Went on vacation to Norway with my parents while aged 3. Still receiving complaints about their lack of sleep about 40 years later due to my refusal to go to sleep. It was their decision to pull up this far north🤷🏻😂
Haha love that!! The midnight sun will get any parent! 😂 Luckily our kids slept super well considering the small space and late nights! definitely had some late nights but it is working out okay 😊
We’ve got the same van. Did you know there’s also a gas flow valve underneath the cooker? This is where we turn the supply on and off. We leave the main gas bottle attachment on most of the time. We added a full extension pullout tray in the boot/trunk. Makes accessing items a breeze. We live in central Germany and travelled to Scotland this year (via the Eurotunnel) absolutely amazing. Norway is on our bucket list. Hope you guys can update your webpage at some point. Norway has so much to offer, it can become quite overwhelming picking the best route. All part of the adventure though. Thanks for sharing 🤗
Hey, I am pretty sure I did the same hike as you showed in the beginning. Down to the little beach and then up on the next mountain from where I went down to that famous cave wich is located there close over the water level. Was it that place? Getting down to the cave was wet and difficult. Quite hard to do. not possible with children. So I guess you did not go down there. I also was at these little houses under the overhang of the mountain. You will be amazed how spectacular Norways nature is. The fjords, the mountains, the waterfalls, the wooden houses. A rough beauty that is one of a kind.
Yes that’s the same hike! You’re right though, we did not go to the cave with our kids! Just the little lighthouse 😊 Sounds like your time in Norway was awesome! We can’t wait for you to see what what we experience on Sunday! Stay tuned!
I'm always intrigued how clever the packaging is in those Campers. I wonder how many more storage spaces and extra practicality manufacturers could find in normal cars, if they applied the same level of creativity.
appreciate the tour of your California van. So sad they do not sell in US - VW concept was born there 60 & 80s. I drive the Toyota version of the VW van from „Crosscamp“ - little cheaper not so experienced. Biggest advantage is the length of 6 meter for city driving. As you maybe experienced packaging & organizing is the biggest time consumer in those vans, but you will figure this out. Have a nice time ❤
Once you've driven into a fjord and driven the U, after 45 minutes on the other side sees where you're coming from... and that's maybe 10 kilometers as the crow flies.... then you wish you had a ferry! xD Have a great tour going on!
Again, it's really fun watching your video. Nice to enjoy the advantage of Scandinavian "Allemansrätten" as you usually can camp where ever you want, without the fear to get shot for trespassing by an insane American landowner 😅
we go camping about 10 4day weekends every year, yes, that means i camp for 40 days every year, for 15+ years straight. Here in the US, with a 28 foot bumper pull behind our 99 f250 7.3 Liter diesel pickup. much more comfortable than a little van like that.
another interesting video. i did Finnland and Nothern Norway with my own car and stayed in Hotels, but it was only few days up in the north. A longer trip to Norway has to be with a Camper and it's just the one you have rented I have in mind as well... not anything longer or broader... firstly i am not used to driving larger cars and secondly the streets in Norway can be really narrow and it would stress me out with a bigger vehicle. it's a challenge for 4 but for two it should be easy. First impressions are cool. Actually I've seen couples on the internet and in real life which travelled all over Europe, especially the south with warmth and sun and beaches etc. but many of them decided to move to Sweden or Norway permanently. There is something about Scandinavia that many - especially Germans - are attracted to for a permanent residence. I thought about it too, but i am not really a winter type. Even in Berlin the sunset in Winter is too early for me. In Bonn it's roughly 45 Minutes later and i can tell the difference with my psyche. So Germany, France, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria seem to have the right mixture in temperature and weather for me... at least to live permanently.. though i sometimes dream about moving to Portugal... sigh... ok, I can't make up my mind lol. Have fun..
Such a fun comment to read! Thanks for sharing a bit of your travels & thoughts with us!! Portugal or Scandinavia would be amazing places to live!! Germany is though too ☺️
@@OurStorytoTell Yeah, I worked for a camper rental station in Van. So I had a chance to try out small campers and big motorhomes. It s a dream to camp in BC and Alberta.
