Scotland in a VW Camper van

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6 ай бұрын

Winter camping in a small VW T5 California campervan in the Scottish Highlands comes with its own challenges but it never disappoints!
We have been to this campsite three times now, Dalraddy is situated just outside Aviemore on the Speyside way hiking & biking route in close proximity to the Cairngorms largest mountains.
We stayed here for new year but as you'll see, celebrations were a little restricted due to a deadly case of man flu!
If you camp with a dog who's scared of fireworks, you may need to find a more remote campsite than this one.

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@stefox2003 4 ай бұрын

We’ve fully enjoyed your videos! You’ve given us the motivation to get a camper next year and follow some of your amazing footsteps experiences, thanks so much for posting! 🥳

@Professionalmoochers 4 ай бұрын

Thanks very much 🤩 Doesn’t matter how long it takes to get that van, it’ll always be worth it (in our opinion).

@ScoTreVan 5 ай бұрын

ManFlu empathy given. Love the way a home on wheels gives different back door atmospheres wherever you decide and having that magical feeling when you find a favourite spot (or 2,3,4)

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Your man support means a lot 🙏🏼 It’s amazing! Doesn’t matter which country we’re in, every single trip is so different 👌🏼

@micheledamschke2441 5 ай бұрын

Happy 2024 guys! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures, wit and fun times. Lots more videos, please. 🧡🤎

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Happy new year Michele! Thanks 😁

@Steve.Abram1972 5 ай бұрын

Loving the videos guys. We bought a camper king conversion last March & we’re currently binge watching. Love the lakes like you & were just planning our Scotland & outer Hebrides trip for September but you’ve inspired us to visit the Cairngorms too. Keep up the fab work

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🤩 Cairngorms is special! You can really get away from the crowds if you do a little searching, and it’s worth it 👌🏼

@grahams3417 5 ай бұрын

Pea and ham soup with a knob end of bread lathered in butter (possibly Anchor 😊) is one of the best meals ever.

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

No butter this time but I’m absolutely on the same page! Just a bit too lazy to butter it this time, and of course, it’d be Anchor 👌🏼

@user-qj9nj6dd4p 4 ай бұрын

Hiya been looking for something like you two for yrs so glad found your videos I'll definitely be binge watching catching up I been saying for a yr are two about getting out more you both given me the motive brilliant videos 👍

@Professionalmoochers 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Carl! Glad we finally popped up on your radar 🤩

@MrAirborne144 5 ай бұрын

The dog is loving life in the van! Happy New year and many adventures to come.

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Happy new year 🥳 Yeh he’s in his element! Exercise and new smells, what more can a dog want 🤩

@DunkfaeOotnAbootWiUs 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant you 3 ,noo were dae a start ...wi the ill man sniffin lol or peroni pam and her hot dog wraps 😊 ...seriously great stuff we love Dalraddy and are heading there at the end of April 👌👍

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

😄😄😄 hot dog wraps, not something you see everyday! Cheers Dunc, enjoy your revisit to one of our favourites 👍🏼

@TheSimplyLivingFamily 5 ай бұрын

🤣 The hotdogs cracked me up, hotdog wraps is genius though! - Jake

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

😄😄 we like to push our culinary limits sometimes Jake 😉

@TheSimplyLivingFamily 5 ай бұрын

@@Professionalmoochers I expect a spin off cooking show 😅

@tripswithgriff 5 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing what you get up to in 2024. We haven't done France yet as Griff is a Staffie and most countries have some form if issues with Staffie, so we've always been a little nervous. Hoping to sort that this year and possibly after a trip to Ireland to get him a EU pet passport first. Can't wait to get back up to Scotland first though - where you were looked amazing!

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Hopefully, 2024 will be a lot more active 💪🏼 Awww that’s not good, I had a staffie years ago and I know how soft they are! Fingers crossed you can take Griff overseas 😁

@Garyandfiona 5 ай бұрын

Another good vlog guys me and fiona love them, Alan were feeling it for you with the dreaded man flu, we're sure Sarah will be looking after and spoiling you, take care guys, we're back up to Glenmore just shortly ❤️

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼 Sarah isn’t looking after me as she’s now sick 😄😄 Enjoy glen more, it’s absolutely gorgeous!!

@Mollspapa 5 ай бұрын

Happy new year to you both, can’t wait for all the adventures in 2024 ❤👏👏👏

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Keith! Happy new year 🥳

@fionavickers7946 5 ай бұрын

Lovely lichen and Jack 🐾 is fab. Not sure about Alan though, didn't seem himself, was he not well? 😂😂 🚐

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

You have a very keen as you’re right, a severe case of man flu was present, despite it not being discussed. This did naturally, affect my super professional manner 😉

@EddieHulme 5 ай бұрын

Great video . Am going to Dalraddy and Glenmore in Feb for the first time .

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Eddie! I’d recommend asking for a pitch in the forest area if you can, much more picturesque and pitches are huge. Enjoy 👍🏼

@alanbenham4139 5 ай бұрын

Cheers for you usual entertaining VLOG

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Al 😁

@peten4043 5 ай бұрын

Happy New Year guys…. Great Sunday evening entertainment as ever!! Hope you are now all fit and well Alan after your dangerous bout of man flu!

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😁 I’m just about feeling human again but, Sarah now has the diluted female version 🤦🏼‍♂️

@pt712 5 ай бұрын

Happy new year, good video. Good to see the van layout with like you say all the crap. Thought it was only ours that have this. We have the California Coast, love it. Rarely sleep down, usually the pop top. 🎉

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

That’s our van when it’s tidy 😄😄 We’ve slept upstairs every night for the first 3 years of ownership but since getting Jack, we’ve slept downstairs every night. We’re hoping to try sleeping up top again this spring as he doesn’t settle on his own. It’s quite cozy downstairs though, especially in winter 😁

@Andypandymandy 5 ай бұрын

Happy new year to the three of you , love the videos always , hugs ❤

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼 happy new year to you too!

