Vlog 8: Caravan, Camping & Motorhome show 2018 (NEC, Feb 20th)
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- I took a day off van building to visit the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome show at Birmingham's NEC. There I not only saw lots of lovely campervans but also met up with Theo and Bee from The Indie Projects, Shaun and Lizzy from California Camping, Andrew Ditton, Dan Trudgian, Ian from Caravan Gossip, the Explorer Buddies, Make Way with the Morleys, Around The World In As Long As It Takes and had a really good chat about van building with The Adventures of Sarah and James.
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Indie Projects: / theindieprojects
Cali Camping: / abusandbeyond (they changed their name since the show)
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Dan Trudgian: / @thetrudgians
Caravan Gossip: / caravangossip
MWWTM: / @makewaywiththemorleys
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Ok so I absolutely love your narrowboat vlog and have to admit my heart is broken because your aren’t going to be doing that as much, so I decided to come and watch this one and I have to say I really enjoy it as well.
Wow! so much to spend your money on! Good thing you're getting better with your handy work and amassing quite the collection of professional tools, too! I'm definitely enjoying your van vlogs.
Hi David, was great to meet you yesterday and get your insight on the differences between living on a coastal boat (like we do) and living on a narrowboat on a canal. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your day! 👍
Hi. Likewise. A shame we didn't have longer to chat but I'm sure our paths may cross again sometime. Cheers
Side loading pop top might work well with solar panels on it for getting the best angle to the sun. Good side benefit at least.
Ooh, good point!
Ha! Spotted ourselves at the Sun Living camper at 3:16 minutes. Lol
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We love the style and ingenious use of space in rigs over there. We just attended the Abbotsford RV show this past weekend here in BC, and kept wishing for more European design. Looks like you had a great day. Thanks for sharing.
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What an impressive piece of filming and editing along with humours narration too, such a pleasure to watch.
Thank you :-)
Hi - it was great meeting you today. As nice in real life as on the vlogs =D
That was you! Aha! Lovely. I'm not really nice, I just put it on for special occasions :-)
Tip top, David! It was an honour and a privilege to meet you, and thank you for the plug for my channel. I hope our paths will cross again soon. Good luck with the van, cheers!
Hi Andrew, likewise. I hope you get a chance to have a nice lie down after all that rushing around judging the campers etc ;-)
Thank you so much for the coverage, very nice line-up caravans and motorhomes. I am more of a tenting person to be honest, but I would love a dose of motorhome/caravan any day!
VERY GOOD VIDEO DAVID a few of the others should follow you , EXCELLENT , cheers Mick, take care,
Thanks Mick! (aka Susan?)
So happy you had a great day at the NEC. It was like old home week. What a great bunch of people. I never kid Andrew about his leather pants. I dearly miss mine. Wore them to bits.
Haha, he loves his too.
Nice to bump into you today great video and there is no shame in pinching good idea 👍🏻
Hi Garry. Good to say hi again. Sorry for being a bit dense when you bumped into me, I've the worst memory for faces ever. Hope you enjoyed the show?
Interesting show, the humble camper van has come along way since the kombi’s. The Fiat, Mercedes, Renault’s do make a great base and what they fit inside really is incredible, one thing I really noticed is the amount of pop or lift tops in your market ours are the higher roof models mainly. 🚌
It was lovely to meet you yesterday and great to have a lengthy chat about vans and narrowboats 😁
Hello! I really enjoyed chatting with you and hearing your tips for my van; thank you so much. Hope you enjoyed the show :-)
Vandemonium the show was great 😊 such a good turn out. We look forward to seeing the rest of your build 😁
Great video David, was great to see you as always! ❤️✌️
Surprised you could see me through the mob asking for your autograph :-)
Really liked you version of this! (so many youtubers there) great narrating. must of got lots of inspiration for your build.... thanks for sharing your day! we hope to get there one year!!
Thank you. Yes, loads to take in! You'll be too busy gallivanting around Europe ;-)
Another great blog David. Great to finally meet you in person after following you for just over a year. Many thanks for your time when I got to introduce myself, you must have lots of patience with all us keen subscribers who randomly want to talk to you. All the best with your van project. Kind regards, Rob
Hello! It's lovely when people come up and say hi and are happy to chat campervans (or boats, depending on which hat I've got on ;-)
A great show. A great film. Thanks for showing us all the different types. Enjoyed the tour. Looking forward to the next video. Davin
Cheers Davin
Some beautiful vans there David, but still looking forward to seeing yours progress 👍cheers.
