NEC Motorhome Show - February 2024

[@Wheres_wanda_wandering]

Thank you for taking us round. Take care Gill

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thanks Gill, it was a good show this year 🥰

[@alexspeirs8675]

Another great vlog thanks for sharing

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thank you 🥰

[@markcrossley9158]

Really enjoyed it. Thank you both.

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thank you 🥰

[@Meggy6571]

Hi Ian and Claire, Nice to see you back on our telly, We can't believe that you're van is 4 yrs old it still looks like new 😊. As Claire stated, you can only change so much regarding layout. We guess if you are thinking of changing it would be to a coach built 🤔, as you can get them now without all the extra width. Whatever you decide or are going to share on the next vlog, we are sure it will be a surprise 😮. Nice to see Mollie at the end. Take care and enjoy your weekend 😊 Paul and Joanne 👍

[@VantasticAdventures]

Aw thank you both 🥰 we have been looking but it does seem like our van isn't even properly run in yet 😂 We were certainly impressed with the coach built this year too, there was so much choice... 🥰

[@LeisureBit]

Nice to see you guys back. Some interesting bits at the show eh. Couldn’t get over the price of weatherspoons, on Wednesday I spent £31 on 2 breakfasts and 2 coffees - would have been well under £20 where we come from haha 😀 Boats were worth a look weren’t they. The Kaktus vans were nice weren’t they (if you have deep enough pockets 😀) Wears you out doesn’t it - well done for doing over 7 hours! All the very best, David & Rachel 👍❤️

[@VantasticAdventures]

It sounds like we followed your exact route too 😂 it's a shame as last time Wetherspoons was reasonable but this time it just seemed so expensive Vs the other eating options... Kaktus was very interesting... Hope you are both keeping well 🥰

[@rogergusty]

Great review ... and now wish that I had gone. Perhaps next year, but already looking forward to your next video.

[@VantasticAdventures]

Aw thanks Roger, it was a good day out but expensive 😂 hope you are keeping well 🥰

[@nikkihateley3905]

So fab to meet you both x

[@VantasticAdventures]

It was lovely to meet you too, thanks so much for stopping to say hi and hope you enjoyed the show 🥰

[@ttxela]

Great stuff, we visited on Wednesday, didn't buy anything though!

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thank you, hope you are both keeping well and the family of course 🥰 good day out, we spent too much this year as Iain didn't "forget" his wallet 😂

[@janiceKershaw-km4uf]

Looking forward to see what you got.

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thank you, some useful purchases this time and Iain didn't forget his wallet 🥰😂

[@ScottishVanTrips]

Wow, you turned that edit around fast! Looks good, I'd love to go one year but it's a fair trek from Edinburgh!

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thank you, it was a challenge as we had audio issues too which only came to light in the editing 😬 (pilot error....) 😂 It's a good day out and an excuse to camp in your van nearby 😁 they should set up a campsite in the car park for the public, could make a fortune 😂

[@ScottishVanTrips]

@@VantasticAdventures 😂

[@andyarmitage2895]

Just stumbled upon your site and am now subscribed you are a very fun jovial couple and your videos are great I will watch some of your others. Andy & Linda and Basil the Dachshund 😄

[@VantasticAdventures]

Welcome to our channel and thank you for subscribing 🥰 We hope to have lots of travel content this year 😁

[@andyarmitage2895]

That's great I look forward to it, we have just ordered a 6 metre van supposedly due in July/August but no doubt there will be delays 😊

[@VantasticAdventures]

Ohhh how exciting! That's brilliant, hopefully it's built sooner for you, they do seem to be coming through quicker 🥰

[@andyarmitage2895]

I really hope so as I am planning to finish work for good to coincide with the new van, I love your van it's fab I just want to spend time with Linda and my fab young dog he loves our VW California so hopefully he will love the new van as well ❤

[@cherylandsimon]

thanks

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thank you both 🥰

[@muddymarvellous]

The new campervan we are all waiting for is the pop top campervan from SWIFT on the brand new ford with 13" screen Just announced for orders from March 2024...there is a teaser video on KZbin. Need to see this before you purchase...it will be at the Oct show .love your vids ..x Called the "Trecker" prices from £70k !