@suzybeetravels 5 ай бұрын

Looked like a great spot for walking. I'd like it there, Ste not so much 😂 Happy New Year you three, all the best for 2024💜xx

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Happy new year 🤩 Tell Ste there’s a cracking food van onsite so he’ll be sound 😁

@muddyboots1968 5 ай бұрын

Happy New Year, looking forward to seeing your adventures this year 🎉

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Happy new year Rachel 😁 Thank you 🙏🏼

@kimhorton6109 5 ай бұрын

Jack looks like a great dog. He will stay close better if you have little nibbles to reward him for checking back in and coming when called. Dogs aren’t complicated creatures but we can’t help bu love them.

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Jack is a little too clever for his own good. He’ll come back for a treat but immediately do as he pleases after that 😄 He’s a former working dog so we’re slowly getting him used to not having to work, but having fun instead 😍

@dpnewdimensions 5 ай бұрын

You two do make me laugh! I stayed at Dalraddy a few years ago but in the lower area so didn’t like it so much. Oakwood is a good site for access to the speyside way at the other side of Aviemore. I need to message you guys some fabby walks in the area…….when you’re over your man flu 🤒

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

😄 thanks! The forest area is definitely the better area of the site. I’ll have a look at Oakwood as we’ll certainly be back next winter 🤩

@markparsons7269 5 ай бұрын

Be thankful the camera wasn’t pointed in your direction when Sarah was pointing out the crap. 😂 Found you guys in the past week, loving the vlogs, particularly a tipsy Sarah 😂, keep the vibe going both. Enjoying very much. Fellow Red YNWA❤

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

I’d have had to bleep some words out as she’d use words stronger than crap 😄😄 Thank you 🙏🏼

@cornishdiaspora918 5 ай бұрын

A touch of man flu. Don't know how you even stood up. Heroic!!

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

I surprised myself 😄

@Thevanfarers 5 ай бұрын

Always good to watch you guys. Pea soup looked amazing and would keep you warm. 😊👍🏻

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🤩 Pea soup shouldn’t be so tasty but the addition of ham works a treat 😍

@paulrobinson8263 5 ай бұрын

We’ve a poorly aging Ruby and seeing Jack has cheered her up, get well soon mate 👍

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Awww that’s heartbreaking 🙁

@CampervanHabitude 5 ай бұрын

Absolute trojan!! I love the idea of watching New Years' fireworks from a remote campsite or park up. Those skies also look fantastic on the closing shots. You can almost sense the crisp fresh air.

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

That’d be a great idea, watching from afar. I’ve always fancied watching fireworks from a mountain summit in the tent too! Oddly, Jack was fine on last night’s walk as someone set fireworks off nearby, it must be an issue to him when he doesn’t know where it’s coming from so next time, we’ll kick him out of the van 😄

@CampervanHabitude 5 ай бұрын

😆

@bubuyogful 3 ай бұрын

Nice fire 🔥 pit😉

@Professionalmoochers 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! It’s doing really well so far 😁 🔥

@ati6744 4 ай бұрын

❤

@johndebsconnolly1550 5 ай бұрын

Happy New Year to the 3 of you - we’ve been following your vlogs for some time now (thank you) and just seen your vlog from today and we think Jack has really landed on his feet with you guys. Hope you’re feeling better soon - we’re suffering atm too 😞 Take good care, all the best, John, Debs and our 2 labs xx

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sticking around 🤩 Jack is very lucky, he just doesn’t know it 😄😄

@johndebsconnolly1550 5 ай бұрын

@@Professionalmoochers 🤣😂🤣🤣 🐕❤️

@markplenty2631 5 ай бұрын

Ah, get well soon, its not nice to feel unwell, especially when away,.. all the best, as always I save your stops on my google maps!

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark, we were meant to be away this weekend but Sarah’s now caught the much lesser female version 😄

@markplenty2631 5 ай бұрын

@@Professionalmoochers ah, she'll be fine then.. keep well. See you all in the next one!

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

@@markplenty2631 😄😄👍🏼

@danielheywood2660 4 ай бұрын

You guys alreet ? Been missing the videos.

@Professionalmoochers 4 ай бұрын

Yeh we’re good thanks! Should be back out in a week or two 🤞🏼

@worstchannelever5232 5 ай бұрын

Try local haggis there better than supermarket ones you get in England.

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

I love haggis too!! 😍

@dcluckie 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. We were in that area around then too. What’s the name of the campground couldn’t catch it?

@Professionalmoochers 5 ай бұрын

Hi, it’s called Dalraddy 👍🏼

@garygreenall3028 3 ай бұрын

Loving the videos but it's starting to cost me. Since getting our T6 Cali Ocean a couple of months ago I've ordered two Cysgod awning shades and booked Burns Farm in Keswick, and now I'm going to ask which screen cover you use? ... likely our next purchase. 😅

@Professionalmoochers 3 ай бұрын

😄😄 sorry! Burns farm is a great choice, we’ve just returned from another trip there. Windscreen cover is from rainbow screens, excellent cover all year round but, in extremely strong winds we use the internal screens as the external one can flap around.

@garygreenall3028 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. I assume you also have the rainbow screen wrap for the pop top, does it make a big difference?

@Professionalmoochers 3 ай бұрын

@garygreenall3028 no we got a comfortz poptop cover as rainbow had a really long lead time and they’re identical. It does make a big difference in winter but a faff to fit so we only use it when the weather is likely to be really bad/cold

@garygreenall3028 3 ай бұрын

@@Professionalmoochers thanks, appreciate the feedback.