I have come to the conclusion that there are some people in this world that make it their life mission to go out every day and piss people off for no reason whatsoever and it's probably because they are just very unhappy and miserable people that don't want to see others enjoying their lives. Keep living your best lives and ignore the saddos 💕
Lying, grasping, violent territorialists. How bizarre that no cognitive dissonance was triggered by that high-horse behaviour, claiming the moral upperhand... despite them KNOWING they were lying & actually thugging, ready to batter an innocent family. When unhinged & irrational people become angry, best move is to immediately gtfo of there. Don't enter the fray. The danger is massively compounded when it's a whole group of them & feels really like the zombie films because the mind spins from the whole-other-level display of irrationality & bs to justify their psychosis & the clearly impending violence they're jonesing to inflict on you. You don't even have time to fathom the mentalness of it all because sizing the danger & them has to take precedence. Steps: Ascertain the leader. A slow, commanding voice & attitude will diminish the gall of whichever karen is leading the fray. Issue orders. Our erstwhile friend managed two out of three of those so actually, great job. The amygdala triggering adrenaline, our physiological reaction to that is beyond our control. It's main job is to alert us to threat & flood us with hormones that will serve us well in fight or flight, so the fail is actually a win - his body is healthily functioning!
There is no wilderness in Britain, it is one huge managed farm. The farm animals are the humans, they have to compete against one another for handouts of metalic tender discs which they exchange for food and shelter and this is the reason why they don't get along. The slave owners laugh and mock us in their Hollywood movies but the sheeples are blissfully unaware of their plight due to relentless TV brainwashing. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength - 1984
I had a guy attack me while I was night fishing, giving the billy big, he spat at me.I’m 6 foot 5 and 17 stone. Watching the colour drain from his face and then the thud as his nose connected to my right hand. Funnily enough he disappeared whimpering and I went back to sleep. I don’t suffer fools gladly, but you did the right thing mate 👍
Oh wow!! What absolute horrible human spitting in your face. He must have gotten a terrible shock when you defended yourself. He will think twice about doing that again. Thanks for your comment and supporting our little channel.
@@davidgarratt5518 I love the song you Millwall lads sing its quality. We are Leek Town nobody likes us at the moment only because we are top of the League
New subscriber and van dweller. As a doorman of 22 years experience.. In no way did I see you losing your cool. I thought it was a measured response setting clear boundaries to protect your family and your personal space from an aggressor..simple. In my experience anyone who steps back and folds their arms had violence as intent as is literally restraining themself by doing so. Looking forward to checking out your back catalogue and new travels :) Namaste.
Thank you for you comment and the benefit of your experience. I felt the same when he folded his arms and that's why I continued to attempt to make space between him and my boy who was sat right behind me. I feel like I did loose my cool a little when the adrenaline kicked in, I try to show Maximus a way with words. He is on the Autistic Spectrum and has developmental delay and anxiety. His emotional develop meant is around 4 years old, even though he looks like a "neurotypical" boy things can effect him. It was definitely a balance of trying to give a measured response and trying to show Maximus the right way. In that I definitely feel I lost my cool a little. Still nice to hear from someone who has had to deal with these things day in day it, my gut reactions were inline with the situation a you saw it. Thanks for the Sub, hope you enjoy our videos ✌️
@@traveling-taylors Thankyou for the response..much appreciated :) I've also worked as a peer based councilor and simply wanted to say that Maximus seems a charming young man and I appreciate his sensitivities and also your desire to set a good example as his protector when faced with emotional volatility from another. I thought you did a Sterling job of balancing your response to the aggression you all experienced in an isolated environment... Bullies only tend to respond to perceived negative consequences for them and it's worth considering how it may have escalated had you not 'lost your cool' as you perceive it. Perhaps go easy on yourself..we are good men..not superman ;)
@@traveling-taylors You will dude thats perfectly normal and expected. It was a traumatic experience for all of you and your obviously empathic nature will attempt to discern with hindsight how it (you) could have been 'better'. You did what you did in the moment and it worked out the best it could have when it could have been so much worse...it's obviously not in your nature to have to talk to people that way and it isn't sitting comfortably with you...that's on him and his wife...not you. Let's put responsibility for this situation where it belongs.
Thanks again, it's a funny one RU-vid. I was in two minds whether to even include it in the video. It is what happened and that's what this is supposed to be about - our travels. Doesn't sit well though even now. It also opens us up to peoples thoughts and opinions and although most see it for what we did there are always those that see it differently and reply with abuse - even if then don't realise that's what they are doing. Thankfully only one so far Thanks again for your comments
They should definitely not be going about doing what they did. They were old too and unfortunately, like you mentioned he may knock on someone's van that isn't so calm.
Unfortunately he'd come across that person if that were me as well lol. Old or not I don't like intimidating behaviour, fools or being spat at lol. I'm with the 6'7 fella. I'm 6'4 and being spat at is a huge no no...Can take being called all sorts of names and insults bit spit at me and I'm willing to get arrested for smacking a knocked lol gotta deal instant justice with some people imo. Fair play for not lumping them tbh haha
Thank you, we just try to show Maximus a way with words and try and stay Calm. That was hard to do in that situation 🤯. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Good on you for showing this. Too many people show only the rosy side of life on social media. Hopefully Mrs and Mrs Old Codger see this and pull their heads in. I don't think you overreacted. It's just a shame you felt you had to move.
Ive dealt with these types before, best thing to do is to open the door as hard and fast as you can whilst they are stood there (use your foot to create momentum) they usual end up on the floor at which point you can jump out and determine whether or not further force is required to protect yourself and your family from potential harm..... if someone comes banging on your van in the night, deal first and ask questions later..
Would not be able for that in the middle of the night... As soon as they knocked I would be fuming I am not a people person. Only a fool would cross the line to knock on a man's door late at night.
And if it's the police? Either way, you've just assaulted someone. You can't claim self-defense just because they knocked on your door late at night. Poor judgment, imo especially with the police state we currently live in.
