6 Unspoken Rules NOT To Break in VANLIFE

[@AlwaysAway]

Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments! Thanks for watching 💖

[@halcyonandon]

I would say making sure to follow parking signs and restrictions, even if you think you can get away with breaking them, whether it is timings or vehicle type/size stuff. And just generally not parking anywhere silly like on narrow roads or blocking people’s driveways etc

[@TheSway82]

I live near Arundel, and frankly that ban has been a long time coming. That road, whilst reasonably quiet, is the core parking for the town. The car park (which has public toilets the long term roadside occupants seem to not be bothered making use of) often fills - which means a long walk past what were frankly encampments to get into town. Your advice is all sound, and what we adopt.

[@AlwaysAway]

I know they’ve been trying to remove overnight parking there for a very long time! It’s a real shame people haven’t respected it properly, it’s a lovely place and I totally get why people are fed up!

[@grumpyoldmanonabike8313]

we get this all the time in castleton at the weekend there can be 100plus vans here, most good van people but you get the few that we can do without, human waste all over, bottles, caravans turning up for weeks double parking on the and worst open fires BBQs which is againest the law no open fires anywhere except campsites, they leave huge burn marks its not fair on the people that live in the pretty places there is a large fine for having open fires

[@chuckylamb4398]

We’ve always managed to find a campsite when needed! Just small ones we find not necessarily belonging to the big clubs. We also use toilets in supermarkets etc

[@AndreaSladen]

Just found you guys, really enjoyed this vlog! Don't subscribe to many people but have just subscribed to you! Think you covered all the major points there and thanks for not making us feel like hypocrites - as we have a few spots we like to stay that we don't openly share, feel a bit mean but don't want the locations to be ruined by those that don't take as much care as they should. (We have been known to go round a site with doggy bag on hand and a carrier bag picking up the butt ends and rubbish that was already there, just so we don't get the blame! Only tip we can add is for those places that allow us kindly to stay for free (and there have been many over our 12 years part time travelling) such as pubs/garden centres/spare land - we carry a small pack of thank you cards, not expensive to purchase, and make sure we leave one for the owners to say thank you for them letting us stay. I find this goes a long way and often gets you remembered & warmly welcomed the next time you stay! Sorry for the essay lol, looking forward to watching more of your content! Best wishes Andrea Kev Cora the Dog and Dusty the campervan! :-) x

[@AlwaysAway]

Thanks for your wonderful comment and for subscribing! That is a brilliant idea to give little postcards to places letting you stay, I love that, will definitely be doing that too from now on - we love post cards! 💖💖

[@alanjewell9550]

It all comes down to being considerate & putting ones self into the shoes of those around, be they residents, farmers or other van lifers. I really try to not put myself in someone's face. I only holiday in my van. I go by the park up late, & move early rule. I often literally wake up in one place, & drive a short way before stopping again for breakfast. Becoming a "fixture" is one of the biggest issues so keep moving is one of my rules. This particular street looks like it's an overspill car park for the town which a lot of people probably use to avoid driving into the town so parking there for more than a few hours would get backs up. I always have a bike with me which is great to enable me to park well out of a town etc. Saves a mint of money on parking charges, reduces congestion & pollution, & a lot of urban driving miles.

[@Sybl68]

Another great video! The around supporting your local businesses is definitely an underrated one!! Thanks for raising awareness of how to not ruin it for everyone!!

[@AlwaysAway]

Thank you!! 🥰💖

[@Cruzbeast69gaming]

Very well done, great editing! People just need to basically be respectful of the surroundings and other people. Keep the videos coming!

[@AlwaysAway]

@@Cruzbeast69gaming thank you! And exactly! 😄 will do 🥰

[@KismetBP]

I have not started van life yet, but great info to know before I give it a go at some point. ❤

[@AlwaysAway]

@@KismetBP Thanks! You’ll love it when you do 😄💖

[@Kristen-kp6dh]

So excited that you uploaded! We don't do the van/camper life and everything you mentioned is such common sense. It's sad and frustrating that people can ruin it for the other respectful people out there. Did school start yet there again? My youngest started up HS again this past Thursday. Have a great day/night everyone and sending much positivity from freezing Minnesota. It feels like -16 Fahrenheit at 9:00am 😮.

[@AlwaysAway]

Thank you! It really does just take common sense, but people seem to be missing it 😅 school starts this week, hope he’s having fun being back at school! Ohhh wow that’s cold, it’s about 3 degrees here at the moment and I thought that was cold 😂😂💖

[@Kristen-kp6dh]

@AlwaysAway she loves school. Always has been a straight A student. She's the type of kid that likes to listen to the teachers and learn. Unfortunately there are students that can be loud and disruptive that drives her crazy. She's my almost 15 year old that inside is really 28. Very mature and respectful at her age.

