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Chris Sloanes
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Are vanlife YouTubers a bad thing?
Are vanlife UA-camrs actually a bad thing for vanlife? Today I discuss this
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Scotland Motorhome Tax! This Changes EVERYTHING!
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YouTube is HARD! Telling MY Story!
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LITTERING! Who is to blame?
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Small but HUGE Upgrades!
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Are Campsites a thing of the past?
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We Should NOT Have Parked Here!
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Happy new bike, well deserved 👏 🙌 love the red pinorello great channel lovely couple..
Hi we are coming to Scotland beginning of July and a part of our trip is more or less the route you have suggested only in reverse, so hope we made a good choice.
Just came across this. Glad you fell in love with Arran. Been visiting the Kinloch Hotel in Blackwaterfoot for 32 years. My favourite place.
Just watching this one where did you get the two fires from ?
UA-cam is very hard to crack. Well done mate
hi there, have you emigrated, need more inspirational, travel, adventures!!
Can anybody enlighten me on canpervans using the mallaig ferry, specifically a VW Crafter? Tia
I don’t like the podcasts, you talk too much!! 😂
I was planning to do the NC500 this august but I've been warned and put off my people telling me about the midges in Scotland. People have suggested that because the NC500 route is obviously by the coast the midges might not be able to withstand the breeze. Have you got experience of midges, NC500 + August ? Thank you!
Great video! Thanks.
Awesome vid mate. Lovely editing. Direct - To the point - Bing bash bosh 🚀 May your speeds be zappy, your speeds not laggy and your 🍒 not saggy 🫡
Loved this video, it made me lol 😂
My name is Geoff and I own a Swift KON-TIKI 894 (the latest version with the chrome knobs). You sir are a cont!!
Why do you do a tour if you 'dont like the countryside'?
Not a fan of farmers fields but I bet you eat food that comes from said farmers fields, or they could re wild and we can get our food from the magic food tree
Love these tipps! Thinking about doing this route this summer, how many days would you recommend for completing it without having to rush?
Hi Chris, what brand or where did you get the raptor style vinyl wrap? Thanks
Have you ever done the in depth video of the clayton power install?
Do the guide include EV charging along the route?
No they aimed at campervans and motorhomes. I think the highland 2 hammocks guide and map does though? May be worth a look.
Wales 🏴 would be a perfect island of we could chainsaw it off from england 😂
£10 is small. I plan trips myself so I can say, all those guides will save hassle and for the money I think it is worth it.
Thanks for the warnings. In the current greatly inflated market these vans have started to look almost like a value proposition - some being 60-63K in the vW used segment. I now understand why they sell for just a few quid more than my 2019 California 4 motion: No one is really happy with them and no one seems to be keeping them. I have had a lot of vans over the last 20-22 years but I have not seen a slide-out bed in such a high and large van which so closely resembles a coffin. The kitchen is also a pokey affair with the inefficient fridge design consuming so much of the cabinet. I will look towards a westfalia conversion when it is time to move on from the California and resist the temptation to go for the good value GC option.
Hoping to do this in a 1995 peugeot 106 ive just picked up, its got no power steering so that should be fun!
Chris, I have a GC 680 in the same colour and have done a few of the same things, best thing I did was extra shelves in some of the cupboards and had the seat re-upholstered in leather and alcantara, I also bought a Bluetooth projector and screen instead of a tv and lastly upgraded the solar and batteries to lithium…everything makes a little difference which all adds up to a much experience out in the big wide World !
Great watch guys,very enjoyable 👍
You make me laugh so much with your rants ,especially about turning your ears inside out on themselves and telling people what a great place to visit Scotland is but don’t be going when I’m there 🤣 Are you sure you are not going through the perimenopause like me 😂 I love watching van lifers for the different places they visit and the humour and often their joy when seeing a beautiful view or wildlife ( especially Scotland ) not for the click bait crap ! Keep up the brilliant rants , I love it , even if I don’t always agree . By the way think some people watch the content with the above as maybe cannot get to do it themselves due to health or financial reasons or whilst on their break time at their mind - numbing tedious jobs as escapism. 🤣Just my opinion of course!
Guys, check out the Mega Mobil ReAktiv 680 on the MAN 4x4. Its Mega!
I like The Urban Motorhome - he always talks about how he finds park ups considerately and that mean he never has had a problem or anyone knock on him etc.