Excellent video bro so thanks for taking us along, for me I am liking the pop up style camp trailer for when I retire. Easy to tow and move around by hand, nothing flash just something that does the job. I can sleep in my vehicle comfortably if need be so only really need somewhere as a kitchen and to lounge about when the weather is wet. All the best.
Agreed, I really like them. Cheers.
We really enjoy these kind of shows here in the States. There is just so much inspiration to be had.
If you’re seriously in the market, and ready to buy, you can get some great discounts at these shows.
Thanks for the look around.
Definitely! Cheers
Never forget, a discount is a measure of something's true value.
Fantastic to finally meet you David! I wish we could have had more time to chat!
Likewise. We will meet again! I'm inviting myself to your house for fish and chips, I hear that's what the cool kids do these days.
Wonderful amazing stunning video. Loved it. Safe travels beautiful one and your cat and all Best wishes
I don't have a cat...???
Thanks - looked interesting and a bit of fun too. I do like those trailer tent marlarkeys.
Yes, I found them surprisingly appealing too
Hellooooo! A. Ditton...One of my Favorites after C.T.C. and Vandimonium of course...
Very interesting to see the British take on an RV show...I imagine you came away with more than one good idea for your van build, David. Thanks for sharing 😏👍
I realised after leaving I'd missed at least one hall featuring large (for us!) motorhomes but I always preferred the compact campervans anyway. Yes, lots to inspire me :-)
Neutral colours with easy wipe surfaces would be my choice David. Thanks for the visit.
Good suggestion, I think. Cheers
You are one of the very few "vloggers" that doesn't really get on my moobs...
Thank you!! Unusual compliment but I'll take it.
Great vid as ever - you obviously didn't know you'd snagged Bob Earnshaw and his better half Jenny on their video quest ( Hi Bob ) great coverage of the show from all you guys and its appreciated
Really enjoyed the video 😊 was lovely to meet you yesterday, was such a fun day! Really appreciate you linking our channel here, thank you 🚐🤗
Thank you. Very pleased to meet you too! Love your van and your videos :-)
Oh dear, I must say that if I was part way creating a camper van and the lottery dropped a present on my lap, those vans at the show would be too much temptation to resist.
Haha, true! Alas, no such luck on the lottery for me so far :-(
David grand video cheers
Ta
A great video. I’d love a camper van and after watching this video I think I’ll visit the next show. Thanks.
They're fun to browse!
Ooooh some of those vans are lovely. Brilliant vlog - thank you
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Thanks, very nice tour.
Ta
4:49: to the right of the van with open tailgate was a 2013 Brazilian built VW Bay Window Final Edition. About 3000 were made.
Brilliant Video and so speedily put together - but you would never know. Nicely paced and a very well balanced selection of items visited including the Stars of CZcams with your usual dry delivery. I don't see why you would not have space for at least a Grill in your Van, even if it was only fixed under the hobs.
Because the kitchen unit is going over the wheelarch (it'll become clear when I do it) so there may not be the space below for a grill. My layout is not the optimal use of space but it's the layout I like.
Just think of the beans on toast :)
If you go to the Rolling Homes open day on 3rd March you could tie it up with the Grindley Brook lock flight open day on the same weekend which is near(ish) to Shrewsbury as they are draining the lock flight to replace the gate linings.
Haha, that's an interesting idea - nice one.
Great video - we even spotted ourselves ha ha !! Sorry we didn't get a chance to catch up at the youtube meet yesterday - hope to catch up on the road somewhere !
Likewise! Cheers
I got a 34’ class A RV. And I just can not imagine doing time ina van!! And I got the high top 1995 Chevrolet conversion van
Lots of space :-)
It is interesting to note the size of the campers and vans in the UK vs the one in the US. If you ever get to the US in January, you must visit the camper show at the IX center in Cleveland, OH. It is the largest indoor show in the US. This year they had over 800 units to look at. I had to chuckle when I saw the Dometics sign. The factory is a short drive from us and we have a bunch of their stuff in our camper. Thanks for the video.
I think a US camper show would be a great experience. Maybe I'll try to book a visit over there sometime, that would make a great vlog!
