The "WILD CAMPING BILL" and an even BIGGER PROBLEM!! VANLIFE UK park ups.. can you help.

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The "WILD CAMPING BILL" and an even BIGGER PROBLEM!! VANLIFE UK park ups.. can you help.
Petition against single use plastics
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Informative video on the "wild camping bill" by Life is too short
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Lady on Facebook trying to help the man discussed in this video
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This is a video we have wanted to make for a while but quite frankly have never had the balls, it took meeting one man at a popular van life park up to provide the inspiration for this video.
I think because we both shared a strong passion for wildlife, the natural world and its rapid decline.
It may have been the vanlife that bought us together as well as ongoing problems with regards to parking within our community but what it showed me is if you put up a fight you may well be able to invoke a change, even if it's only a small one
We are often asked about the new wild camping laws and how other people disregarding our countryside is affecting our ability to travel freely, however we feel that the point is often missed and that it goes way further than where we can park for the night.
As we travel around this little country in our self converted campervan we are seeing more and more the destruction that the sheer volume of single use plastics can cause, and as well as hopefully raising a little awareness for the van communities current issues, we'd really like to hammer home the catastrophic impact the rubbish is also having on nature, those that can' defend themselves by filing their own petitions.
As always, thank you so much for watching and please feel free to share this video amongst your van life communities, we are uniquely placed to document, highlight and improve this awful situation. If enough of us shout loud enough, who knows, someone may just listen!
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@desendean6488 3 жыл бұрын

I like the fact that you point out how much plastic gets sent overseas to third world countries ! . The government authorities are to blame for misinformation to people about recyclable waste and where it ends up . Much of the plastic is not recyclable so it then sent overseas so it can be someone else's problem ! . Disgusting behaviour

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

It really is, it's horrible that this happens

@desendean6488 3 жыл бұрын

really enjoy your videos i live in a van in Cornwall. Taken much inspiration from your content so thank you.

@Nastyswimmer 3 жыл бұрын

All plastic is recyclable, but it needs to be sorted into the various types. That's time consuming, so too costly to do in Britain so it's sent abroad where labour is cheap ... and once it's sent abroad our government washes its hands

@gbwildlifeuk8269 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nastyswimmer they "wash their hands" because they've paid for someone else to do it. The same as you wash your hands of it when you've put it in the bin, because you too have paid for it in your council tax. Or do you follow the refuse truck and sort your own out at the recycling centre?

@skashax777x 3 жыл бұрын

only 12 % of all plastic made ever has been recycled!!

@leogolbourn9800 3 жыл бұрын

Not a problem in France. Nearly every “park up” has three bins ,one for plastic , one for cartons and one for glass and they are emptied every day. Our council tax is not being used very wisely.

@leogolbourn9800 3 жыл бұрын

I forgot to add they also have a bin for non recycling waste that is also emptied daily.

@orsoncart1021 3 жыл бұрын

@@leogolbourn9800 these vanlifers don't pay council tax. There are plenty of campsites they can use.

@chrishall3008 3 жыл бұрын

I live in France, and I agree, but I also think there is a better attitude towards nature here, I lived in the UK for many years, and there's little or no respect for nature, I picked up alot of litter in the UK, but since living in france I've practically never seen any litter to pick up, a huge difference in mindset and attitude, I don't think it's only down to more recycling bins available.

@clivelogsdon1492 3 жыл бұрын

What's that got to do with litter???? Some people!

@tryagain.k1821 3 жыл бұрын

@@orsoncart1021 Most people with vans have a house so they do pay council tax. The ones that are full time travellers are provided with campsites by law !

@garyhyndman1105 3 жыл бұрын

My old dad used to say you should leave nothing but footprints.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

He was a wise man 👍

@garyhyndman1105 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe You posted another video 3 hours ago that isn't loading for some reason. Thought I'd mention it.

@letmeoffthisplanet6208 3 жыл бұрын

Leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but memories.

@gerryhouska2859 3 жыл бұрын

And take away nothing but photographs.

@AndrewHalliwell 3 жыл бұрын

@@gerryhouska2859 depends. Blackberry season,soon.

@trechen100 3 жыл бұрын

We had a similar problem when we parked up in a beautiful layby in Wales for the night. Near a old slate quarry with a quaint little village at the bottom of the hill. During the evening and night some cars pulled in and stopped to admire the view and then toodled off on their way. Day break the next day we awoke to find the contents of someone's rubbish dumped outside right by our van door. We got the distinct impression that this was a 'set-up' by a local and probably a picture of sorts appearing in the local website exclaiming 'look what's happened again' !! . There was no bin in the layby so we scooped it all up and took it with with us. Did seem very odd.

@timdougall5415 3 жыл бұрын

In the south east we have European lorry driver s parked up everywhere. You wouldn't want to know the stuff they leave in the lay-bys. There's no facilities for them unless their employers pay. This country is going to pot.

@G-ra-ha-m 3 жыл бұрын

Well done for beating them at their little game. Good tip to bring a roll of bin bags and gloves when wild camping.

@alanhat5252 2 жыл бұрын

@@timdougall5415 that's why there's a shortage of lorry drivers -- nobody wants to live like that, English, European or Eritrean, nobody. There's virtually no facilities whether their employers pay or not.

@G-ra-ha-m 2 жыл бұрын

@@SC-hk6ui You are upside down. Your council is a corporation. Your choice to pay them. You blame others when that corporation closes your laybys, after failing to provide basic services for tourists with that money. Instead they use it to enrich themselves. Additionally your faith in authority and the policymen of that corporation are misplaced: they are not your friends, they simply regard you as a convenient host to suck dry.

