Van Camping in the VW Campervan

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Join me on a solo stealth van camping trip next to the woods. I cook some food on the grill, go through my van camping sleep setup and cool the van down using the EcoFlow Wave 2.
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  • @TAOutdoors
    @TAOutdoors11 ай бұрын

    Watch more Van Camping videos here: kzread.info/head/PLxnadpeGdTxAIt-bvxrBXCFJ9IDO-2iFy

  • @outdoorsbeyondnature1980

    @outdoorsbeyondnature1980

    11 ай бұрын

    19:43 I would like to see more history videos of WWI 1914-1918 and WWII 1939-1945

  • @supadupa1905
    @supadupa190511 ай бұрын

    Mate, you look exactly like your father @TA Fishing, Mr. Graeme Pullen (nota bene, angling genius!). You even speak in the same manner. I subscribed to your stories when I saw you one day on his channel. I lost my father when I was 12, and never have had a chance to experience things as you do. Watching you, gentlemen, is therapeutic. Thanks.

  • @chipper841
    @chipper84111 ай бұрын

    YES PLEASE! A full tour video of the van and model of Volkswagen please!👍👍

  • @chrisagnew1988
    @chrisagnew198811 ай бұрын

    Please do a full tour of the van as it looks really nice and Im currently looking at doing a conversion

  • @Gluten-Free-Bloke
    @Gluten-Free-Bloke11 ай бұрын

    ****SPAM***** An advert for something, Filled with other adverts, For other adverts . Great 👍

  • @Gluten-Free-Bloke

    @Gluten-Free-Bloke

    11 ай бұрын

    Your Old Man Would Be Rolling in his Boat , Oh Wait Too Soon? Sell out m8 Drop the, W ⚓ SALUTE 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @kylevicars1207
    @kylevicars120711 ай бұрын

    Would love too see a full tour of your van Mike. I'm looking to do one myself

  • @johnakyle5908
    @johnakyle590811 ай бұрын

    I wish eco flo sent me one , I had to pay for my own 😕 They must have a big advertising budget as nearly all of my favorite van build/ wild camping / bushcraft creators have been sent them

  • @59camping
    @59camping11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the great video today as well. I am also a small camping KZreadr in Korea. I'm always rooting for you😊😀🙌🎉

  • @marcomcdowell8861
    @marcomcdowell886111 ай бұрын

    Just catching a glimpse of your oldest walking by made me feel old as dirt man 🤣Us long time subs remember your announcement about being a new dad, and now she's a little person strolling around. Crazy how the years have gone by.

  • @TAOutdoors

    @TAOutdoors

    11 ай бұрын

    Times gone fast!

  • @paulliddle8008
    @paulliddle800811 ай бұрын

    Very impressive van there Mike, love the sleep system. Oh and thanks again for signing my lads hat at the festival. Cheers dude. 👍🏻🔥

  • @danaowen9014
    @danaowen901411 ай бұрын

    Mike you are so blessed to have that vw camper van, i like this series .

  • @_stoatchaser
    @_stoatchaser11 ай бұрын

    Lets play an ecoflow drinking game

  • @phough5247
    @phough524711 ай бұрын

    Yes to the van tour video

  • @pauljohnson9347
    @pauljohnson934711 ай бұрын

    Yes please, we love our van camping 🏕

  • @imaginaryunit.
    @imaginaryunit.11 ай бұрын

    One might argue that there is some covert advertisement in this video.

  • @johnconnick3796
    @johnconnick379611 ай бұрын

    Good to see you back Mike 👍

  • @BlackWolf-di9gq
    @BlackWolf-di9gq11 ай бұрын

    Beautiful van. Great to be traveling, & out in nature. Will check out your other channel.

  • @23PNS12O
    @23PNS12O11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Mike for another really cool van camping overnighter. The walk in the video showing wild edibles inspired me to do some research and so I found out that dock seeds can be harvested and ground into homemade flour.💡

  • @tonyjedioftheforest1364
    @tonyjedioftheforest136411 ай бұрын

    Sorry Mike I didn’t like this one, it was like one of those commercials that are trying to sell you something. You are loosing your credibility doing things like this but I suppose you have to put this rubbish out to get free £1500 gifts from your sponsors. I have followed you for many years but will be unsubscribing if you put more like this out.

  • @callumjthekillerinthemirror

    @callumjthekillerinthemirror

    11 ай бұрын

    Is it really so bad for someone to want to make money💀 jesus bro chill

  • @bmzih
    @bmzih11 ай бұрын

    I would honestly watch anything you post. Your voice and accent is soothing to me.