Great to see the show on your video as I can't visit this year. It was a pity they removed the boats a few years ago as I used to enjoy ogling all the lovely and expensive crafts, as well as the camper vans etc. I now have a small river cruiser based at Wyre Mill on the River Avon which you passed last year on your way from Tewkesbury to Stratford. Feel free to pop in to the club if you're ever down that way again and I'll buy you a gin and tonic.
That's my kind of offer, thank you! I saw two boats - both inflatable dinghys, oh and some kayaks but that was it.
It's the least I can do for all the great entertainment I and many others get from yourself and other you- tubers. Thanks to you I'm now hooked on Gone with the Wynns and avidly following their sailing adventures - put magic, so cheers!
Put magic? Put magic?
I meant pure magic of course. I really must lay off the Jeyes Fluid until after 6 o'clock.
Have you considered a free standing tent awning that zips onto the side or rear door of the van? Gives tons of additional space and you can leave it up if you go off site in the van for the day.
I haven't really given a huge amount of thought to awnings at all really but that sounds like a decent idea for sure.
At 1:05 as you pan round there are CZcamsrs Chris and Marianne from the channel TREAD the globe, they actually look up at you, they are aiming to travel through every country in the world in the Campervan or on foot, great channel, very inspiring.
Although I now know that you already know about their channel
I do enjoy your videos. Overhere in the states. They make a tent that can hook up to a van. Either the side of it, or the back of it.
Sounds good!
Absolutely wonderful, my dear😊☺👍👍👍👍👍👍
All love, and best wishes, Claire, Berlin ✌
Thank you Claire :-)
Vandemonium with you every step of the way, and wishing that I was 20 years younger😀😂👍😙
Haha, ;-)
Vandemonium
Had an old VW Transporter, 26 years ago!
We (my 2 sons and I ) came to Germany in it!
When we were here, I had to get it converted (fit new windows, and get the roof and sides, etc.) fitted out to comply with the German version of the MOT!
We got the necessary bits from a scrap yard, and 'old green' was finally registered.
UNFORTUNATELY, I let a neighbour use her to transport a few things.
Didn't have to use her for a few days, but when I did there was a terrible noise😕😠
There was a rather bad problem with the (don't know what it's called) connection to the back axle😢
Goodness knows what they'd transported in her, but bolts were loose, and in those days , I did my own repairs, with help!
2 bolts had sheared, I couldn't afford the repair (not knowing, at that time, that the problem wasn't so serious, but having 2 kids...) had to sell her, and she's probably still on the road somewhere in Poland😯😐
Now, at 61, I really 'take part' in your videos 😊☺
Don't have the confidence any more to do such things, but enjoy every bloody minute through your eyes😊
All love, and best wishes, Claire, Berlin
Oh no! What a sad thing to happen to your beloved van. I'm so glad to hear my little videos can bring some of that good time back. Just wait till I start touring it in :-)
Not doggy do, not doggy poo, but doggy POOP; wow... lol civilized thumbups
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those camper vans are fantastic.
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Nice crossover vlog David !
Nice to have a propper reporter on the sceen :-)
Haha, I'm not sure I saw one of those ;-)
I have high expectations for your van interior now!
Haha, uh-oh :-(
If aliens ever come to earth and see humans carrying dog poop they will certainly assume dogs are in charge!
If you’re ever serious about an elevating roof then consider one from a Mazda bongo. They’re electric elevating roofs and I know of one retro fitted to a vw campervan.
It’d need a bit of fabrication but may come in well under the cost of something new.
Interesting prospect. I'd worry about the fettling needed, I think.
I am glad you did another channel. I remember when you were doing Cruising The Cut you once mentioned about doing a van and then opted for the canal boat. Having lived in California and owning a 31" foot RV (Recreational Vehicle) it was interesting to see how many features they pack in to those small vans in UK - not to mention the price of some. Still have you ever checked some of those $500,000 diesel pusher coaches in the USA? Nuts. I expect to see some good cruising on the cut, this up and coming summer. I heard summer was on a Wednesday this year ;-) Keep up the good work. I am from Derby originally but I am watching Vandemonium from my home in Philippines so you have a worldwide audience. We see a lot of Van-Lifers doing the Baja peninsula in Mexico where our other home is, it's a really popular route type in Baja and Van Life there's loads of good info
Cheers. I won’t be cruising this year (see CtC vlog 238 for reasons why)
@@Vandemonium Roger that! Have you thought about renting your boat out?
