Campervan nightmares - Off Grid Sub Zero + No Heat = No Sleep. Avoid my campervan mistake! Solo Female Vanlife
In this video, the last in this mini Scottish Borders road trip series, the storm's blown over leaving a couple of days of fantastic autumn sunshine in its wake.
First stop of the day after leaving the campsite is Leaderfoot Viaduct just 2.5 miles away. A significant landmark in the Borders.
After that I randomly decide to go for a long drive to Scotland's highest village and pub - The Inn at Wanlockhead. They allow you to stopover off grid for the night so long as you eat and drink there to give them some custom.
So I cross over into Dumfries & Galloway and its a spectactular drive on the way, a driver's dream when taking the B roads.
The day had been great ... then came the evening.
As the chill set in I went to switch the diesel heater on. Dead. Dead as a Dodo. On what was forecast to be the coldest night of the year so far and in the highest village in Scotland, so this was not good. The leisure battery had dropped too low (despite the long drive) to allow me to use the electric heater. If only I'd had my EcoFlow Power Station that I now have! So I packed on the layers and thought once inside my snug sleeping bag I'd be ok. No, it was absolutely freeeeezing all night. Too cold to sleep and I realised how utterly reliant on the diesel heater I'd allowed myself to become. I was ill prepared with any form of back up, not even a hot water bottle!
But I survived to tell the tale and share my learning. If you have any other tips to share please stick them in the comments. Sharing is caring!
It might've been uncomfortable but next day I felt very ALIVE!
Before heading home I took an aerial look at the village. Probably a good place for Spring and Summer when it will be more alive.
Roll on the next trip. It's all good fun, right? I love it 😊
ONWARD!

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00:00 Intro & Recap
00:52 Leaderfoot Viaduct
03:30 Scenic drive
04:38 Mystery bird spot
04:48 Flooded Roads
05:13 Long & winding road - dream drive
05:53 Leadhills & Wenlockhead
07:14 Wenlockhead Inn
08:18 Nightmare night begins!
10:34 The morning after the night before
13:38 Aerial view of Wanlockhead in the sunshine
14:41 My learning & tips

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My van is a 2021 VW T6.1 Transporter Camper Conversion by The Custom Shop, Liverpool - https://www.thecustomshop.co.uk/
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I’m Sue from Lancashire, UK.

This channel is just me getting out and about in a converted VW Campervan, occasionally with friends but mostly solo. Fun, laughs, moans, groans, mistakes, and successes. It’ll all be in here!

I’ll share new places, hints, tips, any info I discover and whatever else I think you might find useful.

I began vlogging my solo travels in ‘Vanya’, to help me re-engage with life following the sudden, tragic loss of my husband nearly 3 years ago now. Working through a very complex grief has been the hardest & loneliest challenge imaginable. Some days it still knocks me completely sideways and probably always will. I really don't know. All I do know is that life can change forever and irreversibly in an instant.

By returning to the vanlife we had enjoyed so much together & embracing a new found love of video creation and vlogging, I’m continuing to build strength and balance to move forward through this completely unforeseen and unwanted next chapter of life.

Thanks for joining me. The company is nice.

Sue x