a kettle of hot and around a kettle of cold water, put the water in your basin a bit of soap, stand in the basin and with the wet towel clean yourself. It works very well, very little spillage and uses bugger all water cheers mate Cal.
I have Van/Boat lived in NZ for about 15 years. Tip for absolute basic body clean every 48 hours. Heat up van and get hot water by heating up kettle with cooker. inside closed van. Have two small buckets ready. One with cold water and one with warm water by using exactly half of your hot water and mixing with the cold. OK you now have two buckets of water in front of you. Dip the hand towel in the warm water and start rubbing your body. Clean the slightly dirty hand towel in the COLD water bucket. Wring out the hand towel. Now draw up some more warm water and clean another part of your body. Keep repeating until you suck up all the warm water.
(Sorry had to break into two parts) Now use the other half of you hot water to make up another warm bucket and now you can freely wipe yourself down without having to rinse the handtowel to clean it. Really invigorating.. By the way this is a soap-less wash but you sure get clean. Scrubbed clean so to speak.
Just watching your new video , many thanks for the video about the russian night heater , ordered one on thursday and it should be here tomorrow, got the 5% discount too!! Many thanks mate keep up the good work !!
You should get yourself a CB radio. No matter where you are you can ask local people about showers, gyms, shops, car parks etc. You’ll find CB users a very friendly bunch. Stay Safe 👍🏼
The trouble with stealth vans is really poor ventilation. On mine, I've got a similar cooker and I'm sure I've come close to Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Its because Carbon Monoxide doesn't float up or drop to the floor really, its just builds up in the air around you in the van until, you just go to sleep :-(
Nice one brruuuuvvvaaaaa....maaate this channel is sweet! I see a lot of pansy campers, but to see a geezer out there enjoying van life is giving me itchy feet. 😬 definitely looking in on more videos. Keep up the good work son 👏
as a self employed gardener, I always swap and change things round in the van, you build up the interior and as you use you find what works and what doesn't. Hoping to get out there myself now I have mt berlingo, its wild glamping.
It’s interesting to see what it’s like to live on the road, I couldn’t do it, well maybe for 2 weeks but not more, it has some challenges rather than an actual home but life on the road is a nice getaway, keep up the grind, keep up with the uploads, I got notifications! Notification squad! 🙌🔥
Hej Will! If you ever get to Sweden on your Eurotour and decide to travel north you are more than welcome to spend a night parked on our farm just an hour north of Stockholm! 👌 great video!!
It’s best not to giveaway where you parked for the night as it will p****d the locals and the council will start putting signs stating no overnight parking.
Hi Will great to see you again. I love your adventures. I hope you get to travel around Europe looking forward to seeing what mischief you get up to there. Getting a free shower and giving a fake phone and e-mail was priceless. I love it !! 😂
11:12 Imagine walking past a van in the dark and suddenly you hear someone being angry about a rolling tomato xD Love your vids man! inspires me alot as i am planning on doing a van conversion too
glad your feeling better on the road. i really like watching your videos thinking of doing van life in next year or so .Your idea of a list of good park ups is a great idea
I live in a motorhome and the best CCTV system and security system is a doberman pincher, one look from him out of the window is all it takes to make people think twice. I always feel safe now and he is good company, and walking him keeps you fit . Good luck.
Ahhh Will, great to see you back out on the road. Van looked squeaky clean 🧼 That was a mega amount of food 😅 Looked lush. Hope we get to catch up with you again at some point this year..Michelle and Andy
hey will instead of looking just for a gym try looking for a swimming baths or get a swim pass instead, I find that normally a swim pass is a few quid cheaper
I think you have achieved a great deal your channel has grown your skills are getting better the van is coming along nicely and when you get on the road trips and visit places it will all be worth it and you will be able to take us all along aswell I think your in a good place right now so make the most of the ups and downs it's just life so get on with it enjoy
Great video. I'm not a van/car camper, but it looks like a lot of fun living a fully contained life for a few days. I really enjoy your videos. Good luck with the rest of the van build.
