38. A quick trip to Deal in Kent in the campervan

[@kmooney1954]

David, please continue what you are doing, and how you present it on both the Vandemonium feed and Cruising the Cut. Of all the KZbin presentations (Vandemonium/Cruising the Cut) you stand out from the crowd. Don't change, keep it up and more, more, more!

[@cambo1200]

Hey, might want to check those gearbox bolts on the van 😉

[@albertjones1386]

Nice to see you in a change of venue. As always, whether on the water or in the van, I enjoy your narration of the world around you with an added touch of your special brand of humor. Glad you posted about this vlog

[@jamesellsworth9673]

My FAVORITE of your van travel vlogs is DEAL: Architecture, natural scenery, and a cozy look at van living. Perhaps you could find adjustable jack stands to install at each corner.

[@jerrystewart796]

Thank you for having the Twix candy bar. I worked at Mars as a maintenance technician and Twix was the candy line that I started on. You are helping fund my retirement. And thanks for the walk about Deal and the short, but interesting, history lesson. I'll likely never see Deal, but you have given me some insight. Especially interesting was the bit about the pier build being botched. Keep up the good work.

[@pixie706]

So nostalgic. I lived and worked in walmer . I think my favorite deal pub was the admiral penn which may no longer exist. Thank you for a glimpse of memory lane.

[@hawkeye1939]

After u woke and had breakfast, when u first poked the camera out, that brick building on the green is the best breakfast cafe in Deal imo highly recommended! And pete the owner is a awsome friendly chap as well

[@johnlong3214]

Made a very nice change to have a dry land video, thank you for that.👍

[@ronjohnson6406]

I followed over from your narrow boat channel. I rather enjoyed you showing the menu of the pub. I hope you will continue to share some of the culinary examples of places you frequent on this channel. Perhaps you could travel to France & Belgium in your van.

[@El-Tel63-Terry.]

A very agreeable little film Sir 👍🏻

[@jerrymccarthy2744]

Sunsets over the south east coast. Beautiful. It inspired Turner you know.

[@Vandemonium]

I do know! Hence the Turner gallery in Margate :-)

[@MagicaLucem]

So nice to see you in our own back garden ... so to speak. We thought you were permenantly consigned to the Midlands and places north west! This time you drove thru everywhere which is local to us...and where we drive every day. Oh yes we drive down the M1, along the M25, and all the way to Deal...frequently..over the Kent Bump on Betty's bridge. It's totally surprising to say how fascinating and pleasant it is to see The world famous Canal Cut Cruiser in Deal and Walmer... Lovely to know you've visited this happy edge of England. From our friends balcony we'd have been looking down on your van... we didn't hear you snoring! A happy little vlog... Ta for this .. PS...we're members of the M25 Appreciation Society..so pls do love our little orbital delight...infamous indeed !

[@Vandemonium]

I hate the M25!!! Sorry ;-)

[@MagicaLucem]

Sob Sob ... chuckle The M25 is like Marmite...love it not...no middle choice..

[@rwbimbie5854]

Traffic jams, speed cameras, roundabouts.. makes one appreciate the laid back, easy going, slow & steady Narrowboat Lyfe

[@Aerobob42]

Thank you for that little trip to Deal. It brings back some early memories for me as a little boy in short trousers around 1949/50 when my aunt Flo took me, my sister and a cousin for a holiday. (I think my baby brother had just arrived!) The highlight for me was a trip in a boat called Arcadia, like the clinker type one on the beach in your video. We went out to see the wrecks on the Goodwin Sands. It was strange to see the funnels and masts of several ships there sticking up out of the water. Very spooky. I usually watch your Cruising the Cut videos but had to watch this as I've not been back to Deal since. Glad you enjoyed meeting your friends. Thanks, good video.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

King's Head good pub. As a youngster I could wolf down one of their burgers and still do an afternoon's work.

[@billfromgermany]

I enjoy your narrowboating vlog very much, and shall be taking my daughter and family on a narrowboat cruise in April. Your van vlog was a delight. I spent at least 13 of my chilhood years in Deal: learnt to sail in the Downs Sailing Club, went to School in Sandwich, lived for a couple of years in the house RIGHT NEXT to the Kings Head. The old lifeboat, the Charles Dibdin, was about 45ft, sat on a tilting, swiveling cradle, and was launched down the beach over greased wooden planks, smashing into the waves. A sight to see. The sea in Deal may not look like a good anchorage, but in fact “The Downs” was a much valued anchorage for naval and merchant ships. The Goodwin Sands, about 3 miles offshore and a graveyard of over a 1,000 ships and countless numbers of sailors, provides an excellent breakwater. One of the reasons that the time ball was put there. A wonderful nostalgic journey for me, thank you.