@timdougall5415 2 жыл бұрын

@@SC-hk6ui The government has created this situation. They keep building thousands of new houses each month to increase their CT revenue and import thousands of immigrants. Vagrant as you refer to them as are a fact of life across the whole of Britain not just your little piece of Wales

@irenedale5256 3 жыл бұрын

We just came back from a walk with the dogs in the Peak District where we live, having picked up the usual rubbish and came home to watch this video of you picking up rubbish! (Weird). This was a fantastic video - it made me cry towards the end - why? Because we are killing this wonderful environment and this one man is doing more than his bit - just so heartwarming. What an amazing thing he has done - a glow beetle for goodness sake!!! I so hope the people who live in that area appreciate what he has done/is doing and leave him be! Thank you for this thought-provoking video. 💕🐾💕🐾💕🐾💕🐾

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

We hope so to, he has made such a difference and it was just him, imagine the difference 10 people could make in that one area 🤔

@irenedale5256 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe 👍

@wheel8707 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe Hes doing an amazing job for sure , the only problem is people will start parking vans up and living in them at places like this that are just park ups and start trying to do the councils job and probably just make things worse for camper vans in general . the councils all over are now removing bins in places like this hoping for people to take there own rubbish home with then so they don"t have to go into the middle of no were to empty the bins . This is fine by me and many others but there"s the small percent that unfortunately will just chuck the rubbish on the floor and its that small percentage that is inevitably going to ruin the hole camper van life style. also i agree the sheer mass of people now visiting these places is a massive contribution also . excellent video as usual keep up the good work

@MegaDavyk 3 жыл бұрын

Why would people come to a nice park up precisely because it is a nice place and then turn it into a rubbish dump.

@timdougall5415 3 жыл бұрын

Big respect for this young lady. Somebody that is actually trying to do something

@bumblebeetravels3366 3 жыл бұрын

We stay at this park up for a night every couple of months (we live down by the river). It is a beautiful place, sunsets are amazing. Fabulous place to take the grandchildren too. Kieran is a lovely guy and has done a fantastic job of keeping the area clean & tidy and has added colour with the flowers. Why anyone would want to move him on is beyond me. Yes, lots of vans park there but they don't stay for more than a night or two and they definitely do not leave any rubbish. There is always plenty of parking for cars and most vans don't arrive until late in the evening anyway. I really cannot see why height barriers would be needed. Litter is a massive problem everywhere, people are just so selfish and lazy with no thought for anyone else or the local wildlife. It's both maddening and sad.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

It really is a shame, he has done so much good, I hope he gets to stay

@billykimbah2528 3 жыл бұрын

Shes a click bait scammer.was obviously a few placed bits of rubbish

@steveuphill3795 2 жыл бұрын

As an observation, I occasionally visit Mudeford quay, and many times I find heaps of rubbish just thrown out of both front windows. The culprits are generally youngsters in cars who got a take away and rather than use the bins or take it home they simply make a mess of a beautiful area and then drive off. The powers that be seem oblivious to the obvious and dislike campers, but it is erronious to say the least, campers are prepared for their own rubbish, kids in cars arent.

@iainrenton7527 3 жыл бұрын

Wild camping has always been illegal in England, never stopped us before. I've always used a tent not a van so I'm not as visible and you don't get a lot of police in the hills; they don't like walking.😎

@oldbaldguy6151 2 жыл бұрын

Pitch up somewhere discrete and bring your rubbish home, it isn't rocket science, sadly not everyone does ☹

@ickster23 2 жыл бұрын

What isn't illegal in the UK? That list is probably easier to compile 😉

@mandownuk 2 жыл бұрын

@@ickster23 going to work and paying taxes is an exhaustive list of things you definitely can do.

@georginacook1850 2 жыл бұрын

@@oldbaldguy6151 leave no trace

@oldbaldguy6151 2 жыл бұрын

@@georginacook1850 Exactly 👍

@johngoochy1432 3 жыл бұрын

Cracking video Lou, well edited as always and very thought provoking. Litter in my opinion is it is everybody’s problem. Make litter picking mandatory for every Citizen similar to jury service, from 16-60 years of age everyone has to complete a full day of litter picking in a high visibility vest. It would then make it a public issue and pretty quickly stop 99% people littering in the future if they new at some stage they would have to pick up someone else’s rubbish.

@bigaldo8187 3 жыл бұрын

Wow... Just WOW! This is one of the most beautiful, thought provoking videos I've seen for a long while. Not preaching, not shouting, simply stating quietly and clearly that it's everyone's responsibility to look after the environment. Brilliant!!!

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, really glad it came across how we hoped

@billykimbah2528 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah aldo sure it is..moron 🙄

@LifeistooshortCK 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video and you are right, its much bigger than the bill. Our countryside is precious and we need everyone to see that. Well done. Thanks for the plug for the wild camping video, appreciated ❤️👍

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

No, thank you for taking the time and effort to put together such an informative video on the subject. I appreciate that would have taken a lot of time to research and then to edit, I just hope people see it so they can get value from it as I did. Your understanding of the law and life experience gives it so much more than I could have done and you generally seem to share the same opinion on it as we do. I just hope you don't mind me linking to it.

@LifeistooshortCK 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe not at all, love it. Thanks 🙏

@Stu28732 3 жыл бұрын

Wow absolutely brilliant Louise..very powerful. Proud of you. We all need to take stock of our environment. As you say we loose it. Please don’t take this vlog down we all need to see it. #mustwatch

@karlmabe1649 3 жыл бұрын

Nice music

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart, I am super proud of Louise for making this as well and putting it out there

@billykimbah2528 3 жыл бұрын

Its fake.watch it again

@ProjectCamper 3 жыл бұрын

I went paddle boarding today in the South Downs national park at a really rural spot, parked the van and when i returned , a bag for life full of crap was left in the hedge, its now in the back of my sprinter ready to take to work Monday and put in our recycling bin, As a responsible van life person i understand where the litter goes and thats is truly disturbing , there is no real easy answer but to take our rubbish ish home, great vlog Lou. Not slurring now LOL x

@marks-0-0 3 жыл бұрын

Its funny though, you don't relly see people dropping litter but you see the consequences of it later on.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

😆 I think you are 😆 yeah you got to at least take it home or get rid of it responsibly not just leave it

@MassiveLib 3 жыл бұрын

When I was a fishery manager the club car park had a skip for members rubbish. One day I noticed rubbish that was around the skip not in it. So I tidied up all the rubbish around the skip. Then I observed thereafter that every person put their rubbish in the skip. Reason being that if there is no rubbish on the ground they feel guilty that their rubbish is the only piece on the ground... Psychologically it works far better to have zero rubbish on the ground near bins.

