Show Highlights! NEC Motorhome and Caravan Show 2022

[@markhowells-prescott9598]

Hi Andrew and Dougal another great video thanks fir your comments and I'm glad things are getting back to some sort of normal kind regards Mark

[@ronellekristensen5400]

Thank you for sharing. We are looking forward to Saturday.

[@allieregan643]

Omg. How cute is that campod. 🥰

[@TheMcNeillsonWheels]

Blimey, Andrew! You got that out incredibly quickly. Didn't realise that you did live broadcasts 😜 Thank you so much for the shout outs. We'll need to start paying you commission at this rate! Thanks again, Jamie & Stacey Xxx

[@garyrichardson865]

Andrew is definitely the king of caravans! 🚗🚌👍

[@OperationMonster]

Thank you very much for the video Andrew. Lots of interesting models, especially the Burstner Lyseo Gallery

[@yaminthegrey]

Hari Om Lots of luxury on show there, Andrew! Drool-worthy... Ta for that initial glimpse and whetting our dream appetites! YAM xx

[@jaynehook2520]

Thank you so much for showing us the Swift Voyager, we’re hoping to see it at the show along with the Bailey Adamo

[@williamchanning9055]

Visited Tuesday, easiest journey both to and from the south ever. Saw you in mid delivery at your talk, sorry couldn't say hello but it was a great show, good mix of vehicles, albeit I was only really interested in the van conversions. Prices have shot up, a van j bought 3 years ago is now well over 20k more, for not alot of difference inside and delivery times also pretty long. All that said it was well laid out and the organisation was good, hopefully will return in February. Take care and great to see another good vlog.

[@stitch4076]

Wow!! Well done on getting around the show and a video out so fast!! You must be shattered from all the running Thank you for suggesting some vehicles to look at. Looking forward to seeing the next instalment. ❤

[@sarahbertram2219]

Great to say hello to you today as we were walking in at lunch time! Always love watching your videos. Very thoughtful and thought provoking investigating the possibilities of travel in novel ways. Hope you have a good rest of show and a safe trip North home.

[@andrewjditton]

Many thanks Sarah! And thanks for saying Hello :)

[@sharongagne7413]

So many to choose from makes your head spin and they are so pretty

[@GedandMichele]

Loving thr Burstner Gallery.Would cancel existing order and get one now if available. It seems to have been a prototype and "coming" for ages.

[@brendanfennell3552]

On the Morello Liner , here in New Zealand they import the right hand drive versions for the NZ AND AU Markets

[@andrewjditton]

I'm sure you can get RHD here too Brendan - but many people choose LHD as they do greater distances overseas than in the UK. Thanks for watching.

[@brendanfennell3552]

@@andrewjditton Understood just making a comment that Morello manufacture their RHD motorhomes expressly for the OZ and NZ Markets together with the the UK habitation door on the same side as other UK built motorhomes, which must have been extremely expensive for Morello as I have visited their production facility. in Schlusselfeld , Bavaria

[@robertclarke7711]

Thanks for taking time out your busy schedule showing us around. Love the Morelo Empero liner wow £400k, yah I have 3 too. 😆 Hope your talk show goes well.

[@andrewjditton]

Thanks for watching!

[@youtuberob]

Some very nice vans here! I cant get y head around the price of the Campod though, I know its for a different market / need but when you consider that there are things like the Xplore 554 with a fixed transverse Island Bed and Full end bathroom for the same price, and many Tear drops for 10k or so for those who want less, it doesn't make sense to me. The Bailey discovery range starts at £19k and has a similar layout with a full bathroom.

[@VantasticAdventures]

Thank you for your videos Andrew, we couldn’t make it this year so watched your channel instead 😊 as always, very well explained from an experienced camper point of view and some interesting new models 👍

[@andrewjditton]

Many thanks!

[@andrewwass1518]

Enjoyed today's show, after pretty horrendous M42 traffic (1.45 hrs for 9 miles!) ... lots to look at, not enough time. Was hoping the rising roof knaus vw van would be there, but not. Saw the two balloon roof vans, the curvy freedom caravans caught my eye too! Congrats on excellent vid and swift editing! Have a good week!

[@cabbunk9906]

Brilliant video, Andrew. You saw so much more than we did in two days!! Verrrrrry busy and probably too much to see in one day IMO.

