Haha out of practice with the setting up. Had a little giggle when you lost your keys. That’s Trev all over. Nice fish and chip supper again. Truma heating is the biggest Campervan mystery in the history of Campervans 😉🤣 Take care and we will be in touch 👍🏻🚐🚐💙 Sue n Trev
What a nightmare of a set up 😂 keys are my biggest fear , honestly that was horrible felt like an hour but they had fell underneath the drivers seat behind where the leisure batteries are i was lucky to have spotted them , kirsty’s fault 😂 take care guys drive safe 👍
This video reminded me of my vanning days , the first new year trip out always seemed full of snags , ha ha ha Kirsty picked up on ( the we) perhaps you meant the royal we . Glad everything turn out good in the end . Fish and chips looked great by the way , bit of a cold ride though, take care and thanks for some brilliant editing 🚐👍
Hello Eric , what a weekend indeed ! Absolutely crazy start just couldn’t get anything right 😂 Luckily we could laugh at the end but during the filming a lot of choice words were said that had to be “ removed “ 😂 , Oh well it’s all part of it , thanks for appreciating what goes into it and for your continued support Take care Mike , Kirsty & the dogs 🐕 👍😀
What a nightmare the first trip out can be, especially if you have a “Trauma” boiler. Our “Trauma “ boiler packed in the day before our trip to Spain with Trev & Sue. Spent 3 weeks with no h/w or heating, luckily warm in Spain 🇪🇸 but not France 🇫🇷. Fish and chips looked tasty. Another good video Mike. Hopefully catch up later in the year.
Hi guys hope your are both well , yes we saw what happened to you it was bad enough for us with just the one day , 3 weeks you had must of been a nightmare ! Hopefully see you both in the year take care both mike & kirsty
That brightened up my Saturday morning - laughed out loud when Mike ran over Kirsty's boots 😂. We are off in the van for a weekend in a few week's time since the beginning of December so fingers crossed no dramas. Look forward to watching your 2024 adventures.
Glad we could put a smile on your face , unlike kirsty’s face when ran them over 😂 , what a day ! All ok in the end though thank god , good luck in yours hope it all goes well when you go out 😬 , i’m sure it will be fine , thanks again for watching & have a good weekend Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
Hi Julie & Tony , A disaster from the off ! Much of it trivial but it was the keys that was the worse , luckily found them under drivers seat behind the leisure batteries ! thanks both take care Mike & Kirsty
Hi Chris yeah it definitely rained on us that day 😂 one thing after another , live and learn , will be more careful next time thanks for watching the video
Home is where the central heating works and dry trousers in the wardrobe and no boots behind you. at least you tried nice one crack on fish and chips looked good
Just discovered your channel accidentally, now subscribed, absolutely brilliant content, no bullshite or bragging, just straight down to earth how it is in reality, at last some great content, keep it up
That was really funny to watch thank you,the Truma heating well I think trying to speak to someone in the bank is nearly as complex and frustrating 😂😂mine in the Motorhome plays mind games with me sometimes 😂😂
Haha you mean you’ve actually spoke to a human being in a bank ! 😂😂 Well i’m glad to know it’s not just our truma then , glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
Mike having Laurel &Hardy moment! Least Kirstys toes weren’t in Wellies! As dog owner Kirst cuddling your frenchie was 😢! Looking forward to Spring &Summer posts,chippee runs ,getting away is total de stressing I bet ,well not when lose Keys 🔑. Safe travels all .
what a fine mess 😂 , never want that again with the keys have since got the apple air tag to put on the key ring , can’t afford to lose those , the dogs do love a cuddle , not forgetting a biscuit ! 😂👍 thanks for watching the video Mike & Kirsty
Oooo Eck what a start to first trip of 2024, your are well out of practice after 3 months 😂, glad everything turned out OK, that fish looked gorgeous, looking forward to your 2024 travels all the best A & K
Hi Andrew & Karen yes what a drama ! the fact that we were rushing made it worse as we only had the one night 😂 some names were called off camera that’s for sure 😂😂 , the fish was lovely 👍 thanks guys take care have a good weekend Mike & Kirsty
If them boots was to be ruined they would probably have ended up where the sun don't shine 😂😂, you pushing the van back and forth got me thinking with the price of fuel etc 🤣🤣, your ehu cable, ive actually seen people park on them to stop them being stolen, couldn't see on the vlog but when Kirsty had the lead trying to plug back in if it was still in the post she would have had a live plug in her hand, say if you'd walked into her, nice fish and chips looked worth the cold ride for, got to smile the way Kirsty carried the dog over the loose stone's, very caring owner, anyway another enjoyable vlog keep them coming 👍
i got a mouthful off camera 😂 brand new boots and first time worn out ! i’d call myself pretty security conscious and never even imagined anyone would actually steel an EHU cable that’s insane , but thinking about it now i’m not surprised if it happens , shocking ! pardon the pun 😂 , if it ain’t tied down n’ all that … zola the black dog can’t walk on gravel , i’m not a fan either but she won’t pick me up 😂 cheers again stephen have a nice evening mike & kirsty 👍😀
Hah, sometimes you just have those days when everything goes wrong. 🤷♂️ It happens. Btw, If you have your vehicle stored away somewhere, I recommend adding the iNet box to your Truma. It is handy when you can turn your heating on from your mobile and check the gas and battery levels etc. Greetings from 🚐🇫🇮
hei suomi ! 🇫🇮 yes that was a crazy morning , i hope never again 😂 thank you for the information on the iNet box , it would be great to use that function thanks for watching the video and commenting regards Mike & Kirsty
