I was a scout leader here in Quebec for 15 year, Teaching camping to young people was one of my greatest joys. The air matress can be very comfy in summer but when you come to the colder weather the air in them takes on the temperature of the ground below them. If you put something warmer below them (like a carpet or a closed foam sleeping mat )and then something between your sleeping bag and the air matress ( like a wool blanket or reflecting sheet) you are warm and cozy all night. Have a warm and cozy camping season, I enjoy watching you vlogs a great deal. Thank you
Canadian camper here - the air in an air mattress attracts cold and sucks away your body heat. So the key to staying warm is to put an insulating layer between you and the air mattress. A wool blanket works well. Then put your sheet and/or sleeping bag on top of that. it makes a world of difference in staying warm whether you're sleeping indoors, in a tent, or in Pascal.
I also agree and learned the hard way while sleeping near the beach..... the nights got cold and the air mattress did too. I was better off sleeping on the ground, so that's what I did.
Hello! I love your humor and all the things you do. I'm a woman sometimes pottering around here in Sweden, planning to be able to sleep in my car. Perfect that you're now sharing how you do it 😄 Give more tips, please! You also made me start learning French with Duolingo and then I will go to France. Would be nice if I bumped into you somewhere 😄 Don't stop vlogging!
Hi Brian! I told all three of your this weeks jokes to my friends at Thanksgiving today and they loved them. The Will Smith one, the Rainbow one and the Dog MRI one. Hilarious, thanks for the fun! (Thursday was Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.(Idaho))
Lots of Action victims here, including me. 😅 In fairness to Action, it did have the pump and inverter that you didn't realize you absolutely needed for your winter camping adventures when you went in for the snacks 👍👍
@@jimthain8777I think it generally rains most of the time, everywhere in the UK. A comedian once said that when you are born in the UK you are issued wellies, a Mac and a umbrella whether you want it not.
Hey Brian, loving your videos. Love to see the country side while you’re driving around. Maybe swing the camera around & still give us your chat as your driving. 😊
An American chiming in here. Today is our Thanksgiving holiday and I wanted you to know that I am thankful for you, Dan and Nick. You have showed me that there is a better life to live and it just might be in France. I look forward to your videos as a way to decompress after a stressful day. Your upload schedule usually corresponds with my work schedule. Keep up the good work and don't worry about failure. As far as I am concerned, it's just nice to see someone enjoying themselves, no matter the content. I do enjoy the little towns you visit though. I look forward to seeing more of your adventures. Thank You!
Now that you've got an inverter Brian you need to locate truck stops and shop for tiny appliances truckers use. You can't imagine all the great travel stuff places like that have that are great for camping also. Ifvthey are like the ones in the US theres a restaurant attached with the best comfort food. The travel centers, truck stops in the US even have hot showers and overnight RV camping in some places without water or electric.
I live in Edgewater here in Chicago and the theme of the neighborhood is "Living on the Edge". The "edgy" part is the Dollar Store that is half block from my place! Spent $35 when I went in to buy a roll of paper towels.... i need professional help ....
Love the vlogs, you have the description of Action perfect, we always come out with loads of stuff we didn't know we needed, and normally another Action shopping bag!!
I’m going to get a new double airbed for my van for this summer too so me and my muppet grandchild dog can go camping with my friends as they have a huge camper and snore bad 😂 …. God it would be dangerous for me to go shopping in a “Action” store 😁🙌😳 Love it ❤ see you on the next one….
Suggestion for sleeping in van: put down an insulation layer first, underneath the air bed. Even if you use cardboard. I learnt this lesson in a very hard and cold way.
Coffee, beautiful sunrise, puppy kisses, perfect way to start the day! ❤️ I was fine to stop at that. Have fun camping, maybe find a joke book over the weekend for some new material for Dan and Nick.
We just finished our Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone else is chilling while watching more football. You've inspired me to hop on my bike and go for a ride. Another great vlog.
See, now you’ve gone and made me think I might get pretzel pieces in Action. And I won’t. I won’t get mince pies either. But the search will doubtless yield unexpected results. X
My air pump runs on batteries. Don’t they sell them in France? My advise, pump the bed up, then wait 10 minutes and add more air. Make it as firm as possible or you’ll wishy wash around on it. Put a wool blanket under your sleeping bag. Your very welcome. Happy camping.