You are an opinionated sort of chap but many of your opinions are (in my view) correct. I DO watch some vanlife/countryside/camping/climbing/walking UA-cam channels but increasingly avoid some. I HATE the thumbnails which are clickbait - the videos are mostly poor and I avoid them. I think you can only make money on UA-cam if you have LOTS of followers. If you have 250K+ followers you may be in a different world and you could obviously have enough of them who are prepared to pay via Patreon or "buying a coffee" to make a living. For smaller channels, probably not. The product-placement adverts are only vaguely useful if you were thinking about buying that sort of product BUT we know they are reading a provided script and they can hardly say "I liked features A, B and C from this product but features D & E were unreliable and feature F failed completely. It doesn't offer good value for money..." There is nothing wrong with people no longer able to do certain things (eg for reasons of age or disability) watching younger people undertaking the trips the watcher can't, and you could follow their adventures on UA-cam instead. Carry on with the rant, though. You are (and your wife) entertaining.
Your noise issues are called Misophonia. It's far more common than you think. There is quite a lot of information online so at least you know you're not the only one. Loving the podcasts, at least you're honest and say things how they are. Cheers Graeme.
some interesting points, example bob wells in the USA does i believe have good content, but your comments on the drama is spot on, also the cult of you tube with young couples doing yoga with perfect bodies, also some people are unwell and need a distraction, is it any worse say than being obsessed with pop stars, movie stars, sex symbols, its all symbolic of an emptiness and lack of connection with self and the natural world, sort like an addiction one must pull out of and then begin the journey of self reflection, and the escape from the real life problems. or apathy, I started to watch a certain well know Van you tuber, who`s lets say extremely confident, his early stuff was great, guy pulls himself out of debt yada yada, 5 years later, its all of what you mention drama repeat .. and big ego omlordie ..!!! sad really, or funny. i only follow a handful of people, thats a hard way to make money for sure.
Would be great if you included links to the CCTV, as a big thread of the video? Thanks
I don't know if vanlifers are a bad THING. But they sure as heck are BAD at faking it all.. I have swampland for sale by the way. Tiny planet was the only truthful REAL vanlifer that ever was. I've seen nothing else yet to this day.
Think you should ch ange the podcast name to ‘just moans’ 😄 however I do share your views on many of these subjects lol
When you having guests on??
I prefer to follow authentic UA-cam accounts that actually show real life, or add humour, or are educational. Everything else is just crap… especially the click bait ones.
Van life festivals are my idea of hell!
Well said Chris - 100% agree with everything
Can UA-cam viewers really have too much of watching constant Powerbank and Electric Bike reviews on Vanlife videos?, or hearing about how a Van Lifer can cook a Thousand and One different meals on his Ridge Monkey? I prefer watching Van Life videos that have real substance, showing us some of the fantastic places they visit, giving the viewers ideas that they might replicate themselves......not various supermarkets they "dare" to stealth camp in, I've got news for them.....No-One, not a single One, who is working in those supermarkets at night filling shelves gives a toss if you are parked in the carpark outside. And don't get me going on UA-camrs who go to great lengths to deliberately park in places that clearly state "No overnight parking`', just find somewhere else.
Ha ha I could have guessed the titles of van life vlogs , top 5, it’s absurd, all for clicks, I’ve Un subbed to most now, all repetitive crap , great podcast btw
Enjoying these podcasts very much.
I am the same regarding eating and slurping tea or Coffee. My dad was big on table manners and would belt your knuckles with his knife if you made a noise etc.
First watched several, they showed the travel the camp site, aires, wild park ups, some specialised in just wild park ups. Gave information on sites, places to visit, accessibility etc. but then it went to found a supermarket, blah blah, videos of going through the tunnel, boarding a ferry, etc. some were good, giving the just three words locations, grid refs, post codes. But then it was what we eat, booze, moaning. Then it was this broke, that broke, then we got sent this, that, and everything else. How we fitted lpg, or lithium, solar. Some then started a cooking section, today Karen we shall cook this on the ridge monkey, which then went to the air fryer. When all want to know is where are the be st places to visit, away from the crowds, good scenery, free, any tips on saving money when using campsites. Some idiots used tactics like partially undressed female companions as thumbnails. Another trend now is we have stopped van life, b ought a house, which by coincidence we are renovating, watch our journey, Following the likes of several US, Canadian UA-camrs, ie Trent & Allie, Eamon & Bec, The Van Wives. I follow several on Instagram people who don’t have UA-cam channels, why because they don’t sell their souls to product placement, they have a digital business already, which provides income that allows them to travel. One couple I follow are Dutch,great videos, no speech, just information in text of where they are.
It used to be that you would watch utube vids for inspiration, Van building, searching for sites, visiting places etc. Now the content is so crass that you end up watching vids instead of having the radio on whilst actually doing something productive. I culled so many Utubers from my subscription list because they have all fallen into the trap you talk about, product reviews that you cannot trust, Van lifers who are doing more extreme stuff to get viewers, boring get lost.