Off Grid Van Life - How We Find Places to Explore and Sleep

Off Grid Van Life - How We Find Places to Explore and Sleep. Today we are going to show you what we’ve been up to this week as well as talking about how we plan our trips, how we find the best places to go on adventure and how we find nice places to park up for the night.
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After meeting in New Zealand back in 2017, Beth and Jake have travelled the world, working online and creating memories.
Beth left the UK in 2014 and has been travelling full time ever since, she is the owner of www.sheisthelostgirl.com and has a passion for writing and photography.
Jake has been travelling since 2016 and during this time has perfected his photography and videography skills. He is adventurous and has a passion for the outdoors.
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[@DanniandJoe]

Great advice! We love park4night

[@OurWildHorizons]

Thanks for watching! We use it every day :D

[@NomadLifeKiwi]

That scenery is amazing. Great video guys!

[@OurWildHorizons]

Thank you!! We love your channel name. Our van is actually called Kiwi because we both met in New Zealand when living there a few years ago!

[@NomadLifeKiwi]

@@OurWildHorizons That's so cool, neat name for a van. Our van is called Justin.

[@feralfreebirds]

Wow the scenery at the start, its like your on another planet , reminded me of old country & western films....beautiful ......ah ur lil diddy wheel wedges....at least they wont weigh to much!! some i can barely lift !! yeah cassava root, cook it in my Ital stew.....they sell it on Birmingham Rag market, one thing for sure advice from south African lady told me, you are best to soak it at least over night and make sure you cook thoroughly as it has alot of cyanide and othe chemicals that can be toxic...so good tip to know ! Great video for park ups..IM gunna teleport me n my van there....theres no way im staying put til Boris's 21st June ..no chance :) big love ..you guys look sooooooo healthy...golden glows :) *X* ( oooh yeh 108 thumbs up....sacred no in yoga /hindu , for spiritual completion / wholeness of existence :) ! )

[@OurWildHorizons]

haha yes, we didnt think of the positive fact that they are so lightweight!! they do actually work too thankfully :) we tried them by taking the hand break off :) oh wow we both didnt know that! we'll make sure we soak it next time! that sounds scary! we probably dont even cook them for long enough to be honest :O Yeah we heard about Boris's announcement, sounds awful! I hope that things aren't too bad xx

[@feralfreebirds]

@@OurWildHorizons im glad the blocks work, id def buy like those rather than others ive seen in caravan shops,!! yeh def soak ya root :) *X*

[@eddvanlife7396]

Great & informative. We prefer rural park ups. Great hack on the google attractions tip. Thanx 4 Sharing.

[@OurWildHorizons]

Thanks! Yeah it’s so much nicer in the middle of nowhere isn’t it! 😊

[@WhatsJakesTake]

Those rock formations were beautiful!

[@OurWildHorizons]

They were so impressive!

[@natalieray2706]

Loved this guys 😍

[@OurWildHorizons]

Thanks Natalie!

[@b3ckyl0uiseUK]

Thanks for the video 🧡🧡🧡 great tips 👍

[@OurWildHorizons]

Your welcome! 😀

[@rupertd1501]

Great video guys 😊

[@OurWildHorizons]

Thanks Rupert! 😊

[@rosiewilson6024]

Loved this video it was really helpful! I was waiting all week for your video !

[@OurWildHorizons]

Ah thank you so much Rosie! Glad you found it helpful too 😁

[@mangoesinthevan]

bit worried about that 'kiss' ending - spending too many nights in dodgy car parks :]

[@OurWildHorizons]

Haha!! Love that!

[@saraw8868]

I love the tips, especially the Google maps one!! I showed my partner your van tour video to help convince him we could do van life... and he LOVED it! So I have to appreciate you both for the help persuading haha!! Also, I'm really happy Jake mentioned not flying the drone when other people are around, SO respectful!!! 💜

[@OurWildHorizons]

Ah that’s awesome! So glad that he could be persuaded 😀

[@gov683]

Fun

[@OurWildHorizons]

Thanks Topi!