  • @BraxxJuventa
    @BraxxJuventa11 ай бұрын

    Thanks Mike! 😁👍

  • @DrDSCT
    @DrDSCT11 ай бұрын

    Excellent. Would definitely love to know more about your VW. Maybe a vid with Camperkings to explain a bit more about buying one? I would find that incredibly useful as I hope many others would. Than you.

  • @leonbarber8650
    @leonbarber865011 ай бұрын

    Quality as always !🤘

  • @NickGoldsmith776
    @NickGoldsmith77610 ай бұрын

    A whole new world of cool stuff !! 🎉

  • @chrisandsamlivingthedream
    @chrisandsamlivingthedream10 ай бұрын

    Awesome Mike … we got our dub now buzzing ..cheers Chris & Sam

  • @freddyoutdoors
    @freddyoutdoors11 ай бұрын

    Really enjoyed watching great set up with yummy food

  • @stephenrussell6074
    @stephenrussell607411 ай бұрын

    Hi Mike Get yourself a digital meat thermometer - less than £20 and it takes all the guesswork out of cooking on lesser used camping gear. Also great for open fire cooking.

  • @suemiles3960
    @suemiles396011 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the ecoflow demonstration! Been needing something for OTG 5th wheel. Your environment very similar where I live all the way in Oregon.

  • @Runnyoutdoors
    @Runnyoutdoors11 ай бұрын

    Super Van Camp a pleasure to watch in full..

  • @kingrafa3938
    @kingrafa393811 ай бұрын

    I also like a van camping video Mike 👍

  • @old-moose
    @old-moose11 ай бұрын

    Definitely nicer than my 1973 VW van I had. ;-)

  • @offthecity
    @offthecity11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for one more great video!

  • @TAOutdoors

    @TAOutdoors

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @jonathanluce9130
    @jonathanluce913011 ай бұрын

    I think the wild herbs are giving you hallucinations 😂 jurassic park!

  • @davept157
    @davept15711 ай бұрын

    I've just spent a week in cairngorm national park tent camping, down along the river dee. Beautiful place

  • @jillbritton2676
    @jillbritton267611 ай бұрын

    It 96f 36c here today - your temp sounds a lot better! Lol

  • @KairuLitt
    @KairuLitt11 ай бұрын

    we need a full tour of the van

  • @ddraidex6842
    @ddraidex684211 ай бұрын

    Great video nice van a tour would be nice.

  • @sandycrak
    @sandycrak11 ай бұрын

    Love the video and your van, Mike. It's very similar to ours and we also enjoy van camping. My favourite van gadget is the RidgeMonkey grill pan for making toasties or cooking bacon and eggs. Maybe try spraying WD40 or GT85 around the base of you front swivel seat to make it easier to turn. Now I'm going to check out your other channel. Keep the videos coming...

  • @andrewgalloway7344
    @andrewgalloway734411 ай бұрын

    That onion prep had me on the edge of my seat .

  • @claireschannel21287
    @claireschannel2128711 ай бұрын

    I'd love to see you do a video with your family

  • @Sovvene
    @Sovvene11 ай бұрын

    I'm planning to do this one day with my renovated double decker bus (Alexander Dennis)

  • @cawstongreenway
    @cawstongreenway7 ай бұрын

    You do like your coriander, don't you? 🤣I will be looking for that chilli flake rub. Looks good. Thanks for another great vid 😉

  • @ArielleViking
    @ArielleViking11 ай бұрын

    That's an interesting looking AC. Great to see you back out in the van. A full van tour would be great on "The Life of Mike".. 👍👍

  • @yeahtbh.161

    @yeahtbh.161

    10 ай бұрын

    £1000 that ac is a joke

  • @jaydenmarsh8
    @jaydenmarsh811 ай бұрын

    Hi I love your vids I'm big fan

  • @petualangchanelrohul-gj7fu
    @petualangchanelrohul-gj7fu11 ай бұрын

    very good,,,,,,,,amazing

  • @savagepro9060
    @savagepro906011 ай бұрын

    That EcoFlow Wave 2 thingy, does not appear to be efficient. The hoses go through the windows but there is a substantial gap as it is not fully closed. This does not hermetically seal the vehicle. It's like having the fridge slightly open. They should have a floor sliding option vent system for that! Just Saying!