Fish and chips loved delicious. We have our heating on 15 normally. I’m glad that nothing was or got broken and that you can laugh about it. Wellies looked smart. Take care Gill
Hi gill what a nightmare that was , the keys were the worse thing but eventually found them under the drivers seat behind the leisure batteries ! will try 15 next time see how it goes thanks again for watching take care Mike & Kirsty
😂😂 Oh we’ve all been there! I wonder if the other campers were watching all this going on & saying “noobies” 😂 Great video, may your next set up, be a bit calmer. Em & G 💜
hi Em yes that did enter my mind on a few occasions , i see some blinds opening a little bit on some vans 😂 oh well if there was nothing on TV i hope they enjoyed the show 😂👍 Have a good week Mike & Kirsty
Omg that was so funny guys, kirsty face when she seen the wellies under the wheel i would of been crying on the floor with laughter, great vlog fish and chips looked great 😊😊
Hi guys those are her special wellies , barely 4 weeks old and i ran them over 😂 thank god they survived ! thank god i survived more to the point 😂 the fish n chips went down a treat thanks for watching have a good weekend Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
Hi Mike and Kirsty. Good to see you out in the van again. It's always a bit traumatic when re-booting and hoping that everything works correctly. We had frozen pipes last year ( despite giving the system, what I thought, was a thorough drain down ) which because of their position, I couldn't access myself. So we paid our preferred repairers over £1000.00 to strip out the bathroom and repair the the pipes. That was a bitter pill to swallow! Fortunately so far this winter we've had very little frost here, but when we have I've been sure to maintain a gentle heat in the van. It'll be a few more weeks before we take it out. Fingers crossed for a trouble free start to our season. Kirsty's new boots look good. What make are they?
ouch ! £1000 , i always think i’ve drained down properly too but nearly always forget the toilet , yes always a concern first trip out praying everything is working etc , thanks again for watching and commenting oh and Here’s kirsty’s boots - muckbootcompany.co.uk/products/womens-muck-originals-pull-on-ankle-boots-brown-plaid-print
@@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel yes my second one was an Elddis Autoquest CV60 and I now have an Auto Trail F60, the whale heater seems to kick out more heat too.
We got that all to come, we haven't been away since end of September (work) so hopefully won't be to much longer! Wow that shark on your plate looked amazing. Glad it all worked well in the end and you got home before the high winds Take care both xx
shark 🤣 yes might aswell have been it was massive but still managed to polish it off ! wow september! that’s a while , hope it all goes well for you when it’s time to go away thanks again for watching & have a good weekend mike & kirsty x
Nothing like a few hiccup when pitching up !!😮 All part of it , nice to see your go to Mike , sod the keys lets get the camera out 😆 It’s all about the content 👌 Get the Wellie-Leveller patent ASAP , Then U can get Kirsty some new wellies !! David Yip was the Chinese Detective (Tv show) was it B+W 😂🤣 Keep the vids coming guys gr8 channel ❤ Keith,Michelle + Freedom the Vw Camper Van
Honestly though the lost keys was my worst nightmare , never want that again , to the point where i’ve ordered one of those apple key tag tiles now , eventually found them under the drivers seat behind where our leisure batteries are , lucky to have spotted them ! Wellie levellers 🤣🤣 that sounds like it could be a thing but can’t patent it now as it was your idea 😂 we’ll go halves , “the freedom wellie levellers” thanks again guys mike & kirsty
Relieved it's not just me as a novice. I drove over the chocks the other week then a second attempt perfect until I realised I had now driven over the cable
Nice one Mike and Kirsty. Flippin E517. I think we have that every time we go out! 😃 We find that the Truma optimum temp depends on the outside temp. We had it on 20 last week. -7 outside. Then 16 when it’s about 10 outside. One tip we were given is to buy a thermal sofa cover two seater and put it over the dash to stop air ingress through the vents. It’s made a massive difference in the van!! Only cost about £22.
cheers guys a good idea . -7 is cold. 🥶! i think it was about 3 or 4 above on that particular evening and very windy , it was all over the place we couldn’t get it right all night , it drove us crazy all night up and down turning that dial 😡 thanks for the tips have a good weekend mike & kirsty 👍
I thought I recognised that site😂. It’s like going out for the very first time again when you’ve had a couple of months off. Would be interested to see what you think of Mr Chips rather than Mother Hubbard’s we think the fish and chips are better 😋. I too am old enough to remember the Chinese detective, played by David Yip, it’s amazing the random trivia you can recall 😂. Loved the vlog, classic Mike editing which is always great. Best wishes H&M. 😊
Hi guys keep meaning to try mr chips ! and keep forgetting , definitely next time , Glad you remember the chinese detective 😂 david yip that’s right well done i was trying to think of he’s name , keep meaning to ask you what your DSLR is unless it’s a mirrorless , meant to ask you at poshcats , cheers guys have a good weekend Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
That was funny, especially the wellies 😂. It always takes us sometime to get into a routine when we first go out in the van. I can’t wait for spring so we can get out and about again. I’m definitely a fair weather camper, the dogs create too much mess when it’s wet and I don’t mind staying home over winter. I’m booking that site this year, it looks perfect for us. I fancy travelling along the south coast this year so we better get our thinking hats on. Thanks as always for sharing another interesting video.