[@AlwaysAway]

@ aww bless her! I know what that’s like, as long as they aren’t too distracting!

[@VanFootPrints]

If these unwritten rules were clearly written, We RVers would probably be better welcomed everywhere. Very nice editing and video we really enjoy it ! Thanks so much for sharing! Safe travels and see you on the road. New sub here :)

[@AlwaysAway]

I think you’re right! And thank you so much!! Safe travel 🥰💖

[@beckyairey6219]

This is Dom and Emma at their best! Love it 😂

[@AlwaysAway]

@@beckyairey6219 haha thanks Becky! 😝💖

[@goplanit]

You should see some of the beautiful beach/countryside in Spain where campers park up, mainly from the UK, in the woods bushes etc. toilet roll and shite everywhere, bloody disgusting.

[@AlwaysAway]

That’s so awful 😔

[@MoonBunnyOwO]

i saw an comment on reddit that said that in "UK people see vanlifers as homeless people on way or thee other" and that's why vanlifers are kind of looked down upon in social situations (no-one wants to admit that they live in a van, don't mention it at work etc.). Do people really look down upon others like that just because they don't live in traditional housing?

[@AlwaysAway]

Yeah definitely, it’s not really accepted in the mainstream, although a lot more people are starting to do it now, especially the older generation now! But there’s a lot of people that look down on it and hate it!

[@chuckylamb4398]

Sometimes locals have been seen littering where homers were camped in order to get rid of them!!

[@AlwaysAway]

That doesn’t surprise me 😔

[@touringaroundwithrosie]

This was a great video, really informative, and speaks a lot as to why the vanlife community is scrutinised. Editting and scripted elements are really nice too! 🎉❤

[@AlwaysAway]

@touringaroundwithrosie thank you! And yeah while I was making the video I realised why people hate on vanlifers so much 🥲 thanks 😃💖

[@danadarson6984]

living in a van would not be easy for me 😊 btw how do u keep warm in there during winter (nights) other than keeping the engine running? & to where do u take out ur rubbish?

[@AlwaysAway]

It can be tough! We have a built in heating system to our van and it’s not noisy, you can get diesel heaters for inside too, plus we have lots of blankets for night time, but our heater works great. And we use public bins when we find them and make sure we don’t have a big build up of rubbish, but if we do we use bins at a campsite 😊

[@writewatson]

That Dom toilet moment really lived up to the hype. 10 ⭐️s. Amazing!

[@AlwaysAway]

@@writewatson safe to say he had fun filming 😂💖

[@karindv9477]

Great video you guys! 😄

[@AlwaysAway]

Thank you! 🥰

[@arthurg7894]

My first thought just a few seconds into this one. "Omg Emma sounds so pissed" 😅

[@AlwaysAway]

@@arthurg7894 hahahah oh no, that wasn’t my intention but maybe I am 😂 how do you stop the bad vanlifers 😂

[@MrVectrexUK]

Extremely sensible comments and rules - and such a shame that people who didn't abide by them have taken Arundel off the map for the rest of us 😕

[@AlwaysAway]

Thanks, it’s a real shame! It’s the small minority that have ruined it 😔💖

[@CANADIANWARRIOR-i2o]

And where exactly do you think the wildlife puts their waste?

[@motorhomemavericks1]

We literally spend our lives living in remote carparks - and one thing I can tell you for nothing - it's not the vanlifers who drop their rubbish everywhere. That is for sure!

[@AlwaysAway]

So do we, we’ve spent a year living urban in our van, and for the most part vanlifers don’t leave any rubbish, but this one place in particular some people literally had bags of rubbish propped outside of their vans - it’s not something we come across often at all, but there it sadly was

[@motorhomemavericks1]

@AlwaysAway Agree, but it seems too many people are happy to blame vanlifers for every bit of rubbish. Where as you know and mentioned, we're the ones going around cleaning up the Macky D wrappers and Munster cans. Agree with you on not sharing park ups though - gets right on my t.....

[@AlwaysAway]

@ It’s definitely not common, it’s only the few that do it that give us a bad name - it’s great that you do that, leaving a spot better than you found it is the best thing you could do! 💖

[@HansCoche]

Never seen a van lifer mess, but "travellers" most definately, the mess they leave is disgusting

[@morpheium203]

Dare I say the teacher side in you two came out this video, not to be outdone by Doms Oscar winning performances in those skits 😂

[@AlwaysAway]

I think you’re right 😂😂 and I had a lot of fun filming Dom in this lmao a lot of outtakes!

