Taking our van to the mountains (VW T3) - ep. 2

[@SimonBraeck]

Did you stick around to the very end? We found a pretty spectacular place to camp! Thanks for watching :)

Awesome footage! Cool vibes! Thanks for making/sharing these videos! Are you back home now? How long did you travel? Cheers, from Budapest!

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks for watching :) We are back home now, this road trip was done in 4 weeks during August😊

@@SimonBraeck Wow! You made a lot of shooting, than! Good job! Can't wait to see the rest! ✌🏽

[@SimonBraeck]

Yeah, 2TB of photos/videos haha! My harddrive failed but luckily I got the files recovered. That’s why the videos are late. Great, the best is yet to come😃

[@newtongrindewald10]

Guys, is it possible to to make such roofbed on a van that didn't have it, or it is not? Cause you had it in stock, but I have the same van but it is not a camper and I want such roof. Sorry, my English is not perfect, but I hope you understand.

[@konstantinvolokhin6062]

Found your chanel by accident when i scroolled coment's and saw that you said "this is my girl with husky") and I'm really emprested of your amazing skill of fotografer and bloger. I love it very much

[@SimonBraeck]

Hey! Spasiba🙌🏼🙌🏼😊 Yeah, we had a quick chat with Anton and it was so fun watching his video from the same place. Thank you so much for the support :)

[@amberamber100]

Ive literally never seen a car train before or knew they existed. How cool.

[@SimonBraeck]

Yeah, same for me before we went there! Really awesome

[@RyanShirley]

Dude, been falling in love with your videos! Making me so nostalgic to travel and see europe!

[@SimonBraeck]

Hey Ryan! Thank you very much, KZbin has recently suggested your videos for me and you are killing it! The same goes for your videos😍 Take care mate.

[@moisestakeout7406]

Love the videos guys .i just bought an 82 vanagon and now I’m watching all types of vanagon videos keep loving life and the videos coming.hello from Massachusetts USA

[@SimonBraeck]

Hey! Thank you. Sounds like me when I bought this van😄 We’ll keep exploring once the new engine is in. Goos luck with your vanagon👍🏼

[@jenniferbailey44]

Excellent photography. Beautiful to watch

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks🙌🏼😊

[@GermanKorb]

Loved the second episode of your Eurotrip. That mountain in Swiss is what you see in the logo of the Swiss chocolate Toblerone. Hopefuly the car can keep you going for long. Always little something along the way.

[@SimonBraeck]

Danke schöne😊 yeah, famous for a reason. It looks fake in real life to be honest. The car has a personality of its own, that’s for sure! Sort of funny though😂

[@tripmood365]

Hi guys. Great items and video editing. The soul rests. Greetings from white Helsinki 🇫🇮

[@samuelliaw951]

have been watching you couple of videos, your videos are just amazing, the shot the edit along with your BGM, it's just on point. your videos deserve more attention for all the effort you have put into it. thanks for sharing!

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks Samuel, really kind words🙌🏼 It’s true, it takes quite some work to finish these videos, I’m happy people notice the work that goes into them! Thanks again👏🏼😊

[@kimhorton6109]

When the weather gets creepy and you have to spend time burning incense to your engine’s health at least you can appreciate the Rear Hatch and it’s umbrella effect. Silver Linings

[@penananuba]

Your video footage always sceneric stunning.

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you! I appreciate it🤗

[@garyp.7501]

Way cool video! The battery in my T3 is under the passenger seat! So watching you empty out the back I'm thinking "what the heck?"... Nice that you had an emergency starter battery. Will have to look into those. Mostly I've been able to bump start my van when I've left the lights on etc.

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks! Yeah, some of the vans are laid out a bit differently. A new alternator fixed this issue luckily, although that jump starter will always remain as a part of our kit!

[@Hello_bus]

Wow so beautiful! We will be doing a trip to Italy from Sweden in two years. Love yours videos!😍

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks! Sounds like a fun trip. Italy is incredibly beautiful. It will be featured in the next episode😊

[@waverlyshegoes]

Taking a car on a train, so cool! Didn't even notice that when I visited those countries. Didn't get to see the top of the Matterhorn.

