It seems rather ironic that you go off on holidays and then a storm named Betty comes along, as if there were a jealous aussie ford throwing a tantrum... :P
How could you contain your excitement Ian at being in Bridgend at the Hub of civilisation and all things of wonder “ The Lidl Store” 😁, it’s a Mecca of cheapness and all the things you never knew you needed nor wanted , I’m getting a tingling feeling just looking from the car park 😂 let alone actually being there like you were and well done for showing things of interest , hanging gardens of Babylon eat your heart out 😁.
I love how happy Bob makes you both and great to see Bella back in action. I remember the toilet block quality being a big talking point in our caravan holidays too. There was always a friendly spider lurking somewhere.
You've gone all 70's with a Lazy Susan. A folding sack truck helps with the water collection when many yards from the tap and large containers. If you don't have a soft plastic cover for the socket when not in use, cling film prevents moisture and muck ingress corroding the connections for both plug and socket, may not look pretty but works. Another use for Petroleum Jelly as well.
Brilliant video love the banter between you guys we just got back from St David’s in our Penine Fiesta had to brave storm Antoni but she stood up to it no problem keep up the great content
Seeing you guys travelling in Bob on one of your very first trips I think you have a majestic unit. I got overly excited when we passed each other. As a former Conway Countryman owner I know just how great they are. We now use a Citroen C15 Romahome HyLo for our all too rare trips. Keep these coming. I’m loving them 😊
Nice one HubNoters. It's nice to see Bob and Bella back in convoy to experience some new pastures for a day or so along with the quick fix at the beginning to get things moving. Diego certainly looked a lot better later on following a feast.
Seeing you in Llantwit Major brought back childhood memories of many family holidays spent there, though never camping as my nana lived there. Shame you didn’t get to see more of the area, though; it’s lovely.
You're so lucky, only having to replace a plug, mice had gotten to my Cole and the roof was starting to rot (prior to my ownership) just finished the roof today, was able to get a bed boot (part that makes up the sleeping area) off the peg, so to speak for £370 🥳 but that supplier only had the one, found a company that makes tenting for all makes of campers, (yay🤗) thirty-three weeks+ till they can make mine😭 I have a campsite reservation for the end of October to see the fall colors 🥺 Well at least I can sew I just can't get the material to make the new boot but I can make a temporary wall to enclose that end till the new boot arrives💪 It's unfortunate that the company is backlogged but it also means they have plenty of customers to keep them busy which is a good thing.
That revolving Salad Carousel is A#1 Period Camping tat! I myself am after orange period turn of the century(still sounds odd saying that) stuff to go with the honda ultrabieige velour of the Stepwgn .
After seeing the the title I was expecting a field full of Gilberns...... Felt your pain sorting out the dreaded trailer light wiring, I must have spent hours of a previous life with horrible socket wiring towing various ramshackle car trailers !!!
I must beg for forgiveness; at first I disliked these camping uploads and I was quite vociferous about it. I've come to love them, they're fun and unusual :)
Nice place Llantwit Major, had family living down there ,I went there twice in 1979 and 1985 and then the moved back up to Wrexham were my antie is from .My uncle was a Cardiff man he was a engineer at RAF St Athen a US air force base. Enjoy your travels ,Take care👍
7:50 ish: "One hook-up between four vans": which explains the initial uncertainty about whether or not to review the site. Glad to see you have got your hands on mossie coils. They are remarkably effective, and the faint gunpowdery smell is not unpleasant.
@@hubnotes Umm, perhaps "hook up" as an expression hasn't reached your part of the world yet? It was what you might call a double entendre, which is half a four-way, as it were. Loved the episode, and glad Diego recovered; I see him being an important character in a number of future arcs.
I980 Llantwit and Barry was where I learned to drive, big hills good hill start training, passed test in Cardiff in Mil spec SWB lightweight LR. Occasionally drive my wifes car, but under her supervision, as its got an electric witchcraft handbrake.
There's a lovely little aviation museum in St Athan. The South Wales Aviation Museum. It's on the North Side of the airfield not far from Aston Martin. You can also see the aircraft awaiting recycling over the road.
Hi Ian and Carly travelling back from Powwys today seen a rather clean Lancia Thema and not so long ago a car transporter loaded with foreign reg MK2 Escorts.
