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Stuart & Andy: VanLife
United Kingdom
Приєднався 12 кві 2023
We're Stuart and Andrew, an adventurous duo who are excited to share our journey with you. Join us as we explore the beautiful landscapes and hidden gems of the UK in our trusty home on wheels, Avandra, a charming 1996 Auto-Trail Scout.
With us on our adventure are our two adorable dogs, Pixie and Luna, who add a whole new level of joy and fun to our travels. Jump in the passenger seat and buckle up as we take you along on our exciting journey, sharing with you our travels, experiences, and the ups and downs of full-time UK Vanlife.
We will give you insights into the amazing places we visit, the unique people we meet, and the wonderful moments we capture along the way. From breathtaking scenic routes to cozy campsites, we can't wait to show you all that the UK has to offer through our eyes.
So, get ready for a thrilling ride filled with laughter, learning, and a whole lot of adventure!
With us on our adventure are our two adorable dogs, Pixie and Luna, who add a whole new level of joy and fun to our travels. Jump in the passenger seat and buckle up as we take you along on our exciting journey, sharing with you our travels, experiences, and the ups and downs of full-time UK Vanlife.
We will give you insights into the amazing places we visit, the unique people we meet, and the wonderful moments we capture along the way. From breathtaking scenic routes to cozy campsites, we can't wait to show you all that the UK has to offer through our eyes.
So, get ready for a thrilling ride filled with laughter, learning, and a whole lot of adventure!
We FAILED the MOT AGAIN. What's Next for Our VanLife Adventure?
Yes Avandra failed her M.O.T. again this year with more welding work to be done BUT it's going to be expensive to fix. What's next for us in VanLife?
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Sorry to hear about your camper. Time to do a self build?
Hi. Yes that's one of our options. Hope you're well.
@StuartandAndyVanLife doing fine, down on the French Riviera in Nice....
Sad to hear the news. (Just realised I'm on my other account! This is actually 'BillsPhoneTeignmouth' )
Hi Bill. Just hope we can pull something out of the bag again!
@StuartandAndyVanLife Fingers crossed for you both 👍
Keep positive my friends ! It’s heartbreaking to hear. Glad to hear you have options…
Thanks for your support as always
Gutted for you both
Cheers guys x
Hope everything works itself out and you can get back on the road,all the best.
Cheers Sean
Good stuff guys. I use mainly P4N which is good for the continent too. Yes, you have to read into some of the reviews and double check with Google Maps, but it's been great for me. I also try to leave honest reviews. You can do some filtering by looking at the icon of the person leaving the review. They have different size motorhomes in the icons so you can (kind of) filter the comments that way. I've also been getting better at having a backup plugged into the GPS just in case.
Oh, I thought you were re-scheduling! Damnit Well, here's my score: 23/36 Pretty average for me haha Thanks chaps
We are there will be a extra quiz on Sunday
Our next live Quiz & Chat: ua-cam.com/users/live8H99oCmaDQk
(Hippocratic oath - Hippocrates the father of accepted medical practices)Still having a few difficulties, this end ,l think 🤔. Never mind will probably end up shouting at the screen!!lol 😊❤Julia, Brisbane, Australia 🙏 ❤ 🇦🇺 😀 🪃 xxfemur is the strongest- thigh bone!
This was a recording of the live we did earlier, so the problems weren't at your end! Thanks for letting us know about the femur lol
Never fret😊that's life!(maybe add to the downside of being in a house,Lol😊😅)❤will move on to the next upload❤You both look great on the phone!Stewart, recent haircut lookin good as ever .Julia ,Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺 ♥ xx
Stuart always looks good lol
Pitchup charge campsites a commission for each booking made through Pitchup so you'll be doing the campsite a favour if u book direct.
Thanks Pam @ Poppyland Touring Park, Thorpe Market Nr Cromer, Norfolk.
Great video guys, made me laugh. Wait till you get the bill from Stuarts Mum for heating, water and laundry 🤣 Good luck with the MOT 🤞🤞🤞
Nice to hear from you! Dreading the bills lol. Van failed it's MOT but in for repair soon. Which bits made you laugh? Thanks for your support!
