Big vs Small Van Tours + Wild Camping | UK Vanlife Series
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Van Tours + Wild Camping | Vanlife
In this UK Vanlife video we meet up with fellow TH-camrs @kingingit & @JitsIntoTheSunsetto learn the ropes. We go wild camping in our van for the first time and get inspiration for the diy camper build after getting van tours of the two different sized vans.
We met up in the Brecon Beacons in Wales which is a great spot for camping with insane views at every turn whilst also getting to explore the local canal at Beacon Park Boats
We got so much vanlife inspiration from these guys and can't wait to meet up with them again once our build is done.
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❤️❤️❤️ Aw SO brilliant to see you guys, can't wait for you to get all finished up and join us again soon! Custard will be waiting for another film night! (Oh and we've started watching the handmaid's tale, after your insta shot reminded us to watch it! - it's fab so far!)
Fantastic show.
So awesome to see you all meet up
Loved watching all you guys together!
dunno if you guys gives a damn but if you are bored like me atm you can watch all the latest movies on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my gf for the last months =)
@Sean Peter definitely, been watching on InstaFlixxer for since november myself :D
Wife and I: “What to watch on the Tele? The Crown? An Episode of Schitts Creek? Ooooh look a new Episode of Travel Beans ! - Let’s watch that!!” Great Episode as usual
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 eh !
I love it when my favourite TH-camrs all meet up together 😁♥️ How about Norway to watch the northern lights?
I found it interesting that both Craig & Aimee and Tania & Adam mentioned having too much stuff was the biggest issue. Tania and Adam wanted a bigger van to solve the issue, but Craig & Aimee have a larger van and still have that issue. The whole "where the magic happens" segment was a riot (who needs editing). I'll sub to "Jits into the Sunset" just because Adam was able to save the ball. :)
As for bird watching suggestions: Elmley National Nature Reserve is supposed to offer great viewing from a vehicle.
I like the way you don't take yourselves seriously, you just wing it all the time.
Elk = Big Deer 🦌 Thing... Moose = Huge Deer 🦌 Thing 😃 I already saw Kinging It's version of you hanging out. Nice to see yours. Wales looks beautiful 😍
Lovely seeing your excitement at looking out of the pop top for the first time. So engaging, take on board what the others said about too much stuff. We are experiencing the same, there always seems to be something else you think you need but you don’t and it just takes up space. Good luck, looking forward to seeing the van develop.
So much for social distancing, in indoor settings
Legal from next Monday!
I live in Germany and although the U.K. is doing much better as far as Covid is concerned, I thought the same. I hope they all had a test before coming together like this.
@@SuperPuddingcat you recon…
Glad wasn’t the only one thinking that. Shame as quite liked these guys up to now.
@@Retrooms rules are rules if we all think like that there would be more deaths and misery in the long run
love Wales, unbelievable scenery, good nature shots, and good food.
I liked it before I have even watched most of it. You both are great, and make us smile, and even laugh out loud at times. "Begging to be perved on"....LOL. So needed during these times. Stay safe. Sending love from Canada.
They do makes us chuckle!
Three great vans, all offering something different. Custard is a magnificent conversion but it will be expensive in diesel and a handful in tight spots. Jits surprised me with the facilities it offered for its size. Getting a kitchen and a shower/toilet into a medium wheelbase van seems like a work of art. Your van looks great, the roof is fantastic and while the facilities will be compromised by space you'll enjoy the best fuel consumption and the easiest manoevering in tight spaces. Hard to choose between the three.
I would totally recommend you to go when possible just across the Channel to a place in northern France called "Baie de Somme" (the River Somme Bay)
With that pop top, you could have amazing views of sunsets on wide open water/sand/dunes with noone in the picture.
On top of it, there is also a great bird natural reserve there called Réserve Naturelle du Marquenterre
I live in Glenshee Scotland. We are about 6 miles south of Scotland’s biggest ski area, but at this time of year the herds of red deer come down of the mountains to feed on the lower grass in the evenings. I guarantee that you would go to bed in the evenings with such a satisfied feeling after watching them, looking up at the buzzards, red kite and you could even catch the Golden Eagles ( many coastal birds and migrating geese come inland to nest here for summer). Check it out - it’s on the a96 from Perth to Aberdeen.
