LUXURY OFF GRID MOTORHOME TOUR

[@tonydenial1485]

Finally, someone with enough sense to put some decent wheels and tyres on a motorhome, 👍👍👍👍

[@stephenbrown9400]

Guys.....the best motorhome tour vid I've seen. Funny and most importantly REAL. Shows a motorhome in it's every day form. Need beers with the snacks though. Thanks for the effort you have made.

[@USNVA11]

That is a super nice RV. I plan to retire in mid 2023. An RV like this is exactly what I’m looking for so that I can tour the U.S. and Canada. Thanks for the review !

[@captainsmashypants8304]

loving the honest and open van tour. ace to see how each space works with each other. great fun and enteraining as ever from all 3 of you

[@lenster999]

Great tour. Great van. I've re-watched one of your old videos today because my leisure batteries weren't changing after I'd relocated them. Turns out it was just a loose connection, but you're wiring diagram helped me find the fault. Thanks. luv ya x

[@bestoutdoors6657]

You have it all sorted. Good for you two. Something we want to do, but we have been sucked into the system. Something we are looking to get out of. (What you have done!)

[@ian_morg]

That has got to be the most upbeat, funny but very informative van tour....in the worrrrrld! I’d love a motor home like yours, it’s the business! Nice one guys 😍😎👍🏻

[@permanently-temporary]

This van has some seriously nice features in it. I'd seen bits of it in diy videos but this is the first time I've watched the full tour. For my first van i've gone with a 2013 Elddis Autoquest 180 (u-shape end lounge) because I wanted a 6 berth to fit my friends in. It has a good amount of cupboards in it but nothing compared to the huge storage options you have! I could see myself with this type of configuration in the future. That shower is really cool.

[@shabirhussain3446]

Now thats what I call a whistle stop tour. Nice to see the van with its upgrades. Always a pleasure to watch. See you on your travels, can't wait.

[@rolandbrooks467]

From someone who is looking to finally do ‘van life’ full time next year, that is one cool looking van. Love the layout, one which I feel would suit me. The only thing that concerns me is the length and parking in the more ‘urban’ places,,,,

[@johnmandy]

We were worried too but we park it in cities, towns and villages very easily, going shopping is now issues at all, maybe we spend a little longer looking for space to park, but it’s not that often.

[@rolandbrooks467]

@@johnmandy WOW guys, I've just watched your vid of you up along the Artic circle, and yet a super speedy reply. Thanks for the reply, and that's very reassuring to read. I did wonder if the T690 is a bit "over kill" size wise as it will just me,,, but I do so love that layout, and like you,, it will be my home,,,

[@PoshcatsCamping]

Very nice John and Mandy. Some really good use of space and great ideas. Thanks for showing us around 😃 Trev n Sue

[@debbiewalters4981]

Absolutely fantastic van! OurTeflon pans (the ones you recommended Mandy) arrived today were very pleased with them.

[@garethc9085]

The sunshine has obviously put you in a good mood...great to see you both happy happy...great vid. 🤓

[@aidanmaccormac9125]

Nice u both great vids. I have ordered my BF Goodrich beasts for me camper yesterday 15th April they come to us from Holland as we still in the EU. Ireland. All thanks to gadget John.

[@rhinogooner]

Lovely van with all the features you have added. You are completely self sufficient. Although we prefer a wobble box I like to see how the other half live. We do a different type of caravanning where we pick a site and just chill, but your set up is perfect for touring. Where did you get your fans please they would be ideal for our van.

[@nemanjak.7341]

What a cool grandparents! And the van is nice as well.

[@anthonypaterson7066]

Lovely Van, I'm so envious. Stay safe both and enjoy.

[@petermurphy5903]

Loads of upgrades,vann is looking great, thanks as always,stay safe guys 😀

[@hgglass8905]

Nice motorhome really like all the cupboard space.the fridge door and bathroom never seen either before, love the giant bed and cupboards underneath all round nice van

[@rajarayan]

Come on Mandy, fes’up. How many orange smarties has John had? He’d give Cooper a run for the money on being hyper! So happy that you both sound so very happy!! 👍🏾👍🏾

[@juliahutchinson4542]

Coops 💗 Sad ☹️ but understand and not entirely surprised. Miss you guys, hope you're both doing OK.

[@chirstinedavenport8296]

Loved your van tour , so funny have you been drinking john

[@theabbottsabout9090]

Another great video, nice to see the improvements you've both made & Mandy your lovely special touches with the plants & little bee really make it fab. Nice to see Cooper too.

