Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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You've been lied to about van life but there is a way to make it easy. Stop chasing freebies and start using a simple campsite strategy to remove stress fast.
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If van life feels like a constant hunt for free water, waste points, and power, this video is for you. I show how using a campsite every week or two resets everything in one calm stop: laundry, fresh water, cassette, grey waste, hot showers, bins, and full batteries.

I’m at Somers Wood near the NEC. It’s adult only, spotless, and now runs pay-as-you-go electric so light users are not covering heavy users.

The BIG question!
What’s your definition of “van life”?
Do you agree that paying a little now and then saves a loads of hassel, stress and protect the vanlife image or are you all for free, free, free?

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Making Van Life Easier
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🔥 I love anything and everything that makes van life and living on the road full time easier and in the last years I’ve learnt what works and what doesn’t!
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Useful Videos
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🚐 Motorhome Wild Camping 101 - youtube.com/watch?v=AO4q7bA9DjE
💷 How much does Van Life Cost - youtube.com/watch?v=5e8ZliQLrOc
🚰 Where to find water - youtube.com/watch?v=nTdSJjsV8Hk&
🔋 Charging the Motorhome from EV points - youtube.com/watch?v=aNebrf4taJ8
🏠 Van Life without an address - youtube.com/watch?v=yrHek909deY
🍺 Motorhomes & Alcohol - youtube.com/watch?v=_ET8Cp_H0CQ
🚐 New to Motorhomes? - youtube.com/watch?v=K7aO12uRH5M&list=PLRc9cu4LiQYvjuYToNLShEfM2TxGf3Epd
🏁 Binge Watch from the start! - youtube.com/watch?v=5-KxwgiDlrw&list=PLRc9cu4LiQYsz2dHX9h5kyYZEcavUy0SI

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⏰ Video Timecodes ⏰
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00:00 Vanlife Myth
00:43 Sticky Clutch!
01:24 The “Do It All For Free” Trap
03:14 Paying Sometimes Makes Life Easier
06:14 Why I Use Campsites
07:34 Simple Solution
08:50 Pay As You Go Electric at This Site
09:47 Jackery 500 V2 Hands-On
13:53 Laundry vs Launderette: Time and Cost
18:48 Campsite Tour: Facilities & Waste Points
20:45 Shower Block Tour
21:29 Calendar Launch + Wrap Up

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Disclosures: All opinions are my own. Sponsors are acknowledged. Some links in the description are affiliate links that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a commission at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Thank you.