Picking up our new Motorhome - New wheels, new channel name!

The day has come to finally pick up our new motorhome!
After only 6 months of VW ownership we decided to "GO LARGE" and buy a motorhome. We have totally loved the VW experience but decided we wanted something a little larger.
Welcome Lady B! We love her already :)
In this video we will be showing you around our Lady B.
Love Andy, Jo, Teddy and Digby xxx

[@mikehughes1965]

Same as our bus. You’ll love it. We took out the middle bed cushion and Alfie’s dog bed goes in the middle. We all sleep like logs.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Oh I might try that. Thanks for the tip! 🚐

[@steveannis622]

Always call ours a Van, all ten caraVans and now the motorhome. And your new van is a stunner enjoy 😊

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks Steve 😀

[@sapphiresword139]

Hey - from California! My first watch and I must say this seems a very impressive Lady B. Those cabinets appear to be some of the most beautifully built cabinets in any van - anywhere. The toilet model (If the seat turns) is a first for me. I have never seen a swivelling toilet anywhere. BRILLIANT CONCEPT for this industry and I suppose the boating industry too. I'll look though your other posts to see some of your adventures. It looks like 'good times' lay ahead in this fantastic build. Thank you for sharing.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Hey California! Wish we had some of your weather to explore with. We love it and are planning to get over to Europe in the summer. We love Lady B too, thank you 🙏🏻

[@sapphiresword139]

@@Jorobertson1972 🙋‍♂️😎 - Not to rub it in - However yesterday it was 87*f at my front porch. As I drove down the road, I could see snow covered mountains - so, not far away it is very cold. MT. Shasta and Mt. Lassen are seen as we drive. Here is a little joy. 🌼🌻🌺🌷🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷🙏 🙋‍♂️

[@Jorobertson1972]

😂😂 I’d hate for you to rub it in 😆

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Congratulations! Bit late catching up with this.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you! We love her... it's a little larger than the VW :)

[@stevematthew4566]

Awesome. The fun stuff is finding out how it all works. I’m also a disciple of Bob! He’s the man!! Enjoy the discoveries. Your grins driving back after picking up were brilliant.

[@Jorobertson1972]

The disciple of Bob… love that! 100% agree. If in doubt what does Bob say 😂 Thank you we are very happy!

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you very much!

[@lizcampbell2354]

Fab video .Just got a call today to tell us our van ready to pick up on 2nd Sept .I'm so nervous and excited

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you! I bet you are so excited 😆 yiu will love it. Just get out there and enjoy it 🚍

[@brianhennessy2116]

Another subscriber from Ireland. Just found your channel tonight. My good Lady and I are new to Motorhoming, got our new van 8 months ago and I can relate to the excitement in in your voices throughout the video. Good advice from David tanslow regarding pulling over, I did this on our maiden voyage and went into a WHOPPER of a pothole. Thankfully no damage but am reluctant to do so now. Bob Earnshaw is THE MAN. Patiently imparts the knowledge He and Jenny are real nice people. Enjoy your beautiful MH Stay safe and well.

[@Jorobertson1972]

I feel we need a Bob Earnshaw fan club 😉 thanks for watching 🚐

[@guytaylor6858]

Hi there you 4 just watched your latest vid congratulations on your new purchase, I’m sure you won’t look back we didn’t when we changed, I bet the 2 boys loved it happy adventures 👏👏👏👍👍

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you, we are so happy!

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

That was a big jump from a T5 to that monster. That is like a palace, so much space and comfort. I can't believe you have a separate toilet. We are thinking of moving from our California to An Ayres Rock, only 5.4 metres. Still unsure though the California with DSG gearbox is a dream to drive.

[@Jorobertson1972]

It was a very big jump but amazing who quick you adjust. Have to say we love the space!

[@CampervanTales]

Looking good. Lots of adventures ahead.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you!

