WE WERE INTIMIDATED- BAD EXPERIENCE wildcamping in motorhome 

I totally agree we need more affordable pitch ups for Motorhomes. In this climate I wouldn’t park up in isolated places. As you say £10 for peace of mind is worth it to stay safe.

Hi guys, this does happen in Scotland. In Glasgow we have a name for these people we call them Ned’s ( non educated delinquents) the same people that don’t use bins. What we do when wild camping is travel outside of Ned’s reach,somewhere out in the middle of nowhere usually off a dead-end road so there is no passing traffic and far enough away from civilisation that the Ned’s can’t be bothered to travel that far. Keep up the great work,we appreciate your honesty 😊.cheers James

Very informative. Thank you. I was getting worried for you when you started to say a car turned up.. I would have been off like a shot😅 That road was very narrow bet you was hoping nothing was coming the other way!! Thank you both for showing us the comparisons.. take care xx

Hi corrin and Paul 👋 just us 2saying hi 👋 thanks again for sharing this video update and information. Some people always try to spoil it for others. Sorry you had a bad experience👋den and sue 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🚌🚌🚌

Last time it happened to me (at about 2am) i got up with a bad attitude, big dog and axe, marched over to see what all the noise was about.......they left quickly without explanation 😂

Great video guys 🥰 what a shame you had trouble with the wild camp in such a beautiful spot as well 😢 That was tight up that road 😳 we had some hairy moments in Wales 🤣🤣 it was a tad windy 😂 can’t wait to watch the next one 😊🥰 xxx

What a beautiful view along the road there are sheep too

Had a few of those experiences 😂, you can laugh afterwards but at the time you think was this a great idea ? . Great video guys , we have the Tom Tom camper alltho not fully tested as yet !!

Thanks for a really insightful look at wild camping in Wales. We think Paul was absolutely right to stay put, you just don't know who you're dealing with. Agree that £10 is a small price to pay for peace of mind, and a good nights kip! Looking forward to the next one, this series is brilliant, lots of love Julia and Gary 💕

Another very informative vlog guys, I wish I could say that I was surprised at the disruption you encountered but for me it sums up the UK in this day and age. Even down here in sleepy Devon the youth, or a very large section of the local youth, are completely out of control., I'm afraid to say that the feral amongst us have caught onto the fact that UK policing has been so damaged over the last decade that youths are free to cause havoc at will.

i think you are brave driving around staying in various spots like you do. i'm an old motorcyclist in my 70's who lives in the middle of the uk to the point where no one coast, east, west or south is especially nearer, over the years i've done lots of ride outs, sometimes well over 500 miles in a day but now i tend to stay at home haha, just too many disappointing places and ever more crowded roads. There are gold nuggets but so much tiresome and dangerous clag to wade through to get there even though of course i can filter on a motorcycle to some extent. Sometimes i do a b and b stopover but not often, they aren't always that peaceful.

Well said 👏

When I lived in England, there were Gypsies about the place, I was sleeping in my car for hard times, people sometimes would look at the car to see if worth getting in or taking, I’d see these Gypsies around before & had just said hi to them on occasion, they said to me if I get bothered one night to park with them, very nice to offer me that.

Why are our authorities so short sighted and backwards regarding park ups and aires. Totally insane the revenue small towns and businesses are missing out on.

Oh dear, it’s so very sad isn’t it? We are at times actually despairing at the state of the UK and the lack of hospitality, wherever you go in a campervan or motorhome. Why do so many places, banned overnight parking like to say they could be earning extra income? Travelling on the continent always seems to be so much more welcoming and perhaps, one day, the UK might wake up to this and do something about it, but I’m not gonna hold my breath. Great video, looking forward to more, all the best, Zoe and Malish.

We know what that feels like. You made the right call not to go out and challenge them. It will put you off for a while but boy racers have been quite rare for us over the years. £10 per night is fine but hard to find these days. Campsites are ripping people off these days. Hope you can forget the experience going forward.

I can recommend a sat nav which is a HGV one, you can put in all your weights and it will never take you down those narrow roads. Its a Garmin Dezl its got a built in dashcam and its brilliant, I've had it now for about 4yrs+ and it cost me about £300 at the time and best money I've ever spent. You can't go wrong with Garmin.👍

Tom Tom Camper Go was my purchase which I don’t regret. Allows you to punch in vehicle dims. You can store a couple of vehicles, so can be used for your car etc.

Next time you purchce a sav. nav. get one where you can put in the length and height of your unit.

Yes uk has this problem. We have never witnessed it in Europe!

