Camping goes wrong, Berlingo almost crashed. Adventure!

[@Bowerprods2011]

The worse week for weather in close history in the south and Hubnut goes camping ❤❤ well done mate

[@MultiVogon]

Yeah, don't cheap out on tyres, especially on a tow vehicle. I like all seasons, and fitted Falken to my Berlingo - good mid-tier option that's tailored to wet weather over ultimate winter performance. Has worked well for me for the last couple of years yer in wayuls 👍

[@eggy1962]

I like Falkens…got a pair on front of my daughters yaris

[@jbenekeorr]

I've had a bit of an all-season revelation recently after driving a very mundane car with some fitted. They're just such a good fit for the sort of weather we have most of the year in England - let alone Wales!

[@2008tourer]

​@@jbenekeorr Yes, I'm so surprised people are so scared of allseasons when they actually drive on 4 mismatched chinesium tyres

[@IanM18]

I use a 2004 Nissan Micra 1.2 as my runabout all year round. I tried a few different tyre brands on the front but all of them lacked any sort of grip when pulling away in the wet, leading to massive wheelspin and slow progress. Last year I fitted a pair of Kormaran all-season tyres. They are a Polish brand, owned by Pirelli, and stick like sh*t to a blanket. Minimal wheelspin whatever the weather. Best all-round tyre for the Micra that I have found yet.

[@robtt997]

I have Vrederstein all seasons on my 2007 MX5 since 2021 .Live on the North Yorkshire moors so almost essential on a car we use daily . Excellent grip on ice/snow and wet roads. But winters are better still if you can be faffed to change them come summer . But that’s quite a big cost now .

[@martinkupka3575]

Although I´m sorry for you, having had such an awful night, it made an entertaining video. Very glad accident could have been avoided.

[@Eric_L456]

I’m not the only one to be reminded of “Carry On Camping “ I think. Once you get your pole up you’ve got to keep it up ! Better luck on your next camping trip.

[@HowardLeVert]

Scary moment with Bella there - but it's worth spending extra on decent tyres for a towing car. Remember, it's only a few square inches of rubber that separate you from oblivion... hope Rustival went well. I'm at Gaydon next Saturday for something completely different. The "rain on a tent" was worthy of Andy and Kent Survival.

[@forrestrobin2712]

Camping in England and Wales, such a familiar sound 😂😂 🌧️ ☔️

[@iangrice329]

Ive only ever had budget tires, as long as the wet road rating is C or above I'm happy and never had a problem towing fully laden. Give Bobs canvas a good clean then paint on fabsil, spraying leaves patches. Or get a caravan.

[@2760ade]

I really sympathise! Can't tell you how many times I have camped in 'inclement' weather in a supposedly waterproof tent, and spent the night bailing it out! You dealt with it rather well I thought.

[@petroldrinker]

You looked more tired there than I've ever seen you. Took me back 20 years to Jenny and I camping in the New Forest sat in the tent for days watching the mud get boggier. We couldn't get dry and when we finally gave up the drive home was dodgey because I was so knackered. A few days went by and then we drunkenly bought an old caravan with a single piece grp roof on Ebay and had our own collection caper the next day. It's amazing to be able to hang your clothes in the wardrobe and put your food in the fridge before you travel. Another great video, thank you. Can't wait for the Rustival video 👍

[@landiemark]

We had a nasty moment in Scotland earlier this year. Overtaking a lorry and the slipstream grabbed the caravan and I thought it was going to shove us off the road. Caravan stability controll braked the van and got it back, but it was a shock. All down to worn rear dampers. L322 Range Rover, so not a small car. Glad you survived.

[@SPEEDTER601]

I was camping in England on a motorcycle in the eighties and found myself in a similar position. I went and found me a campingstore that sold me a spraycan of waterproofing stuff I could spray on in the rain. Worked like a charm even years later the tent was STILL watertight. That’s what you need.

[@minimilo25]

Evening, The Michelin Cross Climate is a good tyre (found it gives good traction in fields!). Go over that roof again with the ‘proofer on a dry day! Keep up good work 👍

[@paultaylor9652]

Now that took me back to my childhood, rain on a canvas roof and camping in Wales. Just good nothing serious happened hey Mr HubNut, never skimp on tyres or brakes I was always told when i first bought my first car.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Take care, Ian yourself and family need to be safe and comfortable.

[@hoyhoytoo6772]

Thankfully my days like this, under canvas and in all weathers, are behind me, much as I enjoyed them very much. Sympathies aplenty, Ian.