[@Vandemonium]

Great! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@marilynnreiter7221]

That was a nice treat for this USA gal. Bet its a busy place in summer! Thanks for the quick tour! Your videos are always so informative! 😎

[@MartinAhlman]

Thank you so much! You really should be getting huge sums of money from what I'm going to call "The British Tourist Board" for doing this, I'm going there, and I don't think I'm alone. Can you do the same for Sweden?

[@JoeZyzyx]

That was fun. Typically in US we use the word "beach" mainly for shoreline with sand, not so much pebbles, or we qualify it as a "pebble beach" like the famous Golf Club.

[@Saiub]

We created the language though. (YOUR WELCOME)

[@derekcarroll7524]

Watching this during lockdown, a piece of history hopfuly to be repeatable

[@DannyTP1888]

A very pleasant video for a Sunday morning. Look forward to your next adventure David.

[@millomweb]

Yes, David, do feel free to make it sooner rather than later; and....... Noting your (word) skill in video titling, I think your van should have a name (& by suggesting this means I've already ruled out 'Vandemonium'). HubNut's current car is called Betty. Perhaps you can either come up with or invite some 'crafty' names & then do a poll on here for us to choose - if you like ?

[@robertastanger9983]

Loved this vid. Would like to see more like this. It is not like the usual ones. Very informative. California girl.

[@MagicaLucem]

He did indeed chose a lovely corner of England Roberta I totally agree with you. More please David.

[@pedrolg]

Another "personal level" documentary, magnificent. Really nice to watch on a Sunday breakfast. I thank you for it.

[@WildatHeart123]

I love your fancy breakfast, rice crispies with a few corn flakes sprinkled on top - genius 🤣

[@peterdavy6110]

Deal was our go to place for a few days away when I was a young bloke in South London in the 70s. Deal, Walmer and Kingsdown. Had some great times in some great pubs.

[@NicholasFerrar]

A visit to my home town! That's a surprise bearing in mind it's about as far away from a canal as you can get in England. Excellent video, some nice shots of Deal. Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed our little town!

[@hans2406]

I really loved this vlog! Every 2-3 weeks had to cross the Channel on my business trips to Sutton in Surrey, it was either Dover or Ramsgate as entrance points into the UK, or sometimes Harwich, which was expensive so not preferred. Many times, being early or late, had to pass time between Ramsgate and Dover waiting for the next place on ferry or Hovercraft. Good memories indeed, including the pub, drank some pints there.....

[@davidsanderson625]

Lovely video - brings back memories of beautiful England that I could visit before Covid

[@dugclrk]

Marvelous tour! Thanks so much for taking us along. Strange how many different types of beaches there are scattered over the globe, we have white sand beaches in my state of Alabama.

[@rogermac358]

Quite a pretty little town. Always love a nice walk on a beach and out on a pier. I will have to say that tunnel seems quite large, well lit and was much quicker to navigate than all the others you've taken us through! Cheers!

[@Aeolian4]

Thank you for a very enjoyable vlog.

[@blimpcommander1337]

Very interesting David. Thanks for sharing.

[@HarryP457]

Being from Down Under, (no, our part of it is not burning at the moment, we had our bit of panic in November) I am always left with a smile when Europeans and the English talk about long drives. A weekend getaway for us, the wife and I, usually involves about a 3 hour drive to and from, heading up to see the wife's family only takes about 8hours (about 700klm each way), while driving up to see dear friends who live elsewhere in the same state as us is a leisurely 2 days each way (about 3400klm in total). We, however, grew up with this sort of thing being the norm so it doesn't feel unusual. Whereas in England and Europe the same distances would take you through multiple countries or drowning in the Atlantic depending on which direction you took off in.