[@eddiewoolfie3891]

Well what a fantastic van tour, you guys are wasted, get on the main stream tv and get some real kudos. Hopefully someone spots your youtube videos and makes them main stream. Best videos on real motorhome living I've seen yet. You guys are amazing, well done. 👏👏. You guys take care and hope Cooper is doing ok. By the way we just got our moho back from the dealer today, hunky dory and ready for the off on the 26th April to Callander for the trial run. Take care peeps 👍🐕🥰

[@Feede.Mountain]

10.15 on a Saturday morning and trying to finish breakfast, laughing at John's tour, absolutely brilliant, best van tour by far, 😂😂😂😂

[@mrw9513]

Great van tour vlog guys, you've got a lovely homely home. Don't know if you knew or not but your wheels and tyres are bad ass 😂 😂. Hope you are all well and have a great weekend and Best wishes and stay safe and well to you both and your families and Sir Cooper too. 🐾 ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️

[@DJRogEurotour]

Great storage solutions, after spending my first week full time in my van, I needed this video to inspire me to organise myself. See you both in June.

[@thomaspridmore106]

So well organized blows my mind

[@robp9129]

What a Brilliant van and van tour!!! Thanks so much guys 😉👍

[@Vanlife_With_Miss_V]

Hi guys, love the van tour, and you've got so much space, even enough for a spare John 😂 I'd love a van like yours, have a great week all of you ♥️

[@katcankan7129]

I really enjoyed your van tour, you had a smiling all the way through it. Your home is most comfortable 😊

[@johnmandy]

Thanks Kat 😁❤️

[@katcankan7129]

@@johnmandy 🤗💜

[@diandmartydownes1611]

Nice you two. Very tidy 🤣. Yes hope to see you on the road soon. X.

[@wandamccoy2148]

Enjoyed your tour. Sounds like you were having fun.keep truckin.

[@stephenswanton2748]

“For BIG BED THINGS”. hilarious. i’m laughing out loudly.

[@ianofsjkartwork]

You have made excellent upgrades to a already great van......stay safe.......thanks for sharing

[@SnakePliskin770]

Nice video you are definitely living the dream.....keep em coming great viewing

[@brettnbeckvalleyvan]

Some great laughs "big bed things" 🤣 amongst other's 🤣🤣🤣🤣. That van truly is a gadget van full of great stuff that you've gadgetised ( if that's a word) 🤣, which is all good as you are Gadget John and amazing Mandy, great tour sending love and cwtches still fuming we missed you, still in the dog house ❤️✌️xx

[@Milky_LUFC]

This is an awesome video especially giving me an insight into living 24/7 in a motor home/campervan. Im hoping to get myself a motor home in a cpl of years time with my Army Pension and after looking at 100s of videos yours are certainly the best! 👌🏽👍🏽 All I need to do is hire you to install the electric wiring and gadgets when I get a van as I'm totally useless with electrics 🤦‍♂️ Thanks again 👊🏽

[@jimmccann320]

Thanks for the tour -- you really do have a home from home!

[@markwhitehead64]

Hi John and Mandy really great video loving the intro music sound track really great van tour update really looking forward to seeing you next video keep safe 😷👍🏻

[@lynnebarkas6906]

Great off grid additional extras.

[@RickandHeather]

Great tour, and suddenly come 12/4 we’re all smiles. Bet you’re out and about 👍 us weekend warriors are loving weekends and hating workdays..... nothing changed 😂

[@urbanarkoverland]

Loved that. Van is proper dialled in now. Great tour vid. Ps. Feel totally honoured seeing my sticker on your wall ❤️😂

[@mickemike2148]

I noticed that may not want to visit Iceland. I say that you definitely should!

[@mabelbamber5890]

John and Mandy. Where did you get your map from. Thanks

[@bumblebee-mygt867]

Nice van. I love the solar system. Did you fit the custom power system and WiFi or was it a dealer install. 6kw vectron is massive. Mini house on wheels.

[@johnmandy]

It’s all diy, feel free to watch all the videos to see how it’s all been done

[@denisscott1134]

Hi Mandy and John 👍 just us 2 Saying hi and thanks great van tour 👍 sue and den 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🚌🚌

[@jamesstapley5787]

I HAVE SEEN SOOOOO MANY VANS WITH BFG'S, you should definitely get some kick backs.

