No-Build Van Camp / HOVERAir X1 First Impressions!

Hello lovely people!!!
I'm so excited to share this video with you for two reasons - the van and the HOVERAir X1!
Firstly there is currently a 15% discount on the HOVERAir X1 due to the Black Friday sales until 29th November 2023. To check out this little bad boy please check out my link below:
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I cannot tell you enough how much I love this little beauty already and I'm so excited to bring you a whole review video in the near future showing you all the different modes and showcasing exactly what this little baby can do. It's simple to use, it's really user friendly, the app is really straightforward and it's just fantastic! A massive thank you to HOVERAir X1 for putting your faith in me to review your amazing product!
Right, onto our little no-build van conversion.
As I say in the video we toyed with doing this a few years ago but as we still went out as a family all the time we decided it was not the right time to do it then.
Now however, the boys don't come out with us as much and to enable us to be able to camp all year round it seemed like the perfect time!
Other than buying the window covers and sofa-bed we already had everything else that we've used to make it cosy.
We've now made the floor more insulated with foam mats that clip together and a piece of silver bubble wrap (insulation we had from doing our bathroom) and a piece of coir matting (used to be a bell tent carpet) to make it more cosy and insulated from underneath. This is all completely removeable so when we have to replace the van it can all be removed and put in the new van.
It's cosy don't get me wrong but it works so well! With that little heater inside it was snug as anything and will mean we can camp all year round which is essential for my sanity lol!
If you have any questions at all please pop them in the comments and I will do my best to answer them, in relation to the van or the HOVERAir X1.
I know this video is a little bit different to normal but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless!
Take care everyone and I will see you all again soon!
Lots of love
Karen
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[@vincentkipouette419]

Bonsoir, toujours agréable a suivre. Bonne semaine toutes et tous.

[@ksgonewild]

Bonne soirée! Merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé comme toujours. 🥰 J'espère que vous passez une bonne semaine! 🩷💜🩵🦄✨

[@Mrsmith74]

Great vid as always, I'd be lost without my little van, so, so useful xx

[@ksgonewild]

Absolutely! We’ve talked about it for so long in and off I love it! I’ll have to be nosy next time I see you! 😍🥰

[@bethdoublekickchick8007]

Im so glad I found this channel, youre such a bright shining light of a soul! 🎉

[@ksgonewild]

Ahhh thank you so much lovely!!!! I’m happy you found me too! 🩷💜🩵

[@outdoor-suedost]

Hi Karen! Great video and a brilliant idea with this little van conversion👌. So stunning area to camp, so I wish you both much joyful camping trips. Thank you for taking along and as always all the best from Austria 🇦🇹🤠👍🏕🔥

[@ksgonewild]

Ahhh hey lovely!! Thank you so much for watching and commenting as always lovely!! 🥰🥰

[@Lostgirladventures10]

The drone footage Uve shown us so far looks amazing!! Can’t wait for more adventures and seeing u out in ur van. We invested in a bongo nothing fancy but we love it and have made it our own and we go on all kinds of adventures in it and we love it so much, I hope u have as much fun in urs as we do in ours. Amazing video as always Karen xx

[@ksgonewild]

Thank you so much lovely!!! It’s just nice to have another option and will enable us to get out whatever the weather without having to carry a massive pack all the time. Bongos are really cool!! 😍😍

[@susanharvey4235]

That looks really cosy for you and hubby, perfect 🥰

[@ksgonewild]

Aww hey Sue! It’s definitely cosy but it’s so exciting to have another way of getting out for little camps!! I hope you’re well?! Xx

[@susanharvey4235]

@ksgonewild Yeah! Hope you enjoy many!! I'm good thanks, hope you are xx

[@rooksfoot1184]

Cant wait for the vids where J is at the basecamp van chillin with the heater on, tunes blazin..... whilst ur out in ur tent pushing all them wildcamping products to their limits in extremes of wind, temperature and rainfall lol.... ATB guys ;)

[@ksgonewild]

