Swift Kon Tiki 649 Van Tour

[@patriciabrown1189]

That is one beautiful motor home everything you need can fit in its lovely seems plenty of room for all of you thanks for showing it to us

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you, we do love it, and are very proud to show to everyone that's interested.

[@alexanddebs]

The best motor home upload I’ve seen.a real life review with real life items! Thank you!

[@RoamingRadfords]

Oh wow, thank you so much xxx

[@alexanddebs]

@@RoamingRadfords all other motorhome reviews are if new ones.at least yours shows us real life applications! And how we might have ours! Thank you!

[@peterdawson5115]

Great to see how a van works for a family, watched loads of vids showing new vans, this shows the practicality of one, thanks for showing us around, it’s fantastic.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you for watching!

[@josh_bfc_2769]

Great motorhome. Its nice to see a motorhome in use rather than brand new or used with nothing in it

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ahh thank you. Ours is never “pristine” anymore🤣🤣

[@15isto2]

Thanks so much for the tour, I have been really wanting to see how you you work the motorhome

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you! We love it!!!

[@swdman1234]

Everything has a place and a place for everything! Amazed how little clothing you take with you, my wife and I manage to fill all the lockers in our van. The rest are filled with doggie paraphernalia. Loved the ideas you have for storage and cot covers, we spend a fortune on "Over the Top" waterproof seat covers. Great tour and amazing how you fitted everything in. Guy.

[@RoamingRadfords]

You do always leave such lovely comments! Thanks Guy!

[@cjthebear3736]

Lovely Motorhome How did you make the extra seat in the lounge?

[@RoamingRadfords]

@cjthebear3736 Swift Kon Tiki 649 Rear Lounge Upgrade 2016 to 2020 kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6LYg6d7lrx4jpY

[@JOHNMONO]

Only just stumbled across your channel , have to say i really enjoy your adventures.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Yay! Welcome Along!

[@moirabardin9030]

luv the video and especially your motor home, its brilliant!!! stay safe, thank you for sharing.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks Moira 😘

[@ianwass605]

Loved the tour, it must be hard with the boys keeping them safe and comfortable

[@RoamingRadfords]

Keeping them comfortable is the trickiest but! But if they are comfortable, they are happy and that makes us happy!

[@iandavies1591]

Thanks for the tour, fantastic Motorhome!

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you

[@andreweaton9502]

I would love a motorhome as big as that but theres only 2 of us happy travels

[@Rocky-lh4od]

Omg I love this channel you two are awesome 😎 ❤️❤️

[@RoamingRadfords]

Omg, I love your comment - YOU are so awesome! Lynds x

[@Rocky-lh4od]

@@RoamingRadfords ❤️🙏

[@UrbanVanlife]

man that thing is a monster , and we need to have a chat about Croatia steve , me and emma have been talking a lot about it over the past few weeks and think thats going to be our first destination after lockdown ,

[@RoamingRadfords]

Happy to talk Croatia mate, our favourite European destination, will catch-up on Clubhouse

[@Tom-hh6eo]

Great motorhome thanks for the tour👌

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you for watching.

[@darrencarr9176]

A great tour thank you. We tried Motorhhome ing at least 4 times thru rentals. Sadly despite trying it we didn't take to it. We put it down to not owning it and so when we travelled we didn't have all the essentials despite our best efforts. Keep up the great vlogs and best wishes to u all.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ahhh we can understand that. There isn’t much better than having all “your stuff” with you on holiday!

[@kennethtoft6940]

Lovely Looooooong van , nice one guys , makes our Autotrail T736 look a bit small ..

