Bob, these tutorial videos are invaluable. I've never owned a motorhome or caravan but I'm seriously considering buying a motorhome. These do's and don'ts are a massive help. Thanks.
Bob gave me the confidence to hire a motorhome. His tips were brilliant as it can be a wee bit intimidating if your not used to it. There is definitely an art to using a site, etiquette etc.
I have never gone camping in a motorhome before and I'm thinking of doing one in two months. And here I happen to be watching your New To Motorhomes series. Your videos have really helped me a lot. Awesome videos. Thank you so much.
Great video Bob. These films are invaluable to someone who is new to motor homing. When I got my first van a couple of years ago , I had no clue about anything! Then I discovered Bob! I confidently drove to my first Caravan and Motorhome site and pitched up with ease! These video's should be compulsory viewing with new van sales for those who require them. Brilliant and keep them coming Bob!
I wish I had been able to view such a useful introduction on 'how to do' when using your motorhome/campervan for the first few times - this should be on every newbies must watch list. Thanks Bob
Muchly appreciated videos I pick my first ever motorhome up next Thursday evening and we going away Friday morning for the weekend I have purchased a fair bit already probably overdone it We will certainly learn along our journey, first trip played it safe fully serviced pitch You describe your content in detail and well structured that I thank you for
Very good information for some one new to motorhome . We have been caravanning for about 30 year . Just started with a motorhome so very helpful has we have got the same motorhome has you . Thanks for the help Bob .
We finally have a cast iron collection date for our first motorhome next month,so these guides are invaluable,already purchased a taylor made and colapz waste pipes on the back of watching you and Jenny.Thanks both of you
Bob, you are an absolute star. considerably older we have camping history going back 60 years and like you and Jennie we are now MH ers. During lockdown we have spent many hours watching and re- watching your vlogs. SO the latest re run has been the Fiamma Privacy room ,from one who is generally very even tempered ,except where hosepipes and awnings are concerned , I congratulate you on your stoicism and amazing good humour when erecting this instrument of torture. If we ever cross on our travels I would be delighted to buy both you and Jennie a large beer. happy Vanning Steve and Pauline
Although I’ve caravanned for decades, your videos are really useful as my wife and I add a motorhome to our stable in two weeks time. Your advice and tips are brilliant as I find I’m still feeling like a complete novice. Thank you and keep them coming... please!
Hi Bob, my wife and I have decided to buy a motorhome and aim to purchase one in the spring of 2021. I'm currently doing as much research into the pro's and con's of owning one and also picking up as much knowledge as we can in readiness for the big moment when we spend a shed load of money to get one. I have watched many of your (and Jenny's) video's and I have found them extremely informative. Every one I have watched has taught me something I didn't know before. I just simply want to say 'thank you both' for taking the time and making the effort to teach 'newbies' like my wife and I such a lot and give us the confidence and inspiration to forge ahead with our plan to own a motorhome. You now have an additional subscriber.
Brilliant! Great advice. Love all your tips. Really useful because it can be a bit bewildering when you are new to it all and also a wee bit intimidating when you go to a site when your a novice. The moving off list is inspired.
Huge help bob and Jenny....bought my motor home recently and have avoided booking a campsite obviously not able to either for the last 3 months but also because I didn’t want to look stupid not knowing how it all works.....thank you so much. To a new owner these are invaluable. Xx
Revisiting these new to Motorhome videos now, having finally taken the plunge and bought one! I've been absorbing all these over the last couple of years so hopefully I should be ok with the basics thanks to these excellent videos. I am now watching through to see how long water hose I need, I'm sure its within this goldmine of useful videos somewhere. These things you don't really think of at first!
Thanks Bob, I shall take a look. My fear is looking silly at a service point attempting to get the hose to the tank and being 5 inches short! The one I bought doesn’t have anything with it so need to kit out with ramps, electricity cable etc. so it’s ready to go. The essential accessories one will be really handy to look back on, thanks.
Thank you Bob & Jenny for these great videos, Jan and I will be collecting our first motorhome on the 25th of this month. We have been looking for a number of months and your videos have been so helpful. Though our motorhome is 8 years old I'm sure it will give us many happy years in her. After looking at many different layouts we found that what worked best for us was the autosleeper burford duo. At least after watching all your videos I have some idea of visiting a site though I will probably still make myself look silly and a total novice. Thank you again and we always look forward to watching your new videos
Thank you Bob for this series, we have just purchased our first MH which we collect next week and found your information most useful and I have to say excellent clear presentation.
Thanks for this series Bob. Went to start our van for the first time since lockdown and couldn’t due to a flat starter battery. Fortunately I watched the first in the series so I knew exactly where the battery was on Fiat based vans. Without the vid I’d still be looking!
I am new to Motorhoming Bob, we bought our first one (Hobby Optima T70f) in December 2020 and haven't had a chance to use it yet, your videos have proved to be a fantastic help and I am so glad that I found your pages. Thank you for showing and explaining things so calmly and patiently, you are helping to get me through lockdown.