  • @higltypig
    @higltypig11 ай бұрын

    blimey that seat mechanism is a ballache! mine just has a lever and it spins.

  • @permatacamping
    @permatacamping11 ай бұрын

    Good my friend_____👍👍

  • @bloodycheetah3596
    @bloodycheetah359611 ай бұрын

    Dude i love your channel, much love from the corn state of ohio

  • @TAOutdoors

    @TAOutdoors

    11 ай бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @bigcandtheadventurecrew5989
    @bigcandtheadventurecrew59899 ай бұрын

    Where did you get your thermometer? It looks smart and suits the colours well, picking up my grey VW camperking in a few weeks

  • @callumjthekillerinthemirror
    @callumjthekillerinthemirror11 ай бұрын

    Great video, wanna try to do somethin like this one day too

  • @BartBuzz
    @BartBuzz11 ай бұрын

    That's what I call "roughing it" 🤣

  • @ericmiddelbos129
    @ericmiddelbos12911 ай бұрын

    nice

  • @ctrldis
    @ctrldis11 ай бұрын

    Time to wait for Steve to show up in the comments! 😂

  • @SWATStrachan
    @SWATStrachan11 ай бұрын

    Portable AC that runs for 4 hours on low, costs a fortune, and needs pipes running everywhere. Jeez, just run the van's AC for 10 minutes, it'll cool way faster, will use minimal fuel at idle, and doesn't need pipes running around the cabin. Talk about a solution to a problem that doesn't exist 😅. Oh, and those knives look awesome, but for the love of God get them on a whetstone 😄.

  • @kai_johnsonn
    @kai_johnsonn11 ай бұрын

    For someone who has a fan on overnight, that 9 hours on the Ecoflow wouldn't get me very far. Just looked them up....Almost £1000 for 9 hours of run time on the lowest setting? Count me in! Yes, that was sarcasm to all you Americans.

  • @RobKni76

    @RobKni76

    11 ай бұрын

    TIL Americans apparently don't know what sarcasm is

  • @ia5662
    @ia566210 ай бұрын

    Mike great video as always - just curious, how do you stop the air from coming in the van when there is a huge gap where the vent for the AC unit goes out? Is that just left open - or is there another attachment?

  • @Badboyrich1982
    @Badboyrich198211 ай бұрын

    I love these videos Mike :) I love your van :) I have had mine 5 years an I love it \m/dublife🤙

  • @Badboyrich1982

    @Badboyrich1982

    11 ай бұрын

    I also love how you edited out the pain of spinning the seats lol 😂😂

  • @theesweetscience2084
    @theesweetscience208410 ай бұрын

    TA, This camper van is beautiful... im wondering if you ever got into van conversions? I love that stuff. Is this a van that was purchased as a camper already, or is it converted?? TA, I've been subbed and watching your videos for nearly 4 yrs now, and it reallllly had gotten me thru the covid shutdown. I watched your outdoors tutorials to feel I was out in the forest too! You, by far, have the most even keeled persona throughout all the years or successful channel building, and by far, are the top tier bushcraft channel!!!

  • @FreezyAbitKT7A
    @FreezyAbitKT7A11 ай бұрын

    Anybody know what a Hob actually is? A shelf inside a fireplace. With that in mind .....an Aston Martin must be a Horse... ox, mule

  • @andywilliment581
    @andywilliment58111 ай бұрын

    Another interesting video Mike, funny you should mention the Jurassic park tree scene. In 2018 I was on holiday in Hawaii and we visited the ranch where it was filmed. We had a photo taken in font of that log from the scene you were on about. They also filmed the Godzilla film there and you drive past the massive foot print in the ground.

  • @95bravo101st
    @95bravo101st11 ай бұрын

    Nice and relaxing video.. Too bad the vw camper is not sold in the USA. Would like to get one.

  • @salimufari
    @salimufari11 ай бұрын

    The windows in the morning... do they fog up much or did the Ecoflow keep the humidity down enough to avoid that?

  • @peaceBWY101
    @peaceBWY10111 ай бұрын

    It is my ultimate dream to own a camper van someday. Videos like these help keep me motivated.

  • @bryanhanson9523
    @bryanhanson952311 ай бұрын

    I got rid of mu pop top VW camper after two andca half years because I couldn't do with all the fafing around that you are doing in this video. I loved the van and driving it was brilliant but getting the roof up and down, getting the bed made and put away, having a sit down wash in the van, no loo. Constant worry of theft of my Honda generator and Alpicool box, it all became too much. So to all you aspiring van campers, think long and hard, it's not all jam and Jerusalem!