Hi sylv that will be nice along the south cost , we did dorset years ago in an autotrail we had , pre youtube , absolutely loved it there , the Jurassic coast , definitely agree with the mess the dogs bring in during the winter , non stop drying them off and sweeping out mud etc a nightmare ! thanks again for watching & have a good weekend Mike & Kirsty 👍😀 ( kirsty’s wellies survived ! No damage 😂)
Hi really enjoy your videos, can you tell us where you bought the outside mats from and you said a while ago you were going to tell us how to refresh the black bumpers and side mouldings. Many thanks
hi sorry thought i’d sent you the link to the brand i use for the plastics & bumpers , bare with me i’ll send you links to both the tile mats and vinyl dressing
Went to Breckland Meadows a few years ago after watching 1 of your video's. Had fish and chips from Mother Hubbards who sponsor Lee Hardy Racing, can see some of the photo's on the wall.
Oh dear 😮 I’m amazed you “forgot” how to camp after a few months off, the trick is to go away more 😂. That said we thought our hot water was bust exactly the same until we were told the heating takes priority until the temperature is reached. Good job it was Kirsty’s wellies not her glass slippers you ran over tho 🤣 and the fish looked good but no review on if it was soggy or crisp? You definitely forgot how to UA-cam too! Cheers buddy 👍
it was the keys that done me proper rick , heart in mouth job , everything else trivial but weren’t sure i even had a spare ( i now know i have ) found them under the drivers seat behind where the leisure batteries are , someone mentioned the TILE tag and apple do one too
yes but it’s storing it , we are full up , it would be so handy that way , but just got nowhere to put one , i might have a rethink and get rid of something because a watering can is ideal really
That was funny to watch, especially taking 20 mins to find the keys .I went one better on our 1st site in Spain last year and locked the keys in our caravan and had to have the milenco lock drilled out, funny now but not at the time!!!! Still fish and chips (looked lovely) always help to boost the mood .
oh no ! that’s my worst fear locking them in the van , worse when abroad too ! i knew they were close i eventually found them under the drivers seat where the behind where leisure battery’s are located , horrible feeling at the time thanks for watching and commenting have a good weekend Mike & Kirsty
Good evening, This is the first time we have watched your channel as we are caravanners 😮 Firstly can we say the fish and chips looked lovely 😊 As for your van issues sorry to say we laughed at the calamities as this has probably happened to everyone or something similar 😅 Heating the van for the first time after winter we found takes forever and on day 2 is fine. Toilet flush a caravan technician told me luke warm water may help in the tank. The heating we have been told will always slow hot water temp down. Our perfect night setting is 15 and left to come on and off during the night in cold weather. Hope this info may help, better luck on your next outing and enjoy. Paul and Joanne 👍 😊
hi paul and joanne & welcome to our channel , the fish and chips was very nice and went down rather well 😄, thank you for your info , what usually takes us a few mins to set up ( winter ) took an hour or more , we only had the one night so it was a continuous rush which made it worse 😂 , oh well at least it got sorted in the end and we was able to settle down eventually , will take note of the truma next time and watch it closely or it will have to be a reset thanks for watching and commenting and have a good weekend mike & kirsty
@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel Hi, Thanks for a lovely reply, here's to more happy less eventful trips away, even though afterwards we all look back and find them funny 😁 P and J 👍
what a nightmare 😂 it’s the lost keys that gets me , my biggest fear , everything else is fixable and trivial fish n chips went down a treat 👍😀 thanks guys take care x
Hi paul yep my fault as i was told on numerous occasions throughout the rest of the evening ! 😂👍 thanks again for watching and commenting have a good weekend Mike & Kirsty
Oh no what a first trip out bit of a nightmare but at least all ok in the end we went to Breckland meadows after watching one of your vlogs great place and a great dog walk along the dis used rail track and bonus a Tesco at the end 😀😀
We like it there it’s so convenient for the town and tesco etc , lovely in the summer thanks again for watching our videos have a good weekend 👍😀 mike & kirsty
Hi pete , yes a few seasonal vans on that site on the upper level , the keys were under the drivers seat behind where the leisure batteries are located , lucky to have spotted them really , they were well tucked in , have bought a apple tile tag now you know those gps things , never want that again was horrible 😂
Know exactly what you went through as you said it never rains but pours. The bad luck just follows on. Sorry Kirsty but your boots getting squashed was funny but the fish and chips made up for it. Great that your out and about at last.
