The Urban Motorhome

The Urban Motorhome

Hey! I'm Darran, I've been living on the road full-time in a motorhome since April 2017. I started off in a 2004 Fiat based Swift Sundance and have recently upgraded to a 2008 Renault based Burstner Delfin. It has the layout I was looking for, the space and most importantly, the payload!

I've learn loads since going full-time time and want to share the good, the bad and the ugly, as well as some hints and tips along the way to help anyone out there thinking of doing the same.

Have a good look around and please feel free to leave a comment & get involved :-)

Tight Squeeze Parkup!

Tight Squeeze Parkup!

IT'S SUCH A MESS!

IT'S SUCH A MESS!

I've got a BLOCKAGE!

I've got a BLOCKAGE!

A BREAK from VANLIFE...

A BREAK from VANLIFE...

EV Charging My Motorhome

EV Charging My Motorhome

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  • @familygoexplore
    @familygoexplore2 сағат бұрын

    Great video Daz :D Not sure the weather is for us, but still very tempted! :D

  • @powderpuff1964
    @powderpuff196415 сағат бұрын

    You could do some beach casting from there

  • @powderpuff1964
    @powderpuff196415 сағат бұрын

    Those beaches look absolutely stunning just a tad too cold

  • @powderpuff1964
    @powderpuff196415 сағат бұрын

    Hi hi there I met you at the show. Lovely you to see you there was somebody parked in the middle with the dog fence around them and a dog of the KZread channel section. You seem to know everybody you had some massive group of friends you don't know any chance do you, they have a KZread channel all the best Colin

  • @Jake-li7ib
    @Jake-li7ibКүн бұрын

    Hi Darren love the video, i visit orkney 2 times a yea, love the place hopefully one day can move there. was just wondering how much is the discount for the Northlink Ferries with the membership

  • @michaelgoode9555
    @michaelgoode95552 күн бұрын

    Used to be a fabulous camp site 20 years ago when the majority of people there were walkers and cyclists with tents, a small number of car campers and the very very occasional caravan or campervan. We were there again with our tent in June 20204 and the views were destroyed by the sheer number of campervans. Thankfully we moved away and by the way now at least 3 more sites on Orkney where there are fewer peiple and vastly more tranquility.

  • @jonathanmchugh5978
    @jonathanmchugh59782 күн бұрын

    Great scenery Daren. May I ask where do you put the my 3 words into. Is it google maps?? Thanks in advance

  • @D.V.D.Hill.Family-Channel.
    @D.V.D.Hill.Family-Channel.2 күн бұрын

    we used to go to the new forest in our caravan from west Sussex love it there we stayed at Hollands wood Lyndhurst and sway Setthorns and a farm site in fordingbridge and stayed in a static caravan at sandy balls think they take motorhomes maybe wrong as its all changed since 2007 but when we were in the new forest our family who lived in Southampton would come and see us we have a big BBQ loads of ponies would come over good memories

  • @jackcannon3511
    @jackcannon35112 күн бұрын

    if you care that much you should have checked beforehand

  • @TheUrbanMotorhome
    @TheUrbanMotorhome2 күн бұрын

    Why would I in a meat restaurant!?!? That’s like saying vegans should check that vegan restaurants don’t use meat! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @user-xb6qj2mj9q
    @user-xb6qj2mj9q3 күн бұрын

    Do you have to switch to leisure battery on your controller panel for it to charge? Might be a silly question I'm a newbie 😊

  • @garyc1913
    @garyc19133 күн бұрын

    At 4:04. Is that captain Birds Eye behind you.

  • @garrystacey7018
    @garrystacey70183 күн бұрын

    Great video thank for sharing 👍

  • @christopherevans7785
    @christopherevans77853 күн бұрын

    Shut up every thing in your utube life is paid for it's getting boring now

  • @dianeyoung2914
    @dianeyoung29143 күн бұрын

    Daz, being keto is a real drag for a foodie, I have always said to my doctor that if I wasn't allowed to have veggies but was allowed rice, pasta, potatoes, bread and pastries, I would be the best patient ever and would no longer be diabetic. Even my hubby was also diabetic and his idea of a salad was meat, pork pies, hard boiled eggs, potato salad, coleslaw, crisps and not a hint of green leafy salad anywhere. It is really hard and I fight my inner food demons constantly. You cannot be a saint all the time, the occasional lapse is ok, don't beat yourself up x

