What a fantastic couple and family.A breath of fresh air in this toxic world.Keep living the dream and look after yourselves and your beautiful children👏🏽🙏
We unschool our youngest two and they’re 16 and 12 now, and as close as identical twins talk about, because they’ve not been separated by classes and years x x x We don’t go for consumerism either, we all got fed up of the stress of birthdays n Xmas etc, it was overwhelming for them, and we don’t miss them one bit. We stick to an organic, refined sugar free diet and read labels to see what’s in stuff before we choose what to put into our bodies which results in no toxic smelly poos too…cos everything we have is health beneficial and natural …and delicious x x x Well done for grabbing the dream and making it happen x x x
How lovely that you’re children are experiencing family life. Learning the importance of things that matter. At school all they learn is what the government need them to learn and of course rainbows lol. Enjoy your beautiful lives ❤
I live on a boat schooling is no different to a van or a shack in the middle of Africa, but ive done some odd living in my 60 yrs but never with kids you have my admiration you are great people and more importantly great parents.
Those children are having a great start in life! Keeping them away from those prison indoctrination camps is wonderful, that's what I call great parenting👍 Resourceful. Big respect from me.
So true these girls are living and learning life first hand, we don't learn any life skills at school we are just taught to go to school from an early age and its all about Authority that's all school is for to drum into our young minds we have to live by the rules ....these parents are giving these kids the best ever start in life ❤.
Are you thinking of going further afield? I dont kmow what your finances are like but I can absolutely say that you would love New Zealand. The scenery is fantastic, its got a mild climate and we are multicultural. Yout children would love it here. We have mountainns - with snow -fjords- golden beaches, beautiful lakes, and you would love our Maori songs, stories and dance. Also a laid back lifestyle. We dont rake outseves too seriosly.
You mentioned some people think how can you afford it .Well come on guys this lovely lady isn't clIming housing benefit or council tax and she's making a huge effort to be independent and heal 👏 ❤❤
I think its great how they are living, but I think as the girls get older they should get a bigger van like a motor home with bedrooms and a shower. It will give them all more personal space and a bit of luxury. But it's working for yous so enjoy and good luck.
I would have hated as a kid to not have a space to mentally unwind from adults. And a piece of fabric as “privacy”? I couldn’t fathom being intimate with a spouse in a situation like that. Beautiful family, I don’t get the appeal of this specific alternative lifestyle for them.
You just described houses from my experience.. And most unfortunately don't have the luxury of both nor wish to maintain the hamster wheel of lunacy to keep affording bills and mortgages to nowhere land. I'm sure they're well aware of their environment and no doubt when the conditions are right they'll find the next balanced path for themselves. House living is as mental as anything else, unless you're someone who happens to love what they do for money or has already bought a house outright. I love anyone using their freedom whenever they can and refusing to simply lie down and let the system take it's ever present fat bite out your ass!!
Wish they would take a shit in privacy, unfortunately they still need us to wipe their arses :) As for baths, we live in and out of some of the best airbnb and glamping sites around, we swim in the see and in public swimming pools, we dont let things like baths dictate our entire lives 🎉 stay joyful!
That’s not true though is it. That family could be better off then most. Just because you have a house doesn’t mean you’re happy or your children are any happier then those children.
@@vFLAWLEZZ yes our children travel the world, its like tasting every flavour, we are much wealthier in time and money than most of our peers because we’re smart enough to run niche digital businesses and we also stay in some of the best villas and apartments all over the place regularly, so yeah you’re right, but some people just want their opinions to be the holy truth without actually knowing the facts.
So refreshing how humble, balanced, kind and non judgement they are, what a lovely family. Inspirational! How do you find safe places to park overnight and not get moved on?
If you're happy living your soul's lifestyle and parent as you see it best for your kids, who can judge you? No one! This is called life. Instead of surviving of corporate slave.