@clovermark39 3 жыл бұрын

Wish it always worked like that.

@lorrainebright3045 3 жыл бұрын

Well put Lou, i know there are some people who leave rubbish etc and have very little love for the environment, but on my travels i see more and more people who are taking the time and effort to care and do something about it. It gives me so much hope for the future. Thanks for sharing.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

We hope it does make some sort of difference, if we keep talking about it and getting it out there more and all doing our bit 🙏🤞

@shirleyvickers7615 3 жыл бұрын

its so sad when people just dont care , great video well done lou

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shirley

@martinberry8546 3 жыл бұрын

As with most things the minority spoil it for the majority ☹️.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

☹☹

@shanew7178 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe the camping bill isn’t about littering. Littering is just a convenient excuse, like you say they don’t really care about waste because they just ship it off to another country. What the camping bill is about is stopping people going off grid, the govt want people in homes, on smart meters, paying bills, etc & eventually they will track everyones carbon footprint.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

@@shanew7178 Shane, watch the video, it's not about the camping bill I just point you to a video that explains it in a very good way, there's actually no such thing as a wild camping bill. This video is about litter, and what we as a nation do with it, not just van people, I think you've perhaps missed the point. However, I do agree with you about the govermant wanting us all in houses stuck in the system.

@shanew7178 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe Thank you for highlighting the truth about littering. Vehicular wild camping will be impacted by the ‘Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill', you can read it online. Its very scary where our freedoms (or lack of) are heading towards.

@1953beetle 3 жыл бұрын

So sad.😠

@azzytwoz 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant vlog, possibly your best ever. I simply cannot understand the mentality of those that just leave litter but think it is one of THE most important problems that we have to solve. More bins, easier recycling centers and community clean ups for those that are caught? whatever it takes. We need to instill a pride in our country! Grrrrr...thank you.

@chatteyj 3 жыл бұрын

I disagree not more bins, bins overflow and look unsightly. More education is needed to stop people littering, explaining the problem with it and perhaps how to videos on how to put rubbish in their own bins when they return home. I can't remember the last time I saw a sign saying do not litter, perhaps we could start there.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

We really do need more pride in where we live 👍👍

@pussypostlethwaitsaeronaut8503 3 жыл бұрын

Recycling centres, not 'centers', unless you're American. Please use and preserve our proper English language and avoid unnecessary Americanisms. xx

@carjam49 2 жыл бұрын

It's very sad that a few people will ruin it for others more responsible. It's also very sad that they continue to make and distribute single-use plastic, knowing what a problem it is. I appreciate you taking the time to explain and clear things up.

@florencenorris931 3 жыл бұрын

People bring food & drink with them to enjoy the countryside. So why can't they take it back home with them and get rid of it responsibly. Loved the video well said.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

We always say this, just don't understand

@roamingdolly 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely put, unfortunately littering is growing through the generations as when I was little, parents would tell me I would get fined for littering but due to lack of enforcement these days kids watch their parents do it and so on! Videos like yours if shared wide and far will help but unfortunately the people doing it won’t be watching your videos. Needs everyone to send out the same message as you. Well done and thank you 🙏 👍🏻

@markcurry1789 3 жыл бұрын

I was brought up to not litter, and teach my 7 and 6yr old the same. If we can carry our pic nic somewhere we can carry the rubbish back to our car or house and dispose of it properly.

@roamingdolly 3 жыл бұрын

@@markcurry1789 exactly, well said, I don’t understand why the minority won’t do just that. 👍

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

We just want to try and make awareness wherever we can, not just with filming us picking up litter but try to give a bit more info and hopefully these small steps will lead to bigger things 🙏🤞 thanks for watching it

@malkomalkavian 2 жыл бұрын

People only started to speak out against littering in the 1930s. That's not many generations ago...

@nm-ge4tb 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍Well put Lou , God Bless you , you totally nailed the issues👍👍👌✌🙏🌹💖😥

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Wayne 😊

@nm-ge4tb 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe 👍👍😊you deserve it Lou , all CV content brilliant but this a major topic , I've sighed and chipped in and hope it makes a difference xx

@amandaaplin8634 3 жыл бұрын

Powerful video Lou. We all need to be part of the solution - not just picking up after others, but education, challenging and sharing videos like these. The man-in-the-van is awesome - the locals and council should be commending him not trying to remove him!

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, education and some government intervention is the only real way forward. At the end of the day tho I suppose it all comes down to money! Thanks so much for watching 😁👍

@LessBeard 3 жыл бұрын

Loved it when you said "Bugs and beetles and bees and butterflies"! Brilliant video & wholeheartedly agree! I don't understand why people can't find a bin or take their crap home.....it was good enough to carry before they stuffed the shite in their face.

@tamzinphillips7892 3 жыл бұрын

Coaley Peak is just up the road from me. Its where we go to watch the sun going down. You were also really close to Woodchester Park. I used to walk daily at the bottom end of the Park, but have stopped because of the crowds with booming music leaving their litter behind. There is a real problem with some people expecting their dumped rubbish to magically disappear. And fantastic you've seen the glow worms!

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

It is a shame that you have had to stop walking somewhere because of that, the glow bugs were great

@js2749 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Nailsworth and l know exactly what you’re talking about Tamzin. It’s the teenagers

@whatsupchannel3047 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly not all people appreciate these wonderful places enough to clean up after themselves , basic human laziness is behind it .

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

It is and I think uneducated as to what happens to that rubbish, bit like helium balloons or them lanterns that people let off into the air, they don't understand what damage they do to the wildlife, they are not really going up into heaven!

@beaulieuonnp593 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe I managed to stop a school using the balloons when I found one of their baloons 35miles away from their school

@blowingfree6928 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Stroud and know this place well. Many places are full of litter, and fly-tipping. I do not think it is laziness, I believe it is that people are so entitled, so lacking in consideration for others and the environment, that they see nothing wrong with leaving their litter. Whether it is eventually picked up or left there is irrelevant to them. These people consider themselves decent people who have done nothing wrong; they would be puzzled and offended if you called them anti-social scum. I would be quite in favour of a banning all plastic and cans of drink, whether beer or Pepsi. I was up at Selsley Common this evening, and a group of trail bikers rode as fast as they could along the narrow 'ridge-line' path, which is not even and contains numerous dips which hide walkers on the path from someone using the path in the opposite direction. The entitled bikers did not have the slightest consideration for other users (or dogs) on the path, and would have slammed into someone hidden by a dip. Trail bikers do the same on the canal tow path; max speed, no consideration for others. They are the same people as the litterers; entitlement and lack of consideration is normal behaviour now. Perhaps they should bring back some form of park warden; who can issue fines or take car registration numbers etc of litterers.

