Shocking incident - Travel Beans (1 Viewer)

[Figaro]

Thankfully they're both unhurt.
Must have been very scary

 

[David and Sally]

How scary it must have been

They bought a van to travel the USA, day before they were going to move all their stuff into the van it catches fire whilst they are driving in it. He has the presence of mind to video some of it. Pretty scary stuff and all our worst nightmare. I wasn't subscribed it came up as a recommended.

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

 

[TheAleMan]

Thankfully they're both unhurt.
Must have been very scary

Yes watched that last night. Very scary indeed but, at least no one was hurt. In the end they had a good attitude about it, and much praise went to the emergency services, and to the guy who never gave up until it was to late with his fire extinguisher..top man

 

[Jim]

Never watched their channel. Only watched the first couple of minutes and dragged the slider to the firefighting, If it was me was doing my best to put his fire out while he did nothing but filmed me, I think I might have aimed the extinguisher at him.

 

[TheAleMan]

Never watched their channel. Only watched the first couple of minutes and dragged the slider to the firefighting, If it was me was doing my best to put his fire out while he did nothing but filmed me, I think I might have aimed the extinguisher at him.

May of filmed it to help with any insurance claim possibly Jim, but see where your coming from

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[Just smiffy]

Go fund page coming soon….

I wouldn’t start filming while my Mr’s was still in there…

 

[Figaro]

Perhaps he should have give the camera to her to film and gone to help, but he didn't have a fire extinguisher so not much he could have done.

 

[Tombola]

Youtubers.....Never too scary to stop filming and help, / make as safe as poss....even take it away form the road before it really took off..
NO>>>wheres my camera
Insurance proof, nah.,....its all about hits

 

[Two on Tour]

Go fund page coming soon….

They don't need it, as they will make enough money from the Youtube views to more than cover the cost of the piece of old tat that was bought for this adventure.
They are part of the band of mishap and disaster Youtube vanlifers that make their living with this sort of thing.

 

[VXman]

Watched a new ish BMW go up in flames outside Timberland Motorhomes in Chesterfield last week. Lady pulled off the dual carriageway and stopped at the entrance to the compound. Within 5 minutes it was engulfed. The fire engine was pretty quick in arriving but there was nothing left of the car after they put it out. Just a black shell - scary. Fortunately she didn't pull inside the compound or dozens of motorhomes might have been at risk!

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[vzac]

 

[Two on Tour]

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[Tombola]

what ...they have done in to two vans ???

 

[Figaro]

?

Just the one fire so far as I know

 

[tacr2man]

Could get interesting seeing its in USA and just spent quite a while in workshop , didnt cook up before that ?

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[Andy MacD]

Personally I think you need to take a step back here.

You tubers, love them or hate them, have found a way to earn a living. You have the option to watch, or not, no one if forcing you to watch it just so you can slag them off. If you chose not to watch then you don’t provide them with any money so what is your problem?

I watch some, like Travel Beans &Tread the Globe being travel ones, and avoid others. My choice to make.

Cut them some slack will you, they provide entertainment for those who either can’t, or won’t travel. Looking at some of their travels through Europe has helped us in our travels.

Would you not like to be able to travel and experience the places they travel to? I would love to but I know I can’t go everywhere so watching them do it is the next best thing.

Live and let live!

 

[Two on Tour]

Personally I think you need to take a step back here.

You tubers, love them or hate them, have found a way to earn a living. You have the option to watch, or not, no one if forcing you to watch it just so you can slag them off. If you chose not to watch then you don’t provide them with any money so what is your problem?

I watch some, like Travel Beans &Tread the Globe being travel ones, and avoid others. My choice to make.

Cut them some slack will you, they provide entertainment for those who either can’t, or won’t travel. Looking at some of their travels through Europe has helped us in our travels.

Would you not like to be able to travel and experience the places they travel to? I would love to but I know I can’t go everywhere so watching them do it is the next best thing.

Live and let live!

Live and let live should work both ways or are you saying that your version of live and let live does not allow for people to have and voice an opinion ?

 

[Figaro]

You tubers, love them or hate them, have found a way to earn a living.

I'm not familiar with what they earn from YouTube, but I doubt it's a living ?
More like a few gallons of diesel per month I'd have thought for laying your life open to keyboard critics to pull apart.
Happy to be corrected.
I enjoy some of these vlogs, others not so much, so just decide which ones to watch, makes a change from terrestrial tv.

