Hi Bob and Jenny. I just wanted to let you know what a fabulous 2 weeks we had touring the Highlands. We enjoyed our stay in Moffat before heading north to Clen Coe, Fort William, Skye, Loch Ness Shores, Nairn, Forfar and Portobello, before heading back south taking in Ambleside and Windermere. No hiccups and a lovely holiday. Also it was nice to meet Aileen at the Stoneleigh show on the day we left the Midlands. Thanks for your advice on 'Smidge' but luckily only had to use it twice, not as many midges as we expected. Best Wishes Dave and Sophie xx P.S. For your interest, we traveled 1,352 miles and the cost of fuel was £285 which we didn't think bad at all.

Hi Bob, i phoned Todd’s a few weeks back after watching your videos, local ish to us, wanted to see if we could go look round, they said then , literally 5 vans left, we are life long caravaners and thinking about maybe a motor home in a few years when our teenagers are older, I’m hoping then the market will be flooded with choice , after all the people doing staycation , go back abroad again , thanks for the informative vlogs, 👍🏻

Incredible demand for motorhomes , the amount of newbies we have met recently with loads of questions , we have referred them to your channel it saved us hours of explanations 😂😂😂. Not that we mind helping though.

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BrasherFox

3 жыл бұрын

The bubble will burst and there will be a glut of motorhomes and campers for sale at some point in time.

I can believe the showrooms are empty. I’m working at the side of the M6 Jnc37. Every model and type passing every few minutes. It is a beautiful place up here

We apologies. We hadn't realised we hadn't subscribed but we have now. Love your blogs, lovely people xxx

Love every video!! Can't wait for the new trips coming up which are my favourites. I love the journeys in so keep them up please. All the best to you all.

Paid a visit to Todds last year when considering changing from our campervan to a motorhome, they only offered a poor part ex value, less than half of the price they where selling compatible campers for. Now thats making a profit. Still got the camper.

Hello Bob and Jenny great video as usual and many thanks for sharing. We popped into Todds three weeks ago but to see it now is amazing, its so empty and although it may well make it difficult to get a pitch its great news in many ways for our home tourist industry. This time next year, if we get back to normality, it may well swing the other way and a glut will suddenly appear with second hand prices plummeting. Wasn't impressed with that Marquis site, we also wandered round it for at least forty mins and not one sales person approached us, all to happy just to look out the office window so we left. Obviously made their money for the year. Stay safe and again many thanks.

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the price bubble can always burst...

that swift 675 is nearly similar to ours. The front is the exact same as ours it looks like with that decent size table for eating especially with the extension and that one might also make up a bed like ours does but we have a mid bath which makes it quite small.

Like the escape, looks great my kind of layout 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

Hi Bob & Jenny, gas is a huge issue. We just picked up our Estoril that you checked out for me at the NEC. I wasn't told until the day B4 I was picking it up it was set up for Propane, I use Butane. There was nowhere that would swop the cylinders even though Calor says they should. Empty ones are going for £70-80 and pick up only! The dealer refused to help!

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Did you change the regulator?

@swdman1234

3 жыл бұрын

@@BobEarnshawMoHo I ended up buying a quick release Butane regulator as the dealer wasn't interested in just swapping it over. I took it to a little CL for the weekend and the lovely lady owner agreed to swop the Butane for Propane. I now have a brand new unused quick release Butane pigtail. Since picking the van up I have had to buy a bigger Honda generator converted to run on LPG as well as petrol because we spend a lot of the time off grid at dog shows and we specc.d the van with AC. for the girls (dogs to other people)!

Hi Bob, Jenny and doggies, Just bought our used motor home, love watching all of your very informative videos and advice. Off we go on new adventures.

Great video .

Spooky seeing so many empty spaces at the dealers. Just hope the cash flow is okay when they have little or no vans to sell. Fingers crossed they ride the storm, I bet it'll be Easter before it looks anything like normal again for new vans.

Great vlog Bob & Jenny...nice to see Poppy and Tara together...the roads are just full of caravans and Motorhomes ... 👍😀 that great british getaway more popular than ever...wonder how long for!! 😀

Hi Bob Can I ask why blown air would put you off? I know it's perhaps a personal thing but we much prefer it (on our Adria Matrix) to having the Alde wet system. Anyway great to see you doing a few reviews again albeit it at dealers far away from sunny Dorset.

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

I've felt it dries the air out too much for my liking. The outlets of the blown air pipes can end up blowing cold air out and you end up with areas that are either too cold or too hot, if the system isn't properly balanced. The pipes take up a lot of room in the cupboards. On the plus side, you can use them to blow cool air in the summer and it heats up quickly in the winter, compared to Alde.

Hi Bob and jenny 👍just us 2 saying hi and thanks again great video as always 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Pan and plate protectors work well.

Plate felt pads are great we use them for pots as well

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know!

I do wonder what percentage of folk will resell their Motor Homes/Caravans when holidays abroad get back to normal in 2022 or later 🤔

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I was wondering the same.

@ThatYorkshireChap

3 жыл бұрын

@@BobEarnshawMoHo anybody buying with with PCP might just hand them back when the lease ends unless they’ve been bitten by the bug

Great video thankyou both, lovely to see all the different vans. They are really nice cheers

Now then bob I've only found your you tube site yesterday just thought it would be nice to let you know myself and my wife Julie just bought the Elddis 175 from Todds Funny seeing it on your channel

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your purchase!

I think we’re all going to have to book up two years in advance to get a spot on a campsite at this rate Bob.🤔

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

We've always booked in advance. We already have bookings in 2022.

