Bailey Caravans factory tour - part 2

[@Bob-kb5pv]

Looking at the casual approach to applying sealant, you can understand why so many end up with water ingress.

[@mikeclifton7778]

The Caravan Channel also filmed a factory tour just after the introduction of AluTech construction, the difference is striking, then the workers weren't in any form of corporate workwear, rarely any safety footwear and it appeared that they were on piecework. Now it's work uniform and safety wear, less noise and a more disciplined look to activities. Thanks for the updated tour.

[@martinkitchin6204]

That would be my dream day out ! Green with envy ...

[@tonks1968]

I think that’s the best and most honest caravan manufacturing video I have seen. Both parts were highly informative and importantly for me, highlighted how manual a caravan build still is. The fast moving and highly organised teams working to tight deadlines was fascinating but also shows how easy it could be to either miss a step or to not complete that step effectively. Especially considering many manufacturers may use temporary staff during busy periods who may not have much experience at all. We all read the bad experiences of new caravan owners and it’s easy to see why when comparing the process to the automotive industry. Great video Dan. Well done

[@Stravinsky14]

Superb video- after seeing all the work involved in the construction process, i realise what great value for money my Bailey caravan is!- thanks to the whole dedicated team at Bailey and to you, for making this video 👍👍

[@Loftus84]

Great video. A real insight into why bailey is the right choice for me.

[@noddyholder6082]

Very impressed. The whole programme was TV quality!

[@Welshy1001]

You have a great narrative voice..

[@DavidSmith-fz5nl]

Fantastic videos. I thoroughly enjoyed watching both parts. Well done Dan!!!

[@billi996]

Is that what they mean?, when they say kick the door in! 😆

[@timtrudgen8175]

Thank you, from The TRUDGEN family in Willaston, South Australia, Australia

[@vinzfelix769]

Well done for making this video together! It is very exciting to see this!

[@fishandreptileinfo]

Great video Dan, however, At 8:30 on the timeline, you can clearly see the engineer miss about 3-4" of sealant in the joint. Come on Bailey, where is you QC there.

[@ShouldIstayorshouldItownow]

What a very interesting video. I never thought I’d get to see how a caravan like ours started life. You obviously worked extremely hard to get this access so thank you. Cheers Stuart and Rebecca.

[@TonyMcGowan-u4f]

Wish I had seen this before we bought our Bailey. Never would have bought one. t's interesting that the wood appears to be planed softwood with no paint or protective coating. No wonder the floors rot!

[@mharriswales]

I wonder if it's even marine plywood?!

[@davidcutts2650]

Very professional & informative video. Bailey should use it as a promo video & pay you course. Enjoyed watching both parts. thank you

[@johnvancamper9581]

Very well shot and edited video. I thought it was Baileys own promo at first. Thanks for taking your time to produce this. Happy travels everyone. John

[@vince_martyn]

Superb video Dan. A big thank you to Bailey for allowing you to video and share this. See you in a few days.

[@garethshaw5210]

Excellent video Dan. I really enjoyed watching that insight as to the production of a caravan. Really interesting! Well done! 👍👌

[@kimberleylouiseprance445]

Thank you for your tour part 1 and 2, I am from New Zealand and had seen locally made caravans and campervans being assembled but because those were of wooden frame construction (a build process little changed from early coach building) the assembly method is vastly different to the modern UK designs.

[@TheADG001]

Thanks for a great video Dan. I'm in my 640 watching it and it brings home just how much work goes into assembling a Bailey caravan.

[@don-qb4xb]

Yes. Yet another excellent film.

[@liamjwuk]

Great video of the entire process.

[@T.J4644]

Really enjoyed watching these videos Dan You have put a lot of detail in these and must have took you a long time including visiting site filming and then editing video for us Can't thank you enough as I personally would never have seen inside caravan making factory ever Thankyou for all your hard work I Really enjoyed watching the videos

[@barryeaton8907]

Thanks Dan, enjoyed both parts. Even though my caravan isn't a Bailey it is a good insight for me into how modern caravan are built

[@ianmccormick2670]

Another great video. Really enjoyed watching part 1 and 2 of this factory tour. Thank you very much.