[@sebastianconrad6142]

What type of duvet fits on the bed of the Morelo ? 😀

[@LeisureBit]

Really helpful video - very interesting point on show lighting never thought of that but did wonder in the past why some looked so well lit up - learn something new every day - thank you. Some lovely vans there - Hoping to get to the show on Thursday - fantastic pre-tour and amazing insight as always! All the best, David 👍

[@jamiep61]

I enjoyed watching the Video 😊

[@andrewjditton]

Many thanks!

[@rob20452]

Hello stranger nice to see your back,!

[@andrewjditton]

Welcome back!

[@lindahiggins7744]

Thanks for the tour , some really nice caravans and motor homes this year 👍👍👍👍👍

[@andrewjditton]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stevebrinkworth4298]

Another great vlog Andrew! We were there yesterday and watched your Glossglockner talk. We’ve been looking at getting our MH ceramic coated and on your recommendation we went along to see Paintseal. After a lovely chat with Andy, we booked our MH in to have it coated! Keep up the fantastic work!

[@andrewjditton]

Nice one! And thanks for supporting my talk. All the best.

[@Lilbizkit]

I thought that was a massive pair of y-fronts on the bed @19:29 🩲

[@andrewjditton]

Lol!

[@rob20452]

And subscribed again missed your stuff.

[@th30clay18]

wow Andrew! you must have been working at record pace to get this video edited and out so quickly!! well done... great watch and the quality great too!! look forward to seeing the Swift Icon review :) cheers Jon

[@garyrichardson865]

Agreed, he's always well ahead of the competition! 🚗🚌👍

[@championi26]

Sorry I missed you on the stand but great to meet you on my walk around.

[@simonbaxter8001]

We were there on Tuesday too! I'd be interested to know how that Campod tows as it's not very aerodynamic, flat fronted, narrow and high sided! Love the new Swift Voyager with its separate shower/bathroom layout, and I want the 594 with the island bed. The Voyager might just be the motorhome that pulls me away from caravanning! Still, after 2 years, I can't fathom where Swift get their pricing from or who their target audience actually is for the Basecamp, especially the Basecamp 6 which is more expensive than a luxury Challenger and some of the Elegance ranges with way way way less features!

[@steveyoung9114]

Have a great show Andrew 🚐🚐

[@andrewjditton]

Thanks Steve!

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Hi Andrew, sounds like you were having the same problem I had with mic interference. I was using the DJI wireless Mic. Might try the Rode Wireless Go2 tomorrow.

[@andrewjditton]

Same here Bob - DJI. How did the Rode Go go? The same happened in Düsseldorf - the busier the show got, the more interference encountered (that second segment was actually filmed last at about 0945). Cheers!

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

@@andrewjditton I filmed the second half of my second video and the rest of my show videos with my Rode Wireless Go2 mics and had no problems with interference.

[@mikael3201]

What about like Tabbert, Adria or Kabe? Don't they have anything new?

[@andrewjditton]

Tabbert and Kabe don't sell in the UK, and the Adria Super Sonic was covered a few weeks before at Caravan Salon.

[@johnwaller9783]

hi there, great talk from yourself today, especially the gross glockner pass

[@andrewjditton]

Thanks John!

[@martinkitchin6204]

You've saved me a trip and lucky you being able to tour alone with nobody sticking their elbows into you. As much as I love a cupboard there's just one too many in the Knaus. I'd spend the entire trip rooting for 'stuff'...

[@stevezodiac491]

I was interested in a dreamer van conversion motorhome from Oakwell motorhomes. They wouldn't even entertain a part exchange for me when I asked them for my fairly new smaller camper van. Would never ask them again for anything.

[@caravanadventureadriaadora9526]

楽しみ❤

[@classic1989mini]

Couldn't help but notice your camera, where did you buy that from?

[@andrewjditton]

Hi Tony, it's a DJI Pocket 2. But don't get one just yet - the Pocket 3 is rumoured for release soon! Check out Tamara Gabriel's channel for real-life reviews, cheers.

[@allandam7032]

May i know where is this show in which City and country?

[@andrewjditton]

Birmingham, UK. Thanks for watching!

[@jordimoreno181]

I am always surprised to see the differences between your distributions and those of the rest of Europe. So different does a little water in between make us? .... For example..... A table. Something that is essential here, for you is an accessory that in the best of cases comes folded and hidden. Another example... Here it is common to have fixed beds and also another collection on the ceiling for not having to do and undo daily. There I have seen many distributions without any fixed bed. I don't know who is more right 🤔 You who know and have tried both sides. What do you prefer?

