Is Travelling by Motorhome DANGEROUS? Our Top Tips for Motorhome Security in Europe.

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What Are The Risks? We are well into our 3rd year of travelling full-time in our motorhome around Europe and we want talk about what we can do to reduce our risks.
0:00 Intro
03:17 WHAT ARE THE RISKS?
04:39 Theft Of the Vehicle
05:10 break In / Burglary
05:27 Personal Safety
06:15 Indirect Risk
07:05 Discomfort
07:49 WHAT CAN WE DO?
08:14 Security Protocols
09:39 Night Routine
10:33 Be Prepared For Departure
10:54 Park With Departure In Mind
11:24 Never Open Your Door To Strangers
13:00 Emergency Contact Numbers
13:51 Have a Backup Plan
15:01 SECURITY DEVICES
15:11 Wifi Cameras
15:39 External CCTV
16:25 Zombie Lights
16:54 Lockbox / Safe
17:51 Cab Door Security
18:31 Habitation Door Locks
18:58 Window Security
21:26 Steering Lock
22:23 Bicycle Anchor Point
22:53 Panic Button
23:37 FINAL THOUGHTS
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@creekyknee 5 месяцев назад

Thanks André and Lisa for taking the time to make this video. Its sad that we have to be vigilant and be on our guard like this but that is the reality. Its one of the things that I have been thinking about recently, we/I are very trusting and in general like to think that everyone is good and not a threat. But... it only takes one bad apple to ruin it for everyone. Some really good sensible advice there. Something as simple as make sure that when you park up for the night that you are facing the exit. I remember coming across a youtube clip of a couple who found themselves on the end of a pier in Ireland facing the wrong way when some idiot young locals decided to throw eggs at their vehicle. In the middle of the night, you don't want to be backing up and maneuvering your vehicle to move elsewhere. The most important gadget that I think every Motorhome should have is an Andre. He is the Swiss Army knife of Motorhome gadgets, he can do anything ! Joking aside, this is a wonderful video and one I'm sure I'll be referring back to in the future. Stay safe and most importantly, mind each other.......

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks as always Ronan for your thoughtful comments! I (Lisa) absolutely agree about about that most important gadget being Andre, he's even better than any Swiss Army knife I've owned! 🤣😜

@satur9 5 месяцев назад

Our first rule is: when one of us two doesn't feel good about a place, no discussion, we move on.

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

That's a great rule. 👍

@Walter_on_Tour 5 месяцев назад

Hi Andre & Lisa Very interesting video. As full timers we share all your views. As we hardly campsite! P4N 96% of the time. We did have the van shaking in Morocco at 3am last year. I jumped out of bed.. ready to sort the problem .. heart racing .. opened the blinds one by one . . Could not see anyone. Van started shaking again.. I eventually opened a Window to get a better view .. and a wild dog was gripping onto our bike cover and pulling it wildly ! lol phew ! Panic over .. 😊

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

😂 Wow what a crazy story! Nothing like some nocturnal activity to get the blood pumping. Try sleeping after that! We almost expected you to say you found a donkey rubbing an itch or something against your bike rack. Imagine. 😂 Many years ago we were woken up by an elephant brushing up against our tent in Botswana (Okavango Delta). Suffice to say we kept VERY quiet!

@Walter_on_Tour 5 месяцев назад

Ok.. an elephant! That takes it to another level. Back to security .. one of my favourites in our Hymer called Walter BTW are these little flashing dummy lights. Solar powered, and come on automatically at dusk. I have 3 of them stuck to my passengers door window, my drivers window and the kitchen window. They just slowly flash at night. I had them for the last 2 years and they only cost a few euro each. Brilliant. Take a look … cheers Martin

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

That's a great idea. Thanks!

@GVTheUltimateBook 5 месяцев назад

Thanks. We often take it for granted others don't want our stuff...wrong. They do want our stuff. We don't do well with confrontation.

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Confrontation is very seldom a good idea. Thanks for watching! 😊

@alanbell6999 5 месяцев назад

One very useful video and free

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment! Glad you found it useful! ❤

@jonathanregis6136 3 месяца назад

Once again great vid

@VickiTimoteo 5 месяцев назад

Great tips! Thank you.

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! ❤

@jasonthomas5925 5 месяцев назад

Great vid as always 😀🇬🇧👍x

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@sharonlong8177 5 месяцев назад

Great informative video guys ❤

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much Sharon! 🤗

@AndysmGray 5 месяцев назад

Great info André and Lisa. Keeping to a routine is key. I wouldn't like to feel the wrath of André's torch, so I'll keep my distance. 😜👍

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

😂 As long as you say hello! 😀

@andrewself6874 5 месяцев назад

You guys are the best!

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

❤️

@chrisp9176 5 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot for these valuable info. 👍🏻

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment! Glad you found it useful!

@alanbenham4139 4 месяца назад

Thank you for those top tips.

