Barefoot Classic and Forward caravan tour, review and interview with founder Cathy Chamberlain
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
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00:00 Introduction
00:40 Exterior Details
02:35 Interior Overview
04:55 Kitchen
06:55 Washroom
09:03 Interview with Cathy Chamberlain
24:20 Barefoot Forward
27:14 Final Thoughts - Is it NotAnotherWhiteBox approved?
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Happy Caravanning,
Cameron.
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Great episode! Lovely looking caravan, but I must say that if I saw this van in a showroom I'd be questioning the quality - the window latches and stays are the usual poor quality plastic flimsy items and the silicone work around the bathroom sink is poor. This would encourage me to look deeper into how the van has been constructed and finished.
I saw that sink in the washroom wasnt the best.
are you always so pedantic?
Love the Barefoot vans. Also met and chatted with Kathy (lovely down to earth lady) and love the quality, layout and high quality fixtures and fittings. But at 6’2, I’m just too big unfortunately. Bring out an extra large egg maybe a foot longer and a few inches wider and in the height and I think it would be on my wish list. Great video Cameron
Lovely to see you again
Ohhh, it's so cute and beautifully designed. But oh dear, what a big fat price for such a tiny wee space. Thanks for inspiring and teaching us how to renovate older caravans.
It's so authentically cool!! Your review was great and the interview was ever so helpful too. TY for sharing this 🚘🚎🚗
Thank you 🤩 Glad you enjoyed it 🥳
What is not to love??
The pricetag!!!
It's awesome, but not 35k awesome, 20ish; and I'd buy one tomorrow 😍
Wow very nice indeed, and a real surprise too, and no a nice surprise, I am talking about £36k price tag, however no one is forcing us to buy.
That's it I want an egg on wheels love this!!
Haha it’s awesome isn’t it? Like nothing else on the road
Is it possible to get one with stronger window hinges? Very beautiful design, looks like a lovely caravan for lone travellers. How tall are you? The bathroom looks as if a few people could manage without any changes.
Birdy
That is a truly lovely piece of design, the Barefoot company deserves to be immensely successful. Out of interest, how many caravans do they make in a typical year? 🙂
I agree! I’m not sure actually, I would guess around 24? They make six in a build and it takes about three months to make them. Just some quick maths but I’m no Carol Vorderman 🤣
@@NotAnotherWhiteBox blimey! How do they manage to make reasonable profit on so few examples being made?! 😱
Lovely looking caravan and curtains in the classic, but £36.5K??! You can fit it out as expensively as you like, but to me practicality is more important. No extension on the worktop so hardly any space for serving up meals. The worktop opposite, as well as being small, would have my 18" TV and kettle on it. But more worringly, where do you put the washing up to drain? I caravan alone so have no one to pass it to to be be wiped up as I wash! Funky and fun but totally impractical.
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so much negativity.
Ok, for that price would you pick a Barefoot or a La Mancelle? Which is the better quality? Which would tow more economically behind an EV ? Which has better longevity and resale value?
If it had a 3 burner hob it would be perfect
I wish they offered an induction hob rather than gas.
The Barefoot is the kind of caravan that you can customise. If you want an induction hob, I’m sure they’d fit that for you
Wow boss lady is super cute, attractive, smart and northern, perfect package 😍
This is a lovely caravan with lots of options on the soft furnishings - as there should be! The quality is also very evident.Other than the Swift Alpine 4, this is the only other UK caravan that is sold here in Japan. The typical UK layout and unnecessary items such as an oven are turn-offs for the Japanese customer, but sadly, UK caravans suffer from a poor reputation both in terms of quality and terrible customer service. Hopefully, this Barefoot will help to redeem that reputation, but unfortunately, it being over 750kg means that people will have to invest in the very expensive and massively time consuming class 2 towing licence in order to be able to tow it and for the price, the customer will typically look at the German Hobby or Slovene Adria and get a far more spacious caravan that typically have layouts that are more popular here. I don't know why, but whilst the Japanese customer typically prefer smaller things, the opposite is true for leisure vehicles and there is this ludicrous desire to have the biggest possible. Often, for no good reason. I would consider it for quality alone and its construction means that it is best suited for the very harsh Japanese climate.
However, there is no air conditioning option on the homepage and I can't see how one could be fitted. The offerings by Truma, Dometic and others just can't handle Japanese summers and most caravans are fitted with domestic style separate type air conditioning. Gas heating/boiler is a no-no. Too much hassle and compromise to justify the price. Especially with the yen being so weak at the moment and the situation in the Middle-East meaning that shipping is now far more expensive pushing the prices up to ridiculous levels. Two factors that obviously, way beyond any company's scope of influence. This applies to any product from Europe, not just leisure vehicles and passenger cars. Such a shame as this is really a very well thought out caravan and the lovely Cathy Chamberlain is the type of person the UK leisure vehicle industry desperately needs to improve its reputation.