FULL VAN TOUR - Converted VW Transporter T6.1. Campervan Life. Vanlife.

FULL VAN TOUR - Converted VW Transporter T6.1. Campervan Life. Vanlife - If you just want the van tour and not the waffle, fast forward to 7:22!
----- Contents of this Video -----
00:00 Intro
01:05 Waffle & to wave or not to wave?
04:15 Drive through Waddington Village and up to Waddington Fell
07:22 FULL VAN TOUR
21:53 Drive down from Waddington Fell and End
A Solo Female Camper Van Life UK Travel Vlog - VW POP TOP CAMPER CONVERSION VAN TOUR showing the new VW TRANSPORTER T6.1 to help anybody looking at vanlife, campers, camper layouts, etc.
I'm by no means technically minded (you'll discover this if you watch the video) or an expert videographer, but I am super happy with my new van and excited to share it with you. I hope you enjoy!
In this video, we drive through the pretty village of Waddington, Lancashire, and follow the road up to the scenic location of Waddington Fell -
waddington.website/
This is the area I grew up in
Items/a few links you might find helpful are listed below, let me know if there's anything else you want:-
Van bought through and converted by www.thecustomshop.co.uk/ - units designed & built in-house.
Pop top roof with charcoal scenic canvas - www.westdubs.co.uk/
Blinds - www.vanshades.co.uk/
Seat upholstery - www.visionleisureupholstery.c...
3/4 crash tested Rusty Lee camper bed - www.vwrustylee.com/
Also fitted:
Yuasa 110ah leisure battery
Sterling Power Pro 30amp battery to battery charger
Waeco (Dometic) CRX50 fridge
Double hob stove 9222
13L water tank
Planar diesel heater
Thule Ominstor awning 4900
Thanks for watching & please consider subscribing (there's no cost) to the channel. So much more to come!
Sue x
#vantour #campervan #vanlife

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  • @JohnWilson-cb8nh
    @JohnWilson-cb8nh8 ай бұрын

    Hi dont worry about the others, there loss, i know this two years old now, but I have seen many of your videos, and it has given me , the kick I needed, I have camped for years , and loved every minuet, but this year it went so wrong, and I was not in control, broken rib and hyperthermia, so now watching , a lot of your videos I have decide to get a campervan , thankyou verey much ,

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    8 ай бұрын

    That sounds like a tough time! I’m glad ur moving forward now though and that my vlogs have proved useful. Good luck with the van 🙌🏻😊

  • @jameswest2833
    @jameswest28332 жыл бұрын

    I have a teardrop caravan and I wave like mad at everyone in a camper, motor home or caravan. The Mrs thinks I'm daft as absolutely nobody waves back but I used to always see people do it so I'm going to continue it, regardless of a reaction

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    I like your thinking, as long as it makes you happy waving who cares about the response! I promise to wave back if I see somebody towing a teardrop caravan waving like mad 👍😂

  • @madformorgan7848
    @madformorgan78482 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel via Ken and Carol at Life’s to Short. Love the van, sorry you had to get it in such circumstances. Just subscribed so looking forward to more.

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hiya and thanks so much for subbing and commenting. Really appreciate it. Ken & Carol have been so kind sharing my channel, I've watched theirs for a long time so was very shocked when my own little channel popped up in their video! Thanks again. ATB, Sue 🙂

  • @carolsorvig713
    @carolsorvig713 Жыл бұрын

    Everyone should wave at any fellow traveler/adventurer! Size or status or age should not matter! Just keep waving!

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep we should all wave to our hearts content 😁

  • @JC.Journey
    @JC.Journey2 жыл бұрын

    👋 We are enthusiastic wavers, often we don't get a waves back but if we saw you waving from a van even though we are with a small trailer we would give you an enthusiastic wave back, so we say, Keep on waving no matter what type of RV! We enjoyed the lovely sights along your drive. We are in LOVE with your van, thank you for the tour! Looking forward to your next adventure. Take care. -Jody

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha, thanks Jody I merrily wave away! Glad you like the van, it's a dream, Take care, Sue x

  • @lukabunic
    @lukabunic2 ай бұрын

    beautiful! just bought ascot t6.1

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 ай бұрын

    Best buy ever. Hope you enjoy yours too! 👍🏻

  • @emmasmith2171
    @emmasmith21712 жыл бұрын

    Great looking Van, bought mine last year can't wait.