Missing camping trips since my volvo s80 towbar threw its alternator belt and took the timing belt with it and destroyed the cylinder head. New head fitted a month later and caravan trip booked for next month. Hope you guys had a nice time
I've been there with our caravan, go to start your holiday and then forget you've got a dodgy electric connector! I used to just blast it all the time with contact cleaner and hope for the best! It has since been replaced!
We bought a trailer tent just after xmas with the view of using it throughout the year. We've not used it at all so far, and unlikely to this year. The missus is a teacher, so time off is restricted to school holidays, and my shift pattern (Night shift Monday to Friday, with Friday night shift ending around 10am on a Saturday) weekends are difficult. We did book 2 weeks off this year. One at start of summer hols, one at the end, but the kids found out and decided they wanted to come and stay with us preventing us going away. So the poor thing has been sat under the carport all year, and currently used by the cats as a lounging area.
hope Diego is OK my border terrier, Dexter, stood on some bees last summer and got stung on his paw. thankfully he was OK but it is a worry in case they develop anaphylaxis
If I d known I’d have dropped a bottle of wine to you there…. also a great campsite by the Plough and Harrow in Broughton just along the coast make sure you go to SWAM ( air museum in MOD St Athan )
I've had one of those stools/steps for years, it was about 5x the price, something to do with having 'Snap-On' cheaply printed on the side! 🙄 It's about knackered now but has served me well so I'll keep and eye on Lidl for a replacement. I may scrawl Snap-On on it in biro.....
The weather has been up and down this year so you have to grab it when you can we have not made has Many trips to beach this year but we are lucky enough to be going back to are favourite holiday destinations next month to Celebrate are 40th wedding anniversary this year Jamaica it dose rain there but Dries up quickly
For a minute there at the beginning Bella wasn't compatible with Bob's erection 🫨😦😜😉..... Enjoy your Summer Journey's Hub Squad👍. Sorry to hear about Diego 🐝...
I love a good Bob vid. Had to change the socket on my discovery last month for taking mine. Checked all the wiring and left it at that. The night that we were to go away, I tried to book up and the dental pin in the new socket wouldn't fit the bloody plug on the camper. 9pm at night I had to sacrifice the 12v book up plug for one of its connectors. One day I might remember to buy a new one for it
It seems rather ironic that you go off on holidays and then a storm named Betty comes along, as if there were a jealous aussie ford throwing a tantrum... :P
Hope you continue to carry on camping. Oooooh matron.nice to see Bob back on duty.
wow, I'm having 90s nostalgia with the salad carousel
How could you contain your excitement Ian at being in Bridgend at the Hub of civilisation and all things of wonder “ The Lidl Store” 😁, it’s a Mecca of cheapness and all the things you never knew you needed nor wanted , I’m getting a tingling feeling just looking from the car park 😂 let alone actually being there like you were and well done for showing things of interest , hanging gardens of Babylon eat your heart out 😁.
What a time to be alive another camping video and posted on my birthday yesterday its like a sign from the gods, thanks hubnut and Mrs Hubnut
Belated Happy Birthday!
@@hubnotes thanks guys much appreciated
It goes all Hubnut for Diego 😮
Where's Upndown wasp killer man when Diego needs him !
@@rocker8080808 He is busy this time of year
Only had 4 days off this year, but watched this yesterday and booked 2 weeks off after watching!
Glad to see Diego is happier. Nice to see Bob out & about. You made my Sunday afternoon. Thanks
I love how happy Bob makes you both and great to see Bella back in action. I remember the toilet block quality being a big talking point in our caravan holidays too. There was always a friendly spider lurking somewhere.
Good to see Deiago enjoying camping.Enjoy your holiday.
Can’t wait for the day Phil shows up in Bridgend! Nice to see Bella and Bob back on the road again.
You've gone all 70's with a Lazy Susan. A folding sack truck helps with the water collection when many yards from the tap and large containers. If you don't have a soft plastic cover for the socket when not in use, cling film prevents moisture and muck ingress corroding the connections for both plug and socket, may not look pretty but works. Another use for Petroleum Jelly as well.
Bobbing along singing a song
Look forward to part 2 Bob videos do make me smile. Will have to buy a few Bob mugs to go with my Ozpig stove.