Very good advice from both of you. Motorhomes are more suited to club sites 👍🏻

Recommendation regarding sat nav. Don't use one. We have been motor homing and carving for years. Get OS maps, and a good road atlas. Then drive the bit of the route that looks at if it may be difficult on street view before you set off.

I have been full time off grid for over 15 years, I never pay to park and I can count on one hand the number of times I have had issues with boy racers or idiots. Don't be worried about wild camping, the more you do it the more comfortable you will feel. I agree the continent is far better for facilities and I completely avoid places which do not welcome me. Places like the Lakes, Wales, and Cornwall. I also avoid all the town's who want me to pay to enter. I will spend my money where I am welcome.

I had a Garmin Nuvi that I used when we had our motorhome. I could choose which vehicle I was using eg car , truck , bus or emergency vehicle. I used bus mode to be safe. Never failed me. When the satnav eventually stopped working I a bought a new one. Same make but different model number. This one did not have the vehicle options sadly.

You don't have to tell us what August in Wales is like, we've been touring and just had our first dry and sunny day down in Cardigan. It's been bloomin' miserable up until today so fingers crossed 🤞

A bit late but take a look at the C&M nav, good for a motorhome as you can input size, weight, ect. Bought one a few months ago, cost under £200. Just returned from a 2k+ journey visiting France and Spain without any problems. Paul

All the Sat Navs are as bad as each other, it’s been suggested they all use one of two base mapping software. We always have a paper map, and use dual sat navs to try and avoid single tracks.

Some of the comments are a little harsh on the youngsters, without considering the real facts. They didn't touch the van or confront the occupants. They revved their engines and honked their horns and were perhaps a little boisterous. Maybe it is their regular little meeting place and, let's remember, it is THEIR local area. What was the thing about 'casting the first stone'?

For satnav I use google and I follow the route once it goes off the A roads looking at them with streetview. Any road that looks too narrow when I'm driving I just don't go up it, find an alternative road or destination! I've done the NC500 only using campsites every 3rd day for the facilities. There were two of us, small camper conversions but obviously campers, didn'thave any problems. This year's touir was in France for 2 weeks, used on campsite's facilities (waste dump and 2 showers 6 euro) and a Municiple campsite with all facilities, 16 Euros. It seems much easier in France had one night with a car arriving & playing loud music, lasted about 10 minutes then went away. The worst night was at a park up near a town where they had a 'music' festival on with loud music until 3 am. Didn't realize that was going to happen otherwise we would have stayed elsewhere. So many quiet rural parkups in France and the locals were really friendly!

Read the SOAC , Scottish Outdoor Access Code , wild camping specifically refers to non motorised camping , if you are in a motor caravan use a campsite , an aire, or authorised area for motor caravans . Scotland has become overwhelmed with the number of motor caravans , parking on private land , and folk are getting fed up with it , by all means park where you are allowed to park , it might cost you a tenner. I suspect that motor caravans are going to see much more of this .

Was there any trouble, i.e., banging on van trying to force entry

Is your sat nav a Avtex 2 . If so that’s what I have for my 7.5 mtr motorhome. If it is , it doesn’t give me much confidence when travelling. I would be having kittens although I don’t drive. My partner mark would say Kevin close your eyes and think of it as a new ride at Alton Towers . Ps even my dog Chester would put his paws 🐾 in front of his face .

Thanks guys, I have to agree with you both, The UK has a different culture when it comes to camping cars. So my view has not changed in regards to taking my camping car to the UK, I'll stay in France and Mainland Europe. Things like your experience when wild camping do happen in Europe, You tend to get a gut feeling over time, I always turn up in the day and walk around the area, See how much litter there is, what type of litter, any wheel skid marks, can the van be seen from the road, how far is the nearest town or village etc (wild camping) The trouble with the UK is to many people mostly down the bottom part of the UK, The less people the better things get. The wife and I live in central part of France which has a round 4 people per square km, so you would have to be lucky to see many people in the day let alone the night.🙂 I have a basic Garmin not the camping car model,, but just except I have to do a bit of planning the night before, I tend to have a look at my map of France just to check the route out and sometimes check out Google earth Street view if possible, a few times I have changed the route when doing this. Thanks again, really interesting.

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Sygic truck. It’s brilliant but need iPad or other tablet. We would not use anything else.

Sadly, you’ll get this kind of behaviour all over the place. I don’t think it would have made a difference if you’d been in a stealth van either 😢 We’ve been on many a campsite or pub stop when passing vehicles have blasted their horns in the early hours; including abroad.