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Emma. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine 😊👍🏻

  • @grayfreeman
    @grayfreeman Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful van and loved the tour! And stunning scenery as well.

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Gray it’s one of my little go to places when I want some peace in beautiful surroundings 😊👍🏻

  • @mylifeandwhatitbrings9972
    @mylifeandwhatitbrings99722 жыл бұрын

    Just started watching your vlog. We motorcycle and some wave some dont. So I think wave and smile, it will make their day and perhaps next time they will wave at the next person. Xxx

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Maria, thanks for watching the vlog and for commenting. Much appreciated. Since this video I've been told I'm part of the VW Club now hehe and I've had a few waves but somedays I just wave at everyone 😁 x

  • @paulmeakin6020
    @paulmeakin60203 жыл бұрын

    Lovely video. Really hoping to pick up a van soon of my own and obsessed with watching people's adventures in them. Agree with the waving we need more wavers out there.

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Paul. Towards the end of last year I was where you are now, devouring all the camper vlogs on here and dreaming of doing the same. Glad you're moving forward with your own dream. When you get it be sure to get waving! 😁

  • @TheBabblingBrookes
    @TheBabblingBrookes2 жыл бұрын

    When we caravanned, no waves. When we bought the motorhome other motorhomes all waved at us (we thought we had something wrong ie left a roof light open or the aerial up!), but now we wave at anything that resembles a motorhome….we have even mistakenly waved very enthusiastically at horse boxes 😜 It’s a really stunning van, the blinds are gorgeous 😍👍

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes I was the same in the moho, including the horse boxes! It turns out I’m now part of a very friendly VW club and get waves aplenty from them 😁. The blinds are by van shades, so neat and work really well 👍

  • @JeffDingo79
    @JeffDingo793 жыл бұрын

    Lovely camper. Safe and happy travels!

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers! I’m chuffed to bits with it 👍

  • @chrisneedham5803
    @chrisneedham58033 жыл бұрын

    Everything is looking 'vantastic' and ready to go on another adventure. Cheers 🍷🍺👍🏼

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Chris, raring to go!! 👍

  • @flibbertyj1625
    @flibbertyj1625 Жыл бұрын

    That is a gorgeous conversion! 👌

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks I absolutely love it ❤️

  • @sharonholmshaw6541
    @sharonholmshaw65413 ай бұрын

    Hi Sue, we wave to campers, but not all wave back. Not to motor-homes though.

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 ай бұрын

    Hi, I’ve now developed a gut feeling and kind of know when I’m going to get a camper wave back so I wave only sometimes but a lot more confidently now 😆 👋

  • @sharonholmshaw6541

    @sharonholmshaw6541

    3 ай бұрын

    @@CamperVanya Interestingly, our other vehicle is an MX5 and their owners have a waving-thing too. And yet again, some do and some don't.

  • @getawaygeese
    @getawaygeese3 жыл бұрын

    Really nice looking van you must be pleased - those blinds and enclosed windows are very nice

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I like the neat finish on the blinds too and am over the moon with the whole van. It's absolutely my happy place these days 🙂

  • @maureenwold2538
    @maureenwold25383 жыл бұрын

    Love the videos of your actual journeys....what a great way to capture your adventures .....and also see everyone waving at you....or not!! On that point we’ve been caravanning for many years and never really experienced this....apart from perhaps odd individual encounters along the way. Perhaps it’s not the same for us as we’re in our cars....rather than the actual campervan or motorhome? Who knows!! Anyway it seems like a really nice idea to me so go for it.....start a new trend.....and enjoy!!! Looking forward to future videos

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your comment and support Mo. As you know, each journey is part of a so much bigger one and it feels good to have a positive focus again.

