How we find our MOJO when the weather is grim - VAN LIFE UK 

🤣’ Charlie Brown is not amused, she thinks I’m a pain in the arse’🤣 lol love you two!

I might be wrong but you both seem so much more relaxed and in a happy “place” with this new camper acquisition . Thanks for sharing, it made for terrific viewing both.

Always Nice Music ! Love It. Happy you take me with you ! ❤❤❤❤

After that Fray Bentos pie and Doom Bar beer, I remain to be convinced that the wind noise at 2:30am wasn’t emanating from within Snoopy 😳🤣

I was feeling a bit stressed this evening, so I was glad to watch this video. Very calming and relaxing. Classic lakes weather, but you don't let it get you down, because you're away on another adventure. All the very best!

Wow, that view of the mountains was stunning. I don't think the new rv has made you soft. When it's pouring down, I feel blessed that i have my own bathroom so I don't have to get drenched walking to the bathhouse. All those years tent camping with the kids and then a popup camper and a truck camper, all with no facilities, I am enjoying indoor plumbing. I can cozy up with a book or watch my favorite RU-vid channels like yours or just take a nap. I don't have to go out side in bad weather unless the dog needs a quick wee and she hates having to go in the rain. Not having to deal with wet rain gear and muddy boots everytime nature beckons is wonderful. I think you have the best lounge area arrangement I've seen. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

Interesting way to cook the microwave puddings. You use microwave rice straight from the packet in fried rice - it is already cooked. Just add to the pan with the other ingredients once they are nearly cooked. You can also use it as rice by heating in a pan with a little water- ideally with a lid, the steam helps, then remove lid once rice is hot to evaporate water. Pre- cooked ( soft) noodles also work well in Chinese like meals. They don’t need refrigeration, come in packs which serve 2, and only take a few minutes cooking in the pan with the other ingredients.

Although I still miss little red, I can see it’s much more comfortable for you cooking etc in Snoopy! I’ve not had a Fray Bentos pudding for years! Looking forward to your videos of Dumfries and Galloway.

I wouldn't advise laying crossed legged or sitting because it give you bad circulation also cramp problems and some occasions give you gout. Love videos again and snoopy looks very inviting and cosy especially on those cold and dull days.

Delighted to have found your channel; a little ‘chicken soup for the soul’.

Find you both so relaxing to watch! Love the van too, but mostly Ken’s sense of humour it just tickles me 😂

The Royal Oak is one of my favourites. We also love High Stiles for a light lunch in Buttermere

I’m a brand new subscriber - I have to say it’s nice to watch people just being themselves. I’ve never been much of a fan of vans, always thought they felt too small and confined but wow your new van is the first I have ever liked - the rear L shaped living room looks so comfortable ! Anyway will be looking forward to watching more of your videos !!

When we purchased our THIRD set of ramps (in 3.5 years) after driving off without them (again!) we also bought a carabina type clip and a big, bright yellow floaty thing. We now attach the clip etc to the ramps when putting them in the boot. When we use them, we place the carabina clip with the big, bright yellow floaty thing on the steering wheel. Fingers crossed that last ramp purchase will be the last ramp purchase! 🤣 We're also trying to remember to do that final, all encompassing walk around the site after the van has been moved off. Ho hum! 😅 I've really been enjoying relaxing with you in your lovely cosy warm van! Summer is coming to an end here in New Zealand but there's still plenty of nice camping weather to come.

So did my mum...and her bacon roll was out of this world and something I've ever had again that came close !

Carol and Ken, a new subscriber from across the pond (Somerset, New Jersey). I am so happy to have found your channel and look forward to more adventures tagging along with you both. Love your Snoopy van, but will play catch up on your older videos with your red van, also. Have to tell you that I lost my husband 3 years ago today, and your channel’s titled caught my eye as I was browsing US van stories on RU-vid. We had talked about coming over for an extended period of time to travel through the UK, possibly by van, so these few videos I have enjoyed this afternoon have really touched my heart. Thank you! Can’t wait to travel with you some more. You both have such a happy zest for life. 😊

You two are so cute! ❤ I appreciate that you use maps, etc. and name locations. Everything is interesting, especially the old towns. And the countryside. Love it all ❤😊

You both will never grow complacent. You’ve too much adventure in your hearts. Mary

I ❤ this couple...happy travels! 😉

I hate those little bowls of chips , pile it on i say . Love that van .

