Thanks for the update John. I like all of your content, and appreciate the wide range of subjects you cover. I follow you and Mandy because you're good people, you present very well, and I enjoy your company. So keep being you John, you're a natural, and I'm happy to support your endeavours because you add value to my life. Happy Christmas wishes to you and your family, and best wishes for the coming new year. 🍻 👋🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇪🎄
I've always enjoyed your gadget reviews. I think RUclips is prioritising the newer channels as well. Our views have noticeably lower year on year. Anyhow, have a great Christmas and super New Year!
Hi John, I have been watching your videos both technical reviews and travel vlogs for several years now and your experiences helped my wife and I join the nomad community post Covid and we are now almost 3 years into our fulltime living in a campervan around Europe. Please do not underestimate the value that your back catalog of videos you have created as this content is a valuable resource for many similar people who may re visit your content when planning there travel adventures or when contemplating upgrades to there mobile home. In time you may find some content may get wider viewing weeks or months after it was uploaded. Keep making the content you enjoy as you are an inspiration to many of us not as brave as you both. I personally find all your content very motivational. I hope to continue seeing your content any way you chose to present it. Perhaps we might cross paths somewhere in Europe in the future. All the best for 2025.
Your reviews are excellent, I would watch anything you reviewed and know it was a genuine honest review. I love the way you present things and your editing is great. For me if you review it I'll watch it. Happy Xmas
The interaction between you,Mandy and the viewers is what I like to see plus info on the van update and daily life as you travel . There did seem to be a lot of e bike road tests, which is fair enough if providing some income for you.I prefer to see tests and reviews of products that you use each day. I don't think I have seen you review e trikes or mini e campers. I would like to see a How to start a You Tube Channel.
I'm doing my own housekeeping on who I subscribe too, in hope that clearing out some will make RUclips send me the ones I want. I'll be watching both because you are a great content maker. I also watch Mandy too.
This is only my opinion and by no means rude. I wouldn’t have said anything at all but then you posted this vlog. So my view as a loyal subscriber who enjoys the content. Personally I’d like to see John and Mandy vlogs as John and Mandy. Your adventures together. If that means we have to wait for vlogs then so be it but I love your travels or even just your interactions with each other. Gadget John for then gadgety things some I watch but those on cycling or photography it’s not my personal taste but that’s ok as it’s your channel for all the gadgets you enjoy. Then Mandy’s channel for all Mandy type things. Being a woman Mandy’s age I find those particularly helpful and enjoyable. I think each channel has a purpose and I am hearing lots of RUclipsrs say there views are diving so it’s not you’re doing something wrong I think RUclips has changed algorithms or something but it must be really frustrating!!! ❤ Anyway those are only my thoughts and they are kindly meant so I hope you don’t see it as rude. Sometimes feedback is helpful ❤❤❤❤❤
I absolutely love your gadget reviews/tests John, particularly your ebike reviews. It makes sense I think to keep this channel for them and your vlogs for the John and Mandy channel. I’m subscribed to all 3 of your channels and each offers something that is of interest to me. I don’t understand the RUclips algorithms but your vlogs mean far more to me than many others I’m subscribed to. Mind you they use click bait so I guess that’s what pulls the viewers in, but with you and Mandy what you see is what you get. Wishing you and Mandy a Happy Christmas and New Year. Take care, Karen xx
Some of us are technically challenged and I always look through your videos to see if you have an answer to what I’m trying to do, so this channel is great for that as it’s all in one place. Ie I wanted some sort of security cameras for my van and didn’t know how so had a look through yours to see if you had done what I was trying to do. You explain things really well 😊 so merry Christmas and thank you for all your help and tutorials
Thanks John. You said you were ‘semi-professional’ in your output and also you saw your work/content/process as a hobby. In my view this style and approach makes your channel for me. I have yet to find something you do that I do not appreciate in some way (I even like the bikes). Keep rocking! Have a peaceful Christmas, both of you, and a Happy New Year without the tribulations of the past one.
Hi John, love your van build / tech reviews, with an occasional dive into the bike and day to day stuff. It’s all good whatever😊 Happy Christmas to you both and a peaceful and healthy New Year😊
I wish you both a very happy Christmas John and Mandy. I subscribe to all your channels and watch and enjoy them all. You are both naturals and always easy and enjoyable to watch. I love all the gadget and technical stuff even though I don't understand it all. I have learned from many of them but just love em all. I'm no expert on even just watching RUclips but likewise I can see it going downhill/backwards from a user point of view. More and more mods to make it more commercialised and harder to operate for ordinary folk. I've never understood why a perfectly good program or app needs to be constantly modified and updated such that it is no longer easy and enjoyable to use. Oh well there's not a lot in this world that gets better at the moment. We tossed in our TV licence as we didn't like what we saw and we try to avoid any news now. Anyway back to the point, we'll just keep on subscribing and watching all your videos so thanks again and very best wishes and hopefully a great 2025. Pete D
It does make sense John, gadgets for this channel and vlogs for the other one. Regardless I'll be watching both as usual.I would be interested in camera gear and filming techniques, definitely. Merry Christmas to both you and Mandy.