Home schooling is massively underrated. Providing that the parents have got their heads screwed on. A few of my friends homeschooled their children until secondary school age. The kids are fantastic and super intelligent. Head and shoulders above the kids in their year at secondary school. These kids are in safe hands and what a fantastic life they've got ahead of them
I cannot believe that you live the van life with your children. I think that is amazing indeed. My take away from your wonderful video is not to be worried about what others might think of you. Brilliant and honest video. Thank you and all the best for the future
Brilliant. They've found the right attitude to life at a reasonably young age which they will pass on to their kids. Some people never find that. They don't strive for more. They're just happy being in the moment. Well done you 2....Gold Watch Blues by Donovan. A song that speaks volumes. Worth a listen
As a ex carer that lives in a van if you have clients that can't get into a shower you give them a full body wash every day and if it's good enough for them it's good enough for me 😂
Good on ya me fellows. We're somewhat the modern era, westernised, insane world, aware and humble gypsies.. If land were remotely attainable and affordable then no doubt a base could be formed around that also. I'm still looking or trusting that a path opens up to be able to put the van on, simple cabin space and grow the foods that I have done and do, just not as yet on land I get to call or use as my own. Mad place this but you're doing it with creativity and as free as possible. Best of luck to you all 🙏🏼💚
This is the first video I’ve seen of your family. I think that homeschooling our kids was the best part of our life. We did a lot of traveling with them but we had a sticks and bricks home. We homeschooled our 2 kids all the way through highschool. Our daughter is homeschooling her two sons now. I think you are doing an amazing thing homeschooling and traveling like you are. I wish you all the best.
Lovely video! Great to see a family already doing what we're hoping to do! Our daughter is three and we're planning on buying a van to go travelling and are also co sleeping and home educating following child led learning 🥰
you can use microwave , coffe machine , kettle , etc without worrying About any electrical consumption. You just have to keep revving your engine at 1700 rpm while you are coocking / using powerful kitchen appliences Revving at idling , do not need to drive. This way no electricity will be lost from your batteres. Also to recharge your batteries you only need to do same thing 3 times per day. 3 times , 15 minutes each time. Use many candles a a heater when needed. 14 candles for +8C night temperature is enough for example. Just barrier or cover them somehow for safety. + Gps tracker hidden inside. Enjoy
Yet another fab video, you two just don't stop 😂. Another example of minimalist living and with children. We really do overload ourselves with possessions and miss out on what's important. Look forward to who you've chosen next... You've set a high bar, don't let us down 😂. See you soon 💚
I removed the water and gas from my van. I live with just a log burner. Id like to know how they cope in winter where you can open your door at 10.30 and close it at 14.30 if not you freeze. The daylight ours are about 5.
I guess there’s pros and cons to both seasons, in winter the days are shorter and we like getting in cosy with a movie on early and the kids settle down to bed a lot easier which is nice because then we get some time to ourselves. Whereas in summer the day lasts until about 10pm and we don’t get any time to ourselves. But summer you can be outside more so it’s easier for the kids to get out and run their energy off. That’s the most difficult thing in winter, especially if there’s lots of rainy days in a row. We have a diesel heater, usually we run it during the day through winter and found we only need it on during the night when it’s really icy (usually January). There’s a lot of body heat with 4 of us so that helps, it’s definitely noticeably colder if one of the adults is out.