Ken, I love the “bloomin” adjective you use to describe things…so British! Your description of Carol’s feelings about your cross leg sitting was so funny! I am sure you are wrong about that!😉 Have a lovely Spring and safe travels.

Nothing wrong with doing nothing. One of our favorite things to do in fact lolz. Those pies turned out surprisingly well! Stunning backdrop to the campsite, even in dodgy weather. Take care x

Hi Both, Another Navy term for you, last one was the Submariners Dhobi!, Well, ... those pies you had at the begining are referred to as Baby's Heads in the RN, they are always a favourite at scran time at Sea or ashore. Enjoyed the video thanks.

The countdown for our break is on. After seeing the breakfast baps on your vlog I am under strict instructions to buy some.

Hi Carol and Ken, having a loo on board must be saving you a "pretty pound or two" with having search out public loos 😀 ... "Charlie Brown is not amused, she thinks I'm a pain in the arse", if that was my lovely wife she knows I'm a pain in the arse 🤣🤣, had a couple of Doom Bars last year, not a bad drop, cheers, Garry from DownUnder

It’s nice having a bigger space to live in when the weather turns bad. A hint for you, i have a chucks cloth with a rubber band over my hose outlet for sink, it collects any scraps i may miss, then change the chucks cloth every so often.

Suet puddings yum! You 2 do make me laugh 😂x

Nice time to watch and enjoy you two ❤

I love seeing the English countryside and the ocean! Thank you from the USA!

Well done that meal looked lovely. Well done.Nice van❤

In America, we put suet in special holders to hang from trees for the birds to nibble from throughout the winter.

Love your video keep up the good work

🙏🌹😃Relaxing cozy video.

Great insight into life in Snoopy. Thankyou!

Love you new van

Great vid Carol & ken 😁

Another lovely video, thank you. You are both so relaxed ha ha xx

Great video thanks for sharing 😊

Love your new van.

It's always so relaxing to watch you both. Thank you so much. Have a lovely weekend. Best wishes Dave and Dawn ❤️

Hari OM As I sit in the New Lanark park-up under yet another blatter, I recall the snow and sleet endured a little further north and think, at least it's not that today. And don't even get me started on speed humps; one lot resulted in some buckled shelving... and another lot (in Edinburgh), plus lots of pot holes increased the buckling to the point I had to visit the Ikky Shoppe and now have wooden ones for my utility deck. I dread those sleeping policemen ..... 😏Anyway - making use of 'fallow' time is all part of van life and you two made good use of it! YAM xx

Keswick beautiful place love the lake district

Perfect time for a good book.

I love your new van and do enjoy hearing about the van and how much you’re enjoying it. Love your laid back videos, it’s like sitting in the van with you, makes me feel like I’m with you. 😊

Cross legged sit for tea! Very comfy and 🥰 cute

You guys are living our dream. 😊

Love your new motor home very nice much more room

My dear dad used ti love those Fray Bentos pies & his chippy order would always be, puddin, chips, gravy n mushy peas (it’s a northern thing) 😊 You sound like G, every morning, he asks me what the plan is 🤭 I’m more of a “wing it” planner, which often backfires! Funnily enough we are in the van 🚐 in the lakes tonight. Lovely video both, nice to see you relaxed & enjoying the views despite the weather. Em & G 💜

The more comfortable the van the less get up and go. As a family of 4 we went from mw transit to a 4.2 tone x welfare bus. It's good to have the option to relax rather than feeling like you need to get up and go out especially when you spending extended periods of time in the van. Nothing better than people watch from the van warm and dry when weather is bad. Happy travels.😊

Great video! I love Fray Bentos and I am going to have to try those puddings!! Safe travels to you both. 😊

Great relaxed video …. Ready for that wild camping in Snoopy videos now

my goodness, the last time I put my 2 bobs in on your travels was in Norway. You have a lovely mobile . wow

Castlerigg was the first campsite my husband and I ever went to in late 90s.. Mostly just a field then with a relaxed vibe watching the sun go down. It was our first tent, cold rubber airbeds and our duvet from home. It was absolutely freezing by night and blisteringly hot by day. We couldn't wait to go again! We had many tents over the last 26 years, moving to a caravan and latterly a Motorhome. We've been back to the larger site opposite but you've inspired us to get back to the farm site one day!