[@angelarobins135]

Fab motor home guys!! And some great tips,,,I had never heard of a quillow!!! Where have I been you probably ask 🤣 more to the point where can I get quillows??? Such a fab space saving idea 👍👍

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thanks. They are quishons by JML but seem to be sold out everywhere. These are very similar though amzn.to/3wthV6r

[@angelarobins135]

@@RoamingRadfords hahaha exactly why I do t have them as I had quillows in my head 🤣🤣🤣 thank you! I will keep a look out for them 👍

[@angelarobins135]

@@RoamingRadfords loving your channel folks we are fairly new subscribers to your channel, we are starting our own van conversion so not motor-homers but soon to be partaking in the van life experience

[@jsk9756]

Ours is a swift kon tiki 649 we bought 7 weeks ago except we’ve got a bedroom side out and a accessible lift as hubby is disabled it’s beautiful motorhome we love it

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ahhhh it's fantastic that you are loving yours too!

[@wanderingwakefords6850]

A very nice motorhome.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you x

[@annemarsden2323]

Love your van

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you Anne, we do too 😊

[@stevieboy70]

Hi. We're in the process of buying a 2019 model 649. Your vid has given us some great ideas. Would love to know where you got the little storage baskets that hook on the sides round the kitchen area ??

[@RoamingRadfords]

It’s all from ikea - the bathroom suction hook range x

[@ianmcconnell7567]

We just found your channel yesterday, we get our first motorhome in 85 days! Loving all the videos especially the trip to Spain, we have drank copious amounts of gin in the process. Liked the tour of the van those quilts folded into the cushions can you tell me what they're called? I've been looking but haven't found them yet.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Welcome Along!!! Gin is always good!!!

[@RoamingRadfords]

Our clever blanket cushions are amzn.to/36LO3aI

[@markeaston4884]

What a beast of a vehicle, it’s absolutely amazing 😉 xXx.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you, we love it.

[@johnallan5821]

Brilliant video amazing van thank u for showing us lovely people 👍👍👍

[@RoamingRadfords]

Aw thank you, what a lovely comment!

[@suzannawitton1716]

Beautiful van ❤️

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you Suzanna

[@PoshcatsCamping]

Lovely van guys 😃🚐

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you!

[@robertbates1079]

Lovely van, enjoying watching your tours, was looking to get a large hobby van, but recently came across a van conversion going for a good price, ideal for 2 plus the puppy. Awaiting the cambelt change before we go too far, but thanks for the inspiration. 😎

[@RoamingRadfords]

How exciting!! You must be ready to go and explore!

[@offscripthealing]

Where did you get your bedroom fans from? Thank you! :)

[@RoamingRadfords]

Hey Sarah. The fans in the area above the cab were these ones from Amazon amzn.to/38ptPam

[@offscripthealing]

@@RoamingRadfords amazing! Thank you so much! Our 649 arrived yesterday, we’ve been watching all your videos the past few months :)

[@RoamingRadfords]

@@offscripthealing congratulations, we hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed our 649

[@elainegough1038]

Have you ever done a video on motorhome accessories you have bought. This would be very helpful, like me I am new to motorhoming

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ohhh that's a good idea! Watch this space. x

[@Unfilteredbiker]

Very nice motor home

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you

[@Irishjoe]

Great Video , My 1 comment would be your Monoxide alarm is placed beside a door so if there is fumes the door will keep the alarm from working to its full.. Other than that love your videos...Stay Safe..

[@RoamingRadfords]

Hey Joe! The carbon monoxide detector was positioned by the manufacturer, I think it’s to do with the positioning of the gas bottles and appliances that use gas.

[@Irishjoe]

@@RoamingRadfords Enjoy your holidays 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@hutch99]

Love the videos, have you got a link where you got the quillows from?

[@hutch99]

Forget that just found the link in your description 😀 thanks

[@RoamingRadfords]

Perfect!

[@kramrenkluaf]

hi .. what weight is your moho gross ... great video ....

[@RoamingRadfords]

It’s 5 tonnes

[@althomas7952]

We've been motorhoming 13 years now, my wife says thanks for the tip with the "banana hammock" ! Nice van, seems massive & my wife loves your boys. Stay safe. XX 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🙋‍♀️

[@RoamingRadfords]

🍌🍌🍌 ha ha! Thank you, we do quite like the boys too - mostly.

