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Gonk and Moody
Великобритания
Добавлен 18 фев 2018
We are Ton and Will, from Somerset, UK. We bought our Dreamer D55 campervan in 2021 and we're using RUclips to record our memories, hopefully you’ll find it entertaining! We learnt so much about Motorhomes, & Campers from RUclips, maybe we'll now have some top tips of our own!
A motorcycle racing crash 23 years ago left Will with a painfully broken right ankle. He finally made the decision to have it amputated in Oct 2018 “Best thing ever!” We are still riding our bikes, having both been bikers since our teens.
Ton AKA GONK - similar look to a 1970's wild blonde troll pencil topper.
Will AKA MOODY - one legged, hearing impaired middle aged man with a heart condition.
That should explain where GONK AND MOODY originated!
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A motorcycle racing crash 23 years ago left Will with a painfully broken right ankle. He finally made the decision to have it amputated in Oct 2018 “Best thing ever!” We are still riding our bikes, having both been bikers since our teens.
Ton AKA GONK - similar look to a 1970's wild blonde troll pencil topper.
Will AKA MOODY - one legged, hearing impaired middle aged man with a heart condition.
That should explain where GONK AND MOODY originated!
#campervan
#dreamer
#d55
#belowkneeamputee
#uk
#england
#youtubevideo
#review
#van
#middleaged
#couple
Join us on a sped up road trip on the A39 Minehead to Tintagel #roadtrip #vanlife
We wanted to show you a stretch of the A39, the Atlantic Highway, starting in Minehead and heading for King Arthurs car park in Tintagel, Cornwall, but the weather wasn't in our favour! We encountered thick fog so missed some lovely views. We stop at The Ramblers Rest Tea Room, overlooking the beautiful Lorna Doone valley, Devon. We take a walk around Lynton and Lynmouth before driving up the infamous Porlock Hill, the steepest A-road in the UK. We discover Woody Bay railway station and the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.
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Join us arriving at the Malvern Three Counties Showground for the Western Motorhome & Campervan Show
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Join us as we drive to and arrive at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire, England for the 2024 Warner Western Motorhome & Campervan Show. One of the UK's leading Country Music weekenders with authentic living history 19th Century Western American displays, live country music, loads of Motorhomes and Campervans for sale and stalls galore! We stop for a night at a Brit Stop o...
Sun but no solar! We go to VANBITZ & HIGHBRIDGE to identify the problem with our flexi solar panel
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When our original battery died a few months ago we went to VANBITZ in Taunton, who installed a new lithium battery and a SmartSolar VICTRON charge controller MPPT 100/15 to connect to our existing flexi solar panel. The victron has an app so you can monitor the solar power being generated. We noticed it was showing zero watts so we headed back to VANBITZ. They were great and identified the prob...
Van Life at CASTLE COMBE Circuit for the 2024 NG Motorcycle Road Racing Championship #vanlife
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One of our more exciting vanlife park-ups! We spend 5 days parked up in the pits at Castle Combe race circuit. Will's nephew is racing in round 5 of the NG Road Racing 2024 Championships. We show you what to expect as you arrive at Castle Combe Race Circuit, an insight into life in the pits, and film the motorcycles and riders preparing and racing. We also bump into fellow amputee, Chris Ganley...
Bath Marina Campsite Review. A great location for a day in the City of Bath #bath #travel #vanlife
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An appointment at Baths Royal United Hospital gives us the excuse to book into Bath Marina Campsite for two nights for a relax and van overhaul. We visit the City of Bath using the Park and Ride bus which is only a few minutes walk from the campsite. The next day we get a bus in again, this time from the RUH (Royal United Hospital) and walk back along the tow path and cycle path. We visit a cou...