I live in a van (t6). Always park facing my exit, straight wheels, 3ft gap to the rear of the van so as to reduce becoming blocked. First bit of perceived trouble, l always move to my second choice pre- chosen, as it reduces confusion in that moment. In a back handed way, the old couple did all of you a favour, Maximus woke up in a location he liked, you got the best footage from the trip, and as a family you all shrugged it off. ( You have an incredible wife, who has a great personality, with a real strength, ( in kindness).👍
Thanks Russell, in the end it came down to is it worth that much of our time and they just weren't. Maximus is happy and has enjoyed another adventure in the van since. He is really looking forward to heading for Scotland and finding snow after Christmas 🙂
@@traveling-taylorsit's for the common good if not for yourself, they'll do it again if they're not told with absolute clarity where the boundaries are.
I am so proud of how you handled this. Honestly, this was good, even if it doesnt feel like you handled it well. Those folks weren't looking to solve a problem, they were looking to make a problem. I appreciated how strong (not aggressive!) you were for your family. You folks are exceptional (the care, the gentleness but also the protectiveness and strength)
I would have moved after the interaction with the woman. Unfortunately, we don't get the abuse for who we are and how we act, we get it for all the previous van dwellers who have parked there before. I don't stay in places just because I'm entitled to and it's legal, I stay in places that are safe and that is my priority. Packing up and driving 20 minutes to a back up spot is far less hassle than dealing with 'the knock'.
It was so very quiet and safe we didn't expect the knock. We don't park anywhere just because we have rights but we won't be intimidated by people telling us we have no rights either. We just want a quiet, peaceful life, hence why being responsible and respectful citizens. Unfortunately for the guy that wanted to fight with Graham, he will knock on the wrong door one day and will be met with somebody less restrained. I hope that doesn't happen but inevitably it will. People know their rights nowadays and don't take kindly to bully boy tactics. We did move on though and find somewhere else that was peaceful.
Thanks. I was talking to the fishing lads. It is a club water, can't remember the name - was a big club though with a lot of waters. Day tickets available though 🙂
Having lived in vans and Trucks for years ive had to square up to idiots like these for years, take thd fight to them, i always had a an axe handy as i had a woodburning stove , a good bright LED torch on pulse mode in a persons face at night is v.disorienting, some people just need a good slap to makd them rethink their behaviour, fit external led lights high up on van roof to see whose about.
We have the big light bar on the front, but my thought was to pick up the camera and have a record for the police dbf. I didn't even know if I would include it in the video, but it was real and sadly it is what can happen. I have just said to John in another comment " In a way we were lucky that they were not very nice but backed down" I also said I can definitely understand why people feel the need to have some form of protection. Thanks for your comment :-)
Wow, that was intense. I think you can guess my reaction G. I'm so very sorry you having to go through this. I realistically agree you handled it legally and you had Maximus to think of but they had already traumatized him so they already did the damage. If that had been our Harley or Mikey they would have gone into full blown meltdown as I am sur Maximus probably did. I know for sure our Harley would probably never have got in the van again. I hope it hasnt upset Maximus badly and put him off going in Wooflie again. That would be a tragedy that would be heart breaking and destroy everything you are trying to build for a life for him. I think he was a pompous up himself prat filled with his own self importance and was darned lucky he hadnt done that to someone who would have given both of them instant flying lessons with no yoga experience needed. This has just upset me so much. Its the first time ever from following you guys and supporting the channel that I have been so upset for you all. I dont think I'll forget the emotion in your voice ever, G. You are a top top man and I am so darned proud of you for defendng your family from knuckle dragging idiots. Chin up. its one event out of lots of memories and thankfully baloons like those two are rare. Dont let them taint using woolfie or make you second guess using him. He's brilliant. You are all brilliant and its a brilliant life affirming channel. I'll tell you in person one of these days when we meet and I can tell you about my amazing nephews. Much love- Kenny
Thanks Kenny, Maximus was really upset. They just didn't understand why we were asking the to leave and move away. Only when Maximus was already crying and rocking from the incident with the wife. I didn't show it as he doesn't want to see it again. I always ask him what he would like in the videos. It is only fair. They didn't go away proper till he was screaming and pressing the horn for long periods. Thankfully our boy is well supported and loved and we took the time after the incident to reassure him he did nothing wrong and that they were not very nice people. His innocence and trusting of other people is still there and he still loves his Wolfie. We talked to him about what he wanted to do after that situation, about moving or going home - which ever he chose we would follow his wishes. He chose to stay and wanted to move away from the nasty people. He wanted to stay his one more night of his holiday. We moved and reassured him again and settled him down. Thankfully he woke up happy and the people next to us were lovely with him, we spent an hour talking to them and he explored in their van and asked a million questions. They definitely helped him forget about what the night before had brought. I probably sound like I was having a moan about them - when in reality I have no problem with what they were doing. They left no trace and turned everything down at a reasonable time. We had just had a fill and wanted calm, part of the reason we seek out places of solitude to camp in the first place Maximus has had another adventure since in Wolfie and is looking forward to his next after Christmas. He is midering me everyday to do the jobs that need doing for the colder weather 😊
I am an instant fan. What a lovely family. I have a son with autism and i couldn't imagine that happening to us. I was heart broken to see such nasty people treating your beautiful boy like that. They should be ashamed of themselves. God bless you all 🙏❤️
My favourite site in the peaks is the one next to the top of Stanage Edge on the road from Ringinglow on the back road to Hathersage. A bit windy but it ensures a peaceful night's sleep from human interruptions. I have a brilliant system in my van. It's an ex-tesco delivery van and was fitted with a 4-camera system with recorder. i managed to get it to work independently off the house battery system. So if I hear a 'worrying' noise in the night I can fire up the recording system and check all the cameras on my viewing screen while still in my warm bed!
We did debate whether to head back to the Roman road and just sleep there, but decided to have tea and park down by the walk to have a look in the morning. As you can see from the drone footage it is pretty impressive in its design. It didn't work out that way. The cameras are a great idea, Tim was saying the same - we need to get some :-)
@@traveling-taylorscameras definitely mean you can see what's happening without showing your face. Sometimes you want to just drive away without interacting.