[@dianemorris6904]

Hi Harry, mid north coast NSW here. Lol it is hard for some overseas friends to understand the scope of Australia. Truck driving hubby quite often used to wake me at 4.00 Sunday mornings asking if I wanted to go to Tamworth for breakfast. Tamworth is only 4 hours over the Great Divide. So we would head off for breakfast, back down the New England, back north from Newcastle. This was about 5.5 hours. Passes the time. We had our fires in October and November. Glad to hear you are okay. Keep safe. Cheers

[@Vandemonium]

I'm willing to bet your long drives aren't as madly congested and full of lane-changing maniacs as ours..?

[@HarryP457]

@@Vandemonium Agreed, our issue comes from the major distances involved, yours mostly stems from the very high number of other vehicles on the same piece of road. Personally I'm happy to have our problem, there's a much higher chance of having a womble at the wheel of a nearby vehicle when there are so many more around. Stay safe David, love your vids.

[@HarryP457]

@@dianemorris6904 HI Diane. It's sobering to realise that this fire disaster as been ongoing for almost 3 months somewhere in Aus. Talking about distance, I worked on an IT conference in Brisbane quite some years ago and got friendly with a couple of Americans who attended. They wanted to do a bit of a driving holiday post conference so we asked what they had planned. Their idea was to drive up to Cairns, hit the reef, then head out to Uluru (Ayers Rock for non-Australians), then back to Sydney for their flights home. Ok, ambitious but doable, how long are you staying after the conference we asked. Oh, a week was the response... we (my fellow AV crew and I) lost it, big smiles, lots of chuckling, sorry guys that ain't going to happen. We explained that it would take them 2 days just to get to Cairns, that being about 1700km, let alone the rest of the trip (7106km for anyone wondering). They decided to fly and just stay in Cairns and region for the week but were totally surprised by the distances involved. Our relatively small population makes people think that Aus is a lot smaller than it really is.

[@dianemorris6904]

@@Vandemonium Yikes, ain't that the truth?

[@DeanPorterEsq]

I used o work and stay in Deal, I love this town. Great vlog Sir.

[@Vandemonium]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tallman11282]

I love it when a favorite KZbinr subscribes to another of my favorite KZbinrs, in this case you following the RV Geeks. I've seen videos about the RNLI before and their work is very impressive. Seeing them launch their boats, especially the larger boats that launch directly into the water down a ramp, is something else. AFAIK we don't have anything quite like the RNLI on this side of the pond.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

This vlog is going to be a great 'direction' assistance if I ever get to the UK . It's almost a full blown travelblog. Thankyou. Very nice.

[@pvangalder]

Thanks David..always a treat..I noted that even on your Van Channel you cant resist talking about and videoing assorted boats..lol..Cheers and a Happy New Year to you and yours!

[@MrBooojangles]

If the third level is permanently under water, i guess they must of had to use divers, but then when they were building it, they must have thought, hang on a minute. The water is never going lower then this level we are putting so much effort in to build. Plus we are getting nibbled at by killer sharks (well maybe sardines really). 😁 Kent is one county I've never been to. I have put a foot into east Sussex when I went to the Bluebell Railway but no further then that. Another great video as always David.

[@danieltaylor5231]

Thanks of showing us the lifeboats those guys and gals are impressive.

[@TheBearDenPhotography]

8:27 Don't go and buy any fancy stands. Head off to a local lumber/hardware store and see if they have a 4 foot long piece of cedar wood, or a piece of pressure treated lumber, measuring 2 inches deep by 10 inches wide. Then cut it into 1 foot long pieces. You'll have 4 pieces of wood that will do the job, and they won't take up much space in the van. They'll give you some flexibility on height as well if needed by stacking them as required. Most likely less expensive then a purchased stand.

[@tonybirdwell2917]

Very pleasant tour,thanks for taking us along. Beautiful town.

[@rickkearn7100]

As I've noted once before, David, your many posts on both of your channels are like the dust covered bottles in a cherished old wind cellar with many excellent vintages waiting to be discovered. Just stumbled on this one. Splendid, as usual. Cheers.

[@rickkearn7100]

Er, that would be WINE cellar...not WIND. Gosh...

[@Vandemonium]

Thank you 😊

[@Panburns]

Thanks David for another great vlog. I would love to have a little camper and travel around the uk, maybe one day.

[@rareairvideos3070]

Nice diversion. 220 miles takes me from Albuquerque to Tucumcari on the New Mexico Texas border. About 2.5 hours. Definitely not an A road. I enjoyed the tea making ;) Oh and they used to have a beach there but nothing as picturesque.