[@99AmethystZJ]

Bless you Ian, after your last wet show this was all you needed and i think Sundays weather would have made for a grim journey home😮 hope you got back ok, and enjoyed the show, least you deserved, you're seriously committed....or should be😂🙏👍

[@alansmith1770]

Oh dear Ian you must have been soaked. Glad you got it sorted. Looking forward to your rustival video.

[@deanbrown9454]

Yes, tyres maketh the van. As for the horrible leak, drama indeed! Stoic camping though Ian, taking all of the fun out of it so that those of us that haven't yet done it know never to try. Thank you for your service!

[@georgeworkshop]

Nice video Ian Thank you for sharing. Just came back from dropping my son to Aberystwyth uni accommodation. All the best to you and your family

[@MrButtonpresser]

Best car advice my Dad ever told me: Brakes and Tyres! Buy the best you can possibly afford. Take care mate!

[@robali7390]

Unintentionally, a car video turns into an asmr, with the rainfall.

[@mikeclifton7778]

Hubnut strikes again! Great video but I do feel your pain!

[@tristanpage6805]

Great content. Nice save hope you don’t get too much stick!

[@PaddyWV]

Camping in Norfolk in a Thunderstorm some years ago. Four a.m and we were hitting the whisky! Terrifying! On the same night a herd of cows gathered beneath an electricity pylon and were electrocuted. 😢 Another pair of canpers in the sane field woke up to a flooded tent! Sympathies

[@HubNut]

Yikes!

[@johnnorth9355]

Oooh ah Mrs. A right carry on camping episode of HubNuttery. You are so lucky you were on your own - goodness knows what Ms HubNut would have said !

[@Mickhanic-garage]

All went a bit HubNut!!

[@markmilligan6616]

KZbin offers a translation to English for this comment 🤣

[@kevinsavard5998]

What could be more HubNut than that 1. Worst weather to camp in. 2. Touch canvas oops now water drip. 3. Driving adventure! All boxes checked! Glad Bob is dry now and you came out okay on the driving adventure.

[@timevans815]

Ah yes, now I recall my lad told me that when we were beside my Berlingo van not the 2CV. Having said that I did re shoe the 2CV there and then courtesy of Mr Eastwood!

[@paulillingworth1242]

Feel your pain, had this happen to us before, and and a few years ago when had sun canopy break off and flap in the wind and rain 🤦‍♂️ all part of the fun 🤩

[@mikebirkett010]

Was just down from you at Epwell last weekend. Had a caravan in the rain. Thank heavens that the exit from the site was down hill.....😊

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Reminds me of a thoroughly miserable tenting attempt at Beaulieu a/j in about 1992, similar weather, all very unpleasant. Never again. I upgraded to a Portafold after that which was high luxury after kipping under dripping canvas and on top of a floating groundsheet.

[@send2mc]

I love camping in the rain. Luckily I've never had a leaky roof.

[@gryfandjane]

My two most recent tent-camping episodes involved a thirty-minute session of large hail, with the next year bringing extended heavy rain on my un-treated tent. I now own no tent, with no intent to purchase one any time soon. I still enjoy camping, but my wife despises it, so my tenting days were done anyway. Hope you can get Bella in new shoes soon.

[@roseybut]

How very HubNut!! Thank you for sharing, wart an' all

[@WatfordWobble]

Your cheerful demeanour in the face of a very soggy challenge is something to be celebrated. Well done.

[@rosshannemann7772]

I love using a good large tarp when using a smallish tent

[@Cayres9]

I had the same problem Hubnut on my old Citroen ZX with wheel bearings , luckily back in 2014 when i owned that car i had the good sense to stop and then the AA man towed me to a kwik fit who actually did a good job and got me on the road again but yeah as they say when it rains it pours , Hope your luck improves my friend 😀🙏

[@trailingarm63]

This was like watching an extremes of human endurance video taking place in the Arctic or the Himalayas, except you were in Banbury.

[@grahamparks6088]

Leaking roofs does happen sometimes, it is frustrating but like you did we manage through it. So glad nothing serious happened when Bella's back end let go, buttock clenching moment😂. Hope family enjoyed their stay.

[@davidsweet8829]

Reminds me of our first night in a 1974 bay camper in Cornwall when it poured all night and the roof leaked horrendously. We used lots of towels under the frame but still got very wet.

[@andyarmstrong1493]

What a night!

[@SmashingPistons]

This is like a very British version of Blair Witch Project.

[@Handlebar-MustDash]

All very 'Carry On Camping' in the finest British Tradition. All you needed was Charles Hawtrey to push his way into the camper and a stack of saucepans catching the drips 😂. I know you can buy 3M aerosols of waterproofing spray designed for outdoorsman clothing, could be something to keep in the camping kit possibly. I found it to be very effective on cotton, canvas and allsorts of mixed fibres, water beads off very effectively. UK camping should always feature a storm and some light calamities 😂😂😂.