We are both exmilitary so this sort of thing really doesn't bother us.. you will get use to it over time

Wales don't like campers of any kind. They are miserable so and so's. Scotland is better but we were hassled there a time or two, once all night! The increase in this way of life irritates people. We have been full time 3 years and definately seen an increase in this behaviour. It was ok when there were fewer of us but it only seems like there is not going to be a change in that so we have to do battle. Get cameras fitted to the front, sides and rear amd you can watch comfortably from inside whats occuring outside. And always be ready to drive away if you need to. A loss of a nights sleep takes days to catch up!

OMG, no respect. Young people today, disappointing 😢. Glad you are OK 😊

I think part of the issue in the UK is landowners and people who have large carparks are worried about gypsies, moving onto their land, making a mess, leaving a load of rubbish, making a living via somewhat dubious means whilst in the area and refusing to leave. It can be VERY difficult for landowners to remove trespassers like this. It can take months or even years and prevent someone from using their own land to do something else they had plans for. I'm not saying the reputation is fair, but a fear of the 'travelling community' setting up camp on your land has been a legitimate fear for UK landowners for a long time. I don't know if the same sort of thing exists in Europe, if it does I've never heard of it. Really, there are some fantastic spots in the British countryside that would be perfect for stopovers. I was walking the dog past the entrance to the old Blue John Mine in the Peak District where a section of road has collapes due to a landslide. Where the dead end due to the landslide is, there were about a dozen people with campers, vans and caravans parked up for the night. They were all quite a friendly bunch and just seemed to be having a nice time. The only minor quibble one might have is when one guy's dog was off-lead and proceeded to try and hump our Labrador! I actually found it quite amusing and don't think he was traumatised by it, he mainly looked bemused and confused! We should have more areas in the country side for park ups.

Lucky to be in Sweden. Wild camping is not unusual. Not to save money, although that’s a nice side effect, but to stay somewhere fantastic. Fish by a lake, walk along a long beach etc. some places it’s rare, mainly high traffic tourist areas where the roads would be jammed, or views spoilt for others. Surprised more pubs don’t do buy a meal, stay for free. But also the boy racers would have loved to chat to you about their car. They go up the mountain to be considerate to people in town 😎there are idiots around but not everyone.

How cold does the fridge run on gas, when wild camping?

Not really sure I see the problem. They were not aggressive towards you and didn't cause you any damage. They had as much right to be there as you did. I do agree about the benefit of more aires though. Where I live in Northern Scotland (where the rules are the same as Wales incidentally), the number of aires is gradually increasing to meet demand. Some of these are private landowners' initiatives and some from local community councils. There are a few popping up using ANPR technology, where you book online, approach the barrier which automatically opens, and you're free to come and go as you please for the duration of your booking.

I much prefer in Western Europe. Where camping in most places is convenient, unlike broken Britain`s chavs and plebs, and much warmer further South. But never the Costas where the Eastern Europeans like to break into the vehicles.

If you want to hire a boat on the French canals the youth problem is terrible in many mooring places. They will board your boat, loosen your ropes or even undo them completely. All night noise, booze, drugs, girls, fights, anything goes, in big towns or wild mooring, happens everywhere. In a major town on the official moorings we had to call the gendarmes to report a knife attack on a youngster by an unruly mob right in front of our boat. And very often where there is a marina to moor for the night you may see any number of motorhomes parked up as well. I do agree the French particularly have a different attitude to motorhomes than in the UK, but the anti-social behaviour of many French youngsters is getting out of hand. I wouldn't wild camp in France anymore in our motorhome either.

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Seen all the comments . If you wild camp you pay the price ... ya maybe thinking yre saving a few quid but jts not that at all . Ya hav a nice van 40k, plus..book on a site and be safe . Sadly you are a target wild camping . ... I would never do it ... best onluck and keep save in those layers saving a few quid ???

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Hate to say it mate no disrespect but people are sick to death of camper vans everywhere and it will only get worse I sold mine

I’d say you just picked a bad spot. Way too open on a road where the boy/girl racers like to hang out. You stood out like a sore thumb I’m afraid 😏

The fact many people in the UK seem able to afford £60k+ motorhomes, and choose to ape low budget van lifers, by parking up at the side of the road, is certainly going to attract the attention of the types, who are filming their attacks on well off motorhome types, and putting them on social media. Must be brave to risk being attacked miles from anywhere, and I guess the trend for the videos, has now made this far more likely?

Wild camping in a motorhome?? That’s luxury in comparison to proper wild camping. Unbelievable. Give real wild camping a go