Hi Brian, check out whether the matras is isulated. I have a similar matras and the air somehow get's v-cold when on the floor. I add a foily thing to prevent the cold creeping up on me. Just love the improv way you go about your business. Best way to get into adventures. Bit lonely sometimes as well. But well, that can be changed 😄
Been watching the chateau vids for over a year. But I enjoy your vids in a different way. No matter how “boring “ your day, never feel like a hello is beneath you 🙂
I call a dollar store the twenty dollar store (or more!). There is always stuff you never knew you needed until you see it lol. brrr...not a fan of 'winter' camping but hope you have fun and I will be looking forward to whatever you film while you are away!
Brian, with Pascal being in advanced age it might be wise to take an instant charge with you if your battery dies. Or, maybe take a Jackery or some other power source run off sunlight to use any electric appliance to recharging your cell phone.
Great idea filming inside your fridge. Now, we know more about you from that. Lemon juice, Heintz Worchestershire Sauce, and wait! Is there a rubber chicken in there?
I absolutely LOVE relaxing in the evening and watching this vlog, especially today after preparing Thanksgiving dinner for two, eating it and cleaning up afterward. 🦃🍲🍗🌽🥧❤️
A day in your life is always better with some puppy lovin🥰 That Action store looks like a place I’d shop I’m assuming discounted prices? Hope you had a lovely day see ya later😎
Great music 🎶. Beautiful sunrise and adorable wiggly Lottie ❤. I love that sort of drizzly weather lol...its calming and appealing. "Brian's Action Shop" fun place to explore. Effortless pumping up the new blowup mattress. When I visited a friend in the UK, I slept on a blowup mattress, except it kept deflating during the day 😂 so every night I had to use a really tiny foot pump to inflate it which took forever! 😂🎉 Fun memories 🎉
Action is like the middle aisle of Aldi or Lidl, without the rest of the store around the middle aisle. It reminds me a bit of old school British Woolworths. We had Action stores where I lived in Germany up near Harsewinkel.
love the dollar stores..so full of the things you never knew you needed..nice camping mattress and pillow..have a good adventure run around..you are such a bachelor..🤪
I love Hema stores also Dutch found in France. Great for deco, small range of clothes, household, food , great gift ideas. A cross of Action , IKEA at reasonable prices. Grandkids love their salty / sugar popcorn and so do I😂😂. Action is good also for their craft goods go in for one thing come out with a bag 😜😜😂😂
Brian, I am pleased to see you enjoying the countryside and managing to inflate your sleeping arrangement. 'Happy Thanksgiving ' from a Canadian that celebrates Thanksgiving in October.
Camping in this weather is out for moi !! Altho we go ice fishing in 🇨🇦 is in a hut or tent with heat 😊 summer camping is great, nice we can watch u go, Have a good one !! Putting Christmas lights up today !! 💡🚨
Escorted our last Thanksgiving Day guests out about 1 hour ago, got filled with all the American staples, and then did most of the dishes, now having a 3rd glass of wine and watching your French adventures :) Great day.
Good evening Brian, time to get an Irish stew on, just put all the stuff in a slow cooker then by tomorrow afternoon it will be ready to take with you, re heat on camping stove. Don't forget to add a bottle of Guinness to the stuff. I love that cool music. Cheers from number 19
He could just plug the slow cooker into the inverter and skip the stove. But he'd better have a really good battery. It's why I suggested he buy a solar charged power pack he can take camping and use in emergencies when power is out at his house too. Even when you've got a backup generator you'll have v extra backup for when the backup fails. He should get one with an attachment to jump Pascal's battery if needed. Be prepared like a Boy Scout.
I visited my friends and they have a Huge black dog, and what comes with a Huge black dog but lots of doggie slobber. And of course a good tail scratch. NO no no I don't eat food that bites me twice. I was hoping for pizza.I am having bbq pork sandwiches. Glad the pump works
You are so funny and quirky (in a good way). Don't ever doubt your ability to entertain. Action has great stuff. Our dollar stores (USA) only have cheap junk. Inverters! Wow!
I was a scout leader here in Quebec for 15 year, Teaching camping to young people was one of my greatest joys. The air matress can be very comfy in summer but when you come to the colder weather the air in them takes on the temperature of the ground below them. If you put something warmer below them (like a carpet or a closed foam sleeping mat )and then something between your sleeping bag and the air matress ( like a wool blanket or reflecting sheet) you are warm and cozy all night. Have a warm and cozy camping season, I enjoy watching you vlogs a great deal. Thank you
Canadian camper here - the air in an air mattress attracts cold and sucks away your body heat. So the key to staying warm is to put an insulating layer between you and the air mattress. A wool blanket works well. Then put your sheet and/or sleeping bag on top of that. it makes a world of difference in staying warm whether you're sleeping indoors, in a tent, or in Pascal.
