Van Life takes a turn. Despite all our efforts and planning, we didn't expect this terrible news. Our van is gone. Cheers Snow and Curt UPDATE: Hey Guys! We want to explain a few things we learned AFTER dropping our van off at the port. First, this was not our Shipping Agents fault! Martin is a great agent and we are learning that things in the shipping industry are never certain. Martin prepares you for lots of unknowns... and we were in contact with him and Daniel while the 'incident' was happening. Second, the shipping industry, as a whole, is currently updating their safety polocies to deal with the threat of fire from Lithium Ion Batteries.... the kind of batteries that most overlanders (like us) use in their campers. There have been a few fires at sea and the new "key" policy is a safety measure to help deal with fires that may happen on the ship. We completly understand this... we just really wish we would have known about the brand new rules before we got the van secure, we could have prepared! Anyway, we have our fingers crossed that all of our belongings will be safe and sound inside the van when it arrives in Europe! In the meantime, we will try to have some fun here in the city while we get the cats ready to fly to Europe with us in a couple of weeks! FYI.... we are learning that there are several shipping companies that are just not going to allow campers with the lithium batteries and maybe even propane tanks anymore... the industry is changing guys! Making it more difficult to ship our vans around the world. We will still get it done, but there will likely be more hoops to jump thru for future ships. ----------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/snowandcurt/ JOIN US ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SnowAndCurt ------------------------------------------------------------ SUPPORT OF OUR CONTENT IS MUCH APPRECIATED! JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP PAGE To help keep the wheels turning and get a guaranteed comment response, head over to our YouTube Membership Page, and JOIN. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyrjbkxt4kBuVJJuqVTkylw/join ONE TIME DONATION https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/chilldaze ------------------------------------------------------------- SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE IN OUR VAN? Chances are you can find it in our Amazon Store. FYI... If you shop through our links, we will make a small commission, which is much appreciated! https://www.amazon.com/shop/snowandcurt?ref=cm_sw_em_r_inf_own_snowandcurt_dp_2vFBlimcgwjcT -------------------------------------------------------------- LIKE OUR MUSIC? We get it at Epidemic Sound. Here is a link to our Fav Van Life Traveler Tunes: https://www.epidemicsound.com/playlist/6a9vimoh50lhx2jqoazmctz9cez466c2 We also use MusicBox for our video music, you can visit their website here: https://www.musicbed.com You can also get a free month when you sign up with this link: https://www.musicbed.com/invite/E4d4w If you decide to join Epidemic Sound, Here is a Referral Link to save us a bit of cash towards one month of our subscription (THANKS): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/to9wvg/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.TheChillDaze.com