  • @LifeistooshortCK
    @LifeistooshortCK3 жыл бұрын

    I think its a very good looking van. We really like the blue upholstery and the grey goes very well with it. You made a good choice keeping the interior light and airy. As for waving we have found nobody waves these days. Never ever gotten a wave from a motorhome and we have given a few that have gone unreturned. We find your lucky if anyone even looks at you out on a walk these days. I like going back up north a bit as more people seem to speak. I got called duck again in Mablethorpe the other day and it brought back many fond memories. I am not saying don’t bother waving, I think its a nice thing to do. just don’t expect to many back. Ot would be nice to get that tradition going again. Mind you I thought VW vanners always waved at each other. Keep on trucking 👍

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Ken & Carol. I suppose there are so many units of all types out and about that if we waved at them all we’d have rsi. I have been known to wave at horse boxes in the past, much to Bri’s amusement, but in my defence the white ones can look like motorhomes. Anyway, I’ll check my membership to the VW wavers club now then! 😁

  • @coasttocoastcaravanning6138
    @coasttocoastcaravanning61382 жыл бұрын

    Looks really cool van brilliant video Jan 👌👌👌👍🌹

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks it's everything I could want in a van 😊

  • @donnysweekendvanlifetravel7854
    @donnysweekendvanlifetravel78542 жыл бұрын

    That is one smart campervan steel wheels rock who wants alloys thanks for the tour loved it donnyx

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. I agree re wheels 👍

  • @chrisandsamlivingthedream
    @chrisandsamlivingthedream3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Sue .. nice van tour as well ..I’m enjoying the vids .. cheers Chris & Sam x

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers for watching! Glad you like them. I’ve watched quite a few of your past ones but will be catching up on more 👍

  • @chrisandsamlivingthedream

    @chrisandsamlivingthedream

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya much Appreciated sue x

  • @annies8075
    @annies80752 жыл бұрын

    A lovely van 👍. Yeah I agree with you about steelies. Used to have a camping trailer when the kids were younger, but as yet I don't have a camper van. Though I'm thinking of getting a micro camper, so such as a berlingo converted and with a pop top. All still up in the air as yet until I decide on a layout. Must be about 10 years since I was in Waddington (spent many an evening in the Higher Buck and then up to the Moorcock in my younger years) and the village looks pretty much the same.

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah Waddington doesn’t change fortunately. The Moorcock closed down many years ago, think it’s houses there now. Like everywhere! The Lower Buck is still olde world though. Hope you sort yourself a camper soon. It’s the best escape! ATB, Sue.

  • @familycampervanadventures8842
    @familycampervanadventures88423 жыл бұрын

    Van looks good Sue. As most people have said, you're in the VW campervan club for waving now, although I've had the odd motorhome wave. We upgraded our 16 inch wheels to 18 inch ones. We found the ride improved as they are also wider and made the grip better. I like that grey colour (you can't really see it on the video and looks smart in real life). 👍

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve had 2 but who’s counting haha. I do like the look of the 18 inch wheels and yours look good. Maybe a little further down the line I’ll change them. The Ascot Grey is a strange colour, keeps changing in different lights. I love it 👍

  • @DolittleCampers
    @DolittleCampers3 жыл бұрын

    Great question about the waving. We find that only VW drivers wave at us. We didn’t really know any different so we have started waving back. In actual fact I waved at a van whilst walking the other day and made myself look a plonker 😂 a nice thorough van tour. Love the flooring and also the depth of the sink unit looks great too 😊

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I love it. Re. the waving, I used to occasionally accidentally wave at horseboxes. Now I just wave when waved at its easier! 😀

  • @sheza1955
    @sheza19552 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoying your vlogs. I get a bit miffed when I don't get waves back . I have a Vw T4 that's 22yrs old, & I only seem to get waves back off older vw campervans, not newer ones, so if I see you on the road I will definitely give you a wave! 👋