Hey John thanks for the update. I quite liked the bike builds 😁. Look forward to your vlogs next year on the channels. Hope you and Mandy have a great Christmas and New Year and that 2025 is a better year for you both
John. Happy Christmas first of all. Thanks for all the great content over the years, always enjoyable. My advice woud be - Just have one channel, you're not the BBC ! All content, one channel - different headers for each video style. So John and Mandy Channel (cus we all love Mandy too) but this video is a TECH REVIEW SPOT (or whatever) Next week we'll have a travel blog, the an ebike review etc etc. Keep it simple and keep it fun. X
After 10 years of making videos here the data says viewers prefer different channels for different content. So I’m just going with what the data proves to work best 👍🏻
I'd rather watch a vlog about bikes than cameras and video editing as I'm not in the slightest interested in things like that. Each to his own , if I don't like the look of something, I don't watch it, but wouldn't complain because you hadn't done a vlog on editing, etc. Have a gud un John and keep on smiling.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. I would love to see advice about editing in particular. I am not even sure if I will continue to do RUclips videos, as there has been so much going on in my life. Got several filmed, but not had the time to edit. However, if I make the decision to continue in 2025, I do need help with speeding up the editing process
Merry Christmas to you both and many thanks for sharing the ups and downs of van life ( health issues included ) I guess quadrupling your channels doesn’t alway increase RUclips earning by the same multiple. Quality content with a few varied subjects are personally, are where my interests lay. I’ve unsubscribed to many channels this year solely for either repetitive or poor quality content…….you and Mandy won’t be on that list 😜 Cheers 🥃
Merry Christmas to you and Mandy. Hope you have a good one. I find getting views on RUclips is hard to do, even if you think you have put out a video that people will be interested in. However, I am a bit like you in the fact that I like creating them. I also get a buzz when you get comments of appreciation if you have helped another RUclipsr sort out a problem with your video.
I’m guessing RUclips have made a good deal of revenue from other people’s hard work and content, but wonder if they’ll eventually end up shooting themselves in the foot as they make it less and less attractive to content makers. Who knows, but hey I’ve enjoyed watching your channel ever since I first started watching Gadget John during lockdown, and one of the few things that kept me going. 👍🍻😊
It must be frustrating when you don’t get the number watching you videos (sorry I’m an old boy) I have thoroughly enjoyed your technical ones and have followed Mandy with her cancel journey. I to have had cancer on and off for 5 years also lost my wife to it 14 months ago. Please please continue to do your technical stuff and I have now subscribed to the John and Mandy channel as well as the uninteresting Mandy channel.
@ thank you but I’m just pleased that Mandy is getting better. It’s a long hard slog to a full recovery both mentally and physically for both of you. Merry Christmas
Hi John I've been following you and mandy from the start and I must say having all the different channels put me off a bit (sorry) I don't mean this in a nasty way ....if you just stick to gadget John and John and mandy I'm more likely to follow those as more than that gets confusing and the search is harder .....I wish you a great Christmas and a fabulous New year to you both xx
Merry Christmas happy new year ,I like all your videos but mainly how to do stuff and your opinion on the places that you visit . If I decide I want a bike I will come back to look at your vlogs , as I like your reviews. Thank you so much for all your hard work have a healthy new year “eat some broccoli 🥦 “maybe a New Year’s resolution or a name of a new channel 😂😂 you never named your van ? I thought Gizmo was a winner 🏆🤭😂😂😂 anyway you and little m have a Good one 👍👍👍🏴🏴😂🦢
My honest opinion. You know your stuff on electrics and all tech stuff & i love it but i find you come across sometimes arrogant. On replying to comments you sometimes say 'I spoke about this in the vid' in a kind of rude way, or 'obviously i know something about editing, cos look at the number of subscribers' Your a cool guy, and I get you, but sometimes just lighten up a little, and be more humble mate. There are people who watch who are multi-millionaires, and don't have time to watch full videos, so just remember that. Thank you
It’s your opinion and you’re allowed to see the world your way, however, it might be good to walk in the shoes of other folks, for example when you take the time to make informative videos to then have a handful of people ask questions that are well explained in a video. So I think I’ve earned the right to point that out to people they should watch the video in full! and I know many millionaires and not one of them would dare to assume their time is more important than anyone else’s. As for being humble, I’m very proud of who I am and what I do & whilst I don’t assume I’m better than others, I know there are some people out there that aren’t as considerate & nice as I am. So maybe I fail your humble test.