[@Zeem4]

I'd recommend Nexen tyres. At times I drive my Mk1 Focus, erm, "enthusiatically", and they've been fantastic. The last time I bought some, I paid something like £120 for a pair. They also come with some kind of warranty where you get partially refunded if they puncture and they have life left in them - which came in very useful when my Focus decided to break a front spring on the driveway, the pointy end of which then destroyed a front tyre that only had 2 miles of wear on it.

[@johnbee7729]

In the event of a leaky recurrence, always remember that tarps also work on the inside. They can be used to mAke a very large funnel to.direct the water somewhere more better.

[@jaygee5693]

I was wondering why he wasn't using the tarp

[@69Phuket]

Once you've sorted the splat out. You'll have a veritable art work forevermore 😂

[@jeremytoms5163]

Talking about the weather, my son and daughter went to Showbus today (Sunday) , a classic and current bus and coach event outside Aylesbury, and you would think that everyone would be sensible and not park in the field. But no, one driver knew better and drove his nice,shiny new coach onto the field and sunk upto his axles. Here’s the best bit, due to the size and weight of commercial passenger vehicles they have to use the big HGV recovery trucks , who promptly drove onto the grass to hook up , and sank. So another tow truck had to come out to rescue the first tow truck and also the coach 😂. My son and his mates all work for one of our regional bus companies, which happens to use the first recovery company as their company of choice. By all accounts many photos and videos were taken and knowing that lot, the first two drivers are never going to live it down😂 As for waterproofing, that stuff you bought is great on coats as well, maybe Elle’s roof ?

[@thatcheapguy525]

"retyre the entyre vehicle" 🤩

[@crashbox7130]

I fit Michelin CrossClimate+ to my modern (Golf Mk7). They're a summer compound tyre that can legally be used in winter in places like Germany and Sweden, which mandate winter tyres Oct-Mar.

[@DavidAbraham87]

Love the blog videos 🙂

[@TheTrueVoiceOfReason]

I can empathize with you, Ian. I've spent more than enough weekends in a tent in the rain. As a matter of fact, I am away in the mountains dealing with the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Only difference is the family is in a cabin.

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

All very HubNut Lol. You do like an adventure. Luckily, it was just you in Bob. So, not too much chaos.

[@thomasfrancis5747]

Reminds me of Tom the garage workshop manager's wife coming in complaining about a leak in the ceiling directly above where she sleeps in bed, to which our mechanic immediately observed "Oh dear, Tom will get his bum wet". Everyone immediately collapsed in a fit of laughter.

[@bnrynlds]

Our 14 year old festival tent gave up the ghost a month ago and we ended up bailing it out at 6 in the morning. My sympathies.

[@johnlladron735]

Glad you're ok Ian. You'll sort the camper out reproofing the canvas, and get decent tyres on the Berlingo. Cheap tyres, cheap life.

[@davidhinkson8856]

That's unfortunate you ended up having an adventure you didn't bargain for on this camping trip. Hope it'll be fairly easy to resolve.

[@tichwykes]

Oh no poor Bob I remember saying not to long ago don't weather proof it if it doesn't need it but sadly the damage may have been done now. Fingers crossed the weather proofing will keep any rain at bay now. We're off away to Kelling heath star party in Norfolk this week although its sounding like its going to be a soggy affair so hoping the 46 year old French folding caravan survives

[@kevfit4333]

I replace my own tyres, use nothing fancy , just a sissors car jack (to break the bead), a couple of tyre irons , a bead blaster and a bubble balancer. You will save a lot of money when you buy them online. I got komorans recently for my mk4 Mondeo, very pleased with them so far.. there is a significant markup on tyres sold in tyre shops. You can get a decent mid range tyre online for the price of a bad chinese example in a tyre shop.

[@cappaculla]

Well didn't see this coming, said no one ever.

[@dadawoodslife]

We had an issue with our roof top tent, with water pooling in the sheet until it pressed down and touched the inner tent, and then water seeps through. We got a couple of electricians' fishes, long thin yellow strips of flexible plastic, about 1cm wide, 3mm thick? Meant for poking down inside walls to drag cables through. We found those, slipped between inner and outer tent, rested on the ridges of the cross frame and held the outer tent up and off to annoying it out so that water didn't pool.