The search for a bigger motorhome at Highbridge Caravans & West Country Motorhomes #vanlife
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We made the most of a Rapido recall on our Dreamer D55 (part of Rapido Group) which took us to Highbridge Caravans for the check, where we thought we would have another look at some larger motorhomes, just to check we didn’t feel the need to go bigger now that we are living in our compact 6m campervan full time. Highbridge Caravan Centre currently hold an amazing stock of great new and used Mot...
ECOFLOW Alternator Charger REVIEW and Longleat Campsite and Safari Park #ecoflow #vanlife #longleat
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ECOFLOW Alternator Charger REVIEW and Longleat Campsite and Safari Park #ecoflow #vanlife #longleat
Using a Wash Me Revolution Laundrette & NGRRC motorcycle racing at Brands Hatch #vanlife
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Using a Wash Me Revolution Laundrette & NGRRC motorcycle racing at Brands Hatch #vanlife
Our first week of VAN LIFE. Five days actually but it's been a while! #VANLIFE #youtubevideo
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Our first week of VAN LIFE. Five days actually but it's been a while! #VANLIFE #youtubevideo
Decision made, we're doing it! Getting things in order ready for VAN LIFE #vanlife #youtubevideo
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Decision made, we're doing it! Getting things in order ready for VAN LIFE #vanlife #youtubevideo
Is it time for us to embrace Van Life, pack up and live in our Dreamer D55 Campervan?
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Is it time for us to embrace Van Life, pack up and live in our Dreamer D55 Campervan?
A Walk Around Westbourne, Emsworth in Hampshire, Slipper Mill Pond, the Harbour & Zero West Watches
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A Walk Around Westbourne, Emsworth in Hampshire, Slipper Mill Pond, the Harbour & Zero West Watches
This is why you need to visit Wells, Somerset! Take a walk with us & Alice Roberts, well, sort of!
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This is why you need to visit Wells, Somerset! Take a walk with us & Alice Roberts, well, sort of!
81st GOODWOOD MEMBERS MEETING 2024. It's VERY Loud! Fireworks and Car, Motorcycle and Sidecar Racing
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81st GOODWOOD MEMBERS MEETING 2024. It's VERY Loud! Fireworks and Car, Motorcycle and Sidecar Racing
How a Limb-Art Prosthetic leg cover has made me feel less amputee and more human
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How a Limb-Art Prosthetic leg cover has made me feel less amputee and more human
Exmouth Beach Overnight Park Up in our Campervan and a Walk Around Town March 2024
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Exmouth Beach Overnight Park Up in our Campervan and a Walk Around Town March 2024
The Old Tramway Inn Pub Stopover, Stratford-upon-Avon and the Stratford Butterfly Farm
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The Old Tramway Inn Pub Stopover, Stratford-upon-Avon and the Stratford Butterfly Farm
Dodgy Layby! and Stopover at the Toby Carvery Stonebridge in our campervan near the Birmingham NEC.
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Dodgy Layby! and Stopover at the Toby Carvery Stonebridge in our campervan near the Birmingham NEC.
Campervan pub stopover at the Old Tramways Inn and the BEST breakfast in Stratford-upon-Avon
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Campervan pub stopover at the Old Tramways Inn and the BEST breakfast in Stratford-upon-Avon
NOT INSTRUCTIONAL but I like it! Fitting an Ermax Fairing & Bar End Mirrors 2021 Triumph Trident 660
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NOT INSTRUCTIONAL but I like it! Fitting an Ermax Fairing & Bar End Mirrors 2021 Triumph Trident 660
Amputee Trying the VANS UltraRange Neo VR3 Trainers on Prosthetic Leg. Will they Work?!
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Amputee Trying the VANS UltraRange Neo VR3 Trainers on Prosthetic Leg. Will they Work?!