@@Vandemonium I just went back and realized I'd already seen 238. I understand your point of view but I can't say I wasn't disappointed. If you heart isn't in it though and if you're not having fun it's time for a rest or a change. You have done a lot of work on your channel. Like I say I wasn't really interested in canal boats but I liked your content and presentation skills I found it quite relaxing. I could tell you were quite emotional. 2020 ha been hard for us all. A lot of us have had time to do some soul searching. As for other channels. I don't cheat!!!!! ;-)
I'll not rent the boat, I still live aboard! Yes, it's been an odd time but the disillusionment with cruising began before the pandemic.
@@Vandemonium fair comment mate!
1:03 Look at that chrome front end I was telling Theo about that today how I wish Gabbie had the chrome grill.
Nice big show. It appears that the UK has many smaller vans than over on this side of the pond.
Very much so - our narrow roads just won't take the huge US-type RVs very easily.
Excellent point. I have never seen those roads in person. And by the way, I have read about your white van men, and I congratulate you on buying a different colored one. Hope you are not as inconsiderate.
Good heavens no, now I've got the van I consider it a licence to drive like a maniac and I intend to embrace this with gusto!
i noticed on your arrival at the show when you were panning across the waiting masses, it seems that the average age of the attendees was 50+. What we in Oz call the "Grey Nomads!" Usually they are the only ones that can afford the asking price of these offerings. Some nice kit there, but always better, IMHO, to build your own.
Yes, they're not cheap!
I've enjoyed your boat videos and now watching your van project. We too are converting a vehicle, a retired patient transport ambulance. It's on CZcams. If love to hear for comments on our build. We are hoping our channel becomes as popular as yours. Cheers
Love these. Would love a factory tour video.
Mmmm, which ones in particular?
The one for Rolling Homes in Srewsbury on March 3rd perhaps?
Ah! Yes, not a bad idea. I'll see what I'm up to.
Well interesting to know I have been dealing with my dog's dooty wrong this whole time. 😉
It felt like I was there.
Excellent! Thanks
Great Vlog
Ta
NICE...Will give you some great ideas for your van :-)
Yup!
I'd have a go in your guest tent
Hahahaha, I should have guessed!
:-)
Hi, thanks for your first day video form the Caravan.
I am not able to go. I got flu. :( :(
I wanted to visit Murvy. Would you take a video about the Pimento, please? Thanks Peter
Sorry, I was only there yesterday so can't do any more than what's in this video. Cheers
At 3.12 there's Campervan CZcamsrs Bob and Jenny Earnshaw.
a meet and greet featuring the indie projects... wow. they are the UK's slightly less annoying version of bec and eamon. all about van life until they got a little cash and weren't. I wish them well.
hi david bob in derby good video really enjoyed 7/8
Thanks Bob! Your scoring system seems a little haphazard at present!! ;-)
I am amazed the way they install swivel seats in the front to enable four people to sit round a table but only two beds. Is one always expected to have visitors or is an awning for additional sleeping, a compulsory addition?
I think it's partly in anticipation of other campers coming to join you for a meal or a drink etc; also many of the campers with pop-top / hightop roofs have a sleeping compartment up there, so you can get four people in (albeit in very close proximity!)
An enjoyable jaunt
Cheers Ken, it was a fun day.
Like a kid in the preverbal candy store.
Yep
All great vehicles. Especially the transport of dog shit is remarkable. I'm interested in transporting cat shit. Possible? :)))
I should have asked them but didn't :-(
No? Oh shit...
Campers are not that bad, but most lack something I could never do without: My own bathroom (with shower, toilet and a sink!)...seriously, what's the first thing you do in the morning - right: You take a shower and I for one don't want to share that with others, seriously I am grumpy in the mornings and I wouldn't make any friends trecking to a public shower-facility!
DreamingFlurry sooo vain !!!
Near the end of that presentation 7:00 onwards, David did show a couple with both shower and toilet, cosy but your own. I totally agree with you shared facilities are terrible, freezing your butt and other vitals off, sharing a shower, toilet and basin.
4:24 it's not necessarily unusual David it's gas regulations that make the cooker have to go there. It's a legal requirement as the nv200 is not tall enough.
I've seen other NV200 conversions with a more conventional stove placement. Are you certain or merely speculating? (not accusing, genuinely curious)
Vandemonium talk to Danbury camper vans they said it's the law (minimum hight) and the nv200 is something like 20cm lower than the vw citoren Toyota size vans it makes all the difference.
