Hi Bob - another excellent video. Its a personal point of view but after using an aqua roll and waste master for many years when caravanning I find that it's a huge benefit for me now to simply be able to drive our campervan over to the motorhome point every couple of days and fill up with water and off load the waste. I am also aware of keeping our campervan below its gross vehicle weight so it is something to consider before purchasing too many accessories.
This is the perfect channel for me, I’m planning on going traveling in the uk and mainly Scotland in April. I’m also from australia and have never been motorhoming so I don’t know anything
First time we saw your Taylor Made cover few years ago we ordered one the next day for our van, worth every penny. It is the First thing we buy also when getting a new van. The same with your expanding waste drain pipes so easy to store and use. Not doing us much good with the Adamo at the moment, will be getting that changed soon.
Many thanks Bob, methinks you motorhome is better equipped then my house!! Take care. I have the Gtec for the house and caravan, but always keep the filters cleaned out.
We’ve just bought our motor home which is a 2022 ex hire Roller Team 740 we hired it in the summer and now purchased. Your videos are super and u watched the one when you demonstrate the Taylor Made screen cover. When my husband went to collect it as they are only 3 miles from us they asked if we knew how to fit it. I said I’d seen a video and they asked if it was their video or Bob Earnshaw’s !! I mention your name in our house so much as always watching !! Invaluable
Really useful list, Bob. Maybe we do need comfy chairs after all... I like to take a collapsible crate to carry the washing up from the van to the site washing area - a bit prosaic I know, but I find it handy.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo we have three JRT’s! They are intensely interested! We’ve just come back from a 4 day stay at Derwent water where the have resident Pheasants, the dogs loved watching them from the window! However it would be a different story outside.
Hi Bob & Jen great video as usual. Many products we already have and use. We also have the 574 motorhome but dinette version. When using the wast pipe & tank cleaning liquid, Am I assuming correctly that you pour the required mixed solution down through your sink drains to clean both the pipes & tank? Stay safe. Jo & Russ
The Fenwicks instructions say to add tank cleaner mix directly into the tank and leave to soak, but we don't have an access cap to the waste tank, so it has to go in via the sink. It does say you can use undiluted for blocked pipes.
Thanks Bob that's a very comprehensive list, we loved watching your videos like this when choosing our van it was so helpful although keeping this one hidden from Caroline in case she sees the toaster, they "don't work" in our van 😉 😂👍
Very informative video Bob, what I will say though is some of the items you showed were to me luxury items that weren't perhaps essentials? We have to be mindful of the expense of these items and also the weight as it would be eady to exceed the weight limit especially if our motorhomes have a garage!
Great ideas Bob. I had a few of those but not all. Thanks! For ultra marathoning I have a fabric disk which is a collapsing set of hangable accordion shelves
Thank you for your recommendations as well as the links where you bought yours from Bob. We haven't motorhomed long so still learning what could be useful. Will be reviewing your list to see if any could apply for our own needs.
Hi Bob Great tip regarding the Duvalays. I thought the only real use for these was if you had to make up your bed every night. However, our van also has fixed single beds and it is a problem trying to prevent the duvet falling off the bed. We usually resort to tucking the end under the mattress. Will now consider buying the duvalay. Thanks.
Hi bib great videos been watching for a while and seen alot about the jackery explorer I'm wondering if I holds enough power to boil a kettle ? Wondering if you could answer this cheers
An electric kettle is around 1.5kW and the Jackery Explorer 1000 provides up to 1kW, so the answer is no. That's one reason I've never bothered with an electric kettle. You would need a powerbank with at least 1.5kW (1500W) or higher.
Another fantastic vid from bob got few things from list bob my main one is car to tow now really happy also fold away steps they really do come in handy barbi to great for cooking outside so keep up good work what you jenny do is amazing me my wife really love watching vids i watch them over and over never get bored we love the way you record the trips to different sites very well mapped out to like i said other comments we went to chatsworth omg lovely site bob thanks once again hope to see you again on site say hello again to you both safe journey next trip regards rolf marivel baby ayesha chance staffi
Hi Bob, which screen cover did you get, the standard or the long. As a newbie, forgive me if this question sounds daft, but what a ‘Remis blinds’, apparently it is a required answer before you order the cover!
We got the long cover, Remis blinds are the pull together concertina screens fitted to the front and side van windows of motorhomes like ours. You can see them in many of our videos.