Hi guys, from tenting to a small camper bus and next time with bit more space and a driver who is used to drive small and narrow roads, it will be a "Kastenwagen". Well, such cars so incedeible expensive and i doesnt make sense if you buy one just for use of couple days in a year. I wonder about your weather conditions regarding rain. May be in future you will face lot more. Great to see you like this kind life for a short period. Do you know the camping phrase: Camping ist der Zustand wo der Mensch seine eigene Verwahrlosung als Erholung empfindet. In diesem Sinne: Gutte Erholung, lots of nice impressions and happy days. CU
It's possible to have both, an affordable every-day car that is also a camper with considerable comfort. I have converted an Opel Combo L2H2 (same as Fiat Doblo Maxi XL). I partly followed this concept, albeit with a shorter kitchen without fridge and with a shower instead. Solar on the roof, a microwave in the kitchen, Diesel heating, good insulation, and a fixed bed. On top of that, I use it as an office mobile with a 24" monitor. ua-cam.com/video/NYmuYHmXE9c/v-deo.html The car is hardly more expensive than an average compact car. Tax and insurance are on the same level, and if you don't drive wastefully, you can manage 6-6.5 l/100km. The obvious compromise is that you don't have full standing height, but on the other hand, it's good for stealth camping. If you look at the other videos, you'll find that there are also versions with a roof that opens like in the VW California bus. Personally, I prefer a hard roof over a tent roof, but that's a choice. I wouldn't use it for 4 people, but look at this amazing build: ua-cam.com/video/FOCNQWU3bE8/v-deo.html That's next level camper conversion. ;-)
@@OurStorytoTell For sure I will do as it has become part of my sunday life anyway. I hope it didnt destroy your imagination of Norway. The huge amount of rain was unsual this year and I remember 2016 on my northern Lofoten trip with lots of sunshine in breathtaking nature. Take it from the positive side, you have been part of the rainy days in 2023 where millions of others didnt.
Gully Gully Gully Gully Gully Rumsasam Araaaabi, Araaaabi, -gully gully gully gully gully rumsasam.....no wait, this was last week....but im still in a good mood. Hey guys, i have an idea to top the Mettbrötchen Challenge. In sweden is something that calls "Surströmming ". Buy a few of it and give it to your family to eat. I say no more to it 😈.
VW, VW, VW, hard to watch for BMW guys. Enjoy your holidays and come home save. Btw did you know that US Citizensuse less muscles while talking than Europeans,Tanner?
Went on vacation to Norway with my parents while aged 3. Still receiving complaints about their lack of sleep about 40 years later due to my refusal to go to sleep. It was their decision to pull up this far north🤷🏻😂
Haha love that!! The midnight sun will get any parent! 😂 Luckily our kids slept super well considering the small space and late nights! definitely had some late nights but it is working out okay 😊
We’ve got the same van. Did you know there’s also a gas flow valve underneath the cooker? This is where we turn the supply on and off. We leave the main gas bottle attachment on most of the time.
We added a full extension pullout tray in the boot/trunk. Makes accessing items a breeze.
We live in central Germany and travelled to Scotland this year (via the Eurotunnel) absolutely amazing. Norway is on our bucket list. Hope you guys can update your webpage at some point. Norway has so much to offer, it can become quite overwhelming picking the best route. All part of the adventure though.
Thanks for sharing 🤗
You guys videos are always fun to watch. Keep it up
Thanks so much!! Means a lot 🫶
Hey, I am pretty sure I did the same hike as you showed in the beginning. Down to the little beach and then up on the next mountain from where I went down to that famous cave wich is located there close over the water level.
Was it that place? Getting down to the cave was wet and difficult. Quite hard to do. not possible with children. So I guess you did not go down there. I also was at these little houses under the overhang of the mountain.
You will be amazed how spectacular Norways nature is. The fjords, the mountains, the waterfalls, the wooden houses.
A rough beauty that is one of a kind.
Yes that’s the same hike! You’re right though, we did not go to the cave with our kids! Just the little lighthouse 😊 Sounds like your time in Norway was awesome! We can’t wait for you to see what what we experience on Sunday! Stay tuned!