More camping adventures with Bob and Bella looking forward to the videos
Absaloutly brilliant video Ian miss hubnut ❤👍 what a lovely camp absaloutly lovely to see Bob again brilliant
Brilliant video love the banter between you guys we just got back from St David’s in our Penine Fiesta had to brave storm Antoni but she stood up to it no problem keep up the great content
another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍
Do I see the Petrol Head Hippie look again??
A great little vlog and good to see you two out and about in Bob and Bella.
Seeing you guys travelling in Bob on one of your very first trips I think you have a majestic unit. I got overly excited when we passed each other. As a former Conway Countryman owner I know just how great they are.
We now use a Citroen C15 Romahome HyLo for our all too rare trips.
Keep these coming. I’m loving them 😊
May the sun shine upon your pitch, and the wind avoid your awning.
Nice one HubNoters. It's nice to see Bob and Bella back in convoy to experience some new pastures for a day or so along with the quick fix at the beginning to get things moving. Diego certainly looked a lot better later on following a feast.
Seeing you in Llantwit Major brought back childhood memories of many family holidays spent there, though never camping as my nana lived there. Shame you didn’t get to see more of the area, though; it’s lovely.
Have fun everyone. Especially poor Diego ;-(
You're so lucky, only having to replace a plug, mice had gotten to my Cole and the roof was starting to rot (prior to my ownership) just finished the roof today, was able to get a bed boot (part that makes up the sleeping area) off the peg, so to speak for £370 🥳 but that supplier only had the one, found a company that makes tenting for all makes of campers, (yay🤗) thirty-three weeks+ till they can make mine😭 I have a campsite reservation for the end of October to see the fall colors 🥺
Well at least I can sew I just can't get the material to make the new boot but I can make a temporary wall to enclose that end till the new boot arrives💪
It's unfortunate that the company is backlogged but it also means they have plenty of customers to keep them busy which is a good thing.
That revolving Salad Carousel is A#1 Period Camping tat! I myself am after orange period turn of the century(still sounds odd saying that) stuff to go with the honda ultrabieige velour of the Stepwgn .
Cardiff Airport Ooooh eyyy hoooooo!
After seeing the the title I was expecting a field full of Gilberns...... Felt your pain sorting out the dreaded trailer light wiring, I must have spent hours of a previous life with horrible socket wiring towing various ramshackle car trailers !!!
Hi from Western Australia Australia 🇦🇺
Ian needs a floppy hat with corks hanging from it
Enjoy your trip 😊👍
I must beg for forgiveness; at first I disliked these camping uploads and I was quite vociferous about it. I've come to love them, they're fun and unusual :)
Nice place Llantwit Major, had family living down there ,I went there twice in 1979 and 1985 and then the moved back up to Wrexham were my antie is from .My uncle was a Cardiff man he was a engineer at RAF St Athen a US air force base. Enjoy your travels ,Take care👍
It's always good to have a nice big long one 😂
Does Acorn Camping have a Mrs Overall ?
Should do! Staff are actually very good to be fair.
7:50 ish: "One hook-up between four vans": which explains the initial uncertainty about whether or not to review the site.
Glad to see you have got your hands on mossie coils. They are remarkably effective, and the faint gunpowdery smell is not unpleasant.
The hook-up has four ports, so it's not like you're really sharing.
@@hubnotes Umm, perhaps "hook up" as an expression hasn't reached your part of the world yet? It was what you might call a double entendre, which is half a four-way, as it were. Loved the episode, and glad Diego recovered; I see him being an important character in a number of future arcs.
I'm so slow...
@@hubnotes Ooh er, missus.
I980 Llantwit and Barry was where I learned to drive, big hills good hill start training, passed test in Cardiff in Mil spec SWB lightweight LR. Occasionally drive my wifes car, but under her supervision, as its got an electric witchcraft handbrake.
There's a lovely little aviation museum in St Athan. The South Wales Aviation Museum. It's on the North Side of the airfield not far from Aston Martin. You can also see the aircraft awaiting recycling over the road.
Hi Ian and Carly travelling back from Powwys today seen a rather clean Lancia Thema and not so long ago a car transporter loaded with foreign reg MK2 Escorts.
“It’s me, Hi, I’m the problem it’s me.”