[@anthonyrawson6818]

hi could you please tell me the length and wot year is your van

[@RoamingRadfords]

Anthony, It’s a 2016 Swift Kontiki 649 and it’s 8.5 metres 😊

[@Lizzisan]

Can you please let me know where to buy the pillow-come-duvet. I can't see any link and can't find them online. Thank you.

[@Lizzisan]

I have found them from your link below. Sold out, they must be popular!

[@RoamingRadfords]

Urgh that sucks! I'll see if I can find a new link for you!

[@seankavanagh8998]

Hi I’ve just purchased a 2016 kontiki 649 with leather trim and I can’t work out how the dinette turns into a bed as there doesn’t appear to be any infills to go on the table when it’s lowered?? Thanks in advance.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Hey Sean. We never turned the dinette into a full double bud, but I believe there are extra infill cushions needed

[@user-tg2cp5xs9l]

Hi, I'm looking very seriously at a (very small) choice of 2019 K T 675 - would you happily recommend them from a reliability and durability point of view? Is there anything obvious to be aware of? They seem like epic vans on the face of it....

[@RoamingRadfords]

We’ve had no major issues with our Kon Tiki or any of our previous Swifts and would highly recommend them.

[@user-tg2cp5xs9l]

@@RoamingRadfords Thank you - I would take that as a high recommendation given the use you get out of them!

[@kevster6244]

Lovely van, just a bit too big for the two of us !

[@RoamingRadfords]

Absolutely! This is not our retirement van, but it works well for now with all my growing boys! 😊

[@autodubcrafterconversion9173]

Thanks as always for another great video, would you buy the motorhome again? Or would you think about doing a MAN TGM conversion?

[@RoamingRadfords]

Hi there! This layout is the perfect layout of our family with 3 growing boys, so we absolutely would buy it again, and right now, at this point in our lives only a newer one would temp us to change. Obviously, when it's just the two of us, we would choose something completely different. As for a conversion, Steve would love to have "someone" do it for him, but we aren't "handy enough" to do it ourselves.

[@alanwilkins139]

We have a swift Rio with the same Bread bin

[@RoamingRadfords]

Ha ha ha! Blumin' expensive bread bin 🤣

[@jasonsalt6895]

Great video guys. 👏👏 looks like we won't be bumping into each other next week given the cancellation ..🙈🙈

[@RoamingRadfords]

I know, its all so sad! At least its something to look forward to next year!

[@embla4725]

Thanks for the tour :-) Your motorhome is huge! Have you considered adding on a hydraulic supporting system? That would make your camping much easier. We rented a motorhome this summer, with those installed, and it was a big help, especially when finding a spot to camp really late at night. Now we are thinking about getting our own motorhome.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Hey there! Why Thank you ;-) ha ha. We may consider add the system to our next van. But the add-on cost right now is pretty eye watering, especially when Steve is a pro at getting up on our Fiamma ramps. BUT if they come as an option on your own motorhome - make sure you tick that box!

[@janepowell5679]

Hi , I’ve just subscribed to you channel. Do you mind me asking what fans the boys have in the overcab bed please ? I want to tour France later this year & was thinking of a small usb fan for my overcab bed.. you previous videos in France have been so informative.. thanks 😊

[@RoamingRadfords]

Hi Jane, welcome along, glad you've found us and are enjoying the channel. We hope to have some more travel videos just as soon as we are able to get out and about again. The fans we bought to go in the overhead cab for the boys to keep cool at night are very good and are these ones amzn.to/35NDxit but they do require a cigarette adapter. We also have some smaller USB chargeable battery powered fans like these amzn.to/39EJY8v but they're not as powerful as the cigarette adapter ones. Hope this helps... Steve

[@janepowell5679]

@@RoamingRadfords that’s brilliant thank you for taking the time to reply.. yes we all need to get out and about soon, I look forward to watching your travels 😊

[@Georgeolddrones]

Thanks for the video guys excellent love the wine box but I don’t think it’s big enough for you mrs L 🍾🍾😂🙏stay safe guys.B/G

[@RoamingRadfords]

🍾🍷🍾 I'll drink to that!

