Cancelling our Motorhome membership...and Redders gets gassy
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- This week we uncover the last of our stops on our Rip off Britain motorhome tour.
We stay on a farm campsite and enjoy the countryside and a some noisy racers!
We make the decision that the Caravan and Motorhome club is no longer for us!
Meanwhile, Redders is getting a bit more gassy than usual and goes through how he fixed our wonky gaslow system.
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We are Corrin and Paul and we travel Europe in our Motorhome with our two intrepid travel hounds Dolly and Pippa!
At the moment while we wait for our schengen allowance to reset we have taken a trip in the UK to uncover the costs of motorhoming in the UK.
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I visited a large caravan club site in Chesterfield and the small shop was permanently closed i.e. bread & milk etc, basically only 2 staff to run the site, normally have 4 staff. A sign of charging more for less services, plus the pricing was excessive.
A sign of the times for sure ❤️
Love my road rallying!! Not done it for a while though!
Time to get the rallying on the go again soon 👍👍
If you are travelling between sites there are showers in the motorway services or truck stops
Thanks for watching and sharing your tips 👍👍👍
35years of Caravan club (CAMC) albeit mostly rallies , but even they were getting expensive . Spent the summer using CCC temporary holiday sites , no facilities but £10 / £12.50 a night .
Yes, it’s all becoming expensive isn’t it… but totally agree, temp holiday sites, independents and aires seem to be the way forward ! Thanks for watching the vlog and taking time to leave us a comment ❤️
Hi, We agree with all Your remarks concerning the cc. We have been Members for about thirty years, they are not interested in their membership too many members and not enough sites We noticed a site in the N/E of England at £42.50 for a non awning pitch We now use independent sites as We don't camp off grid as We like our creature comforts.
Thanks so much for watching and sharing your thoughts. It’s been a huge surprise to us how many people agree with our sentiments on this video. The CaMC need to be careful, they are losing fans rapidly
Thanks again for you sharing your knowledge it’s very helpful
So nice of you, you are very welcome
Have you tried the greener camping club? I recently had a nice week in Pembrokeshire 2 nights at a club site great facilities no Wi-Fi and was relatively expensive, that was Freshwater East. I wanted to stay near Dale so I Googled sites and Point Farm came up. Great little spot 3 pitches with electric hook up and glamping sheds and pitches for tents. The club was set up by site owners fed up with the Caravan and Motorhome club smaller sites with simpler facilities worth a try
Thanks for your recommendation, we shall definitely take a look into this, sounds like a great option, the sort of site we love… thanks for watching and commenting, very much appreciated ❤️
That was funny 😂. Joking apart,some great advice and top tips 👍. Keep up the great work.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching
Hi that was really interesting. and just stick in .........
Thankyou ! 🫢👍😂
Hi guys, we totally agree about the caravan and motorhome club site and the ridiculous prices. They are now charging. In the first year of membership we stayed at one site and was so appalled by the attitude of the wardens, the lack of useful facilities and the exorbitant price of a pitch we decided never to use a dedicated C AMC site again. However, we do like the certified locations they have and find them and their owners to be wonderful. Great video, will subscribe and look forward to seeing more of your videos. All the best, Zoe
Good morning Zoe, yes totally agree, prices have sky rocketed, we enjoy the smaller independent sites and aires, which are becoming busier whilst more expensive sites are becoming emptier … we have recently stayed at a lovely farm site for £16 a night, which was amazing , whilst larger sites charging 3 times that remain almost empty … , thanks for watching and leaving a comment ! Much appreciated ❤️
Brilliant Vlog!
Been following you a little while and so glad I did, this budgeting series is has been fab, I sent a PM which you responded with a lovely reply too! I’m with you on the wild camping especially if in the wilderness alone, if there are other campers we would feel more comfortable.
With CAMC but have only used once club site this year but have been on 4 Rally’s and have 2 more this year. so have got my moneys worth!
See you hopefully at the show!
