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You summed up Vanlife and its lack of a box we all fit in beautifully. Hope you are on the road soon

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

That’s the beauty of van life. You can do and be where ever you want 😎🤙🏽

Hope you get things sorted but it has enabled you to look at your van life from a different prospective and that has got to be a plus xx we all seem to have lost the art of relaxation 😅 ❤ stay safe xx

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Yvonne 🙏. Gertie is getting there 😎. Couldn’t agree more, so many people are on the go a lot of the time. Something I’ve tried to slow myself down with. You never know how long van life will last, so enjoying each moment, whatever life throws at you is key. Have an awesome day 😎🤙🏽

Campsites are defo what a lot of full timers use (on YT) as a means to empty, fill, recharge and of course have a shower 🎉 I’m guessing the vibe is, that when you have a home on wheels, well, then wheels gotta turn ❤

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Yeah we’ve tried to only use campsites for those reasons. But that does result in moving a lot. We’ve really enjoyed being in one place for a bit, whilst we get Gertie sorted. Guess we’re still trying to find the balance of what we need. Sometimes it’s keeping moving and other times it’s slowing down a bit 🤙🏽

Hi folks and thanks for the vid 😊 i live and work in oban and i am renting a beautifull cottage but iv decided to give it up and live in my land rover defender 110 which iv built into an overlanding camper ☺️.i am 54 yrs old and by doing this move i will save myself over £1000 a month and within 4 yrs i will be able to semi retire and enjoy exploring much more and for longer 😎 keep up the good work guys and thanks again 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@davidhall8745

5 ай бұрын

Good luck with the move Keith and we are just hitting the road and currently down at Loch Lomond Dave

@keithturnbull4854

5 ай бұрын

@@davidhall8745thank you and have a great time guys and safe trips 😎

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Thank Keith, appreciate the comment and glad you like the video 🤙🏽. Sounds like you have plan 😎. Best of luck with it. There’s always other ways to live life. Awesome choice you’ve made. Scotland is our favourite place. We still need to explore Oban and the surrounding are a bit more 😎🤙🏽

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Love Loch Lomond. There’s a few great park ups around the loch 😍. Free showers available at the bottom of the loch too 😎🤙🏽

Ahhh, crappy old Talbot petrol engines that DO NOT want to start in the cold: Been there, done that! Never underestimate the help a can of "Start ya bastard!" in the glovebox can give! (it's also good for destroying spider nests...)

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Ahhh indeed 🤣. The wet days are the worst lol. But I think we’re making head way with it 🙏. A few hopes and preys don’t go miss when you turn her over 🤪

Good luck with the fix 👌 got to say there is definitely worse places to be broke down 😎🤘❤️ I’m in Nuneaton and you definitely wouldn’t want to be broken down here 😂

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏. Yeah you’re right there. Way way worse places to brake down 🤣. So thankful to get her started though. Even if it was an interesting journey 🤪

Hope you are back on the road soon. We have just started to full time this week! Disaster yesterday when the bottle of red wine flew from the cupboard when I moved the van! Looked like a crime scene. Did not go well with the boss. Dave n Jo

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Thanks guys 🤗. Congrats on your first week 🎉🥳. Oh no we can only imagine how that looked🙈. We’ve had a few interesting situations like that. One with cat litter. Left it on the side for 2 seconds. Forgot to put it back down and drove off. That was a nightmare 🤣😂

I'm Loving your channel, I've had my talbot 10 years and 3 years full time vanlife they do take a bit of tlc lol 🤠👍

@TristandKez

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan, glad you’re loving by the channel. We hope to entertain 😎. That’s awesome mate, betting after 10 years you’ve seen a few more quirks in them than us. They are great though ❤️. Old Gertie will be happy for warmer dryer weather 🤣

@Dan-Electrical

4 ай бұрын

@@TristandKez oh yes, she's 1990 elddis coach built petrol it's my everyday vehicle/home currently changing the drive shaft on a friends driveway. I live on the south coast chichester-Torquay but definitely good to have friends and family for a pit stop🤠👍

