FIRST SUMMER OWNING A VW CAMPERVAN - WHAT WE'VE LEARNT | Tips, dos and donts, camper essentials. 

Some good advice & I totally agree with you on the complete waste of space that is the cooker & sink!

Thank you guys; I really enjoyed your honesty and sound advice 👍 Yesterday, I brought our campervan home for the first time, and I hope this year will be full of adventures. I'm currently watching campervan vids 24/7, it seems, as I try to pick up as many tips in advance to try and avoid making too many newbie errors! Keep enjoying your travels, and keep telling us all about it! 😊

Lovely overview n insight 👍I'm of the same opinion about having a cooking hob in a small campervan, so I got a small 2L air fryer. Clean n tidy, esp for a cooked breakfast (bacon, eggs, toast) just need a power station sufficient to run it ( 1200w will do it). 😊 and a camping gaz stove for alfresco cooking.😊

We rented a van first and found we didn't use the cooker much and didn't use the sink at all.I think your doing the right thing.We use an inflatable tent on sites to cook in from two oldies in the Lakes

Thanks guys, also Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Looking at buying my 1st camper this week, need all the help, reassurance and advice I can get.

Nice update😁🍊

Great vlog as always keep it up pleasure to watch.

Thanks for this video. Really useful information and advice - as we are just finishing converting our ex-RAC van for windsurfing & trips etc.

The puncture type gas canisters are not as safe as a proper cylinder which you have valves on that can be sealed so get a stove that uses those.

I totally agree about cooking outside. Why would anybody want to cook inside their bedroom. My campervan doesn’t have a kitchen which I was disappointed about at first but now after 2 years I’m glad as it gives me extra space. Cooking outside is such fun. That’s what camping is all about. If the weather is bad I can set up my folding table inside & cook using my tiny gas canister stoves.

Just come across your video as I've just bought my van it's a Mazda bongo still getting built and sprayed at the moment 😂

I’d you’ve got a proper gas locker and drop vents, I’m unsure why you feel it’s less safe than the portable hobs. All you’ve got to do is turn the gas off when you’ve finished cooking. This is what I do. I would worry removing them will lessen the value of the van on resale. Most people would want them.

If you are going the Europe maybe take your roof bars off, it will increase your toll charges in France as group 1 height is limited to 2 metres. Try plastic sangria bottles (LIDLs), they have wider necks...for obvious reasons and take kitchen roll instead of bog rolls, much more versatile. Don't get a portapotti, these vans are too small. Think about 2 duvets, one thin, one warm, on cold nights put the thin one underneath.. sleeping in the mountains is highly recommended (Alps/Pyrenees), but cold. Keep on campervanning, its the best way to travel...and the cheapest. We have had about 150 days/nights in ours, over 6 years and in Europe you could argue we save about €100/night/day on food/accommodation. We are off to Greece later this month.....

Make sure your gas is properly fitted and tested.

Hi, I am puzzled by your comment saying that you don't use the cooker and sink, surely that is one of the main points of having a camper van? Pretty much every van conversion I have seen have these, if you go camping, they are essential so how do you cook/wash up and why on earth would you take them out?

We cook because we are plant based and it's hard to find food most times.