Yorkshire Motorhome and Campervan Show – March 2024

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Join me as I visit one of my favourite shows on my calendar – Yorkshire Motorhome and Campervan Show at Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate (where The Great Yorkshire Show is also held).
In my quest to find the perfect workable option to being able to motorhome both in the UK and Europe. Will I be able to find my weekend van?

So in answer to the question would it put me off I might get talked about more than I already do talk about being psycho I edit that bit out join me this week as I take you to the Yorkshire motor home and camper van show one of

The favorites on my calendar and let’s see if the motor home bubble that everybody talks about really has burst hello I’m Joe otherwise known as the menopausal motoroma now after navigating through some challenging years adding The Twist of my rapidly depleting hormones I think I’ve found my

Ultimate remedy hitting the road in my motoroma Lane join me on my travel escapades across the UK and Europe and don’t forget to hit that subscribe button to join me on my upcoming Adventures hi I’m Joe if you’re new to the channel I’m known as the menopausal

Motoroma but don’t let that put you off cuz I promise I’ve already had a rage this morning this week Vlog I’m bringing you to one of my favorite shows here at harut for the motor home and camper van show so I’m in the show and a lot of the

Questions that often get asked which don’t apply to me is one can you bring your dog well meet Luna Luna say hello a and you normally get a treat in the gift bag which of course you know I all love one of the other reasons I love it here

At Harrier is as loads of space outside loads of exhibitions outside so when I get a little bit warm I can either take a lie down on a bed or I can go outside and let my and let my warm moment pass so you may remember from the NEC uh 18

Months ago that I actually won tickets to go to the ne through motor home map now this is motor home matap sh star the Leisure shop and I’m just having a perusal around here they’ve got some great deals on and I’m going to show you a table that I really like the look

Of look at the finish on that that is right up my street and it’s a good price too so if you come to any of the wner shows this season you’ll see Matt and his team the Leisure shop here um I definitely recommend going down there and grabbing some great deals and if

You’re not make sure you follow his podcast cuz he’s got some great advice but I think now it’s time to go look at some motor homes and camper van so I’ve really dabbled with the idea over winter of downsizing to a camper van I’ve even had the insane idea of doing a camper

Van conversion myself but don’t worry I won’t start a channel because it would be bod job bodge job Joe but I genuinely have thought about downsizing now every time I think about it I change my mind but I’m going to have a decent look today and see what’s about so for those

Of you that do follow my channel you’ll know I have an eldis evolution which is brown Hill special special now I bought mine 2015 plate and I bought it 2 years ago and I paid 43,000 for it now this is a 70 plate and I believe it may be a two

Birth but I’m just going to go and have a look um the price on the ticket on the dash is 52,000 so it is a two birth I’ve just looked on the spec it’s got 10,000 mil on the clock and it is one of the beds

That you make up here so it hasn’t got a bed that comes down but what I do like about it is it’s really Airy lots of space and something I’ve done in mind to stop the draft from the cab is I actually went to duns and bought a

Really cheap uh curtain pole and put a curtain across there so in the winter that really stops the draft getting in now this is an evolution but it doesn’t have the same Dash as I’ve got I’ve got like a walnut effect wood effect dashboard which I think I actually

Prefer mine to that you’ve got the cello TV which comes a standard you have got a little step down there then you’re into the kitchen and what I do like about these Vans is one you’ve got the full fridge which is something that I really struggle with so actually when I go to

France in the summer I tend to take my portable fridge but the rear end bathroom is a game changer you’ve got the Standalone shower it’s not a shower room and you’ve got a wardro big enough for lots of boxes of wine like my autoquest so much is

Because it is lightweight I can drive it on my license for a little bit more if you’ve got the right license you’ve got your C1 this Auto Trail 71 plate with 5,000 m on the Clock Yorkshire Ro motor homes have got a nice range in I would get myself down there if I was looking so I’ve actually had to walk around already and one thing I am noticing is although the motor homes are coming down in price the camper vans

Aren’t this 21 plate rimar here the van is on sale for 57,000 but if you look the cabar is on the European side would that put you off buying a Mot home so in answer to the question would it put me off I don’t think so I just part the opposite way

Around so that you make sure your have doors aren’t up against others Hab doors this is actually a really nice van it is top end of a budget it’s 75,000 but you’ve got your top bed up there and you’ve got the double bed at the back loads of space really bright