  • @theblessedblackwoman
    @theblessedblackwoman3 күн бұрын

    I'm seriously looking for a motor home or campervan with warranty. My max budget is 20K. Something for me and my partner and something we can use for weeks away. We don't have too many clothes. But we want a bathroom and toilet, a fridge and something we can use off grid and not too large to go up hilly roads in Europe etc. Do you have any advice? And will your oaktree people be able to help? Thank you.❤

  • @JohnathanRose-c2l
    @JohnathanRose-c2l4 күн бұрын

    Hello mate I'm one of your subscribers come visit rhubarb farm in nether langwith we have a donkey and a pony and I would show you round what we do and grow there and I will let you stroke the donkey if you love donkeys

  • @danieloaken9485
    @danieloaken94854 күн бұрын

    4:02 is that game of thrones creator. George R R Martin behind you daz?! 😆 good vid as always mate 💪🏼

  • @jackiestokes6502
    @jackiestokes65024 күн бұрын

    What no cheese shop visit.. your slipping a bit Daz 😊 thanks for filming some stunning views xx

  • @bonniebartholomew5779
    @bonniebartholomew57794 күн бұрын

    Great video,bonnie from hawaii

  • @markpullinger3916
    @markpullinger39164 күн бұрын

    Keep videos coming 😊

  • @rabsrealm
    @rabsrealm4 күн бұрын

    You were parked up in Provan. I used to deliver gas tanks into the gasworks in the background.

  • @stevebeever2442
    @stevebeever24424 күн бұрын

    Dude you should have gone to Dunnet Head. There are nice places to wild camp in motorhomes up there

  • @junehall2177
    @junehall21773 күн бұрын

    You cannot wild camp in Scotland in a motorhome.

  • @stevebeever2442
    @stevebeever24423 күн бұрын

    @junehall2177 well plenty do

  • @junehall2177
    @junehall21773 күн бұрын

    @@stevebeever2442 Yes, plenty do & plenty are breaking the law whilst doing so. The right to wild camp in Scotland specifically excludes motorised activity.

  • @user-hb1ih1mk6r
    @user-hb1ih1mk6r4 күн бұрын

    Are you real.

  • @Deano1981
    @Deano19814 күн бұрын

    desmond tutu done a speech at great st marys church and the beast you said was kings college chapel....

  • @lynmoore8355
    @lynmoore83554 күн бұрын

    i don;t understand these what 3 words lol...... but driving Scotland is just amazing..............

  • @Groot-zc5rz
    @Groot-zc5rz4 күн бұрын

    Those cheese toasties look amazing.

  • @dieselbushcraft1299
    @dieselbushcraft12994 күн бұрын

    A fantastic campsite up near John O Groats is called Ferry View, the lady that owns the site is really friendly and cooks a great breakfast and delivers the food to your van.

  • @lindabloomfield4879
    @lindabloomfield48794 күн бұрын

    Love how you really enjoy what you're doing. Pay no attention to the miners life's for living not existing

  • @Midlife_mike
    @Midlife_mike4 күн бұрын

    Don’t share the what three words or locations of these parks ups. So many clowns these days who park up get the deck chairs and wine out at these places ruining it for everyone else who respects the spots. Great video tho!

  • @junehall2177
    @junehall21773 күн бұрын

    Agreed, it's quite possibly private property too.

  • @TheSpeartip
    @TheSpeartip4 күн бұрын

    Id be interested to see the parkups that are disapearing or been blocked 🚫 over the last 3 years.

  • @marcustaylor5143
    @marcustaylor51435 күн бұрын

    Great Egrit at Croxdale Durham supposed to be neighbour with Wildebeast not me!

  • @suziemc5291
    @suziemc52915 күн бұрын

    you did the west coast i think last time?

  • @suziemc5291
    @suziemc52915 күн бұрын

    i remember you enthusiasm the first time you went to Scotland but it gets you like that. we did 2 months in the outer Hebraise last November September and fell in love with the place. we will be returning!!!