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Sheryl. Haha I just wave at any VW now whatever year, model, etc. I’m going to get one of those flower garlands to hang from the mirror so that my van’s more recognisable as a camper van from the front! 👍🏻😆

  • @pamcullen537
    @pamcullen5372 жыл бұрын

    Good to see you had essentials in the fridge, wondered what you had for lunch lol 🦆💕

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh yes I never leave home without a well stocked fridge 😉👍🏻

  • @avrilrea3773
    @avrilrea37732 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love your van, had to smile at the maccie's height barrier, I purchased a T4 this year and amongst its many criteria was a pop top for my 19 yo son and his friends to access maccie's drive thru! The wave thing I find that only other T4 drivers wave to me but it is such a great feeling to get a wave. Finally to say I love your steelies and have them on mine and would not have alloys fitted over my dead body (against the son's wishes!) My van is an original conversion 23.5 years old and I love the originality of it, my parents owned a brand new 1981 T25 when I was a kid and we spent many a holiday on the continent in it, I hope to be able to recreate some of those amazing childhood memories, you cannot beat a VW. Enjoy your travels and fun in Vanya.

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Avril, thank you for watching and commenting. The MaccyD barrier is a vital consideration! I'm so glad I didn't bother with alloys I haven't seen any I particularly prefer and I do like the original steelies now (also have a fondness for smoothies). Your van sounds a beauty and I wish you lots of happy & safe travels too. Take care, Sue x

  • @avrilrea3773

    @avrilrea3773

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya Hi Sue, thank you for taking the time to reply. 100% on all of that, Love love a VW! Just wanted to add how amazing you are to have turned so much grief into something so positive and wonderful. Life as we get older never seems to map how we expect and I am sure you are giving lots to others watching your vlogs too. Enjoy and stay safe, Avrilx

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@avrilrea3773 Thanks for your kind words Avril, it has certainly given me a much needed focus and direction to channel my energies. If others get something from this that makes me happy. I have come into contact with a couple of people through this channel who are on similar journeys. Thanks for watching the vlogs and supporting the channel, it's appreciated. ATB, Sue x

  • @lindsaybenison813
    @lindsaybenison8133 жыл бұрын

    We went outside our county for the first time this year in our Motorhome, we waved at all the travelling motorhomes etc, about half didn't wave back. I would have thought, after the year we have all been through they would wave. Don't worry Sue, you keep waving, we will if we ever see you. xx

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha thanks Lindsay, hopefully will see you on the road at some point 👍🖐

  • @lindsaybenison813

    @lindsaybenison813

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya I think a lot of motorhomes etc this time were hire vans, or maybe they were just miserable ha ha.. x

  • @the-other-windsors
    @the-other-windsors2 жыл бұрын

    We too miss the "Wave".. We used to have an autosleeper and got waves most of the time, but now we have an issue. Not only do we not have that, but we're in a Citroen Berlingo with a Chapel Motorhomes Conversion.. We could look pretty daft waving at every berlingo on the road.. We do miss those as you say.. Excited waves back!

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well I'll wave if I see you!! 😄🖐

  • @the-other-windsors

    @the-other-windsors

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya good luck with that one lol.. seriously 1000's of Blue Berlingos and partners on the road..perhaps we'll just bite the bullet and wave at everyone...could be fun lol x

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@the-other-windsors but that’s just it, I do wave at everyone 😂👍🏻 x

  • @the-other-windsors

    @the-other-windsors

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya 🤪😁😆

  • @sylviaslavinarps1021
    @sylviaslavinarps10212 жыл бұрын

    We wave and usually get waved at too, our van is unmistakeable as a camper whereas yours is much more modern and maybe people don’t realise it’s a camper. Don’t feel unloved…

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't worry, I've been told I'm in the VW club now! I think you're right though, mine still looks a bit commercial from the front outer, I'm considering a couple of decals to camper-fy it a little more 😊

  • @ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures
    @ExtremeMotorhomingAdventures3 жыл бұрын

    We always wave, in fact Michelle has been known to wave at the Tesco delivery vans!!😀