[@anthonystevens8683]

Oh dear Ian, this time the weather went HubNutat just the right time after the cleaning solution incident but we live and learn... well we live in my case. On the bright side at least you had a tarp and some guy ropes as it would have been a lot worse and you had the spray on gubbins with you to try and fix it the following day. Sponging it in would be my take anyway as it gets all the fibres covered with the stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@hadtopicausername]

The only good thing about a leaky roof, is the relief you feel when it's finally been properly fixed.

[@peterlawrence3152]

Get those hedgefinder generals in the bucket a spash out on some good boots for Bella.

[@workonesabs]

Phew close call. I fitted Extra load (XL) tyres on my tow vehicle - to take the extra weight of the caravan, cost a bit more but have stronger walls and worth peace of mind. The Vectra 3.0l cdti is a heavy car and the caravan weights 1.6 tonnes and balanced well.

[@TheLowerman]

I could feel your pain through out the night.

[@tonysargent7787]

Well that was definitely a hubnut video another great video has always Ian and Carly miss/mrs hubnut and hublets and hubmutt 👍

[@allanfoster6965]

That is an adventure. 😮❤

[@dungbetel]

What a Carry On...!

[@Deano14397]

Oh dear Ian haha part of the fun I suppose, stay safe

[@martinneumann7783]

I honestly do hope that bob is waterproof again (or after another treatment). A dry camper is important for the harmony of the family… 😊

[@timevans815]

I believe that there's an age limit for tyres to be legal and that the manufacture date is stamped on the tyre, the bearer of that information also spoke of nasty fines! Only saying, I immediately re-shod my 2CV! Happy camping.

[@HubNut]

Not true. Only for commercial vehicles. Scarily, you can drive a car with decades old tyres on it.

[@alexmelli8253]

Almost on a par with the trip to Paris! Absolute bonkers night time capers ..

[@paultaylor7082]

Sympathies here, Ian. Last week my Minor Traveller conked out, when being moved to my home from its previous garage, problem with the electrics. Today, my Focus C Max Grand ended up with a flat battery. The AA tested the battery, it's an original, nearly 10 years old, but it's on its last legs, also the alternator is going the same way, hence the flat battery suddenly going flat, so it's replacement time. They say trouble comes in threes, I hope that's not the case for you (leaks and near crashing so far), or for me. Fingers crossed, I hope that your visit went well without any further incident.

[@GoldenCroc]

Never change. To be honest, I am not very worried about that though.

[@Koulis_]

Poor Bob, he must have brought the Welsh leaks (leeks) with him. 😊

[@pdxRetired]

Sounds like a Hubnut day. We got caught in a severe storm in a State Park (Oregon, USA) many years ago, more than 2 inches of standing water in the camp in the morning, wind shook the trailer all night, everything was wet. I would re-apply the water repellant after the roof is thoroughly dried (inside the unit), and let it dry/cure per the instructions.

[@paultaylor7082]

Strangely enough, in the normally wetter areas of the North West of England, we haven't had much in the way of rain for the last four days, although it did start to rain around 6.30 pm tonight, but it's stopped now. But the weather forecast for the area you were visiting last week was bad, next time check before going and book a hotel if it doesn't look too promising.

[@fhwolthuis]

Maybe try to get some proper van tires, since you use the loading capacity regularly.

[@craigcottingham35]

My heart bleeds for you, Ian. I've been in this exact situation.😢❤

[@bentullett6068]

It was bad the rain came down biblically. It also came down badly on the Sunday prior to the week you filmed this as I was travelling Severn Valley Railway autumn steam gala and driving in the dark with heavy rain and slightly dulled headlights wasn't great. I had to utilise my front fog lights to get some decent illumination.

[@nickc4518]

Brilliant video and your stumbling from one minor disaster to another is so familiar. Must be a middle aged man thing!

[@dannywalsh840]

You could branch out into making lone survival in the woods camping videos

[@TorCow1234]

Ahh... One of those things that seems to be universal with campers, no matter the part of the world you're in. I now live in the area of the US where rain seems impossible to conjure, but when I did live in the Pacific Northwest, hitching up a camper seemed to be the most effective form of rain dance you could do. I had a sketchy towing trip about 11 months ago, towing a wide body car trailer on a 3000+ mile round trip with my 4x4 pickup. I knew the hitch was a bit too high, but it was a semi-emergency rescue trip that I couldn't postpone, so I set off. The tandem axle trailer was a bit twitchy even at 2200# empty, and was that much worse with another 4000-4300# on it. I remember two times that I had to take corrective action. Floorboarding it until the trailer came back in line while sawing at the wheel to counter its movements got the situation under control, with my underwear being the only casualty. I ended up finding out that the right rear trailer tire came apart inside, and appeared to be fighting the others trying to steer the trailer to the side instead of following the tow vehicle. It was new when I started the trip, and only began showing that something was wrong by scrubbing off all of its tread on the last leg of the journey. Got home in the early morning hours, and the tire had gone flat by the time we woke up.