Stuart's toilet dash and Andrew's ice cream 'habit' 🤣
Along with other house verses van comparisons
Hope the guy is back from paternity leave and getting stuck into Avandra
Not quite...
This will simply reduce the Scarborough business’s incomes
It certainly will over winter. Thanks for watching.
Good information. We use Park for night but it's not always updated. Always carry the AA road map😂
Great £2.99 spent on an AA map for us! Thanks for watching.
Always a useful topic to discuss! You gave some very honest & fair reviews - and included a couple of new ideas for us! That PitchUp sounds great, thank you! We pay for P4N and S4S, and it's definitely a better experience for sure. Always lovely to 'see' both your faces ❤️❤️ xx
Hope everything is ok with you guys. Pitchup is just for paid sites but always useful.
OH DEAR WHAT A CIRCUS.
It is!
We are blessed with a 20 year old van that's ( touchwood) has taken us into Europe to the top of Scotlands Island and still starts first thing! Great vlog, thanks for sharing 👍
Ours is 1996 and been all over. Problem is the corrosion underneath :-( Thanks for watching!
@StuartandAndyVanLife ours is rust free underneath. Our mechanic said she's a really good van. 👍
Thank you for this great podcast! I love your honest talk about repairs and maintenance, for many it comes as an unpleasant surprise. Safe travels! 🚐🥰
None of us like to think we're gonna have to spend loads on repairs but older vans will need it. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment.
Loved this video guys 😀 yous were so excited with some of the house stuff but could clearly see van life is living your dream 😀❤️ can’t wait till we go full time. Cheers for sharing ❤
You forget things you take for granted. But yes we love vanlife. Thanks for the support!
Who knew a bath could be a luxury?, lol.
The little things in life can be so rewarding lol
Great little video. ❤
You are so kind . Glad you enjoyed it
@ we too love living in our Motorhome and the freedom it brings. Safe travels 😊
Hiya 🌞 ☀️ 🌞 😊,but apart from your excitement about having a fun time in the house,😅, when you talk of Avandra your voices change- after all shes your first home after getting married!❤Even if you've got a few more gonks to collect! Enjoy your lifestyle - maybe become touring advisors when you're forced to retire her to a house sometime in the distant future😊! Love your uploads! Julia, Brisbane, Australia 🙏 ❤ 🇦🇺 😀 🪃 xx
Haha we love your comments! Yes we miss being in a house sometimes but we love living in Avandra. Not sure how much longer she's got in her though :-( Take care.
@StuartandAndyVanLife hugs xx ❤ 💖
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What a genuinely enjoyable video about Vanlife/Houselife pros & cons 😊. We couldn't agree more - Vanlife is a love affair for sure ❤️. You both started to get emotional talking about Avandra; no wonder! She's your home and brings you so much joy, in so many ways! You know if we can help in any way we will. But for now, enjoy the constant warmth, daily baths and Hello Fresh meals (with BIG ice cream for pudding 🤣). Love to you both xx
Thank you 😊 avandra is our little home it's difficult to explain but we love her ❤️ x
Haha whatch those bubbles andrew
Tongue in cheek?
Sorry I missed it guys. Hopefully, see you next week.
No worries, we're back with our quiz and chat Sunday at 7.30. ua-cam.com/users/liveCIIAMkj8uW8
Great vlog guys we are hoping to go full time soon 🤞🤞 we have a 20 year old van that we own but it’s in the garage at the moment(hoping it’s not terminal) so very helpful 👍 new subscriber RufflyAdventuring ❤❤
Thanks for the sub, have reciprocated. Older vans are a nightmare but worth it. Ours is in the garage right now for more welding work. Best of luck and hope you get to full time! Thanks for watching.
@ hope you guys are fixed soon. We’ve had better news than I was expecting so fingers crossed ours will live and keep the adventure going ❤️❤️
what do you do for an address? i am thinking of banking and such? thanks
We have a family member that allows us to use their address (care of) thankfully. You can get PO boxes and the like but you'd need to be in the area to collect. Most things are done online now, we actually get very little post. If you don't have anyone, your local pub may be able to help. Amazon will deliver to lockers and more services use the Post Office too. If you've anything specific please ask or get in touch. Thanks for watching.
the alinment is not the tyres, if the alinment is done once then unless you change anything on the sterring like ball joints then you should not need to do this everytime u change tyres
The tyres wore badly unevenly because of the alignment - it was visible. Hasn't been a problem since. Thanks for watching.