@TristandKez

4 ай бұрын

She sounds awesome dude 🤙🏽. Good luck with the drive shaft. Mechanics is not our specialty 🤣😂 Great area to be around. We’re from Brighton originally so love the south coast. You can’t beat good friends and family 🤗

Another ace videi 😊

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Its pronounced Mole Fam-I (Hard Capital I for India)

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Tim 🤙🏽, we have been butchering so many Welsh and Scottish words 😬🤣

I know what you mean... I also feel the need to keep moving. But I think it's more to do with my nefarious past! 😉😂 Hope you're back on the road soon!

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Ewan 🙏. We’re definitely trying to learn to slow down a bit more and not have to travel everyday 🤙🏽.

Another inspiring video. We are Brighton based with a Frenchie and want to go full time Vanlife too. Might have to get your tips for a mechanic. Just wondering how you handle leaving your dog in the van and hen you need to pop in to a shop where he’s not allowed or to the cinema? Is there a heat gauge or air conditioning

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏. We loved living Brighton 😎. Franks pretty good in the van, so no problem leaving him. When it’s hot we tend to stay with him as we have no air conditioning 🤣. You can get cameras to watch your pets in your van too.

Genuine question with kindness - why not venture in to Europe where it’s prettier/warmer? Or is that next?

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Good question! We do have plans to go to Europe and would have ideally been there this winter. But with the van issues, we both felt it was better to tackle them here and not abroad 🤣. Then before you know it we’re at the end of February 🤪. Plus the Frank isn’t the biggest fan of vets… So we’re putting Europe on hold for a little bit. But it’s definitely on the cards.

Free machines?? LOL..

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Yeah free washing machine and tumble dryer when you stay. Couldn’t believe it… 🤙🏽

@thenoworriesnomad

5 ай бұрын

@@TristandKez They’re free yet you pay £30 a night for the privilege LOL if you parked outside and they let them use them for nothing then that would be free but having said that and it’s very seldom I have a stop on a site but some do you have to pay extra for, but I get what you’re saying and yes the site looks very nice

@thenoworriesnomad

5 ай бұрын

I’m just watching your video where you are in a campsite for a few days and you mention that you had to stop because of technical issues which made you catch up with Work etc, just because we live in a van it doesn’t mean we have to do everything a hundred miles an hour, life is way too short to rush around and sometimes it’s good to stop for a day couple of days or even a week or maybe even a month somewhere if you like it, my only issue with a Van life is making sure that I never ever run out of milk for my tea and that is the only Van life issue I can ever imagine cropping up LOL, also you just mention about you see things or read things about what other people are doing on Instagram, don’t live your life through other peoples life, it’s your Van life so don’t overcomplicate it, don’t worry about stuff, and just enjoy it, please don’t think I’m preaching because I’m not I’ve done this life for about eight years and it is the easiest life I could’ve ever imagined to be doing, some people stress about finding water well there are shops to buy water in and some people moan about emptying the toilet water away is around to keep your toilet as empty as possible if you’re gonna be off grid or nowhere to empty it for long periods of time, I live in middle England so if you’re ever near this way just let me know and we will meet up and I will make you the best cup of tea you’ve ever tasted LOL, And the very last thing is that I’ve never stressed out in my life about anything because life is too short for that plus I’ll probably wired different to many people LOL, And yes before anybody says anything I get that life gets in the way of an awful lot of things to many people so I’m not saying stress isn’t a thing because just because I don’t suffer from it it doesn’t mean isn’t… Wow that was just a bit more than a comment don’t you think more like War and peace LOL

@TristandKez

5 ай бұрын

Yeah we’re learning to slow down and stress less. Life will happen one way or the other. Hoping by sharing our experiences and other commenting here, it can help anyone looking to step into van life themselves. Thanks for taking the time to write these comments. Have an awesome day 😎🤙🏽

@thenoworriesnomad

5 ай бұрын

@@TristandKez Every day is a good day when you wake up, everything else is a bonus..🤟