  • @alep9610
    @alep96109 ай бұрын

    The one warning I would give with your conversion as it is still in manufacturers warranty. A lot of systems on your van have fuses boxes and wiring looms that did run underneath the passenger seat.. As it’s now been converted to a Captain’s chair the manufacturer is unlikely to pay out for any repairs that involve wiring etc in that area!

  • @jasonwickens4919
    @jasonwickens491911 ай бұрын

    Love the videos featuring the Campervan, Mike. Much more of these please.

  • @lawrencegt2229
    @lawrencegt222911 ай бұрын

    What happened to the "British Military Truck for camping" - did you convert it to a VW?

  • @davidlowrimore6571
    @davidlowrimore657110 ай бұрын

    only a British man would put that little of seasoning on his meat. Jokes aside love your videos.

  • @phough5247
    @phough524711 ай бұрын

    What's the brand of the swivel base mate?

  • @ckm5217
    @ckm521711 ай бұрын

    Yeah right. Ok mate

  • @grahamclarke889
    @grahamclarke88911 ай бұрын

    This is the best gadget ever guys. Until I review the next one suckers

  • @jeanetteschulthe1andOnly
    @jeanetteschulthe1andOnly11 ай бұрын

    lol...your Paleo instincts will come out ran so fast over every obstacle, it would seem like you have 10 legs...lol.

  • @pinkladybikermamma3603
    @pinkladybikermamma360311 ай бұрын

    VW VANS HAVE COME A LONG WAY.

  • @MrLBPug

    @MrLBPug

    11 ай бұрын

    Camping in an original VW camper van does have it's charm, though. (O, by the way, YELLING IS RUDE ON THE INTERNET AS WELL. Sorry 😉)

  • @pinkladybikermamma3603

    @pinkladybikermamma3603

    11 ай бұрын

    @@MrLBPug NOT YELLING BUDDY. THIS IS HOW THEY SET UP MY COMPUTER SO I CAN SEE. IF YOU ANT ME TO PUT CAPS ON IT WILL BE HUGH.

  • @shawing
    @shawing11 ай бұрын

    Great device but that price is spicier than your burgers 😂 Personally I'd still go for a tray of ice and a cheap fan but each to their own 😊 Full tour would be great up to you which channel though ha

  • @stuartmays
    @stuartmays11 ай бұрын

    And here's me thinking my two clip-on rechargeable fans for £7 each from B&M were more than adequate when I crack both front windows a bit and maybe the side window if not. Silly me, I've been doing it wrong for the last year and a half.....

  • @DjxJt13
    @DjxJt1311 ай бұрын

    carbon monoxide alarm should be low close to the ground because that gas is heavy.

  • @rhondawithington3682
    @rhondawithington368211 ай бұрын

    Did you get another new van? It looks like the same van

  • @lewishorsman2219
    @lewishorsman221911 ай бұрын

    Haven’t seen that old military vehicle in a while 🤨

  • @TAOutdoors

    @TAOutdoors

    11 ай бұрын

    That’s because it’s been in the garage getting all manner of things fixed! Video update coming in the next week on life of Mike channel

  • @garyhinton1609
    @garyhinton160911 ай бұрын

    I loved this vlog. More like this please✌

  • @savagepro9060
    @savagepro906011 ай бұрын

    11:50 Humans we are strange. We love pink inside cooked beef, but if we see pink inside our chicken . . .

  • @craigedwards7343
    @craigedwards734311 ай бұрын

    Those knives didn't look up to much. It was struggling to cut the onion.

  • @malesu1068

    @malesu1068

    11 ай бұрын

    Did look rather blunt

  • @theoneandonlycarlton

    @theoneandonlycarlton

    11 ай бұрын

    What An Ignorant Statement, Without Having The Knife In Your Hand How Could You Possibly Know That? It Looked Like It Was So Sharp And Mike Could Obviously Tell That So He Was Being Extra Carful As To Not Cut Himself. Do You Really Think A Company Would Send Knives Knowing That Mike Would Feature Them On His Channel To Be Seen By LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE AND HAVE THEM BE DULL? GTFOH!

  • @maurocorrea1421
    @maurocorrea142111 ай бұрын

    Muito bom! Primeiro lyk

  • @madroschannel
    @madroschannel11 ай бұрын

    Are you being forced to do these?