I am just so impressed with all the exciting adventures and travels you take on with young kiddos!
Wow, thank you!! It’s a lot but we love it! Definitely worth it! 😊
I'm always intrigued how clever the packaging is in those Campers. I wonder how many more storage spaces and extra practicality manufacturers could find in normal cars, if they applied the same level of creativity.
Right?!
@@OurStorytoTell lovely watching your Norway trip😊I am norwegian. We love our nature❤
appreciate the tour of your California van. So sad they do not sell in US - VW concept was born there 60 & 80s. I drive the Toyota version of the VW van from „Crosscamp“ - little cheaper not so experienced. Biggest advantage is the length of 6 meter for city driving. As you maybe experienced packaging & organizing is the biggest time consumer in those vans, but you will figure this out. Have a nice time ❤
I know we wish they sold them in the states!! We have loved having it for parking and being able to go more places!
Nice video and upload and nice place.
Thanks for watching!
Wunderbar
Amazing y'all can get ready in an hour in the morning! What a neat camper set-up. Have fun!!
It is really nice to be able to leave relatively quickly every day compared to other camper vans / motor homes.
Lovely van yes Norway looks amazing 😻 looking forward to your adventures 😊
We can’t wait for you watch them! 🫶
Once you've driven into a fjord and driven the U, after 45 minutes on the other side sees where you're coming from... and that's maybe 10 kilometers as the crow flies.... then you wish you had a ferry! xD
Have a great tour going on!
Haha that’s true! The fjords are big!! Thanks 😊
Again, it's really fun watching your video. Nice to enjoy the advantage of Scandinavian "Allemansrätten" as you usually can camp where ever you want, without the fear to get shot for trespassing by an insane American landowner 😅
Now that is true! We have felt super safe throughout the entire country and we’ve slept in plenty of free places!
I am a bit envious...great weather...great trip...greetings
Stay tuned the weather wasn’t always great for us 😅 but we wish we could have taken you with us to enjoy!!
Love the van tour!!!
We love to hear that! 😊
We are here in Germany at the caravan salon in Düsseldorf and the amount of van configurations is amazing!!
So fun!! Are you guys going to pick one up?
we go camping about 10 4day weekends every year, yes, that means i camp for 40 days every year, for 15+ years straight. Here in the US, with a 28 foot bumper pull behind our 99 f250 7.3 Liter diesel pickup. much more comfortable than a little van like that.
That is awesome you’ve been doing that for so long! Definitely a cool tradition!
@@OurStorytoTell getting ready to go to Darlington raceway this weekend.
Great to use paternity leave! This was not available for my sons when they had children.
It wasn’t available for us with Willa either. Super happy to have it! Thanks 😊
another interesting video. i did Finnland and Nothern Norway with my own car and stayed in Hotels, but it was only few days up in the north. A longer trip to Norway has to be with a Camper and it's just the one you have rented I have in mind as well... not anything longer or broader... firstly i am not used to driving larger cars and secondly the streets in Norway can be really narrow and it would stress me out with a bigger vehicle. it's a challenge for 4 but for two it should be easy. First impressions are cool. Actually I've seen couples on the internet and in real life which travelled all over Europe, especially the south with warmth and sun and beaches etc. but many of them decided to move to Sweden or Norway permanently. There is something about Scandinavia that many - especially Germans - are attracted to for a permanent residence. I thought about it too, but i am not really a winter type. Even in Berlin the sunset in Winter is too early for me. In Bonn it's roughly 45 Minutes later and i can tell the difference with my psyche. So Germany, France, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria seem to have the right mixture in temperature and weather for me... at least to live permanently.. though i sometimes dream about moving to Portugal... sigh... ok, I can't make up my mind lol. Have fun..
Such a fun comment to read! Thanks for sharing a bit of your travels & thoughts with us!! Portugal or Scandinavia would be amazing places to live!! Germany is though too ☺️
This is such a cool way of travelling!!! I love those VW campers since I rented them out in Canada (BC)
So cool you road-tripped BC! That would be amazing! We’ve been to Vancouver and loved it. 😊
@@OurStorytoTell Yeah, I worked for a camper rental station in Van. So I had a chance to try out small campers and big motorhomes. It s a dream to camp in BC and Alberta.