[@steveweaver3020]

Great tour thanks, we are still with a caravan but find the Kon-Tiki very tempting. Do you have any issues with the length? Keep up the great vlogs 👍

[@RoamingRadfords]

We only find the length an issue in the absolute height of the season when all the other big vans are out too! AND the size is worth that trade off.

[@claretbuck1882]

Cracking van guys top quality 👌🏻

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you Clare!

[@paulgould5509]

Hi guys great video just wondering about your sharp tv do they have the bit where you can make them 12v for wild camping cheers Paul

[@RoamingRadfords]

Yes they are 12v and have a cigarette adapter

[@paulgould5509]

@@RoamingRadfords thanks will have a look at those then 👍

[@royboydanny1415]

Guys, don't you think the fire extinguisher should be hanging up somewhere handy in case you need it, instead of in a cupboard. Great video 👍

[@RoamingRadfords]

Evening! Absolutely! This one is about to expire, so we were reluctant to drill holes before we get the new one! Its in the "master plan" though!

[@gemmafernandez5460]

the little boy goerge is in my school

[@RoamingRadfords]

George says hello Josh!

[@camperp195]

Wow,with all the extra gadgets ,i bet the van really uses up the battrey power!

[@johnnewby8720]

if the Boys Sleep At The Front Were Do you Two sleep

[@RoamingRadfords]

Hey John! Right at the back in the singles. Where I open the cushions. Lynds x

[@GrrMeister]

*Crackin' Van 'eh Gromit, now where did I put me Wensleydale Cheese Lad ?*

[@RoamingRadfords]

Its with the wrong Trousers!

[@GrrMeister]

@@RoamingRadfords *Think it might have been on that **_Grand Day Out_** and left on the Moon along with my Crackers, what you think Gromit.....?*

[@RoamingRadfords]

Fairdoos

[@shannjess5223]

Very homely

[@RoamingRadfords]

Thank you x

[@swdman1234]

Little tip concerning the CO detector. We were told to put it low down as CO is heavier than air.Guy.

[@RoamingRadfords]

Great tip!!!!!

[@steedthrust]

@@RoamingRadfords CO2 is heavier than air CO isn't, that's why the detector is where it is. :-)

[@annc3628]

We are newish to looking at vlogs on youtube just watched your van tour. Fab van ive only i issue your carbon monoxide sensor is too high up. You sleep lower than the alarm By the time it goes off unfortunately it might be too late.. just my opinion

[@RoamingRadfords]

Hi Ann Marie, I completely understand your concern. We were worried about it, but it is factory fitted, and when we double checked, it's in the right position for where the carbon monoxide would first be detected. xx

[@annc3628]

@@RoamingRadfordshi thank for replying to me. Ive just started following ye an looking forward to see your travels. Weve just started woodies_motorhome on Instagram a follow be nice:) weve toured a bit in france cant wait to get back out again after lock down

[@andrewgilbride7546]

Carbon monoxide is lighter than air so it rises.

[@jackhaddley2875]

Wow her voice went really deep in the middle of that video 🤣🤣🤣 great video guys. Hope your all well.

[@RoamingRadfords]

It always drops when I talk about boring things like electricity 🤣🤣🤣

[@onthemove301]

Surprised that Swift put a small fridge in a big van.

[@RoamingRadfords]

With 3 growing boys I need a huge fridge 🤣🤣

[@ph8197]

Nice but garage too small

[@ruxod9002]

First t

[@peterhynes8436]

The beach is empty because of coronavirus you should have a look at yourself are you bringing coronavirus back at the country

[@RoamingRadfords]

Hey Peter! We travelled where and when it was safe to, and returned last year Covid free. :-D

[@rikward6955]

the kid at the start of the clip looked like a girl so sad

[@RoamingRadfords]

Really? Normally we ignore, delete or block mean comments. But this is a learning moment. You are a grown man, making an unkind comment about a child. Is everything ok in your life? Do you need a cuddle?

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Great Motorhome guys. Thank you for the tour 👍

[@RoamingRadfords]

Our pleasure