Installation and Review of the Cello 19" Traveller Smart 12V TV in our 2021 Dreamer D55 Campervan
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Installation and Review of the Cello 19" Traveller Smart 12V TV in our 2021 Dreamer D55 Campervan
A day out at Highbridge Caravan and Motorhome Centre, Somerset for our 2nd Habitation Check Jan 2024
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A day out at Highbridge Caravan and Motorhome Centre, Somerset for our 2nd Habitation Check Jan 2024
NEC MOTORCYCLE LIVE 2023 with WIZ RACING
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NEC MOTORCYCLE LIVE 2023 with WIZ RACING
Fantastic Wells Carnival, Somerset 2023
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Fantastic Wells Carnival, Somerset 2023
Christmas Lights at Clarks Village Outlet Shopping Centre, Street, Somerst 2023
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Christmas Lights at Clarks Village Outlet Shopping Centre, Street, Somerst 2023
COMPLETELY FLOORED! We Make a Bold Decision on a New Vinyl Floor for our DREAMER D55 Campervan
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COMPLETELY FLOORED! We Make a Bold Decision on a New Vinyl Floor for our DREAMER D55 Campervan
Camping Domaine du Bocq, Taste Testing Tete De Mort Belgian Beer and Back to the UK on LeShuttle.
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Camping Domaine du Bocq, Taste Testing Tete De Mort Belgian Beer and Back to the UK on LeShuttle.
2023 SPA SIX HOURS Circuit De Spa Francorchamps Historic Car Racing and The BEST Park Up Dreamer D55
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2023 SPA SIX HOURS Circuit De Spa Francorchamps Historic Car Racing and The BEST Park Up Dreamer D55
Camping Memling, Visiting Bruges & Canal Boat Tour, Waterloo Lion's Mound & Park Up in Dinant.
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Camping Memling, Visiting Bruges & Canal Boat Tour, Waterloo Lion's Mound & Park Up in Dinant.
I live in Wells and have never seen it so expertly filmed and presented. Great video.
Thank you! Wells is so lovely, it deserves showcasing 😍
I agree on the guitar shop, would love to own one 🙂 Looked a lovely site and Bath is pretty much as i remember from years and years ago, lovely music as well, also, just subscribed, cheers and all the best Trev Debz and Tyler xx
Thanks Trevor, Debz and Tyler, really appreciate that 😊👍👍
hiya do you know if your going to Shepton this weekend take care
Hi! 😁 Not sure yet, the weather doesn't look too good 🌧️🙁
@@gonkandmoody your right it looks rubbish
Guys what a brilliant Drive fantastic views lovely places to stop 👍
Thanks very much! That's encouraging and really appreciated 👍👍
A trip wouldn't be complete without a stop off at Clarke's village on a Sun for some retail therapy😃
Absolutely! Love a bit of Clarkies 😄
Great video guys. We have done same trip and loved it 👍 we did the toll road at porlock tho which I would recommend 👍👍
Thanks👍😁 We'll definitely do it again, I think we missed most of the 'wonderful' in the mist and fog, that said, in its way that was quite lovely too. 👍
In 1899 the lifeboat crew from Lynmouth dragged their boat overland to Porlock Weir up and down those steep hills to rescue a ship in distress. 13 miles! They saved everyone an incredible feat. You can read the full story on the RNLI website. Bad enough in a modern vehicle
That's amazing isn't it! Can't imagine. We plan to go back and spend some proper time in Lynton and Lynmouth, and I'll enjoy looking into that history, thank you 👍👍👍😊
Hiya you 2 great to see your latest, it's funny we use to live in North Devon for quite a few years and Sent many a time going up the A39. Lovely place. Take care sid n chris
Hi 😃 It is lovely, especially when the fog lifts! We plan to do a lot more exploring 👀😁👍
Awesome vlog guys, we stayed in Tintagel a week or two ago and can’t go wrong for £5 👌
Thank you! Totally agree, brilliant value 👍😁
Good blog you two 👌👌👍👍 stay safe
Thank you! 😁
The sat nav’s always send people the wrong way through Malvern
Ours worked well this year, but last year, our sat NAV took us in the wrong direction for miles. 😕
Do you have the Echoflow Delta 2 or the Max????? We are so undecided as to which one to get x
Hi! We have the ecoflow Delta 2 which has been absolutely brilliant for us 😁👍
Good blog you two & it was great to meet you & we love following you love from Cliff & Marie 👍👍