[@SimonBraeck]

Yeah, that’s a first! Cool experience. It’s a rather pricey train ride to go there, but we thought it was worth it :)

[@waverlyshegoes]

@@SimonBraeck For that experience, I would think it would be worth it...probably better than the Glacial Express, in my opinion. I remember liking some parts of Switzerland but not having the time to hike and explore.

[@floid81]

EPIC SWITZERLAND EPIC VLOG Amazing shots!! wow you guys got sooo lucky with your beautiful dog right there!! gald to see she is doing just fine!!!

[@SimonBraeck]

Aaaye, it’s a stunning country🙌🏼 Wanna go back for sure! Yes, that was terrifying. Lesson learned for both us and the husky. Luckily she had the time of her life during this roadtrip🐶

[@floid81]

i bet she had!!! tons of walking and runnig ;-)

[@andychattaway5620]

Wow - What a beautiful and spectacular video guys. 👍

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks Andy!😃

[@FukasLussthaler]

I very much apreciate your skill in filming and editing, these videos are so inspiring! Looking forward to the end of my own t3 conversion next summer (hopefully there are less technical difficulties). I'm so glad, I found your channel :) All the best and greetings from Austria

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you Lukas! :) We focused to little on the mechanical stuff because we needed to change all of the interior. Anyway, bring some spare parts and tools and you’ll be good. Good luck!

[@johndutton8728]

Absolutely stunning epic best wishes. It's emotional to watch. Hope it goes well and you both get where your going wherever that is. Hope you make it together.

[@SimonBraeck]

Hey, thanks! We're doing alright and we plan a even longer road trip this summer. Take care! 😊

[@carolsmith7087]

Very much enjoyed the first two videos. I'm living vicariously through you as I'm pretty sure I'll never be able to visit the places you are seeing. Keep up the good work on the videos and enjoy every second of your travels.

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you Carol😃 If we’re able to inspire some of our viewers, we are super happy. Great to hear you are following the journey. Let’s hope you get to see some of these places. Take care.

[@rsjm5632]

Well done guys....great adventure. As an owner of a 1989 VW T25 I share your pain ;) . Beautiful and inspiring vids, thanks for sharing.

[@SimonBraeck]

Yes, it can certainly be a struggle at times. On the bright side, we seem to learn something new everytime the van fails! Thanks for watching😊

[@classiccarguy4689]

Another great video!!

[@MeeperDude45]

0:35 «Goppenstein» Autoverlad ins Wallis, da bin ich mit meinem VW T3 Bulli regelmässig unterwegs. Have fun in my Switzerland ;-)

[@martinbinney]

Enjoying the videos. Love the cinematography 👍

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you! I try my best🎥

[@keeganhs4449]

Beautiful scenery and filmmaking as always Simon, I'm currently looking at exploring my home of Australia in a pop-top T3 similar to yours and following that, journey around Europe, your videos give me so much inspiration and can't wait to see where you visit next! Well done

[@SimonBraeck]

Ah, nice! Sounds like a lot of fun. Be prepared to do some work on it, as you see from these videos they are kind of unreliable😂 Cheers! I’ll keep posting :)

[@bhtbryson]

amazing views!

[@herbeautifulsuicide]

Amazing video ! so inspiring!!

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks😊

[@nicopicco6555]

Very astonishing as always:) greetings from Germany

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you!😃 There will be some footage from Germany in the next episode too. Beautiful country.

[@anikawawa6263]

Wow....!! Amazing

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks!:)

[@b_roness]

Loved loved loved it! And this video came so fast! Can’t wait to see more, great work AS always:) :)

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you! It’s so fun producing these videos when I get feedback like this😃

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Amazing footage and editing! And I love the van I hope it survives until the end of your trip :P

[@SimonBraeck]

Cheers😊 It gave us a lot of challenges, but it’s kind of fun too. We learn new things every day!