Hi 👋 You popped up on my recommends, so glad you did, a very candid review of costs. I’ve subscribed & look forward to seeing more vids. Laundry is a nightmare on the road I agree!! Em 💜
Thank you for subscribing! We agree laundry is so expensive. We have got friends and family who will do a load for us but we're not always in the right place! Our new schedule is 7.30 Tuesday for our vlog, 7.30 Thursday podcast and 7.30 Sunday live with a quiz every other week. Thanks for watching.
Are you two a couple?
Yes, we're happily married! ua-cam.com/video/xlmRBW9gSPk/v-deo.html
@StuartandAndyVanLife Do you do UA-cam full time to make a living?
@@hcw199 We do get paid a very small amount by UA-cam but it's nowhere near enough (at the moment) to live on. We're looking for campsite warden positions this year to boost our savings.
Very helpful video I think! I was wondering one thing; what's the cost associated with getting the appropriate license for driving a motorhome? Thanks for the vid chaps!
Great question! Most campervans and motorhomes can be driven on a standard driving licence. They are made with the 3.5T limit in mind. So we can both drive Avandra on our existing licence as she's 3.45T (officially). However Stuart cannot drive anything heavier as newer driving licences don't allow it. I'm way old and can drive up to 7.5T! If we went for a Morelo (haha no chance) at 18T I would have to obtain a HGV licence.
@StuartandAndyVanLife You never know! Maybe you'll have a windfall haha 18T! That's a massive jump!
Hiya guys 😊❤ l love hou you are so helpful,and truthful on the ups and downs of van v. house! People tend to think more heart over head,because of their ideas of freedom of movement. My younger sister and husband did it around Oz when their trio were young,then got a house as they grew up,- all fine until they tried it when kids grown,and every flood ,bushfire, ect brought it to an end with the demise of their van! Life happens unfortunately😮😊 But it was marvellous otherwise- & still have lifelong friends made!😊❤Keepsafe and enjoy!❤Julia, Brisbane, Australia 🙏 ❤ 🇦🇺 😀 🪃 xx
Hi Julia, we do try to tell it how it really is. It's become a real trend here in the UK and people are interested to know what's it's like. Having gone through it ourselves and living in our van for nearly two years we're in a good place to help anyone who's thinking about it. Sorry to hear about your sister's van :-( We've made lovely new friends along the way too. Avandra is in the garage atm awaiting more welding work, can't wait to get her back and be on our way! Would be great to chat live if you're up in time (are you 12 hours different to UK?) ua-cam.com/users/livefD9ithSzRY8 Love Stuart & Andy X
@StuartandAndyVanLife I believe that we're 12 hrs difference(10:34 pm)-Queensland doesn't do the hour change thing like other states.Will check this for you monday(Saturday night now). More younger people are going to van living,& of course there's 😉 still the "grey brigade"! In Oz we need the seasonal workers and these were severely restricted with COVID,so people are going 😀 back to van life as both housing expenses are high & permanent jobs are not as easy to get/retain with migrants/age (woke)biases. Still,would love ❤ 😍 to chat live,&you're always welcome when you eventually get this way!,Lol! XOXO 😘
How do you tax and insure without an address?
Luckily we have a family member who allow us to use a care of address. Thanks for watching and asking the question.
If you are having to pay your road tax on tick then you really cant afford to live in a van.
We pay ours annually but still budget monthly. Most people who have cars pay their road tax monthly don't they? Thanks for watching.
All vehicles hove a limited lifespan, especially in the UK. So shurly your biggest cost will be a replacement van.
Our van is 1996 and is certainly showing it's age right now - your comment reflects exactly where we are right now! How much do you keep paying for repairs before you draw the line? But we will pay as it still has a good value as a lower cost motorhome. But yes, one day it will become too much to repair. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Your very welcome. I can't wait to sell our house in march and live in a campervan we've just have a Renault master conversion but it's great.