😂🤣😂🤣 oi you! I need some comfort too sometimes! 😂🤣😂 thank you for watching lovely! We need to meet up next year! Xx

[@lawrencemcintosh]

Absolutely awesome setup karan love it Good to see you got him on camera your such a lovely couple 🎉🎉

[@ksgonewild]

Ahhh thank you lovely!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Nice 👍 😊

[@ksgonewild]

Thanks lovely! Hope you’ve had a great weekend! Xx

[@gberish602]

Hi Karen, Congratulations on your new mobile hotel, and congratulations also in managing to film reluctant hubby. Actually, I don’t know what to congratulate you on the most, filming him or getting the tin of beer off him without a fuss🤣😂😃!! Bet he’s really chuffed that you told the world he damaged his knee drunk at a party rather than enemy fire during a top-secret SAS mission🎖. Cheers Graham

[@ksgonewild]

😂🤣😂🤣😂 that’s what happens when you decide that wrestling someone twice your size is a good idea 😂🤣😂🤣 Thanks for the congrats! 😂🤣🥰🥰🥰

[@DanielleVR]

What a nice and cosy man you have ... ow i mean van offcourse 😂.. altough he's cosy 2 😊.. So happy that you found a way to camp for hubby and yes.. with a delicious served breakfast.. count me in 😂! Girl.. what a flipping view ❤ i paused my tv .. best view and screen 🥰 can't want seeing that minidrone up and going because that's gonna make my eyes roll even more! And the tv is gonna pause very often! Looking forward to your next vantripcamping or other crazy hikes.. Love from over the ocean 💋

[@ksgonewild]

I know right?! Those views!!!!! Just so incredible! So exciting to be able to share them with you all! Thank you for watching lovely! Much love to you both! 🥰

[@aliciajolley1417]

I know I'm late to the party catching up with this but I love the van setup 😍 We have something pretty similar in our Nissan Elgrand as my partner also has knee troubles that mean heavy backpack hiking and sleeping on the ground is a no-go, it's a great way of being able to get out for camps in some awesome places ☺️

[@ksgonewild]

Ahh sorry to hear about your partner’s knees! It makes all the difference to how often we can camp and when/where so we love it! So glad you’ve done similar! 🥰🥰

[@summittaedae2323]

Morning Karen & hubby, I’m a sick boi today so gonna catch up on everyone’s videos. Your first 🤣.

[@ksgonewild]

Oh noooo! Hope you feel better soon lovely!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@NoviceWildCamper]

You're gonna love that drone. It's so easy and decent quality footage 👍

[@ksgonewild]

Oh I already completely love it!!! Managed to spend a few hours out Saturday and I just love it!! 😍😍😍 I need to watch your vid of it - I couldn’t use my new wireless mic attached to my phone for the audio which is a shame. Xx

[@NoviceWildCamper]

@@ksgonewild how come you couldn't use the mic? Did you change the settings in the app to allow mic access?

[@ksgonewild]

@@NoviceWildCamper I changed it to record sound is that what you mean?

[@NoviceWildCamper]

@@ksgonewild think that's the bit. I need to be attached to it to check

[@ksgonewild]

@@NoviceWildCamper I know that’s a little bit frustrating!

[@summittaedae2323]

Few bullet points. Love the van love the drone love the crow 🐦‍⬛ love the views will never understand why people drink those beers 😂. I’d recommend fitting a Chinese diesel heater in the van. I’ve got one in my shipping container and it’s amazing. My brothers got one in his shed.

[@ksgonewild]

In such a small space? I’ll check them out thank you! And those beers are lovely…. Mostly! Xx

[@primokarmasilver]

Camping in a van I can deffo do. Cool looking do drone, all you need now is a can attachment to carry your beers haha

[@ksgonewild]

Haha yes that would be amazing! Like a beer caddy as opposed to a golf caddy!! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@GavTatu]

ohh car camping is a rabbit hole.... great fun !

