Some very wise advice John and Mandy. I did much the same as you both did, sold up everything, gave my job up and bought a van t travel with my two cats. Putting the glamour aside for one moment a backup plan is so important as I found out, I had a serious road traffic accident in my van and closed the A1 north for a couple of hours on the 8th March! Unbelievably whilst the van was written off I walked away without a scratch and my life intact and my cats probably lost one of their 9 lives but they survived too. But I had lost my home as the van was my home, I did have a plan for such emergencies and never thought I would ever need it. The insurance company paid out, but then Covid lock down happened and I was still homeless as dealers were shut! So I re-evaluated my situation in July, when lock down eased and bought a static caravan in the Yorkshire Dales, spent the summer here (still have my car). Call me crazy but all the above hasn't put me off van life it's made me wiser as the two things which scared me have happened and I still want to live the van life so am now ready to buy another van and restart my journey. Love to Coops. x 😊

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank goodness you all walked away ok.. it is a different thing altogether to be driving around in your house isn’t it? It does sound like you managed to make something good out of it all in the end 👍🏻 and I’m glad it didn’t scare you away. Thanks for watching, take care 😊❤️

@sheldonedirks3927

2 жыл бұрын

Wow your stories are incredible 👏

I’m a HGV driver, I’ve been voluntary homeless for about a year and I live in my lorry 5 or 6 days a week and then spend 1 or 2 days at family and friends sofa surfing or stopping in hotels. I really want my own camper van! Your video is really interesting and your perspective on life living in a van is very relatable living in a lorry! Parking, access to amenities, mental health, the places you love to visit and the places you hate to visit. After spending most of my adult life in debt and only just becoming debt free I really do not want a mortgage for a quarter a million pounds for a pokey house. Watching this video has convinced me that van life is the life for me! Thank you for your insight ❤

That’s what I like with you guys open and honest thanks for sharing your thoughts

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

My go to place on a Tuesday morning. Lovely common sense from you both (you get warts and all) with a real sense of enthusiasm and balanced approach. We both appreciate the time you take to make these videos and the information you give. Best wishes from Mal and Dave in Stoke

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Mal and Dave ❤️😁

( bellowing nayber as you park up in the street at 7pm...) *"do you know how council tax I pay!!!!???"* - police called. My 5 years fulltime in a daf truck motorhome gave me some insight into the psyche of the british *NIMBY* and *curtain twitcher* It was from 2008-2013.. Good going guys, your vids have affirmed my good choice by going vanlife, the £ saved enabled me to move to Australia. I wish you both happy trails.

Many thanks both, perfect timing for us! We met you Mandy at Greg’s fair well last year with the idea of living in a van. We now have built a van and last night was our last nite in our house, tonight will be our first nite in our van or any van! 🙃 Your’s and Greg’s videos have been instrumental and essential in enabling us to do this! So from a newbie, nervous vanlife couple we send you miles of smiles and heartfelt thanks 🙏 😅😀

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Oh we remember you guys, we even dragged you to the pub with us 😁❤️ Congratulations on finishing the van and here’s hoping you have a wonderful first night in it tonight

Were going fulltime early December, me, Mrs and our 8 yr old daughter. The stress is off the scale at the minute, with trying to sell everything before we leave. We know it's going to be tough in our van, but has to be better than living one day at a time with work and paying rent & bills.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

I remember that part well.. fingers crossed you manage to sort everything quickly and get out there 😁 best of luck 👍🏻

@TheBeechwoods

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy Thank you.. safe travels.

@TheBeechwoods

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluedale6563 all good..

So heartfelt, it is so refreshing that you can tell both sides thank you x

Thanks for brining up the anxiety issue, Mandy. We are extended-time RVers here in the USA and we have quite a few friends who are full-time RVers. The full-timers that we know who tend to move around a lot and really seem to enjoy the lifestyle all seem to have a high tolerance for uncertainty and a willingness to adapt and problem-solve in response to unexpected events. That’s a personality trait, and not one that everyone has. “Know thyself” might be the best advice for where to start when considering this lifestyle.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a very good saying, know your weakness is one I say a lot but then try to overcome it (as I’m a stubborn mule.!) You’re absolutely right though, we know a lot of people who just roll with the punches and enjoy everything whereas there are a lot who are sensitive to all the little things too. Thank for watching Bruce 😁❤️

Love you guys! You are obviously such nice people and articulate the advice we needed so well. Invaluable advice answering all our questions an fears about also going full time. Would be great to meet you somewhere random one day!