Too be honest Guys my brother was disabled. And i wouldn't of stood for that for sure . Being the way those horrible people was with you. I would kept it calmly, then i would of said how you said mate get away from my space. Lucky for me mate. We have a good CCTV on our van. Id definitely get one yours selves as an extra percussion. Some nasty people out there... Was a lovely adventure you showed us and explored. Amazing drone. And great footage. I flew my drone once in high winds in sport mode it was no problem lol. Even had trouble to land it . Would you believe. It was my phantom pro 4. I lower d it to head height. And took it by hand and turned the motors off manually... So sorry you had to go through this horrible ordeal with nasty people out there. Weldone Maximus for starting wolfie...❤❤❤
Thanks Tim, the newer bigger drones have a better wind rating. The little Mini 2 gets us some great shots for now. Maximus loves starting the Van, it makes his day sometimes :-) You got any new adventures planned?
@traveling-taylors on about going back to whitby and going maybe where you went lake district. I've had to get a better fridge freezer as solar not as good lol. Battery amazing though.
Life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, which is unfortunate. But from what I took in from the scene, you handled it well. As a parent with a child with additional needs I will do anything and everything to protect my family, as you did there. I would be exactly the same playing it over and over again in my head, just the way some of us are made. The positive comments say it all 👍
Thanks, it is hard to watch someone accosting my child when it is clear once he talks back he has the communication level of a 4 year old. This didn't stop the wife and I had to place myself between them and get Maximus in the Van. I wish I had the audio but I still had the externalics plugged in and not switched on. I tried to communicate as pleasantly as possible with her that she was verbaly attacking and intimidating ( with the Shep )a child with additional needs. She didn't like that, but I just said there are now signs only the public footpath and no public access on the water works. She left saying she was going to call the police. Then he bounced at the window and into the Van. Another person commented they heard my voice break and I was scared, I was to be fair - I was affraid I was going to have to do something in front of my son that I didn't want to do. I was afraid I would loose my cool. The adrenaline kicks in at the point my voice breaks and that is where rational thought normally leaves and fight or flight kicks in. I didn't want to fight in front of my son, but there was no other option than to push forward and get him out of the space. He clearly looked like he wanted to fight and that was not acceptable. Even now I play it over and over again. The positive response has backed my own thought process, I am not going to lie though. My body and mind had a trauma response both to my own situation and to what Maximus had been exposed to. He is so young in his emotional and social development and things like this can leave an impression. We don't let him watch fighting or play games with fighting in. He is still more interested in Peppa pig. Some people just don't get it. He has violent outbursts towards us though and we know how hard he can hit. He is the size of a small man 😊 with the development age of a toddler. He doesn't yet understand how to control those emotions or feelings. Sorry for the war and peace reaponse. Best wishes to you and your family and thanks again for watching and commenting 🙂
@@traveling-taylors absolutely no need to apologise for the long reply. You absolutely hit a raw nerve with her. The reason she probably didn’t back down and was more aggressive was because she knew she’d messed up. You were perfect with him, forced him to move away from the van. You handled it well 👌 Your son is a big unit! 😂😂 that is a problem (especially if he’s kicking off 😢) as a lot of people have no idea. Open their mouth first, before thinking. There is that, you really don’t know how it impact the kids, episodes like that. Thankfully not an everyday occurrence. Try and put it to bed (says me replying 😂😂). Looking forward to your next upload and adventure. Take care. 👍
This is right in my back yard I have had nights like this travelling in France and Spain and the UK when something kicks off then you can't sleep .but this is something you will laugh about in the future
Full time tent Nomads here 👋🏼👋🏼 glad you stood your ground and stayed cool... I'd not have done as well lol. Vans are never good really. Also have a GSD, and he's very much a lover, not a fighter unless pushed. Hope no more issues..
I agree, they do need to seek help as they may come across somebody who isn't quite as restrained. Thanks for watching and supporting our little channel 🙂🙂
From my exoerience in security , he was no threat to you what so ever . His voice was nervous , him crossing his arms was a sign of him feeling threatened and he really didnt want to be there after he was forced to step back ! Probably egged on by the wife ... You did the right thing , standing your ground verbally.. id be saying the opposite if you had hit him so well done !!
I could tell by the way your voice was breaking that you were scared during the encounter, but you manned up anyway to protect your family and got the bully away from you all. A brave man is not one who does not get scared, but one who does what he has to do in spite of being scared. Kudos to you, mate.
I interpreted it by the voice wobble that this fine gent was just at the point of losing his rag and unleashing terror onto the intruder. No scared of the intruder, but scared that he might take the intruders head off for threatening his family.
Hi, I have just seen this video and OMG I can't believe somepeople. Me and my partner work and climb in the Peak District all the time, and we haven't had anything like this. Please keep coming back as we are not all like the aggressors in your video. Happy travels and adventures.
Thank you, we love it all around the Peak District, most people we meet are lovely, like anywhere there are always a couple. We won't let it put us off. Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
You responded appropriately .... don't feel bad. You were a lot cooler headed than what I would have been. I have about 75% APACHE Native American blood running through my veins and I would have been a little more pro active than you were so don't feel bad for protecting the ones that you love! Good job and keep bringing the viewers more cool content on your camping adventures.
Thank you, we have quite a few adventures on our little Channel now. did daily vlogs from Scotland on our Winter Road trip. Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
@@traveling-taylors no worries 👍. I couldn't ever fault a Man just trying to protect his loved ones .... you're a good Man and keep up the good and entertaining content and I will keep watching! I don't like flying so videos like yours lets me see how other far off places that I will bever get to see in person look.😉😊👍
Are you implying that native americans are more likely to have uncontrollable rage and temper issues thus being more prone to violence? This is a very intersting theory.