Yep great to see you out and about out there again Will.😁just love how the van is starting to come together 👍😜 Yeh I really do hope you put the places you have being to and going to. It gives a lot of inspiration. Anyhow great video. Have fun buddy. And stay safe 👍👍👍👍👍😁😁
I remember rinsing my car when I had a Fabswingers account to use it like a mobile knocking-shop. From Liverpool to Plymouth... Im sure I left a plethora of quadroon babies throughout the UK. God bless Britain.
Something no one touches on…..finding good park ups is easy, finding good park ups with a phone signal is something else, do you sacrifice the internet for a good park up or do you sacrifice a good park up for a decent signal? I always go for a strong signal because when the blinds are shut you could be anywhere.
Hey Will so good to see you enjoying the van and cooking up a epic pasta and look and sounding a happy chappie again Next time you are in the supermarket check out the little street kitchen Spice Taylor curry kits. really good for van cooking.
funny you should say about testing the van halfway through the build, I went to Skye in my halfway through T5 home build and got trapped inside for 4 days because of the storm"whatever this one was called" and got home and pulled it apart inside and fitted swivel seats and inverters and blackout curtains, etc. Solid advice mate and good video as always.
I’m going to be honest, I never thought in a million years I would be sat on TH-cam watching a bloke, travelling sleeping in a van…………. But will I have to admit I think it’s fricking awesome 👏. What a sound, genuine lad you seem 👍🏻
Oh yeahhh fricking awesome watching a guy sleep in the back of a van , very fricking awesome indeed😎😎
Cheers mate
@@Nate2003x cheer up mate
@@Nate2003x So why are you here...?? The video title gives you a good clue as to what this is about. Maybe you just enjoy being a c*nt...?
Yup me to. Stumbled across this video by pure chance. It’s very interesting to watch a young guy with no ties, i.e kids and family life go and grab life by the scruff of its neck.
This editing is really tight. It's been a pleasure seeing your video making develop
Couldn’t think of anything better than travelling around in a camper type van lol how life
Changes as we grow up
Really really enjoyed this! First time here on your channel! Looking forward to seeing more of this!
Hey Man! Great seeing you here! I've been watching your videos! Great stuff, I admire your experiences!
Will, van life isn't about being alone... it can include mates and even families. You are just at the start, which is where the lonely is. Keep on!
I need a word, Will. I just had a young lady on the phone asking me when I was going to sign up for a gym membership
😂😂
Nice video! New subscriber watching from central California U.S.A. 🤙
Laptop tip Will: make sure you keep your laptop off the bed when exporting or doing anything strenuous on it as the laptop A) will overheat and make it break quicker B) overheat and slow down the export process when making films.
Thanks for the tip Trev
C) Will overheat and set fire to your duvet
Take care out there mate, new to the channel 🙂🤝🍻
It's so nice to see you taking stock and appreciating all your hard work. Keep on smiling. Best from Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
I love these Videos and I don't even have a Van myself, I just like watching the progress from the smaller car you used to have that kept breaking down to this amazing van.
Van is looking awesome,
if you're looking for last minute park ups try industrial estates. They may look grim but there's usually plenty HGVs overnight on the one where I work. So they must be pretty safe and the van won't look out of place.
Yeah I use them in Europe when I cant be bothered looking for a nice spot
Yes to the map thing mate,we love to see where you’ve stayed,so glad its all coming together for you will,can see how happy you are with the build now it’s lovely to see
Van is looking sweet. Your hard work really is paying off Will. And there’s no rush to finish. Love these stealth camps - great idea to keep doing what you enjoy during the build. Glad you didn’t film for too much longer in the changing rooms lol. Keep up the great work.
Apasi tlol
I was in my day a contract steel erector I used to live on the road in my Van working from Job to Job & loved it. I used sports centres & swimming baths to use their showers; Id find the local launderette once a week, Loved it. Great Video, safe journey.