[@RetroBytesUK]

You really do get some lovely shots with that drone. I really am thinking I want to get the same b2b charger. My van has been in storage so getting more charge out the engine each time I start it up would be good. I start it up every few weeks and run it for 20mins just to top off the batteries a bit but some times I have to run it a fair bit longer to bring them back up and it would be nice not to have to run the engine as long.

[@bobtaylor2278]

Hi John and Mandy, we’ve got a similar van, met you last summer, just wondering how you deal with water loss whilst driving ? I travel with a full water tank, I envisage you do too, as we try to stay away from sites as much as possible, trouble is we arrive at where we are going and the water level is down to about two thirds, I know it’s because of the overflow, and have thought of putting a valve on the pipe to close it whilst on the move, but also realise it will act as an air vent for the tank....... Do you have the same problem ? Nice to see you’re both well, happy and safe travels.......

[@johnmandy]

We don’t lose any water while moving around, our tank doesn’t have an overflow, the German vans are designed a bit better in this way.

[@bobtaylor2278]

You’ve got me wondering now, ours is a Burstner too, same year with the same tank, it’s definitely got an overflow on ours as the water dumps out if you overfill it through a pipe at the top of the tank routed to the underside of the van. You’d obviously have noticed if you’d been losing water, looks like I’ll have to investigate further and get the thinking cap on. Good luck with your pub stop, Regards Bob

[@johnmandy]

@@bobtaylor2278 the overflow for ours is back out of the big hole you fill it up from 😂 it works a treat with the water deflector in place.. strange that yours sounds different

[@montbrehain]

It's not the smallest oven in the world! I have one of those... just arrived from Oz ... a 12 volt "travel buddy" . Good video bye the way 😉

[@thedawnawakens]

Big bed for big bed things 😂😂😂. Love you guys.

[@annekennedy8127]

Lovely home on wheels.. hope you can travel soon...

[@RustyRoseAdventures]

Great tour guys! Your vans really ace! Everything you need!

[@sirbrian9404]

Do you think you need a update with under floor heating

[@lth1072]

It's a great looking van. Now that you've moved away from the motorhome. What advantages do you think a motorhome such as this has over a van build? . I know in a personal van build. You can make things more personal and suited to your own needs. But I still love the motorhome feel . Good luck. Great videos .

[@michellechapman6961]

Got motor home envy. Carry on enjoying, stay safe. Hi Cooper

[@julietjones385]

Great tour hope to meet you soon on your travels x

[@luffness4171]

Please might you share a UK source of the power-bar USB charger. I can't find them anywhere and it's just what I need. Thanks very much. Love the channel.

[@johnmandy]

They’re Dometic Power Rails 👍🏻

[@luffness4171]

@@johnmandy Thanks John. Yes, appreciate that. I have such rails too & I'm looking for the USB charger that fit. I can't find anybody selling them in the UK. Might anyone recommend where these can be bought online? Thank you so much John.

[@traceybarnes8357]

Funny 😂, loved it some really useful info too thanks.

[@justingrunwald4431]

Great Van tour, I notice you’re plumbed the Diesel heater into the main tank, have you a Video or details in how you did this? It’s a great idea

[@wingertstrasse1]

I love the little bags for odds and ends, but how did you fix them up? What's the secret, please?

[@brianbarlow1480]

Nice van guys

[@druss841]

Hi love the video felt like it was needed with the updates you have done wondering if you are still wanting to change the oven for something else or did you leave it because couldn't find anything to suit your needs in that small a space.

[@johnmandy]

We’re stuck with it until we decide to change the full kitchen 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@theonlywoody2shoes]

If you climb into the boot area and the wind blows the door shut, is there a handle or door release on the inside?

[@johnmandy]

No 😳🤦🏼‍♂️🤣 you’re in there for good

[@kimwade6249]

Nothing wrong with separate beds... we have them.. only way we both get a good nights sleep! Lol 😂

[@sueb8270]

Nice one guys! Very homely 👍😊

[@paulhampton4217]

Great video, you had us laughing all the way throughout. 🤣🤣That cheered us up since we are still in lockdown here in Germany, and it doesn’t look like we’re going to be out for a while. ☹️👍👍

[@margaretsmith8169]

Love watching 👀you to keep safe 😍Maggie Manchester xx

[@JohnnyBurr]

“Big bed things” 😂😂😂 you guys crack me up!!😂😂😂

[@keithpaw]

Thanks for the tour guy’s. Where did you get the 12v fans from please they look ideal for when we go Spain for three months hopefully in June🤞

[@keithpaw]

Found them on your van life stuff thanks👍

[@gilltate3029]

John in a very cheeky chappy mood today x

[@fiftyplusvanlifers1330]

Hi guys, technical question : as you've changed for a compression fridge, have you some metrics on your new fridge consumption ? how many Ah per day ? Thanks

[@johnmandy]

It’s around 18ah per 24 hours right now, that might change in summer.