Hi Bob, loved watching the recommendations the first time round and really enjoyed the update, we’ve got quite a few things but need a screen cover and we will buy the mirror covers for definite. Thanks so much very informative x
Great video Bob. We had a minor disaster on our first MH trip earlier this month at the Castleton C&MH Club site. On the 2nd day we had to refill our fresh water tank. We have a flat hose kit. But we just stuck the end of the hose with an adjustable flow nozzle straight into our water filler point pipe. Half way through filling the tank up, the nozzle came off of the end of the hose and got stuck inside the water tank filler pipe. It was a good job I had a pair of screwdrivers. Because I had to undo the jubilee clips from the water tank filler pipe under the bench seat. I then had to completely remove the filler pipe, in order to get the stuck hose nozzle out of it. So as soon as soon as we got home, I ordered one of those water tank filler caps with the hose lock adapter on it. So now we won't be repeating that mistake again lol.
Yes, they also prevent having to stand there holding the hose! Think that also happened to us, though the hose lock fell inside the tank, had to fish it out!
Some really useful stuff - I definitely need a shorter electrical lead to save having wire all over when hookup is close - great reminder 😄 Do you find the Avtex navigation system keeps you off any daft routes (unsuitable roads etc?) you may have done a video on this will check after writing (should, have probably checked first!) - thank you David 👍
Not had a problem with daft routes, but you do have to check instructions for the campsite. Have a look at Avtex Tourer Two: ua-cam.com/play/PLUi3rqw12j2oWhbgAQxjz34OYOKubjqsu.html
Hello great video as always ,newbies to motor homing we collect our van soon .Looking for recommendations on motorhome ins companies and trackers ,thanks
I don't like doing recommendations on insurance. It's only when you actually need them do you find how good or not, they are. We are currently with Safeguard. Our Swift motorhome came fitted with a tracker, part of the Swift Command system, and I've never had the need to use it, fortunately.
We don't tend to film our cooking, maybe because we're not exactly exciting chefs, like a lot of UA-camrs seem to be these days, but here's one ua-cam.com/users/shortsckPFD-L_82A?feature=share
Thank you for this, your first 3 would be in my essentials. The thermal screen has been a game changer. I’ve made a note of the door mirror and step to see if they are on offer at the NEC in February. Along with the other bits and pieces I’m looking for. Take care Gill
Hi Bob, I'm about to buy a sat nav but not sure if to go for avtex tourer two or garmin camper 780. Have you used both of these and what are your thoughts on them. Regards carl
I believe the Avtex Tourer Two is basically the same as the Garmin 780 but it has all the Caravan and Motorhome Club Sites preloaded with a customised menu and you can get a discount if you are a club member. I did three videos on the Avtex here's the first ua-cam.com/video/ezuzf1Ycc6I/v-deo.html
Hi again Bob. Do you think its worth going to the expense of getting one of those Netgear Mifi Routers? The cheapest one on Amazon is £320 and that one you have is £388. I could use my mobile phone as a Mobile Hotspot, to connect a FireTV Stick to. Or would the Netgear be better?
The Netgear will always be better than the phone. The difference is the Netgear will handle multiple connections better and give you faster uploads and downloads, which means less buffering when watching streamed TV. It has one job to do, unlike your phone. But, if you find the phone adequate, then save yourself the money.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo Its something to look at in the future. We managed to get a decent terrestrial TV signal on our trip to Castleton. We didn't try out our FireTV stick. The site Wifi was not free, so we didn't bother with it. Mind you the site leaflet said the Wifi wasn't that good anyway.
Hi, the link also shows the netgear AC797 with the slower throughput. The M2 is probably overdoing it unless you have 10 devices all streaming 4k ;-) I'm researching Huawei e5785 and e5776 options for £70
Thanks for the video Bob. Very useful suggestions. Can I ask, i seem to remember you cooking on a portable halogen hob and wondered if you rated them over gas? We don't have a built in hot plate on the hob and with gas supplies the way they are, we were wondering if this would be a worthwhile addition to our itinerary? Thanks Rob & Jo
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Hi Bob - another excellent video. Its a personal point of view but after using an aqua roll and waste master for many years when caravanning I find that it's a huge benefit for me now to simply be able to drive our campervan over to the motorhome point every couple of days and fill up with water and off load the waste. I am also aware of keeping our campervan below its gross vehicle weight so it is something to consider before purchasing too many accessories.