Hi John and Mandy only come across your blog a month ago, but now watched about 90% of them. Found them very informative and helpful. Thanks for all the time and effort you both put in.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

That’s brilliant - thank you very much for watching Mark 😊👍🏻

Just watched this, best guidance I’ve seen so far, I have so many questions before making the big decision of going full time next year!

We've just begun our 5 yr plan to sell our house, we are fortunately mortgage free, and business and buy a MoHo and head off into the wild blue yonder in 2028 to explore the UK and Europe. Very excited but a lot of life to live with our boys before that.

Great information with a very balanced point of view. What amazed me was you can travel with 3 or more vans and still find parkups. This year in holy island we couldn’t find a place to park without waiting for other vans to leave ! Keep up the good work and enjoy. Richie.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richie. We have been really lucky and some parkups have been a close call to fit us all in. I think travelling just outside of season has helped us. 😁👍🏻

Thanks for your honesty and the insight into VanLife.

You guys really did convince me that living in a van was not only possible, but could be exciting. 3 months in I am still happy living in my van, much better than living on the street which was my other option. Not always the best life, but far from the worst. Thanks for the nudge and the help along the way. This is Ian from willow fields btw. Peace and love xXx

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Aww Ian..! I’m so glad you love living in your van, you’ve done so well building it and making it your own. 😁❤️

Hi John and Mandy I hope you don't mind this book I'm about to write to you. We get in bed every night in our motorhome and listen to what you've been up to.its amazing how similar we are we find our self's saying oh we've been there. We have done,or do that.we use to go camping in a tent and van and car many times we pumped up the blow up bed in the back of the car and said one day we will have motorhome. We eventually got our Peugeot boxer which was the same layout as your first motorhome. We had our own business and was lucky enough to be able to go away Thursday night till Monday/Tuesday early hours then rush back and go straight to work at 3 in the morning to do our cleaning jobs..By Tuesday night we were saying we will be off again in 2days.life went so fast.but loved it so much we sold the house and business and went travelling full time that was 2007.but before we went off to Europe. in the Motorhome.we went on a 3 weeks holiday to America. Like you we hire and car and went hotel hopping from Orlando to miami.to the keys.then to Atlanta, Alabama, Mississippi, New Orleans Louisiana Texas Arizona New Mexico Nevada las Vegas. We were thinking of leaving the hire car in Las vegas.and fly back to Florida. As that is where the flight was to go back to uk.But it would of cost 3600 dollars.we decided against that .. We drove back stopped everywhere and went to laughlin (Little Vegas) like I said done similar things. amazing time. Each state we went to we sang songs like this is the way to Amarillo great fun motels were cheap and brilliant.some not so good. We got back to Orlando and decided we were not going back so went to every state up to New York it was the best thing ever.3 weeks turned into 3 months.we spent our First Christmas away from family swimming on the beach and our Christmas dinner was beef sandwich and a sneakers bar (marathon) while drove along.. We did come back to UK and then in the motorhome went to France Andora, Spain portugal.then back into Spain,France Italy Croatia. Bosnia Montenegro Albania Greece Turkey Bulgaria

Great video thankyou. You are both are lovely and honest. That why I follow you both and take on your opinions and knowledge cheers

I have had the van for nearly three years now but just can't jump and sell the house. In my head it was because i am single and assumed I would be lonely but as you say the two of you also have those days together. Great advice given as always. Stay safe

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

I think that’s why it isn’t for everyone, it’s only been recently that I (Mandy) had the “I want to go home” feeling. There’s nothing wrong with having a house. Thanks for watching Stephen 😁👍🏻

Thank you both, and thank you for being so honest Mandy. My anxiety is off the scale at the moment selling everything and trying to choose a van 🙈. It will be worth it and we can’t wait to join and contribute to the van life community x

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

❤️ it’s definitely a testing time if you have anxiety, I found I surprised myself a little with the things I didn’t worry about but had a few new surprises too.. hopefully you’ll find a van and be sorted soon 😊👍🏻

Going FT in a month. Got notification that mhome is ready to pick up then. Excited, panicking, roaring to go, anxious all at the same time. Great advice again 👍💙❤️

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh that is exciting and scary and all the things. Good luck when you do 🙌🏻 Thank you 😁❤️

Great Video, great Insight and a realistic valuable piece of knowledge. It's the advice I needed to do this myself shortly. all the best to you two.

