Lovely bloke, not sure why I was recommended this but i thoroughly enjoyed the video and your personality, keep up the good content!

What a likeable wholesome guy, good on you mate. Subscribed

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate 👍🏻😀

@kevw333

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto 👍

I just stumbled across your video by accident. I've wanted to full time for years but my late partner was a proper home bird. I've been converting a box van into a motorhome tor the last 18 months. I took the plunge, retired early at the end of August, then fractured my ankle four weeks later which has slowed me down a bit. I think I should be ready to go full time early next Spring. I had been going over and over the costs and came up with similar figures to yourself. I'm not a telly watcher so I wouldn't have the cost of all that. I like my radio, music, play a couple of instruments badly, read books, like building stuff (I'm and electronics hobbyist) The only thing I need to watch is booking up for too many festivals! I can generally feed myself well on £20 to £30 a week and being retired will have all the time in the world to prep meals rather than buy out. Of course I have budgeted for pub stops, meals out, sightseeing and stuff. Keeping some money in the bank for emergencies is a must in case, god forbid, your home gets totalled or stolen, at least until the insurance pays out. Anyway, I have just subscribed and will be catching up on your other videos. Thanks for sharing your experience.

@HaPpY_Me

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck! @Philip Selwood

Still a hell of a lot of outgoings, life just seems expensive for all of us regardless of our abode!

@alexjohnson3455

4 жыл бұрын

That's true. I'm not a hippy or a tree hugger but it's just plain wrong that we all NEED to work the majority of our lives. NEED to pay for EVERYTHING and fall into society. Wish it could be an easier life. Theres enough of everything for everyone. We may only get one short life on this earth and we spend most of it working and paying instead of enjoying

@takilove3566

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it’s a lot but it comes with freedom

@Liusila

4 жыл бұрын

Skaterbun That’s just what I thought too!

@MFH47

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexjohnson3455 You sound like anarcho- communism would appeal to you, check out a channel called Non-Compete and keep an open mind

@markfox2033

3 жыл бұрын

Nice guy and I'm sure he spends all his money on the things on his list but the reality is that apart from what is spent soley on the motorhome itself, everything else is irrelevant. No matter whether you live in a bedsit, flat, house or whatever, you still pay bills. For example, I live in a bungalow, pay for phone, t.v, internet petrol, car tax, insurance, m.o.t, servicing and so on. If I was explaining "bungalow living" what would be relevant is what i spend on home insurance, gas, electric, water and sewage, painting and decorating, repairs, council tax, etc.

A good list of things to budget for. As you say, it's different for everyone. Happy travels!

Make a video on where u can park and stuff fella. Wild camping etc can see it being good 👍🏻

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I've done a few videos on finding parkups and ride alongs, you can see there here - kzread.info/head/PLRc9cu4LiQYtZN_f543znkWWLim54jBoX 😃😃👍🏻👍🏻

And yet another sub. . You growing your numbers.. Thanks for this video. Saved me all the hard work experiencing. Keep these vids coming..

Why are there such idiots commenting horrible comments on this guy. I have depression, want a new life, WILL have the money to do it right, if I listen to a guy like this who is brutally honest and admirable and knows what he’s talking about. He speaks from the heart. Come on people, at least he had the b##s to do it, and I wish him all the success.

Brilliant information which I never thought I needed. Thanks for sharing I’m now considering modifying my van. Keep up the good work, subscribed 👊

Thank you Darran for a very helpful summary of what it costs, delivered in your usual relaxed and friendly style. Your laugh always makes me laugh. Keep on doing what you're doing.

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Your most welcome Chrissy 😃😃😃😁😁😁

So great to see someone talking so openly and honestly. Really useful info.

That's very clear and detailed cost breakdown! Really appreciated!

Well spoken, informative and realistic. Subscribed

This came up on my home page, I am now a subscriber, nice and down to earth

This is one of the first videos I watched when I was keen to know how much would I need to live in van. There weren’t many UK videos out at the time

You inspired me with my project, in fact I got the extractor fan idea from you, keep up the brilliant videos!

Have no idea why I was recommended this but I watched it through to the end and subscribed. Cheers 👍

Iv been watching RV channels on youtube for years so why have I only just come across your channel. The bonus is your also a Brit so I can now get the costs etc in the UK. This is the first British RV channel iv come across.

Love your videos. Watched one yesterday about you keeping warm at winter. Now watching this one:)

Glad I have just found and agree with others you seem a nice fella who is offering good advice. Were OAPs now but still like to get away in our ex works T5 when we can so pretty sure your videos will make it easier for us to do now.

Good honest vanlife costs and experiences there mate. Thanks 👌🏻🙏🏻🚐

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers John, in the near future you'll be able to do one of these and give your insights and thoughts 👍🏻👍🏻😃😃🤘🏻🤘🏻

A cracking no bullshit video mate ,nice to see it told as it is.