[@jackirichards8789]

Love it! Amazing space! I shall look forward to watching your adventures! X

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you! We were very lucky to find her so quickly x

[@NG-cb7he]

Congratulations guys lovely Motorhome, great layout plenty of room good luck with your new adventures.👍

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you 🙏🏻 we are really pleased with it. Excited for all the new adventures ahead!

[@justusontour8150]

LOL Its all Bobs fault ! We started watching him during the first Lockdown . At that time we did not own a MH . He and Jenny really were the inspiration behind us buying our first MH in 2020. There is a lot to learn with a Modern MH. Once you guys get the hang of how everything works you will love it even more . It took us a few trips to lean how all the systems worked …. Enjoy guys , great video looking forward to sharing your adventure.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Yes we 100% need to work a few more things out. We will be away again very soon! Thanks for commenting :)

[@marionirvine999]

Enjoy your new van, it is lovely.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you we are loving her! We can’t wait for the summer 🚐

[@rjsmith26]

I really hope you get a good one. We had a 596 for 3 years. 30% of miles where trips back to dealer to try and get things fixed. Hope yours is a good one.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Oh no! Yes fingers crossed it is a good one. That must have been so frustrating and kind of takes the fun out of it.

[@rjsmith26]

@@Jorobertson1972 Yes - sold after 3 years before warranty ended. Problems on every trip, water pouring in, fridge with a total mind of its own, towbar fitted by our dealer with horrendous electricsdrop down bed nightmares. As i said am sure we where just very very unlucky. Enjoy your new van.

[@garycook6717]

Like the air con unit a must have in the summer

[@Jorobertson1972]

I know! After sweltering in the heat this summer it was on our must have list. Can’t wait for the summer to try it out 🙏🏻

[@irene1770]

Lovely looking van , my advice is get some throws , they won’t stay clean long with your fur babies jumping up , enjoy

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks Irene, yes I have brought loads! Muddy paws is not the look I was going for. I found some really good ones in Wilkos that fit perfectly and only £5 each so they can be thrown into the wash and not worry.

[@markwade1376]

Love the Bob Earnshaw references. Hope you enjoy your new motorhome and get the use out of it that the previous owners couldn't. Our first motorhome was a Bessacarr 412, it also had the Skyview? sunroof, ours rattled a was a bit but I believe there was a mod which quietened it down a bit. We ended up putting small labels on the sunroof latches as for some reason it seemed really easy to forget to unlatch the sunroof before wing it open!! Looking forward to watching your travels.

[@0999pip]

Good luck with the new van . Looks fantastic. Enjoy your adventures .

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you. We now need to work less! So many places to explore 🚐

[@tonyblundal5763]

Great van, we’ve got one of those. Migrated to motorhoming this year after nearly 20 years of caravaning. 8m is considered long reasonless long but to ab honest we’ve had absolutely no issues . There has been one site we couldn’t park on. Happy camping both, hope you enjoy it.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you 🙏🏻 we braved storm Arwen this weekend so feel we have done all weathers now. We love it thank you. Happy travels too

[@jamiestone1979]

What a beauty, the van ain’t bad either..

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks, my wife’s not bad either 😉😘

[@TheTfortwo]

Lovely motorhome and congrats with your purchase,you need to get covers for all your seating .I put covers on my seats of my motorhome when i bought it brand new in 2016, it is 5 years old now and the seats are brand new still.You have dogs also so you deffo need them.Ive just subscibed so looking forward to your next vlog in your new home

[@Jorobertson1972]

Yes something we have discussed, we did have a blanket on but I took it off to film.... vanity! Thank you, we love it too!