Just subscribed to your channel 😎 You handled the situation really well and being assertive towards unknowns at night is definitely the way to handle this sort of situation 😎
Thank you so much for your comment and for subscribing to our little channel, we really appreciate it 🙏 Graham's Assertiveness definitely payed off as they did back off eventually
I've had a few similar incidents. In this case, I can sort of see their perspective up to the point where she and he realized you were a family, not a group of destructive hooligans. The last guy that tried that with me regretted it, no details necessary...suffice it to say, I have not seen that fella in the area of the river since.
I’m so sorry to hear you all went through this, in the moment it’s bloody terrifying…. Myself and friend were in a similar position….a man didn’t like her dog (15 months old poodle).. so he kicked the dog and then came at us when we tried protecting the dog… he was nose to nose, bright red, veins popping, spitting as he shouted his diatribe (hates campers it seems)… I put my arm out and instructed him to “back off, step back” he took that really badly, he went to hit me 😮… he completely lost it…. Luckily I was able to move side on and he hit past me….. my dad taught all of his daughters well, Iv done BUJ, MMA and boxing for over 25 years…. I had trained my whole life for that interaction…. I wrapped myself around him like a snake, took his back and rear naked choke until he dozed off… then I lifted his legs to help him come around and suggested again “back off” he tried one last attack and again missed his target, at that point I hit him and we left…. He was shouting “I will get you next time”…. There are some dreadful people about… he was an angry drunk little man…. Everyone should learn self defence on some level…. I think it saved us…. Once your limbic system kicks in, it’s really hard to think outside of frames, so the more you practice the more natural it is…. Meet them with the same level of violence they meet you and if they do go nose to nose, exceed their level of violence, he really underestimated his marks that night You handled it beautifully, clear instructions and you held your own, bloody scary
Thank you so much for your comment. I can't believe some horrible human kicked your dog 😢 and then went nose to nose with you. He definitely picked on the wrong person when he chose you though and good for you for defending yourself properly 👍 Hopefully you taught him a tough lesson that he cannot go around behaving in that way. Thank goodness you are adept at handling yourself. Thanks for supporting our little channel 🙂
Lots of respect mate you handled that really well. Im in the Peak District quite often if you ever fancy going back give us a shout and we could arrange a meet up.
Thanks, just trying to show Maximus a way with words. It's so important with his developmental delay, he is so young and impressionable in his development and already so big :-) Been round your neck of the woods over the past few days for half term. Stayed at Chevin Forest last night, it was misty when we went up to the tops this morning - still a great view. A meet up could always be a possibility :-) Thanks for watching and commenting.
Mate proper Respect to you keeping your shit real I've been to prison for violence twice i snapped and put the aggressive starters in there place in the end but i got punished for standing my ground against the feeble Karen's trying to take away our freedom but you Kept your shit real God bless you mate🙏
Thank you - sorry to hear you went through that for standing your ground. That is always a concern with any incident like that. As Maximus has developmental delay he only has the emotional age of a 4 year old and just going through that was traumatic enough for him without seeing his dad fighting with a guy. He was right up in my face and my main thought was just to get him out of the space a Maximus was directly behind me. Thankfully I managed to move him out of the door without it escalating. There was a moment though when I worried it would become something more when he didn't move back immediately. Thanks again for watching and commenting :-)
Sounds like you hit women. Thing is, life is full of gas lighters. That means manipulation, making you that what's obvious. Even the people who make videos like this are part of an agenda. Maximus? That's a funny name. He has a mental, no, emotional delay problem. Yeah, and then you meet these other funny people with God knows what wrong with them, mentally.
Hello from Bastrop Texas USA. Enjoy the scenery much. There is no excuse for rude people. You really did a good job maintaining yourself. Here in Texas he would have probably been pepper sprayed in his eyes if he wouldn't back up. Enjoy your travels. Where are you in this video?
Happened to me a few times . I can go from calm to hyper aggresion in a millisecond . They will always back off... I am also a petty git & if I know their address I will order a 12yd skip from every skip hire company in the area.
This has made me chuckle. I can just imagine somebody coming home from work to unwanted skips dotted about the place. 😂 Thanks for watching along, commenting and supporting our little channel.
I can’t believe that happened! What is wrong with these people? They live in a beautiful place and are miserable as sin. It’s the same here in Weymouth, you walk in a nice place and say hello and half of them ignore you or smirk at you! You handled that perfectly considering you had your family there. Pair of bullies who will be coward bullies till the day they die. If I was on my own they would if had a fright but if I had my family with me I would of done the same you handled that perfectly and calmly and assertively which is a good lesson for Maximus!
I think you stayed very calm, I can’t imagine my husband greeting such people so calmly! 😂 Hope your lad was okay though! Whether you were in the right or wrong for staying there, there was no need for their aggression. Just a polite word to advise that the road was private (if this was the case) & to ask that you kindly move on…perhaps even pointing out another spot for you to stay, as they’d know the area! People are just too quick to speak to each other so disgustingly; we are all just trying to live our lives and have some joy! 😊
Thank you so much for your comment. Our son was quite distressed as the woman had accosted him with her German shepherd and was awful to him. He was just sat outside the van talking to his robot. Graham told her to step away from our boy and asked Max to come back in the van. Then the man opened our van door aggressively and luckily Graham managed to shut the door and tell him to step away. They weren't very nice people and unfortunately for them they will come across somebody less patient than Graham. Thanks watching along and supporting our channel. Have a great weekend 🙂
@@traveling-taylors ah I’m so sorry to hear that your boy was distressed! To do that to any child as an adult, is disgusting. Just glad you were all safe in the end and I hope that you never encounter such vile humans again! X
Thank you so much. Had it just been Graham and I we would have just called the police but we had to remove Max from the situation. It was a very unpleasant experience but we managed to enjoy the rest of our adventures. Thanks again for your lovely, supportive comments 🙂🙂
I WAS THAT ANNOYED I FORGOT TO SAY THE SCENERY IS BREATHTAKING AND BEAUTIFUL... YOUR HAS BAD HAS ME FOR FRIDGE MAGNETS LOL 😂😅.. HOPE TO BUMP INTO YOU ONE DAY TO PUT THE WORLD TO RIGHTS LOL 😆 😄 BIG HUG TO YOU ALL AND A SPECIAL HUG FOR MAX AND FREYA XXXXXX BECKY XXXXX
Thank you. It's lovely all round there - we like the fridge magnets a little reminder of all the places we visit in the van :-) If you see us out and about just say hello, thanks for commenting :-)
@traveling-taylors IF I SEE YOU 3 I WILL BE HONOURED TO SAY HELLO TO SUCH A LOVELY OLD SCHOOL FAMILY.....YOU ARE SUCH A LOVELY COUPLE WITH YOUR SON HES BRILLIANT AND BEEN BROUGHT UP WITH IMPECCABLE MANNERS ❤️ 💖 HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND BECKY XX
Bullies, she had a pop at your lad, thinking he was an easy target. Notice how the man absolutely wilts, when you say "don't start". You just have to set these types right from the off. Firmly let them know, mouthing off isn't ever going to work. I have delivered a sharp, sobering, open-handed slap to violent aggressors if there was no other option. Obviously this can escalate, and these types are looking to goad you, then get the police. As opposed to raking you on themselves.