Great video guys, very informative, many thanks...... Keep safe, Jack.

Another great video guys. I love your honesty together with some great advice. I rent a one bedroom flat and when the front door is closed all those negative things you mention happen. Fed up with paying almost a £1000 a month out to run the flat. Best I crack on with my minibus conversion 👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with the conversion Den 😊👍🏻❤️

Great down to earth couple thanks for the time you put in to making the vlogs 😁

Well done guys . A fantastic honest appraisal . Sincere and from the heart . Thank you 👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁👍🏻

Bloody love you two, thanks for making my decision a lot easier ☺️

Thanks for your frank and honest outlook. 😊

As usual, very honest, down to earth stuff 👍 thank you 😊

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊❤️

Brilliant advice & well explained guys....stay safe....thanks for sharing

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian 😁👍🏻

Always look forward to van life Tuesday. Haven’t been a follower for long but always look forward to watching your exploits. What is refreshing in today’s society is your honesty in the way you live your life with all the ups and downs warts an all. We haven’t had a campervan all that long but we often wonder if one day we come across you on the road. If we do we will definitely come and say hello. Keep up with the van life Tuesday we always look forward to it stay safe.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, it’ll be lovely if you do 😁❤️

What a good informative video, thanks guys. I'll be subscribing and trawling through the rest of your videos. I think I'm in a similar situation you two were in before you sold up and hit the road. The cogs in my brain are whirring!

another great video, the appeal for me watching you guys is that your videos are always just real life so keep doing what you do. Been looking at full time van life for some years, not ready to do it yet but know its where i will be when the time is right. i still get away often in mine and take every experience, good or bad, as a lesson learnt.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie 😁👍🏻

Another great video and information sharing of the reality of van life. 4 months and I'll be doing van life full time.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and good luck 😁👍🏻

As long term weekend warriors about to go full time, I agree with EVERYTHING in this video! Good work!

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jack 😁👍🏻

Been watching your videos for a long time now. Always brilliant. Keep up the good work guys

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin 😁👍🏻

Love watching your adventures and glad for your honesty......it is the UK after all and the sun doesn't always shine !

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁 you’re absolutely right 👍🏻

Good advice. Thank you very much!

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, thanks for watching 😊👍🏻

Well balanced views of the pros and cons of full timing. Often think about the expensive view houses and whether you could possibly get bored of that same view every day. Another great video.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁👍🏻

Brilliant video! Loved your in-depth perspective ❤️

Absolutely lovely video. Thank you for this🥰

Very balanced video. Gives an honest insight into vanlife. Very much appreciate this. 👍🏽😉

Great video thank for sharing.We live on a narrow boat and also have a camper van and love the life keep safe both 👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Garry 😁

Very informative thank you!

Great video guys and great insight. It's not for everyone and the important thing to remember also is everyone's situation is different and I think you cover this well. Full time vanlife can be suitable for so many people in different stages in their lives/situations but you need to know and be able to accept the sacrifices you have to make. And yes Wet/muddy dog is a problem in a house so it is amplified in a van!... We've already found it an issue as weekend warriors and we don't even have a water/mud loving dog.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jack 😁 that’s a very good point too, everyone will have times where vanlife is the best thing they can do and times when it’s not - I suppose the flexibility of choosing when is a good thing.. I’m off to clean my muddy carpets now 😂👍🏻

Very good and certainly apt for us! Thank you very much 🙏 Our house sale is due to complete within the next few weeks and we’re going full time in our self build Citroen Relay 😁 we don’t do things in halves! Hope to meet you guys at some point in the future to buy you a drink 👍 All the best, James and Lucy

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck with the house sale 😁👍🏻 hope to see you on the road sometime

This is a grate video what its like to live in a van full time with out the sugar coating be good to each other all the best.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark 😁👍🏻

You 2 are the bee's knees at vloging so honest and down to earth keep on doing your vlog's k

Hi John and Mandy great van chat Tuesday been loving the videos keep up the great work looking forward to seeing the next video video keep safe 😷👍🏻