😀 That's lovely, thank you! Great to meet you too. See you again 👍👍
Great video guys. We are at the Bath and west one I. A couple of weeks time 👍
Hey Dave! 😀 Good to hear from you. Not 100% sure yet, I'll see 8f we've left it too late to book and try to get in. If not we'll probably day visit anyway and look out for you and family 👍
@@gonkandmoody that would be great 👍 Helen says hi 👋 👍
We will be arriving Saturday morning. Working Friday and Tom has day care 👍
Update. We are going Friday for the weekend? Not sure what I was thinking about 🤦♂️🤣👍
Still not sure when we'll be there, but will keep a lookout 👍😊
Hello you 2, lovely to see you in Marlvern. What a super couple you are take care
Thanks so much! It was great to meet you two, too. Bump in to each other again I'm sure. Take care, all the best to you both 😃👍👍👍
Really nice to meet you both at the Malvern show yesterday. Keep on with the great video's too. Richard, Jayne and Tia ❤
Great meeting you too! Thanks so much for saying hello 😁❤️
We have only just started watching motorhome channels on UTube. Glad to have found your site &subscribe as its one of the best😁 - Enjoying hearing about your adventures. We have been out in our motorhome most weekends and love it 👍😁
Thanks so much, what a lovely comment to start this sunny day to. Thanks again, enjoy your motorhome, see you sometime, somewhere 🤗👍👍
I was there, thanks for bringing it back!
Wonderful weekend and place 😀👍
VERY BORING
Whereas your comment is positively scintillating, and we thank you for it 😂😘
One of my friends bought a Go Pod with a solar panel in a frame glued on top of a flexi solar panel on the roof (as the latter had ceased working). It was a pig to remove the flexi apparently. Took quite a while plus of course, he had to take his time to limit any damage to the glued surfaces. Bon courage.
Good info! I think we'll leave the stuck on panel where it is as everyone is saying it's a pain to remove 👍😁
I go past at 5.00am(delivering to Dorset) and can see the machines , always wondered what was there.
Very useful place 👍👍
Crikey!! I think there having your pants down and spanking you 😂
Well blimey, I didn't realise that was included! 😂
Wow did I hear that correctly £410 **plus labour** for a 160w panel 😳
I know! But, that's that quote anyway. 🤪 Thanks very much for the comment 👍👍
Why didn't vanbitz identify that it wasn't working when they fitted the system? Good advice . We just had 175 panel old style fitted at Highbridge with 2 leisure batteries. Just did 5 days off grid at valley fest with compressor fridge working great. Actually passed you in a layby!😂
Thanks for the comment. Tbh for all we know the panel may been OK when they fitted it. Just don't know to be fair. We'll be slightly wiser next time either way. Glad yours is working 👍 Layby! Oh yea, we're really doing this 😂 I think some of my friends think we are making it up, but nope. And, we're LOVING It.. So far, anyway 😉😁 Thanks again 👍
Not a hard job to do if you've already got the wiring there. I fitted a second panel to mine myself. Cost me about £180 inc the panel.
Thanks Dan. We'll bear you in mind for the job then 😁😁👍
When fitting to a panel van the ribs on the roof give plenty of airflow. Our Dreamer living has 2 times 200watt panels and a 150ah lithium battery and it is amazing. 👍🏼Also we slide our Disklok under the lower cup holders between front seats. Fits a treat and far harder to break off than the milenco where I’ve seen posts of steering wheels being cut to get lock off
Great info, thanks! There are so many varying opinions on solar panels.Glad it's all working well on your van 😁👍
Don’t get another flexy as they don’t have a very long life, mostly fitted to vans with a pop top as they’re fibreglass
Thank you, looking into it. 👍👍👍
Middle lane hoggers! String them up 😂 I heard you mention about buying toilet chemicals but, have you not tried using non bio laundry liquid? Either in liquid or tablet form? I’ve been using it and it’s brilliant! Put 2 capfuls or 2 tabs in your waste tank and one in your fresh water flush tank if you have one. No smell, except for the laundry liquid and leaves your water tank smelling much nicer. It must be non bio though as if you use biological and the camp site waste goes into a septic tank, the bio liquid can kill the good bacteria in the septic tank. So non bio only guys. I hope you found this useful.