Its coming along nicely. Love the stealth camping. An YES put up a map. Love to see all the places. I’d invest in a indoor shower for the van. Takes up a little space but beats those days where when you really need 1. An can’t find 1 near by. You should defiantly put a map book together of all your travels.
Will, heap the praise on yourself mate, what you've achieved is bloody amazing! Cheers from Oz.
Hey Dude, watching your videos has inspired me and the Mrs to buy a van and go touring. Looking forward to all your adventures. Love the videos.
Building out and bringing my 1989 Airstream B190 back to life and what you said at 13:10 was exactly what I needed to hear. Subscribed. Please keep this going
First video I've seen you remember yer pillow in a while! Van's looking great 👍
A van you can stand up in is just the best.
8:31 “Finding par carks” 😂❤️
I really enjoyed this video and your problem solving finding somewhere to wash the van and scrub your tackle was brilliant.
Yes to the idea of a map where you find park ups.
Hi! I agree that your kitchen will be great upon completion. A couple suggestions: invest in a trivet for those hot pans so you don't melt a surface or rug, devise a splatter screen to avoid soiling the window screen. Over time, that screen will absorb splattering grease, etc. Safe travels!
Will, I too live in a van, the easiest and quickest shower is Every main route service station there is a shower for the truckers.
took me a while of going to lots of gyms to realise and your right being able to be squeaky clean is paramount.
Very rare these days that I don't skip bits of a video but watched every second of this. Awesome absolutely awesome.
LOVED this video Will. More of this please. Get yourself up to Sheffield or at least somewhere in Yorkshire mate. Would love to see what you get up to out in the open areas! Loved the fact that this is as is without bells and whistles or hidden bits. I will be doing just this when I get my clutch fixed :o(
Watched first time, nice
Van camping is the future. Totally enjoyed watching your video and I must say I want to do this as well .thanks 👍
Will always go hardcore with the pesto! as soon as he pulled out the jar I thought "he's going to smash the full jar in!" Good shit brother.
I am glad you are a happy bunny Will.
In a pinch you can also use one of those 1/2 gallon or smaller hand held multi purpose sprayers. One I use on trips has the ability to be locked open. Allows me to sit it on the van or other flat surface and stand under the spray. If you can't find a super private place you can just wear some swimming trunks. Though, with a van as big as yours you could probably open the back doors and put shower curtains up and stuff.
Nothing beats a nice warm indoor shower though if you can find one.
Really good to see you out and about again! Enjoyed the video!👍
Hahaha excellent video mate, I live on the Wirral, that first little car park you were in and decided not to stay in, is a posh location where cops are always about and always nosey. I was homeless on the Wirral for 14 months and I lived in my car, its a difficult place to do it but there are some great phantom zones where its ideal. Hope you enjoyed it, certainly looks like you did 👍🏻
Thanks for the comment man hope you are all sorted now
Hey Will greetings from Australia, I love watching your blog. As a van owner without a shower, I have found a small plastic wash up basin that you can stand in works very well as a makeshift easy shower/apc , use a hand towel, boil a kettle of hot and around a kettle of cold water, put the water in your basin a bit of soap, stand in the basin and with the wet towel clean yourself. It works very well, very little spillage and uses bugger all water cheers mate Cal.
Great idea. 😀👍
Can't imagine that in sunny England 😉😉
@@Gappasappa Not normally during winter. It’s the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 not England.
I have Van/Boat lived in NZ for about 15 years. Tip for absolute basic body clean every 48 hours. Heat up van and get hot water by heating up kettle with cooker. inside closed van. Have two small buckets ready. One with cold water and one with warm water by using exactly half of your hot water and mixing with the cold. OK you now have two buckets of water in front of you. Dip the hand towel in the warm water and start rubbing your body. Clean the slightly dirty hand towel in the COLD water bucket. Wring out the hand towel. Now draw up some more warm water and clean another part of your body. Keep repeating until you suck up all the warm water.