I didn't think I'd listen to you for the whole of 14 mins but I did... you are special! a very nice chap, wishing you the best of everything in life God bless you.

Good vid! keep it up mate, clear honest review and experience of full time van life, C

Fantastic video mate. Very helpful. 😊

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart 😁👍🏻

Thanks Darren good information for this current time .

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome John 😃👍🏻

Lovely video! Useful information, Cheers mate!

Well done x thanks for all the advice x this has been on our bucket list for years x Thanks for explaining everything xxx Happy adventuring xxx

You seem like a nice guy. Good content. Subscribed!

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Joe 👊🏻👊🏻

Great breakdown Darren great vlogs mate keep them coming mate👍👍

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers George 👍🏻

Nice video, very open and honest with lots of useful stuff ...full of admiration for the way you go about life. I used to work for a company and we rented motorhomes to young kids karting who wanted one for the weekend with their family when they were racing. I used to have a motorhome at the track with them in case they needed tech support and I loved it ...definitely a life I am thinking of when I come into enough money. Subscribed 👍

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gavin, yeah I love this life and can't recommend it enough 👍🏻👍🏻😃😃

@gavinfinlayson485

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheUrbanMotorhome working my way through the other videos now. So far really good 😜👍♥️

Very Interesting. Always enjoy the videos mate and this way of life appeals to me.

All good stuff, however, seem to be 3 glaring omissions. Wear and tear items - things like tyres, brakes (and clutch judging by how you get through tyres), all the longer term stuff that can be broken down to monthly based on your use and mileage. For the project to be sustainable, you need to include depreciation which I guess will be heavier than normal for a rig that is lived in full time. Finally, unless you park in the truck yard, how much is the seasonal pitch?

Very useful, thank you. Also - you're a natural! Love your voice 💖

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sara 😁👍

Love the video going to watch the others on your channel. Keep them coming really great 👍

Very helpful, useful and informative video.. You also come across as a great guy. Subscribed 😎👍

Subbed! What an interesting channel. If ever the missus and me go our separate ways, I fancy the life you have.

Hey Darran, I can't tell you how useful this is to me. I'm still in China, but my van plan is still on. I'm just glad the cost can be offset with regard to not paying rent and council tax. I might wanna include my maintenance costs into a monthly budget too, but we all do things differently. P.S. you forgot about that window blow out you had not long after getting your van.

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Hey mate! Good to hear from you man, glad the plan is still on. Yeah that makes sense setting some aside per month, ahh yeah I completely forgot about the window haha

Very insightful video. You seem a nice genuine chap. Stay safe 👍

Good breakdown on things there Darran 👍

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pa 😁👍🏻

Thanks for sharing your costs, it's actually quite interesting to see how much it would be. Keep up the uploads your content is good quite humorous and I love your laugh.

Lovely stuff..!

Great info thanks, very interesting.

This came up on my feed to watch. What a lovely guy, subscribed! Xx

Good insight Darren. Glad to see your keeping it real still. how about a "day in the life" vid ? Just a thought.

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian, I've got plans to do a few days in the life...one when I'm at work (not showing work) and the other when I've got a day or days off...anything in particular you'd like to see in them?

@inkhole

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheUrbanMotorhome Just you being you, doing what you do. It's just good to see what people do day to day. Check out other peeps 'day in the life' vids for inspiration if required but most of all - keep keeping it real!

Sensible advice; good stuff! Stay safe, C

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 👍🏻👊🏻😃

Awesome bro! Subbed, got me a little vito stealth camper. Best of luck.

Great video, thanks buddy. You seem a great guy! Very useful video

Fair play buddy. I totally respect the way you choose to live. I would personally love to have the balls to live like that just imagine what you can do and see every day

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, yeah I flipping love it haha 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻👊🏻

@SimGTAandCOD

4 жыл бұрын

The Urban Motorhome can imagine

@jimmy2minutes

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheUrbanMotorhome bet you see loads of bands.

Thanks for that Darran, much appreciated, it doesn't cost as much as i thought mate

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Your most welcome 😃👍🏻

Awsome video, exactly what I was looking for 👍🚐

Really useful and insightful Darran, thank you. I'm thinking of living the Van Life for a year or two to see the UK and Europe.

@TheUrbanMotorhome

Жыл бұрын

Glad its helpful! This is just what I personally spend, you can adjust it to you, it really can be as cheap or as expensive as you make it! You'll have a blast if you tour for a year or two

Love this blokes matter of fact, laid back and totally open presentation. As someone who dreams of owning a motor home will be keeping an eye on his videos while he was is doing them. I have a question. Do you stealth camp as you didn’t mention costs for camp sites and connecting up.