This is the perfect channel for me, I’m planning on going traveling in the uk and mainly Scotland in April. I’m also from australia and have never been motorhoming so I don’t know anything
Good to have you on board!
Only thing I can think of you may need is a good first aid kit, another great video thanks for taking the time and trouble to release them.
Thanks, one I forgot!
First time we saw your Taylor Made cover few years ago we ordered one the next day for our van, worth every penny. It is the First thing we buy also when getting a new van. The same with your expanding waste drain pipes so easy to store and use. Not doing us much good with the Adamo at the moment, will be getting that changed soon.
Thanks that good to hear. Some people have had an additional pipe added to the Adamo waste pipe to bring it out to the side.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo we have all the pipeing from Bailey to do that just waiting for our guy to have some time to get it done,
Every time I watch one of your accessorie videos Bob I end up spending. Keep em coming.
Excellent video Bob - well worth the update
few things on your list bob that we are now going to purchase even if mark doesn’t know it yet 🤣🤣🤣 thanks for reminding me
Just ordered the collapsible waste pipe, thanks for sharing!
Thanks, very useful but of kit.
Bob- once again a great video very informative! For a mature couple you guys are up on the lates items😄😄😄.
Many thanks Bob, methinks you motorhome is better equipped then my house!! Take care. I have the Gtec for the house and caravan, but always keep the filters cleaned out.
I wouldn't want to do a house accessories video! 😊👍
We’ve just bought our motor home which is a 2022 ex hire Roller Team 740 we hired it in the summer and now purchased. Your videos are super and u watched the one when you demonstrate the Taylor Made screen cover. When my husband went to collect it as they are only 3 miles from us they asked if we knew how to fit it. I said I’d seen a video and they asked if it was their video or Bob Earnshaw’s !! I mention your name in our house so much as always watching !! Invaluable
Thank you, the Taylormade people were very pleased when we mentioned them in the video.
Another brilliant video Bob 🤩👍
Really informative thank you 🙏
What would we do without you. Xx you're a gem.
Thank you 😊
Great recomendations with some things i would not have thought about. Good to renew videos too has knew inventions and experiences etc come out.
Thanks
Thanks Bob for the recommendation on the Auajex Toilet bag, just ordered one from Amazon.
Thank you, very useful bag.
Really useful list, Bob. Maybe we do need comfy chairs after all...
I like to take a collapsible crate to carry the washing up from the van to the site washing area - a bit prosaic I know, but I find it handy.
We had a collapsible bowl. Hardly every used it. I always seem to be washing up in the van!
Very helpful video, thank you!
Great refresher Bob - 👏 brought the MH last year and brought the basics to start after watching you VLOGs ☝️
Hi Bob I’m glad our caravan is stocked as well as your camper. However I recommend a bird feeder station! Hours of entertainment.. Winter and summer.
Hours of entertainment for Poppy barking at the birds! 😂
@@BobEarnshawMoHo we have three JRT’s! They are intensely interested! We’ve just come back from a 4 day stay at Derwent water where the have resident Pheasants, the dogs loved watching them from the window! However it would be a different story outside.
Poppy barks at birds, she thinks she is guarding us!
Hi Bob & Jen great video as usual. Many products we already have and use. We also have the 574 motorhome but dinette version. When using the wast pipe & tank cleaning liquid, Am I assuming correctly that you pour the required mixed solution down through your sink drains to clean both the pipes & tank? Stay safe. Jo & Russ
The Fenwicks instructions say to add tank cleaner mix directly into the tank and leave to soak, but we don't have an access cap to the waste tank, so it has to go in via the sink. It does say you can use undiluted for blocked pipes.
Thanks Bob really useful. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Bob some really good useful products there.
You're welcome, I missed a couple too!
@@BobEarnshawMoHo I bet there is so much we carry and dont take for granted that we use most times.
@@suzybeetravels I try to chuck out the stuff I don't use when I go for the Habitation service.