What about the kids education ,the kids don’t have a choice ,just a couple of very selfish parents because they just want to do what they want to do ,at the end of the day the kids need an education and friends ,because when their parents aren’t about they need to get on in life vile parents denying their kids an option ,my kids never missed out on anything at all holidays sports clubs a good education I worked and my wife was a stay at home mum so all this rubbish that they get to spend more time with the kids
Thanks for watching 🙌🏼 If you've followed them on Social media, you'll see they've just re-fitted the whole van, it looks amazing... 👌🏼 we would love to film a second tour. They have running water now anyway haha
Lovely video, well done to all involved, and thanks for sharing. Sam and Jon, giving your time and energy to your kids, rather than to a boss/ corporate entity, is a really wise, enlightened, choice, and the greatest possible gift to them both. Wishing you all the very best x
Seen a few of these. Some will scope out areas before parking up maybe for days before especially if you don't know the area, ask land owners, if your not using anything some might let you stay for nothing, don't over stay your welcome. Don't be obvious and leave no trace. Make your van fit the scenery. Even try make everything on the outside removable i.e chimney if you have a burner or hide solar panels exc
Oh wow, I feel glad to hear what they say to family & friends. We have such strict ideas of what a family and a home must be. We are told what we should be doing and how we should be living, but this family ignores all that and manages just fine.❤
Many people seem to enjoy the endless cleaning and tidying of large multi room family houses so they look like a show home. I can understand the dialogue about the van being more straightforward. I have both... but my homes not a show home like others
Great vid. Don’t know if I could do it but what a great way for your girls to start their lives. They will have good values. Nice drone crash by the way 😂. Hope it’s ok
I can't believe forcing kids to live in such a tiny space like this is legal. Vanlife should be between adults only who have their life figured out, not kids who can't even decide what they want to be when they grow up
For centuries most families had to live in a one room cabin, not much bigger. The secret is that everyone can be outdoors on most non-rainy days, which is a lot healthier for kids as well as adults, than living in an apartment
@@grandmasstories3418 And now the world is changed and most children in the world live in a stationary house that are able to grow up in their own space and find friends. Kids can't do that in a van, its unfair to them and its simply wrong. Kids can still be outside in an apartment, living in a van isn't healthier for kids
What a fantastic couple and family.A breath of fresh air in this toxic world.Keep living the dream and look after yourselves and your beautiful children👏🏽🙏
My apt lease is up this month. Now I'm motivated to get really minimalist. 😊🎉
We unschool our youngest two and they’re 16 and 12 now, and as close as identical twins talk about, because they’ve not been separated by classes and years x x x
We don’t go for consumerism either, we all got fed up of the stress of birthdays n Xmas etc, it was overwhelming for them, and we don’t miss them one bit.
We stick to an organic, refined sugar free diet and read labels to see what’s in stuff before we choose what to put into our bodies which results in no toxic smelly poos too…cos everything we have is health beneficial and natural …and delicious x x x
Well done for grabbing the dream and making it happen x x x
Unschooling is allowing them the freedom to learn from life and not a curriculum set by a government that wants you as an income source for them.
How lovely that you’re children are experiencing family life. Learning the importance of things that matter. At school all they learn is what the government need them to learn and of course rainbows lol. Enjoy your beautiful lives ❤
I live on a boat schooling is no different to a van or a shack in the middle of Africa, but ive done some odd living in my 60 yrs but never with kids you have my admiration you are great people and more importantly great parents.
Hats off to you all for having the courage to live the life you want to live.
Great video! Well done all, Samantha and Jon certainly showing how diverse life can be. Great watch as always. ….Smithy
Thanks Smithy 😊 glad you enjoyed it.
This is so impressive. You are nailing it 🏆 best thing: you are together as a family. Well done!
Thank you so much for sharing. Safe travel ❤
I love how down to earth and practical they are. Nothing fancy - they confirm my belief that you don't need mega expensive vans to live and be happy
What a lovely family 🚐😎🌞
Those children are having a great start in life! Keeping them away from those prison indoctrination camps is wonderful, that's what I call great parenting👍 Resourceful. Big respect from me.
Thank you so much ❤️😊
So true these girls are living and learning life first hand, we don't learn any life skills at school we are just taught to go to school from an early age and its all about Authority that's all school is for to drum into our young minds we have to live by the rules ....these parents are giving these kids the best ever start in life ❤.
@@smallone9825you could probably benefit from some old-fashioned schooling because that was a MAJOR run on sentence
Precisely. We chose to do the exact same thing!