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark 😁

Everyone's situation is different. Finances, wishes and wants. One thing is for sure, there is an awareness today that we as individuals are responsible more than ever for the life that we are living. And many believe there has to be an alternative to the life they presently lead. The huge adoption of the RV/Campervan life, be it full or part time shows that many are giving serious thought to opting for a less rigid and financially oppressive way of life. Our freedoms in many ways, be it by taxes, by costs, by laws or other constraints are being taken from us in countless ways. Enjoy your freedom to roam, it can be extremely liberating. We still retain that choice. Good luck.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Perfectly said, thank you 😁

@bobbyball1057

3 ай бұрын

It sometimes feels like we were only put on this planet to pay taxes & bills!

very honest and and informative insight ,thanks as allways :)

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

Another great VanChat Tuesday. We bought our Bailey 2017 75-4 in June because of you guy's watching you, Bob and Jenny, Dan and Mazzy among others did it for us. Me and my wife have already done the NC500 spending a month in Scotland also Wales spending three weeks there. We have said buying the van was the best thing we ever did apart from getting married and having children, we just love it hopefully going into Europe soon. Take care both x

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

That’s brilliant, Scotland abs Wales are amazing. I love that there are loads of channels to help you decide if you’re looking at buying 😁👍🏻

Very informative, it’s good for folk to know that it isn’t a bed of roses all the time. You can’t discard/get rid of all things/problems by going full time some things stay the same and move with you. 🚐🚐

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that is certainly the case we’ve found.. 👍🏻

We are planning converting a large van to go to full time. We have a lovely converted small van at the moment and have really enjoyed our time in it so far so we know it's for us. I am seeing the pros and cons doing short breaks plus watching you tubers like yourselves but it really appeals to us and where we see our lives going. Really enjoy watching your vids as we learn so much! 😁👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 good luck with the bigger van conversion, exciting times ahead 😁👍🏻

Morning guys some really interesting points definitely worth taking on board 👍 a great chat thanks for sharing

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

It is so true what you said about not knowing your neighbours in a house. I have lived on a narrowboat for numerous years and we have the same community spirit. I also have a van so hoping to meet yet more lovely interesting people. Possibly you both, who knows 🦆💕

Just got my new van citron relay very much. Looking forward to building this. I’m going full time. Thank you for your advice

Another top blog , love your mind set , you look like nice people, keep your brilliant content coming.

great vlog today. everybody on my subs list is my friend..... and one day i will meet them and become their friend too.. so yes totally agree with you on the friend thing... i know more about whats going on in your life than my next door neighbours life. x

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

😁 we’ve found it’s brilliant as you start talking like your mid conversation already 👍🏻

Informative and honest, well played guys, I’ve said before it’s not for me (full time) maybe later in life I’ll do 6 months etc but I’ll always feel the need to have a base to go back to, a small 1 bed bungalow or something with 1 off road parking space will do, great video 6 weeks and counting until we get the new van and we can get out again!

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Exciting about the new van.. those weeks will fly by..! We can see the positives of having a small base too but couldn’t financially stretch at the time. Who knows what the future might bring 😁👍🏻❤️

@RickandHeather

3 жыл бұрын

John & Mandy on Tour it’s been a long 6 months without a van but we sold the moho privately during lockdown and got way more than the dealer px on the new one, we have just started a KZread channel as a diary and for a bit of fun as well.

Great blog guys, honest and informative.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Elaine 😁

This is one of your very best videos.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

J&M oh and Coop, it’s so refreshing to hear you telling Vanlife as it is. Can’t wait for you to be able to go somewhere hot and sunny 😎. Also looking forward to meeting up, eventually, next year. X

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave, we can’t wait to be somewhere hot and sunny too 😁 we have our 🤞🏻 we can get back to meeting up again next year ❤️

An excellent informative vlog. Really enjoyed your honesty. X

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carol 😁👍🏻

It really brought it home abt neighbours. We have lived here since 1986 and I only know one or two of my neighbours surnames!!! I feel I know more of you guys, who are full-time tourers and narrowboaters than my neighbours but having long since paid off my mortgage, I do feel having a home to return to is comfort and peace of mind.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

If we owned our house outright we might have made slightly different decisions with what to do with it so totally get that. It’s such a shame but life gets in the way sometimes doesn’t it? Thanks for watching 😊❤️

Great video, i love people to be honest, dont sugar coat everything. well done

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁👍🏻

Great discussion 👍🏻. I think of doing something similar but on a sailing boat. I think many of your observations will be applicable.