@keithcheeseman567 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, great awareness video, can i add that this is a problem in general in this country. People just dont seem to care anymore. I am 62 yrs old and its the one of the profound changes i have seen in my life LITTER EVERYWHERE and it really makes me angry and upset.

@johnbateman3244 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and something that is close to our hearts. We are part of our local Womble group that takes on area's and tries to keep them free of litter. One of the big problems is dog poo bags where it is bagged and just thrown in the bushes. We can get a carrier bag full every two days no problem just from a morning dog walk. In all the years, I have never met a single person who has dropped litter or a dog owner that has not picked up after their dog. Someone is lying.🤷🏼‍♂️

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I know right, someone is telling a fib along the line. Dog poo really annoys me (Em) especially as we have 2 dogs, I hate that people leave the bags, I'd rather them just leave the poo no bag 😑😒

@kevoldguysrule3758 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, powerful video Louise, couldn't agree more about single use plastic, I really make the effort on the weekly shop to avoid them, but it is difficult, what was wrong with paper bags like when I was young , yes I know I'm old and grumpy lol, seriously tho great vid ATB Kev

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

We are the same, its is difficult with some products and pointless that they have the packaging on as well 🤦‍♀️

@GWAYGWAY1 3 жыл бұрын

We leave nothing but tyre marks, we collect up the mess we find , providing it is not TOO much.

@michellechapman6961 3 жыл бұрын

That was an excellent video. I pick litter every single week as I have said in your other vlog and I totally get what you say about volume. Each and every one of us are responsible for our own actions. Litter makes my blood boil. Only last week I had to rescue a hedgehog who had his head stuck fast in a throw away coffee cup, it would have died if I hadn’t seen it and I could go on and on but what’s the point so thank you once again Lou.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Oh no that is horrible but so great that you was there 🙂😀 glad you was able to help the little cutie

@absta100 2 жыл бұрын

People who drop litter should spontaneously combust. Bill Bryson wrote about this issue on our wonderful island in one of his books. I have reported 4 fly tips this summer in the Surrey Hills. There is so much fly tipping around here and hence my first comment about people spontaneously combusting., it makes my p*** boil. A very well made video highlighting the issue. Thanks. It seems all AONBs across the land suffer from the mindless issue 😒

@fliesbychris 3 жыл бұрын

The sad part is that for the last 2 years because of covid 90% of campervans holidaying in the UK are used by British holiday makers, so all the crap that's lying around the Scottish countryside is NOT due to foreign tourists. I travel home to Scotland every summer in my camper and there's a lot of anger from the residents from small rural town directed at the foreign campervans and let's face it, they weren't even in the country due to covid.

@Dirt-Diggler 3 жыл бұрын

Well done 👍 In fact bloody well done 😎 That was balanced and touching, you go girl 👍

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😁👍

@joshcliffejones 3 жыл бұрын

I have stayed over night there previously and its a lovely spot, got some fantastic photos of the sunset over the landscape! I did notice the horse box in what looked like a permenant residency, but never met the chap. I did however notice there were no bins which i thought odd, so its nice to now know the history! Lovely video as always!

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much josh 😁👍

@Wizardinthewild 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for highlighting this Louise. Your vlog had such a sadness about it. But it needed saying. Something drastic needs to change. We will be sharing it in any way we can. Feel very humbled by the courage and dedication of that amazing man who is single handedly trying to turn the tide on his doorstep. 😔

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

That is why I wanted to share it, what he has done in the time he has been here was amazing

@Wizardinthewild 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe totally. 👍

@ianross225 3 жыл бұрын

We have allowed generations to grow up with no respect or fear of prosecution for what is, ultimately, vandalism. If littering was dealt with as it is in Singapore there would be none. Along with fly-tipping (already a criminal offence) there needs to be much tougher action. To paraphrase my father, crime should pay!

@janettetaylor8760 Жыл бұрын

Agree they just throw rubbish on the ground Instead off putting into the bins.. I was bought up to clear up after myself and I even do this when I'm car camping

@pauliwallnuts2804 3 жыл бұрын

Well said Lou. The same here in the Wye Valley... everyone keeps dropping rubbish.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

And that is such a beautiful place

@janeybeasley9525 Жыл бұрын

Louise, I do love you, and I agree wholeheartedly with what you are saying here, let’s all look at the bigger picture and try and do what we can to help. Little changes regularly can make a difference, and big applause for Horse box man and I hope he’s won his fight to stay put, As he is making it better for everyone!

@ellegraham8559 3 жыл бұрын

This sounds so uneducted and naive, but truth be told living a van, I would love to know more about how I can lessen my garbage!! There are VERY FEW public bins AND RECYCLING bins around my city in Canada, disposing of my garbage is probably the ONE MAJOR STRESSOR in my vanlife, and of course such limited room in the van doesn't help! Please share how you help save the planet in your van! THANK YOU for being so conscientious and helpful!

@chatteyj 3 жыл бұрын

Have you considered burning it? Or perhaps choose products more wisely to eliminate buying single use plastics.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, we take more time when buying things, I.e. o bags of carrot, buy singles, separate our rubbish for easy recycling for bins, Im sorry I'm not sure how your bins etc work over there, in the UK we can go to rubbish sites, we do need a lot more bins now that there is a lot more staycations going on but always ways around, like the other comment could burn the paper/cardboard when having your camp fire etc as well

@ellegraham8559 3 жыл бұрын

@@chatteyj I live in a very large city, so burning 8snt an option, unfortunately! I don't use single use items.