Missing camping trips since my volvo s80 towbar threw its alternator belt and took the timing belt with it and destroyed the cylinder head.
New head fitted a month later and caravan trip booked for next month.
Hope you guys had a nice time
Eek. Happy caravanning!
Practical Lass.. Where do I get one?
I also fit a second socket inside for emergencies ,have the exterior one on butt connectors inside, so you can swap quickly,
I've been there with our caravan, go to start your holiday and then forget you've got a dodgy electric connector! I used to just blast it all the time with contact cleaner and hope for the best! It has since been replaced!
10% is lightweight. Damn I wanna' MissPhuket! ;O
Nice 😀
Twit Major! ;)))
We bought a trailer tent just after xmas with the view of using it throughout the year. We've not used it at all so far, and unlikely to this year. The missus is a teacher, so time off is restricted to school holidays, and my shift pattern (Night shift Monday to Friday, with Friday night shift ending around 10am on a Saturday) weekends are difficult. We did book 2 weeks off this year. One at start of summer hols, one at the end, but the kids found out and decided they wanted to come and stay with us preventing us going away.
So the poor thing has been sat under the carport all year, and currently used by the cats as a lounging area.
Aw. Can recommend just going somewhere really local for a night or two. Still counts!
@@hubnotesespecially good for a first trip to get familiar with the unit before embarking on bigger adventures!
I wouldn’t pitch under a tree too often, as the sap and bird droppings can make a mess of your canvas
And then there's the lightning strike
Shame you didn’t get to go camping for the entire summer holidays but a week is better than nothing 👍🏻
hope Diego is OK
my border terrier, Dexter, stood on some bees last summer and got stung on his paw. thankfully he was OK but it is a worry in case they develop anaphylaxis
He's fine thankfully. Phew.
AY UP MR AND MRS HUBNUT
Ah - explains the Asda carpark 😂
If I d known I’d have dropped a bottle of wine to you there…. also a great campsite by the Plough and Harrow in Broughton just along the coast make sure you go to SWAM ( air museum in MOD St Athan )
Admittedly the Wine would have come from Lidl Bridgend as that’s my regular haunt
I've had one of those stools/steps for years, it was about 5x the price, something to do with having 'Snap-On' cheaply printed on the side! 🙄 It's about knackered now but has served me well so I'll keep and eye on Lidl for a replacement. I may scrawl Snap-On on it in biro.....
Funny enough, I have a brand new plug sat in the boot of my Sportage waiting to be fitted as my pins are rusty
Wasn't the Gilbern factory at Llantwit Major? Does it's site still exist?
No, that was Llantwit Fardre; about half an hour’s drive away.
Are you growing your barnet again chap? 🤔 I note it’s starting to creep over the collar. 😃
Yup. Ready to start infuriating the internet again. 😉
You are off to Kent.... maybe call in to Furious Welding 🤗 and chat to him🙂👍🇮🇪
I'm sat on his sofa right now. Just chatting though.
The weather has been up and down this year so you have to grab it when you can we have not made has Many trips to beach this year but we are lucky enough to be going back to are favourite holiday destinations next month to Celebrate are 40th wedding anniversary this year Jamaica it dose rain there but Dries up quickly
Congrats!
I have only been on holiday for a week this year, the caravan is not yet ready for further adventure.
Aw. Hopefully one day.
Is there something wrong with my tv ? I thought Bob and Bella had a green theme but they look blue now . Am I seeing things in my old age?
It’s clearly my TV . Oh dear
Damn thise Cafes wirh wifi selling tea and cakes
Its a scam i tells ya 😂😂
Llantwit Major is, of course, an English corruption. It's proper name is Llanilltud Fawr.
For a minute there at the beginning Bella wasn't compatible with Bob's erection 🫨😦😜😉..... Enjoy your Summer Journey's Hub Squad👍. Sorry to hear about Diego 🐝...
I love a good Bob vid. Had to change the socket on my discovery last month for taking mine. Checked all the wiring and left it at that. The night that we were to go away, I tried to book up and the dental pin in the new socket wouldn't fit the bloody plug on the camper. 9pm at night I had to sacrifice the 12v book up plug for one of its connectors. One day I might remember to buy a new one for it
Bloody auto correct
I like a good 1000 'piecer'. 🧩