Welcome to Winter Vanlife - GoGoGadgets 1

[@redpillinmotion]

Well done you three. Glad to see you happy and full of beans. All my best Rob

[@LostInEurope]

Great to see you guys again, love your company. Enjoy France! I'm sure you will have many more fun stories to tell when you're back 😊

[@johnmandy]

Thanks buddy, it was so good to spend a couple of days with you all, can’t wait for where we all might be going next year 😎🚐😁

[@Severon1965]

Hey ash where are the videos lol

[@FreedomStrider]

What 3 words is a great app, realyl useful for sharing you exact location if you are in trouble or anything, everyone should get it!

[@LukesVanLife]

You two look so happy and relaxed! Glad you loving life.

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Luke, we are and we love it 🚐❤️👍🏼

[@Triumph_Explorer]

Couldn’t agree more. Only just come across your channel a wk or so ago. Watched quite a few. Going to watch more. But can tell after your first week, how chilled and happy you are!!! Good luck

[@lisakinahan6105]

Brilliant video , great to see you are ready for future adventures. Have a great Christmas.

[@maddavvid2339]

nice to see you are both staying positive , the only way now is up stay safe, have fun

[@boriskarloff7505]

great vlog nice to see you both looking so happy

[@motorcrossridingupnorth6215]

Great vid gadgets 😉

[@iansmith2693]

what 3 words looks great , not seen that before , thanks for sharing -)

[@johnharris6691]

Here we go ! Great , have new ventures. I’ll be watching . Good times ahead

[@ianofsjkartwork]

Looks like you are really enjoying van life.......thanks for sharing

[@suepaulbrown9512]

Lovely video, has all my favourite elements in it! Cooking in a van and a Womble! Living and loving the life xx

[@robertarnold8713]

J & m and cooper you will never crash and burn this is the start of something special that the 3 ove you deserve make the most of your adventure and enjoy every moment take care and stay safe sending happiness and good luck in all you do Rob from Kent uk ❤️

[@OfficialAdamPearson]

love watching the old vids!

[@The_Arby]

New Starts...New Beginnings...Hope you have a good journey together John & Mandy...Have Fun :-)

[@choose_chips5010]

Yaaay first full time van life vlog👍😃🐾. The beginning of a new journey! Happy travels you three gorgeous peeps. Love from us 3💝🐾

[@warmgarden]

Hats off to the both of you.

[@woolleycodwanderers4833]

Lovely to see you both so happy 😁 never seen John so chilled out 👍 ... 😘🤗❤️👵🏼🐾🐾🤠

[@firstmotorhome8024]

Great video guys . The problem with the Malvern area is that in 1992 they ended up with about 30,000 ravers camping on the common land for over 7 days . Since then they do everything to stop any overnight parking . 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@johnmandy]

No middle ground then 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@firstmotorhome8024]

Gadget John on tour I know it’s crazy . Why not charge a small fee as Mandy said . Also it’s extra money for the local businesses and I wish the council could see this .

[@CriftinsCampers]

Party bags as Marie calls them! Karcher is a must have imho a brilliant gadget for home and van. I had not considered water tanks could be so fragile and vulnerable thanks for pointing that out.

[@lifebeyondbricks]

Great #fulltime vanlife vlog. Sorry to hear about the flood damage, glad you guys are ok.

[@numberplateguy8511]

Before satnav s etc the Collins or Philips blue county Street map of a county's roads which also shows the public footpath s and public pubs etc very useful for finding places to park up and it shows the scenic areas etc the map costs about £10 it's a blue map I use Google maps for work but when I am not at work I don't use any as as I prefer to get lost and find park ups by chance etc

[@LifeistooshortCK]

Glad you are all ok and the damage was not too serious but that would have been a heck of a shock. We are learning to accept less than ideal park ups as well but needs must. There will be good days and bad days and here is to many more good than bad 👍. Thanks for sharing.

[@bigcasey4143]

"Isn't it nice to relax... and do nothing afterwards" was my late mother's favourite motto... its nice to see that there are others who happily follow in this tradition in relaxing and doing nothing, or next to nothing afterwards... keep up with the good work...