@KombiLife 3 жыл бұрын

🙌 keep up the great work

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, we will do our best 😁

@nigeldavey1043 3 жыл бұрын

I actually live in the valley below where you filmed this. Although I have not visited that particular park up for a number of years, when my Granddaughters were young it was a favourite place for picnics, Kite flying and even for watching the gliders in and out of the nearby gliding club. It does appear that of more recent years that the local council has to quite some degree neglected it's responsibility for it. It's not the campervan community that causes problems in these places but the casual users as you so rightly point out. Nevertheless, I am so sorry that your trip to this mostly beautiful part of the country was marred like this. What did you do with Emily, lock her in the camper ? 😬 Keep doing what you do so well.👍

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

It's a lovely area, no Emily was at home with AJ for his hydro for this trip, she was gutted she couldn't come along.

@barneyadams9869 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if we've met Nigel but I frequent that spot in my van as it is a beautiful place to be and I can say how much for standing up for us by saying that our (campervan) community is not the problem 🙏

@nigeldavey1043 3 жыл бұрын

@@barneyadams9869 I don't believe so. I sold my campervan about ten years ago when my wife need the comfort of hotels. My Granddaughters are in their twenties now and my wife is gone so I'm figuring on getting a solo campervan and spending some time being a part time nomad again.

@sheilaparks4875 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a big commenter, but I had to stop the video at 3:44 to say great job on bringing up the problem of trash/garbage/waste left in the environment and shipped to other countries. I'm in the US and it is just as big as a problem here. I don't litter and I pickup my dog waste. But I've also begin thinking about ways to reduce my household waste. Again, kudos!

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sheila, thanks so much for the comment. You are 100% right about reducing the waste we each use, careful shopping choices and a combined effort to not buy overly packaged items would really help the situation 😁😁😁

@thomasdyson8329 2 жыл бұрын

You lovely bug! In tears over that man and his gift he's bringing to that corner of land. Wow bringing back glow bugs. Also that last song.. heart strings pulled

@ukapplefan 3 жыл бұрын

A very informative moving and emotive video this week. It’s such an issue we all must get behind. Signed the petition, do keep us uptodate with Kieron’s progress

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian, we really do hope he gets to stay 🙏

@billykimbah2528 3 жыл бұрын

Its fake and your a fool

@amandabigham2690 3 жыл бұрын

Love the way you look at the bigger picture. Here in the new forest so much rubbish I pick it up but then I take it home to a bin were does it go after that ?

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there definitely is a bigger problem for sure

@luvnotvideos 3 жыл бұрын

In the 60's-70's the US had a huge litter problem throughout the country, parks and national forests. I remember the commercials featuring a Native American in traditional dress walking through fields of litter, with the closing scene showing his face with a single tear running down his cheek. "Stop Littering" / "Don't Be a Litterbug" / "Keep America Beautiful" became a huge national campaign that eventually worked. But it took YEARS for the cultural shift. Every few generations we must start again.

@jimswannack6309 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully shot Lou, especially the last couple of minutes. Admirable sentiments. Well done for spreading the message so eloquently.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim 🙂

@Nicolas-qb3yg 3 жыл бұрын

What about all rubbish that people are throughing along streets, roads! More or more people are thinking that state, council or other lower caste people/ low wages person would clean for them. This is essentially a problem of education.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

More education for sure, rubbish should not be thrown or dumped anywhere take it home, put it in a bin

@mentalneil 3 жыл бұрын

I feel your pain at having to put the rubbish back, you try your best to make a place look beautiful, but if others don't it will never happen, sadly this one man's fight needs more weight behind it,

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

We really hope he gets the weight he needs that's that's sure 🤞

@SilvertopMotorhomers 3 жыл бұрын

A very professionally created and explained video that details in a mature manner an issue that is affecting all of us whether in a van or not. My view is that it is an easy target to blame van lifers. We are not solely responsible. We have signed the petition and continue to do our small bit to improve the situation Well done Louise. Take a bow for doing such a thought provoking video

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I just wish I could convince more people to at least try to be more conscious of how much plastic we are buying! If there was less to dispose of then the problem would be less, so simple bit seems so difficult!! Hopefully one day.. Thank you for watching and being conscious yourselves 😁👍

@davidglassford2194 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video. This 1 man has made huge difference in these difficult times & yes many of us try to do our bits clearing others mess but there seems to be more people that are happy to just leave it all behind than we can cope with. So frustrating 🤔. And even more mess in this lovely weather at every beauty spot. No wonder locals don’t want us van folk around as tar us with same brush ☹️

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing to see what a difference 1 person can do, and yeah such a shame

@tonyvingerhoets3001 3 жыл бұрын

I remember traveling in a van in the 80-ties, beginning 90-ties in France also in Spain and also on Crete and in Morocco. It was the free life then, Parking on deserted beaches and all.It was the life...... Even without the solar power because back then we were not that power hungry. Because of that, when I needed a change in my life and chose to buy a {stealth} van, fitted with everything one needs to live off grid so I did. To be honest, I was shocked how people are using the land now. Totally selfish M#th#rf#ers are Spoiling their own lives! No respect for surroundings at all! It is not a surprise that in a lot of countries laws are being installed to get their land nice and clean again.So to be honest i am turning around and bought a sailboat.... The van is for sale....

@wheel8707 3 жыл бұрын

i think regardless how hard we try to clean these places up the ball has been set rolling on stopping van life the way it was unfortunately . boat life it is :)

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Strong move, really hope it works out for you

@feralfreebirds 3 жыл бұрын

i remember those days too.........somethings seriously gone wrong in the human psyche....and trashing the place we live....

@jimjiminyjaroo300 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a lot of rubbish in the sea also, unfortunately.

@chrishiking8818 Жыл бұрын

Really great film, as an outdoor hiking adventure person it does really hurt seeing rubbish etc , but totally agree with your points . To be honest I think one of the best ways to sort the problems is education, meaning while started primary school years ago we were told to respect nature and deal with your rubbish the right way . If we start from a young age part of the problems could be solved. It's s shame in these times this sort of education is done at school anymore because of money, costs .