Yeah soooo true they have no ******** privacy
Are you thinking of going further afield? I dont kmow what your finances are like but I can absolutely say that you would love New Zealand. The scenery is fantastic, its got a mild climate and we are multicultural. Yout children would love it here. We have mountainns - with snow -fjords- golden beaches, beautiful lakes, and you would love our Maori songs, stories and dance. Also a laid back lifestyle. We dont rake outseves too seriosly.
You mentioned some people think how can you afford it .Well come on guys this lovely lady isn't clIming housing benefit or council tax and she's making a huge effort to be independent and heal 👏 ❤❤
What a wonderful family. Thankyou samantha and john, frannie and hallee. Enjoyed yr video.
South Shields beach is looking spectacular!
Everyone looks happy and that’s all that really matters
Tremendous!!!
❤❤❤
Such a good life for your and your kids. Well done!
What an amazing couple and brilliant mind sets, you got it sussed perfectly 👌🏼 I wish you all the best! 😁
Another great brilliantly made video 👍👍🙏
Thank you 😁🙌🏼
I think its great how they are living, but I think as the girls get older they should get a bigger van like a motor home with bedrooms and a shower. It will give them all more personal space and a bit of luxury. But it's working for yous so enjoy and good luck.
Beautiful family
Your girls r beautiful. Wot a lovely life u r giving them x
I would have hated as a kid to not have a space to mentally unwind from adults. And a piece of fabric as “privacy”? I couldn’t fathom being intimate with a spouse in a situation like that. Beautiful family, I don’t get the appeal of this specific alternative lifestyle for them.
with the families with kids. do you take them to school or do you do home schooling?
Home school
If you have a homebase this is great. Otherwise a bit..... homeless, hot, cramped and stinky for 365 days a year.
You just described houses from my experience..
And most unfortunately don't have the luxury of both nor wish to maintain the hamster wheel of lunacy to keep affording bills and mortgages to nowhere land.
I'm sure they're well aware of their environment and no doubt when the conditions are right they'll find the next balanced path for themselves.
House living is as mental as anything else, unless you're someone who happens to love what they do for money or has already bought a house outright.
I love anyone using their freedom whenever they can and refusing to simply lie down and let the system take it's ever present fat bite out your ass!!
Thank you for the video! I will be living in a van very soon!
what a beutiful thing to watch.....im glad you are as happy as i want to be
wrong kids can't bath or even take a shit when they want in privacy. wrong wrong wrong
Wish they would take a shit in privacy, unfortunately they still need us to wipe their arses :)
As for baths, we live in and out of some of the best airbnb and glamping sites around, we swim in the see and in public swimming pools, we dont let things like baths dictate our entire lives 🎉 stay joyful!
❤👏💯
A family' of four and no wetbath
ha ha
how do you come across these people
Jon & Samantha actually done the wedding photography for somebody we know ✌️
Christ no privacy at any point 😂
You've failed your family if you're all living in a small van. This is terrible. Don't glorify this.
Awhhh but we all love it! Greetings from Italy 🎉
That’s not true though is it. That family could be better off then most. Just because you have a house doesn’t mean you’re happy or your children are any happier then those children.
@@vFLAWLEZZ yes our children travel the world, its like tasting every flavour, we are much wealthier in time and money than most of our peers because we’re smart enough to run niche digital businesses and we also stay in some of the best villas and apartments all over the place regularly, so yeah you’re right, but some people just want their opinions to be the holy truth without actually knowing the facts.
So refreshing how humble, balanced, kind and non judgement they are, what a lovely family. Inspirational! How do you find safe places to park overnight and not get moved on?
Churches are our secret weapon😬
If you're happy living your soul's lifestyle and parent as you see it best for your kids, who can judge you? No one! This is called life. Instead of surviving of corporate slave.
Thank you ☺️🙌🏼
Home schooling is massively underrated. Providing that the parents have got their heads screwed on. A few of my friends homeschooled their children until secondary school age. The kids are fantastic and super intelligent. Head and shoulders above the kids in their year at secondary school. These kids are in safe hands and what a fantastic life they've got ahead of them
I cannot believe that you live the van life with your children. I think that is amazing indeed. My take away from your wonderful video is not to be worried about what others might think of you. Brilliant and honest video. Thank you and all the best for the future
Really liked this video such a downtown earth couple! Very refreshing
Wow that's pretty minimalist living but looks like they're having fun and making it work for them
It's like going back to the 1980s i remember myself ❤
Fantastic attitude and them kids are having a great time growing up.