[@kamilgoabek3]

As i wrote last time, brilliant Simon! I hope that next year I will find the time to get the Matterhorn! 😊

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you, again😁 Yes, it’s such a nice place. It looks fake when you stand in front of it😳

[@kamilgoabek3]

Quite like such a perfect mountain from the picture? 😁 There is a saying: Tell your child to paint a mountain and you will see a Matterhorn!

[@lloydelston4400]

Great videos, love it

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks😊

[@thet25adventuresofronniere81]

Great video guys...👍

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you:)

[@thet25adventuresofronniere81]

@@SimonBraeck ... we love your videos and channel, keep up the good work👍... if you get a chance please check out our channel, we've only been doing this for 12 months so we are very new to it... we would appreciate any comments/guidance from you guys👍

[@sytoable]

Wooww...I like all this videos

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks a lot!☺️

[@matthiasjurisch2221]

Top Video...Wunderschön...

[@SimonBraeck]

Danke!😊

[@jonathanfillebock9836]

really enjoying your videos! you have been pretty close to my home.(Plansee, Austria) I've been to morocco this year with my overlander and next year it's time for norway and sweden.

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks mate! That was a beautiful area, though the hike we did was super sketchy in those conditions! Cool, I’ve been to all those places. I think you’ll like Norway the most😉

[@jonasvandensande8575]

Love your video's Simon ! It inspires me a lot! I am 1 of the 6 guys ,we met each other in the dolomites last year, hope you remember us :)

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks Jonas! Glad to hear, you’ve experienced how great life on the road can be. It was so nice meeting you all, say hi to the other guys from us three🐺 take care!

[@gardelito]

buenísimo!!! bellas imágenes !!

[@frankthywissen8138]

Sooo beautiful and a beautiful VW Bus t3!!!

[@Lovebond]

Beautiful content!

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you!

[@Italjohn]

Excellent as usual, if I should complain/tip you about something it must that the some of the music is too loud comparing to the voices.

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks John :) We had trouble with our sound setup so it was hard to recover the sound without messing up the quality. Will try to improve it though🤙🏼

[@laurenssimoons8115]

Where did you guys get the ideas for where to go? Amazing shots btw

[@SimonBraeck]

We have friends in central Europe that give us some pointers. And we have done a LOT of research before we started driving! Basically we wanna do cool hikes and see beautiful mountains etc.

[@KirtFitzpatrick]

Woah, battery in the engine bay. What kind of black magic is that? Doesn't look like a vanagon engine. What do you have?

[@SimonBraeck]

It’s normal in Europe. I think it may be different in the states? It’s a 1,6 td

[@JamesMeparishvili]

Amazing videos you have ! Is your t3 diesel? All the best wishes from Georgia 🇬🇪 . Keep uploading the videos 🤘

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks James :) Yes, it’s originally a 1.6TD (JX) engine, but we are shortly done converting it to a 1.9 TDK AAZ engine

[@JamesMeparishvili]

@@SimonBraeck Nice my T3 is also 1.9 TD. IF you will plane to visit Georgia, Let me know, I will be glad to host you guys.

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks James! I’ll keep that in mind :)

[@JamesMeparishvili]

@@SimonBraeck okay Simon, I live in Tbilisi .We have amazing nature,traditional delicious meals and much more.you can see some from internet,if you could write me on email would be perfect: [e-mail] All the best wishes 🤘🚙

[@CivicEMII]

Hey guys! What an amazing trip and the footage you’ve shot...outstanding! Plan on doing a very similar trip this year...why do you’ve taken the car train to get to Zermatt instead of driving with the van? Keep on rockin!✌🏻

[@CivicEMII]

Ah and what Place is it in 11:40? Absolutely awesome place :)

[@SimonBraeck]

Hey, thank you!😊 Zermatt is a car-free village, so you’ll need to enter it by train. There is a big car park where you can leave your car before getting on the train.