[@morpheium203]

Hahaha a worthy patreon release 😂

[@AlwaysAway]

Yess! 😂

[@cheefeth]

It sucks that a few bad apples ruin it for all the rules following ones. Hopefully other cities will know that its just a few jerks and not the majority. Have an Epic Day!

[@AlwaysAway]

It does!! Thanks, you too 🥰

[@chrisyravenconlin]

Great video. If only everyone followed (or understood) common sense! My parents and I travelled around in an RV when I was young and people had so little respect for anyone or anywhere back then too at campgrounds.

[@AlwaysAway]

@@chrisyravenconlin Thanks Chrisy! Ah damn 😔 seems to be a problem everywhere!

[@angelaneale312]

Dom's dispatches from the dunny! 😂😂😂

[@AlwaysAway]

Hahahaha love it 😂

[@whatwendywantss]

Love your hair that colour Emma ❤❤❤

[@AlwaysAway]

Thanks Wendy! I’m actually going back blonde next week 😂💖

[@halcyonandon]

Sorry to hear that parking spot is no more :( I cannot get my head around people who litter or dump their toilet waste in a stream. Or really do any of the things on your list! Are they really that lazy or just don’t realise other people exist?! The UK has a real litter and dog poo problem though. Thanks for making the video, I hope that there is some way to get through to the van folks out there who ruin things for everyone else.

[@AlwaysAway]

@@halcyonandon bizarre isn’t it! You’ve got to be super careless to just empty a toilet on the floor in public 😳 thank you, I hope so too! 💖

[@Stephen-up3sd]

Unfortunately in life it seems that a very small number of inconsiderate people cause nearly all the problems, upsetting a small number “Karens” with nothing better to do than complain to local councils whose sole purpose it seems is to make life more unpleasant and expensive for everyone - It’s a chain reaction of stupidity! On the Facebook groups you mentioned are miscreants ever named and shamed? Very informative video! I shall have to work very hard to get the image of Dom on the toilet out of my head! ❤👍

[@AlwaysAway]

Very true! It sucks, you expect a lot of this to be common sense but people just act without thinking and give people a reason to hate campers! And usually it’s just the aftermath that gets shared, I wish there could’ve been some naming and shaming for the toilets twats 😅 thank you! Hahaha 💖

[@trevoregglesden8502]

I know what you mean as well as emptying a toilet in the ditch and emptying into public toilets is against the law and having a dump in a bag and putting it in the rubbish bin is disgusting be doing van and car since the late 70s don't have much time for this new breed of van people that's the mone over good vlog

[@whatwendywantss]

Pmsl Dom 😂😂😂❤

[@AlwaysAway]

😂😂

[@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid]

Not just Van Life . What about them people 🤬that go having sex in there cars and boy do races this is what really annoys me because they don’t seem to stop any of that going on. Take care I’m fed up with the UK now can’t wait to get out 😊

[@AlwaysAway]

@@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid the boy racers are the worst 😭 we’ve had a lot of that haha, I’m with you - can’t wait to get out of the UK 😂💖

[@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid]

@@AlwaysAway Just waiting to get my new passport and I’m going back to my Land In, Portugal Believe me I would stay in England, I would move to Scotland locked up with a heart, but unfortunately I cannot afford to land here anywhere in the UK

[@AlwaysAway]

@ ah lovely! Have a safe journey when it arrives, I know what you mean - so expensive here!

[@lucretiaonutube]

So basically people who 'do van life' are wannabe travellers?

[@AlwaysAway]

@@lucretiaonutube Can you expand on that?

[@lucretiaonutube]

@AlwaysAway I didn't mean to sound blunt but the traveller community are pilloried and ostracised by society/police but they are also living a nomadic life and have done for hundreds of years. Yes, some traveller groups create trouble and disorder but not all. I don't see that there is a difference ... I have been following youtubers for years all over the world who have chosen to live out of a van ... it's a reflection of the rigid societal structures imposed on us. I wish I had the fortitude and energy (I'm 72) to do this ...

[@AlwaysAway]

The traveller community definitely are ostracised and face a lot more prejudice, but there are a lot of overlapping values - I agree with you! Society is so restrictive and there’s such a mental and financial burden, living in a van is a great way to escape that and connect with the outdoors, and get away from over consumption!

[@youtubehandol]

first time here, I took your waffle down to 3 minutes and 17 seconds using sponsorblock. My goodness you two talk a lot of shit.

[@AlwaysAway]

Oh sorry, was it your shit on the floor?

[@KennyRoberts-w3z]

​@AlwaysAway Great comeback

[@rmck6830]

As usual it only takes a few morons who don't care about anything other than themselves to wreck it for the rest of us.