[@PathofRA]

Great video you guys! Really useful and informative info about how to find awesome spots like these ones 🤩 and we loved the El Torcal footage, beautifully captured! Made us want to go there again 😁💛💛

[@OurWildHorizons]

Thanks you two! So happy we’ve met you now! 😊

[@MrBeller00]

Great Video we have been watching from the beginning. It's good to see you both looking really well and happy. Please may I ask what you both teach ? fully understand if you prefer not to say on an open platform though. Keep up the journey and stay safe

[@OurWildHorizons]

Ah thank you so much! We’re feeling fantastic too 😊 We both teach English online as a foreign language to Chinese students! It’s the only way we’ve been able to stay on the road!

[@surferjim]

Awesome video as per usual! One tip for parking on a slope.....leave the van in 1st gear...just remember to take it out of gear when you next start it

[@OurWildHorizons]

Ahh yes that is a great tip! Thanks for the heads up on that 😊 We’ve never thought to do that before. Thanks as always for tuning in!

[@feralfreebirds]

i always do that anywhere ;)

[@25VanLife]

Great video guys! You look different man! Cant wait to explore our van is weeks away from being finished. Just painted the van, and it looks amazing! Hopefully 2021 is our year. Trying to improve on video creation and interactions, if you have any suggestion feel free to guide us to the right direction. My girlfriend will be really happy for sure to see your names poping up on our comments :D

[@OurWildHorizons]

Thank you so much! Yeah I felt like a change, but wasn't ready to go full buzz cut like you yet so just got Beth to buzz the sides and back for now :)

[@25VanLife]

@@OurWildHorizons Haha yea man! I love it need to cut it soon. Used to have similar hair to yours now, called it (Ice hockey hair cut) as when i used to live in Latvia that's what we called it :D

[@MuscleMollyMindset]

LOVE YOU VIDEOS! I am thinking of doing this in the next 2 years and travel so this helps a lot. Amazing tips! Do you also have to have a visa for different countries or struggle to get into some? I am from the uk and want to go to France than from there onwards. Thank you x

[@OurWildHorizons]

Hi :) thank you so much for watching!! :) If you're from the uk you don't need a visa in europe, unless you want to stay longer than three months. But thanks to the new Brexit rules you can only spend three months at a time in the Schengen Area. then you'll have to either go back to the uk or go to a non-Schengen Area county :)

[@lillyramus891]

Hey I was just wondering because I want to do this when I move out and I just wanted to know where you bought your van? Also it looks amazing I can’t believe you guys did this x

[@OurWildHorizons]

Thank you Lilly! We actually found it on eBay but since it was fairly local we went to see it. Once we bought it we took it straight to get it serviced and lucked out that it was in top condition 😊

[@lillyramus891]

@@OurWildHorizons OMG you actually replied this is amazing is never been replied to before on KZbin this is amazing thanks for your help x

[@OurWildHorizons]

Happy that we could be the first then! 😊😀

[@GreenerPasturesYoutube]

Hey guys! Just wandering what your plans are regarding the new 90 day staying time in Europe, have you managed to get a visa or something I’m just wandering about all this myself for when we set off and how you’ve got around all the brexit dramas?

[@OurWildHorizons]

We haven’t! The 90 days only started on the 1st January so we have one more month out here before unfortunately heading back to the UK unless we change the plans to avoid going back and staying in a non Schengen country. Thanks for watching! 😊

[@GreenerPasturesYoutube]

@@OurWildHorizons oh man that really sucks! Ye if I were you I’d just hop around between the non schengen countries until the 3 months pass but ya perhaps not as easy as it sounds

[@jamilozz]

If you can't find "attractions" to select on Google maps, typing it in the search bar works as well. 😁

[@OurWildHorizons]

Ah yeah that’s a good point! Thanks for watching!

[@ellafrancis2971]

Whereabouts is your fleece from where you in el torcal national park Beth?

[@OurWildHorizons]

Hi Ella, it's from Pull and Bear. I only got it 2 months ago so it might still be stocked there! :)

[@ellafrancis2971]

@@OurWildHorizons tried having a look and couldn't find it 😕😕

[@ahavalife5156]

Lake is beautiful! I have to see if the app works in the states

[@OurWildHorizons]

I just checked the map over the states and it does work! It's not as comprehensive as in Europe as it's user input but there's still plenty of spots. It's a free app so definitely worth checking out :)

[@jamilozz]

Is some of the footage taken with a drone cam?

[@OurWildHorizons]

Just one shot at the reservoir. All the other shots were on a gimbal which makes it seem like it’s flying. 😊