@colinspeake..8889 3 жыл бұрын

A most fantastic video!..And one that should be shown on peak time national TV!..So informative and quite emotionally moving at the same time ..We need to learn as a people to help one another and be respectful of this most beautiful world that unfortunately is falling apart! We can all make a difference folks! If this one person can transform the little bit of land he so dearly loves and bring nature back to what it is designed to be and that is BEAUTIFUL!! then surely we can ALL make a difference!.. Well done Lou 👍 ...

@helenhughes9420 3 жыл бұрын

This is so important I had to share with my family...great video and cause thank you!!

@maritapersdatterolufsen5174 Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful and sad video. ❤ We ALL need to participate to reduse garbage,and especially plastic! Here in Norway (and all Scandinavian countries) we even get money for recycle plastic-bottles. And we recycle plastic,cardboard,paper,glass,metal and foodscraps for composting. But still,there are some people who litters,and ruining the nature of our beautiful country... 😢❤ It is scary to see,how much plastic there are in the sea,not just here,but all over the world... 😢

@elizabethtrainer9732 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for caring so much about this beautiful planet and thank you for taking a stand with this video! I would like to share a tip that my wife and I use when we eat out at restaurants. We bring our own Tupperware or "other" containers...no single use plastic or Styrofoam for leftovers! (We do not have a dog currently; the leftovers are for US!)

@simpleliving-bulgaria4787 2 жыл бұрын

Very powerful and also really sad! It's everyone's problem. And everyone (I use that term loosely - there is a tiny percentage that try so hard to fix this awful mess) thinks that someone is going to fix it. It is honestly so depressing. We are truly at a tipping point with the global environment. Single use plastics were the most evil thing ever invented. As a kid I remember my mum saying never to litter because we'd be nicked for it, it was a crime and truly putting the fear of God (...well the police and prison) into me. By my experience wild campers aren't the ones doing this. We have that mantra 'leave no trace', and many believe in that. Thank you for a beautiful and really well thought out video.

@calxtra5361 3 жыл бұрын

Its not just the single use plastics its the cans and cardboard detritus also fly tipping thats ruining our countryside ... councils need to stop charging businesses so much to dump rubbish ... I am sure this would help to stop the fly tipping problem ... Excellent video and that bit with the pile of rubbish in the middle of the city was brilliant

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks cal, yes fly tipping is a huge issue in itself! We have a lot of that where I'm from, worse now you can't get to a tip without an appointment! Unfortunately we just don't have the resources to police it 😪😪

@tanyavince5086 2 жыл бұрын

I'm new to your channel having heard your travel talk last weekend at quirky - currently binging big time! I'm not one to leave comments but this video warrants it. So this is just to say THANK YOU. Thank you for litter picking. Thanks for posting about this. Thanks for being bothered 💚

@campervibe 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tanya, firstly thanks for coming to our talk, secondly, thanks for binge watching, and thirdly, and most importantly, thank you for getting the true message of this video, nice to know other people are bothered about the litter situation too. 😀😀

@DavidToth-re6zw 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic vlog mate,your best ever,highlights the problem brilliantly and in a refreshingly non preachy approach,I’ve been running around the remote places of Britain for many years now and have noticed the issue is getting much worse,as your vid shows one person can and will make a big difference,if we all do a little bit,pick up a bit litter here and there,try and avoid single use plastics,have a veggie meal night once a week or so etc,we will make a difference to the world we live in,as you correctly say if we do nothing we loose everything.signed and shared mate,well done again for making a very important and much needed vid 👍👍❤️❤️

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you David, so true every little helps indeed 😊

@kitesurf58phil 3 жыл бұрын

The entrance to my local park is just a couple of hundred yards away from my house. Apart from a couple of small car parks with height barriers, there is no vehicular access but the same problems exist. People who walk from surrounding dwellings, have their picnic, get up and walk away leaving all their rubbish. The answer is not more litter bins. I have only twigged since I started taking wildlife photographs that foxes, magpies and crows root through the bins looking for food, chucking out all the rubbish which is in the way. Local councils seem to have washed their hands of the responsibility for picking up after the sizeable minority who do litter. There are many volunteers who pick up around the local park but despite their best efforts they can't always keep on top of it. Single use plastics are the biggest headache. I've cut back so much that my recycle bin only goes out every six weeks. Myself and my neighbour pick up the litter on the green in front of our houses large green at the front of our houses. As for glow bugs and glow beetles, I haven't seen them since about 1973 in our local area. There are some success stories. It is not all gloom and doom. Chalkland orchids, some thought to be extinct, are making a comeback along with skylarks and other birds. Thank you for such a beautifully shot and thought provoking video.

@anniewalden9697 Ай бұрын

I appreciated your view on this: Answer is: Each one of us is responsible for our beautiful planet. further we need to BE Each responsible. This is world wide - not just in one place. Big Love Folks!

@greenmanoffgridcaravan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for recording and sharing this video! You nailed it! Keep up the great work!

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁😁👍

@andyh6533 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing Video Camera work and editing on point as usual. Thanks for being open and honest about how you see it. For me I like the simplicity of ‘Love where you live, and if you see it pick it up’

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely, love them sayings

@CamperVanya 3 жыл бұрын

Such a beautifully shot video and incredibly important message. Thanks for sharing this Lou 👍

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@neilscholes13 3 жыл бұрын

Were at this hill 2week ago for 1 night butyfull Park up .your videos are great. Have followed you for a while. I am 70 and worked in farming all my life. We recycled things before it was a fashion. To get things tidy there should de a money insensitive milk bottle top pop bottle Were returned to shops 3p a bottle paper 25 £ a ton children will do it for pocket money you can still have milk in a bottle

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah people would recycle for money no matter how big or small that reward it more people would do it for sure

@refillsontheroad7511 3 жыл бұрын

Ooooh thank you thank you thank you for speaking about single use plastics! My “van life” is shop van life - a mobile zero waste shop in Derbyshire. I get so frustrated by the amount of litter I see everywhere on my travels too 🙈

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, its nice to know there are others out there as frustrated as we are about the plastic situation. Hope your shop is doing well, and thanks so much for watching 😁👍

@Bernie_Outdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Really powerful video Lou! So professional and to the point. Such a shame that we are spoiling this country 👍

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks you and it really is a shame

@maggiefletcherscuriouscelt4199 3 жыл бұрын

Well done you! Gorgeous vid and spot on topic. Why are so many people so thoughtless

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

We ask ourselves that all the time

@justinallen1138 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant video highlighting a huge problem. We live 2 minutes from there and Kieron is a legend, the difference he’s made to the area is massive.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin, and by all accounts the locals would be more than happy for him to stay?