I agree, Adele! I learned that the hard way camping in the mountains in Alberta, Canada. It's like sleeping on a block of ice 😂
I also agree and learned the hard way while sleeping near the beach..... the nights got cold and the air mattress did too. I was better off sleeping on the ground, so that's what I did.
Another camper here. Agree an insulation on top of mattress is needed before placing sleeping bag. A heavy wool blanket works.
Absolutely!
I learned that lesson the hard way! My butt was so cold all night! I now use an old sleeping bag, zipped open for a base layer.
I think it was smart shopping i Action 🤓😆😃you needed that pump.👍 Have a Nice weekend Brian 😊
Love the refrigerator shot lol
And it proves the light does go out!!
Puppy slobber ❤❤❤
I know what you mean about Action - that always happens to me, too! 😂😂😂
That bicycle seat is um, interesting 🧐. 😂
Brian you could make anything sound like a good adventure. Must be your lovely accent.🥳😉🫶
Enjoy the winter camping!
Puppy kisses 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I like how you enjoy and love on the dogs! lol fun shopping. lol we all shop like you. All the best.
Looks like you're all set for an adventure! Learn a new thing every day. Now I know what an inverter is. Thank you Brian. 👍😊
‘Where’s my wallet’ lol, every time xx
😂
Hello! I love your humor and all the things you do. I'm a woman sometimes pottering around here in Sweden, planning to be able to sleep in my car. Perfect that you're now sharing how you do it 😄 Give more tips, please! You also made me start learning French with Duolingo and then I will go to France. Would be nice if I bumped into you somewhere 😄 Don't stop vlogging!
Oh I understand that those kind of stores are take my money now 😂 dangerous for sure . Thanks for the magical trip to action .
Hi Brian! I told all three of your this weeks jokes to my friends at Thanksgiving today and they loved them. The Will Smith one, the Rainbow one and the Dog MRI one. Hilarious, thanks for the fun! (Thursday was Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.(Idaho))
Lots of Action victims here, including me. 😅 In fairness to Action, it did have the pump and inverter that you didn't realize you absolutely needed for your winter camping adventures when you went in for the snacks 👍👍
We in Vancouver make ourselves feel better by calling rain liquid sunshine.🌦
Yes, I don't think Brian would like it much here, there's too much rain for him.
Dan, or Nick, on the other hand, might not mind so much.
@@jimthain8777I think it generally rains most of the time, everywhere in the UK. A comedian once said that when you are born in the UK you are issued wellies, a Mac and a umbrella whether you want it not.
Hey Brian, loving your videos.
Love to see the country side while you’re driving around. Maybe swing the camera around & still give us your chat as your driving. 😊
An American chiming in here. Today is our Thanksgiving holiday and I wanted you to know that I am thankful for you, Dan and Nick. You have showed me that there is a better life to live and it just might be in France. I look forward to your videos as a way to decompress after a stressful day. Your upload schedule usually corresponds with my work schedule. Keep up the good work and don't worry about failure. As far as I am concerned, it's just nice to see someone enjoying themselves, no matter the content. I do enjoy the little towns you visit though. I look forward to seeing more of your adventures. Thank You!
Thank you letting us all enjoy the life of Brian
He should change his channel name to "Life of Brian (in France)"
And always look on the bright side of life 🤣
hes not a very naughty boy tho 😂😂😂 hes also not the messiah 😂😂😂
@@geoffuptonLOL, Wonder if he got the Monty Python reference in that.
Now that you've got an inverter Brian you need to locate truck stops and shop for tiny appliances truckers use. You can't imagine all the great travel stuff places like that have that are great for camping also. Ifvthey are like the ones in the US theres a restaurant attached with the best comfort food. The travel centers, truck stops in the US even have hot showers and overnight RV camping in some places without water or electric.
Action hahahaha we have it here too, in Austria. Thats why I DONT go there 😂LOL. Love your vlog😊, when you brabble along, I love it
Living on the edge with the Dollar Store visit!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I live in Edgewater here in Chicago and the theme of the neighborhood is "Living on the Edge". The "edgy" part is the Dollar Store that is half block from my place!
Spent $35 when I went in to buy a roll of paper towels.... i need professional help ....
Bonjour Brian 🎉
Have fun camping. Not sure if it's just me, but I find air mattresses quite chilly in winter, as the air on the inside of them goes cold.
Love the vlogs, you have the description of Action perfect, we always come out with loads of stuff we didn't know we needed, and normally another Action shopping bag!!