Yeah, the wife wasn't nice. I do try to show Maximus a way with words. It wouldn't be good for him to see me slapping someone, Although I can def understand that response. Thankfully it didn't come to that :-)
I think there is an increasing number of people in this society who have a toxic combination of being utterly miserable, bored and entitled. Rather than find some meaning in their lives, like you and your family clearly have, they like to impose their chronic unhappiness on other people. Especially people whom they see doing something fulfilling and positive. It's a form of jealousy I think. Anyway, regards and best of luck from Dublin, Ireland.
Not in the 12 years of holidaying in our campervan have we had someone coming knocking or any comments from anyone. We off grid most of the time. I'm sorry you experienced that.The only thing we experienced on our trip to Slovenia last year were people discussing our number plate pointing at it. Since the rules changed on displaying GB we replaced it with a plain 1, well a pheasant on the Shetland isle's ran into us and we didn't get a new 1 with UK on. People were so confused by it.😂
:-) Tbh it is the only thing we have run into in our travels so far, a few people have been on and said they are known locally and are not very nice people. Just one of those things and we have been out and about since with no problems. Thanks for watching and commenting :-) and watch out for them pheasants
I think you were protecting your family that’s all . There behaviour was disgusting and unacceptable sadly to many of types today. Your were a dad . He is lucky you dident properly put him in the picture. 👍
Get yourself a powerful torch. An LEP ( laser excited phosphor) or LED thrower would do the trick. No matter how big or aggressive a person is they are immediately at a disadvantage when they can’t see!
Funnily enough I have an older 6 cell mag light, that can definitely produce some light, might have to get some new batteries for it :-) Thanks for watching and commenting
Discussing behaviour and thay was very lucky your a sensible guy because that could of went very bad for them two at the door. Am new to chanel and enjoying it thanks.
Glad you have never had to experience anything like it - it's not nice and wouldn't like to have it happen again, especially with Maximus sat behind me.
In nine years of full timing I 've only had one very strange incident with older Frecnhman who decided my vintage motorhome was smoking too much as I waited for the air brakes to prime on a winter morning . After a few choice French swear words he came at me with a hammer , but stopped when I didn't move an inch and pointed my finger straight at him shouting " ARRET " !😂 Luckily the age difference made it more slapstick than anything and he seemed to realise he'd lost the plot . slinking back to his own motorhome and slamming the door . I appreciate your incident was far more serious and you handled it well . Good strong response that made it clear you wouldn't be intimidated . People can be very unpredictable though so moving on after the event was the sensible thing to do !!
Thanks so much for your comment and my imagination conjured up all sorts of images with an old French man with a hammer in his hand and you not moving 😂 an inch. Nowt so strange as folk 🙂
I thought you handled the illegal harassment very well. Unfortunately I have personally heard of similar occurrences in the UK/Scotland. Time for you to venture to France maybe, where I now live. So much free parking, and overnighting on car parks is actively encouraged with free or cheap facilities like drinking water, toilet emptying, electricity etc. the UK should wake up to the fact that people like you are boosting the local economy, and lengthening the tourist season. I have subbed as I really enjoyed your touring and travel vlogging. Looking forward to more of your outings. Thanks Jo in France 🇫🇷
Thank you for commenting, hopefully this summer we will get back over into Europe and travel through France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We will see how far we get and what adventures we can have :-)
Been living in this van for around 3x years, Think I've only had 1x knock when parked at a RSPB but I could hear his friends saying "But he's got a right to park here", another occasion I was parked in a public road on the edge of a Castle Estate, I had the local security stop in front of my van flashing light, I've got a bulkhead and no windows only 2x sky lights so was hardly aware, they passed the following morning, we chatted and all was OK. My worst one was when I was parked down a country lane on a Saturday evening at a spot I've stayed at many times, was aware of a commotion outside turned out to be 5-6 Police cars with lights flashing but no sirens, clearly they were looking for someone or something, I knew that if I opened my door they would try to do me for something, but as they hadn't knocked and had no reason to I didn't open the door, they left after a few minutes but left one car with WPC's possibly Plastic cops, they tried intimidating me by saying "This is Really Suspicious, clearly up to no good"' followed by "We've called the locksmith who said he'll rip my door off in seconds so we can make an arrest", I continued to watch Star Trek with headphones on one ear, a few minutes later they said "OK a tow truck is on its way"' but then they drove off LoL. I'm sure you do what most van folk do as in be polite and pick up rubbish etc. Hope thats your first and last knock, you can't help what others think or do, clearly their world must be pretty sad in order to chose to interfere with others rather than live and let live.