thanks for watching the video those boots were lucky to survive , not even a split , it was a nightmare all of it especially the keys but all worked out in the end and can now see the funny side of it 😂👍 Have a lovley weekend Mike & Kirsty
cheers mike that would be a bonus , lost keys is my worst fear ! everything else is trivial thanks again for watching , Have a good weekend Mike & Kirsty
Hi guys all I can think about now is Fish n chips 😜 keys were in the back when you got the cable out I reckon you grabbed the cable and dropped the keys at the same time, I’ve done it loads of times and losing keys for me is a disaster it’s the only thing that makes me panic, lovely site, guys we never tire of going to a site we love especially if it only for a short break, truma and that panel used to drive me mad, the Dethless is soooo simple 😊 needs to be as I’m soooo dense 😂 neither of us can stand heat on in the night and we have to have open windows as well even in - temps, did you get hot water ? Ours is only on gas (normal over here)you made me laugh out loud on occasions during the hook up debacle as have done all those things myself 🤣🤣🤣 especially the wet trousers with all or nothing push taps 🤬🤬🤬🤬 walking back to the van looking like you have had a full drain down in your pants is not a good look. Good vid guys glad the wellies survived….. Pete n Sarah 🇫🇷
Bonjour Pete & Sarah ! What a drama that was , Normally a 10 min job setting up for us , that was nearly an hour in real time , yeah the wet trousers was embarrassing i had to go and pay site fee in the office like that , we only had the one night so we was rushing which made it worse , the keys were under drivers seat behind where our leisure batteries are , no idea how they ended up there ! At least we managed to relax in the end , i’ll get one of those key tag tile GPS things i think , it was horrible losing those thanks again for watching and commenting have a great weekend Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
The 1st trip out after winter always has me on tender hooks😳😳 even though we use it throughout winter we tend to boil kettles & put spray in the loo #justincase 🤪 the site looks fab, think we’ll try that soon . Thanks 👍🏻
hi sarah yeah you gotta try it there it’s convenient for the town and tesco etc and not far from us and yourselves thanks for watching & have a nice weekend Mike & Kirsty
That’s a really bad fault on the truma, if you forget to shut it down for whatever reason and then disconnect the hook up or start the engine up you end up with a fault code and have either wait 15 mins or failing that reboot the boiler. We also had the same problem with the hot water, after draining down in icy conditions we found we had to pump water through before we heated the water, seem to do the trick !
yes it’s a nightmare trying to do all that especially when we only had the one night , we were rushing around treading on each others feet doing this doing that , i think i made every mistake possible that day! thanks for the info and thanks for watching the video have a good weekend Mike & Kirsty
yes we put our dog spike and attached leads that you screw into the grass in there so that when we arrive on site it’s easily accessible, plus awning shades are in there too left with enough space to put a pair of boots or something we want to keep dry if it’s raining
H guys, sorry, I had a giggle at the mishaps. The site looked nice, as did the fish & chips. We’ve got our first trip next Friday, down to Devizes. Fingers crossed our setup goes better than yours 👍
I’m sure your set up will go a lot better , what a nightmare that was , just one of those days when nothing goes right , we laughed at the end though , Devizes looks nice just has a look , have a nice break there and thanks again for watching Mike & Kirsty
Brilliant vlog so funny .you remind me of myself always doing daft things or something goes wrong always a great watch 😅😅
yes that weekend was a right mess up 😂 we laughed in the end though! cheers terry thanks for watching 👍
Good to see you Both back
thanks 👍
Good to see you back and Kirsty throwing the look 😂
oh yes the look 👀 ! i got that a few times that day 😂
cheers dave
Haha out of practice with the setting up. Had a little giggle when you lost your keys. That’s Trev all over. Nice fish and chip supper again. Truma heating is the biggest Campervan mystery in the history of Campervans 😉🤣 Take care and we will be in touch 👍🏻🚐🚐💙 Sue n Trev
What a nightmare of a set up 😂 keys are my biggest fear , honestly that was horrible felt like an hour but they had fell underneath the drivers seat behind where the leisure batteries are i was lucky to have spotted them , kirsty’s fault 😂
take care guys drive safe 👍
We enjoyed your start to the new years camping . . . it can only get better . . . those fish and chips looked really good.
oh yes those fish n chips went down a treat , were really nice , thanks for watching the video and have a good weekend
all the best
Mike & Kirsty
This video reminded me of my vanning days , the first new year trip out always seemed full of snags , ha ha ha Kirsty picked up on ( the we) perhaps you meant the royal we . Glad everything turn out good in the end . Fish and chips looked great by the way , bit of a cold ride though, take care and thanks for some brilliant editing 🚐👍
Hello Eric , what a weekend indeed ! Absolutely crazy start just couldn’t get anything right 😂 Luckily we could laugh at the end but during the filming a lot of choice words were said that had to be “ removed “ 😂 , Oh well it’s all part of it , thanks for appreciating what goes into it and for your continued support
Take care
Mike , Kirsty & the dogs 🐕 👍😀
Good to get away in the colder months, especially if there is fish and chips!
Hi alex and i couldn’t agree more 😋👍
What a nightmare the first trip out can be, especially if you have a “Trauma” boiler. Our “Trauma “ boiler packed in the day before our trip to Spain with Trev & Sue. Spent 3 weeks with no h/w or heating, luckily warm in Spain 🇪🇸 but not France 🇫🇷.
Fish and chips looked tasty. Another good video Mike.
Hopefully catch up later in the year.
Hi guys hope your are both well , yes we saw what happened to you it was bad enough for us with just the one day , 3 weeks you had must of been a nightmare ! Hopefully see you both in the year take care both
mike & kirsty
That brightened up my Saturday morning - laughed out loud when Mike ran over Kirsty's boots 😂. We are off in the van for a weekend in a few week's time since the beginning of December so fingers crossed no dramas. Look forward to watching your 2024 adventures.