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thank you 🥰 it does look nice from the teaser videos, it's a shame they weren't at the show as Swift have a great range of vans, will have to check it out soon.... 😁

[@clivebaker9720]

We ended up on a French naturist campsite last year & it didn't feel as weird as we imagined ! lol

[@VantasticAdventures]

Ah! Well done - it looked very interesting and friendly, their stand was very busy too 🥰

[@karlospappy8908]

Looks like you had a great day, I went to the October show and vowed never to return after the last couple of miles took 3 hours, camp site I stayed on was 30 mins away but it took 4 hours to get there😱😮but hey looking forward to your thoughts on a new van which will probably be nearly double what you guys paid for yours. Cheers K.

[@VantasticAdventures]

Oh no! That must have been so frustrating.... We were very fortunate with the traffic this year, avoided the weekend which helped too. There were lots of new vans and some interesting concepts this year too... 🥰

[@tanyalingard3790]

Oooh spotted the big spider on your intro video. Under the headlight 🕷 😊

[@VantasticAdventures]

We have been watching it back to spot but not found it yet 😂 Caroline isn't keen on 🕷️ so she keeps jumping when we press play 😂

[@tanyalingard3790]

Haha. It's on the bumper under n/s headlight

[@tanyalingard3790]

After the sheep 🐑

[@VantasticAdventures]

@tanyalingard3790 thank you will check it out 🥰

[@DolittleCampers]

Great whistle stop tour. We didn’t go this year but after watching this you have filled us in well. Pretty sure we had breakfast at that exact table last year - only an eccentric person would remember a detail like that 😂

[@VantasticAdventures]

Ha ha 😂 very good 👍🏼😊

[@Richard-ph8jd]

Great to meet you guys at the show last week - especially after seeing most of your vids. Very curious to learn what you take on next and more importantly what happens to your old camper van - second hand market for your type of auto trail seems a little sparse

[@VantasticAdventures]

Lovely to meet you both too, thanks for taking the time to stop and say hi 🥰 hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did 😀

[@kenandersson7268]

Hi Claire and Iain, very informative look round the show and looking forward to see what you bought and whether you might change your van. Love your videos and travels. Had tickets to go for the first time but couldn’t get a dog sitter on the day but will be going to an open air show in Norwich in July.

[@VantasticAdventures]

Ah that's a shame for you, it was a good day out but unable to take Mollie with us so we enjoy the outdoors shows too, Norwich sounds great 🥰

[@onthemove301]

Wot? No local beers? Got a good impression of the show, though.

[@VantasticAdventures]

Ha ha 😂 the lack of local beers was indeed a downside 😂 We will make up for it in the next trip away 🥰🍻

[@susanhoward864]

Kev won't take me to any shows he's frightened I will make him buy a new van 😂 proper Yorkshire short arms deep pockets

[@VantasticAdventures]

Ha ha 😂 it's a very dangerous place for the wallet 🥰

[@drivingthefrontier]

It's great to see videos of all the shows but personally we have no desire whatsoever to visit one now or in the future for many reasons. We would much prefer if changing our vehicle to select a brand and then just visit an appropriate dealer. But that's just us!

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thank you 🥰 yes completely understand, it seems a little impersonal at the shows as so many people and dealers from all over the country, we like to take a look at what's new and especially try the layouts as it's really hard to see how it works from brochures or the website. All the gadgets are good though at the show 😂👍🏼

[@sccobyste]

Looks like Caroline has decided to get her own little caravan Ian you have lost her

[@VantasticAdventures]

😂😂😂 Yes although as soon as she has to level it or tow it can see a quick call for help 😂

[@sccobyste]

I think if you stick with a decent brand like Adria who know how to winterise then you can’t go wrong

[@VantasticAdventures]

You are absolutely spot on, they do build a really solid van and used to the cold weather - we've seen quite a few in snowy places too 🥰

[@sccobyste]

Would you have another auto trail we think the build quality and after sales is a bit questionable

[@VantasticAdventures]

Hello 🥰 yes, we have been very pleased with our van, fortunately no real issues at all since we bought it, we use main auto trail for hab checks. There are some really good manufacturers out and from our van experience we would definitely buy again 😁

[@richardsracingmad]

I can’t see you changing van..

[@VantasticAdventures]

Ha ha 😂 you know us well... We were very tempted at this time 🥰

[@Bugs1953]

Not the best vid you’ve done.Sorry!

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thank you for the feedback, we appreciate it 🥰 We had an issue with the audio and lost around 75% of the content we could use so it wasn't as slick as we would have liked so understand your point exactly 👌🏼 Lesson learned (pilot error .. 😂) so hope to return to better standards in the next travel video 😁👍🏼