I truly believe that most people are good but they are definitely some that are not so nice and have had their closed minds convinced that vanlifers leave mess and make noise, when in reality most of us pick up rubbish from spots we stay in that locals have left. In this week's video you can see us picking up litter that we didn't leave. All we can do is just continue doing good, keep ourselves to ourselves and be free 🙂🙂
Handled very well, I'll be first to admit I'm a little hot headed at times and, honestly; no idea how I'd deal with that situation but it probably wouldn't have been great! What a shame, ruins the whole experience, especially for Maximus.
Thanks, Maximus did really well. We woke up in the morning next to a nice couple and they took his kind right off it as he asked them a million questions:-)
I live in the US, the State of Florida. People here don't often bang on someone's car and threaten others. Many of us are armed and legally carry firearms. Our laws permit us to stand our ground, no duty to retreat. And our vehicles are covered by what is called the "Castle Doctrine", meaning our homes and cars are, our castle and can be defended...should be defended. Certainly our wives and children fall under that doctrine. We have a God given right. to defend ourselves and have retained the right to be armed to ensure our own safety. Contrary to media reports, we are not a lawless society. At least in Florida, and other states like Texas, Arizona, Alaska and some others; we are quite polite to each other. And if threatened, we exercise our judgement, skills and common sense (most of the time) in making decisions that are best for us. Sometimes it is best to retreat, but we are not obligated to and can use deadly force to defend our selves and loved ones...and be home by dinner. This fellow, his wife and her menacing dog, would probably have stayed home and carped about traveler's in vans, on their Facebook page (maybe not the dog). .
Unfortunately for the dog he was just following instruction. It's never the dogs fault, always how they are brought up. I know you guys over in the states can and do still carry firearms, and like dogs, the gun is only dangerous if the owner needs it to be. We don't have guns on the streets anymore, well not legally - there is still and element of gun and knife crime. A number of decades back we had a mass shooting and firearms were banned. I am thankful for that really, we haven't had an incident like that since and for the majority of us we can breath easier without them. They just weren't nice people I think, others from round that way have said he is known locally. I don't think he expected me to push back instantly and move him out. He lost his point straight away. Thankfully words were all that I needed as I really want to show Maximus that is the way :-) Thanks for watching and commenting
@@traveling-taylors always carry some treats: Dogs are easily co-opted. As for its owners, well done! Not showing weakness, but standing up to this fellow, better, giving him commands which he followed, changed the dynamic. I hope that is your last such encounter and that you and family have happy trails from here on…
Hello and congratulations you just met a Karen and her husband. it's hard to calm down after the adrenaline kicks in, I'm not sure about the UK but in the US the last thing you want to do is call a cop they can only make a situation worse, so carry on my good man you and your family enjoy life.
As someone who has never watched one of your videos before, I'm just playing devil's advocate. It's pitch dark in the middle of nowhere and a van pulls up not far from these people's home. They must have been concerned as to what intentions you had. The lady had her dog for protection it seems and that got your ire up. I don't blame them for investigating but once the man saw it was you with your family then he could have toned it down and just have wished you a pleasant night.
Thanks for the comment. We always try and work on both sides when we find somewhere. It was a small car park next to a resivour and a UU works. No houses in site. The only house that are there are the staff ones at the back off UU again no where near. Anyway they are who they are and did what they did. A few locals on the comments have said the are well known and not nice folk. It seems like we are not the only ones they have been like that with. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hopefully you will watch some of our nicer videos, there are a good few now 😊
I sometimes sleep in the back of my ford connect for work and pocket the hotel money,I actually prefer it to a cheap hotel.It’s amazing how often someone tries the door handles
Freya normally barks if anyone comes that near, although on our last adventure we have 5 or 6 cars outside. When I went out they were just kids and didn't realise it was a camper. You never know though, so we have been looking at external cameras. Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
I cannot believe some Neanderthal had the audacity to try and force his way into your van! Good for you standing up to him in a calm manner. Don’t let either of them put you off, keep trucking 👍
Shocking. Protecting your family, first and foremost, and handled the right way. Everyone is shouting plant one on him. They showed what a s…t type of people they were. Very easy for us to be experts after the event. You can’t teach stupid.
I am shocked you were so calm and composed. i feel people just want to be confrontational. Using the dog as a weapon is so dangerous as well. There are a lot of people who just want to piss people off.
Firstly can I say how well you handled the situation, if it was me an that stupid moron of a man put his head in my van mmmm let's just say he would have been in some pain pronto . I've never watched a vanlife video and been so sick to my stomach, they really are a vile couple, you shouldn't have blurred anyone out shame those pathetic excuses. I'd seriously consider showing the police the video as using a dog to intimidate a child really is a vile act of intimidation , what lunatic does that 🙈. Nice one for getting the drone back 👍🏻 I didn't have so much luck a few months ago 🙈 a seagull took a dislike to my DJI mini and it ended up in the sea, last I heard it was doing the back stroke 🙈😂. You are a beautiful family and it shines through your videos and we thank you for letting us into your adventures, good or bad your videos are great and we hope we see you on the black tar rivers one day, you truly are an inspirational family, sending love peace and good energy always ❤️🙏🏻
Thank you, it turned my stomach editing it. I don't want to show their face as that is just not us. I have said a couple of times I didn't know weather to include it, we do try to keep it all positive, probably to the detriment of views and such as RU-vid seems to thrive from controversy. I think this is the first time in 123 videos we have had something like this. It was real though and what happened - so it was part of our travels. We said we would call the police and they replied with we know them all, like it gave them the right to behave as they did. 🤯 As for the drone, there is around 5 minutes of footage of it fighting against the updraft from that dam. I had a little bit of a sweat on thinking it was going to drop and that would be it. The battery light came on and wind warnings, return to home couldn't work cause it was stuck. I was so happy when I got it out of the main wind and could get it back to us. :-) The back stroke made me chuckle 🤣 Thanks as always 🤠