2:00 I believe you would do better to review camp chairs as [casts an eye around the community] there are a lot more people sitting on their ass than out on bikes. 🤭
Thanks for the update John. I like all of your content, and appreciate the wide range of subjects you cover. I follow you and Mandy because you're good people, you present very well, and I enjoy your company. So keep being you John, you're a natural, and I'm happy to support your endeavours because you add value to my life. Happy Christmas wishes to you and your family, and best wishes for the coming new year. 🍻 👋🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🇮🇪🎄
Merry Christmas to you both. Your videos have helped so many people over the years. Onwards and upwards 👍
Hi John don’t worry I’ll watch whatever you do as a big fan of you and Mandy keep up the great work keep safe 😊👍🏻
Love both channels John. Wishing you and Mandy a great Christmas and a happy new year.
I've always enjoyed your gadget reviews. I think RUclips is prioritising the newer channels as well. Our views have noticeably lower year on year. Anyhow, have a great Christmas and super New Year!
Great update.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Mandy ❤❤ xx
Happy Christmas John! Thanks for all you do - wishing you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year! Ringo
John you are an honest, good guy. Happy Christmas to you and Mandy 🎄🎄❤️❤️
I think that's a good idea John.
Gadgets when they crop up or perhaps other technical things pertaining to campervan/motorhome.
All the very best
Hari OM
Seasons greetings, John - Like others, I watch you and Mandy because of who you are. Keep 'em coming! YAM xx
Hi John, I have been watching your videos both technical reviews and travel vlogs for several years now and your experiences helped my wife and I join the nomad community post Covid and we are now almost 3 years into our fulltime living in a campervan around Europe. Please do not underestimate the value that your back catalog of videos you have created as this content is a valuable resource for many similar people who may re visit your content when planning there travel adventures or when contemplating upgrades to there mobile home. In time you may find some content may get wider viewing weeks or months after it was uploaded. Keep making the content you enjoy as you are an inspiration to many of us not as brave as you both. I personally find all your content very motivational. I hope to continue seeing your content any way you chose to present it. Perhaps we might cross paths somewhere in Europe in the future. All the best for 2025.
Your reviews are excellent, I would watch anything you reviewed and know it was a genuine honest review. I love the way you present things and your editing is great.
For me if you review it I'll watch it.
Happy Xmas
Merry Christmas John, we love watching you cycling!
The interaction between you,Mandy and the viewers is what I like to see plus info on the van update and daily life as you travel .
There did seem to be a lot of e bike road tests, which is fair enough if providing some income for you.I prefer to see tests and reviews of products that you use each day.
I don't think I have seen you review e trikes or mini e campers.
I would like to see a How to start a You Tube Channel.
Merry Christmas and happy new year to you both.
I'm doing my own housekeeping on who I subscribe too, in hope that clearing out some will make RUclips send me the ones I want. I'll be watching both because you are a great content maker. I also watch Mandy too.
Merry Crimbo to you and Mandy
This is only my opinion and by no means rude. I wouldn’t have said anything at all but then you posted this vlog.
So my view as a loyal subscriber who enjoys the content.
Personally I’d like to see John and Mandy vlogs as John and Mandy. Your adventures together. If that means we have to wait for vlogs then so be it but I love your travels or even just your interactions with each other.
Gadget John for then gadgety things some I watch but those on cycling or photography it’s not my personal taste but that’s ok as it’s your channel for all the gadgets you enjoy.
Then Mandy’s channel for all Mandy type things. Being a woman Mandy’s age I find those particularly helpful and enjoyable.
I think each channel has a purpose and I am hearing lots of RUclipsrs say there views are diving so it’s not you’re doing something wrong I think RUclips has changed algorithms or something but it must be really frustrating!!!