[@johnmandy]

We’ve had a really busy week but the change to living in the van has really helped us unwind 👍🏼

[@Vanguard1]

Great vid guys as always, John is always welcome to have a go of my Ambo when I make it to a meetup.😉😁😀

[@roaminginraymond]

If you are still in the Midlands area you can stay at the car park in Hay on Wye, Herefordshire overnight for a fee. Not much of a view I don't think but it's a nice town and has good riverside walks to tire the pooch out. You can also stay by Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire at Bedlam Furnaces car park. Picnic area up the steps and if you walk through the arches up more steps there is a pub. Also 10 minute walk along the river into Ironbridge from there. We stayed earlier in the year. We plan on going full time in our motorhome next year. Good luck with it all. Hope it brings you much happiness.

[@johnmandy]

Thanks for the parkup info, we’re no longer around that area but we’ll be putting them down for future parkups.

[@MHUK-Matt]

The thing that struck me about this video is how much happier you both look! Not that I thought you weren't before of course! Happy travels to you all! ✌👽👍

[@ProjectCamper]

Such a loving couple.i only had a quick hello at stratford , wish me and my misses can do this in a few years then the kids fly, wish you both all the best x

[@SVImpavidus]

Hi Guys. Came across your channel while having a surf. Watched a few of you back videos now and your problems with Lithium/Charging. We think you were sold a pup. First thing you should have been advised is know what your daily usage is in watt hours before changing to Lithium. But Hey ho you seem to be sorted now. We have done a series on electrical for boats for our viewers and watching your videos there seem to be so many parallels from boats to RV's. Thanks for the great videos that have provided a whole evenings entertainment so far! Normally we would sign out with sail safe. However, drive safe would be more appropriate. Ant, Cid & the Pooch crew. SV Impavidus.

[@johnmandy]

Thanks & Hi. The power and lithium issues are over for now, in the future we’d love to try it again though. Plenty of time for far more research.

[@SVImpavidus]

@@johnmandy Thanks for the reply . There is a lot of BS out there and the lithium tech is not fully developed for the RV or Boat Market. Meanwhile the sales folks are churning it out as the new messiah! There are more so called experts than there are YT channels :-) (one of the reasons we started the Boat Electrical series of videos so folks could work it out for themselves) Anyway you guys take care and if your anywhere near us in the future, you are welcome aboard for a glass or 7 of something nice. Ant, Cid & the Pooch crew.

[@mimilion6072]

I have a van and narrowboat too. So grest switing channels between the two !!

[@katcankan7129]

Hello Kev 👋🏼😊. This was a great video Gadgets. Sorry about the tanks etc, but like you said no one is hurt, these things can be fixed. Onwards & upwards

[@feckneddy]

You three seem really happy with you new lifestyle .

[@TheJeanGenius]

Happy Days! Tell Mandy, that with all the moves I've had, I've come to realise, that "home" is where the heart is ❤ Love you guys 😘

[@djpauldavis2848]

Congratulations on your first week 👍 soz to see you have the water problem 😟 hope it all gets sorted look forward to following your Journey best of luck to you both have a good Xmas 🎄 and a grate new year hope to do a van build in the new year got a lot of good useful info from following you John 👍best of luck 👍

[@kimdeabill8540]

What a pain, but you 2 are so positive. Well proud of you.

[@jeffjohnson847]

Nice vids you two can’t wait to see what your future holds 😁

[@whu58]

Glad your sorting the issue with your tanks - Will be interesting to see how you improve /fit a shield in your next vid - best of luck with your travels - BTW, those hot dogs look delish!

[@craigmelvin5206]

I really enjoyed that - so down to earth - good look to you, keep the videos coming - from craig the roofer in Coventry.

[@mikeembe1261]

... I know that Pub ... we ( The Gloucestershire Morris Mummers ) were there on Friday night doing our play. I can also recommend it for good food and ale. Enjoy your future travels, ttfn, mb.