@@traveling-taylors you upload or not whatever you want 👍🏻 as I totally know what you mean about RU-vid (sadly) the world's definitely getting a mad place and these platforms prefer that 🤯. You've just given us a chuckle imagining you with a sweat on getting the drone back 😂 (know the feeling) all ended well though 🙏🏻👍🏻. You know as well as we do this was just two complete idiots and a one off bonkers incident, karma will not take kindly to what happened. Look forward to more adventures from you (still showing people your van extention videos 👍🏻) love, peace and good energy ❤️🙏🏻
:-) drones - great bits of kit, cause some worry though. Yes unfortunately drama sells - Maximus watches every video we make, he loves to talk about his adventures. So we don't like drama, we like the videos to display his good behaviour and create positive reinforcement. That's why we don't include his meltdowns or go into to much detail in the videos. Would you believe we get thumbs down on episodes where we don't include those things, for some macabre reason people want to see our child at his lowest. We just don't oblige. This was real though and it highlights other peoples behaviour towards him and towards people who decide to travel in their vans, whether that be full time or just as we do when we can. It's sad really as people use the term freeloaders a lot, personally before we had a child with additional needs and before that as a single person I worked for some big companies and gave them blood. 6 in the morning till 10 a night with travel either side of that. Yes I made some decent money, I also paid some ridiculous amounts in tax. When I had my own business even more in tax. As everyone who has a bricks and mortar setup up does, we pay council TAX. As anyone anywhere who shops, we pay value added TAX on everything. Our vehicle we pay road TAX and TAX on fuel. No one in this country who wants to eat and live is a "free loader" It sickens me the way everything is geared in the UK to make you think less of your fellow human being and to question ever single penny your neighbour may or may not get. All the while our Social services and when I say that I mean things a population has basic needs for eg: GAS, ELECTRIC, WATER, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, NHS. All these things have been or are being sold so they can make billions for share holders whilst the infrastructure is crippled and left to rot. The system is skewed so people focus on benefit payment that cost a few million in comparison to tax evasion's that cost trillions. It's a sad state of affairs in the UK and across the wider world. Wow, I got off on a tangent then, back to the point - people are brainwashed to think anyone that doesn't comply to the norm and feed the corruption in the system is somehow their enemy and needs to be confronted. In doing so it legitimises behaviour like we experienced as have countless others. I wish their was a lot more love and peace and good energy, we wish you the same and thank you for yours 🙏
@@traveling-taylorsif he's saying he knows all the Police (& not lying) that means they're condoning his behaviour so the Police need to be reported too, to their County Police, to the elected Commissioner, to the Ombudsman & above all to both your MP & theirs. If the situation is left it *_will_* escalate, eventually to a situation like Oliver Twist or like Palestine. _I_ certainly don't want our country taking that route & I doubt many do. That's why the Police were invented in the first place.
We all have to protect our families, that's perhaps one of the oldest of human instincts. Here in the US, these type of encounters unfortunately escalate fairly quickly, but I have always counselled my husband to refrain from violence if at all possible. We have so many mental health issues that can easily escalate, and most people don't want to harm a mentally ill individual if at all possible. We are finishing the years long task of raising 2 special need granddaughters, and hope to go on our own "vanlife" adventures in another year, but based on the fact it will be in the US, we will have protection stashed against the worst case scenarios...
Thanks for watching and commenting. I don't envy you guys in the US. I'm so glad guns were banned in the UK. Still knife attacks are on the rise. I agree though an outcome without violence (especially when Maximus is involved) is the best resolution 🙂
It is a sad unfortunate thing that as camper van owners we have to deal frequently with entitled people. Who believe that the road or land that you are parked on is theirs and that they have a right to bang on your doors, window side of van anytime they want to. I think that they want that confrontation to get you to their level. At least you got it on camera...Ray
I have a cunning plan. Let’s all stay down that PUBLIC road. Put the ‘what three words’ location and we’ll stay there…. We’ll happily remind them of their folly..
I thought you handled it very well. Grew tall and very firm and consistent. What a shame people feel the need to dump their negativity on others. Well done! Dont let em grind you down.
Hi, thanks for commenting and supporting our little channel. They just didn't want us there and chose to approach our disabled lad who was just sat outside the van talking to his robot. They terrified him. They definitely live amongst us 😥
The other thing strangely I found happened with overnight camping ,out of way places down lanes and places way off road ,in this country you can get dks boy racers coming down ,sitting outside your camper playing loud music ,fkn around what a strange culture we are with some people 😂
I am replying backwards to you - just the way they pop up. Yeah we had a trip out a couple of weeks back and had 4 cars sat outside revving up, they were playing music aswell but I just didn't get the revving. I went out to talk with them and they were only kids and alright to be fair. Asked them if they were being funny or what, they didn't realise we were in there to be fair to them. They stopped the revving and turned the music down a bit. They stayed for about another 15-20 minutes and then made their way.
@@traveling-taylors yeah like I said that's a typical scenario with the boy racers ,my advice would be and don't get me wrong probably like yourself ,I'm game as a shithouse rat and normally was tooled up in the van ,but I wouldn't bother going out to em normally they get bored ,after half hour I couldn't be arsed giving them satisfaction of letting ,them know they were bothering me sometimes I've just slipped shorts on ,and gone through front curtain and re located van nearby lol.
Thanks, in my younger years my reaction would probably have been very different. Just trying to show Maximus a way with words :-) Thanks for watching and commenting
There's always some Nimby W ⚓ who think they own the place. If you act calmly you can explain it's a public road and you're within your rights. If they try to act aggressively and intimidate you - I tend to go full on wild and they back off quick. If they call the law the law won't do owt. If they are civil I just ask why they thought they needed to approach a vehicle if they didn't know if it'd be safe. Put the onus on them. Also make sure you know it's public land or a public road, that tends to put them off when you know all the facts. Coming to the door with a dog like that was obviously an intimidation tactic - I'd say : "if you don't want your dog gassed move him away - I have the right to protect myself by law". But I don't have a young child with me. Don't raise your voice look them square in the eyes and tell them to back off for their own safety. Sorry you had to deal with the village morons - You did right to move on. They tend to try and get help when you send them off and some don't have the brains to get off and keep their noses out. I use strong language but I don't lose my temper and I don't shout in fact I lower my voice and look right at them, they back off fast.