Glad we could put a smile on your face , unlike kirsty’s face when ran them over 😂 , what a day ! All ok in the end though thank god , good luck in yours hope it all goes well when you go out 😬 , i’m sure it will be fine , thanks again for watching & have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
Hi Mike and Kirsty. Oooh no! What a start. Was funny though, fish and chips looked good. Great video. Take care x Julie and Tony x
Hi Julie & Tony , A disaster from the off ! Much of it trivial but it was the keys that was the worse , luckily found them under drivers seat behind the leisure batteries !
thanks both take care
Mike & Kirsty
Great to be back out. Hilarious start.. 😅if it rains then it pours
Hi Chris yeah it definitely rained on us that day 😂 one thing after another , live and learn , will be more careful next time
thanks for watching the video
Hi guys ❤ I’ve just found your channel.. and what a first video for me to tune into.. looking forward to seeing the next one.. I have subscribed 😊😊
thanks jackie ! much appreciated, have a good weekend
Mike , Kirsty & dogs 👍😀
Home is where the central heating works and dry trousers in the wardrobe and no boots behind you. at least you tried nice one crack on fish and chips looked good
Hi Barry yes exactly should of stayed at home that day 😂 fish n chips was spot on! 👍
Just discovered your channel accidentally, now subscribed, absolutely brilliant content, no bullshite or bragging, just straight down to earth how it is in reality, at last some great content, keep it up
thank you & very much appreciated and welcome to the channel
Mike & Kirsty
Good to see Kirsty taking the old man to rash lol
A dramatic morning we wouldn’t want repeated lol
thanks for watching the video 👍
That was really funny to watch thank you,the Truma heating well I think trying to speak to someone in the bank is nearly as complex and frustrating 😂😂mine in the Motorhome plays mind games with me sometimes 😂😂
Haha you mean you’ve actually spoke to a human being in a bank ! 😂😂 Well i’m glad to know it’s not just our truma then , glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching
Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
Mike having Laurel &Hardy moment! Least Kirstys toes weren’t in Wellies!
As dog owner Kirst cuddling your frenchie was 😢!
Looking forward to Spring &Summer posts,chippee runs ,getting away is total de stressing I bet ,well not when lose Keys 🔑.
Safe travels all .
what a fine mess 😂 , never want that again with the keys have since got the apple air tag to put on the key ring , can’t afford to lose those , the dogs do love a cuddle , not forgetting a biscuit ! 😂👍
thanks for watching the video
Mike & Kirsty
Oooo Eck what a start to first trip of 2024, your are well out of practice after 3 months 😂, glad everything turned out OK, that fish looked gorgeous, looking forward to your 2024 travels all the best A & K
Hi Andrew & Karen yes what a drama ! the fact that we were rushing made it worse as we only had the one night 😂 some names were called off camera that’s for sure 😂😂 , the fish was lovely 👍 thanks guys take care have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty
If them boots was to be ruined they would probably have ended up where the sun don't shine 😂😂, you pushing the van back and forth got me thinking with the price of fuel etc 🤣🤣, your ehu cable, ive actually seen people park on them to stop them being stolen, couldn't see on the vlog but when Kirsty had the lead trying to plug back in if it was still in the post she would have had a live plug in her hand, say if you'd walked into her, nice fish and chips looked worth the cold ride for, got to smile the way Kirsty carried the dog over the loose stone's, very caring owner, anyway another enjoyable vlog keep them coming 👍
i got a mouthful off camera 😂 brand new boots and first time worn out ! i’d call myself pretty security conscious and never even imagined anyone would actually steel an EHU cable that’s insane , but thinking about it now i’m not surprised if it happens , shocking ! pardon the pun 😂 , if it ain’t tied down n’ all that … zola the black dog can’t walk on gravel , i’m not a fan either but she won’t pick me up 😂
cheers again stephen have a nice evening
mike & kirsty 👍😀
Great start to the new year travels, still does make an interesting vlog 🙂 Fish and chips looked aweosme 🙂 all the best Trev Debz and Tyler x x
Hi Trev , Debs & Tyler , yes the fish n chips was very big but we still managed to polish it off 😀
cheers guys thanks for watching 👍
Really enjoyed the video, great editing as usual, thanks guys👌
thanks gary and thanks for watching
have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
Hah, sometimes you just have those days when everything goes wrong. 🤷♂️ It happens. Btw, If you have your vehicle stored away somewhere, I recommend adding the iNet box to your Truma. It is handy when you can turn your heating on from your mobile and check the gas and battery levels etc. Greetings from 🚐🇫🇮
hei suomi ! 🇫🇮 yes that was a crazy morning , i hope never again 😂
thank you for the information on the iNet box , it would be great to use that function
thanks for watching the video and commenting
regards
Mike & Kirsty
🤭 Good thing FishnChip Shop was open 🤗
yes that made the day ! was dreading it being closed 😂
thanks for watching the video
Mike
Love your honesty😀
thanks ruth 😁 have a good week
Mike & Kirsty 👍
Fish and chips loved delicious. We have our heating on 15 normally. I’m glad that nothing was or got broken and that you can laugh about it. Wellies looked smart. Take care Gill
Hi gill what a nightmare that was , the keys were the worse thing but eventually found them under the drivers seat behind the leisure batteries ! will try 15 next time see how it goes
thanks again for watching take care
Mike & Kirsty
😂😂 Oh we’ve all been there! I wonder if the other campers were watching all this going on & saying “noobies” 😂 Great video, may your next set up, be a bit calmer. Em & G 💜
hi Em yes that did enter my mind on a few occasions , i see some blinds opening a little bit on some vans 😂 oh well if there was nothing on TV i hope they enjoyed the show 😂👍
Have a good week
Mike & Kirsty
Omg that was so funny guys, kirsty face when she seen the wellies under the wheel i would of been crying on the floor with laughter, great vlog fish and chips looked great 😊😊
Hi guys those are her special wellies , barely 4 weeks old and i ran them over 😂 thank god they survived ! thank god i survived more to the point 😂
the fish n chips went down a treat
thanks for watching
have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
Hi Mike and Kirsty. Good to see you out in the van again. It's always a bit traumatic when re-booting and hoping that everything works correctly. We had frozen pipes last year ( despite giving the system, what I thought, was a thorough drain down ) which because of their position, I couldn't access myself. So we paid our preferred repairers over £1000.00 to strip out the bathroom and repair the the pipes. That was a bitter pill to swallow!