[@matthewwakeham2206]

Nikwax can be applied to wet fabric. In fact they recommend it.

[@charlesmarsh9608]

Ah the wonders of camping !!!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

You would not think they had been rain as the weather was kind at Rustival.But saying that coming from Willey to Gilks Garage going cross country there was a few puddles and a waterlogged field at somepoint. We hit rain on the way back up in the lake District to about Gretna and it cleared again. Lookin forward to the Rustival show Report.

[@evileyes4070]

Edgehill first battle of English civil war

[@Zadster]

Where the Cavaliers battled with Sierras.

[@michaelwright2986]

The HubNut Channel: bringing you disaster movies on a domestic scale. I think the equinox probably had something to do with it.

[@southendparaquest]

Oh bugger! It's a bit blowy on my boat atm. Report says we'll cop it here in Southend in about an hour.

[@HubNut]

Crazy over the other side of the UK. Not pleasant. At least we're home now.

[@terryatkinson899]

Sell it quick 😮 Roof tent for berlingo would be a thought 🫡👍🇮🇪

[@Simon-ui6db]

Oh blimey Edge hill. Went there in school when i was at Temple Cowley middle school back in the very early 90s.

[@JamesAllmond]

Should have been in the South East US same weekend... Tarps are good, I generally carry a ridiculously large one when camping just in case...Good backup tent too... Old budget tires (except on a sidecar, but I digress) bad...cheap tires bad...get new tire guy...be safe and dry-ish.

[@HubNut]

I am very grateful that we don't get actual hurricane winds here!

[@leeholden8658]

We bought a 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross AWD back in April and it had brand new Yokohama Geolander all season tyres on the rear but it had budget Landsail on the front (which had low tread depth) so we recently changed them for Goodyear Vector 4Seasons. Geolander are good for mud I believe and the Goodyear for wet so I think I have a good balance if I ever needed to go cross country 😂

[@garyhardwick8489]

There's moral here; don't go camping!

[@skimmingstoness]

Me and the missus tried camping , didn't even manage to get the tent out of the boot. It rained so we booked into a Holiday Inn Express and spent the evening in comfort eating pizza and watching Netflix.

[@JamesAllmond]

naw. moral is USE THE BLOODY TARP and stop whining about it... geez. Love camping, in the rain my favorite, as long as dryness is sustained...very relaxing, hearing those around you freaking out in the rain....as long as the sound of running water doesn't get louder as the rain continues....

[@davidmbell]

Time for four new tyres please. And a tin of fabsil for Bob.

[@andyt2510]

Was very bad in South Birmingham on Thursday, the River Rea burst it's banks, and a lot of localized flooding on many roads. Compounded by idiots trying to speed through the water and then conking out

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

I had a discussion with my tyre centre who want to fit Chinese Landsail tyres to everyone who comes in based on value and apparently good ratings for wet grip etc, we eventually compromised on nice Maxxis on each corner, they fit them to their family cars…. The car rides much nicer now.

[@RobertMackenzie-yn8ig]

Can’t believe you have Chinese tyres , invest in decent tyres Ian

[@HubNut]

Turns out the tyres themselves were not necessarily the issue...

[@RobertMackenzie-yn8ig]

@@HubNut probably the weight being all over the rear end of the car made have caused the issue ?

[@jonnycando]

If the rear squats because of the tongue weight, consider a weight distributing hitch….if such can be had in UK. It will use spring bars to leverage some weight to the front of the tow vehicle. The spring bars are adjusted so that the tow vehicle sits level.

[@chrisdowns1987]

​@HubNut Please not rear trailing arm bearings (I know you've had the axle done but still). Only done a set once, swore never again!

[@ianmontgomery7534]

i have Chinese tyres on my Falcon wagon and have never had tyres with more even handling when wet or dry. Like all products there are good ones and not so good ones. Word of mouth is the best way to find tyres that go well with your car - where they are made is of little relevance.

[@edgarbeat2851]

That scean in the Sword in The Stone. Merlin popping various umbrellas and placing buckets all around his tower. I used to fit Avon tyres to my 206 cars or goodyears. Currently trying davantis spelling. Seam to have good grip. But would like to get Avon tyres again.

[@meirionevans5137]

Oh, the joys of camping! Had a similar night years ago at (aptly named) Hell's Mouth. Nowt worse than a soggy bottom, lad. Cheap tyres, false economy.