Caravan and Motorhome Show brief round up october 2024

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Cheers Andy. I missed the show as working away but I wanted to look at Swifts. Never mind next year I will go. Thanks. Safe travels 👍🏆

[@caravanindustryexpertandyjenk]

Glad it was ok - though Swift will not be at the show with a stand - they think October show is better - but should be some dealers such as Glossops etc with Swifts on - if you see me come and say hello!!

[@kevinflood8212]

Nice look around the show for us Andy. You got some very nice photo shots, I note from the video things looked to be very busy and I hope that amounted to strong sales. Still some way to go with manufacturers on Value for Money for hard pressed punters. Xplore seems to be heading in the right direction and sales should be good

[@caravanindustryexpertandyjenk]

Thanks Kevin - yes show quite busy and sales not bad though tough trading. Yes all expensive but that uppermarket is doing ok considering the general cost - Feb is my fave show and which next year will be my 40th Feb show visit so may do a special video on that.

[@peromalmstrom7668]

When at the NEC with my Wife, we both commented on how busy CamperVans/Motorhomes areas were, when compared to Caravan stands. No data, just a personal perception. The biggest change in this genre of leisure holidays, is that more are choosing a CamperVan/Motorhome over a Caravan. The advantage Caravans still have are the price point, though even this has been negated slightly with easy access credit/PCP/HP available for most. The days of the 70’s/80’s/90’s type holiday makers accepting one location for a holiday, are dwindling with added impatience with set-up and slow drive to a location that is Caravanning. As a society we have become impatient and easily bored; along with ever increasing prices for pitches with water and electric, required for Caravanning. Those for affordability reasons, find the second, third hand Caravan market attracts them, but in dwindling numbers. The issue for the Caravan market is the price of new Caravans, along with modern housing often not built with driveways to store caravans, making storage elsewhere an additional cost and an additional inconvenience. Also peoples tolerance levels of Caravans parked at the side of a road, have long ago evaporated. All the outlined points added together is leading to a recalibration of the Caravan market place and has been ongoing for a while. Where it will level-out as a market place, is difficult to speculate. Your knowledge is evident, though these days, short skirts, flesh on display, young people, seems to enable large groups of followers, even if the content is short or missing very evidently with details, knowledge and expertise. I enjoy watching your channel, even though I’m a CamperVan type these days and left Caravans a number of years ago now. Thank-you for the time and effort you put in to pass on your knowledge and expertise, really is appreciated.

[@caravanindustryexpertandyjenk]

Wow - thank you for your comments and very true - But I think a clamp down on campervan/motorhome o0ff-site parking will dent sales - caravans could stop overnight in a layby but was stopped in the 80s. That will happen with campervans/motorhomes evenutally to. The electric car also has not helped and site prices. Caravanning is a lifestyle not a cheap holiday - folk have changed also more holiday choices now than ever - thank you for watching the channel I hope to do some more campervan reviews but there are so many and again a cull has begun with smaller makers stopping. Having used a campervan its not my choice but thats a personnel one same with motorhomes to. I get it and see why. Interestingly while doing the new campervan story the campervan user was snubbed by caravanners and even the clubs didnt want to know - how things change and thats why I do the books to show this. Thank you for the kind words and it weas industry folk that said I was an expert in the background of the caravan industry a interest I still find I have a passion for and I like older campervans / motorhomes to - many thanks again.