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, and I’ve waved at white horse boxes on more than one occasion in the past. 🤪

  • @pribumibandung
    @pribumibandung3 жыл бұрын

    Hello from Switzerland. Nice video great job. Big like and suport for you🥰🥰

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! 😊 x

  • @countryvanlifeuk
    @countryvanlifeuk3 жыл бұрын

    Im waving now 👋👋 at you Sue LOL I wave when Im walking 😜😜 LOL Just keep on waving x Karma will bestow those that dare ignore LOL Nice Van tour ATB Sugar. Your T6 looks really awesome Let the adventures begin 😘 x Stephen .

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, thanks so much for watching it Stephen. As you can tell, I’m not bitter at all about the lack of waving 😂 . Adventures await! 👍

  • @MakeDoAndMend1
    @MakeDoAndMend13 жыл бұрын

    It's simple really. Small Motorhomes look like just delivery or work Van's. It's only when you pass them you realise there campervans or Motorhomes. By then it's too late. We wave and dont get waves back. Because we look like an ice cream or burger van. Even when parked up on a layby lorry drivers think we sell burgers. I want an ice cream van sounded to to annoy children. 🤠👍

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, yeh I realise now I just look like a plumber. I think a couple of decals might be in order ... 😁

  • @mrsslaw9242
    @mrsslaw92423 жыл бұрын

    You’re a hybrid like me! You had a moho then got a vdub. We had a vdub then got a moho. All vdubs wave at each other, it’s a bit of an unwritten rule 🤣 Trouble is, I still wave at vdubs, but they rarely wave back at me 😢 That said, only some moho drivers wave back at me too 🤣 Waddington Fell looks very like our Saddleworth Moor. Bleak and beautiful! Thanks for showing us Vanya. She’s lovely 🥰 Ours was a T4. Beers and a Twirl! What more could a girl ask for 👍🏻

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    A hybrid, I like that! Best thing I did was get this van, a moho way too big for just little old me although I do miss the storage space! Bit over-excited to be part of the Vdub family now if I'm honest 😆 I've had a couple of waves but need to get to work on a little decal detail methinks, to make Vanya look more camper van than electrician's van haha. May see you on the roads sometime! All the best, Sue 😊

  • @rawschri
    @rawschri2 жыл бұрын

    Ha, passed my childhood home at 22.58, Sue .... Mum & Dad still there ..

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s great that they are. My mum & dad are also still at my childhood home down Edisford way. Clitheroe will always feel like home and will probably end up back there at some point.

  • @letsgosomewheretravels9476
    @letsgosomewheretravels94763 жыл бұрын

    Its some sort of etiquette that seems to be in different areas of the country. South of England, Wales & Midlands always seem to wave when we are in our VW, further North we find it changes. Motorhome always seem to wave even on the opposite side of the Motorway which we find strange. But when we are in the VW we wave at both motorhomes and VW's lol, caravans don't ever bother lol, sometimes we forget which vehicle we are in and wave anyway lol

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, as a Northerner I'll wave at anybody 😀

  • @AdventureTraveller
    @AdventureTraveller3 жыл бұрын

    and we on motorcycles normally greet each other playing the lights but this does not always happen, so keep greeting and do not grieve for others. Nice video little by little I will see all your videos. After all, my purpose after motorcycles is what you do. A cambervan. Keep going

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey, thanks for watching and commenting. I have since had 2 VW waves so am very happy about that! 😬👍👋

  • @CamperVanya
    @CamperVanya3 жыл бұрын

    Come inside my new VW T6.1 Campervan ready for a taste of the vanlife! More videos to come on a regular basis, so please subscribe (it's just one 'click' of a button, no cost). Thanks.