It still costs more to have a house than living in a van that's why more people are doing it . We have two cars in our family they all need tyres insurance fuel MOT wheel alignment because of pot holes... road tax services house insurance council tax emergency fund over the Christmas period we had to replace the gas boiler just over 3 grand to replace. I still say you have a fantastic way of life much cheaper... Gas and electric well over 1500.00 in a year.. water rates.house repairs and materials. Stay into van life it's much cheaper by far.... The cost to have a house with bank repayments ie mortgage and bank rates... It's costing me just over 2 grand to keep my head above water without or saving any thing for a break or emergency fund. And remember you go on about food and drinking water if you live in a house you would still have to eat and drink and have a mobile phone. Good luck boy's Lots of love and best wishes Geoff and Samuel.
Cheers Geoff & Samuel. We know we're better off. It was a little bit of a necessity coming out of the pub and having three dogs, but it is a different way of life. The van's in for more repairs, similar price to your boiler. So it's not all sunshine and rainbows. Anyway thanks for watching and taking time to write a comment.
I did anticipate that it might fail! But hopefully it'll be much smoother a fix up then last year!! Thanks for the update....if it makes you feel better, I also didn't get any snow whatsoever haha
We kinda knew it would fail but once again it was worse than we expected. But yes, hopefully we're better placed for getting in fixed.
Shame about the van 😢 Won't be long before your back on the road again. Hey great Holiday with you both, can't wait till the next 😊 Take care ❤
Shouldn't be too long off the road if things go to plan. Hope your plans are coming on.
I worry everytime I see you mention MOT 😂 hope you get sorted ! 😊
Now you feel our angst as well lol.
@StuartandAndyVanLife fingers crossed for you all! You NEC this year ?
Not too sure about the Feb one just yet. Thank you.
Hiya Guys,sorry to hear Avandra is laid up! But it gives you a chance to catch up with your friends ect!? Love your furries when they make an appearance😊And good to see you both cheery( Although you're amongst the happiest of couples consistantly that l get to view on this device❤) will be trying to catch you on one of your planned lives. Keep safe,well and content ,Julia, Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺 ❤ 😊
We are generally happy but we do get really stressed when the MOT is due. Taking it as an opportunity to step back and make new plans. It would be great to gave you on a live! Take care X
@StuartandAndyVanLife you're always so kind! ❤ xx
Bummer about MOT. Hopefully sorted soon so you can get back on the road
We expect it now lol. We'll be fine. Enjoy the honeymoon.
nothing wrong with Durham i was born in Consett.
Stuarts birth place lol 😆
Love the tshirt 😍
Hi there, lovely video, great stalks and amusements. New friends here x Julie and Tony x
Thanks and welcome x
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Sorry guys missed it gutted but we are 2 hours in front of you in Cyprus Xx
Oh just in Cyprus lol 😆
happy new year to you both sorry hear about the turkey there has been a lot of this going round with the turkeys been off. on a good note the dinner looks great. you both stay and warm. keep the volgs and videos coming
Happy New Year to you two too! We made the best of the situation as we always do.
Hiya Stuart and Andy 😊love your robin(have a few for memories of cherished family members😊❤) You pair are like big kids😅- love that you get up at dawn for presents❤🎉 Can't imagine what went on with the turkey??! Am playing catch up again! Miss6 played Santa,but had to be told not to just seek out her gifts from under the tree!Lol! looking forward to the quiz!Keep safe, well, happy and contented in 2025,and always. Julia, Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺 ❤ ♥ 😊 hugsxx (and pats to the furries,of course!)
Happy New Year! We see robins everywhere. Yes we are like kids - what's the point of being a grown up if you can't be childish once in a while lol? Thanks for your support as ever. X
@StuartandAndyVanLife 💯 exactly! l spent 4days wrapping up things only to re collect the paper in the 3hours it took them to rip it off!!! As for being like kids- keep that feeling forever because it's what puts the joy into life everywhere 😃 😊 Al the best ,hugs xx ❤ 😍