7 countries, 3,000 miles, one month in an Autosleper Kingham. What did we really think? HD 1080p
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- In this video we sum up our views after spending a month travelling to 7 countries in the Kingham. What did we think of the drivers and roads in the different countries? How did the vehicle perform as a van? How did the habitation area work out as accommodation? Watch and find out!
Sounds like a great trip
It certainly was 😀
The layout of your van is a definite bonus when touring. We have a rear u shaped lounge with beds to make up hmmmm after our 5 week tour of Portugal and Spain it did get a bit repetitive 😂. Look forward to your thoughts about being on an organised tour. Thanks
I think as a day time layout you can’t beat a U shaped lounge. When we were looking we decided that a fixed bed was a priority though, and at this size of van didn’t come across any fixed bed U shaped lounge layouts. So we compromised U shaped lounge for the single settee and captains chairs - I don’t think there really is a right or wrong answer, more a case of which feature will annoy you least 🤣
Nice one Wolfie (and Mrs W)….. great to hear that you had a fab holiday and the Kingham was a success. Also, great that you called out a special mention for the Windows. Any issues with condensation on the side / rear windows? All the best and looking forward to your videos on the tour company
Thanks for watching and commenting. We didn’t have any issues with the windows, although in late March/October camping trips they do tend to get a little condensation on them by morning. Not enough to worry about or have to squeegy off though, it disappears quite quickly. Tour vs non tour video will be out in a couple of weeks 👍🏻
One can shower in a van with about 10 litres of water (one doesn't stand under a running shower)
We have just done similar mileage in our Kingham and we were away for five weeks in France and Andorra and just like yourselves we were very pleased with the van. We mainly used toll roads to get to main locations but it allowed us more time staying on sites. We haven’t had the final bill yet from Emovis 😳but to be fair the roads were excellent and no litter. Lynn Alan and Cody 🐾
Hope you had as good a time as we did 👍🏻
Great informative video, thanks. Would you recommend Autosleeper regarding build quality and comfort?
Thanks for watching and kind comment. As regards recommending, there are definitely some quality issues with the build of the Kingham, many of which are no more than minor annoyances as opposed to things not working properly. For example, the drawer fronts in the kitchen could do with being 5mm bigger all round and that would hide the edge of the opening (from certain angles the drawer fronts look too small to cover the aperture). So this to me is poor build quality, all AS of this age are like it but good QC would have picked this up. Things that have failed have been third party items so could happen on any van that uses the same supplier (there are many MH manufacturers but relatively few suppliers so they all seem to use one of two or three companies components such as fridges, handles, hinges etc). Comfort wise we don’t have any issues with the Kingham. Bed is very comfortable, as is settee and driving seat whether in driving position or spun round as chairs. Being hyper critical it would be nice if there were armrests on both sides of the front seats, not just the inner side. I think this has been changed on current models, but not 100% sure. Overall, I took the view that there may be better made vans out there, but the Kingham layout was as near to ideal as we could get. I can change anything in the van component wise etc if I didn’t like the quality, and improve other areas. But I can’t change the layout, so the deck on was made. You might want to check out IH, I was very impressed with the quality but sadly the layout wasn’t as good. Hope this helps!
@@WolfiesWheels Thanks for the detailed response. What is IH?
IH are a converter/manufacturer based in Knottingley. Website link is www.ihmotorhomes.com if you want to take a look
@@WolfiesWheels
Thanks .
Hello 🙋♂️.
Hope you are both good !!
The thought of doing an organised travel
trip in my campervan is appealing especially
in Europe. Safety in No’s, exchanging views,
ect ect while touring !!
My question is - do all (12) vans
travel in a convoy from one Country to
the next ??
How do you communicate with
each other whilst driving - are you given a “Walkie Talkie” to communicate with all the
other drivers / vans ??
Are there “toilet / coffee” breaks - where you
all pull off and meet up for an hour and exchange views ??
Do the people who
run the tour give additional advice on cheap
petrol ⛽️ prices, best supermarket,
ect ect ??
Are you all given map references
and coordination references each
day before you set off ??
Is there one just one overnight stay at each campsite ??
Thanks 🙏
James ✌️🫶❤️
Thanks for watching and raising the questions. All will be answered in a future video 😀