  • @MrDods26
    @MrDods263 жыл бұрын

    Vdubs wave at each other 👍 great video 😊

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers. I've actually experienced my first Vdubs wave now! 🙌

  • @LiveforTravel
    @LiveforTravel3 жыл бұрын

    Love the van inside and outside. Wheels? They are a personal choice. For us, we love the honest simplicity of yours and of course if you do replace them with 18” wheels then you will have less tyre to absorb our lovely “smooth” roads in the UK. Nice video. Also nice to see the Roller Team 590 Pegaso parked at the side of the road. Think for the waving, VW’s folk usually wave. Some Motorhome folk wave at other Motorhomes but not typically campers (don’t know why) but also some Motorhome people with chassis cab models (like ours) don’t get waves back from “A-Class” motorhomes like the Pegaso you drove past. We are in your area from next Sunday (9th May) for a week........ just in case we somehow meet up or pass you 😊

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I was told the my wheels will be smoother ride than larger. I’m really happy with them, they’ll do me. I think re waving I’ll just rest my hand on the top of the steering wheel and if anyone waves, quickly wave back 😂. I’d be interested to hear whereabouts you get to up in this area next week, I will no doubt be getting out and about at some point 👍

  • @LiveforTravel

    @LiveforTravel

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya updates will be on Twitter @LiveForTravelUK 😊

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LiveforTravel 👍

  • @kelsvlogs52
    @kelsvlogs523 жыл бұрын

    When we had a vw t4 we had every vw camper wave or give the vw hand signal. We had even more waves when we put a a hanging thing in our window but I can't think what they are called lol

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hmm, im not sure either about the ‘hanging thing’ haha. I’ve had a few waves now but only from VWs - that’ll do for me 😬

  • @venividibibi4715
    @venividibibi47153 жыл бұрын

    Keep waving, think the hard thing is telling if its a camper or just a van! I've had funny looks when waving at Luton vans coming towards me....

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve waved at horse boxes 😕

  • @the-other-windsors
    @the-other-windsors2 жыл бұрын

    Also, didn't realise you were so close to us.. We're just NW of you, near Egremont in Cumbria

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ah right, I know where you mean. No not far at all, I'll bear that in mind next time I'm Cumbria way 👍

  • @ianbooth369
    @ianbooth369 Жыл бұрын

    Nice van 👍

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheers, I love it!

  • @donnysweekendvanlifetravel7854
    @donnysweekendvanlifetravel78542 жыл бұрын

    Also on the waving thing I wave to all motorhomes campervans but I find most off the vw campers don't wave unless it's another vw but I wave to all out off 100 vw campers I might get 2 waves only but I don't care I wave anyway so wave away all the best donny

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha, since this post I’ve had a few waves but always from other VWs. Funny isn’t it!

  • @wobbleboxadventures
    @wobbleboxadventures3 жыл бұрын

    Great looking van 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🏻

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers cant wait to really get out in it!

  • @wobbleboxadventures

    @wobbleboxadventures

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya nor us international campervan show and busfest booked and few normal camping weekends in-between

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wobbleboxadventures Well I look forward to following your adventures 🙂

  • @wobbleboxadventures

    @wobbleboxadventures

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya thank you like wise 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍🏻

  • @HitchUpAndTow
    @HitchUpAndTow3 жыл бұрын

    I'm a caravanner and everyone waves at me, it is usually their fists 😂😂😂. Keep waving and if I see you , I'll wave back👍

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂👋👍

  • @gillianh
    @gillianh3 жыл бұрын

    We have a VW California we wave at other Campervans but not Motorhomes or caravans. Some wave back, some don’t. Just wave or not whatever makes you happy 😊

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ooh, a lovely Cali, very nice! Since this post I’ve had 2 VW waves so waved back. It’s all in good fun, but I need to make my van look more camper than commercial 😁

  • @Professionalmoochers
    @Professionalmoochers3 жыл бұрын

    You’re in a new club now, wave to VW’s 😆😆 Northern humour is our favourite so we’ve subscribed 👍🏼

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh fab, thank you! I’ve subscribed back and look forward to watching through your vids. Oh and just to update you, I have since experienced 2 VW waves 😁

  • @Professionalmoochers

    @Professionalmoochers

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya 😆😆 we’ll wave if we pass you 👋🏼

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Professionalmoochers To be fair I do still look a bit like a work’s van so I’m considering a couple of decals 👍👋

  • @lucyfenney6090
    @lucyfenney6090 Жыл бұрын

    You get to do the VW van wave now!