 

[Two on Tour]

I'm not familiar with what they earn from YouTube, but I doubt it's a living ?
More like a few gallons of diesel per month I'd have thought for laying your life open to keyboard critics to pull apart.
Happy to be corrected.
I enjoy some of these vlogs, others not so much, so just decide which ones to watch, makes a change from terrestrial tv.

You are very very wrong as Youtube income for a great many is their main income and some have become very wealthy by it.
I only follow a few Youtube channels, none of which are vanlifers, but several of those I follow openly state that they live well off of their Youtube income and by promoting and endorsing goods, and a good many also get a payment for each item that is bought via their link from Amazon for goods that they post to buy on Amazon.

Youtube also runs a system called Partreon in which you as a viewer can make monthly payments to monetarily support a Youtube channel that you like.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzJ8RDhYJ_l4Eq_WeEG39g

 

[DumfriesDik]

Bloody shame for them and I’m glad they’re both physically okay.

I hope everyone and anyone caught up in a similar situation gets out okay.

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[tonka]

I'm not familiar with what they earn from YouTube, but I doubt it's a living ?
More like a few gallons of diesel per month I'd have thought for laying your life open to keyboard critics to pull apart.
Happy to be corrected.
I enjoy some of these vlogs, others not so much, so just decide which ones to watch, makes a change from terrestrial tv.

Whatever you do dont look at kids playing with toys !!!!


"Ryan Kaji has been designated the highest earning YouTube star of the year 2020.
He is 9 years old.
According to Forbes, he's earned nearly $30 million from his channel.24 Dec 2020"

 

[Figaro]

You are very very wrong as Youtube income for a great many is their main income and some have become very wealthy by it.
I only follow a few Youtube channels, none of which are vanlifers, but several of those I follow openly state that they live well off of their Youtube income and by promoting and endorsing goods, and a good many also get a payment for each item that is bought via their link from Amazon for goods that they post to buy on Amazon.

Youtube also runs a system called Partreon in which you as a viewer can make monthly payments to monetarily support a Youtube channel that you like.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzJ8RDhYJ_l4Eq_WeEG39g

Interesting, I'm aware of Patreon but never felt the need to send my money to anyone on youtube, even for an "advance viewing" or to buy a crappy sticker, but I guess someone must.
If they can make a living from it then good for them, but I don't think it's without effort, cost or personal scrutiny and intrusion.
Travel Beans have 215k subscribers, I suspect they'd need to add a few 0's to earn big money, but maybe this incident will do it for them ?

 

[Jim]

Travel Beans have 215k subscribers, I suspect they'd need to add a few 0's to earn big money,

I'd guess they could be earning anywhere between 2k to 12k per month. Depends on the number of views rather than the subscribers. They get nothing from me, I'm too busy for vicarious adventures. For me, even when I have the time, this type of video is the movie equivalent of fingernails on a blackboard.

 

[Just smiffy]

I'd guess they could be earning anywhere between 2k to 12k per month. Depends on the number of views rather than the subscribers. They get nothing from me, I'm too busy for vicarious adventures. For me, even when I have the time, this type of video is the movie equivalent of fingernails on a blackboard.

Yeah I’m not a fan of the “look at me” brigade….

 

[Jamesh]

I'm guessing many of these YouTube's don't have a great deal if overheads like mortgages, car finances etc. So a little income goes a long way. If you don't earn you don't drive!!

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[Kybod]

I used to follow them on you tube when they were travelling the world by aircraft etc.
Then covid occurred and happy travels stopped. They did what a lot of the crowd in the same space did and bought a campervan or something resembling one.
That's when I stopped watching.
There are a few genuine campervan/motorhome YouTubers out there but they are becoming a rarity.
Mike

 

[Just smiffy]

A lot of them show their mrs/girlfriend on the front of the video in scantily cladding as click bait… then in the video they look like Nora batty, ask me how I know….

 

[tacr2man]

A lot of them seem to have mental health issues cause or effect ?

 

[Two on Tour]

The only vanlifer I find watchable is Project Amber, give the guy his due, I would have chucked in the towel when he did the engine and gearbox change on his converted Merc ambulance.

 

[Simon Select]

These posts really annoy me. Why not try and help instead of videoing it! It’s the same sort of thing where an animal is hurt, being attacked etc They video it then gain the likes etc etc… if my van was on fire or my friends was, I would be trying to help not being the cock with a camera!!!

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