Are people coming up to you on a daily basis dissing your lifestyle choices? It seems that's the only thing you AND Mark ever go on about....Geez.

You can find solutions to help you like putting ear plugs in so you won’t hear the horn but for me I don’t need to worry about the noise because I’m deaf but I do have a cochlear implant which means I can turn my hearing on and off 😍

Living the vanlife probably teaches u to appreciate being able to get some water for washing up or shower and enough electricity 🔌 xx

Nice video Sioux 👍💪🙏🤗💜✌️📿🧿🚶🌄😎🥰✌️... From Lisa in UK 🇬🇧

I'm totally on your wave length I'm considering going back to van life for exactly the same reasons your talking about.

not a feckin clue what she is on about

You have said everything brilliant all about Van life❤ Have you ever thought of going to the drone I'm sure you would fit in there with them lovely people they are amazing🎉 p.s love your pony tails ❤

Sioux people are envious of your lifestyle. They perhaps don't have the same ability to do what you are doing . Good for you keep on keeping on ❤❤

Perfect lifestyle for me take care 😊

I love our van life. We in a tiny van 2 of us, yes that may not suit most ppl but we lived in a horse drawn wagon that was way harder with a child , dig, and 3 canaries lol 😂 yeah stick to your guns and live your own life the way you want. Totally agree with your words xx

Being American I don’t understand this. We have rest areas and pull offs, free to use I’ve seen lot of vaners there. We have primitive camping too, outhouses and water cost is $7 over looks a lake. You can also camp on State Land too. And then there’s Boondocking, private land owners let you stay. Why is the UK so strict on vaners ? And the car parks with trails where people walk or take their dogs, need trash can, water and bathrooms. What are people doing with dog bag, probably not picking it up or just leaving it. 🇺🇸

People are brainwashed into thinking life has to be a certain way so struggle to accept those who want to do things a different way. Bloody sheep 🐑🐏🙄

I had a really hard time finding drinking water when I moved offgrid, had to sneak into the forest service campgrounds but everyone was friendly anyways

You say primitive life but 50/60 years ago, things were exactly the same as you described not having a TV, lots of gadgets etc. I think it’s the perfect life. We are trying to strive for this but have commitments before we can x

Goverments want the 2 grand gas and electric bill so don't like log burners 😅 there is a million people on the housing list and they let another million in in the last year year so van life is only going yo get bigger and they can't build houses every minute and their shutting down free places to park what could possibly go wrong .riots?

Don't buy a house in a tourist area and then complain about tourist it's bloody selfish of those that do also you bought the house not the street so shut up if your one of these people

The facts are we don't discriminate in this free country unless we're talking about van lifers unfortunately we're stuck with the hate and starmers regime will make it worse

Good video Sioux...ive not owned a tv for over 6 years now....more to see when you are out and about 😊

👍

Nicely done Sioux, I choose this life style because it helps with my health mostly. Hopefully see you again soon for a much longer catch up.😊

Those that live in houses are unlikely to offer anything and I wonder where some of them put their litter when not at home 🤔

It's a simple life but it's a full life full of richness ie experiences. You are self relent and will likely have a high level of everyday skills that many people have lost because they think they phone and computer is the answer to everything . Most of all you have your freedom to fully choose your path in life nowt wrong with that .

Spot on Sioux. Love the low tech life. Nothing better. Yes be loving if people asked if I need anything. Think deep down they are a bit jealous

Nailed it Sioux . That's me , simple, low tech lifestyle. My laundrette is any clean river, two bowls , two washing baskets and the sun/wind dryer . I generally steer clear of vans with TV antenna . I do have a state of the art solar/ lifepo/dc-dc set up though with 300Ah on tap

Nice video and well said, Sioux. nail on the head comes to mind. Now go and hijack Marks video. LOL

beautifully spoken Sioux. Much respect🙏- Kenny

Brilliant video Mark. Very interesting. Absolutely agree. Love this lifestyle and the people I've met cuz of being this way ❤

Very good video, nice to hear someone saying how it is with van life and the transition if thats what people choose.

Van also = no council tax, no water rates, no gas, no electricity. Huge savings

The Labour party intend to change road tax to pay per mile. I don't think that will be beneficial to the motor homing community. What do you think?