Very good information. Thanks x.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

Nice insight 👌 always enjoy your blogs thank you both. like your friend I was a lorry driver practically living in my lorry when I at to have nights out.but not the little luxurys you both have. Thank you both. Stay safe 👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian 😁👍🏻

Absolutely spot-on what you said well put about van life 👌👍👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁👍🏻

Good vlog john & mandy very interesting I'm a weekender but the summer I would love to go for the whole summer

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like you’d get the best of everything if you could. Thanks 😁

We live in a house and have pretty much no clue who our neighbours are but having lived the biker lifestyle since the start of the 80's and having our community of like minded people we can totally see where you are coming from. Bit difficult to live full time on a bike, but I am sure there must be people out there doing it. BTW what tyres are you running? Not full time obviously but wanting to use our van all year round but struggling to find 112 rated AT's

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

We’ve done a few videos about the tyres but the full details are on our website www.gjot.uk/motorhome if you want to look 😁 I (Mandy) have it on good authority that we have 115 rated AT’s

Being 'out' so often has given us the opportunity to have some AMAZING experiences that are impossible to have living in a house and only escaping for the odd weekend and holiday, they don't happen very often but you wouldn't catch them sat on a sofa watching TV, or spending most of your spare time maintaining a house. Regarding expectations: there's a bit difference jumping into vanlife after discovering it on Instagram, KZread, etc than organically discovering it from first camping, then getting a small campervan because it's more comfortable, then a bigger camper, then staying out longer and longer because it's so much fun. Great video :)

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great point, starting small and growing your experience before making the leap is a good way to do it if you can 😁👍🏻

Lots of great advise as usual stay safe guys 👍🚐👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff 😁👍🏻

Its my wife and my plan to retire in a few years to live full time in our Bailey Motorhome, we can't wait to travel whenever and wherever we want. Thanks for you comments and honesty

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😁❤️

As an avid campervaner and not ownig a house possibly looking to live a life in a larger van in the future . I found this very informative . Giving a balanced view to the pros and cons to living this way . 👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ed 😁👍🏻

Great advice from u both 😁 I hope ur liking Scotland I can see your having great weather every season in one day .. can’t wait till I get the funds to do wild vaning will be a few years yet ... but keep up the good work guys ur brill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁👍🏻

The biggest worry for anybody living in a van is you can break down anywhere and your vehicle could be off the road for a month well garage sorts it the garage won't allow you to live in your van on the premises so you'll have to find somewhere else to live. More worrying is a road accident where your vehicle could be written off you might just be going down to the shops and your whole life stops because your vehicle is written off by some drunk idiot crashing into you. and you can't live in it anymore you're homeless but all your stuff is in the van and it's been towed away. You always need a few 1000 for emergencies wherever you live.

@bethlucas9071

3 жыл бұрын

Cheerful and positive start to the day.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

That is definitely one of the biggest worries about the van (after something happening to us or Cooper of course) it definitely does give some peace of mind having some money to help deal with things like that. 👍🏻

@Mike99Nine

3 жыл бұрын

You'll be fine. Do they do cover for things like that where you could get a hire vehicle until yours is ready?

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mike99Nine I think so, it’s like for like cover so it should be that simple 👍🏻

@mdkram

3 жыл бұрын

That's happened to me -- I've had my engine completely rebuilt in my campervan. It took about a month; 2 weeks longer than expected so I just rented an AirBnb for that time. But as with any vehicle that you own whether you live in it or use it for work and grocery shopping, you always need to figure out how to pay for repairs.

Thanks

Good honest view as always cheers

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

Good to hear your honest review on van life!!! Enjoy Scotland!!! 😊😊

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

Wonderful. We’ve only started watching your channel regularly shortly before lockdown, but it feels like we’re already friends!! Tonight was strange in a good way - we cancelled our NC500 trip due last March, due to lockdown. We’ve wondered if we’ll get up there this year at all. So as you were speaking from Ullapool, it felt like the road was calling us back up there. (We’re not full time van types just weekend warriors). Anyway! We love the videos and love van chat Tues. It’s been great to follow your travels from racing back to uk for lockdown right through to today. 👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s cool, thank you for watching 😁 and that is for your comment ❤️glad you’ve found the reason to get your trip underway, the new lockdown changes are affecting things a little up here though so maybe see how things go a little..