Fortunately so far this winter we've had very little frost here, but when we have I've been sure to maintain a gentle heat in the van.
It'll be a few more weeks before we take it out. Fingers crossed for a trouble free start to our season.
Kirsty's new boots look good. What make are they?
ouch ! £1000 , i always think i’ve drained down properly too but nearly always forget the toilet , yes always a concern first trip out praying everything is working etc , thanks again for watching and commenting oh and Here’s kirsty’s boots -
muckbootcompany.co.uk/products/womens-muck-originals-pull-on-ankle-boots-brown-plaid-print
The True detective is really good. My first camper van had Truma heating, I absolutely hated it to the extent I called it trauma.
hi Carolyn yes we really enjoyed the true detective , truma seems to have a mind of its own ! 😡
@@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel I had Whale heating in my second camper van and have the same in my new motorhome, never had any problems with it.
thats interesting to know , i see autosleepers have switched to whale now and elddis have always used it on most of their coachbuilts 👍
@@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel yes my second one was an Elddis Autoquest CV60 and I now have an Auto Trail F60, the whale heater seems to kick out more heat too.
We got that all to come, we haven't been away since end of September (work) so hopefully won't be to much longer!
Wow that shark on your plate looked amazing.
Glad it all worked well in the end and you got home before the high winds
Take care both xx
shark 🤣 yes might aswell have been it was massive but still managed to polish it off ! wow september! that’s a while , hope it all goes well for you when it’s time to go away
thanks again for watching & have a good weekend
mike & kirsty x
Like you, normally 16 degrees overnight in winter. 🤞🏻never gone wrong yet in 4 year old van.
16 has always been a decent temp for night time , still don’t know why it was playing up 🤷🏽♂️
Nothing like a few hiccup when pitching up !!😮
All part of it , nice to see your go to Mike , sod the keys lets get the camera out 😆
It’s all about the content 👌
Get the Wellie-Leveller patent ASAP ,
Then U can get Kirsty some new wellies !!
David Yip was the Chinese Detective (Tv show) was it B+W 😂🤣
Keep the vids coming guys gr8 channel ❤
Keith,Michelle + Freedom the Vw Camper Van
Honestly though the lost keys was my worst nightmare , never want that again , to the point where i’ve ordered one of those apple key tag tiles now , eventually found them under the drivers seat behind where our leisure batteries are , lucky to have spotted them !
Wellie levellers 🤣🤣 that sounds like it could be a thing but can’t patent it now as it was your idea 😂 we’ll go halves , “the freedom wellie levellers”
thanks again guys
mike & kirsty
FWL 50% is yours 😂
Apple airtag the way forward for your keys👍
Relieved it's not just me as a novice. I drove over the chocks the other week then a second attempt perfect until I realised I had now driven over the cable
same here comforting to know it’s not just me 😂 what a drama !
cheers guys have a good weekend 👍
Nice one Mike and Kirsty.
Flippin E517. I think we have that every time we go out! 😃
We find that the Truma optimum temp depends on the outside temp. We had it on 20 last week. -7 outside. Then 16 when it’s about 10 outside.
One tip we were given is to buy a thermal sofa cover two seater and put it over the dash to stop air ingress through the vents.
It’s made a massive difference in the van!!
Only cost about £22.
cheers guys a good idea . -7 is cold. 🥶! i think it was about 3 or 4 above on that particular evening and very windy , it was all over the place we couldn’t get it right all night , it drove us crazy all night up and down turning that dial 😡
thanks for the tips have a good weekend
mike & kirsty 👍
I thought I recognised that site😂. It’s like going out for the very first time again when you’ve had a couple of months off. Would be interested to see what you think of Mr Chips rather than Mother Hubbard’s we think the fish and chips are better 😋. I too am old enough to remember the Chinese detective, played by David Yip, it’s amazing the random trivia you can recall 😂. Loved the vlog, classic Mike editing which is always great. Best wishes H&M. 😊
Hi guys keep meaning to try mr chips ! and keep forgetting , definitely next time , Glad you remember the chinese detective 😂 david yip that’s right well done i was trying to think of he’s name , keep meaning to ask you what your DSLR is unless it’s a mirrorless , meant to ask you at poshcats ,
cheers guys have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
That was funny, especially the wellies 😂. It always takes us sometime to get into a routine when we first go out in the van. I can’t wait for spring so we can get out and about again. I’m definitely a fair weather camper, the dogs create too much mess when it’s wet and I don’t mind staying home over winter. I’m booking that site this year, it looks perfect for us. I fancy travelling along the south coast this year so we better get our thinking hats on. Thanks as always for sharing another interesting video.