[@fiftyplusvanlifers1330]

@@johnmandy thanks John

[@martincunniff4514]

what do think the advantage is over a van conversion. We are looking at both but have heard horror stories ref damp on the coach built units

[@melaniemonaco2456]

You two are adorable!

[@debs7679]

Best van tour ever john 😁

[@donaldmiller6759]

Have you ever thought of replacing a roof vent with a max air fan for extra ventilation when cooking.

[@johnmandy]

We love the fans we have and they work a treat - a Maxx fan would cast too much shade over the solar

[@tickamouse1807]

Hi John and Mandy, love the van and the craic, could you please supply any info regarding the fans, I have looked all over the place for them.... Regard Tom.

[@MrEksatmisis]

that's your best video so far!

[@startaylor123]

Stunning van guys 👌🍾 But would you buy another aluminium skinned van again 🤔 I evey time I take mine out we end up with a new dint 😔😔

[@jennygoodey7179]

Oh you 2 do make me laugh, love you 3 🤗🤗🐕🏝🌞

[@ScoobieDee]

very entertaining guys .... looking forward to the overland show!

[@jacquelinebell9186]

Great 👍 I think John had been drinking! 🤔😂❤️

[@ellenbower4825]

Great tour! Thank you.

[@kevindoidge3211]

Brilliant! If I eventually get a van on retirement (couple of years) your van is the benchmark. Thank you for all you do for us wannabees lol x

[@stephencarr4562]

Hi John and Mandy. Where did you buy your track lighting and USB modules please? We love the idea and would.love to build into out new van thank you

[@johnmandy]

It came with the van, it’s called a Dometic power rail 👍🏻

[@hazel8250]

That’s a lovely home 😍👍

[@czechmate6920]

Why would you chill while watching Netflix? You have two heaters ☺️.

[@gina50gina]

Well that was fun! Thanks :D

[@fionalambert7274]

Ho Both. Can you please give me some advice? we have a 120 watt solar panel, 2 x 100 ah agm batteries, we have the sargeant EC155. We are looking to go off grid a little this year, 4 - 5 days at a time. Fiona would like her hairdryer, we have a maxxair fan. Would you recommend I add something to the system that would make our off grid easier. I have purchased the Victron MPPT solar bluetooth and was thinking of purchasing the K KRIËGER 2000 Watts Power Inverter, we have about £500 left to spend. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. Thank you. Mark

[@johnmandy]

The best advice I give out to everyone is you need, at least, double the solar watts to the battery ah capacity you have. So in your case that’s at least 400w of solar, with at least a 30 amp solar controller. This will give you a fighting chance of keeping your batteries charged in UK weather.

[@fionalambert7274]

@@johnmandy Thank you

[@aidanmaccormac9125]

Nice MH someone has being cleaning. (Mandy) I would say?

[@johnriordan288]

Very nice good job you have everything

[@TheOmegagent]

Thanks for the best van tour ever 😂😎👍🏼

[@petervdv100]

Thanks for the van tour , a lot of great additions. I see you kept to a cheese theme with the Swiss cheese holes in the leccy box 😂. On a serious note how many clothes do you find you need? When I pack the van the necessary clothes list keeps growing and growing 😡

[@Ma-fh9on]

John could u recommend a good solar panel for a small two berth caravan just me and Mrs out for 4 nights at most

[@bazwr450]

The new radio control is ace what make and where can I get one from to up grade in my motorhome swift kon tiki 649 2017 thanks

[@johnmandy]

Everything is listed on our website www.johnandmandy.uk/Motorhome or check the video description.

[@garyparsons7924]

Hi John have you a link somewhere for the 12v fan for skylight please. Cheers.

[@johnmandy]

Check the video description for a link to our camping gear website.

[@garyparsons7924]

@@johnmandy cheers for swift reply

[@HighlightsofourTwilights]

You be on Mandy's coffee mate? LOL. Brilliant walk through. Was this made a wee while ago? I only ask cause I thought you had 3 batteries.

[@Pugwash.]

A bed big enough for 3 people? Oh ho! :)

[@andyjlogue]

Can I ask why you swapped out the old bigger fridge for this one?

[@lindamarie6574]

great changes