One of the best van life videos ever. Really cool parents reflected in their children
What a beautiful family. Amazing story!! Probably the best living in a van story I’ve seen! Very very inspiring! Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you! Wow, great compliment, as there are many van videos out there, haha. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Wow that’s so nice to hear!! Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed hearing about our little life ☺️
Well..no privacy..oh..a blanket!
👏 👏
great family, I love your style of videos and you always find such cool people :)
Thank you so much!
A lovely little family enjoying the van life 🎉🎉
Brilliant. They've found the right attitude to life at a reasonably young age which they will pass on to their kids. Some people never find that. They don't strive for more. They're just happy being in the moment. Well done you 2....Gold Watch Blues by Donovan. A song that speaks volumes. Worth a listen
As a ex carer that lives in a van if you have clients that can't get into a shower you give them a full body wash every day and if it's good enough for them it's good enough for me 😂
Good on ya me fellows.
We're somewhat the modern era, westernised, insane world, aware and humble gypsies..
If land were remotely attainable and affordable then no doubt a base could be formed around that also.
I'm still looking or trusting that
a path opens up to be able to put the van on, simple cabin space and grow the foods that I have done and do, just not as yet on land I get to call or use as my own.
Mad place this but you're doing it with creativity and as free as possible.
Best of luck to you all 🙏🏼💚
Love these videos! Keep em coming 😁🤘🏻
Thank you 😊 we certainly will!
Awww I loved this video so much! ☺️ I live full time in my van and it’s so inspiring to see these guys doing it with their kids ❤
This is the first video I’ve seen of your family. I think that homeschooling our kids was the best part of our life. We did a lot of traveling with them but we had a sticks and bricks home. We homeschooled our 2 kids all the way through highschool. Our daughter is homeschooling her two sons now. I think you are doing an amazing thing homeschooling and traveling like you are. I wish you all the best.
Precisely. We chose to do the exact same thing!
Love the simplicity of your life
Lovely video! Great to see a family already doing what we're hoping to do! Our daughter is three and we're planning on buying a van to go travelling and are also co sleeping and home educating following child led learning 🥰
you can use microwave , coffe machine , kettle , etc without worrying About any electrical consumption.
You just have to keep revving your engine at 1700 rpm while you are coocking / using powerful kitchen appliences Revving at idling , do not need to drive.
This way no electricity will be lost from your batteres.
Also to recharge your batteries you only need to do same thing 3 times per day. 3 times , 15 minutes each time.
Use many candles a a heater when needed.
14 candles for +8C night temperature is enough for example.
Just barrier or cover them somehow for safety.
+ Gps tracker hidden inside.
Enjoy
Enjoy it, you are living the best life
Yet another fab video, you two just don't stop 😂.
Another example of minimalist living and with children.
We really do overload ourselves with possessions and miss out on what's important.
Look forward to who you've chosen next... You've set a high bar, don't let us down 😂.
See you soon 💚
Thank you 😁🙌🏼 haha we don't plan on it! We have many more coming. We're looking forward to what you think of them 😎
@@liveration I've enjoyed them all 😁
I removed the water and gas from my van. I live with just a log burner. Id like to know how they cope in winter where you can open your door at 10.30 and close it at 14.30 if not you freeze. The daylight ours are about 5.
I guess there’s pros and cons to both seasons, in winter the days are shorter and we like getting in cosy with a movie on early and the kids settle down to bed a lot easier which is nice because then we get some time to ourselves. Whereas in summer the day lasts until about 10pm and we don’t get any time to ourselves. But summer you can be outside more so it’s easier for the kids to get out and run their energy off. That’s the most difficult thing in winter, especially if there’s lots of rainy days in a row.