[@andrewjditton]

I prefer to have a smaller caravan than have a larger caravan with fixed bed - I'd rather spend 5 minutes each morning and evening doing the bed and having more daytime living space as a result :)

[@IndigoRebelDCT]

splended Royal information........just like on E*

[@andrewjditton]

The Glamour Express, reincarnated ;)

[@anneshirley1748]

Well done putting this vid out today! I'll be there tomorrow and mainly staying on one side (Halls18,19 etc) I'll definitely have a look at a couple of those and go to Kimberley to have a look at your van!! Hopefully seeing Cameron tomorrow and Graham (Caravanvlogger) at some point and anyone else I bump into! With my balance issues I mean it literally and no I won't have had a gin or two!! Not till later anyway! Can't wait now, hope to see you! tararabit!! xx Hugs 😘🥰🐕

[@andrewjditton]

Thanks for coming to see me Anne! :) xx

[@anneshirley1748]

@@andrewjditton I'll always come and see you! That's if you're ok with that! I care about people and I worry too! I'll always follow you keenly whatever so there you go! See you Saturday! Love and hugs! xxxx ❤

[@garyrichardson865]

Fantabulosa as always! I'll have the Basecamp in aqua blue with matching scatter cushions please. 🚗🚌😃x

[@andrewjditton]

I'll pop one in the post tomorrow :)

[@andrewjones-productions]

The Knaus Azur was very nice and stylish but I agree about the lack of the window although the inclusion of those cupboards on the wall sort of off-set it for me. I can't say that I am a fan of the CampPod caravan though. Most certainly, it is good to see an easily manoeuvrable light-weight trailer, but it seemed heavy for what it is. 750kg is the line which divides trailers that can be towed with an ordinary driver's licence and those that need a towing licence here in Japan. That means that we have (from Europe!) caravans that meet that criteria and are far more spacious than the CampPod and since weight is the major factor in pushing it around a site, then these more traditional caravans are just as light/heavy. Therefore, other than having the wheels on the outside making rear visibility easier, I fail to see the point. From experience of towing livestock trailers with wheels on the outside, there is a disadvantage in that you can easily be fooled into the width of the trailer and catch the wheel/mudguard on a gatepost etc.. I tend to think that they would be better to get back to the drawing board.

[@andrewjditton]

Cheers Andrew! Following feedback from the show, the designers of the Campod are going back to the drawing board to try and get it down to 750kg as you suggest.

[@happytraveller8953]

Hey Mr. Ditton--may I ask what the difference is between a camper van and a caravan?? Are they the same thing?

[@andrewjditton]

Hello! Do check out my video here where I explain: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4S8opiNh7yEmNk All the best.

[@peterlee44]

Great video Andrew as always would it be possible to show the RS Motorhomes stand and exhibits, I'm a big fan but can't get to visit this year Thank you

[@andrewjditton]

Will have a go, but time is against me I'm afraid!

[@iain1970]

Basecamp 3, another bad interior design choice for me. Do the designers actually use the vans?

[@fez212]

That first knaus is ridiculous at 39k for a touring van, I really hope there’s a lesson learned here and the manufacturer is stuck with the stock and lose a shit load

[@iain1970]

Going to refer to you as Barry now.

[@andrewjditton]

Ha ha! Me? Po-faced? ;@)

[@brianknowles1727]

looks like wakky races .

[@paulpantano9170]

Compared to Australian caravans and motor homes European ones are crape for the price

[@CosmicSeeker69]

Morelo £468K - WOT No induction?? So 2002

[@andrewjditton]

Still very few models with induction anywhere, Graham!

[@bobmckayfreedom]

Hopefully Aileen was away buying me a new folding kettle

[@andrewjditton]

She was!

[@HepcatHarley]

I wasn't that impressed with the Basecamp3 but then it's all down to personal needs and preferences :)

[@andrewjditton]

Indeed!

[@G-ra-ha-m]

Good presentation! The first knaus caravan, claustrophobic, no windows, one may as well stay at home LOL. The hymer S, well, for me, travel is about where you travel to, the rear deck, it's only benefit IMO, well, a 'custom car' shop could do it for less! Same parking/cost issue with the Morelo, not much use for parking and exploring, just an expensive campsite queen. Apart from being the Rolex of motorhomes, I find the design uninspired, and the huge lump something I'd not buy at any price. But for me, well I look for clever designs, and good engineering - which means value, as engineering is always a compromise. I'd rather tour in a 2018 Adria Twin Supreme than a Morelo TBH. Electric... well, with transmission, battery and motor losses, they use about twice the energy of a diesel, plus the lithium mines are an abimination using child slave labour and polluting massive areas of land. The Vantage.. £67k for a van with no bathroom.. amazing! Luxury has to be averaged with the luxury of a hedge in winter, to overall, not impressed. Shame the Globetraveler was closed, nice designs. Glad to see no one wearing the stupid, useless, hypoxia muzzles, the jab doesn't work, but at least it seems to have reduced the paranoia: good to see!! :)