Hi Ian, thank you for watching and your lovely comment.
We are coming as day visitors to the show on Sunday (last minute plan change)
Come and say Hi if you see us wandering around
I recommend Hereford rowing club, £8 each and use of toilets, showers and washing up sink
Fabulous, just put it on our list. Thank you so much for watching
Hi guys, be mindful of false positives from your gas detectors they can pickup other elements away from all combustible gases such as fairy liquid maybe after checking for a leak and sometimes your breath . I totally agree with you on your assessment of all the different types of places to stay. I also think the clubs are far too expensive now . All the best James
Thanks so much for watching James and leaving us a comment, we will be mindful 👍
I cancelled my membership,a lot of money for not a lot on site, saved a fortune booking on other independent, family sites.
Yes, independent is the way to go, we are away in York at the moment using a local to town campra site , really good 👍
Road rallies are timed, they set off every 45/60seconds normally, as it’s not meant to be about overtaking on public roads
We had no real idea how they worked until that night, was actually quite interesting for us when we did a google
Hi! Really interesting about the CAMC (collect as much cash) not being for you. When we first started out motor-homing we thought this was the only way. It changed names while we were members and as the membership fees went up every year, it took a while to realise they really are over priced for what you get. I had to complain to their HQ about a charge, after an over zealous area manager in Norfolk decided I should pay a whole nights stay for parking for 45 mins at the reception of one of their sites. After that, never again. I did wonder if having a membership log full of CL telephone numbers, whether or not those CLs would let you stay on their site WITHOUT being members?
To use a CL you must be a CAMC member, but they are a great option if you are off grid capable.
😂😂 love your camc name!
We’ve found some great sites on pitch up that are very cheap. Our membership doesn’t run out until December, so we will try a couple of CLs but I honestly can’t see it being worth the membership fee I’d we can find very similar in pitch up. Thank you for watching
Fantastic blog thanks for the gas detection unit will definitely buy 1 cheers x
Thanks for the comment and watching the vlog, much appreciated, yes the detector is a great bit of kit !
Hi corrin and Paul 👋 just us 2saying hi some very useful tips. We have also cancell our carvan and motorhome club membership.to.and useing Park up. too .and park 4night 👋den and sue 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🚌🚌🚌
Don’t blame you! They charge us so we can be then charged extortionate prices. Something wrong there.
Hope you are both well xx
Just for information you are not allowed to wild camp in Scotland, the wild camping rules only apply to tents.
Absolutely, yes I think we ( us ) are guilty of misusing the phrase wild camping, perhaps we should say overnight camping , the land reform act has made many parts more accessible, but as you correctly say applicable to tents ,we have stayed overnight at lochs / roadside and always give Scotland the respect it deserves, there is plenty to choose from ❤️ thanks for your comment , much appreciated 🙂
CAMC business model needs a total rehash. £60 for a pitch on a shabby serviced site cannot be justified
Yes, I think it’s about time to reassess , the empty sites must be telling for them !
Hey guys, that was really interesting, we've got an automatic switch over regulator, which has been great, but we don't have a gas tester, we think we'll get one when we get back from the States...and of course Gary can then try the party trick 😂😂 lots of love Julia and Gary 💕
😂😂 it’s a superb trick yes? Not sure if Paul can reveal the secrets of the trick, or he faces expulsion from the magic circle!
Thanks for your support as always,
Lots of love xxx
@@redsgotravels "expulsion from the magic circle" 🤣🤣🤣💕
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Great video guys 🥰 we agree re the membership we are going to cancel ours tbh when we travelled with Dad he does like these sites and it does save you money but we don’t tend to use them now! So funny with the gas detector 😂😜😝🤪 love it !! 🤣🤣🥰 good advice on fire safety - go do some probing and ring that dingaling 😜xxx
Looks like lots are cancelling, they are going to need to rethink pricing.