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    Жыл бұрын

    I used to do it frantically 😆

  • @stevewitt
    @stevewitt2 жыл бұрын

    Great videos of you in your vw camper from the start of your adventure VW owners are different than motor home owners you may find they look down at vw camper owners mines bigger and better than yours that's why they dont wave Plenty of vw camper owners about that will wave to you Looking forward to more of your videos

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Steve, it’s fickle innit! Had a few VW waves since this video so I’m part of the VW clan now 👍

  • @peterairs
    @peterairs3 жыл бұрын

    You’re in the VW family now! Wave at other Dubs! Not even just campers! If it looks modified or has a lei in the front (flower Garland), wave away! 🤙🤙🤙🤙

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, I feel a great sense of belonging within the VW family and have already had a handful of waves 👍👋👍👋

  • @yoki9743
    @yoki97433 жыл бұрын

    Just become number 300 subscriber.... like the van and also the layout... very practical... looking forward to seeing more... take care and br...Yoki...

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you, can’t quite believe 300 subs! I’m looking forward to trying the van out for longer periods and further afield. ATB, Sue.

  • @RickandHeather
    @RickandHeather3 жыл бұрын

    Great van, ours was a T5.1 same spec etc and colour with commercial bumpers and wheels too, ref waving the trouble we found is white van with commercial bumpers reduced waving because people thought we were plumbers.... that’s probably why people stick graphics on the bonnet? We found older vw wouldn’t wave because we weren’t cool (even tho we had a bay window before) when we went to Motorhome campers didn’t wave, Motorhomes did.... now we’re back in a van we don’t get many waves either because it’s black so doesn’t look like a camper? We just wave at anyone and call them rude names if they ignore us..... (don’t they know who we are?) 😂

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm just going to wave at everyone, especially if it's stationary traffic so that they feel too awkward not to wave back 😂

  • @RickandHeather

    @RickandHeather

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya excellent idea! Embarrass them into submission 👍

  • @roaminginraymond
    @roaminginraymond3 жыл бұрын

    We have some campervans wave at us but VW's don't seem to bother with us, as I think they class themselves as being in a different club I think, so to speak, but we've had one I think wave lol. But if you want to wave then wave. We talk about this in one of our videos coming up. Some are so ignorant we get well annoyed lol. But if you ever see us then wave and if you ever see us about then come over for a chat.

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh that goes without saying, I'll definitely do that ... even though I am in the VW club! 😆🖐

  • @roaminginraymond

    @roaminginraymond

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya 😂😉

  • @kimwade6249
    @kimwade6249 Жыл бұрын

    Nice van! Mine is a bit smaller.. NV200! 😅

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    Жыл бұрын

    Small and cosy 😀👍🏻

  • @stevezodiac491
    @stevezodiac491 Жыл бұрын

    Your gas cylinder could do with being in a sealed drop out box and solid metal pipework from your regulator to the appliances, leaving only flexible pipework from your cylinder to the regulator. Butane is heavier than air and in a sealed drop out box any leakage of the butane, if it ever happens, would safely fall though the drop out vent in the bottom of the sealed box to outside the van. At the moment if your cylinder leaks, it will fill your van up with butane, which is obviously an explosion and fire risk. Cylinders should also be shut off on the cylinder valve whilst in transit.

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Steve, yes, I do always shut off the cylinder valve when in transit. I was well trained in that by my late husband in our moho 😊. As for the cylinder box and pipework, my van was professionally converted so I'm not au fait myself with the requirements. However, the cylinder is well secured and does have a drop out vent beneath it. Also the cupboard it is in is not usually open. It is a closed, sealed unit when the door is shut which it always is in between moving items in/out 👍

  • @stevezodiac491

    @stevezodiac491

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya did you get a gas safe certificate issued with the conversion ?