We had heard about the non bio laundry trick but haven't tried it yet, do they all work the same? Which do you use, we'll give them a go 👍
@@gonkandmoody I was told to just use the cheapest I could find. So I bought the cheapest box of tabs from Aldi and I just added a little bit of water to dissolve the tab. This worked perfectly for me.
The same happened to us with the solar panel and we also need a new MPPT (thingy) they measured ours and found one to stick on top of the old one.
I would shop around before you commit to Highbridge.
We have wondered about that, is it working OK as we've had conflicting views?
People who hog the middle lane on motorways Knobheads . Totally agree about the beef flavour crisps 😂
😁👍 We need to form a support group 😂 Thanks for the comment, good to know I'm not alone 😉
I would see what vanbitz recommend as a replacement.
Thanks for the comment. We did ask them while we were there but they simply said, no. They didn't want to get involved in taking the old one off. Very honest about it, but it was a no.
Very good ✅
Thank you! 😁
Confused… you were going down old Newbridge bill directly towards the campsite, then the next shot is you are approaching from Locksbrook end? What happened? You did a large detour somehow. I grew up in Newbridge, so know it like the back of my hand :)
Well spotted! 😁 We were too early to check in so parked up down the road and had a coffee before turning round and going back 😄
Enjoyed watching that. Looked like a friendly place to be. Back in the 60's (I might have already mentioned it), my Grandad took some cine footage of bikes racing at Mallory Park in Leicestershire (BTW I spent my early childhood in Hinckley, home of Triumph). Having watched your video, I remember a couple of the bikes you filmed looked very similar to those in the cine film. So in September after our Summer break, I'll have to get it lightly edited and onto my channel so you can see it for yourselves. Sadly it is a silent film, so I'll either have to try and add sound effects or just add a music track. Unfortunately I know little about motorbikes, which is funny, as my Dad was a keen biker in his youth and his brother once raced in the Isle of Man TT.
Thanks! We'll look forward to seeing your footage :)
Just watched a video by R E Performance RUclips who rides no 35 at the same event take a look , looks like the weather held which helps CR500 much respect 👍
Cheers for that, will take a look thank you👍
@@gonkandmoody your welcome cheers
Hi both, loving the content. We didn’t realise the d55 layout existed until you popped up on our recommended feed! We like it so much we’ve put a deposit on the v55 (Rapido) at Highbridge and collect it later this month. Very excited 😊
That's great! It's the perfect van (in our opinion). Hope you enjoy it as much as we do 😁🚐
Very cool video, one of my first jobs was working for Harris performance and wish I'd stayed working for them but thats how I got into bikes, last year I sold my sv1000s and still miss it, been subbed for a couple of weeks and love your vids.
Thanks for the comment and for subscribing, really appreciate it. Yea, I bet working for Harris was a great job. Steve and Lester have an amazingly well deserved place in racing history. I even raced a Harris 1100 GSXR for a couple of years. It was an incredible beast 😁👏👏You can always replace the SV if you feel that urge. That's what I always tell myself. Although, riding on the roads (around our way, anyway) is not the fun it once was. Thanks again 👍👍
Hi just seen your latest and you my be going to Marlvern, would be nice to say hello if we see you around. Sid and Chris
Please do! That would be lovely 😁
Great video. We have stayed there as it’s only ten minutes drive to our sons house. The site is fine, a bit tired in places but they have plans to redevelop and put in holiday chalets and reduce the touring pitches if it gets planning permission. Totally agree with your views on height barriers.