(Sorry had to break into two parts) Now use the other half of you hot water to make up another warm bucket and now you can freely wipe yourself down without having to rinse the handtowel to clean it. Really invigorating.. By the way this is a soap-less wash but you sure get clean. Scrubbed clean so to speak.
Just watching your new video , many thanks for the video about the russian night heater , ordered one on thursday and it should be here tomorrow, got the 5% discount too!! Many thanks mate keep up the good work !!
Mate you was right by my house! That's mad big fan. Driving the miss's mad looking at vans to join the van life. Love the content. Keep it up. 👍
You should get yourself a CB radio. No matter where you are you can ask local people about showers, gyms, shops, car parks etc. You’ll find CB users a very friendly bunch. Stay Safe 👍🏼
The trouble with stealth vans is really poor ventilation. On mine, I've got a similar cooker and I'm sure I've come close to Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Its because Carbon Monoxide doesn't float up or drop to the floor really, its just builds up in the air around you in the van until, you just go to sleep :-(
Nice one mate really enjoyed that video... nice and honest about the pros and cons of van life.. good luck and stay safe brother. Nice van job.
Nice one brruuuuvvvaaaaa....maaate this channel is sweet! I see a lot of pansy campers, but to see a geezer out there enjoying van life is giving me itchy feet. 😬 definitely looking in on more videos. Keep up the good work son 👏
as a self employed gardener, I always swap and change things round in the van, you build up the interior and as you use you find what works and what doesn't. Hoping to get out there myself now I have mt berlingo, its wild glamping.
It’s interesting to see what it’s like to live on the road, I couldn’t do it, well maybe for 2 weeks but not more, it has some challenges rather than an actual home but life on the road is a nice getaway, keep up the grind, keep up with the uploads, I got notifications! Notification squad! 🙌🔥
Do praise yourself - it's amazing what you've achieved! Great vid
I think that's a great idea about sharing location's that are safe & quiet to park. As always I enjoyed your content. Take care and drive safe 🤗
Been in my van for 4 and half yrs now and love it... Good link as have been knocked back a few time when asked about showrs etc.
Buy some vinyl from B&Q to cover the counter top, you can get any affect you want and makes your surfaces look brand new
Hej Will! If you ever get to Sweden on your Eurotour and decide to travel north you are more than welcome to spend a night parked on our farm just an hour north of Stockholm! 👌 great video!!
It’s best not to giveaway where you parked for the night as it will p****d the locals and the council will start putting signs stating no overnight parking.
Hi Will great to see you again. I love your adventures. I hope you get to travel around Europe looking forward to seeing what mischief you get up to there. Getting a free shower and giving a fake phone and e-mail was priceless. I love it !! 😂
Bro you a legend keep doing what you do!
Van is looking great mate, keep posting and enjoying your posts ...be safe mate
If you're ever in Cumbria man, always welcome here for a few! Loving the videos
Food looks delicious. 🧡🇬🇧🧡
11:12 Imagine walking past a van in the dark and suddenly you hear someone being angry about a rolling tomato xD Love your vids man! inspires me alot as i am planning on doing a van conversion too
"Bombarding me with market stuff" 🤣🤣🤣
Cheers from Portugal 🤙
ahh brilliant! Got yourself another sub. Looking forward to following your journeys!
This is like the 2022 version of Londons Burning. It’s the perfect way to finish your Sunday.
Another true to life video will nice one 👍 pleased to see van looking nice and clean and that you are enjoying it again 😀
glad your feeling better on the road. i really like watching your videos thinking of doing van life in next year or so .Your idea of a list of good park ups is a great idea
You can buy a white noise machine to use at night to help cut out the night time noise, I use a fan in my room
I live in a motorhome and the best CCTV system and security system is a doberman pincher, one look from him out of the window is all it takes to make people think twice. I always feel safe now and he is good company, and walking him keeps you fit . Good luck.