Loved your wittering today, full of life and joy in your own words. Super 😊
The next adventure ✨️ travels in france .
Hope your had fun winter camping. Cracked up at your “action adventure “🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😍😘
I’m going to get a new double airbed for my van for this summer too so me and my muppet grandchild dog can go camping with my friends as they have a huge camper and snore bad 😂 ….
God it would be dangerous for me to go shopping in a “Action” store 😁🙌😳
Love it ❤ see you on the next one….
Thanks for the chilli pretzel recommendation, I need to go back to Action tomorrow for some more!!!
Hurry up and get that roof done then it will stop raining. Love Lottie ❤
Suggestion for sleeping in van: put down an insulation layer first, underneath the air bed. Even if you use cardboard. I learnt this lesson in a very hard and cold way.
Just take that little poppet home with you he really loves you 😊
Coffee, beautiful sunrise, puppy kisses, perfect way to start the day! ❤️ I was fine to stop at that. Have fun camping, maybe find a joke book over the weekend for some new material for Dan and Nick.
Thanks for sharing your day with us Brian.
Your life doesn't look sad to me, it looks lovely.
We just finished our Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone else is chilling while watching more football. You've inspired me to hop on my bike and go for a ride. Another great vlog.
See, now you’ve gone and made me think I might get pretzel pieces in Action. And I won’t. I won’t get mince pies either. But the search will doubtless yield unexpected results. X
Have fun on your camping trip.
Love your humour...... you gave me my first smiles for a Friday morning in Queensland Australia ❤
You're lucky, we're only Thursday evening in France
Your inverter may run a small 4 cup coffee pot! And we ALL know that coffee is top of the list!
My air pump runs on batteries.
Don’t they sell them in France?
My advise, pump the bed up, then wait 10 minutes and add more air.
Make it as firm as possible or you’ll wishy wash around on it.
Put a wool blanket under your sleeping bag.
Your very welcome.
Happy camping.
Loving these vlogs, specially your music choices! Thanks Brian!
Loving the sunrise!
Ate some turkey, drank some wine, watched a football game with family and friends. A good day. Hoping yours was too
Hi Brian, check out whether the matras is isulated. I have a similar matras and the air somehow get's v-cold when on the floor. I add a foily thing to prevent the cold creeping up on me.
Just love the improv way you go about your business. Best way to get into adventures. Bit lonely sometimes as well. But well, that can be changed 😄
In South Africa we have The Crazy Store which I think may be similar to Action - full of inexpensive irresistible tat.
Your music is relaxing! And a good variety to boot! Well done
Been watching the chateau vids for over a year. But I enjoy your vids in a different way. No matter how “boring “ your day, never feel like a hello is beneath you 🙂
You never cease to let us down Brian. Going to the Dollar Store makes my day.
Puppy!!
Enjoy your winter camping 💛
I call a dollar store the twenty dollar store (or more!). There is always stuff you never knew you needed until you see it lol.
brrr...not a fan of 'winter' camping but hope you have fun and I will be looking forward to whatever you film while you are away!
Brian, with Pascal being in advanced age it might be wise to take an instant charge with you if your battery dies. Or, maybe take a Jackery or some other power source run off sunlight to use any electric appliance to recharging your cell phone.
sweet little lotti 🥰😍 great vlog again !!!
Great idea filming inside your fridge. Now, we know more about you from that. Lemon juice, Heintz Worchestershire Sauce, and wait! Is there a rubber chicken in there?
I absolutely LOVE relaxing in the evening and watching this vlog, especially today after preparing Thanksgiving dinner for two, eating it and cleaning up afterward. 🦃🍲🍗🌽🥧❤️
Thank you from Friday night ❤
A day in your life is always better with some puppy lovin🥰 That Action store looks like a place I’d shop I’m assuming discounted prices? Hope you had a lovely day see ya later😎
Daily dose of doggie joy. ❤
Great vlog Brian!! Enjoy the camping!
Great music 🎶. Beautiful sunrise and adorable wiggly Lottie ❤. I love that sort of drizzly weather lol...its calming and appealing. "Brian's Action Shop" fun place to explore. Effortless pumping up the new blowup mattress. When I visited a friend in the UK, I slept on a blowup mattress, except it kept deflating during the day 😂 so every night I had to use a really tiny foot pump to inflate it which took forever! 😂🎉 Fun memories 🎉
Action is like the middle aisle of Aldi or Lidl, without the rest of the store around the middle aisle. It reminds me a bit of old school British Woolworths. We had Action stores where I lived in Germany up near Harsewinkel.