[@dominobeauty]

Lucky you, so fascinating, thank you for taking you time to video, and great commentary.

[@TheCaravanNut]

Interesting vlog Dan, good to see how the Bailey caravan is put together. it’s a very organised factory 🤔 Thanks for bringing this to us. cheer Martin 🙂

[@retro423]

They've gone through all that trouble designing the Alutech system but still join the flat part of the roof where water will pool, the old fashioned way with mastic

[@engineer17151]

Top videos, both parts ... and give a great insight into Bailey caravan production methods. Not easy to do in a fast working environment, so well done Dan and keep the vlogs coming.

[@allanosborn8292]

Hi Dan, great video...one of the most concise, informative and professional How To...production videos I have ever seen. My partner and I have learnt a lot from your channel. All the best to you and your family. Thanks!! 😁

[@RollingwithTheRobsons]

Great video dan. Was just amazing to watch how it went from a chassis to a fully finished van.

[@richardtheobald5502]

Hi Dan back in the 70's I went to the Hillman Imp factory in Scotland with my dad I was shocked to see them adjusting the door fit with a length of 4x2 timber by comparison this looks like quite a slick operation .

[@thecorbies]

Excellent pair of videos. I know how difficult it is to film in a working environment and then edit and get everything in the correct sequence. Well done. Regards Mark in the UK

[@stevechurchman1824]

Hi Dan. Both vids were very informative. It’s not surprising really that the odd problem occurs from time to time. Take care. Steve

[@HowardB54]

Excellent video and very interesting- thanks Dan

[@stendecstretcher5678]

Very interesting and a professional production Thankyou.

[@johnmuzyka8806]

Brilliant, really enjoyed both of these, excellent filming

[@tomstickland]

I found this fascinating. Thanks.

[@letsgotouring.3973]

Maybe one day you be able to do the motorhomes that would be cool. Great video keep them coming . .

[@englishmastiff100]

Great video

[@kulkarniprabhanjan]

Thanks for this Brilliant Video.

[@garysouthwood6549]

Great video Dan really in-depth look into how they put together the good old caravan. Maybe swift and the other manufacturer can let you in there companies to have a good look round. Would be good to see the different techniques they all use. Keep up the great work. Kind regards Gary.

[@jarrodashton5923]

Thanks for sharing , convinced us to do a deal on a late 2023 Pegasus Grande Brindisi

[@stevew007uk]

Great video Dan

[@thecaravanus4067]

Super video Dan.

[@jamesdecross1035]

Fascinating.

[@stanners1966]

Great video Dan, you really made it look & sound like they know what they are doing, I worked there for 16 years, a high % of the workforce is temp labour who dont give a toss, the permanent employees hate the place. Baileys sales are dropping off, production is being reduced, they are having extended holidays, quality is poor, but the factory looks lovely

[@stephenb5560]

Well done, the truth is out and hurts. Some have reason to speak highly of Bailey. Some tell the truth. Well said 🦁

[@Doubleoseven502]

Thats very interesting. At times they looked really amateurish and some just had filthy jeans on and didn’t seem to be taking any care or pride in their work. Such a shame!

[@glennsharkie4882]

I so agree

[@bpn6c1]

Thanks for sharing very impressed

[@tomstickland]

I've now watched this, Swift and Elddis factory tours. They're all very similar: a metal chassis, then wood furniture and a lot of mastic assembled very quickly. Elddis hammer aluminium sheet round the external joins.

[@irenehageman715]

Thank you so much loved the video

[@Cryten100]

Fantastic video, really enjoyed both of them. A total eye opener.

[@fredohyeah]

hugely interesting and enjoyable

[@TheEndriu166]

Ciekawy odcinek. Super Dobra robota.

[@DenSol-xk4sd]

Great informative vid Dan. Thank you

[@paulgilbert2384]

Fascinating. I have an interest in ice cream vans and with these the shell is put onto the donor van before the inside is installed, the opposite of what happens here. It makes more sense to put the outside on later in the production process saves having to lift things through windows.