From what you have said, I think you have so much control of your lives and where you want to be. Not all roses and rainbows, but a bloody good life 👍.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

It is a good life.. thanks Tony 😁❤️

@tonykirk1966

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy I do envy you both, but happy for you 😉💕

You guys are spectacular!

One of your best videos to date....

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊👍🏻

Thank you for a refreshing and honest video. It has now changed my mind. Both my partner and I could be losing our rented home. We both work. My partner works at an optician's and I'm a self employed stoneage living educator. So it looks like we'll have to stay fairly close to her work until I start making good money. Luckily thete are sights and places nearby we can park and stay.

great video. i am thinking about getting a van and converting it and maybe even moving into it in the future.

A balanced view and so honest!! Not often social media gives that but your blog/vlog is great!! Take care. Continue to enjoy!! Look forward to each and every video. Mandy I totally understand your feelings and I could do the same. It is ok not to be ok at times. I find it is ok to worry but try not to dwell too long. Everything works out in the end. My mantra.....’In a month or year would I be worrying about this? Love to you both. Brenda and Desi. XX

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you’re right and I’m getting better at dealing with it. Take care guys ❤️

Mandy what you've said about making friends is nice to hear 🙂 I've come back from 8 years living in NZ leaving a lot of friends behind, back to the UK where my old friends all seem so settled down and with covid making it even harder has meant it feels like I'm lacking in the "friends" department. I'm part time van life at the moment, but hoping that can help meet cool new people 😁

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

We started by chatting to people on you tube and Instagram and found where to find these elusive lovely vanlifers and the rest was wonderful - is wonderful as we’re still meeting new people all the time. I’m sure you’ll find your feet and some new friends in no time at all - where abouts are you based?

@mrcarl5481

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy Thanks, great to hear. I'm based in Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham at the moment, so Peak District is where I spend a lot of time 🙂 Plus Snowdonia and Lakes too, I'm a trail/mountain runner so always trying to get out into the hills! Definitely need to get into Scotland after seeing the updates from your trip 🙂🏞️

Great straightforward balanced video well done guys

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

Really good video and helping me make the leap! For me me though future proofed all electric. Best wishes

Very good points well made, we all only get one chance, if you have a dream live it 😀

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

John and Mandy good video again 😀

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark 😁👍🏻

Hi I'm 52 with underline health issues stopping me from working but can drive I have a very small pension I can cash in in 3 years and its enough for 1 really fantastic holiday abroad or use money to buy old van use stuff out of the caravan we have and tour around this lovely country if get tired then can sleep in van and yes will take me probly a year to build it but would be worth it just to get out and about and see this world again once got van all done Love your content very honest and espireing sorry about spelling

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good plan John, thanks for watching 😁👍🏻

I love watching you both and seeing how you both live ..as much as I think what a nice life that must be I put my hands up and admit I couldn't do it ..take care and stay safe ..

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Pat 😁❤️

@patdavies638

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy ❤❤

Hi guys I enjoy your honesty.we have only been travelling about in Campervan for past year and a half we don’t live in our van but. we enjoy the freedom and prefer to Wildcamp tho have used campsites on occasion.A stop at Peterhead Prison museum cost £10 each is worth a visit and something different to do and worth it especially if raining takes a few hours to go round it and interesting too. Stay safe.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Hi David, thanks for the park up shout 😁👍🏻

I was parked there last year on my NC500 journey😁 Another very informative video, thank you 👍

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Cracking place isn’t it? Thank you 😁

@PappysTravels

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy it was the end of one of my videos, and the start of another.

Great video as always guys.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Great informative video. Thanks for a down to earth review. We’d both love to travel and be in a van but sadly we can’t due to health issues so we agree if you can do it do it, as you just don’t know what may stop you in the future even if you plan for it. Money isn’t everything health must come first. So if you’ve got your health we’d do it.

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

That’s it - do it while you’re health is good (if it is of course) as you never know when that might change.. we find ourselves trying to make the memories to see us through when we can no longer travel 😁

#116 An excellent realistic insight into van life, thank you 😊

@johnmandy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kat 😁❤️

@katcankan7129

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmandy 😊