  • @jackbailley
    @jackbailley11 ай бұрын

    Purchased the Echo Flow Wave 2 and it was terrible! - so loud and didn't cool my T6 at all. Trying to return it was so tricky with EcoFlow customer support about as much use as a chocolate teapot. Avoid it like the plaque

  • @user-dz5md7jm4d
    @user-dz5md7jm4d11 ай бұрын

    Hiii

  • @aurelius4252
    @aurelius425211 ай бұрын

    Bushido im thumbnail😂

  • @CRDODGE47
    @CRDODGE4711 ай бұрын

    Isc yhat on your homestead that your campaign

  • @LeopoldElwes
    @LeopoldElwes11 ай бұрын

    Hello from Vorarlberg Austria 🇦🇹 My only question is how is this is any way shape or form stealth camping?😅 Kind regards Leopold 🤗

  • @malesu1068

    @malesu1068

    11 ай бұрын

    Was wondering that myself...

  • @platypusbilledduck

    @platypusbilledduck

    11 ай бұрын

    Sounds more adventurous and risky and therefore entices viewers. It's not stealth at all.

  • @MrLBPug

    @MrLBPug

    11 ай бұрын

    Mike changed the title in the mean time. It's now 'van camping' and not 'stealth camping' 😅

  • @LeopoldElwes

    @LeopoldElwes

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@MrLBPugwell he's trying to make me look like I'm lying 😭

  • @MrLBPug

    @MrLBPug

    11 ай бұрын

    @@LeopoldElwes No, you're not, because I saw the original title of the video as well. And it's still mentioned in the description 😉

  • @Billywhizz-bl7yj
    @Billywhizz-bl7yj13 күн бұрын

    Knives are a bit over the top for a camper van, sneaky bit of advertising tho.😩.

  • @wolvolad25
    @wolvolad2511 ай бұрын

    Love to see what a psychiatrist makes of that scenario 😂😂😂 20:49

  • @endermenhunter5383
    @endermenhunter538311 ай бұрын

    I miss you building a shelter in the woods adding on to it and camping. Cooking over a fire pit. Bushcrafting. Van camping is ok, safe and pretty surroundings.

  • @TAOutdoors

    @TAOutdoors

    11 ай бұрын

    I do this a lot more in the autumn months. As it’s not so hot and bugs are not as bad. More of that type of content to come soon

  • @skylinenos100
    @skylinenos10011 ай бұрын

    A thousand pounds to have a 1 degree difference ...... was slightly intrigued in this till I looked at other reviews online , I have air con at home , it is what it is, they cain electric and there's no miracle technology out there to provide an eco version that works !

  • @Spacedouge
    @Spacedouge11 ай бұрын

    First

  • @socomsmith3241
    @socomsmith324111 ай бұрын

    😃👍

  • @theahalme
    @theahalme11 ай бұрын

    Smart to have a family van outfitted worthwhile investment for camping & SHTF Especially!! "BOND CAMPFITTERS" , as it were. Hi Hi been missing you all been trying to catch up been thinking of you all making shout outs to bush crafters homesteaders and Preppers on my new channel had to do it kind of thing really I threw you some love with own slides/ shorts 😎✝️🙏💜🕯️🔮🧩🧩🪚🪓🪤🌲🌳🌴🍁

  • @michaeltellurian825
    @michaeltellurian82511 ай бұрын

    That knife is pretty dull. They're dangerous when they're dull.

  • @Flumstead
    @Flumstead11 ай бұрын

    Never heard of eating Herb Robert. Wouldn't recommend it. Nor Hedge Woundwort.

  • @TAOutdoors

    @TAOutdoors

    11 ай бұрын

    Herb Robert is an edible plant. As is Hedge Woundwort. www.ediblewildfood.com/herb-robert.aspx

  • @Flumstead

    @Flumstead

    11 ай бұрын

    @@TAOutdoors Dubious American source. Definitely needs a better UK source of info.

  • @gknucklez
    @gknucklez11 ай бұрын

    Dull knifes and burnt food, apparently anything goes when you are out camping 😅 Edit: Oh this is just an ad for the cooler? Wondered why you would bother with this awkward machine...

  • @andykjohnsonjohnson7622
    @andykjohnsonjohnson762211 ай бұрын

    Great video Mike 👍👍. I've been camping "sort of " for the last 6 years. As I live in a 34ft fith wheel trailer, just me & my buddy Toni 🐕 . Out here in B.C 🇨🇦.

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