These two were a law unto themselves. Had Max not been with us we would have called the police as they were using threatening behaviour and like you said intimidation tactics 🙄 Next time they behave like this it may not work out so well for them.
@@traveling-taylors - I mean idiots if you had been up to no good in the back cutting up dead bodies they could've been next - some folk don't have the brains they were born wi'. Glad you're safe though.
You did well to stay as calm as that mate. What an absolute prick that bloke is, they drive me mad people like that. Hope your next trips are more chilled
I travel on my own with 2 Jack Russell dogs. Thankfully I’ve never had anything like this happen to me. I’m not sure what the problem was as you didn’t show why these idiots felt the need to harass you but I’m presuming they did not like you being there even though you were legally parked and not causing a nuisance. You were very respectful from the footage shown and you were calmer than I would have been. Don’t let it put you off, there are lots of nice people out there that I have bumped into on my travels.
The number of times when hiking in my early years i came across an ILLEGAL "PRIVATE" SIGN ! Carry on camping. The roads belong to the public who PAID FOR and PAY TO MAINTAIN (?) them at great expense more than is spent on them by the corperation allocated to do the work. The difference goes where ??????😮
MATE THERE IS ALWAYS THAT TYPE OF BONE-HEAD AROUND SOMEWHERE!!--THEY ARE THE SHIT-SIDE OF LIFE.--I ALWAYS CARRY A "BASE-BALL BAT"--WHEN TALKING JUST FAILS--PROTECT YOU WIFE &KID AT ALL COSTS !!
Thanks for commenting, whilst I always try and show Maximus a way with words - I can definitely understand why people would feed the need to have something to protect themselves with. In a way we were lucky that they were not very nice but backed down. It's a sad state of affairs, that was my main thought though - move him away from my boy and his space.
Gutted for you guys. We just watched and enjoyed your vlog. We found you by accident just one of those videos that autoplay when you don't stop the last one you are watching. So glad we found you, we have subscribed. We do a little RU-vid but more on Facebook. Were the women and the old guy related? They were bang out of order. So unnecessary to speak to anyone like that what ever their problem. Well done for handling it so well, not sure I could have done. It is because of people like that we couldn't wait to get over to Europe for the winter. Hope to see you down the road and if we do please say hello. Douglas would love to meet you and especially Maximus.
Thank you, yeah they are husband and wife. She confronted Maximus whilst he was alone, as a child on the Spectrum he has developmental delay so he is around 4 in his social understanding. She didn't know that of course so she was getting more angry with him not understanding her ( not that ehat she was saying was correc) she was holding her dog to try and intimidate him. When I moved between them and gor Maximus back in the van she came at me. I pointed out it where it stated public access and no public access. She left and then the husband came at me like he did. Maximus also has anxiety and that left him very upset. We moved because he didn't want to stay. No need for any of it. Thank you for your comment and sub. Hope you enjoy our little videos. If you see us out and about just say hello 👋 😊
Thanks for sharing. Having access from sleeping area to the front seat has always been a priority and this highlights the reason. I cannot understand people who design a van whereby they have to exit the van in order to get to the drivers seat to leave. Also, thread the seat belts through the door handles before bed. If anyone smashes or picks the lock they cannot immediately open the door. Ending on a positive, enjoy your travels and happy days.
Sadly people like them walk amongst us !!!, dont let them bother you.... enjoy your time with your family on your travels ..im sure you will make a lot more happy memories than bad ones.
In all our travels so far that has been the only real incident like that. The rest has all been good. Unfortunately though there are people out there like that everywhere. Thanks for watching and commenting:-)
New subscriber I work in retail and deal with people like this on a daily basis at no point did you lose control and remained calm. Sadly in life people love a confrontation
Completely agree. I used to work in a petrol station and the sheer amount of unreasonable scumbags you'd come across on a daily basis really opened my eyes. Junkies, petty thieves and aggressive people just looking for an argument. Most people are blissfully unaware of what's going on around them
You kept your cool where I definitely wouldn't, someone opened my van door like that they would be needing an ambulance especially if my wife and kids were in there. Perfectly within my rights as well to protect myself and my own regardless of where you stopped.
New subscriber my partner has worked in security for decades you was well handled very well especially with a child about something the guy didnt care about .You was well within your rights for a pre emotive srike there dont let mugs like that put you off .
He’s very lucky he didn’t meet the wrong person, or he could have been thrown round like a damp cloth, me and the misses have a van but thankfully 😅 not had to deal with knob heads like them 🐾🐾👍🏻😄
I don't understand what happened first was there an altercation between maximus and that woman with the German shepherd first? Because you are going to stand between them I am Dutch and I could not follow precisely what's really happened what's maximus not behaving or something like that you always hear one side of the story
Hello, Maximus is on the Autistic Spectrum and was non Verbal till he was 7. Even now he has basic communication Skills and doesn't understand complex communication. He like to be outside the Van with his Robot or his iPad (if you watch a few of our videos you will understand) The Woman accosted him and started telling him he shouldn't be there (which was rubbish). He didn't understand and would have replied with what's your name or something along those lines. She then started to get aggressive with him and pulled her German Shepherd back so he went into hi alert (like you see police do) This was when I had to step out and between them. We go away to try and stay out the way of people - yes there are always two sides to every story but in this case she was just a horrible woman and treated a child with additional needs disgracefully. Even after I told her he was on the Spectrum she let her Husband come out and confront us like that. She had no right to approach our child like that. As I said watch some more of our videos and you will see what we are all about and how Maximus communicates. Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
thank you for your explanation, I just found your channel, but my English is not that strong to be able to follow a story line properly, hence my question, I do have subtitles but that is ridiculously translated into Dutch haha. I am happy with your answer, now I can follow you with more and different understanding in upcoming adventures, warm greatings from the Netherlands
He was an old man and he knew he wouldn’t able to fight, that’s why he folded his arms. He was comforting himself because there was nowt he could do and he’d lost the fight