Very nice van and show Deal 105 amp hour lithium battery and as I’ve driven around Europe over the last couple of times I’ve been there Camper vans are definitely becoming more popular on the continent as well this one is quite nice it’s a Prestige eldest Prestige autoquest cv80 there is lots of deals

Here at the show to be had this one has 9,000 off just have a here it’s got a pop top roof as well so that extra bed space up there the only thing that is putting me off Camper vans I like my bike rack I do like to take my bike on holiday

Especially France where I can just get out get my little basket out and pop off and get my wine and baguette one of the other good things about the shows even if you’re not here for a camper van you can be here for the accessories don’t forget if you are

Planning on Europe make sure you’ve got one of these in the driver’s pocket and passenger side to feedback as well last year you may remember I bought chair covers for the the driver’s seats from this stand I think they were £30 they are doing great

And I have put a lot of miles on my van in the last year these these definitely helped me out in Whitby the last time I was up there and one of the other things I’ve upgraded this year is my mattress topper I’m lucky and fortunate to live

Near the warehouses in Wakefield so I went along and they cut me a memory foone piece to size to fit and now I sleep like a princess so it’s good to see that there’s a nice range of secondhand motor homes here back on the far carts of the dealers

We’ve got Durham Caravans here with a ride range Denson campers over here I think there are about 34 dealerships at the show this weekend I just feel like it’ be a bit greedy to ask for one of each do you reckon I could get away with it can I get most

Crispy I’m slightly disappointed that the uh that’s this time last year the scooter guy was here I’d actually got him my head I might buy one of them because I do think that would be a great option for my winter trips rather than the bike maybe he’s around the

Corner so just had a lovely cup of tea feeling really refreshed been chatting to some lovely couples really nice that’s what I like about these shows is everybody has something in common you’ve either got them out of home or camper van or you’re looking for one and I was

Just explaining to them a lot of people believe it or not when I try and say about my channel say oh no motor home menopausal motor home not for me not for me it’s like no I don’t talk about being psycho I edit that bit out and the

Flagman’s got a wide range look at all of them now this has caught my eye that looks like a Arena my rider let’s see see if I can go and have a test ride oh on that corner yeah cuz she’s not pedaling breake I found the brake

Yeah I’m yeah use use both brakes but you’ve got to Pedal it try pedal it you’ll you’ll find it easier yeah sh difference when she pedals it once she starts pedaling yeah you find it easier marioart is that better yeah and because it’s got little wheels it doesn’t make much difference does it

It’s still no no so just had a chat with my rider that was great honestly that is a game Cher for me an ebike and one thing I’ve really struggled with is my knee um old age they do cycle to work as well so um if you’re not familiar with cycle to

Work scheme it’s a scheme where you can apply for a voucher your employer has to actually be participating in the cycle to work scheme but I my employer allows me to apply for up to £3,000 and that’s a salary sacrifice which means it benefits me for my

Tax I do like the look of a Transit as well as a camper and I’ve considered buying something like this just to use as a day today but also something that I could use much easier off grid oh wow it’s even got a shower look and I do genuinely think I could

Manage in something of that size maybe that’s what I could do as a conversion is convert a small camper van like a t four style vehicle into a weekend camper I just need something I can park in one space because as much as a l she’s got a big Body oh wow there’s no drop down there it’s got a bedroom the last show I went to was the Birmingham NEC last October and I had an absolute meltdown because it was so busy but I can honestly say I am loving it here today it is the best time type a

Show I think the Warner shows this year I would get your tickets fast cuz these are going to be popular I’ve just had an epiphany moment maybe I need to get myself a bongo look at These The Price is Right it’s a day car can I use it as a day car it’s a rock and roll bed it’s got a cooker a fridge oh it’s an automatic well that would do something different it’s gotten upstairs for me to be able to for storage I don’t know who sits

There let’s have a look at storage I wouldn’t need much just for a weekend that’s a bit red for my liking I might get talked about more than I already do now I’ve just realized the epic fail I’ve made these are actually toyot Toyotas not Bongos oh and

Nissan Nissan yeah I’ve looked at these so there’s a wild axe as I say the camper vans are really holding their value the M homes you can get a fairly good deal here and when I say a fairly good deal I am re I am realistic these are still expensive prices but the

Camper vans are still right up there this has just caught my eye could I get away with a day car I like the color the day car is right up my street so if you wonder where I am I’ve brought myself for a sit down I’m seeing