[@blakes4ontour]

Congratulations on getting Lady B! Sometimes we call our Colin a van as well! Take care Ju🙂

[@Jorobertson1972]

I did not realise there was an etiquette until we got told off!! Thanks for watching :)

[@aal9207]

Love the camper van layout 😍

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you! We love it too 😀 there are a lot of decisions to be made when researching and was very lucky to find this one. It was meant to be

[@davecooke914]

Love motor home best of luck on your travels 👍

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you 🙏🏻 we love her too

[@neilmccartney6573]

Absolutely made up for you ,, great decision ,,, we had to sell our bessacarr ( Bessie) because of brexit as we live in Brittany ,,, we tried two others french registered of course and just missed Bessie sooooo much ,, But now we like you have found our new Girl this week .. “ Penelope” ,,,, a pilote reference 685 A class ,,, omg we love her ,,, we also just had our first mini trip .. few niggles but tres content … now we cannot wait to follow you and your little doggies on your adventures … Brittany maybe ? It’s gorgeous here btw .. Neil , Liz and Barneyboo the Cockerpoo xxxx

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you 🙏🏻 glad you have found your Penelope. We only was without something for a few weeks and missed it so much so we feel your pain! Yes we will be heading over the water for further adventures. We’ve never been to Brittany so yes we will add that to the list. Thank for watching 😘

[@jeffjohnson847]

Hi guys looks like you are gonna have to get seat covers Those seats are very bright we have a pug first Thing we got for our caravan was coverers

[@helenandmartinsTreks]

Good luck with your new van. ATB Helen and Martin

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks both! 🙌🏻

[@ManyFunAdventures]

Just subbed you back! Wow. Really really nice Motorhome. Lady B is looking good for some future adventures. Nice one. 👍

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks! We are out this weekend. Snow, wind or rain we are loving it

[@pauldownes5345]

Beautiful motor home congratulations love your videos 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks Paul, we love it too!

[@mishafrog8786]

Nice van but watch that rear overhang plus weight distribution, that length of overhang should have a tag axle or your payload is very light.

[@marklorna7513]

Glad you have seen the light and got a proper van 😉, we have a swift bolero 744, absolutely love it, enjoy your journeys and thanks for sharing. 👍

[@Jorobertson1972]

Haha we will get into trouble for saying that. Seriously we are very happy with the new van and space 🚐

[@PortugalHolidayVillas]

"If I wanna call it a van.... I'll call it a van" .... "smiley 😃 face" This is my first visit to the channel - and I like this guy already 😂🤙🏼

[@Jorobertson1972]

Haha someone said he looks miserable and not happy we referred to it as a van. It’s so political on here and we just want to share our travels! 🤣🤣

[@ttxela]

That is a lovely looking van 😍

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you so much! We love her 🙏🏻

[@mattb1951]

Nice just subbed watching from Ireland jeep flowing those white lines lol be safe

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks! We will be out as much as we can

[@startaylor123]

Stunning van 😍

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@ianellis1846]

Looks an amazing MH ... congratulations and happy adventures! We’ve had loads of conversations with people (usually on camp sites) about the merits of different size vehicles and the only right answer is what works for you and gets you where you want to be. Our VW Cali works perfectly for us but I’ll be honest, as I was the keener of the two of us to have one in the first place I expected to have a similar debate after a few months with the good lady but she loves the VW and it’s flexibility and wouldn’t even think of changing. Looks like you’ve found your perfect set up too ... hope you have some amazing adventures!

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks! Your exactly right, its what works for you but the important part is that we are all going on adventures

[@NeilCtr]

snap, we love ours (597), welcome to the 597 club (if there was one)

[@shaneunknowndoesyoutube3869]

Just found you guys! Great stuff. Subscribed too.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you 🙏🏻 we are pretty new and just enjoying the journey!

[@shaneunknowndoesyoutube3869]

@@Jorobertson1972 That’s great! Thanks for sharing that.

[@davidtanslow3584]

A word of advice. After you've equiped it with all your necessities, fill the fuel and gas and go and weigh it at a public weighbridge. Remember, if your overweight the vosa will force you to unload at the side of the road and will not allow you to drive the vehicle on a public road until it is within the legal limits. This is the law!