[@howieb2001]

Delightful travelogue. I think you could make a traffic jam entertaining.

[@AttilaAsztalos]

Thanks for all the sea-related footage! Truth be told, I'm so desperately attracted to the sea (while not living anywhere near it) that I'm starting to strongly suspect I may have been a fish in some previous life. Well, maybe a mer...man or something...?

[@danielboyd3779]

Great video! I really enjoyed the tour of Deal. Lovely!

[@johnbergeron7208]

I just tuned in and thought the canal boat was going a fast hahaha. Like your videos mate

[@Vandemonium]

Thank you

[@kernowfairy]

Never been to Deal but it looks a lovely place David...like it.... love your witty remarks and you make me chuckle 😁....you are so natural and your videos are lovely and informative...thanks again...cheers honey xxx

[@Vandemonium]

Thanks Monnie!

[@jbfbracken5810]

Like this one, nice bit of local history. 👍

[@frankynodots]

I would have been in those pubs!

[@aqueousone]

Always fun hanging out with you David. Thanks for taking us along.

[@k9nick]

Couple of blocks of wood with a shaved edge for driving onto. Keep them by the passenger door.

[@garyhopper882]

Should have gone down to Kingsdown out side the Zetland arms lovely place for a night in a campervan

[@stevestheboy1]

i wonder if we can we were there today,although the barmaid or teenager thought that chardonney was a bottled beer

[@leohoward7282]

Nice split screen shot david

[@philradnor7701]

Good to see the Royal Marine Band memorial . I went to the Barracks in Dec1958 and your video was my first visit since leaving a few months later...about 60 years ago ! Lovely vlog.

[@omneignotum]

Have never heard of a Time Ball - thanks for sharing that with us. Fishing boats really are photogenic. Great video, appreciate seeing your part of the world. Glad you had a good visit with friends. Look forward to the next video.

[@stephenfox966]

Watching this in May 2020,nice to see a pub full of people.Little did they know what was about to follow !

[@brucedickison8788]

Thanks for Video and tour, very nice.

[@livingladolcevita7318]

Used to live in Kent and loved the fact it tended to be better weather than Wales..

[@sidb37]

I'm not sure you can see belgium from Deal! France yes on a clear day.

[@Vandemonium]

Yes, you can see Belgium, it's only the other side of Dunkirk.

[@andyrbush]

I know you can definately see Belgium from France.

[@Aaaaaagggghhhhhh]

Well done Sir, and just down the road from me! I'm sure it's been said 1000 times in the comments, but the ramps you seek are simply called levelling ramps, available from any caravan/motorhome shop or, of course, more cheaply online. There are lots of other fancy options for levelling, but ramps are simple, cheap and failproof!

[@ghost307]

I just carry a few bits of wood, stack the right ones in front of the tire and pull ahead a tiny bit so the tire is resting on them. It's not perfect but it's good enough. And if I forget them there's no great monetary loss.

[@chrispbacon955]

Great vlog, in a van or narrow boat you do an outstanding job. Fun, calming and informative. Thank you for the trip south. 😎👍👍🚐💖

[@pattiwhite9575]

That was a nice excursion. Thanks for sharing

[@richardclark148]

Superb David..I love the sound of waves on the beach

[@BatlleIsMine]

Cracking video, thanks for sharing. Love Deal, beautiful place. Keep up the good work.

[@dt3434]

Great Vlog /Travelogue, more please. Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay has beach boxes too, also expensive.

[@tinniswood2577]

I fully expected an early morning embrace of the sea followed by a hearty fry up!! Of course that's what I would have done :-)

[@Vandemonium]

I did ponder finding a nice greasy spoon for a fryup but somehow forgot to!

[@grooveyman]

The water view was amazing. Although the water looked freezing.

[@clairepapadatos1116]

Hallo David! Thank you so much for your wonderful vlog about Deal! It was a wonderful 'trip down memory lane' for me, as I used to live in Dartford, many decades ago, and I used to frequently visit Deal, or Hastings! Oh, how things have changed, as far as roads are concerned! All love, and best wishes for 2020! Claire, Berlin

[@maryannvangrevenhof8769]

Very pretty area. Thank you for sharing.

[@michaelconchscooter8940]

I have no video ambitions as it seems too all consuming for my temperament. And my wife puts up heroically with still photography. BUT were I to do videos this is how I’d do them. Informative clear with long enough shots and crisp editing. You do this very well. Almost as well as you build camper vans... Very good.