Love it ❤❤❤❤❤

We saw you today driving over the bridge in Bridgnorth. Pity we were unable to say hello to you both as we watch all your videos x

Enjoying your travels in the new van. I agree, you are looking more relaxed and lovely to see so spacious for cooking and enjoying your meals together at your table. The views out your big windows are awesome ❤

Can’t beat a fray Benton’s 😂❤. Van is so lovely. Lovely that you are both enjoying it 😊 nice to sometimes be cosy and down time..lovely 😊

Lovely relaxing video, I could hear the wind and rain buffering Snoopy. We consider ourselves so fortunate last weekend when Storm Kathleen didn't affect our camping. Great to see the Bilbo''s campervan on your campsite. We camped with 3 fellow Bilbo''s campervans last weekend at @BackofBeyond campsite in East Dorset and took advantage of the visiting pizza truck on the Friday and the Fish and Chip truck on Saturday night, lovely food, no cooking or washing up, a real treat , and yummy food. There were also another 2 Bilbo''s campervans staying on the campsite, so that made 6 Bilbo''s campervans on the campsite, amazing. Can't wait for the next trip now. Have a lovely weekend Carol, Ken and Snoopy ❤️🚐🍾 xxx

Boy I just don't know how I feel about this new van. I think I'm gettin spoiled watching such a vast change in how much luxury and space you have. Makes me feel like your going to have to much fun lol

You cooked the suet pudding as I would have done Ken and I agree you can't beat mum's cooking. You both look happier in the new van and who cares if its made you lazier.We all deserve a rest now and then.See you on the next .Safe travels.

Thank you for that excellent video

These are my favourite you two cooking and cosy in the van ❤

Love your van and the food you make or buy always looks so good! Happy Travels!

My home town is Workington. Your videos make me smile. Thanks

First video I've seen in a while, wow that new van is ginormous compared to the old one :) congratulations.

Lovely park up guys ,stunning views. You are so relaxed in the new van ...it's great . Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.

Hahaha 🤣 We have “blue” and “pink” jobs as well! Really enjoying your videos, safe travels!

I lived in a small motor home for 2 and a half years and felt so cosy as the winds raged and shook my van during stormy nights. All good as long as it didn't hail! This would really freak me up as you feel so vulnerable! Fortunately it only happened twice, and the van sustained no damage.

You two are the mam and dad everyone wants brilliant to watch

Snoopy is comfortable!

You and Carol are good cooks you always make me hungry with your lovely meals 😊

Oh lovely a Ken and Carol video to watch whilst we are away making the most of our van. We are currently in the outer Hebrides, after 3 days over here we finally have phone signal to watch some videos. Totally beautiful islands and very friendly driving around. So far I think Vatersay and Barra are my favourites.

Love your vlogs. Have notification on, so that I don't miss any. I went to boarding school in Keswick for 6 years. Secondary school age. From 1987 until 1993. You brought me back some lovely memories . Thank you. Take care of yourselves xx

Great vlog, Glad you are enjoying g your van. We picked our 2017 Calders Camper conversion from the dealer last night and went for a drive to pick up Fish & Chips at The Ocean Catch, Dundee, before going to sit on the waterfront at Broughty Ferry. It was too windy for an enjoyable dodgy walk so we just came home. This is the 2nd time we have picked up the van (1st April), we have not put our stuff in it or been away overnight yet. It was been in for 12 snagging points, that we highlighted at the handover and a timing belt service & water pump replacement, which they seem to forget to do at the service! It came with a full service record (Invoices) but only 1 stamp in the book so this was picked up by the dealer when I requested a copy of the service invoice and a stamp in the book. The top tip for any new purchase wether you are new or an experienced van owner is to check, test, re-check everything in the van by using it ASAP. Don’t be shy about going back to fix things that they should have, or claimed to have checked prior delivery. I know the dealer well as they maintained and repaired our previous vehicle latterly. The said to me when we picked it up on 1st April “Oh you are an old hand at MH’g, you won’t need a walk round handover”. I said “Aye Right”, I’m expecting a full walk round, handover then we checked the awning, cooker, lights and along the process came up with several things they agreed to put right. With our first vehicle, new from a big dealer, they actually delivered it to us because of a delay in getting it ready. The delivery driver was our salesman, who did give a walk round tour, but was keen to be given a lift to the station to get his train home. I wanted to go round things again check the heating as there were so many new things to take in. Let him go, my wife says, I took him to the station then spent the next three days trying to get the heating working, with calls to the dealer, error codes shared. So our first trip was 150’ down their way, a day hanging round the dealership whist the tried to fix it. In the end tgey took a pcb from another new van, swapped it, got it working. We had a fistful of checklists from the manufacturer and then the dealer but no one picked this up? Top Tip - Do your own checks, I see other 1st time MH Owners with the same experience. Our new van is used, low mileage so hope all will be smooth sailing. We’ll put things in it today then go for a rattle drive. First serious trip to Skye for a long w/e, but I want to do an overnight off grid test first to make sure everything works, we have what we need and leave behind all the other stuff from the bigger van that we probably don’t need. Your vlogs have been inspiring and helpful from the start when I started following you in “Little Red”

