Lake district wild camp test in the camper van with no Gas! 4K

[@stevebrown6665]

Lovely van and scenery

[@AXISUK]

Thanks Steve👍🏻 yeah a stunning place 😊

[@StuGardener]

Hey. Just binged watched about 7 or 8 of your vids in last couple of nights. As a T5.1 owner for last 5 years & T4 before that, me & Mrs just been at Lakes this weekend and think we've both concluded we need to move up to Crafter/Man.... So came across your channel and love it, very inspiritional, think I've got the minerals to do my own with the help of YT..... Has it been a game changer for you getting a bigger van as you've had a similar journey to us?

[@AXISUK]

Thanks 👍🏻 yeah massive game changer! Would never go back to a smaller van now. You will definitely get a crafter converted with the help of YT! Just be careful you don’t follow my build 🤣😂

[@aaronmaloney8]

Nice van dude :) I did up my work van, I love just deciding in the last minute , trip the mountains. loved my diesel heater in winter. well impressed . thx for sharing

[@AXISUK]

@@aaronmaloney8 thanks 👍🏻 That’s the best thing with these vans. Just fill the fridge and go wandering 😂

[@urbanarkoverland]

That bread wanted a courtesy spin half way brother

[@AXISUK]

😂 Don’t get me started with that!

[@stevemartin8573]

Just stumbled on your channel as I'm looking to convert a TGE / Crafter next year and your set up looks bang on. I'll have a look at your earlier vids to see the build but fixed double, shower / toilet cubicle, kitchen and sitting area in a mwb. Quality mate.

[@AXISUK]

😁 thanks Steve 👍🏻 yeah it’s a lot to squeeze in 😂 hopefully the vids give you some good ideas and tips. Feel free to ask any questions you may have along the way 😊

[@Fawleygairs]

great vid fella

[@AXISUK]

Cheers bud 👍🏻

[@chrislaw2680]

Nice set up mate. I have a 19 plate Crafter in MWB, almost finished in the conversion which I am doing myself.

[@AXISUK]

It takes some graft to convert one of these things 😅👍🏻 what layout have you gone for?

[@iNDI_VAN_A_JONES]

Okay! Now I want your electrics to hahaa

[@AXISUK]

🤣 well I haven’t frazzled the system yet!

[@robjones2613]

Nice van bang on some Transporter HQ led lights will look awesome. What was the name of the road you stopped on?👍

[@AXISUK]

Think the lights will be the next upgrade 👍🏻 Not sure the name of the road, but it was pooley bridge end

[@robjones2613]

@@AXISUK no worries 👍enjoy it.

[@vandox21]

@@robjones2613 it’s dunmallard car park, pooley bridge

[@robjones2613]

@@vandox21 cheers 👌

[@vandox21]

@@robjones2613 no worries, can’t miss it buddy, it’s just over bridge on right as u come out of village at the lake end

[@vandox21]

Awesome buddy, van envy 😂

[@AXISUK]

How many crafters are at the festival? 🤣

[@vandox21]

@@AXISUK bloody 100’s 😂 and I think I hunted them all out too

[@AXISUK]

@@vandox21 🤣😂 it’s an omen

[@vandox21]

@@AXISUK got some good ideas, had good chat with a few guys 👍🏻 I think urs is still up there for interior tho

[@AXISUK]

@@vandox21 well it’s time you took (pinch) all those ideas and start planning a beauty 🤣

[@snacklofter]

👍👍

[@AXISUK]

👍🏻😄

[@Brian-om2hh]

Wild camping is illegal in the Lake District, and has ben for decades. Around 140'000 acres of the Lake District is owned by the National Trust, with the Lake District National Park Authority managing much of the rest..... Since the Lake District gained World Heritage status, they have really tightened up on overnight parking in lay bys etc. There is a tourist tax in the pipeline.......

[@AXISUK]

Noticed a lot of the lay-by have signs up. Ruins the experience for those who want a peaceful night in the lakes who genuinely keep the area tidy and respect locals

[@Brian-om2hh]

@@AXISUK I agree. Although there have seemingly been a lot of issues of one sort or another since the pandemic, and they (the powers that be in the area) are allegedly looking at ways to try and regulate or control it. I don't have a full grasp of exactly what's going down, but I did work for an organisation who at times worked with the Lake District National Park Authority...although I'm retired now, so I've lost touch with it all..... I did hear a couple of years back, the LDNPA were taking on a further 100 wardens to help regulate things...... The LDNPA did dish out a number of £800 fines during the pandemic lockdown, to people who had clearly travelled into the area from outside. The police stopped one car during a lockdown with 3 guys in it, who turned out to be from somewhere in Lancashire. They claimed to be going up to the Lakes to "feed the ducks" on Windermere. Yes, and my grandmother was an astronaut.......

[@AXISUK]

@@Brian-om2hh haha yeah lockdown definitely had some chancers pushing the boundaries! Aria falls car park I believe allows overnight stays and the one at Poole bridge states 24hr parking, so can’t see how the LDNPA can fine you?

[@mickrobo6073]

@@Brian-om2hh mad, Draconian globalist dictatorship rules, stopping Freedom ! of the people,

[@MultiOutdoorman]

Cant believe so many view these clips and cant even be arsed hittin the thumb. Costs nowt, miserable lot ....

[@AXISUK]

😂 Thanks 👍🏻

[@geegee2022]

You can stop overnight at aira force.think it’s £10

[@AXISUK]

Car parked was packed when I was up there. Didn’t know you could use over night though 👍🏻

[@LeeThomas11]

The NT were trialling overnight camping at Aria Force and a small number of other places but the Lake District National Park Authority threw a wobbly so not sure if it's still allowed or not

[@AXISUK]

@@LeeThomas11 if they provided overnight parking at these locations, then this would generate a small income to the NT and also stop people dumping rubbish at little pull up points