S & L Motorhomes Apollo - 6.36 Metre - 2 Berth Campervan

[@petesaunders9728]

Hi Rick, we already have one in construction, with S and L. Your review confirms we have made the right choice. We have been very impressed with Anthony, and his enthusiasm to build the best van, using the latest technology. He’s very knowledgeable and helpful.

[@RickandHeather]

Thanks Pete! Great to hear we found him to be a lovely guy and are really impressed with the van. Hope you enjoy it.

[@ruthkirby9277]

Really lovely van, we had them on our shortlist with Vantage and Consort when we ordered. Don’t think you could go wrong with your next van from them🙂. Good to see smaller, independent British van builders being showcased. Good work Rick😀

[@RickandHeather]

Thanks Ruth, yes the smaller manufacturers are good quality (we like IH too)

[@ruthkirby9277]

@@RickandHeather thanks for the sticker btw👍🏽, Ruth.

[@RickandHeather]

You’re welcome x

[@PATLIGHT1000]

Cracking van Rick. This is the one for you and Heather.

[@RickandHeather]

Yep! Ordered!

[@tz6414]

Like that flip down table at 4.44. As it’s on the wall. I took that flip down table off mine as it hits my feet when I sleep. Would like some matching tables tops with the correct veneer to modify mine.

[@RickandHeather]

Yeah there’s a few vans that use this idea now, I know what you mean about the flip down on the worktop edge, it steals a few inches thanks for watching 👍

[@vansforthememories]

That looks a really nice van, I like the window position too 😎 Thanks for sharing. Em x

[@RickandHeather]

Yep we’re in love with it! Cheers Em! X

[@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel]

great review i can tell you like that van , it certainly ticks all the boxes , liked the little ledge behind the rear cushions and the big pull up kitchen extension flap , lovely van tough to beat 👍

[@RickandHeather]

Cheers Mike, we love it. Plenty of things to think about before we look to change in a year or so but so far this is the one to beat.

[@caravanningmacs8009]

Hi rick. Found this really interesting and enjoyable. Got us thinking .... Many thanks. George and Trish. 😊

[@RickandHeather]

Come over to the dark side 😂

[@minniebonsall]

I’m no van expert by any stretch and I don’t even own one lol ! (Hope to when we retire in US and move back to UK) but wow what a cleverly designed van, I think it might have more kitchen work space than my house and you’ve gotta love U-Shape rear lounges

[@RickandHeather]

Definitely a great use of space yes!

[@carolynandcocohaywood2638]

I love this van especially the shower room. My Elddis CV60 is lovely but I hate the shower room/curtain. Great review.

[@RickandHeather]

Thanks! Yes we’re smitten with it, didn’t think we’d find a van we liked as much as a Warwick XL but we have. We don’t like our bathroom either in the 20

[@sylviapage8572]

That’s a great van. I love the new Consort vans and this is a very similar layout. The only concern I have is whether the slight raise in the floor means the back rest cushions are too low but I suppose some additional cushions would solve that small issue. Thanks for a great review.

[@RickandHeather]

Thanks for watching! Yeah the raise would be investigated more if we commit to one I think but seems ok

[@PoshcatsCamping]

We hadn’t heard of these vans. Certainly like their designs. Would like to see one in the flesh so will look our for them at the NEC in October. Thanks for the walkthrough Rick 😃🚐👍🏻 Trev

[@RickandHeather]

We’d not heard either, seem a good bunch and we loved the van as you may of noticed!

[@Wheres_wanda_wandering]

I did like that van I shall have a look at their website to see what they have with 4 belted seats. Take care Gill

[@RickandHeather]

I hope they have something, we loved this van thanks Gill 😊

[@johnrocker2986]

This van is close to ideal how easy or quick can the beds be deployed.

[@RickandHeather]

If you want a double it’s just pull out one slider and drop the cushions inside, literally a minute!

[@christophermcrae3756]

Lovely van Rick, not sure if you've seen them before but would be worth checking out consort motorhomes, the guy who owns them used to own vantage, worth a look

[@RickandHeather]

We have seen Consort, did a little film of the Oslo in the Peterborough show Vlog 👍

[@christophermcrae3756]

@@RickandHeather missed that one have to go check it out, cheers 😎

[@karlospappy8908]

Good review Rick, looks a good van but we prefer to have the separate dinette but we are both short arses 5'9 so we don't mind a transverse bed. Didn't like the carpeted walls, made it look cheap IMO. Cheers K.