How I fit in I need to think of the logistics I would need to put the motor home in storage if this is my day van and I’m going somewhere a little bit longer like I think I might take myself down to the Alps and Switzerland later

In the year than this would happen have to go into storage and replace of the motor home is that how it works I don’t know I’ve never put a store I’ve never put a motor home in storage so you know if you’ve got any suggestions then it

Would really help it would be really helpful but yeah I’m starting to come around to that idea reborn campers they seem really reasonable and it’s a new company um 6 years old and this is the first Festival they’ve done I just got chatting to the Gent there um about that Campa and I

Think I’m genuinely going to go home and see what that is like for the insurance that’s nice anyway I think it’s time for me to go and sit down and listen to The Experts the only we don’t use it a dry rack you know it’s good for

Trans amazing just been to the talk with Darren from mahom and Tash from Life Beyond bricks and they were talking about um life when they live in their van I don’t live in my van and one of the questions that I was just chatting to some people in there about was when I

Was in Spain recently um you can see my Series in Spain I actually found it really stressful to work fulltime and also live van life so I’ve got a real you know massive amount of of empathy for those people who do that lifestyle so I’ve just been looking at

The spec on this it’s an auto sleeper and I’m starting to think about the day van cuz I’ve just looked at the technical spec on that and the water water tank is only 69 L I say only oh my gosh you know that’s a real today today

Life problem isn’t it that it’s only 70 L but I suppose if I did have a day van that’s something you’ve really got to think about is is water carrying the water and whether I do that and heating and waste water it’s a weekend van it’s completely different mentality to motor home but

When I was chatting to somebody earlier as well we were we were talking about how the smaller Vans are really holding their value as well so again it’s not cheap it’s £50,000 but this is a 2017 plate Auto sleeper 30,000 M category uh B that you can drive it on

The 3 and 1/2 3.5 tons and it’s got an end bathroom so let’s go and have a look at this oh first of all it’s got a fi lock on an external lock that’s good to help me up oh this is actually really nice I really I liked the dark wood I

Used to have a Bailey Caravan um which had dark wood this is really nice two birth I like the lighting it feels cozy and it’s got an end bathroom which is always a win for me separate shower of course the only thing that puts me

Off is having to make the bed up every night which I used to do in the Caravan but now I sleep in the beluga whale cab above the bed it’s very quiet here at the show this week very quiet I wonder if that’s significant of the market and I wonder what impact that

Might have on the prices this year who know check out this Nifty little design so I’ve just bought two extra small ones for my kitchen window but basically they keep the windows open I’m always worried about using the window so stays because in case I I stretch them not stretch

Them but you know what I mean overexert them so these are brilliant so I’ve just got some of these extra small ones so you can also buy these window stays from the Facebook motor home groups as well so if you put any search on Facebook Facebook window stays these guys will

Pop up I’ve just remembered there’s one thing I wanted to buy and I reminded myself last year and I forgot I need to get an awning tied down kit this year and last year when I was at talmont Su I could have definitely done with an

Awning tie down kit to hold that awning down while watching that beautiful sunset we’ve done really well for the weather but it’s just started spitting everybody in and don’t forget you’ve got the dates for all the rest of the Warner shows we’ve got the southern motor home

In May the national motor home at Newark in June North in July and if we come over here we’ve got all the other dates of the shows if you log on to out and about live you’ll see all the dates for the shows and that’s also way you can buy your tickets Two Vans here under 6 M I’ve spoken to quite a few people today who that is what they’re after as long as you can park a van in one space so one thing I haven’t done today is really show you around the Vans and go into the specs and the technical um

Side of things I’m not technical my channel is more about the travel and showing you places to go that’s why I’m here at Harriet today it’s not to show you all the different vans on offer it’s to say get down here and you know go to

The shows this year it’s a really good value day out in my opinion but I’ve just seen this and I would definitely recommend anybody who wants to have a go at drivein and has a fear get rid of that down at your local shows most of them have maneuvering

Courses and look what I remembered finally bargain price to £4 each when I was saying earlier about the curtain this is what I’ve got but just a much longer one and if you are considering joining one of the clubs I definitely make the most of the show offers so the Caravan

Motor home Club so there you get if you join up today you get two free three night stay which actually depending on the price of the of the membership would be at would be quite good value I also bought some of these last year and I can highly recommend them they’re still going

Strong but one thing I have noticed today is there’s plenty of these signs going Up