I hope Marks is not getting probe envy 😂😂😂
Thanks for your support as always
Lots of love xxx
😂😂😂 what a dirty laugh, but what sensible advice on a serious note 👍
😂😂😂 thanks for watching
I do not trust the automatic changeover to switch Gas cylinders. Prefer to manually switch on Gas bottles that way when i use the the other one it's time to start looking for LPG/GPL. Canterbury Park & Ride was £8 overnight only £4 to midnight with free bus into City also two water taps drive over gray waste for black you must lift the grid.
Thanks for watching and your great tip about Canterbury! I’ve just put it on our list 👍
I have the Gaslow on my 2003 van, I use to have the same system as you, but I changed it to two regulators and low pressure pipes, I find that keeping the high pressure in the tanks and not the pipes makes me feel better safety wise, I did this after I met a guy in Italy who had a high pressure hose from his tanks split and then the fridge ignited the gas, His high pressure pipe was in date. I know you were an ex Fireman so maybe you think I'm been silly?, I also like the idea that when one tank runs out (always in the middle of the night btw 🙂) I can change it over manually hence know where I am gas wise I then full up within a day or two to top the system up.
Hi and thank you for taking the time to comment ! Much appreciated, anything to make you feel safer is always for the best, the regulator serves to reduce the gas pressure, and depending on your system, any safe modifications can only be for the better !
Our changeover is automatic, but when it does switch, the dial indicates red, showing it has switched and it’s time to recharge the initial supplying cylinder ! It’s quite a good system and as long as you check it regularly there shouldn’t be any surprises in running out ! Thanks again for watching and commenting 😊
Just come back from Scotland which is fairly new to us, Loch Earn in central Scotland. Great for wild camping Loch side. Great to see so many campers, caravanners & motorhomers wild camping, although we didnt realise it was a thing there till we arrived on our pre-booked site. Looks like it's worth a go. By the way, are you masquerading as Lee Anderson?
Scotland is lovely and so accommodating, love the Lochs up there, we shall certainly be returning… glad you enjoyed your travels ❤️ thanks for the comment and view , very much appreciated 👍
Good gas 👍
Sure is!
We just use the cl sites not the main site which I think are well over priced
Yes, I think the CLs are a better option too
Funny that been watching your vids and honestly didn't know! said to the Mrs he's either a Copper or a Firefighter! ( The build) know your ex now as you said. Really enjoying as especially doing it on a budget!👌👍
😂😂 well you got it totally right there!
Yes, he’s a pensioner now, so it’s budget all the way, and while we do it we will be sharing every money saving tip we can .
Thanks so much for watching
Your not the only ones we will not be renewing with the CMC they are over priced but also over subscribed, think they have forgotten what its all about
Those pigtails have a best before date…so dont pay full price for a very dated one…
Thanks very much for your tip 👍
I purchased the same gas detector but the screen is very dull and I cannot read it in daylight. I replaced the batteries still the same. Is your screen clearly visible in daylight?
I’ve just checked and yes it seems fine in daylight, have you taken the screen plastic off as I think ours looked brighter after that. Otherwise I think you may have a dodgy one
@@redsgotravels yes I took the plastic cover off - it was only readable under my duvet! So it's gone back. May buy another one and hope its better. Thanks.
@richyrich7122 oh I definitely think you had a dud! Hopefully your next one will be much better
I like your Mexican hombre on the front…you now need a La Cucaracha musical alert system…and a stop at Taco Bell..and a bottle of Tequila..
😂😂😂 that is Carlos! He is essential to our travels!
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment
@@redsgotravels we’ve got Mario overseeing our travels,he hangs in the door..
Can’t go anywhere without them 👍😉
@@redsgotravels Mario we met him in Aldi the other day so we’re still getting to know him..
😂 a new travel friend!
I’m sure you will have him as well travelled as our Carlos in no time 😂
Buy ing a packet of crisps and a bottle of Coke would be ok?
I guess it would, but even as cheapskates we prefer to give the pub some custom for food