I recommend taking a hotel stay the odd day.
I was thinking the same. Give yourself a break if you need it and stay in a hotel.
For sure!! Thankfully we have an accommodation in Saint Peter ording at the end! 😊
Van 👍
Have you experienced van life before? 😊
Hi guys, from tenting to a small camper bus and next time with bit more space and a driver who is used to drive small and narrow roads, it will be a "Kastenwagen". Well, such cars so incedeible expensive and i doesnt make sense if you buy one just for use of couple days in a year. I wonder about your weather conditions regarding rain. May be in future you will face lot more. Great to see you like this kind life for a short period. Do you know the camping phrase: Camping ist der Zustand wo der Mensch seine eigene Verwahrlosung als Erholung empfindet. In diesem Sinne: Gutte Erholung, lots of nice impressions and happy days. CU
It's possible to have both, an affordable every-day car that is also a camper with considerable comfort. I have converted an Opel Combo L2H2 (same as Fiat Doblo Maxi XL).
I partly followed this concept, albeit with a shorter kitchen without fridge and with a shower instead. Solar on the roof, a microwave in the kitchen, Diesel heating, good insulation, and a fixed bed. On top of that, I use it as an office mobile with a 24" monitor.
ua-cam.com/video/NYmuYHmXE9c/v-deo.html
The car is hardly more expensive than an average compact car. Tax and insurance are on the same level, and if you don't drive wastefully, you can manage 6-6.5 l/100km.
The obvious compromise is that you don't have full standing height, but on the other hand, it's good for stealth camping. If you look at the other videos, you'll find that there are also versions with a roof that opens like in the VW California bus. Personally, I prefer a hard roof over a tent roof, but that's a choice.
I wouldn't use it for 4 people, but look at this amazing build:
ua-cam.com/video/FOCNQWU3bE8/v-deo.html
That's next level camper conversion. ;-)
By the way, the Combo L2H2 has more standing height than the standard Volkswagen bus or any other comparable van like Ford Transit or Renault Rapid.
We definitely got affected with the rain! Stay tuned on Sunday to see. Thanks for the comment :)
@@OurStorytoTell For sure I will do as it has become part of my sunday life anyway. I hope it didnt destroy your imagination of Norway. The huge amount of rain was unsual this year and I remember 2016 on my northern Lofoten trip with lots of sunshine in breathtaking nature. Take it from the positive side, you have been part of the rainy days in 2023 where millions of others didnt.
Gully Gully Gully Gully Gully Rumsasam
Araaaabi, Araaaabi, -gully gully gully gully gully rumsasam.....no wait, this was last week....but im still in a good mood. Hey guys, i have an idea to top the Mettbrötchen Challenge. In sweden is something that calls "Surströmming ". Buy a few of it and give it to your family to eat. I say no more to it 😈.
Ooohh what a challenge!! Love that you still have that song in your head. Stay tuned for more songs soon 😂
Did i actually see the Oanes ferry?
😃😃😜😜😎😎😁😁😁😁 from germany ❤❤❤❤
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Coud you show/talk about the route you're taking?
Definitely! Stay tuned for the next 2 videos! 😊
Good that there is not just a van Review. At first i did not want to watch, because i thought its just a review.
We are happy you watched and were able to see it was more! 😊
five weeks vacation?
He is on parentel leave, which you can take at least 2 month of and you get paid 67 % of your last paycheck every month
We are using paternity leave. We wish we had that much vacation leave!
VW, VW, VW, hard to watch for BMW guys. Enjoy your holidays and come home save. Btw did you know that US Citizensuse less muscles while talking than Europeans,Tanner?
It would be even more hard to watch If they used a Mercedes V-series...😂😂😂 Unfortunately BMW produced no Vans...
@@martinkasper197 Camping?😂
@@avengerofthedisenfranchised the Mercedes Marco Polo, based on a V-series?
Haha sorry! Germans definitely have their favorites! 😂
@@OurStorytoTell no sorry needed😁🤷♂️