"bacon all the way" that should be a t shirt😂😂 great channel, glad I found it!:)

Fellow van lifer in the Yorkshire area. Very good watch, interesting seeing others doing same.. all the best

@user-oh2sl9xv4d

2 жыл бұрын

please share your thoughts @jonny

Found this channel the other day and happily working through all this guys videos. There interesting and secretly I think I now want a camper van! Haha

Good to see you mixing it up with the grey slazenger t-shirt. Wearing it inside out this video!! 😃

@wacman

4 жыл бұрын

Save washing so much turn it inside out.

@lukesandbrook

4 жыл бұрын

@@wacman standard

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Haha it's not inside out, you can see the logo the correct way round 😂🤣😂

Very interesting video sir...well I lived full time in a short wheelbase 30 year old fiat talento with a hymer build for years and my living costs were 250 pounds a month. I was warm in winter..cool in summer and always always had plenty to eat..it's dead easy if you know how...good on you sir...

Thanks for the video and information for all the cost motorhome Life in UK good luck you are good person..!!

Great content mate 👍

Good on you mate keep well bro.

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Norman 👍🏻👍🏻😁😁

I have now tv, Netflix, Amazon Prime tv and Disney plus so why am I watching this, it’s like a secret addiction lol.

I watched this last year and again now genuinely tell this is a nice good guy all the best amigo

Superb! Nice video mate.

what a lovely guy, just subbed ĺooking forward to joining you on your adventures , good lad !!

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff really appreciate the support 👊🏻👊🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙂🙂

Totally felt in love with your sense of humour, I googled living in a motor home and your video popped in straight away I am glad, thanks for your sharing! I am looking to do this with my wife , we have a 3 bedroom house we rent it for 850 pounds per month, if I could buy one of those I could save alot more money for my deposit so I can eventually buy a house and this way when the house was bought I would have a motorhome to travel with, I am so so so hyped but I am also so afraid of doing it. What would you suggest? Am I being insane ? Cheers from a Portuguese guys that lives in Felixstowe ❤️❤️

Really useful vid cheers mate

This is great content. Thanks.

What a nice guy you are. Thanks for the tips. Don't hold it against me for being vegan. Subscribed and have a great day xx

If you are going through tyres at that mileage I would get your steering geometry checked out 25 or 30 K is more normal

Good insight to costs Awesome video thanks for information god bless

Nice guy, enjoy your blogs. Keep the fire lit 🔥

Insurance - does the breakdown cover include getting you home ?

@godchannelled5990

4 жыл бұрын

Lol..

@padgecrack4018

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@Stevo_YouTube

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Hi Darran, living full time in my camper van is something I am considering in the future (once my youngest is a little older - my oldest is already 22). I very much enjoyed your video and would like to thank you for taking the time and sharing these. One cost you didn't mention, perhaps not relevant to you, is the cost of parking / camping. Do you only park in free places? - (by friends and family, as you mentioned) - Or do you travel around and have to pay for overnight parking / camping? I know there are smartphone Apps that indicate free motorhome parking, but my experience with them is a bit hit and miss. If you can leave a reply here of how that works for you and in average how many days in a month you have to pay for overnight parking and/or camping, I'd be grateful. Enjoy your life!

@russellfowkes4054

2 жыл бұрын

Good point, but no reply 🤔

@ericsturgess3512

2 жыл бұрын

You surely need to use a campsite every few days to charge and empty

@keith4881

Жыл бұрын

@@ericsturgess3512 it's all explained in outher vids why he doesn't need campsites

Thanks man good to know nice1😁

spot on mate, thanks.

Just found your page thinking about getting off grid as I feel something big is coming God bless you and everyone here Amen

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

I hear ya mate, I love being off grid 👊🏻👊🏻👍🏻👍🏻

New subby! Your living the dream 😁

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 👍🏻

Awesome video thank you

Been using a motor home for years ,it’s a bus sized one. One thing all motorhomers should have is a building / large shed to keep your motorhome in the winter . Great for keeping it out of the worst of the weather and makes repairs and servicing easy. Also doubles as a store for spares and fuel . It’s got to be linked to the services ,electric and sewage. It’s a live saver and a financial life line as it’s a place to extend its vans life and reduce the wear and tear.

Great Video, what do you do when it comes to emptying your waste tanks...cassette toilet etc, where do you dump them.

@tonyowen6598

4 жыл бұрын

That's a question a lot of people ask him including myself and the question is always left unanswered. I am starting to think that there is something not quite right.