@goldwingutube 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lou, great video showing the impact that rubbish is having in terms of global as well as local. I really cannot understand the mentality of some people who chose to go to a nice place and then dump their rubbish, leaving others to clean up behind them. I think they are in the minority but their actions are affecting the majority. There is an elderly gentleman who is often seen picking up litter around our streets, its not that nice of an area but when i asked him why, he simply said you should have pride in where you live, to me that includes the UK. I understand what the guy who lives there is doing but sadly to some folk it will encourage them also to dump their rubbish as well.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

It is very alien to us as to why people do this, it is such a shame

@FlorryTheLorry 3 жыл бұрын

Plastic is a problem. Being divers we see it a lot and see how the sea is changing and hence the the climate. However, for the sea, plastic is a small percentage of the problem. Have you seen seaspiracy? It's a great documentary and worth a watch if you're interested in the ocean, wildlife and climate change. It's so sad and hard to watch but highlights the huge problems of what is happening in the oceans 🐾👫🚛👍

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

It is definitely worth a watch, not a nice one but worth it for sure. I bet you do see a lot, I was driving home yesterday and the litter is getting out of control on the sides of the roads🤦‍♀️😫

@matty741 3 жыл бұрын

There's a place about 30 mins from me called pick mere. It's a beautiful lake that we love to go swimming in. On nice days it get rammed. The car park has two bins and the rubbish gets piled twice as high as them. It's embarrassing. We've has a local woman come and shout at us because of it in frustration because this is where she lives. Trying to explain that we take every bit of rubbish did no good she hates visitors and the rubbish is the reason. We are ruining our beautiful country and planet. Brilliant vid thanks, new sub.

@suewiltshire8092 3 жыл бұрын

My sister works with the parks department in the lakes. Not only are people leaving rubbish but they're leaving tents, chairs, sleeping bags etc. I genuinely don't understand people, why spoil somewhere that is beautiful. Great video for raising awareness x

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

That is madness, why would you leave all of that stuff, I don't understand

@suewiltshire8092 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe I don't understand either, it's costs all that money to just waste it plus spoil the place you've stayed at because of its beauty - it's sheer madness from every angle x

@gino2465 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely video, love helping the plannet. How about using several wild life cameras to capture the people who are doing it. Great doing a video after but at the end of the day you need to name and shame. You can buy those camaflaged out door battery cameras which can hide in bushes. It's great having a KZfaq channel, capture the culprits then bring it to KZfaq. Name and shame or picture and shame will work.

@flangekiwi 3 жыл бұрын

From Aotearoa New Zealand... Thank-you for trying, and doing your little bit for Papatuanuku (Mother Earth)❤💚❤ Your efforts are important and appreciated 🌷🌻🌷

@WanderingBird 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree- there's too much hype and drama about the bill from people who don't fully understand what the changes mean (which is precisely the reason I haven't done one about it yet either!! 😬) Ken's video is great - thanks for sharing the link. It makes me so mad that there ARE campervanners and motorhomers trying our best to protect the countryside we use and enjoy, but everyone is being tarred by the actions of a few selfish souls (both car and van owners.) Great video- thanks for highlighting the issues so well. I hope it makes people think twice before tossing something out a window or leaving it behind.. x

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you yes I think there's a massive misunderstanding of the bill, my bigger worry with it is our loss of some rights to protest, and, some of it will be good change. Thanks so much for watching 😁😁

@defshepherd9042 2 жыл бұрын

As a young man sitting in a building site cabin on a building site, plastics where just coming into everyday food packaging use replacing the brown paper bag and grease proof paper . 3 bricklayers 2 scaffolders and the tea lad debated the use of the indestructible plastics, even this motley crew could see that if we used these everyday eventually we wouldn't be able to rid he world of them. How come the people in Parliament couldn't see this back then. ( We used to wrap our sandwiches in wonder loaf packaging . Someone brought theirs in a Tupperware box which started the conversation .)

@Dr.Gunsmith 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the same when I go on my favourite walks with my children in the woods and trails, we have to take rubbish bags and go around picking up rubbish and plastic. It boils my piss.

@NotAllWhoWanderAreLost.. 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lou, single use plastics are a huge issue and one that we need to get rid of, I'm a Organiser for Southend Beachcare and the amount we collect is insane. Last year we carried out 245 beach cleans on our 8 mile of coastline collected over 2100 plastic bottles 1000 cans. And over 1500 bags of rubbish and this was just 8 miles.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that is a massive amount 😳 thanks for doing that as well

@julie011267 3 жыл бұрын

👋👋👋👋👋👋Well done Louise that was fantastic ive sighed the petition xxx

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Great, thanks 😊

@wey_aye_adventures 3 жыл бұрын

What a awesome video Louise, these issues are massive and only getting worse. You raised it perfectly in this video…thank you! 👍🏻

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😁👍

@VaguelyMeandering 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness Louise. What a beautiful and devastating video. I love how easily you engage with people...the gentleman who asked you not to collect the rubbish. Then the doggo came to say hello and you were so lovely with both her and her dad. It is, very sadly, a universal issue. The question becomes, what can we do? I did share the video as well.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrea, thank you 😁😁 and more importantly thanks so much for sharing 😀😀👍

@denweston5941 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Lou for highlighting this problem. There is so much at stake and if we all do our bit like the van dweller in your vlog it is achievable. I just want my grandchildren and their children to be able to enjoy our beautiful land and world in the future. Oh and thanks for making a grown man cry on a Sunday afternoon. Keep up the good work xx

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I made you cry den! And yes, it's the real youngsters I feel for, there will be absolutely nothing left for them. Thanks so much for watching 😁👍

@denweston5941 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe 💙💓💙

@TheBobCast6056 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve just found your channel and have to say, I am very very impressed. I am 52, and desperate to have a massive change in lifestyle. I’m looking at getting a narrowboat, rather than camping, but the permanent cruising lifestyle appeals. I’m also going to start a KZfaq channel too, and it was this that caused me to comment on yours. Your channel is highly polished, professional, interesting and informative. You set the bar very high. I will be very happy if my channel gets anywhere near as polished as yours. I love the drone footage especially. I have bought a drone for mine and starting as I mean to go on, I got my A2 CofC and GVC and CAA Operational Authorisation. Now I need to learn video editing… wish me luck. Again congratulations on an excellent channel, I am enjoying it very much.