I remain unconvinced about it being the law but I'll look into it if ever I get the appropriate opportunity! Cheers.
Hi I did not know you had another channel as well
Welcome :-)
Bob Earnshaw appears at 3:13 His channel is below:
czcams.com/channels/ZQ5DSOjFao4NcpDgyvX_3Q.html
You should get yourself a second-hand fibreglass High-Top for your van (Available at ALL reputable Scrappie's) Multi-van options, cut to fit - Hey Presto!! ... You can now stand up and 'not' send yourself to an early Wheelchair situation .... #OOPS!! :-(
I suspect it's not so much the top itself as the frame it needs to sit on which might be the problem, since that frame needs to compensate for the loss of strength through removal of a large chunk of roof :-(
Vandemonium You'll probably find that big thick trunking that goes around the top of your van is 'more' capable than you think.
(Your roof is just the tin-lid :-)
It could be a good idea to lift the roof purely for comfort levels but if you plan on driving round regularly, its space vs fuel economy. High Cubes use quite a bit more fuel. The losses are usually more than 5% vs a regular height van. Hell, something as simple and small as leaving your roof racks on your car can increase drag and thus fuel usage significantly. Doesn't matter for trips around town at low speed of course but drag increases with speed thus with motorway travel, such a simple thing as the air around us can really drain your pocket of money. Plus, as David said in a previous episode, he'll spend more time in it sleeping than he will stood up. I imagine the rest of his time will be spent out of the van seeing the new sights of the places he visits. Return to the van on an evening, get his head down and then out the next day.
Naturally it needs to be a place to retreat to when the weather is bad but on the few days where its bad, an afternoon chilling out on the bed and watching TV or editing videos won't be such a bad thing.
That's exactly how I'm hoping it'll turn out, yes!
hi i see you got me on cam if i had known it was you at the top of the steps i would have said hi, i wanted to meet andrew as well but never saw him thats why i went mainley
Hi. Andrew was madly busy, I only got to say a brief hello myself because he was racing around judging the vans for a competition.
when you were at the top of the steps i was in the quing at the bottom i an the large bald guy in the gray top at ghe end of your panning i had my armes folded
Hello! Hope you enjoyed the show.
yes i did thank you
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you're running out of excuses not to have a canine companion, now that there's a civilized way to carry dog poo! ;)
I know!!
I am not so sure a van life would be for me! How are you going to manage the boat and now the van?
I'm not sure what there is to "manage"? When I'm out cruising on the boat, I'll park the van safely somewhere. When I'm moored, I'll have the van for weekends or short trips.
that makes sense 😊
where are the solar cell, and the the wood stove. ?????????????
On which van? A few had solar but I think wood stoves tend to be more for the custom DIY builds than the commercial ones.
Can you not use an American toaster oven (adapted) as an oven?
Crikey, I don't know what an "American toaster oven" is but I'll look it up!
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You did not know there was a civilised way to carry dog poop ? How are you carrying it into your van - on the sole of your shoe? that's so last year !!! Just out of interest I wonder what the civilised way actually is; hopefully keeping it inside the dammed dog. Very nice vans there pity the prices were as eye watering as unwanted dog poop.
Yeah, very expensive!
Is there a problem with microphone? Seems a bit 'essy'? Nothing like the CTC videos at all. If this is an issue you have dealt with I'll remove this comment. Everything else great! I've watched over 150 CTC vlogs during lockdown.....
This was recorded a couple of years ago so I've no idea. I recorded it as I went round so it was an imperfect environment, being a show floor.
I can't understand it. A restart of my ancient Samsung tablet, a 10.1 2014 edition, cured the problem so my humblest apologies for doubting your technical skills. I am putting this here instead of just deleting my post just in case you ever get similar idiots whining about your vlogs again. Truth is that it took five minutes of Nelson biographer describing his early life, Nelson's not his own, for me to realise that I was at fault and not you. That sorted, of interest may be that my 18th century cottage has deep rope cuts in the corner of the brickwork as you describe elsewhere. But, alas, the Cut was abandoned in the fifties and is now little more than a line on the map. If I say that I live about 3 miles NE of Shrewsbury that will explain.
It was hardly throbbing 🙄
It was a queue.
It was throbbing.
Really,just can’t see the
point get one already fitted out !!!!!!!
Too expensive, much more so than DIY. And I wanted to enjoy the project.