[@RickandHeather]

Yeah the carpet wall is a downside I think 🤔

[@LeisureBit]

Looks a nice van Rick, not sure if you got chance to have a lay down in it but wondered what the length was like compared to your CV20. Agree ref washroom as it would have been better if it had been a wet room in CV20, I think I will look to upgrading mine to save the faff on with the shower curtain. The cupboard with the electrics in looked very practical. Were the walls carpeted where they didn’t have the ‘wood’? It was difficult to gauge from the video if it was like the 4 way stretch stuff if you did your own. I’m tempted to have a go at doing my own for the next van but not sure if I have all the skills to do a premium job of it. Part of the reason for getting the CV20 was to be able to enhance it without starting from scratch. Do you think the 6.3/6.4m make much difference for parking etc? Both of the vans on your favourite list look good. Any others tempting you? All the best, David 👍

[@RickandHeather]

The passenger side was 6.3 the driver 6.2 I couldn’t tell any difference, yeah 4 way stretch carpet, a lot of money but well laid out, will take some beating when we look to change, the electric set up was a lot better in my opinion, I don’t think the extra length will be too detrimental for parking but it might occasionally hinder a small car park I guess, at the moment we still like the Warwick but the U shape with under storage is beating it, we don’t really use the back doors

[@y0rkiebar]

It is a lovely van, it was on our hitlist of vans to view at the NEC. However after going inside the van at the NEC, the rear platform put me off. I'm shorter than you, but am 6' tall and my head was touching the roof, then there's the roof skylight which is even lower with it's surround. In the end we went to the Consort factory open day the following weekend and put a deposit down on their Reef model with u-shaped lounge.

[@RickandHeather]

I know what you mean about the step but I figured I’d soon get used to it and you’re rarely stood up there…. The consort is a nice van though 👍

[@y0rkiebar]

@@RickandHeather If you go up to S&L (keep typing S&M!) to have a look round their factory then worth popping into Consort, Vantage etc as they're all in the Leeds area.

[@RickandHeather]

Yep and IH are there too.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Great review and walkround, I think i can see that as the replacement for Pearl. If you were to buy the van can you spec it as a Peugeot or a Fiat? Or is it just Ducato only, now that the pandemic has died down a bit?

[@RickandHeather]

I think he usually uses Fiat but due to a poor supply he chose the Peugeot on this, I would imagine he’d let you have Citroen or Vauxhall if available as it’s the same van but badge engineered 🤷‍♂️

[@daveke110ck]

Good layout I must say Rick. Not sure about that price though! If anybody fancies my 2020 Cv 20 for 60k , I will have the one you just reviewed. You did sound like a Tesla owner😆

[@RickandHeather]

What do Tesla owners sound like? I’ve got an Allegro 😂 price is high but a CV20 is now 12k more than we paid….

[@davewright7512]

You’d probably get what you paid for pearl if you chopped it in now lol

[@RickandHeather]

I think ours is worth more than we paid!

[@daveke110ck]

You did sound like a fan boy. 😃

[@ttxela]

Must admit that looked nice. Straight swap with my van? 🤔

[@RickandHeather]

With new headlights included I’d imagine so!

[@G.J..Journeys]

We like that style of van. Stretch out and get your feet up in the end lounge. 👍Graeme

[@RickandHeather]

Yes we’re drawn to the U shape now, lovely van. Rick

[@tonyduff5141]

Hi Rick. Do you have any concerns about buying from a very small company? Like you this ticks lots of boxes for me also, but bit worried if they went bust. 😕

[@RickandHeather]

I checked them on companies house they’ve been building horse boxes for years then vans for at least 10, I’m 100% confident 😊

[@tonyduff5141]

Well had a long chat with Anthony today at the NEC and very impressed with him and the build quality of the van. Looks like I will be having your Fiat chassis due in early next year. Will need to start a facebook group for S&L motorhomes😊

[@RickandHeather]

@@tonyduff5141 already is one

[@tonyduff5141]

@@RickandHeather yes found it and joined !

[@RickandHeather]

@@tonyduff5141 feel free to post away!

[@rogeryates4205]

Hi when will you get your new van.*

[@RickandHeather]

We’ve paid the deposit and the van is on order from Fiat, we aren’t in a rush because we’ve still got Pearl, the July/August delivery from Fiat has gone back until September but who knows… it will take a month to convert once they get our van. They do have some vans in stock to convert but they’re Peugeot and we want Fiat with certain options 😊

[@robertstevenson3126]

When the time arrives have a look at nu venture at Wigan or dtm for a van too your own taste carnt better then in my opinion

[@RickandHeather]

Ok cheers we will no doubt have a good look, we like to do these reviews to remind us so your comment is noted 👍

[@davewright7512]

Lovely van but not white…. Also, you’d need to change the channel name! May I suggest R&H campervan adventures 😀

[@RickandHeather]

That’s half the reason we have the private plate R8HCV 😉

[@davewright7512]

@@RickandHeather yeh even after pearl it’ll still be relevant to you and the channel 👍🏻