[@rightsideupvt]

Dave we'd probably watch a 4 hour dash cam video of your motoring home.

[@minnesotaboy]

Thanks for sharing your short trip David. I thought the time ball was interesting. Happy 2020 to you!

[@zapfanzapfan]

Time balls are, or at least have been, a common feature in harbors so that the sailors can set their clocks. That was how they determined longitude back then, time in a fixed location (clock) compared to local time where the ship was (sextant), one degree longitude per 4 minutes difference. There is a very good mini series with Jeremy Irons called Longitude which tells the story of how the longitude problem was solved.

[@purpleheyes]

Nice to have a van video again... 🙂 I've converted a short wheel base standard height Citroen Relay over a number of months, and have just had my first week living in it full time!!! One of the first accessories I purchased was a set of leveling ramps, a pair of Milenco ramps that had three steps up in height... Ramps are different heights, so have a good look around and see what would suit you... They are a God send at times... 😁

[@millomweb]

I was going to make some naff comment about he should have had a Citroen as they'd likely be self-levelling ;)

[@michaelpilling9659]

that's the first time that I've been to Deal. Looks like a really nice place. The guided tour was very interesting. Super video - thanks David

[@boojiela]

Awesome spot. thank you!

[@susansutherland7117]

Loved the video. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

[@Bicyclehub]

You were lucky with the traffic and the weather. Lovely colours and textures; the pebbles for instance. Great filming and editing and a perfectly paced commentary. I like your sense of humour and freindliness.

[@Vandemonium]

Thank you

[@ncplantdoctor]

What a good Deal. Thanks for taking us along.

[@wdhewson]

Nice touch of history. A time ball !! Never would've guessed that one.

[@PhilPage227]

Happy new year David. I always enjoy your videos.

[@myhillslife27]

A British thing.. were only have them in Sydney I believe on specific beaches or the harbour. Astronomically expensive! They are heritage listed I think and NO more allowed so almost as rare has hens teeth

[@toronado455]

great vlog!

[@caniacstevehenderson7115]

Well done & loved the deal beach view. Take care & have a great week

[@ianofsjkartwork]

Enjoyable trip David.....thanks for sharing

[@0HARE]

Thanks for another excellent video. The tour of the town and the coast was very interesting and enjoyable. I would love to have a look around there myself. Best Of Luck

[@jeffhoward9186]

Leveling blocks are what you are talking about. Thanks for sharing David.

[@andyrbush]

Yes I thought a four hour trip was long living in the UK and familiar with the roads you took. Then I moved to the USA. When you enter Texas from Luisiana on the I10 the sign says welcome to texas, El Paso 840 miles

[@markwng]

We do beach huts in some areas of Australia too. There horridly expensive here too.. Much more colorful though..

[@gregbolitho6751]

nice goin m8, deals nice. thanks for letting me tag along. stay safe an well eh!

[@spymaine89]

very pleasant, well presented. thank you.

[@trainsinpoland]

Firstly Happy New Year David. As a camper van owner and frequent user, you really do need the levellers for the van. They are not expensive but for me an essential. Even the best camping grounds are not always level.

[@dolvaran]

You are referring to levelling ramps. Any caravan accessory shop will have them. There are ones that have two pieces to let you get an extra lift when you need it.

[@doyle201206]

Best seafood in Kent from the stall by the pier. Spent many a summer there and still pop by often..

[@Renovator26]

Thanks for this David, and yes, beach huts are VERY British indeed, and so.is the idea of renting deckchairs on the beach (if they still do that). We have so much more space here in Canada that a day at the seaside surrounded by hundreds of other tourists and their screaming kids is not high on our bucket list. I suspect you feel the same way! Your trip was breathtakingly fast compared to canal time, and I suspect you were glad to get back to cruising the cut. John, Ontario, Canada

[@williamreimund9001]

Love cruising the cut, and vandemonium. Keep up the good work I find you very entertaining and informative.

[@martinwedgeyt]

Quality always shows!! Thanks. M

[@andy_nye]

My home Town ,,, As a local coastguard at Dover ,, I could have taken you for a tour of our station ,, ...

[@Maggie4paws]

In the van, on the boat, I do enjoy your videos. Thank you!!