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    Жыл бұрын

    @@stevezodiac491 It was gas safe checked when I bought it and for regular maintenance as was our moho 👍🏻

  • @sheiladrury3144
    @sheiladrury31442 жыл бұрын

    It used to be the done thing but as there are so many on the roads nowadays you’d be at all day … we have a caravan and nobody waves a sign of the times I suppose 😊

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Sheila yes I’ve since realised that that’s true, we’d be constantly waving! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻 👋

  • @sheiladrury3144

    @sheiladrury3144

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya I have just found you via Travels in Ethel the Van hoping to binge watch your journeys while we are away in the caravan next week for 4 days …. Are you a Lancashire lass? 😊

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sheiladrury3144 Oh that’s fab to hear, thank you and I hope you like the videos. Yes I’m a Lancashire lass 😊

  • @susangreenwell1431
    @susangreenwell143111 ай бұрын

    I think sometimes people don’t wave as they don’t realise it’s a camper I tend to wave at everyone even delivery vans and even when I’m in my car I wave and wonder why they don’t wave back uhh !!!!👋👋👋👋

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    11 ай бұрын

    Haha, I must admit since making this video I rarely wave now because every other vehicle seems to be a camper of some kind these days! I also used to wave at delivery drivers and horse carrying vans when we had our motorhome 😂👍🏻 👋 👋👋😊

  • @markymarks3805
    @markymarks38053 жыл бұрын

    Hi Sue, just found your channel and subscribed, binge watching. On the touch lighting, when on if you keep finger on it does it dim?

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hiya Mark, thanks v much! I wasn’t told that the light dims but will try it and let you know.

  • @markymarks3805

    @markymarks3805

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya I don’t know if it will, but I’ve seen those that do. Worth a try

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@markymarks3805 Nope mine don’t dim but it was worth checking. Cheers 👍🏻

  • @user-bk7ig3jr3t
    @user-bk7ig3jr3t6 ай бұрын

    🖐️

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    6 ай бұрын

    👋

  • @nicolescott89
    @nicolescott89 Жыл бұрын

    How long have you lived in your van? Do you live F/T or P/T and would you change your lifestyle at all? thinking of doing van life once I pass my driving test :)

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t life full time in the van, it’s for trips only. I wouldn’t rule out a couple of years full time if my personal responsibilities were to change. For now I enjoy trips. Good luck with your own van dream 😊👍🏻

  • @nicolescott89

    @nicolescott89

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya yh I'm looking into it as an idea .... would need to see how it worked out full time but I would definitely do it for travel purposes

  • @janettetaylor8760
    @janettetaylor8760 Жыл бұрын

    If I had my own KZread channel I would wave back at u in my Jan car

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    Жыл бұрын

    Wave anyway. 😁 👋 👋👋

  • @janettetaylor8760

    @janettetaylor8760

    7 ай бұрын

    ❤️❤️♥️ Jan without a van🚗

  • @annefaz6141
    @annefaz61413 жыл бұрын

    Just give them all a wave anyway!!

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can’t, I’ll get RSI ...

  • @davieimrie2407
    @davieimrie24072 жыл бұрын

    👋👋👋 x

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    👋👍🏻😊

  • @thewendingways4101
    @thewendingways41013 жыл бұрын

    Just wave at everyone - we do, then we judge the people that don't wave back - I'm joking (somewhat).

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    3 жыл бұрын

    To be fair, from the front I probably just look like a works van 😂

  • @thewendingways4101

    @thewendingways4101

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamperVanya Maybe so but I think you should wave away :D /Domi

  • @SandVan
    @SandVan2 жыл бұрын

    Love your van reminds me of my old T5 😀we wave to everybody if they have a campervan or RV or motorhome 👋🚐🤩 we don’t mind if they don’t wave back 😍 Just subscribed 😀👏

  • @CamperVanya

    @CamperVanya

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, I’m told that I now belong to the VW wavers club but I’ll also wave at anyone who waves at me haha. Cheers for the sub, I’ve subbed back and look forward to following your travels. All the best, Sue 👍