Like B&M or Home Bargains I'd guess
@ rather bizarrely I have never set foot in either of those stores! Are they any good?
Once again Brian you accomplished a good feeling to this girl ….❣️🥰
Good morning from Tassie, down under 😊 love your vlog, it brightens my day.
Action reminds me of B&M and The Range in the UK......
Treating yourself is never sad. Presents to ourselves and rewards after hard days...be good to yourself! Love your vlog.❤
Thanks for sharing Brian😘😘
Need popcorn 🍿 for a movie.
I was concerned about that mattress! lol But looks like ya got it all sorted. Well done!
Am I the first!! Yee haw!!! Happy Turkey Day from the USA 🇺🇸
No man, sorry you got beat out by "peppy!" as the first comment bur you got 2nd! That's still a win!
Im ok with that!@pattyroe2305
love the dollar stores..so full of the things you never knew you needed..nice camping mattress and pillow..have a good adventure run around..you are such a bachelor..🤪
I love Hema stores also Dutch found in France. Great for deco, small range of clothes, household, food , great gift ideas. A cross of Action , IKEA at reasonable prices. Grandkids love their salty / sugar popcorn and so do I😂😂. Action is good also for their craft goods go in for one thing come out with a bag 😜😜😂😂
In the old days we used to blow up our mattresses with our own breath! One would almost faint!! Enjoy your camping trip. 😊
Aww, how sweet. You finally gave Wiggle Buns a name! See! That is your puppy!
Brian, I am pleased to see you enjoying the countryside and managing to inflate your sleeping arrangement.
'Happy Thanksgiving ' from a Canadian that celebrates Thanksgiving in October.
Camping in this weather is out for moi !! Altho we go ice fishing in 🇨🇦 is in a hut or tent with heat 😊 summer camping is great, nice we can watch u go, Have a good one !! Putting Christmas lights up today !! 💡🚨
First hint of snow here in southern Ontario. Still too early for me.
Happy Thanksgiving from the States! 🍁🦃🍁
Hi Brian. Thanks for sharing. 🎶🎶 Have a relaxing evening. Love and blessings.❤❤❤
Escorted our last Thanksgiving Day guests out about 1 hour ago, got filled with all the American staples, and then did most of the dishes, now having a 3rd glass of wine and watching your French adventures :) Great day.
Same, sans the wine. 😊
Enjoyed from Texas! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁
Wow, this is the earliest I have ever been lol
So relaxing and enjoyable :) Enjoyed the fur baby ❤ Have a great weekend ❤ Thank you for sharing 😊
Thanks for the vlog and Happy Thanksgiving from the Americans! 🦃
I think the other dog's are Lottie's mum and aunty. Always have the same problem in our red dot and reject shop in Australia 😊
Good evening Brian, time to get an Irish stew on, just put all the stuff in a slow cooker then by tomorrow afternoon it will be ready to take with you, re heat on camping stove. Don't forget to add a bottle of Guinness to the stuff.
I love that cool music.
Cheers from number 19
He could just plug the slow cooker into the inverter and skip the stove. But he'd better have a really good battery. It's why I suggested he buy a solar charged power pack he can take camping and use in emergencies when power is out at his house too. Even when you've got a backup generator you'll have v extra backup for when the backup fails. He should get one with an attachment to jump Pascal's battery if needed. Be prepared like a Boy Scout.
Enjoy your adventure .
I visited my friends and they have a Huge black dog, and what comes with a Huge black dog but lots of doggie slobber. And of course a good tail scratch. NO no no I don't eat food that bites me twice. I was hoping for pizza.I am having bbq pork sandwiches. Glad the pump works
That puppy!
Brain, just love watching your episodes!! Lots of love from Tennessee ❤❤❤❤
You are so funny and quirky (in a good way). Don't ever doubt your ability to entertain. Action has great stuff. Our dollar stores (USA) only have cheap junk. Inverters! Wow!
Happy Thanksgiving ❤
I went to Action in Limoges a couple of weeks ago ! Got my grandkids US sweets to bring home from France x
Yeah Brian got an inflatable mattress pump. This will give him a better sleep!
Gawd, I love your hair. It's the most spectacular 'do around!
Ah so the fridge light does go off when you shut the door…definite proof now! 😂
Lucky you only have a bit of rain. It's snowing where I live and we already have a foot of it. LOL. Cheers from Alberta, Canada!
I'm so glad you didn't need instructions for the pillow, i had faith that you would be able to figure it out.