It's so lovely to see you thoroughly enjoying your new van. We have had our Peugeot Boxer Swift Mondial Rear Lounge for 12 years now and I still have that lovely warm feeling when I'm setting it all up to go away. Best life. Enjoy xx

Hi guys, you have the most amazing music on your videos. ❤❤

Carols bacon baps looked great, you should have gone to Maryport, the marina there is a great site

hello. ive just found your channel. its great! thank you for sharing

I enjoyed the video as always Carol and Ken can't wait untill the next one 😁 sooo happy travels and take care cheers 😉👍

Enjoyed the video. Going to try the fray bentos pie. Looked nice. Your van looks so cozy when you are all sitting in. Lovely scenery. Ken lamb meal looked tasty. Really look forward to your Friday evening video. Take care.

better weather must be due soon, terrible year for rain, happy travels.

Ahhh lovely Keswick! We giggled at C's sewing task - I take my specs off too! N&Nx

Sorry you were feeling a bit low. But Snoopy really is turning out to be a great van for you. Seems funny you moving around so much. Lovely vid again guys. Thank you 🙏👍🧙‍♂️🚐

So interesting watching the transition from small to large, and the pros/cons. Food for thought 😊. Thank you for sharing the process & also how priorities shifted after the trip to France/seafood fiasco. Happy travels 😊

I'm looking forward to your trip to Galloway. It's on my list.

Karcher window vac is what you need it's brilliant, you two are obviously loving your new van

One of the best pieces of kit we found was a microwave which came as standard. Need EHU obviously.

Glad the weather cheered up a bit for your second part of your journey.Bacon baps look very nice make me feel hungry. The lighting in your new Van looks great.So many configurations you can have. Have a great weekend.😊😊

Babies heads lovely proper navy scran 👍😆

Hi Carol and Ken Another good one looking forward to the Southern Scotland video. One my favourite parts of my homeland. When my later parents were alive in the 60's and 70's we used to caravan there at weekends with the Triumph 2000 and a Sprite Major and then a Welton Express. Kind Regards Crawford

RU-vid removed comments, that contain www links and sometimes links to other RU-vid listings... Because of this I am unable to recall my actual comments, so apologies. "Pain in the a...," never!! Perhaps for inclement weather situations, create a box/basket of; puzzles, games, books, writing materials and amusements to keep your minds active and eliminate the 'cabin fever'. Another great outing, whatever the weather. Take care & stay safe. Kia Ora from New Zealand. 💜💜

Lovely video. Not having a pop up roof is an advantage in that weather. Snoopy looks great and cozy

Hi Ken and Carol nice to see you in our part of the world. Workington and down Harrington. On Saturday and Sunday 8th and 9th of April the front of Harrington was sealed off to traffic due to storm Kathleen the Waves were over 30 foot high crashing against the old sea wall plenty of photographers about taking pictures. All the best Malcolm and Sheila from Workington in Cumbria. Sorry we missed you

good vid on travels in the van keep up 56the good travel vid on channel

we ran some warm white USB fairy lights around the full perimeter of our Van, using tiny command hooks, and just tend to use those in the evenings. For us, it's a much warmer and softer light.

Hi. Well after almost 10 years of living in the area, we have never been to Harrington. Will do now. Looks like Blue would love it. Thanks for sharing 👍🐕🚙

New subscriber here from Scotland you popped up on my feed this morning 😂 thoroughly enjoyed watching . Sorry you had to repair your regatta top ,most unusual ive had some for years and years and they re still as good as new . Happy motoring love the morothome. You have all you need in there ❤️

I bet the larger van makes a lazy day so much easier. Looking forward to seeing Galloway as we keep threatening to visit there 👍🏼

Glad to are enjoying the new van. Interesting your experience with not being able to get a taxi. We have often found that in smaller towns. Once had to wait several hours for a taxi in the very early morning at Abergavenny Hospital for a lift back to Brecon CMC site. Sometimes during the day its difficult.

Watching your (very nice) videos makes me hungry!