12:58 that head unit is an Autotrail mass fitted device, an unbranded ELE2000 not a Pioneer, and anyone who has one will most likely curse it. Owners sometimes remove them and fit another brand. The ELE2000 is no longer used, it has an old analogue TV receiver, a poor Sat Nav and a terrible reversing camera image.

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information

Interesting video, if we ever get back to normal will the jet set abandon staycations? Probably, Our first caravan in 1980 and gave up in 2015 with a few years break. In that time caravans and moho's became very popular, even tents. After the time of high demand came a slump with lots of leisure vehicles for sale. I believe this will happen again within the next 18 months. With site fees in high season being £30.00 per night plus. Roaming Radfords paid 90 Euros for one night if memory serves me right. Then there are the monthly payments plus all the add ons. Then there is Scotland joining the ****** so that would be part of your 90 day allowance, but that is another chapter. Stay safe and take care

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it will probably calm down eventually.

The 175 is the cheaper version of the 275 which has wet heating and the 175 has blown air there are other differences as well. We went past Perthshire caravans a few weeks ago and they were also very empty. Great video again guys 😃😃

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

That was a refreshing change Bob and Jenny. We love the van tours and commentary you both do. We like some of the Swift restyling but wonder about build quality. Thanks for taking us around the vans 😃👍🏻🚐 Trev

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I worry more about Elddis.

We dropped very lucky with ours - Pick up day tomorrow :) Elddis Encore 250 is mint condition hardly ever used. But the pitch and showroom were almost empty again. Same as the used car market at present. No stock and what is there is pricey. Loads of dealerships struggling for stock Great video

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, second-hand prices are pushing up inflation.

My sister and brother in law have been offered £9000 more than they paid for their California Ocean (‘66 plate)and have ordered a brand new one. 10 month wait but they are very happy!!!

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, many motorhomes and campervans are actually appreciating at the moment.

Don't take your plate rack out just slip the protectors between each one they work great even standing on end

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I did try that, but couldn't fit them in, we'll try with the plates stacked and see how we get on.

Very enjoyable 😊👍

Hi Bob, at this rate the roads will jammed from one end of the UK to the other.

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Just like the M6 is already?

Great video 😁

Bob, when you get chance, check out some hymers please. That’s if you can find any that are not sold. 😄

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Search for 'Bob Earnshaw Hymer' see what you find!

I bet when everything is back to normal there will be a few bargains to be had

goes to show how many people will not be flying and staying in hotels

@petecoventry6858

3 жыл бұрын

I just got one to live in - sold the house and now I have an RV - it's so nice it is a hotel on wheels!

just wandering, I don't know if it's been asked before or not but when you travel in the motorhome how do you travel with the dog(s)?

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

They travel in Ferplast crates, strapped to the sofa mechanism.

What are the issues with blown air?

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Well, since you ask, I've felt it dries the air out too much for my liking. The outlets of the blown air pipes can end up blowing cold air out and you end up with areas that are either too cold or too hot, if the system isn't properly balanced. The pipes take up a lot of room in the cupboards. On the plus side, you can use them to blow cool air in the summer and it heats up quickly in the winter, compared to Alde.

@drivingthefrontier

3 жыл бұрын

@@BobEarnshawMoHo thanks for your reply. I was thinking there was issues with reliability. We have blown, heats and cools well but because of the locale of the boiler it i always warmer in the bedroom. Our pipes are not visible, all under floor, which is a plus. I guess there are pros and cons with all systems, as with anything!

@Robertosaurus

3 жыл бұрын

We have blown air in our very old caravan. Unfortunately the thermostat is in the cupboard above the heater, so it switches off when the van is still cold! We just plug in a cheap fan heater and it’s brilliant, also works well in the awning.

@twoeyedbob

3 жыл бұрын

Thermostat is pretty vague and it’s positioning is critical , Truma system can be very frustrating to restart if you run out of gas Tbh though with the ability to heat the van from cold in minutes I’d still take it all day long over the alde

Cant believe there is still no motorhomes for sale.

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

There's certainly less choice.

enjoyable video .👍Poppy and Tara waiting patiently 🐕

I'm entering the market next year when the silliness stops and they all go back to Benidorm. I wouldn't buy now - and I have funds in place.

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

It may be another two years before some normality returns. O

@ezioauditore3128

3 жыл бұрын

@@BobEarnshawMoHo You might be right Bob but with the vaccine rollout in the EU picking up speed I'm hopeful for next year. :)

@ThatYorkshireChap

3 жыл бұрын

Looking at these prices I don’t think they are Benidorm customers. Probably Cruises & long haul 5* holidays 😂

@ezioauditore3128

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThatYorkshireChap Either way, the point's the same.

Crazy times isn’t it? 🥴 There’s so much tat out there too, with silly price stickers 🤷‍♀️

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes crazy times, I've no idea why Preston Caravans would leave a caravan like that open.

Jen could do with a bit more time on the camera Bob, she’s not very good, I had a bit of motion sickness going on 😂. Looking forward to your next trip away, keep up the good work 👍.

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Jenny's upset now and says she's not doing any more filming. 🙄😊

@hpsauce9331

3 жыл бұрын

@@BobEarnshawMoHo I’m sure with a bit of practice Jen would make a great camera operator, that means you have to give her the camera now and again Bob 😱 😁

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

I will be doing just that.

Might be of interest to people with underslung gas tanks. Preston gas also sell LPG. . I've never seen Todd's so empty. Mad....

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they were getting a delivery from a Calor tanker when I was there.

Was like you strapped a Go-pro to a pig and let it run through the vans.

@BobEarnshawMoHo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and your feedback.