Another great vlog bob.very informative.if i could add one thing,when you have emptied your toilet is to put some water in when adding your chemicals.not too long until we can get out.im off to moffat on the 15th for a couple of nights.then bunree then new england bay.cant wait.all the best
We are about to embark on our Motorhome journey, with the help of your experience and knowledge we have equipped ourself with all the necessary must haves. Thank you for your guidance, and looking forward to July 4
Thanks Bob. This has been a great series so far, and so useful for us newbies. Its just the sort of thing I spent hours hunting for in the lead up to when we first hired for a two week tour around Scotland, where we stayed everywhere ranging from a quite wild camp in a forest to a serviced pitch at Englethwaite Hall. Simple, sensible and useful advice was really hard to find and this series ticks every box. Thanks very much!
I know you've had a few comments like this but just to say a big thank you for your tips and advice. This series is very helpful for the uninitiated. Both easy to watch and informative 👍
Bob video really helpful were not getting are motor home till nx year but video was great at things need to get things to do many thanks safe travels 👍
Great video Bob. About to go on our first Motorhome trip in two weeks. All the things I was stressing about explained really well in less than 20 mins. Many thanks.
This is just brilliant! We pick up our new motorhome on Tuesday and my wife and I have learnt so much watching your videos especially this one. Thank you very much. We also have a Westie called Bonnie so should be fun to take her too!
Another excellent video Bob👍 Very useful for anyone that hasn't been on cmc or c&cc site before (like me.) I joined both in January so haven't had a chance to yet.
Very informative, Bob - I had a motorhome for 5 years ( I'd like to get another one soon!) and even I picked up several pointers from your video. For newbies, I'm sure it would be a great help. Well done.
Wish we had a video like this when we first started caravanning. We now have the Motorhome and as you know have yet to venture out for the first time. It's really good to have a refresher course and you have explained everything so clearly to any newbies out there so well too. I suppose my only anxiety is to where to park the Motorhome when visiting places of interest. Do you plan ahead or just go and take a chance on the parking? It would be very interesting to hear your views.....maybe Jenny has a spreadsheet on this and if not why not cos I'd love to see it lol - Lin xx
Bob. Thank you so much I’m a complete beginner and I find these videos such a help. I’ve got a question for you. Once you have set up your van and assuming that you haven’t towed your car how do you visit local places of interest
Another really informative vlog, Thank you so much for these, we have been caravanning for 30 years, but some things are going to be different for us with a motorhome. Pleased to see you pointing out the 5MPH limit on CMC sites, sadly we have witnessed too many people not observing this, including some wardens doing a lot more than that on the Gaitiors and jumping over the speed humps, and even going the wrong way on a one way system! Not a good example. Keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing you, Jenny and Poppy on your first post lockdown adventure. Take care.
Thanks for another great video to add to the brilliant collection Bob, question 1 we haven't got a satellite dish is it still possible to take our sky box and watch via a cable? Question 2 how much grey waste pipe would you recommend? Thanks again 🏴👍
Yes, if the site has a Satellite Dish feed like we had at Somers Wood. Feed the cable supply into your sky box and connect a TV up. Colapz do a kit of 4 or 8. I bought 4 and two extra, but it probably makes more sense to get 8.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo yes think I'll get 8, great news on the sky bit too (well I never knew that) thank you very much for getting back to me, much appreciated 😇 your a saint
Bob / Jenny, we’re in our early 40s and picking up our first motorhome in early September (Bailey Autograph 81-6) - beyond excited. Just to say a massive thanks to both you and Jenny for the education. I now really feel that out first test outing booked for September should be a bit more of a breeze. Keep the videos coming - learning every day. Best wishes!!!
Nice one bob good info for new beginner's will help them a lot as it would have been harder if there wasn't people like yourself on RU-vid to help out .kev
Great video really helpful stuff thank you. Quick question the waste water grey pipe you used to get rid of your waster water did that come with the van or was it a extra purchase? Thanks
Yhank you, it's a Colpaz flexi pipe here's the link Colapz Caravan Accessories - Flexi Waste Collapsible Flexible and Extendable Caravan Waste Pipe System amzn.to/31jZnJ1
Hi, can you tell me what the average cost of a service pitch per night is and the approx cost for electric please. maybe a weekly example for a service pitch with electric. Thank you
No I can't give you an average price. Best thing to do is have a look at the Caravan and Motorhome Club Website, or watch my Arriving At videos. See www.caravanclub.co.uk/ It varies depending on the number of people, time of year, day of the week. Electricity is included on club sites.
hello, thank you for that video, you explained it well and calmly very helpful. . we are new to this, so still searching for information all the time. ! when you get to a campsite and plug in the hook up. what do you have to do inside the motorhome to make it safe? switches and things.? we have a Peugeot Starspirit. many thanks.
Thought I'd covered it all in the video! Ideally you should switch off at the power supply unit in the motorhome before plugging the cable in. Make sure no appliances are switched before switching it on.
Great videos,very helpful. I'm new to motorhomeing and thinking of buying a Niesman Bischoff which has a sewage tank rather than cassette, will this be a problem on British campsites; presumably I will have to park near to the chemical waste point, as possible and run a pipe over and hope my inbuilt pump has enough push? am I correct or have I got this completely wrong and most sites have a sewage drain you can park over? thanks for your help