@WeWillNomad 4 месяца назад

Pleasure Alan, glad they were useful! 😊

@andyvanheyningen3712 5 месяцев назад

Lots of really useful information. Great tips as we prepare to live in our van from next year. Have a good Christmas.

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Andy and all the best with your preparations! 😊

@VinceCollins-lt7er 5 месяцев назад

Great video lots to think about very important to try to see your park up in the daylight if possible. Thanks for all the tips and reminders ALL valid and valuable! Love your output please keep up the good work and keep enjoying your travels

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Vince! Yes, we always try to find a place to stay well before sunset but are often surprised by how late some people arrive! 👍

@Kermit-Si 5 месяцев назад

Great advice guys, plenty of food for thought. You can never be too careful, especially if you travel alone like myself. You are definitely right, it's always good to speak to people around. 👍🐸

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Simon! Being aware is the first step to staying safe. Wishing you many happy and safe travels and hopefully we meet one day! 😊

@Kermit-Si 5 месяцев назад

@WeWillNomad It would be wonderful to meet you guys, if you see a bright green camper, (I've never seen another one yet) it may well be me and "Kermit" Best wishes 👋

@mikebourke1185 5 месяцев назад

Very informative 👏 Thanks 👍 outside lights a definitive. But as you said be extra careful n hopefully you'll have no Problem 😊 Stay Free and Safe Travels 😀 🙏 ✨

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Mike! The lights have been a great addition, even if we haven't "needed" them yet they have already been nice to have and useful to see around us. Thanks for watching! 😊

@stevemckeever2661 5 месяцев назад

Thanks guys, very informative. Surround lights for the outside is a great idea which I’ll now check out. I fitted Fiamma locks to Hab and garage doors but I fitted hook locks to the cab doors from Locks For Vans. L4V. Well chuffed with them. Take Care Steve

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Steve! The lights are handy for other reasons as well, not only for zombies 😂 Good cab door locks are essential! 👍

@user-xp8hc5jb7r 5 месяцев назад

Hello, good advice to follow, we have also put some of these extras, safety first 🙏. Happy travels and see you in the next video, if not sooner. merry christmas kisses

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! You too! ❤

@karinsiljestemland1164 5 месяцев назад

Thank you som much for great advice and tips. I Will from now on make sure to stay safe - at home, way too afraid to go traveling 😂😂. No, that was just a joke, but I will for sure pay more attention to security from now on. Stay safe and continue to enjoy your journey ❤

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Karin! Definitely don't stay at home! 😂 Have some happy safe travels rather! 😊

@ERMRacing 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for all the tips. I do a lot of them already when I'm out in my bus, but I just made one change based on your suggestions. The lock on the entrance door was a dead bolt, but it just had a handle on the inside, not a lock. I swapped it out today for one with a lock on both sides.

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

That's a great change. 👍😎 Safe travels!

@ajsmit6448 5 месяцев назад

I am travelling in SA on my own - ( and my dog!) - always alert and on the lookout - story of our lives!

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Hi AJ! Thanks for the comment (and the email). We know all too well the perils of traveling in SA.. different ballgame.

@markosfan3278 5 месяцев назад

Wow!!What a useful vlog!!Thanks for the advice!!By the way, all the family has agreed that Lisa's new haircut is lovely!!

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, glad you found it useful! And thanks for noticing my haircut - cutting our own hair in a camper it's always a bit of a gamble how it ends up! 😜

@markosfan3278 5 месяцев назад

💖@@WeWillNomad

@johudson6765 5 месяцев назад

Hey guys … awesome and thanks for the time and effort you put in to share… Drew (mio Marito) said it’s the most comprehensive and useful he’s seen so far! Very very useful for us and thorough.. also great delivery from you both 🙏🚌🥰

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Jo & Drew! ❤ We would love never to talk about these negative aspects, but they are an unfortunate reality.

@johudson6765 5 месяцев назад

@@WeWillNomad aww yes of course and safety is always key … thanks again 💙

@TomBedlammusic 5 месяцев назад

Years ago in Italy I forgot to do up the deadlocks on our door when I locked up the van to run into a busy supermarket. Was gone maybe 15 minutes and when I got back they'd pealed the side door open and stole a few thousand euros worth of stuff. Not a mistake ive made since or will ever again

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

That's terrible. 😞 It just happens so fast. We know of a number of people who have been targeted at supermarkets.

@SlimTortoise 5 месяцев назад

For me if you can get away from people then things get better. I will be honest I visit different countries not for the people but for the land, mountains and weather. Over the years you become good at reading the land and the place you have parked. weekends are something to keep in mind too as it's the time when they let these people out ;-) I personally think if anyone is loud then they have little to no respect for anything but themselves. rant over :-) Good stuff guys thanks.