Really enjoyed the chaotic energy of the second van´s owners :D
As a german Girl i m a littel confused : a moose ("Elch") lives in North europe a elk ("Wapiti") lives in North America and Central or east Asia. Or ? Where you wanna go and what see ? ;-)
Go to Scandinavia to see the polar or north lights, go to Nordkap, make a Coastal tour, visits the islands of Öland and Gotland in Sweden and the Lofoten islands in Norway (here you can see many seabirds and whales).
Great video guys👌I've just started a fb group UK campervan adventures, any tips?????
As a motorhomes we do not like the phrase wildcamping . We prefer just to say parking it sounds less obtrusive .
Wales look great but the secret spots on the west coast of scotland are even better . Because they are secret I cannot tell you where they are sorry.
jealous of the boat trip that looked like fun, wales is pretty awesome takes me back to my days when I worked in ross on wye and was canoeing down the river every day
Thanks for taking us along! Beautiful country
It was wonderful to see you and the Jits and Custard crews all together. We adore Aimee and Craig and watch them together. Am getting into Jits too. It's wonderful you all know each other. Am so excited for your future together. Love from Devon x
These people are the reason the “van life” is going to be awefull this year imagine these parked up at scenic spots whilst others are trying to go hiking or just see the sights it’s not about the places for them just the free living and exposure! And does COVID not exist in van life?
Bore off, people are needing to live alternatively these days as there aren't a great deal of options. If they can live without paying high expenses then why not?
...But you are right as well I am full of awe for what they are doing.
I have seen what happened to that curry…………😂 also, you guys are totally following me around. First you visit Ham Wall near where I was and now you’re in the Brecons where I now is. ☺️👍🏼
Glad your enjoying your new van.🚍 I love the pop top. Looking forward to seeing more van life travels and adventures of the Beans .💑 Stay safe and have fun. 🧔
I must meet up with you guys maybe a landscape photography weekend with a group of vans.
You should come to The Highlands - In Inverness you could watch the 'Wildlife' shuffling about after dark..... But a small drive will take you to places beyond your wildest dreams, no Elk... But plenty of Deer, Osprey and eagles and scenery to die for
Middle-class van-life disaster: spilt cous cous! Btw, you can buy really small, cute, two serving rice makers.
Loved seeing you meet up with Jits and Custard, love following their adventures. Great vlog. So happy for you being able to get out in the van.
Aaah loved this collaboration 😁 Super excited to see how your van will turn out. It would be cool to take the van to Eastern Europe and stalk some bears! Take care - Cecilie
Can I also ask how you clip you roof up as mine is a pano roof but with no fixing ??
Great video guys and so good to see you all meeting up.
South east Kent coast at sunset would be the perfect place for the scenic pop top. We know some great places 😉
Much travel vlog operators, whether in England, America or Australia, have bought a motor home in times of COVID-19.
Have you agreed?
Looks like.
Great video! One idea of a place to visit, how about Scotland, especially the Highlands, spotting Eagles and Wild Deer, perfect!
Hello Travel Beans. Love your videos and am really happy that finally you decided to go to Portugal. I was born in Figueira da Foz, city close to Coimbra which is an awesome area to visit with lot of history. Coimbra has one of the oldest Universities in Europe and from there you can go to highest mountain in Portugal (Serra da Estrela). Can't wait what else you have in store for your trip to Portugal. I live now in USA (Boston). You guys are awesome. loved your Italy videos too. Gave me lots of ideas of where to go now (planning on going to Italy next year). Keep being the way you are. Love you guys.
Well....it’s quite a ways away....but Seward, Alaska, looking out over Resurrection Bay. Watching the whales swim by. Sigh.....
Great can adventure, love expedition van. Been following you for two years, never bored. Am following all the way. LOVE FROM AFRICA KENYA NAIROBI.
What fun! After 11 years in Africa, I promise you that (most of) it's a lot more doable than you might think! Definitely you can drive Cape Town-Cairo on the eastern route, usually. Northern Ethiopia's a bit iffy so maybe khartoum-Gondar-Addis then south... Or ship the van into South Africa, then drive up to Mombassa - English-speaking Drive-on-left countries all the way! Or just start in Morocco - not many lions etc but still AMAZING!
Definitely change out that chemical toilet. And don't think you can't because composting toilets are too expensive. What a crazy thing - the Kildwick costs 400 EUR! NUTS. I built my own version for a mere 30EUR. You can do it too! Happy to send pictures.