1 van that stays overnight and leaves again in the morning , but 4 or 5 vans , or vans that overstay are the problem . Nice that you want to save money and pay no council tax but don't start ranting about those people who DO pay council tax and don't want you to stay outside their houses for days

I am not full time but part time in my van but I truly do not understand much of your position at all. I don’t condone you staying nor do i criticise it, but I am critical how some van lifers feel they should be entitled to stay in certain places. None of this is hard to understand! Like all things in life, these sites get abused. Not by you. You and so many others abide by the laws of decency and common sense. But others do not. The problem is you turn up for one night and think all is good. The next night 10 vans turn up! Now we have a different story. Most signs banning overnight parking are not enforceable or legal. But that’s not the point. The point is the signs typically go up because the areas get abused or over used. Not because there is some great conspiracy to spoil life for people living in a van! It’s just the same rubbish time and time over….people abuse the sites. They don’t stay for one night they stay for 10. The chairs come out and it’s treated like a camp site. And it goes on. I love park4night but also recognise it destroys these sites! Because nothing in the app gives any indication of frequency of use. When I first started travelling in a van I paid little thought to how many other vans were there. But quickly I realised that was the problem. I have seen site after site disappear as signs go up and the truth is I know why - they were abused. The locals start complaining and suddenly the signs go up. Successful van life in my opinion is finding sites yourself that are NOT on apps because the sites are less likely to see over use. The truth is, it’s a small number of idiots that spoil it for the rest of us. Unless you are checking a site 365 days of the year, there are typically 364 days that you don’t see what happens at a site and alas, those days attract idiots and eventually the inevitable happens….the signs go up! Without specifying a location, I found a great spot and each time I went there I was the only van there. It wasn’t on park4night. Then one day I discovered someone had listed it. Each time I stayed - infrequently and only one night at a time, there were multiple vans there. Every single time. Guess what? Yup….the signs went up and eventually it was listed as daytime only on park4night.

I spent the first two years full time living in a truck top, 20 square feet on a Ram pickup! Spent 4 months living in Alaska THEN I bought a Ram Promaster High top...I am Happier than I've ever been in my life! Either vehicle!

Thanks Mark for your personal insight there ❤ enjoyed listening to that and learning too. 😊

The bottom line is that there is, and always will be, a lot of small minded to##ers in this world. How can you be jealous of the many people who have turned to van life living simply to keep their heads above water?

It's about time you van dwellers wake up that all Councils are for profit private companies, your even paying for Civil and public servants pensions by paying council tax Lol

Very interesting. Whilst I enjoy meeting the odd person or two for a short while I prefer to stay away from larger groups. People in large groups or crowds frighten me.

Some crazy guy built a fake Stonehenge replica over here, I've never checked it out yet cause I refuse to pay some fee to see a concrete block, I might have to go stealth lol

I've been living in a caravan full time since sept 2020. You just take the daily jobs in your stride and get on with it 😊.

If the police were called, what has a civil matter got to do with them? You could just tell them to go do one as they are supposed to deal with criminal matters and are not the Forestry companies private security. Another thing you could do is agree you will leave when you are ready, which may take until 10.00am the next day! That way you are not refusing to leave!

We pay our roadtax, I've park up in residential area's and not had a problem. I tend to park alongside a hedge and try not to make myself stand out to much. And like you, leave no trace. Although do that everywhere

I found this Interesting giving the basics that a change would make, for those trying to decide on their daily hum drum routine and costs. I did part time van life for 2 years, to see if it was worth the transition for a better life. I enjoyed it mostly but it had its pitfalls too. Running costs were more than I expected, mainly due to breaking down and repair bills which happened a bit too often. Leisure batteries needed replacing and they couldn't keep the diesel heater going when it was really cold. On the other end, belting hot days became unbearable with insufficient cooling and cooking made it worse. Finally the disposal of crap from the toilet. Having to find a place that you could do that, the good old expensive campsite but that said, I made sure that I got my moneys worth by filling up with water and a hookup to recharge. Life was not too bad living in a flat apart from the bills and neighbours never bothered me. That's my take on it but everything is changing for everyone at lightning speed now, so maybe a rethink if the developing events become a crisis.

How many van dwellers are there in the UK do you think?

they pissed off because they gotta go to work every day and we can do what ever we want,

I have never thought of that before & I agree about them being jealous & another thing is that some people just like complaining it doesn’t matter what the situation is about they have to find something to complain about

Isnt it a bit COLD to do VANLIFE IN THE UK IN THE WINTER? 🤔

So Mark are u taking Sue out to VIETNAM for the UK WINTER ❄️☃️? 🤔😂😂XX

I guess they put the sign there so not loads if vans stay ... May be with the sign there may be one or 2 that will take the risk and stay overnight anyways .. so that means 1 or 2 vans rather than may be 8 if they didn't put sign up?

Yeah i know when i went to a campsite in the New Forest ... I thought i would be staying out in a peaceful forest ... Amongst the trees ... I got there to find we were All squeezed into this TINY SPACE .. More or less in a circle!!! 😂😂😂🙃

Sue is BACK!!! YEAH ❤🥳🥳🥳🤸