Hi sylv that will be nice along the south cost , we did dorset years ago in an autotrail we had , pre youtube , absolutely loved it there , the Jurassic coast , definitely agree with the mess the dogs bring in during the winter , non stop drying them off and sweeping out mud etc
a nightmare !
thanks again for watching & have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty 👍😀 ( kirsty’s wellies survived ! No damage 😂)
Hi really enjoy your videos, can you tell us where you bought the outside mats from and you said a while ago you were going to tell us how to refresh the black bumpers and side mouldings. Many thanks
hi sorry thought i’d sent you the link to the brand i use for the plastics & bumpers , bare with me i’ll send you links to both the tile mats and vinyl dressing
here they are -
Vinyl plastic dressing -
amzn.eu/d/axR4Mnw
and the mats -
www.norwichcamping.co.uk/shop/product/kampa-easylock-flooring-tiles-4290/
Ordered many thanks.
Went to Breckland Meadows a few years ago after watching 1 of your video's. Had fish and chips from Mother Hubbards who sponsor Lee Hardy Racing, can see some of the photo's on the wall.
I never knew that i have seen the photos but never made the connection good to know cheers for the info 👍
Oh dear 😮 I’m amazed you “forgot” how to camp after a few months off, the trick is to go away more 😂. That said we thought our hot water was bust exactly the same until we were told the heating takes priority until the temperature is reached. Good job it was Kirsty’s wellies not her glass slippers you ran over tho 🤣 and the fish looked good but no review on if it was soggy or crisp? You definitely forgot how to UA-cam too! Cheers buddy 👍
it was the keys that done me proper rick , heart in mouth job , everything else trivial but weren’t sure i even had a spare ( i now know i have ) found them under the drivers seat behind where the leisure batteries are , someone mentioned the TILE tag and apple do one too
@@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel our new van is keyless entry and push start, H keeps them in her bag I’m not to be trusted 🤣
Have you considered getting a plastic watering can for topping up the fresh water when parked up on a site?
yes but it’s storing it , we are full up , it would be so handy that way , but just got nowhere to put one , i might have a rethink and get rid of something because a watering can is ideal really
It all ended well, that's the main thing! 😂Graeme
yeah thank god we relaxed in the end what a drama ! lost keys is my worst fear 😧 cheers graeme take care and have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
So funny, that would be us too……very entertaining………fish & chips looks scrummy 😋
thanks guys it was a lovely bit of fish n chips 😋 , thanks for watching & have a good weekend 👍😀
mike & kirsty
I can relate to losing your keys while setting up, I'm always doing that lol
one of my biggest fears , luckily i caught a glimpse of them they had fallen under drivers seat behind the leisure batteries lol kirsty’s fault 😂
That was funny to watch, especially taking 20 mins to find the keys .I went one better on our 1st site in Spain last year and locked the keys in our caravan and had to have the milenco lock drilled out, funny now but not at the time!!!! Still fish and chips (looked lovely) always help to boost the mood .
oh no ! that’s my worst fear locking them in the van , worse when abroad too ! i knew they were close i eventually found them under the drivers seat where the behind where leisure battery’s are located , horrible feeling at the time
thanks for watching and commenting
have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty
Good evening,
This is the first time we have watched your channel as we are caravanners 😮
Firstly can we say the fish and chips looked lovely 😊
As for your van issues sorry to say we laughed at the calamities as this has probably happened to everyone or something similar 😅
Heating the van for the first time after winter we found takes forever and on day 2 is fine.
Toilet flush a caravan technician told me luke warm water may help in the tank.
The heating we have been told will always slow hot water temp down.
Our perfect night setting is 15 and left to come on and off during the night in cold weather.
Hope this info may help, better luck on your next outing and enjoy.
Paul and Joanne 👍 😊
hi paul and joanne & welcome to our channel , the fish and chips was very nice and went down rather well 😄, thank you for your info , what usually takes us a few mins to set up ( winter ) took an hour or more , we only had the one night so it was a continuous rush which made it worse 😂 , oh well at least it got sorted in the end and we was able to settle down eventually , will take note of the truma next time and watch it closely or it will have to be a reset
thanks for watching and commenting and have a good weekend
mike & kirsty
@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel
Hi,
Thanks for a lovely reply, here's to more happy less eventful trips away, even though afterwards we all look back and find them funny 😁
P and J 👍
It sometimes goes that way for us and we live in the van 😂
Sometimes everything just goes wrong.