[@fredblogg6469]

Can you make some sort of defector plate to put in front of the pipes, use the thin sheet metal like ash used for his diesel can holder or something similar maybe ?

[@johnmandy]

Yes, Ash suggested the very same mod 👍🏼

[@sueoldbirdstone9024]

This is really interesting to those of us considering the move to van life. Your first week has been a learning one for us all! You can make all the mistakes for us ;) Glad you've got the flood damage just about sorted. Mandy - have you discovered part baking bread in the Ridgemonkey? You can buy little part baked rolls (about 3 inches long) which have a very long 'use by' date, and whack them in the Ridgemonkey on a very low heat for ten minutes. Voila! Fresh bread wherever you are!

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Sue, we’ve been singing the praises of part baked rolls for years - they’re great 👍🏼

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

I get those part baked rolls Sue, yummy 👍

[@henrybarnett1063]

Thought I seen a sign and a load of steam from the car that just went through the flood. More of this yet to come Worst of winter to look forward to lots of pre planning required I think. Cheers guys.

[@ralphthebrick]

Happy Travels Guys

[@TrotterDel]

You hit the nail on the head. Finding the park up before dark. I suppose as the days get longer, it’ll get easier. Speaking for myself, I still find a a problem. Maybe I’m too picky, then have to settle for almost alright 🤨

[@lifesasprinter4409]

Well done guys, adventure awaits, 👍

[@pamelarothwell1320]

Hi guys, could Mandy do a video of using her Instant Pot. I would like to see how it performs on the inverter and what you would cook in it. All the best. Pam

[@johnmandy]

She is going to start doing instant pot & van cooking videos in the new year.

[@briancollis9352]

Glad to see that your first few days are going well other than the water incident. I was wondering what Sat Nav you use and customise it for size, weight, and your speed so that you can get a more accurate ETA Thanks

[@johnmandy]

Thanks, we use a garmin 770 camper edition. It’s eta is pretty spot on and we’ve used the spec of our van to allow the nav to guide us in some places, but most of the time we just use car mode as the routing is far nicer than in the campervan mode as it tries to use trunk roads all the time.

[@onemanandhiswhippet]

Nice one Gadgets 👍 take care see you sooooooooooooon 👍😀🐾❤️🍺🍟

[@johnmandy]

Thanks mate, see you soon 👍🏼🚐❄️🍺😎

[@philallcock3473]

Good to see you at Nantwich lake. Only 2 mins down the road.

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

Great to see you three happily settling into van life 🙂 Pity about the cover getting ripped off though. I have a water test kit like that at home for testing my tap water from time to time, I never thought of bringing it with me in my van, well, until now 👍

[@BallfamilyAdventures]

Well done guys! you will settle down! Prob feels like a holiday for a few weeks lol!! #vanlife

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

John I accidentally paused the video at 0.01 seconds, Read some comments, went back to the top (video) and found your seat headrest showing what you'd look like if you had a Mohawk 🤣 it suits you mate 🙂

[@johnmandy]

The fire blanket Mohawk will be the craze in 2020 now 🤣👍🏼

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

@@johnmandy 🤣🙂🙃🤣👍

[@ad-van-ture]

Nice to see your first week's gone well(apart from the water tank damage)I find sometimes the extra sleep thing at the end of a drawn out stressful time is like the body resetting its adrenaline levels, a system reboot🤔ATB Shane

[@CaravanningwiththeCoxs]

Nice video guys, just found your channel, I always find more... are you on Twitter? Their are loads of us on their. I’ve subscribed, seen a few videos and loved the channel. Cheers Oliver

[@johnmandy]

We’re on Instagram and KZbin but that’s it. Thanks for watching 👍🏼

[@campervangaz]

Nice to see you are all settling in well to the vanlife, and the great adventures ahead of you 🚐

[@Iveavan]

Bloody hell, 😬🤦‍♂️🌊, although damage was caused you where lucky/ish it didn't cause more damage, good to see you both chilling out in the van after the "house ordeal" 😉👌👍👍👍...

[@johnmandy]

It’s all still working, we just need to get a new gas tank cover and then tidying up the water tanks insulation.