[@jockmoron]

First caravan, not impressed. for a 7 metre van, the kitchen is pokey. The lounge is dark and the lack of windows is ridiculous, why live in a caravan if you can't see the view? You lose a lot by having a fixed double bed. The Swift Ascari 372 is my favourite, nice rear lounge with lots of window for the view, small but adequate front lounge, means a couple can use different parts of the motorhome eg if someone wants to sleep in. The extremely large motorhome at £450 k is in my mind, monstrous. The stuff of nightmares. A metaphor for excess and our poisonous relationship with our environment and the planet that sustains us. Ugh, and ugh again. As for small campervans, I can certainly see their advantages, but not having a toilet/shower means that independence is seriously restricted. Any battery electric motorhomes yet? I'd really like to see that. Thanks for your quick review.

[@andrewjditton]

Hi John, Battery Electric motorhomes are, I'm afraid, still a long way off. I think we will slowly see camper vans first. Check out the video on the Tonke I saw in Düsseldorf a few weeks ago. Cheers!

[@montbrehain]

And .. 40!!! K

[@cravan1982]

Caravans! seems more like campervans to me.

[@CosmicSeeker69]

here's a clue.... NEC Motorhome and Caravan Show - note which designation comes first.... ;)

[@Silver3ides]

Yep , It was almost all Campervans , Went today , spend an hour there , drove home , won't be going anytime soon .

[@graemeroberts5730]

For 40k ……very disappointing…..or is it our UK mentality?…..I don’t think so somehow.

[@AdventureCoupleUK]

Knaus Azur is terrible for the price - way better vans available for less money. Too dark, awful wash facilities, and inefficient use of space. All for £40k - no thanks. Good look around, thanks.

[@g.r.knight5319]

kanus. Bland, dull, boring. Totally not impressed with 40k price tag. Forget it.

[@keithblackmore4285]

very poor showing of mainly small caravans and your own picks not our choices?

[@andrewjditton]

Please tell me Keith, how do I know what the choices of my 73,500 subscribers might be? Please do pick up a camera and make a vlog at the February show to see how easy it is. Thanks for watching.

[@geoffreyfrance9202]

In a world of transitioning to electric vehicles these are going to be worthless within 5 years. Not something I would be expecting to see in 2022 but I guess they will go the same way as most other legacy motors very soon….into bankruptcy.

[@andrewjditton]

It's a weird state we're in at the moment Geoffrey... electric motorhomes are still many years off, and electric van conversions are still very niche (but they DO exist!). For motorhomes, ICE is still the only realistic choice, and you've only got to check out some of the comments to my EV vids to see the friction created when suggesting an EV to tow a caravan. I do think the value of ICE motorhomes will remain higher than ICE cars in 5 years time, simply due to lack of alternatives. Cheers.

[@geoffreyfrance9202]

@@andrewjditton Thanks for your comments Andrew but seriously if they take another 5 years to start then that just shows how far they are lagging behind. Tesla has just launched to Pepsi initially, the semi truck with a range of 500 miles and a weight capacity of 80,000 lbs. it’s way past time that motorhomes have not taken this onboard yet. For those legacy car manufacturers, Ford GM Toyota VW Mercedes etc, it is highly likely that will not be around at the end of this decade because of their tardy response to change. The industry is now moving at an exponential rate. Don’t leave it too late eh? I’m speaking as a man that would love to own a motor home but would never buy an ice vehicle again. Don’t forget as electric vehicle sales exponentially rise, which they are doing as I write, the cost of diesel is going to explode making ownership (affordability) a luxury item.

[@simonspain6080]

I believe that the K in Knuas is silent as is K in Knott. I K..now that I am correct....certain actually. :-)

[@andrewjditton]

Not in Germany, where Knaus comes from! Or should that be, K-nott in Germany! ;@)

[@simonspain6080]

Haha… thanks .. I stand corrected 🙏🏼…it seemed so odd sounding coming from an English speaking voice but you are of course completely correct and I can hear a German accent saying it as you do… 🤔👌… and then telling me I’m an idiot 🤣🤣🤣🙏🏼

[@davidyersz8668]

The habitation doors and steering wheels are all on the wrong side