FIRST NIGHT IN OUR CAMPER VAN | VAN LIFE UK

• June 20, 2021 by Chesca & Ben |
• Language: EN
• Play Time: 00:21:02
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The day we've all been waiting for! After spending 10 days getting air-con fitted, Sophia is back from the garage and we're ready to get back into van life. I know so many of you have been just as excited about this day as us! Not going to lie, it feels a little bit like we've not done this before 😆 Join us for our first few nights back in Sophia, as we re-adjust back to van life.

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⤈ I N T H I S V I D E O ⤈
0:00 - 0:35 - Intro
0:40 - 02:48 - We got Air Con Fitted
02:50 - 06:41 - What We've Been Up To
06:41 - 09:14 - We Have a Visitor
09:15 - 14:23 - First Night in the Van
14:24 - 17:06 - Getting Organised
17:08 - 20:19 - A Trip down South
20:20 - Bloopers

⤈ M O R E V A N B U I L D ⤈
Watch our Africa Van Build 2.0 from the start
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn09Q7QKe9RSfcmCvu5KgxHZ
Our big plan - Driving to Cape Town in our Van!
» https://youtu.be/dJMnHVE1xnc

⤈ V A N L I F E T R A V E L S ⤈
Van Life France to Sicily Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn1NUYY2VXyhlgsLvnXZQWp0
Van Life UK Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn0ZKqneAbha94jkMnkBBGFr
Van Life Portugal Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn1NoG9YimtMCTeQpk-aqstn
Van Life Spain Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn37KGDpBq683reFQuxjlhXR

⤈ C A M E R A G E A R ⤈
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⤈ W H O W E A R E ⤈
We're Chesca and Ben and River (🐶 ) and we usually live full-time in our self converted sprinter van, Sophia. After a year of travelling Europe, from Spain and Portugal to the island of Sicily, the pandemic brought us back home to the UK. Along with a secret project we'd been planning! We plan to drive our tiny home on wheels all the way from Cornwall, UK to Cape Town, South Africa. Starting in late 2021, we first need to make some major upgrades to Sophia, stripping her right back to the insulation and giving her some beefy upgrades. Join us on our journey as we turn Sophia into an overlanding rig, ready to tackle whatever Africa can throw at us.

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Chesca & Ben

Discover how Chesca and Ben transitioned from overlanding in a Sprinter van to sailing the seven seas aboard their Freedom 40. A deep dive into the technical reality of their 'learning-in-public' maritime journey.

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