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Anyway those are only my thoughts and they are kindly meant so I hope you don’t see it as rude. Sometimes feedback is helpful ❤❤❤❤❤
I absolutely love your gadget reviews/tests John, particularly your ebike reviews. It makes sense I think to keep this channel for them and your vlogs for the John and Mandy channel. I’m subscribed to all 3 of your channels and each offers something that is of interest to me. I don’t understand the RUclips algorithms but your vlogs mean far more to me than many others I’m subscribed to. Mind you they use click bait so I guess that’s what pulls the viewers in, but with you and Mandy what you see is what you get. Wishing you and Mandy a Happy Christmas and New Year. Take care, Karen xx
Hi John, Merry Christmas, I quite like the bike rides along with other mix style content, have a great Hogmanay
Hi John & Mandy I hope you have a great Christmas and a very happy new year all the best mate😊
Some of us are technically challenged and I always look through your videos to see if you have an answer to what I’m trying to do, so this channel is great for that as it’s all in one place. Ie I wanted some sort of security cameras for my van and didn’t know how so had a look through yours to see if you had done what I was trying to do. You explain things really well 😊 so merry Christmas and thank you for all your help and tutorials
wish you a merry christmas keep up the great vlogs thanks lee
Ur much appreciated by many for all your great content on all that you do thanks and merry Christmas to you and Mandy happy trails 🤘
Thanks John you have a great Xmas and a good new year
Be safe
Thanks John. You said you were ‘semi-professional’ in your output and also you saw your work/content/process as a hobby. In my view this style and approach makes your channel for me. I have yet to find something you do that I do not appreciate in some way (I even like the bikes). Keep rocking! Have a peaceful Christmas, both of you, and a Happy New Year without the tribulations of the past one.
I like watching the cycling. Merry Christmas to you both ❤
Merry Christmas John Take care.
Hi John, love your van build / tech reviews, with an occasional dive into the bike and day to day stuff. It’s all good whatever😊 Happy Christmas to you both and a peaceful and healthy New Year😊
Merry christmas john mandy hope you have a better year lots love to you both❤
Merry Christmas both - peaceful and healthy new year
You are a interesting guy simply
Thanks for the update John
I. Have noticed other people have been saying the same about U-Tube
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you both
Merry Christmas to you both. Enjoy the break 🎄
Wishing you both a Merry and peaceful Christmas ✨ 🌲 ✨ and a very Happy New Year.
I wish you both a very happy Christmas John and Mandy. I subscribe to all your channels and watch and enjoy them all. You are both naturals and always easy and enjoyable to watch. I love all the gadget and technical stuff even though I don't understand it all. I have learned from many of them but just love em all. I'm no expert on even just watching RUclips but likewise I can see it going downhill/backwards from a user point of view. More and more mods to make it more commercialised and harder to operate for ordinary folk. I've never understood why a perfectly good program or app needs to be constantly modified and updated such that it is no longer easy and enjoyable to use. Oh well there's not a lot in this world that gets better at the moment. We tossed in our TV licence as we didn't like what we saw and we try to avoid any news now.
Anyway back to the point, we'll just keep on subscribing and watching all your videos so thanks again and very best wishes and hopefully a great 2025.
Pete D
What ever video you make, i will watch it. Merry Christmas 🎄
It does make sense John, gadgets for this channel and vlogs for the other one. Regardless I'll be watching both as usual.I would be interested in camera gear and filming techniques, definitely. Merry Christmas to both you and Mandy.
Just do what you enjoy John! All your vids are ace 👍
Happy Christmas John. Love and all the best to both of you for the New Year. Great content all round and so useful. RnR 🎄🍗🎆
Merry Christmas to you both.
Hey John thanks for the update. I quite liked the bike builds 😁. Look forward to your vlogs next year on the channels. Hope you and Mandy have a great Christmas and New Year and that 2025 is a better year for you both
Merry Christmas bud the problem with utube is to many adds
Good to meet you today up at Coed Llangwyfan 😁
John. Happy Christmas first of all. Thanks for all the great content over the years, always enjoyable. My advice woud be - Just have one channel, you're not the BBC ! All content, one channel - different headers for each video style. So John and Mandy Channel (cus we all love Mandy too) but this video is a TECH REVIEW SPOT (or whatever) Next week we'll have a travel blog, the an ebike review etc etc. Keep it simple and keep it fun. X
After 10 years of making videos here the data says viewers prefer different channels for different content. So I’m just going with what the data proves to work best 👍🏻
I'm subscribed to this channel, but get recommendations and watch content on your other channel too. I think you're making the right choice, John.
Merry Christmas to you both xx
Happy Christmas to you and Mandy and all the best for a happy, healthy and peaceful 2025 🙂
Merry Christmas mate
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you both 👍🍻🧑🎄
Merry Christmas John....
Sending love and festive cheer to you both 🎉
Merry Christmas John and mandy
I'd rather watch a vlog about bikes than cameras and video editing as I'm not in the slightest interested in things like that.
Each to his own , if I don't like the look of something, I don't watch it, but wouldn't complain because you hadn't done a vlog on editing, etc.
Have a gud un John and keep on smiling.