We have a diesel heater, usually we run it during the day through winter and found we only need it on during the night when it’s really icy (usually January). There’s a lot of body heat with 4 of us so that helps, it’s definitely noticeably colder if one of the adults is out.
This is amazing. What a lovely family.
What about the kids education ,the kids don’t have a choice ,just a couple of very selfish parents because they just want to do what they want to do ,at the end of the day the kids need an education and friends ,because when their parents aren’t about they need to get on in life vile parents denying their kids an option ,my kids never missed out on anything at all holidays sports clubs a good education I worked and my wife was a stay at home mum so all this rubbish that they get to spend more time with the kids
Ok boomer
Looks like some snotty little bell end dislikes your comment.
I wonder why you think your way is the “best” way?
@@alisonf6478 What friends will those kids have?
@@Alexander-lh3lmwhat friends do you have from the ages of 10 and under? You can make friends in many different places bar school.
what if you get into a strop with ANYONE in the fam ??
best of luck to all concerned :) they seem like wicked people
It’s all well and good but you need running water and a toilet ffs
Thanks for watching 🙌🏼
If you've followed them on Social media, you'll see they've just re-fitted the whole van, it looks amazing... 👌🏼 we would love to film a second tour.
They have running water now anyway haha
Shoes on the bed 😮
Take shoes off when on a bed😕
Lovely video, well done to all involved, and thanks for sharing. Sam and Jon, giving your time and energy to your kids, rather than to a boss/ corporate entity, is a really wise, enlightened, choice, and the greatest possible gift to them both. Wishing you all the very best x
Aww thank you! that’s great to hear ❤
That foam 😮
where do you park to sleep? thats my concern if I buy my van very soon, i live in florida and is super expensive
Seen a few of these. Some will scope out areas before parking up maybe for days before especially if you don't know the area, ask land owners, if your not using anything some might let you stay for nothing, don't over stay your welcome. Don't be obvious and leave no trace. Make your van fit the scenery. Even try make everything on the outside removable i.e chimney if you have a burner or hide solar panels exc
Inspirational :')
ye
Oh wow, I feel glad to hear what they say to family & friends.
We have such strict ideas of what a family and a home must be. We are told what we should be doing and how we should be living, but this family ignores all that and manages just fine.❤
Many people seem to enjoy the endless cleaning and tidying of large multi room family houses so they look like a show home. I can understand the dialogue about the van being more straightforward. I have both... but my homes not a show home like others
Мужик в странной розовой шапочке летом 🫣
That's a creepy Yorkshire ripper accent. 😂
how will u fit 4 adults eventually?
Okay this isn’t as bad as other family van vids, the kids finally get the better bed😭😭
for it to be a fam of 4 the cabinets have so much wasted space
i admire your life so much, you understand everything about life and enjoy your babies
Go Guys, love your vibes x
Love this video brother and sister
Amazing attitude and family.
Great vid. Don’t know if I could do it but what a great way for your girls to start their lives. They will have good values. Nice drone crash by the way 😂. Hope it’s ok
Haha the Drone is all good... Good spot 😂
I can't believe forcing kids to live in such a tiny space like this is legal. Vanlife should be between adults only who have their life figured out, not kids who can't even decide what they want to be when they grow up
That’s not your decisions though, they aren’t your children and they most likely have better lives then the average child does in the UK.
For centuries most families had to live in a one room cabin, not much bigger. The secret is that everyone can be outdoors on most non-rainy days, which is a lot healthier for kids as well as adults, than living in an apartment
@@grandmasstories3418 And now the world is changed and most children in the world live in a stationary house that are able to grow up in their own space and find friends. Kids can't do that in a van, its unfair to them and its simply wrong. Kids can still be outside in an apartment, living in a van isn't healthier for kids
idk if kids should be exposed to this idk mann
Oh no whatever will the kids do with all their cherished memories of traveling over the country and visiting new places with their family
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