  • @t5jayson
    @t5jayson5 күн бұрын

    What's wrong with some of you miserable lot? So what if he's laughing? He's enjoying himself and good on him, too. You carry on laughing Darren there's too many serious miserable ppl out here, and it's only getting worse.. one short life, Darren, and I'm happy 😂 for you to share it with us.. 😁

  • @t5jayson
    @t5jayson5 күн бұрын

    BTW good to see the New logo 😁❤

  • @markwhitehead64
    @markwhitehead645 күн бұрын

    Hi Daz really enjoyed watching your video looks lovely were you are bit wet at times the cheese toast looked banging really looking forward to seeing your next video keep safe 😊👍🏻

  • @BruceLauderdale
    @BruceLauderdale5 күн бұрын

    Worth breaking Keto then?!

  • @craigsutherland9161
    @craigsutherland91615 күн бұрын

    There one in Edinburgh I often get one for lunch they are top class

  • @PaulCunningham-sf5pu
    @PaulCunningham-sf5pu5 күн бұрын

    Daz you are awesome

  • @rossfletcher4715
    @rossfletcher47155 күн бұрын

    Ah man if I knew you were in my neck of the woods I would have grabbed a coffee with you. The most northern tip is called Dunnet Head.

  • @terenceseymour-tf8rptassie725
    @terenceseymour-tf8rptassie7255 күн бұрын

    I am watching you cook your sausages while I am eating saveloys and boiled rice for my sunday night tea at 23-35. I spend many hours on You Tube and Tik Tok so my eating and sleeping routines are altered lol .

  • @Thenomadpurr
    @Thenomadpurr5 күн бұрын

    These comments, jeeeeesus?! How dare you be happy 🤯🤯

  • @davidgroat3625
    @davidgroat36255 күн бұрын

    Your first stopover after the ferry was at Loch Eriboll and the island in it was used during WWII for bombing practice in preparation for the RAF to bomb the Tirpitz battleship.

  • @junehall2177
    @junehall21775 күн бұрын

    I hope he had the landowner's permission to stay overnight there, also hope that his vehicle insurance covers him for being off road.

  • @Bossstangs197
    @Bossstangs1975 күн бұрын

    We are thinking of doing the 500 in our motorhome.Are you doing the complete journey,as I’ve heard a lot of it is single track roads with passing places.And not advisable to do in a large motorhome.And to do it properly it takes about a week with all the sites to see.

  • @angelarobertson-ht3km
    @angelarobertson-ht3km5 күн бұрын

    Great video as always, very informative and funny😂, I always watch on a Sunday morning makes me smile 😊

  • @snowmanthefirst
    @snowmanthefirst5 күн бұрын

    Oh mate just like me , a big kid when it comes to melted cheese , you lucky git ❤

  • @andynelson8427
    @andynelson84275 күн бұрын

    Hi Daz,does the toasty box delivery to Manchester 😂

  • @mattormson7688
    @mattormson76885 күн бұрын

    4:03 Santa fumin you’ve managed to record him on his day off

  • @junehall2177
    @junehall21775 күн бұрын

    www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/download/1999/visiting_the_highlands

  • @shazdaz
    @shazdaz5 күн бұрын

    Great video as always, & a great meal concoction with the sausages ✌️😁💙

  • @pageant1fd
    @pageant1fd5 күн бұрын

    Daz you are a great guy, very entertaining but this recent behaviour of laughing so frequently with every sentence uttered is wearing thin. Cheery is great but you are taking it way too far. Didn’t use to , did you.

  • @Andrew-dk8rl
    @Andrew-dk8rl5 күн бұрын

    Maybe he’s happier now that he’s doing this full time instead of a job he perhaps didn’t enjoy?

  • @KarenG.-qs7wc
    @KarenG.-qs7wc5 күн бұрын

    @@Andrew-dk8rl Exactly. He's in control of his own life, not beholden to anyone and enjoying his freedom.🤗🕊💖 I love his laughter and obvious natural joy.🤗🌞💕

  • @pepperpot542
    @pepperpot5422 күн бұрын

    His laughing is good 👍 don't be so miserable

  • @pageant1fd
    @pageant1fdКүн бұрын

    @@pepperpot542 my comment is not intended so much as a criticism but I’ve real concern for the guy, truly. It’s not his normal behaviour as portrayed earlier in his vlogs but is increasingly so recently.