[@stewchesman5259]

Extremely interesting video Dan. Thoroughly enjoyed, thanks ;))

[@bobmckayfreedom]

Nice one Dan

[@busterboy7505]

Nice one Dan, we have just bought a Bailey unicorn Cadiz, pick it up in about two weeks time, it’s a 2017 model, so if you have or recommend any videos on the Cadiz I would appreciate it, thanks again Dan,👍👍.

[@kevinwallbank5918]

Great video a real eye opener,loved it thanks

[@a1tony01]

It was all looking good until I saw Steve Wonder putting the sealant on the roof/side joint at 8 minutes!! . I’d be worried if that was mine...

[@JayDee-xj9lu]

I was about to say that. I would give him a slab of beer to slow down and use up 10 tubes of sealant. Totally flood that strip. All that nice work to be ruined by a water leak. I like the way the panels curve over the ends allowing for just one joint.

[@davidian107]

Brilliant. I don’t understand why they’ are thumbs down.

[@russellsteel2346]

wow great in site to the construction, very interesting, great job, thanks for doing the video, ps hoping to have a bailey one day.

[@chigeryelam4061]

That was very interesting, thx.

[@mikef2472]

Very interesting and highly informative. Loved it! :)

[@NG-cb7he]

Great video Dan but very shocked on how thin the wooden floor is. Looking at the video Bailey haven't learnt from past mistakes. I am right in saying that it is polystyrene then thin wood glued to it and then top floor applied. Do you no what warranty Bailey have put on the floor construction not the sides and roof?. Can't see the floor lasting more than 5yrs if your lucky may be this is why they can afford to sell them so cheaply. It would be interesting to see what you have to say.

[@gillgregory6327]

Really interesting Dan.

[@Perthshire]

I wonder how many of these guys go caravanning?

[@Lifeat39000ft]

Impressive factory. 👍

[@shaunfrench7310]

Another really interesting video. ,👍

[@stehume]

8.34 into the video, the mastic had a couple inches missing, went from about a 10mm bead to almost nothing. if this were my business with the quality and workmanship shown here I would nt allow filming.

[@Arbitrator207]

7:58 Now I can see why I struggle to get my awning past the joints!!

[@kernowgirl53]

Really enjoyed these videos 🙂

[@shotaway]

Excellent thank you

[@ForTheLoveOfCaravans]

Excellent video as usual. Fascinating stuff this. Thank you so much for the building process insight Dan. Ian...

[@johnslevin174]

Dan I have a challenge for you well more like a bit of advice we have a compass corona 524 club 2009 we love this caravan as it is our first we picked this for 2 reasons the main reason is the layout we wanted a full bathroom with separate toilet sink and shower the 2nd reason was price £7500 we did not wat to spend a lot of money just in case caravanning wasn't for us but we love it so we could have spent more but now we are sticking with the corona my question is we use 2 different cars to tow with this means depending on which car we use we have to keep pulling the number plate off and sticking the other plate on for local trips eg 2 hour drive we use our 2018 grand c4 Picasso but for longer trips we use 2010 Freelander 2 2.2 td4 S what we would like is a system that we can just replace the number plate without having to pull off sticky pads and re- apply more, I am not sure if I can screw in a quick release system BTW great videos

[@TheTrudgians]

Hi John, very simple - just buy a removable number plate holder, like those used in the haulage industry. www.trailertek.com/trailer-parts/number-plate-holder?gclid=CjwKCAjw8ZHsBRA6EiwA7hw_sbfWfcYMqpp5p7hjzyYutdukas1rNTMhpMtpK4OEKPuHxvFaMXk0YhoC6x4QAvD_BwE Hope that helps. Dan

[@CluelessinaCaravan]

Absolutely fascinating, thank you. I wonder how that process has changed in the 20+ years since our caravan was made. Kev.

[@justinmorgan8128]

Interesting to see what goes on Dan, very informative. Although seeing one operative kicking the door into position made me wince a bit.