@mattg4101

4 жыл бұрын

I think he just puts it down a drain. I’ve heard him say he uses friends places sometimes

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Hi all, yeah like the last comment says there is no great secret to dumping tanks it's just a very sensitive subject with non van life's and the general public who don't want to and can't understand the whole van life thing. So yeah grey water goes down any drain, it's just shower and washing up water...pretty much the same as the bucket of water people wash their cars with. Black water (toilet) goes down a friend's toilet, public toilets, or stop at small camp sites and pay a few quid to empty tanks. Hope this helps 😊😊👍🏻👍🏻

Excellent video Darren, you're getting good at this!, You'll be working for the BBC next 😀😀

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Haha cheers Richard 👍🏻😀

Great video thanks m8👍

Likeable chap, Interesting video dude.

Morning darren. A good breakdown for people eho are considering owning,living full time in a motorhome. What about site fees ? How many times do you go into campsites etc , and what type of sites do you use ( if any). Cheers mate. Catch you soon 😁

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Billy 😃👍🏻 Site wise, I don't stay on them hardly ever apart from meetups and festivals and then maybe 2 or 3 times in the year when ive got 3/4 days off and want to chill but that will be it maximum. 👍🏻👍🏻😁

@billyslittlebigadventurech9050

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheUrbanMotorhome cheers for the reply mate. Catch you soon 😁

What do use for a address for work , insurance, bank , driving licence etc etc . And can you travel abroad on your insurance?

Very watchable and informative video. Mind you, you should really remind people that your budget includes having transport. So it compares to the cost of someone having to run a home, and a car. So you could probably reduce the running costs of personal use of the motorhome in your calculations. It’s the same for the general upkeep of the motorhome, because we have upkeep costs of our homes too. So your water pump cost is balanced out by my washing machine repair guy cost. Thanks, I used to wonder if it was a good idea, now I know 😀

Very likeable, good on you bro !

Hi mate, I’ve bought a camper van and been spending time getting it ready to live in .....thought occurred to me earlier, where do you park it / them when I go to work? ( my head got carried away with the dream) do u live on a site? Or on the move constantly etc.. many thanks for the cost info btw.

@doglifehub

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of full'time van dwellers work from the van via the Internet. We travel all over and as long as I have an Internet connection I can work.

i loved this! I want to start vanlife in the uk but im doing a lot of research, which area you live? where is the best place to park your van in uk, how long have you done vanlife. ?

@ASMR-XI-ZUI

2 жыл бұрын

Same me 2. I feel many r going this way bcoz during lockdown ppls homes have become like prisons. Motorhome gives so much freedom to travel n explore. Whilst saving 1000s on hotel bookings.

Came across this vid whilst browsing KZread ,, really like the guy , comes across as real decent , funny and good luck to him with he’s motor home , I’d love one myself as you have the freedom to pack up and fooook off on a jolly ,

Found you after seeing you with Wandering Bird, great chat. Looking forward to following your experience now that you are planning travelling the World, good 🍀!! 👊👊👊

@TheUrbanMotorhome

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh brilliant, great to have you along Erick. Oh I can’t wait till the big trip, I’m so excited, its gonna be amazing 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻

Hey Fella..just watched your video and gave me a shit load of answers. This way of living is better than renting and having a mortgage. U said it would be around 500 pounds a month, im currently spending more than that living in a 2 bed house so im now thinking of doing the van life...ive watched a few other videos of van lifers in the UK and got answers from them...one question i do have regarding this type of lifestyle....do u get hassle from council officials etc for parking where u want? i know some of them have moved people on...great video and thanks for helping me get the answers i need...

@gigigio2496

2 жыл бұрын

Did you do it?

I lived in a vehicle back in the days when we were called 'new age trvelers' the biggest saving was not having to pay for a place to park up. I now live on a boat and have to pay moorings and the people i know living in campers pay to be on a site, so how do you avoid that cost?

@jasonclarke7422

4 жыл бұрын

donald gilchrist sadly there is no way of avoiding costs these days,unless you take a camper van to Scotland where you can wild camp for free, but for me living the other end of the country it would be a bit of a hassle.

Super - thank you!

Hi Darren nice video mate well explained 👍👍

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glen

Better to layer up and save money on heating in winter.

@khalidazhar101

4 жыл бұрын

But motorhome will most likely be more prone to getting damp.

How about costs for water, sanitation and parking/camp place?

@TheUrbanMotorhome

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, I don't pay for water as I get it from the garages when I get fuel and a few other places, there's a video on my channel about water. As for parking I don't park on sites, im 99.9% Urban and only ever go on sites for festivals and meetups apart from 1 or 2 times a year that I've got 3/4 days off at once and want to chill, hope this helps 😃😃👍🏻👍🏻

@mickharrison9004

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheUrbanMotorhome do you not find, when urban around houses, they watch you closely after a couple of days, people have a strange fascination with motor homes, even young ones, coming hang out next to camper fkn around, what sad lives younguns must have these days, you'd think searching out girls would come first.

Thanks a lot, very helpful..

This is so cool!