[@ksgonewild]

Ahh thank you lovely! Glad you approve! 🥰 something a bit different to mix things up a bit! I hope you’re well lovely? Thank you so much for watching as usual! Not right until I see your name pop up! 🩷💜🩵🦄

[@GavTatu]

@@ksgonewild awww mate ! likewise, your vids have always been eminently watchable and enjoyable !

[@ksgonewild]

@@GavTatu thank you 🥰🥰

[@maxmarbeya]

Nice one guys, my caddy van is in about the same stage, but I'm yet to sleep in it, But will definitely use it next spring - summer 🙄😁👍

[@ksgonewild]

Ah nice one! Funnily enough we were only talking about caddy vans the other day! Very similar size to ours! 🥰🥰

[@DaleyOutdoors]

Glad you like the drone! Looking forward to the full KGW review 🤓👍

[@ksgonewild]

Thank you so so much Ben for hooking me up 😉😂🤣😂 I’ve never loved a little gadget so much! 😍😍

[@DaleyOutdoors]

@@ksgonewild #dronepimper

[@ksgonewild]

@DaleyOutdoors 😂🤣😂🤣 you are indeed! 😂🤣😂

[@billyaitken7461]

😎👍. All you really need on a ‘sliding-door’ van is the ability to mount an awning over the door. My old 1994 VW Transporter had aluminium ‘C-channel’ along that side of the van & you just slid one edge of the tarp into the end of the channeling and pulled it along. Alternatively, use your roof bars to attach your tarp to 🏕️🚐. Consider running mains electricity via an external socket on the van if you’re likely to use ‘proper campsites’….. Having running water/ pump water & sink is too much of a faff -around because you need to occasionally add purifiers to the tank to make sure you’re not pumping up old, manky water 🤢🤮. I see you’ve lured Mr Burton Outdoors to the channel with your hardcore club music🥳👍

[@ksgonewild]

Mr BO and I have been friends for a loooong time now but yes I think he’ll approve of this track lol!! We don’t need electric hookup as I have power banks for my filming equipment and everything else we can charge before leaving home. I’d like to get a power station at some point like a jackery for longer trips and maybe some portable solar panels. The tarp works well for us and in this trip we managed to synch it down really securely. The gusts were really strong the first day and the tarp didn’t move! Thank you for watching as always Billy!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@EJmayzie]

Loving the van !!! To be fair what you need it for it’s set up perfectly plus still being able to use it as a normal van. Nice to see Hubby making a brief appearance. Take care and have a good week 😊 xx

[@ksgonewild]

Thank you so much lovely! Exactly it’s just brilliant to have the ability to easily do both! 🥰🥰

[@nigelervine1]

Buy a karcher window hoover from argos absolutely fantastic for cleaning the condensation off the windows in the morning

[@ksgonewild]

Thanks lovely we’ll have a look!! 😍

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Cool little set up that 👍 Nice to see the silent partner taking a more silent role 🤣👍 Perfect view from the home on wheels. That hover jobby is pretty cool too

[@ksgonewild]

Oh Lee the little drone is sooooooo cool!!! I absolutely love it!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍

[@TimmyBobinson]

That's why car camping is more stealth. A big estate with the seats down.

[@ksgonewild]

Yep but I wouldn’t fit in most cars to be fair and we already have this van so it works for us! 🥰🥰🥰

[@xlithoplatemaker]

Nice vid, nice van!

[@ksgonewild]

Why thank you so much!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@southcoastoutdoorsuk6301]

First

[@ksgonewild]

Awww thank you lovely!!!! 🩷💜🩵

[@rialobran]

Right, to the point...Now you've obviously joined the 'van-wagon' you need to be aware of the next step on that road. One I find hard to even type, and certainly can't speak...Beware...god this hurts to write...beware...veganism...there I got it out, you'll be denying the existence of real camping and real bacon next! Bacons love is real.

[@ksgonewild]

Oh good god no! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 come on now….. I love meat and you know it! 😂🤣😂

[@rialobran]

No comment@@ksgonewild

[@ksgonewild]

@rialobran 😂🤣😂