Really helpful and informative for us newbies, thank you Bob 👍
Thanks Bob that's a very comprehensive list, we loved watching your videos like this when choosing our van it was so helpful although keeping this one hidden from Caroline in case she sees the toaster, they "don't work" in our van 😉 😂👍
Very informative video Bob, what I will say though is some of the items you showed were to me luxury items that weren't perhaps essentials? We have to be mindful of the expense of these items and also the weight as it would be eady to exceed the weight limit especially if our motorhomes have a garage!
That's why I did an Essential Accessories video as well.
Another really useful video. Thank you Bob.
You're welcome
Great ideas Bob. I had a few of those but not all. Thanks! For ultra marathoning I have a fabric disk which is a collapsing set of hangable accordion shelves
Sounds useful.
Thanks bob
Thank you for your recommendations as well as the links where you bought yours from Bob. We haven't motorhomed long so still learning what could be useful. Will be reviewing your list to see if any could apply for our own needs.
We’ve also used Taylormade for years👍
Hi Bob
Great tip regarding the Duvalays. I thought the only real use for these was if you had to make up your bed every night. However, our van also has fixed single beds and it is a problem trying to prevent the duvet falling off the bed. We usually resort to tucking the end under the mattress. Will now consider buying the duvalay. Thanks.
Yes, when we switched to single beds from a make up double, we did wonder if we'd use them. Much better than single duvays.
Good to see you Bob hope Jenny is well .🚐😁
Very well thanks
I thought I had just about everything we needed but it seems I’m wrong 😂😂😂
Great informative video Bob. I know both you and Jenny have years of experience motorhoming and thank you for sharing that knowledge x
Glad to help.
Great video bob .. skip the toast at bedtime and you will be on that stool in no time !
Hi bib great videos been watching for a while and seen alot about the jackery explorer I'm wondering if I holds enough power to boil a kettle ? Wondering if you could answer this cheers
An electric kettle is around 1.5kW and the Jackery Explorer 1000 provides up to 1kW, so the answer is no. That's one reason I've never bothered with an electric kettle. You would need a powerbank with at least 1.5kW (1500W) or higher.
Another fantastic vid from bob got few things from list bob my main one is car to tow now really happy also fold away steps they really do come in handy barbi to great for cooking outside so keep up good work what you jenny do is amazing me my wife really love watching vids i watch them over and over never get bored we love the way you record the trips to different sites very well mapped out to like i said other comments we went to chatsworth omg lovely site bob thanks once again hope to see you again on site say hello again to you both safe journey next trip regards rolf marivel baby ayesha chance staffi
Thanks for watching.
Hi Bob, which screen cover did you get, the standard or the long. As a newbie, forgive me if this question sounds daft, but what a ‘Remis blinds’, apparently it is a required answer before you order the cover!
We got the long cover, Remis blinds are the pull together concertina screens fitted to the front and side van windows of motorhomes like ours. You can see them in many of our videos.
loving the updates on these. I based my original purchases on your recommendations. Very interested to see if they are still in my recommendations.
Hi Bob, loved watching the recommendations the first time round and really enjoyed the update, we’ve got quite a few things but need a screen cover and we will buy the mirror covers for definite. Thanks so much very informative x
Once again very good food for thought and tips! :-)
Hi Bob good video as all ways nice what you are doing done good job .
Great video Bob. We had a minor disaster on our first MH trip earlier this month at the Castleton C&MH Club site. On the 2nd day we had to refill our fresh water tank. We have a flat hose kit. But we just stuck the end of the hose with an adjustable flow nozzle straight into our water filler point pipe. Half way through filling the tank up, the nozzle came off of the end of the hose and got stuck inside the water tank filler pipe. It was a good job I had a pair of screwdrivers. Because I had to undo the jubilee clips from the water tank filler pipe under the bench seat. I then had to completely remove the filler pipe, in order to get the stuck hose nozzle out of it. So as soon as soon as we got home, I ordered one of those water tank filler caps with the hose lock adapter on it. So now we won't be repeating that mistake again lol.
Yes, they also prevent having to stand there holding the hose! Think that also happened to us, though the hose lock fell inside the tank, had to fish it out!