Thanks for your comment. It's certainly well positioned for great access into Bath. It'll be interesting to see what they do with the site in the future. 👍
great video, thoroughly enjoyed it. Haven't been to Bath in years, nice to see it. Great campsite.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😁
When we are back in Leicester, we love the Park & Ride there. £4.50 return for up to 5 people in the same car. Plus there are no intermediate stops into the centre. Bath is a lot pretier than Leicester though! I like how you've done the walking around bits with music. Soon we're off to SW France for the holidays, so you've inspired me to do some place visit type videos. LOL
Us! Inspirations 🫣have you had too much of that French wine!? Lol Seriously, thanks so much for that comment. We'll look forward to your video too👍👍👍
@@gonkandmoody More likely to have had too many pain au chocolats... LOL YW. 🙂
Visited Bath Marina , to us it resembled a car park, it didn’t have much security, it looked untidy and anyone could use the facilities. We left after 3 hrs . Not impressed even though the park and ride was next door.
👍. When we were there, there were cameras, it felt secure. As for tidiness, the site was really tidy, very clean and as you can hear, hedge trimming and strimming was going on by a fairly substantial team. But thanks very much for the comment, each to their own, speak as you find etc. If we all liked the same thing for the same reason, all the time... We'd be totally buggered, as we'd be queuing around the corner for the same things at the same time. 😉
i live down the road from the marina site. There arent any others close to town. The site is great for sightseeing Bath as the Park and Ride bus is across the road but irs not a holiday destination as a site. Chew valley has very good reviews and is very scenic.... not too far from Bath
Totally agree, perfect for sightseeing! Used to live in Chew Magna so know the Chew Valley site well and you're right, it is lovely ❤️
Hi Guys just subscribed to your channel brilliant Vlogs me & my wife really enjoying them keep it going all the very best Andy & Rose
Thanks so much 😊👍 Truly appreciate that!! Will & Ton
I researched bone carving prior to my amputation. I never actually asked the doctor if I could get my leg back. But it would’ve been cool.
Yes, I think for some it would be a horrible thing, but me (and you) I wish I'd been offered the option 🤔 Thanks for the comment 👍
Im doing it but changed from a narrowboat to a widebeam, the extra space is great.
Nice! The widebeam's I've seen look amazing ❤️ If I could, I would 😁
@@gonkandmoody It does limit where you can go, but at my age I'll take the extra room!
loved your vlog, happy I found your channel. Some beautiful park up areas. Subbed for sure. We daily vlog too, so loving this.
Aww, thank you! That's a lovely comment. And thanks for following, have done likewise and will certainly look forward to having a rummage through your vids, feet up, cuppa and a bag of Wotsits later😊
Excellent video. The Huggie Bear mobile seemed full of WOW WOW guitar. Was it Eric Claptons tour van? LOL
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Would highly recommend Delph bank 5 star touring park.
Thank you! That looks lovely, we'll add it to our list 😁🚐
Hello we full-time we have a pilote 740fgj auto, garage, beds of your choice, separate loo and shower. Had it for 4 years 6 months old, lovely ambience. Big skylights means very hot in the summer
Thank you for the information, your van sounds great, we will take a look in due course I'm sure. Thank you again 😊😊
So you guys are looking to upsize and we are looking to downsize to a Van Conversion. Camper shopping shall begin!
It was just a checking exercise to see what was out there but the end conclusion is, stick what we've got, for now anyway. Although, some great MHs out there. Ooh, that's exciting, both of those places had a brilliant stock of campers for you to ponder at 👍👍👍😁
Love a Wizz slider, especially the leather ones ✅
Aw thanks! The leather ones are close to my heart as they're the first ones I made, and still a unique feel 😁