[@veewulf]

not surprised at that having seen how cars are built that would make you wince seeing how those doors are adjusted to fit

[@millerschannel7798]

What did u want him to do hit it with a hammer?

[@superbike1]

Watching this makes me realise that a caravan is quite good value for money.

[@markdrury4287]

A large conglomerate moving into this market using spare motor vehicle manufacturing capacity and modern unibody designs would bury companies like Bailey and Swift overnight.

[@meknownothing]

Been watching you video's for a while and found the enjoyable and interesting. Hope to see a few more now I've subscribed to your channel and note you use the same dealership as we do Thank again for the video's.

[@JafethDJI]

6:00 where can you buy that strip that is on both plates?

[@mikeharvey9844]

I have a 2024 Phoenix GT75, and every corner of my shower has a bead of silicone round it! Is that right, or have they botched it up somehow and had to seal it?

[@mikewaller4141]

How long does it take from start to finish? Thanks for making these, i found them very interesting and your description very good. A*!

[@craigtinsley2322]

Great video although it's not inspired me to purchase a Bailey anytime soon! Only one point of quality control rather than one at each stage of production, kicking the door into place and ridiculously crude sealant work to name a few 🤔

[@andyintegrale]

Agree with all those points. They are the things that stood out for me too. I had a new 2013 unicorn that had a number of quality issues but the amount of sealant slapped about was really poor.

[@craigtinsley2322]

@@andyintegrale I'm really surprised how much caravans still rely on basic methods of jointing materials and panels together, and the use of sealants applied by hand which adds the obvious human error (or lack of pride) element.

[@andyintegrale]

Craig Tinsley I now have an Adria. Not to everyone’s taste but build quality was really important to me. If you search on YT for Adria factory tour yo’ll see their set up. And it looks night and day to me. There is a Bailey factory tour video by Practical Caravan from a number of years ago and to Bailey’s credit they do look to have come along way from then.

[@mikegreen7902]

Hi Dan, a very informative video. Thanks. Do you know how long (hours / days?) each van takes from first station to being wheeled out to dispatch?

[@malcolmqua9226]

Very informative. Just think the application of sealant on sides and roofstrap is too slapdash and insufficient. Is it any wonder my roof strap on my 2017 pegasus leaked like sieve. Great video though.

[@1122geoff]

Very interesting , are Swift made roughly the same method ?

[@hitachi2556]

very good vids and amazing how these are made but i am a bit worried they are going to fast and may miss certain things

[@Flood51]

Dan another great video, do you know whether Bailey have addressed the Truma vent pipes slipping off ? The issue you brought up in an earlier video.

[@waynestjohn2103]

Great video as always Dan. But may I ask a question? Why don't we see as much of your vlogs these days?

[@staceyismine]

Be good to see how the manufacturers deal with warranty repairs

[@Richie771]

Wow! That was amazing. I had no idea they built from the inside out. How do they tighten those alutech bolts? Is it from the inside

[@TheTrudgians]

Morning Richie, yes - a chap is inside the caravan tightening the bolts, its quite cleverly choreographed and everyone knows which bolt will be tightened first etc.

[@Footplate2012]

Until now I had no idea they built the inside before adding the walls! Did I think they squeezed everything in through the door? Doh!

[@JayDee-xj9lu]

That's why if you need to do any work to it, you have to dismantle it totally to get to anything.

[@ClockDesignCo]

What's the build time per caravan?

[@jez6208]

A join on the roof isn't great. I didn't think they did that anymore.

[@kevinmin12]

Can't really see why some are knocking the manufacturing process at Bailey have you seen other caravans being built can't see it being that much different no manufacturing process is perfect.

[@staceyismine]

Can you buy direct from the manufacturer

[@Thunderfist_McBeefcake]

When was this filmed Dan?

[@Wudster64]

And a short time later the roof strap will fail and the caravan will fill with water and cause damp in the TIMBER floor. You probably missed or were late with your service due to covid so no chance of warranty work. Lots of people in this situation. Anyway your floor will go damp even without this leak. Bailey can't seem to get away from it. I know.....I had one. Avoid Bailey !!!!!