Great recommendations 👍
Thank you
Some really useful stuff - I definitely need a shorter electrical lead to save having wire all over when hookup is close - great reminder 😄 Do you find the Avtex navigation system keeps you off any daft routes (unsuitable roads etc?) you may have done a video on this will check after writing (should, have probably checked first!) - thank you David 👍
Not had a problem with daft routes, but you do have to check instructions for the campsite. Have a look at Avtex Tourer Two: ua-cam.com/play/PLUi3rqw12j2oWhbgAQxjz34OYOKubjqsu.html
@@BobEarnshawMoHo thank you - appreciated
Hello great video as always ,newbies to motor homing we collect our van soon .Looking for recommendations on motorhome ins companies and trackers ,thanks
I don't like doing recommendations on insurance. It's only when you actually need them do you find how good or not, they are. We are currently with Safeguard. Our Swift motorhome came fitted with a tracker, part of the Swift Command system, and I've never had the need to use it, fortunately.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo many thanks
never seen a video of you using the safari chef is there any ?
We don't tend to film our cooking, maybe because we're not exactly exciting chefs, like a lot of UA-camrs seem to be these days, but here's one ua-cam.com/users/shortsckPFD-L_82A?feature=share
Sorry to be a pain bob but what model Gtech is that please? I have a Gtech but it doesn’t look anything like that .. mine is an older model though 😊
If you look in the video description there is a link to the product.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo oh brill , will do thanks 👍
Thank you for this, your first 3 would be in my essentials. The thermal screen has been a game changer. I’ve made a note of the door mirror and step to see if they are on offer at the NEC in February. Along with the other bits and pieces I’m looking for. Take care Gill
Thank you. Links in the video description if you can't find them at the show 😊
hi bob great video could you please tell me what make of chair is your wife sitting on looks a good one many thanks
Please have a look in the video description (click more). I believe I listed everything there.
Thanks - lots of good recommendations there.
When you tow your car, does the car clock the mileage while towed and does this affect servicing?
No the mileage is not recorded when being towed.
Hi Bob 👋 just us2 saying hi and thanks 👋great video update and information 👋 den and sue 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🚌🚌🚌
Hi Bob, I'm about to buy a sat nav but not sure if to go for avtex tourer two or garmin camper 780. Have you used both of these and what are your thoughts on them. Regards carl
I believe the Avtex Tourer Two is basically the same as the Garmin 780 but it has all the Caravan and Motorhome Club Sites preloaded with a customised menu and you can get a discount if you are a club member. I did three videos on the Avtex here's the first ua-cam.com/video/ezuzf1Ycc6I/v-deo.html
@@BobEarnshawMoHo thank you for the information, very much appriciated, the wife and I will watch the video thank you
Hi again Bob. Do you think its worth going to the expense of getting one of those Netgear Mifi Routers? The cheapest one on Amazon is £320 and that one you have is £388. I could use my mobile phone as a Mobile Hotspot, to connect a FireTV Stick to. Or would the Netgear be better?
The Netgear will always be better than the phone. The difference is the Netgear will handle multiple connections better and give you faster uploads and downloads, which means less buffering when watching streamed TV. It has one job to do, unlike your phone. But, if you find the phone adequate, then save yourself the money.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo Its something to look at in the future. We managed to get a decent terrestrial TV signal on our trip to Castleton. We didn't try out our FireTV stick. The site Wifi was not free, so we didn't bother with it. Mind you the site leaflet said the Wifi wasn't that good anyway.
Great vid Bob ...wow that M2 router is expensive ....can you use fire stick without it?
Of course, any mobile phone or router will work.
Hi, the link also shows the netgear AC797 with the slower throughput. The M2 is probably overdoing it unless you have 10 devices all streaming 4k ;-) I'm researching Huawei e5785 and e5776 options for £70
@@tonywhite6985 it works well for us. Bare in mind I'm often uploading 3-5gb videos, as well as streaming movies often in remote locations.
@@BobEarnshawMoHo yeah true, doubt we'll be uploading too much. Like the idea of sharing WiFi with campsite friends. Very generous :)
@@BobEarnshawMoHo sorry I am not up on these gadgets at all
Where do you put all this stuff.?
It all went in, lockers, under the bed outside lockers, under lockers. I have a garage now on our new motorhome.
Thanks for the video Bob. Very useful suggestions. Can I ask, i seem to remember you cooking on a portable halogen hob and wondered if you rated them over gas? We don't have a built in hot plate on the hob and with gas supplies the way they are, we were wondering if this would be a worthwhile addition to our itinerary? Thanks Rob & Jo
No, never used one, think that might have been Ads and Zoë from Herman Hits The Road or the Happy Travellers when they did videos.