Yay this video! Its fun too!!! Is it weird it makes me tear up a little seeing all of their van designs, its so nice and cosy! Watched the last video in your van build so gonna watch your adventures in it now. going from the list you didnt have any vids showing the decorating etc so be exciting to see that in videos ^_^
I highly recommend Northern Sweden 🇸🇪. You'd absolutely love it.
Something you may want to consider during your build is lifting the van to original height,(You've probably already been advised on this maybe). Lowered vans look great an all that but are a PITA (IMO). The front is adjustable so costs nothing, the rear is a new(2nd Hand) pair of springs. Its an easy job, not as bad as it sounds. I raised my T4, H/D rear springs/adjust front torsion bars and drive around dartmoor/exmoor without worrying about sumps/fuel tanks or such.
Good luck with the continuing build.
Elk/moose - same thing (unless you're in America, then Elk is a big deer). If you go to the North West of Sweden, you can see both elk/moose and reindeer ;) Oh, and wild camping is allowed pretty much anywhere except people's gardens.
7:06 THIS IS WHAT I WANT! I want mine to be EXACTLY like this!
The zipper sound of the canvas-view reminded me of growing up, and vacationing with my parents and siblings in an Apache pop-up camper. As Bob Hope sang, “Thanks for the memories.”
WOW! I am so excited to see how this van turns out. It is already so amazing. I am sure you have learned some great tricks from Kinging It and the Jits crew. Sidenote- been binge watching their channels all weekend! I almost got a bit weepy when Alex had his binoculars and was looking out upon that sweet, sweet view. Cheers to your continued success in the van conversion (Emma)!
Hi travel beans really great video really enjoyed watching just subscribed to your channel really looking forward to seeing your next video keep safe 😷👍🏻
You would love Africa. An experience you cannot imagine. South Africa is the place !! Awesome.
Hello. It's only a few days I discovered your channel. I enyoy very much your videos (lots of ideas to travel). I would like to know what kind of binoculars do you use for birdwatching. Here you have a new follower from Spain. Thank you.
Come to West Cornwall and birdwatch for Cornish Choughs.... look us up when you get here!
Sri Lanka.... I think would be an awesome place for photography
Well Beans, I guess you are thinking how to scale down features of Custard & Jits. Check out this guy, he built a smaller van than yours. Maybe you can upscale some of his ideas. th-cam.com/users/ThomasHeatonPhotovideos.
You can have great views on the California coast (Big Sur) and Northern California on your next trip back in your US van 💕
I love full time in my ford tranist connect, in the Lake District. Come across and give me a shout. I'll show you around. I'm @TristantheTransit on Instagram.
you know Emma i just noticed you have bare metal around some of your windows! If you would buy material and insert magnets in it, sew around them to hold them in place, you could use them as your curtains for the night. And if you get good enough magnets you could even leave them up and let the wind pommel them and they shouldn't fall off. just saying. happy travels be safe both of you.
Looks like so much fun! Just watched your latest video chillin with The Endless Adventure! Keep up the good work guys :)
Well ever considered Scotland, as it has breath taking scenery and apart from the odd flock of sheep and highland cows, you can sit up there on the top , drink your brews and watch Eagles , Stags/Hinds and all things considered wild.
the time lapse showing different configurations Really demonstrates how it all works :)
Hey Craig, i agree with with you, i have that issue in my van with my wife. Vanlife is minimalist so stop buying/bringing more stuff into the van to cart around with me please. Ive now got an awning, footstool, bigger chairs, a wardrobe, another table,….the list goes on lol…and were not allowed to wild camp….only stay on a campsite. Need to go out on my own one time.
Why not take a drive through and pause to see the monkeys at Longleet Safari Park 🐒 😁😁😁
I couldn’t live in a van with my husband! Have fun couples!
How about the long mynd Shropshire amazing views
Have look at the gower coast line beaches are fabulous from rosili huge beach to little coves like tor bay between Oxwich and three cliffs bay
This is such a fun video. You guys are so cool. But it’s also an informative video with beautiful scenery as well. Thanks for sharing!
This is what I've been waiting for - the breathtaking scenery of the UK - woohoo!