[@Jorobertson1972]

Wow great tip! Andy will love doing that, he is looking for any excuse to tinker with it 😆

[@davidtanslow3584]

@@Jorobertson1972 Better safe than sorry. Stuff does seem to mount up and we wanted to add a bike rack come storage box on the back. So we checked the weights first but was too heavy so we ended up having ours uprated by an extra 1000 kilos just in case. Unfortunately the extra ton goes on the front axle so we ended up buying a small trailer for the outside stuff and the bike and wifes spare wheelchair. Best wishes with the new MH, you'll probably forget your own home but always remember, your on holiday so you don't need to rush and race others who may be working anyway. Pull over and let them pass by all means but take extra care if you do so not to drive into the potholes and do any damage. See you around.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you, really helpful advice.

[@muddymarvellous]

Yes Bob has it all in hand plus his secretary keeps him on the straight and narrow

[@Jorobertson1972]

We love Bob & Jenny. Loads of great content that keeps my husband busy.

[@cathrynroberts7753]

Happy travels, do what suits yourselves. Xc

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@daverman68]

Plenty of Motorhome owners call them vans , myself included 👍

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks! It’s a van to us too 🤫

[@K777John]

We call our Hymer ‘The bus’-we called our previous Hymer a bus as well-in between we had an Autosleeper Warwick Duo which we called ‘The van’-not very original I admit, but it works for us. Enjoy Lady B.

[@Jorobertson1972]

@@K777John thank you! It works for us :)

[@stuarthall2523]

Home from home. 👍

[@Jorobertson1972]

It certainly is! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@sined726]

They are van chassis lol, so still a van. I'm with you guys call it what you like, can't please everyone.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Exactly 🙏🏻

[@jontowse7508]

Lovely motorhome. Maybe invest in a GoPro or something similar to give a wider angle than a phone, especially when filming in the van. Good luck with the channel guys.

[@lindakirk698]

That's one he'll of an overhang on he back of that

[@Jorobertson1972]

It is indeed, it kind of defies gravity! 🚐

[@everydayfixer8446]

I wish they made motorhomes with manual transmissions like this in the US.

[@farokhbulsara4890]

Thats a nice bit of crumpet right there, yummy

[@Jorobertson1972]

Were we eating crumpets?? 😆

[@kos492]

@@Jorobertson1972 😊😊😊😊😊

[@johnallan5821]

New sub ur right call it what u want pal its yours 🚌🚐🚚🚍🐕🐕

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks will do 👍🏻

[@lizcampbell2354]

Can anyone recommend best motorhome insurance please .Thanks

[@Jorobertson1972]

We use Adrian Flux for ours

[@lizcampbell2354]

Thanx

[@lizcampbell2354]

Got quote from A flux £420 if we have a tracker fitted and van in storage ..is this a decent quote ...Thanx liz

[@Jorobertson1972]

That’s about what we are paying

[@Parmac7]

When are you making any new vids ?

[@Jorobertson1972]

Hey, we have been travelling lots but making videos was taking too much time and I was also concentrating on the videos and not relaxing. It was just supposed to be fun. We might come back to again but thanks for watching.

[@Parmac7]

@@Jorobertson1972 yea I’ve always thought that ! When watching these motorhome KZbin channels always thought it must be tiring and a bit of an inconvenience. Enjoyed the videos you’ve already done anyway 👍👍

[@scotspie501douglas7]

do you not like holidays abroad in the sun

[@Jorobertson1972]

Yes we do. We are planning a road trip this summer with the van and dogs. We are loving the adventure and being able to get away most weekends too

[@888ssss]

Boomers on the run !!

[@Ianphall]

Bit boring to be honest.

[@Jorobertson1972]

Hahaha thanks for sharing! Can’t please everyone 😉

[@greenjacket66]

he forgets stuff on his check list do your own

[@Jorobertson1972]

Haha I’ll let Andy know

[@Indigopop]

Not a Volkswagen 😲 this is where I unsubscribe and bid you farewell 👋 shame because she's quite hot 🔥

[@Jorobertson1972]

Haha thanks! Yes we have moved away from a VW. It was a big decision but was right for us. Enjoy your travel 🙏🏻

[@Jorobertson1972]

Thanks Glen, I think my wife’s damn hot 🔥 too. Cheers Andy 😘