Fish n chips looked yummy 😋 x
what a nightmare 😂 it’s the lost keys that gets me , my biggest fear , everything else is fixable and trivial
fish n chips went down a treat 👍😀
thanks guys take care x
Boots cable, keys, cuddley toy! Your fault Mike take it mate. Anything goes wrong in our place it's always my fault 😅 Great vid guys! ❤❤
Hi paul yep my fault as i was told on numerous occasions throughout the rest of the evening ! 😂👍
thanks again for watching and commenting
have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty
Does tunning over the wellies count as raxing them in😂. Enjoyed video Frenchies
😂😂 i was lucky they never split in half ! thank god they didn’t
thanks for watching the video
Have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
At least the fish and chips 🍟 went well 😊
oh yeah at least something went right they were really nice 👍
Oh no what a first trip out bit of a nightmare but at least all ok in the end we went to Breckland meadows after watching one of your vlogs great place and a great dog walk along the dis used rail track and bonus a Tesco at the end 😀😀
We like it there it’s so convenient for the town and tesco etc , lovely in the summer
thanks again for watching our videos
have a good weekend
👍😀
mike & kirsty
We been there my Mate keeps his Caravan there usually there most weekends! It doesnt rain but it pours lol, where did you find your keys? 😅
Hi pete , yes a few seasonal vans on that site on the upper level , the keys were under the drivers seat behind where the leisure batteries are located , lucky to have spotted them really , they were well tucked in , have bought a apple tile tag now you know those gps things , never want that again was horrible 😂
Know exactly what you went through as you said it never rains but pours. The bad luck just follows on. Sorry Kirsty but your boots getting squashed was funny but the fish and chips made up for it. Great that your out and about at last.
thanks for watching the video those boots were lucky to survive , not even a split , it was a nightmare all of it especially the keys but all worked out in the end and can now see the funny side of it 😂👍
Have a lovley weekend
Mike & Kirsty
Oh I’m sorry to laugh but at was hilarious
that’s ok.! We finally laughed at the end of it all 😂
Cracking vid Mike. Let's hope you've got all this years mishaps out of the way in one weekend!
cheers mike that would be a bonus , lost keys is my worst fear !
everything else is trivial
thanks again for watching , Have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty
Hi guys all I can think about now is Fish n chips 😜 keys were in the back when you got the cable out I reckon you grabbed the cable and dropped the keys at the same time, I’ve done it loads of times and losing keys for me is a disaster it’s the only thing that makes me panic, lovely site, guys we never tire of going to a site we love especially if it only for a short break, truma and that panel used to drive me mad, the Dethless is soooo simple 😊 needs to be as I’m soooo dense 😂 neither of us can stand heat on in the night and we have to have open windows as well even in - temps, did you get hot water ? Ours is only on gas (normal over here)you made me laugh out loud on occasions during the hook up debacle as have done all those things myself 🤣🤣🤣 especially the wet trousers with all or nothing push taps 🤬🤬🤬🤬 walking back to the van looking like you have had a full drain down in your pants is not a good look. Good vid guys glad the wellies survived….. Pete n Sarah 🇫🇷
Bonjour Pete & Sarah ! What a drama that was , Normally a 10
min job setting up for us , that was nearly an hour in real time ,
yeah the wet trousers was embarrassing i had to go and pay site fee in the office like that , we only had the one night so we was rushing which made it worse , the keys were under drivers seat behind where our leisure batteries are , no idea how they ended up there ! At least we managed to relax in the end , i’ll get one of those key tag tile GPS things i think , it was horrible losing those
thanks again for watching and commenting
have a great weekend
Mike & Kirsty 👍😀
The 1st trip out after winter always has me on tender hooks😳😳 even though we use it throughout winter we tend to boil kettles & put spray in the loo #justincase 🤪 the site looks fab, think we’ll try that soon . Thanks 👍🏻
hi sarah yeah you gotta try it there it’s convenient for the town and tesco etc and not far from us and yourselves
thanks for watching & have a nice weekend
Mike & Kirsty
The title got me at “frozen toilet” 🤣
😂👍
That’s a really bad fault on the truma, if you forget to shut it down for whatever reason and then disconnect the hook up or start the engine up you end up with a fault code and have either wait 15 mins or failing that reboot the boiler. We also had the same problem with the hot water, after draining down in icy conditions we found we had to pump water through before we heated the water, seem to do the trick !
yes it’s a nightmare trying to do all that especially when we only had the one night , we were rushing around treading on each others feet doing this doing that , i think i made every mistake possible that day!
thanks for the info and thanks for watching the video
have a good weekend
Mike & Kirsty
Can I ask what the collapsable bucket is for outside the door
yes we put our dog spike and attached leads that you screw into the grass in there so that when we arrive on site it’s easily accessible, plus awning shades are in there too left with enough space to put a pair of boots or something we want to keep dry if it’s raining
Thanks 👍
Funnaly enough truma ok first night second error 45w now no heat or hot water on electric but ok on gas
i struggle to get my head around it
I put Elsan antifreeze in my toilet flush water not frozen yet
cheers jim thanks for the tip
H guys, sorry, I had a giggle at the mishaps. The site looked nice, as did the fish & chips. We’ve got our first trip next Friday, down to Devizes. Fingers crossed our setup goes better than yours 👍
I’m sure your set up will go a lot better , what a nightmare that was , just one of those days when nothing goes right , we laughed at the end though , Devizes looks nice just has a look , have a nice break there and thanks again for watching
Mike & Kirsty
@@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel Thanks guys, we all have bad days, I’m sure your next one will go a lot smoother.