[@SimonBraeck]

That place is called Partnachklamm, just by the Olympiastadion in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

[@CivicEMII]

Oh, this makes sense ☝🏻🤗 Thank you for the tip!! So you only go to Zermatt because of the village and the train from Zermatt to the Gornegrat?Do you can recommend it? It’s kinda pricy so I better ask before 😉 thank you

[@SimonBraeck]

Tim We only went there because we really wanted to see the Matterhorn. It was incredibly beautiful, but we paid a premium for it! The train taking you up there is really expensive. So it depends on your priorities, Switzerland is full of other beautiful places too!

[@0n596]

What you use to cut the videos, I like the quality!

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you! I use Adobe Premiere Pro

[@0n596]

@@SimonBraeck As a photographer I use CC for my images and have Premiere Rush with it, will try it out!

[@dex_xter4275]

Dose anyone know the name of the mountain at 0:13 Ps: good video

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks! It’s called Tre Cime, situated in the Dolomites, Italy

[@anthonvanderneut]

Please consider switching off the lights of your car when (kick)starting, anything that drains can prevent the start from happening.

[@jbtv4800]

super video just the mountain dog running everywhere is slightly stressful (sorry for go*gle translate

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you! Yes that was stressful! Luckily she is okay and we have all learned a lesson.

[@pyronitro]

is Benedikta the electrical genius of you two?

[@newtongrindewald10]

Guys, is it possible to to make such roofbed on a van that didn't have it, or it is not? Cause you had it in stock, but I have the same van but it is not a camper and I want such roof. Sorry, my English is not perfect, but I hope you understand.

[@Coordinator61]

Buy a decent battery, gel type. Problem over.

[@SimonBraeck]

We are looking into a brand new battery solution as we speak :)

[@Coordinator61]

@@SimonBraeck Cool, when i see all these problem being on the road it can be very annoying. As ex carmechanic i always plan ahead on maintenance on every car i have. Internet has good deals. And double the capacity helps as well. I know the T-3 in and out and they can be difficult sometimes.

[@SimonBraeck]

We’ve learned a lot the last year and we share the same philosophy now regardinf preparations. It just keeps getting better and better luckily😅

[@Coordinator61]

@@SimonBraeck ok cool keep on going with the old bus. I can dream every bolt and nut of these T-3's. I am 59 y old now and into 4x4's. Classic Range rover is my thing, i own a 1978 2 door in new condition. One day i will drive up to Norway with it. My son studied 6 months in Trondheim and he took lots of pictures. Nice place it is.

[@keiran8700]

How is your van dealing with the hills? I saw below its also diesel and its a similar age to mine '85/'86?

[@SimonBraeck]

It’s okay, it uses a lot of oil and we definitely get overtaken a lot, but we get by. We’re two people and a dog with a lot of gear and a full water tank which weighs a lot. I’m quite impressed :)

[@freetasman2342]

Why you let the dog loose? Beautiful filming, thank you for sharing and please take care of your dog.

[@SimonBraeck]

The path was muddy and very slippery. She kept pulling and throwing us out of balance. We later found out she went down that hill to chase a squirrel... Well well, lesson learned. She is alright☺️ Thanks for watching!

[@davidwoods80]

Hi...what month, or months were you there?

[@SimonBraeck]

Hi! August :)

[@classiccarguy4689]

Does your Vanagon have a diesel engine?

[@SimonBraeck]

Yes :)

[@gj0628]

Great job guys. You need to Marry her 😍

[@SimonBraeck]

Thanks! I’m planning to!

[@gj0628]

Good job sir. Excellent videos music content style all A+

[@SimonBraeck]

Really appreciate it, glad you liked it😃

[@phillipruss9575]

Man... I love your videos and love your t3 conversion. I am going to convert a t5 in about half a year after my stay in Australia and would love to travel a little with you guys. Maybe in Norway and you could show me some secret places only Norwegians know :)) (@phillip_rs on insta)

[@SimonBraeck]

Thank you Phillip! It’s pretty cool. Good luck on your conversion, just remember it’s a lot of work. We might do a roadtrip in Norway next summer, maybe we’ll see you there🤙🏼

[@03071984jo]

Content is promising,but please cut back on ur musical interludes. ♥

[@SimonBraeck]

Noted😉🤙🏼