We Got Broken Into 5 Days After Leaving the UK

This is not the video that we wanted to make because we got broken into. How did this even happen? So we'll explain more during this video. We need to give this camper way more security. Our van was actually broken into. Here's Scruffs. Wah! He got us kicked out. We're obviously just too trusting. Edwards looking for drugs. Someone's been on the roof. Ha! I ripped open the pop top. Just thought that fella was you. Because we had stickers on the ambulance, that's why it was broken into. We are now home from Europe after only eight days. We drove 12 hours home to get this sorted ASAP. Been at Disneyland Paris the last five nights. Last night, our van was actually broken into while we were out. We've had quite a few people this week looking in the van. We've left the pop top up, so we've parked right over there, held in the camper van parking. We left our pop top up all week. We come back yesterday, someone's been on the roof, ripped open the pop top, ransacked the pop top because they know that there's access through to the cab where all our equipment is. Stupidly, I oversaw this. I've not put a hatch on that. I didn't realize that I would need to, thinking obviously how stupid that is. You know, you trust everybody, but there is no hatch on that now. So we're now having to go back to the UK, so I'm not comfortable traveling around Europe knowing that. We've only been out here five days and people are trying to get in the van knowing that there's no hatch on there. So ultimately, we are heading home today. It's just made us a little bit nervous to travel in deeper into Europe when basically we're having to now worry about the van every time we leave it. That's not something we want to do. The first thing that we need to do is build a sturdy hatch to go in here to stop any intruders. The problem is, we're obviously just too trusting. Let's go. Time to make this van like Fort Knox to keep the thieves out. Let's go. So we're going into B&Q, Kim's got the high vis on, in full character mode now. Why do they do these things? Looks like the air building control inspector. So we always feel like a little kid in these shots. I've lost Kimmy. Kimmy? It's not Kimmy. Oh, that's Kimmy. I thought he was Kim. I was bitching. Kimmy. I just thought that fella was you. I could see him through the eye. I could see orange and thought it was Kimmy. And I was going, hey, you. It wasn't you. After everything that happened, it would have been easy to let the weak girls down. But having moments like this with Kimmy reminded me that you've got to find the good wherever you can. Life is too short, so we'd rather laugh through the tough times and make memories when we can. It's a work hat. Let me out. Never get old. It's boring. I've got headache now. We've got the stuff. Part one of keeping the thieves out. Keeping those thieves at bay, you scruffs. So Kimmy's just nearly got us kicked out. No, do not ever make me do that again. She's just nearly. Anyway, we've got the goods. You were throwing that trolley around like you were on the bumper cars. Well, don't get in a trolley and expect me to push it. So it's back now. There's the Ambo. She's just sitting pretty over there with no stickers on, as you can see. And no security. No security. No stickers on the Ambo. We've had so many people in the comments this week saying that because we had stickers on the Ambulance, that's why it was broken into. They were saying the reason why was because it looks like an Ambulance. So everyone's looking for medical equipment and drugs. Well, that's what it looked like. So you tell me. There was no stickers on it. It's only got stickers on one side. How's that work? And there's the little cheeky numbers there. Go on, jump in Kimbo. I'll try. He shoots. He scores. So we need a 50 by 50 centimetre piece of thick wood to go on the hatch here. We've already got the bolts. So we're going to go find it out of my wood junkyard. So that is the hatch done. No one's getting through that hatch. So I know it's been all fun and games in this video. We've had such a laugh and joke, but I just wanted to touch upon with you guys. This week has actually been a real challenging week for myself. I have really questioned myself. I built this van in such a rush, put so much effort into it. And I cannot believe that I had the oversight of not putting a security latch on that. And actually, I feel like I've let my whole family down. We've had to come home from a European trip that we've bigged up. And actually, it's really saddened me, the fact that the kids have missed out now. Kimmy's missed out. It's just been a bit of a whirlwind coming back to the van. And then basically just thinking, well, we can't do this anymore. We can't continue the trip. Because one of our daughters was absolutely petrified that someone had been in the pop top. It really freaked her out. The fact that someone has been in this vehicle, it really makes me feel sick to the bottom of my stomach. The fact that we've spent eight months building this. And you have made your dream camper van on your first trip. And somebody enters that space. We've been traveling so much before, never really had an issue. Except for in Calais, when someone tried to get in the back of the van. When Kimmy was there and she had to fend them off. That was only a couple of years ago. This feels more intrusive. When you are on the road, this is your home. And someone's been in our own personal space. And that makes me feel very uncomfortable. And obviously, that's why we've chose to hanker down. Do that 12-hour day. Come straight home. And just sort out this security issue. Because no one wants to get to Calais. No one wants to get across that border. Across the water. On the boat. To Calais. And then get to Paris. And then they find out that someone's broke into their van. And they have invaded their personal space as a family. That's quite scary. Thank the Lord for that. What an oversight that's been. And I've also added security on the pop-top. So that is now locked shut. That can't be opened either. We've got more added security coming this week. But they're extra bits that I'm not putting on. I'm not showing the world either. They're going to be added on to the van. This has been a real eye-opener. Don't be too trusting. Don't do what I did. And just think everybody in the world is fantastic. Because it will bite you in the bum. Because it's bit us in the bum. We've had to bring a whole family home to fix these security errors. We don't know what to do next. We will keep you posted. We will be doing something. We're not quite sure. Me and Kimmy are still catching up from that 12-hour travel day that we did. Back from Calais straight to England. So, ultimately, thank you so much for sticking around this week for this promptu video. Don't forget to subscribe, guys.