[@mickford9332]

Hey John how come you didn’t go jogging with Mandy. Sorry couldn’t resist, great to see you enjoying your adventure.

[@vansolo9794]

I see you drove around the Malverns and Tewkesbury on this video!

[@beabayer2149]

Goodmorning from Holland Bea🌷🌷🌲🎅🎅🎅

[@katcankan7129]

Morning Gadgets ☕😊

[@johnmandy]

Morning Kat 👋🏻

[@TheBoondockers]

Nice one guys dare I say Welcome to full time van life There's always a drama lol😍😙😉

[@johnmandy]

You need a little drama in your life to keep things real. Just a little though, I think you guys should be done for a few years now with the drama though 🙏🏻

[@TheBoondockers]

@@johnmandy we hope not it's the drama that keeps people coming back lol😉😂😂

[@braceuself]

Which part of wales are you going to?if you go to south wales I would recommend visiting penderyn distillery if you like whiskey.

[@TheUrbanMotorhome]

Flipping brilliant first FULLTIME VANLIFE vlog!!!! Absolutely chuffed for you both that your finally free and on the road, shame about the puddle issue but you seem to be in top of it....btw loved the THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nathansmith3727]

#lifegoals

[@CriftinsCampers]

I would dispute the title John, we are still in Autumn, Winter hasn’t started yet! 😉 and whenever it does start it can only last a max of three months which is a comforting thought at this time of year!

[@johnmandy]

Winter starts December 1st, so I think the title is perfect 👍🏼

[@CriftinsCampers]

Gadget John on tour Damn did it! Heck I had not noticed....😉

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

@@CriftinsCampers Johns working with the Meteorological calendar 🙃 Your calendar of choice is the Astronomical calendar 🙂 Just for some other comment readers 🤣

[@CriftinsCampers]

pa maj sort, of in our household we seem to have Winter which starts as soon as Karens feet get cold I.e around mid September and finishes in April that means Spring Summer and Autumn are a tad truncated. I think this year summer was about 2.67545 days iirc.

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

@@CriftinsCampers Oh' as much as that 🤣

[@retro423]

What's the plan John, are you heading for Europe for the winter?

[@johnmandy]

Next video will go over our travel plans 👍🏼

[@frautzi]

Croxton Lane bridge by any chance?

[@johnmandy]

Yes 👍🏼

[@kevb948]

So you decided to use what three words then, thanks Kev lol

[@chrisneedham5803]

A very merry Brexmas 🐶🐾🐕🍳🎅🦃👍

[@WonderingWomble]

Hi Both.. It's a bugger about the water and gas.. You must have done that after you left me..? Council can't mark every puddle on the road..? Can't understand why the cars coming towards you didn't flash you..? I would have.. WOMBLE HQ looks different when someone els films it.. Good that you both ok.. See Ya Soon.. xx

[@johnmandy]

I thought the same Kev, not one of the oncoming cars gave any warning! This was 3 days after we came to see you 👍🏼

[@TheBoondockers]

Hi Kev nice to see you hope your well

[@WonderingWomble]

Yes Ta.. I'm on live 2moz 9:45

[@youtubespectator7279]

Try Park4night Travel app.

[@johnmandy]

We do use that app and others, but we’re also trying to find parkups nearer to where we want to go rather than just going to where others have parked.

[@youtubespectator7279]

Gadget John on tour That’s cool, you want to find the ones you like and find for yourself. You want to explore and find the beautiful places we have and can appreciate..

[@k13ehr]

Do you have a link to those pans?

[@johnmandy]

Which pans?

[@k13ehr]

@@johnmandy the ones you used to cook the hot dogs in

[@tonyrichards4141]

What is it with van life and acoustic guitar

[@johnmandy]

Maybe watch some of our other videos as we mix up the music depending on the pace of the video.

[@andymarchbank9543]

Nantwich Lake

[@danrichards4584]

Doggie bags best thing ever for dirty wet dogs

[@adventureaways1534]

FIRST ❤️🎉👍