@sandraheald7073 2 жыл бұрын

My husband has been a keen stills photographer for many years, but like you he has recently bought a drone and has done the CAA qualification. Learning about video editing is a little daunting! As he uses Lightroom and PS he gave Premium Pro a try. Sadly the share option is not available until you start paying £19.95 a month. Gulp! He is now using Davinci Resolve 18 which is truly amazing and completely free. There are some great tutorial videos on KZfaq. He recently found and area called Studio.KZfaq and that has thousand of royalty free backing tracks. Some a completely open for use and a number require you to post and acknowledgment which is easy to do. They give you the wording required.

@TheBobCast6056 2 жыл бұрын

@@sandraheald7073 Thank you so much for your very kind reply. I’ll be voting on board narrowboat Bob this Friday and starting a channel very soon afterwards. I have Davinci Resolve and I’ve bookmarked lots of how to videos for how to use it and create efficient workflows. I’m developing ideas for content too. I’ll change my KZfaq name for the new channel when I launch it. Again, thank you for you very kind words and encouragement. 😁

@ellenclayton5955 2 жыл бұрын

Your best video yet! This is absolutely not political. It is necessary for preserving life. We must protect our environment before we end up killing off all wildlife. Without pollinators there will be an extremely limited food supply.

@kathypantling6339 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Lou, this is a global issue, even in our beautiful New Zealand we have our share of people who won’t recycle, we do have a ban on single use ‘plastic bags’ and this has been adopted and introduced here and is, in my opinion a great start. Occasionally I will pull up - no MH till December- in my car in a beauty spot to walk Mr Bentley, our dog, and come across litter strewn across the place, it breaks my heart that someone thought it was okay to do that. But more and more people of all ages are starting to understand the importance of recycling and using ‘keep cups, reusable water bottles, shopping bags. It’s an educational journey and one day it will be in our nature to love our planet again.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

I really hope so, you do see more people using keep stuff which is great 👍 let's hope it keeps heading in that direction

@icedave2004 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video loved it….. A couple of months ago I went for a bike ride around my local countryside and on the edge of a very quiet country road someone had dumped a full bathroom!! Bricks, toilet, bath and more unbelievable. It’s obvious that the fines/punishments are not steep enough to discourage some people and perhaps a doubling of fines and sentences is needed ?

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

That us ridiculous, what is wrong with people 😑😒

@icedave2004 3 жыл бұрын

@@campervibe That’s why I have started to ride around with a GoPro on the bike hopefully I will catch them someday……

@Nastyswimmer 3 жыл бұрын

If you're sleeping in a van you aren't wild camping. If you're driving to a parking spot and pitching a tent you aren't wild camping. If you don't take all your crap out with you you aren't wild camping. Wild camping is carrying your gear into the country on your back or your bike (or your horse if you must), pitching your tent for the night and leaving in the morning without leaving any traces

@barrywatler7482 3 жыл бұрын

Good on yer for speaking out, the few ruin it for the majority. Single use plastics are banned here in Queensland from the 1st September this year. Stay safe cheers from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

That is bloody amazing

@valmatthews9117 3 жыл бұрын

Yes but many regional councils dont have recycling available in Qld. It all goes in the general rubbish. There is so much waste that could be sorted especially in the nursing home where I am visiting my mum. So sad.

@krisc6633 3 жыл бұрын

Lou, this is an amazingly beautiful and heartbreaking video. I’ll admit it, I cried. Thanks for creating it and sharing the message. We have to change. All of us. Right. Freaking. Now. ☮️🕊❤️

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah we really do have to change, hopefully the more we talk about it and what we can do to make even the little changes that has to help the bigger picture

@billykimbah2528 3 жыл бұрын

That made you cry 🙄🙄🙄🙄

@richarddavies7127 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I only now found your channel. Nice one.. I had a go at a woman, a few hours ago, for dropping litter. She looked at me as if I was speaking a different language. Then got in her van and drove off, with zero fxxxs given. Bloody people.

@chashouse8511 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant unbiased video Lou!! Not sure how that guy has managed to be left alone to stay parked up there, but more power to him and hope they don't push to get him kicked off. He is obviously a benefit to the local environment more than long term locals!!

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

We hope that also, fingers crossed for him

@bivers4399 3 жыл бұрын

In the 1970s the government had a massive advertising campaign on tv which taught my generation not to throw out rubbish, however it didn’t show us about recycling. It’s a pity we’re losing our rights to freedom to roam where we wish.

@davedave6404 3 жыл бұрын

A masterpiece, outstanding production. Powerful and clear. I will pass around. You are setting the bar so high, the main broadcasting stations should just run this Lou.

@campervibe 3 жыл бұрын

If enough people shared it to them maybe they would 🙏🤞

@bertiewooster3326 3 жыл бұрын

The stark fact is we have too many people on this tiny island do something about it folks!

@paultaylorphotography9499 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Lou I think the recycling thing same as heavy industries are being shipped overseas out of sight so at a glance things look greener and cleaner but in reality the filth is still there just somewhere else and probably with far less safety and environmental checks making the whole thing worse than before. To be honest I don’t see much rubbish dumped where I park up I’m in New Zealand so obviously less folk to make waste and the folk who do this life on wheels thing are in the main very tidy they don’t seem to abuse their park ups. Saying that folk in smaller vans mainly tourists tend to get a lot of bad press for soiling areas because apparently the van hire companies incentives them not to use their on board facilities so they go bush etc. I’ve been in my van three years now couldn’t imagine living full time in a house again love this lifestyle with a passion and am encouraging my last born to try it for a while between his studies 🚐🚐 travel well mate regards Paul