Ahhh Will, great to see you back out on the road. Van looked squeaky clean 🧼 That was a mega amount of food 😅 Looked lush. Hope we get to catch up with you again at some point this year..Michelle and Andy
real cool video bro have a good day
hey will instead of looking just for a gym try looking for a swimming baths or get a swim pass instead, I find that normally a swim pass is a few quid cheaper
Wicked channel mate honestly keep up the good work
Video was great, Will, look forward to them, take it easy, just chill out and enjoy yourself. Van looks great!
I think you have achieved a great deal your channel has grown your skills are getting better the van is coming along nicely and when you get on the road trips and visit places it will all be worth it and you will be able to take us all along aswell I think your in a good place right now so make the most of the ups and downs it's just life so get on with it enjoy
Will, I’ve been watching for a while now and I’m happy to see you living the dream. You deserve it. Thanks for taking us along.
Great video. I'm not a van/car camper, but it looks like a lot of fun living a fully contained life for a few days. I really enjoy your videos. Good luck with the rest of the van build.
Yep great to see you out and about out there again Will.😁just love how the van is starting to come together 👍😜
Yeh I really do hope you put the places you have being to and going to. It gives a lot of inspiration. Anyhow great video. Have fun buddy. And stay safe 👍👍👍👍👍😁😁
I remember rinsing my car when I had a Fabswingers account to use it like a mobile knocking-shop. From Liverpool to Plymouth... Im sure I left a plethora of quadroon babies throughout the UK. God bless Britain.
Nice chill video 😎 it's good to see you giving an example for those who are thinking about van life
Cracking video mate, van is coming along nicely. Well done buddy!
Great content. Just a suggestion. Heat your tortillas. Releases the oils and makes them more malleable and enjoyable. Keep up the good work!
Great to see you again on the Road! You’re welcome in Belgium 🇧🇪 for your next European tour 😀
Looking good Will....your hard work and perseverance is certainly paying off. Looking forward to your next update! stay safe 👍
Now this video is the old u bk at it happy looking enjoying it love it
Little tip when cooking pasta place a wooden spoon across the top of the open pan & it won’t boil over 👍🏻
Nice to see you back out
Good to see you enjoying the van Will, Sunday is always my favourite to see your new content
Great idea regarding the blog for stealth camping/parking. Maps and info would be great too! ✌️
Can't believe you were in my home town!!! Loving all your videos btw
And I just want to scrub my bollocks 😂 Great video Will old school vibes!
Good view of ‘normal’ vanlife. Chores, admin, planning next stop, etc. 👍💙❤️
You've come a long way since the Ford Galaxy! Love to see it, keep up the great work Will!
Well done Will. looks a great job you've done and looking forward to more developments. Be proud of your achievement!
Great job on the van build buddy👍
Another superb video as usual. Pasta looked delicious too.
Something no one touches on…..finding good park ups is easy, finding good park ups with a phone signal is something else, do you sacrifice the internet for a good park up or do you sacrifice a good park up for a decent signal? I always go for a strong signal because when the blinds are shut you could be anywhere.
Nice one will, Van is taking shape nicely and nice result on finding some showers.
Finally actual stealth van camping!! Great content and get me plate ready please!!
I ate breakfast and enjoyed a cup of coffee while watching this video, you are right Will, it's the little things :0)
A small paddling pool and skoosher or portable shower 🚿 does a great job.
Hey Will so good to see you enjoying the van and cooking up a epic pasta and look and sounding a happy chappie again Next time you are in the supermarket check out the little street kitchen Spice Taylor curry kits. really good for van cooking.
Nice one Will you are getting there with the build
Glad to see you out enjoying the van even though it’s not finished yet! Keep up the great work!
You could always park around sefton park, in liverpool, by the palm House end is very quiet. Campers park about the park all the time.
Good to see you happy out and about in the van. It was all worth it!
Top little set up you got there mate
funny you should say about testing the van halfway through the build, I went to Skye in my halfway through T5 home build and got trapped inside for 4 days because of the storm"whatever this one was called" and got home and pulled it apart inside and fitted swivel seats and inverters and blackout curtains, etc. Solid advice mate and good video as always.