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Spoken like someone with experience. 👍The longer we do this the more we shy away from 'people' and especially over weekends we have a whole different strategy. It feels like weekends comes so darn quickly nowadays! 😂

@retirement-adventures 5 месяцев назад

Love, love, loved your Vlog. School teacher in me says you need to correct the subtitle near the end ..... Instinct instead of instict.

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Well done for watching to the end! That spelling error was left intentionally to check who pays attention and to filter for grammar nazis 😂 Just joking, it slipped through and once the video is uploaded it takes a mighty effort to redo something as seemingly small as a spelling error,.

@joseluismarraverano 5 месяцев назад

Lo apunto todo para cuando mi mujer y yo compremos una autocaravana. Prometemos saludaros si algún día nos encontramos a Milli a nuestro lado🙋‍♂🙋‍♀. Saludos un video distinto pero muy interesante e importante. Gracias.

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Muchas gracias! All the best with your planning and motorhome shopping! We will always be returning to spend more and more time in Spain so we hope to meet you one day! Saludos! 🤗

@user-cd1ci4yo2n 2 месяца назад

Hi Do you have a link to the HEO internal door locks please, great video by the way!

@WeWillNomad 2 месяца назад

Thanks! We bought if via Amazon Germany - best would be to search in your local Amazon store.

@muffer00000007 4 месяца назад

Hey Great video. Any chance of putting some links to your cameras etc. Also the Zomie lights!!! ...:) And those internal door locks look great. But ..... I could not catch the names of the products you use. Thanks in advance.

@WeWillNomad 4 месяца назад

Hi Terry, thanks for that. Most of the products we installed is listed in out Amazon store, if there is something specific you want to know feel free to ask: www.amazon.com/shop/andreandlisa/list/2BRTSGFY30V9T?tag=onamzwewilnom-20&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d

@user-dp4bd9lf2i 4 месяца назад

Hello, If you are on the move, traveling, what address do you give for shipment?

@WeWillNomad 4 месяца назад

@@user-dp4bd9lf2i We mostly use Amazon and we normally use their drop boxes. For bigger items that can't ship to a dropbox we have be a bit more creative and have it sent to a friend.

@user-dp4bd9lf2i 4 месяца назад

Thank you.

@begizgrada 5 месяцев назад

👍

@markusmullhaupt2474 5 месяцев назад

i think we met this year in bosnia the same guy as you did. we have seen your video before and drove a few kilometers away from the parking lot of the national park but after we went to bed i heard something outside and he stood right next to our camper…

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

No way! 😮That's super strange. Very creepy. Did you leave?

@markusmullhaupt2474 5 месяцев назад

@@WeWillNomad indeed! yes we did it like you and left immediately although he disappeared in the dark/woods… but thanks to you we were already warned :-)

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Wow, that's just crazy.

@poppythevan 5 месяцев назад

Hi Guys, now you connect the inside camera to wifi? Are you using a phone's mobile internet as a hotspot? 🤔 Could you post that internal locks website, please? (you showed it it's on your driver's door):)

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

We have a permanent separate Wi-Fi hotspot in our vehicle with a local SIM card. The inside door locks are from HEO Safe (www.heosolution.de). You will find links to most of the products in our Amazon Store (link in description below)

@poppythevan 5 месяцев назад

@@WeWillNomad thanks a lot Lisa! ❤

@regtitch5200 5 месяцев назад

The guy that ran off...maybe he was waiting for some action....dogging??😂😅😂

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Strange thing was that it was a completely deserted parking lot in next to a nature area, miles away from any town. We actually suspected it was the 'night watchman' who got bored. Pure speculation though.

@Overlandtravelling 5 месяцев назад

Andre 😂 see if he looks like a criminal. We both spat out coffee out. ❤❤❤

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

😊😎

@wt9645 5 месяцев назад

Thanks fore this video. Next year i am to start travelling. Alone, my car are almonst ready, its the safty thats not ready. I have bought a product frome buydecorativefilm- safty & Security window films. the window inyour car/home Will not brake if somrene, try to brake it whit a hammer . What do you to think abort this. I think That, you have more time to get away, its Nice to watch your movies, thanks

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Safety film for windows is a great idea - in South Africa it's very common to use this against smash and grab thieves. All the best with planning your trip!

@minrejse 5 месяцев назад

You Are so well preparet, but André, please do not go outside in the dark when you hear sounds ❤

@DS-fo4ed 5 месяцев назад

If you're not living in SA any longer , that has the effect of wiping out 99% of all risk known to man !

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Sad but true. In most of Europe, people take the personal freedom and safety they enjoy completely for granted.

@Martin37vg 5 месяцев назад

The window lock m out things are not very expensive, Use them as a deterrent . Mind you if our python is resting on the dash that normally does the trick just kidding ..... stay safe .

@WeWillNomad 5 месяцев назад

Of course the lock m out is reasonably priced but you're still relying on the integrity of the latch. The other solution is much better but wildly expensive. Then again peace of mind is priceless. I do like your python idea. 😂 Less effort than a dog.