YellowStone
Love Craig and Aimee! (Well, and you guys :) )
What is the opening music? I love it! Loving your videos
Out of the ones I have found being across the pond the three of your channels are the ones I watch the other one was Mel
lots of moose in Sweden, we also have northen lights, bear and reindeers up north
What an awesome time you all had! Not long before you can be living in your van permanently as well!
I thought van life was living in the van? Is that your plan?
Ship your van to the US so many national Park and a stop in Canada as well
❤️Einzigartig toll gut ihr beiden seit das komplette Team. Angie
I think you need a better system to open the back door.
Enjoyed watching your video and gave us an idea👍
Thanks for sharing.great vlog
Can't wait to see what you guys do with her!!
I love wales. I’ve wanted to go for a long time.
Well done how good you are. God bless you amen
Hello Emma + Alex, Rocky Mountain National Park here in Gorgeous Colorado 💙💙💙🏞🏔💙💙💙! We've got lots of Bald Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, Ravems, Elk Deer, Antelopes, Bears. There's so much Nature and Beauty here in Colorado 💙💙💙
The French Alps! Lac Leman.
Awesome! We love those guys! What about the West Midlands Safari park? Lol crazy that our first trip of freedom is to Wales too!! Just visited Llandudno and making our way around the coast 😁vanlife is the best life!
You should go to the south of France, Camargue is the place to be for birds. But it's also full of mosquitos so avoid summer and beginning of autumn. Otherwise there is a really cute unkown place next to the village of Bages (near Narbonne), you also have lakes, birds (especially flamingos) and a lot of cool places to park your van for a wildcamping night.
Check out Thomas Heaton and his van build. Especially his power configuration is very cool.
Nice video guys, out there doing it. You should check out this group Motor homes and Campervans against litter. They promote the collecting of litter at camping spots especially wild camping as Campervans get a bad press and many places are stopping overnight stays so it’s in everyone’s interest. Give them a shout out next time. Andy UK
Oh my god! This green-white Mercedes Bus - it is obviously more a bus than a van - must be incredibly heavy! The interior is very nice, tasteful and impressive - but what a weight to carry. Dscheezus. Good to see you both back on the road. And don't forget: The farmers need the rain...😉👍
That second couple are a hoot! 🤣
Amazing video guys!
You were on one of my favourite biking roads, welcome to Wales! Ive seen jits and crew on here a while back, but must check out the big bus crew. Off to tenby this week in our renault master camper,ideal size. Enjoyed your video.
I am so pleased you chose my country for your 1st trip in your new van and showed just how beautiful it is. Great video. Michael
9:21 shewee toothbrush holder!!!!''
Oh, I miss Wales. My favourite place to travel to. I envy you. 😀 Great video as always. Best of luck with the rest of the van build.
Come back to Canada. I can only imagine the spectacular views from your pop top in the highlands of the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia. You may even spot a moose or two.
Great video and beautiful scenery! It would be awesome to have your van to sit on top of and overlook the Big Bend National Park in Texas. I was just there and it was breath taking. I saw canyons, birds, mountains, wild horses, you name it. Neat place!!
Great video, as usual. With regard to your van build have a look at the latest build in Kombi Life to check out their elec setup . You must have lots of camera and computer gear like them and you are also going to be limited by roof space for solar. Keep up the good work. Stay safe 😊🤗
Make the most of wild camping, it may soon become a distant memory. 🙁
What’s the score with that Kevin?
@@kingingit I’m concerned about the current Govt. proposals to tighten up on informal stop-overs. Once freedoms are lost it’s nigh impossible to get them back.
@@kevinthebespectacledpilgrim Can we do anything to stop this?
Text book boating weather rain and hail lol 😂😂😂 would interesting to see how you coped with 21 tonnes of narrowboat under your feet if you fancy a go sometime shout up!
Great video, glad you loved the area. We relocated to a remote cottage there after years of boat and van life. You were probably pointing your binoculars towards us! We still can't give up the vans. Take it easy ✌️
I saw you guys on Kingin it last week. When I saw this one pop up, I thought it would feel like a rehash of their video. IT WAS NOT. you guys did an amazing job!! You guys are so fun to watch! The van is amazing!
Looks like a fun time, sounds like its important not to have to much stuff!!! Love the Brecken Beacons, look forward to more travels and seeing how the van build progresses.
Great video guys. I’d love to see a behind the scenes video showing you all filming. I can image you boiling the kettle 3 times so you can all get footage of the coffee😁 and walking up and down a road to collect cameras