Merry Christmas John and Mandy 🎉
Cheers 🍻 all the best . 👍🚐😎
John and Mandy channel, all the way. Keep well.👏
Merry Christmas to you and Mandy.. love all your vlogs ❤🎄
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. I would love to see advice about editing in particular. I am not even sure if I will continue to do RUclips videos, as there has been so much going on in my life. Got several filmed, but not had the time to edit. However, if I make the decision to continue in 2025, I do need help with speeding up the editing process
Merry Christmas 🦘🇦🇺
Merry Christmas John, Mandy and family hope you have a lovely time and get all you won't , and hope you have a great 👍🏼 new year 2025🎉🎉🎉
Merry Christmas to you both and many thanks for sharing the ups and downs of van life ( health issues included )
I guess quadrupling your channels doesn’t alway increase RUclips earning by the same multiple. Quality content with a few varied subjects are personally, are where my interests lay. I’ve unsubscribed to many channels this year solely for either repetitive or poor quality content…….you and Mandy won’t be on that list 😜 Cheers 🥃
happy christmas to you both. looking forward to all the videos for 2025.
Merry Christmas to you and Mandy. Hope you have a good one.
I find getting views on RUclips is hard to do, even if you think you have put out a video that people will be interested in. However, I am a bit like you in the fact that I like creating them. I also get a buzz when you get comments of appreciation if you have helped another RUclipsr sort out a problem with your video.
Merry Christmas 😊
I’m guessing RUclips have made a good deal of revenue from other people’s hard work and content, but wonder if they’ll eventually end up shooting themselves in the foot as they make it less and less attractive to content makers. Who knows, but hey I’ve enjoyed watching your channel ever since I first started watching Gadget John during lockdown, and one of the few things that kept me going. 👍🍻😊
RUclips is fickle isn't it... I don't spend nearly enough time on it. But when I spend 6 hours for 35 views it's a bit disheartening!
It must be frustrating when you don’t get the number watching you videos (sorry I’m an old boy) I have thoroughly enjoyed your technical ones and have followed Mandy with her cancel journey. I to have had cancer on and off for 5 years also lost my wife to it 14 months ago. Please please continue to do your technical stuff and I have now subscribed to the John and Mandy channel as well as the uninteresting Mandy channel.
I’m so sorry for your loss 💔
@ thank you but I’m just pleased that Mandy is getting better. It’s a long hard slog to a full recovery both mentally and physically for both of you. Merry Christmas
Hi John I've been following you and mandy from the start and I must say having all the different channels put me off a bit (sorry) I don't mean this in a nasty way ....if you just stick to gadget John and John and mandy I'm more likely to follow those as more than that gets confusing and the search is harder .....I wish you a great Christmas and a fabulous New year to you both xx
I’ve only got the 2 channels, just this gadget John & then the John & Mandy channel. Not sure what you mean by “all the different channels?
Merry Christmas happy new year ,I like all your videos but mainly how to do stuff and your opinion on the places that you visit . If I decide I want a bike I will come back to look at your vlogs , as I like your reviews. Thank you so much for all your hard work have a healthy new year “eat some broccoli 🥦 “maybe a New Year’s resolution or a name of a new channel 😂😂 you never named your van ? I thought Gizmo was a winner 🏆🤭😂😂😂 anyway you and little m have a Good one 👍👍👍🏴🏴😂🦢
Dont do a vlog one on hats !!!!! 😮
My honest opinion. You know your stuff on electrics and all tech stuff & i love it but i find you come across sometimes arrogant. On replying to comments you sometimes say 'I spoke about this in the vid' in a kind of rude way, or 'obviously i know something about editing, cos look at the number of subscribers' Your a cool guy, and I get you, but sometimes just lighten up a little, and be more humble mate. There are people who watch who are multi-millionaires, and don't have time to watch full videos, so just remember that. Thank you
It’s your opinion and you’re allowed to see the world your way, however, it might be good to walk in the shoes of other folks, for example when you take the time to make informative videos to then have a handful of people ask questions that are well explained in a video.
So I think I’ve earned the right to point that out to people they should watch the video in full! and I know many millionaires and not one of them would dare to assume their time is more important than anyone else’s.
As for being humble, I’m very proud of who I am and what I do & whilst I don’t assume I’m better than others, I know there are some people out there that aren’t as considerate & nice as I am. So maybe I fail your humble test.
The bike videos don't do so bad do they? Average 10,000+.
They get very few views from subscribers
2:00 I believe you would do better to review camp chairs as [casts an eye around the community] there are a lot more people sitting on their ass than out on bikes. 🤭
🤭🤣 mate that’s brilliant
All sounds logical.
Merry Christmas to you all 🎄💙❤️