National Motorhome & Caravan Show Birmingham NEC 17-22 October 2023 - Tips & Interesting New things!

[Wombles]

Most stylish stand goes to Hillside Leisure with their American Diner theme!

 

[Grianan]

Thanks for all these photos. Really great for those of us who can’t/don’t go ..,

 

[Wombles]

New bamboo trivet stand for the Omnia oven

to add to their range

 

[Wombles]

Colour was popular attracting crowds

This Benimar in grey was a bit Marmite - manual was in white & auto in grey only

Pricing for auto model

 

[Wombles]

Well made, lovely items from https://thehappycaravanner.co.uk/ (for motorhomes & campervans too) at the Show for the first time - ideal if bespoke items are required or possible Xmas gifts.
Thinking about a cover for the hob/sink glass as know that these can be made to order...

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[Wombles]

Reimo have an elaborate display including this dog fence

Picked up the huge 1058 page Reimo catalogue & the good news is that items can now be ordered through their UK distributor https://ukleisureparts.reimo-shops.de/

 

[Wombles]

Coachman, renowned for their quality built caravans have quite a few coachbuilt motorhomes & an A Class on display

 

[Wombles]

Thule have some new products - liked the modular Subsola awning panels

A new swing out bike carrier, Veloswing, which is also a tow bar

 

[Wombles]

Dometic have new clean air gizmos

At 2 for £16 these were selling like hotcakes & fair to say we succumbed too! Lovely quality stainless steel, double walled thermal bottles in lots of colours

 

[Wombles]

Tried making the demo bed fitted with a Tuck Me Under duvet & it is a really neat, space saving option, especially for island beds, even for a novice

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[AdrianChen]

As part of Navico Group, Whale were promoting their sister brand Mastervolt https://www.mastervolt.com/our-brands-from-the-house-of-advanced-systems-group-emea/ - cited as a quality brand to perhaps rival Victron?

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Mastervolt kit is very good quality, and the Czone system works very well with it, been involved in a few installs and had a couple myself. Think it would suit a large van very well, but I went with Victron kit for our van mainly due to the more open nature and interoperability of Victron. Seem to recall the company founders were related?

 

[Littlewheels]

Thank you for all the many and varied posts,greatly appreciated.

 

[Wombles]

The new Mink-E - really like the build quality & clever design of this Icelandic designed, Latvian built teardrop caravan - would be our choice if towing extra accommodation for family

 

[Grianan]

Reimo have an elaborate display including this dog fence

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Picked up the huge 1058 page Reimo catalogue & the good news is that items can now be ordered through their UK distributor https://ukleisureparts.reimo-shops.de/

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Perfect thank you - just ordered 2 lights that were broken that we’d not been able to replace since shipping had stopped to UK. and . lorger - these are the ones you looked for and we couldn’t find either.

 

[lorger]

Perfect thank you - just ordered 2 lights that were broken that we’d not been able to replace since shipping had stopped to UK. and . lorger - these are the ones you looked for and we couldn’t find either.

Glad you got sorted.

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[Wombles]

Perfect thank you - just ordered 2 lights that were broken that we’d not been able to replace since shipping had stopped to UK. and . lorger - these are the ones you looked for and we couldn’t find either.

That's really good to hear - there are so many things that are more difficult to source now from Europe. Will post some separate threads with anything like this that may be helpful once this one is done as such info is easily missed otherwise.

 

[Wombles]

Mastervolt kit is very good quality, and the Czone system works very well with it, been involved in a few installs and had a couple myself. Think it would suit a large van very well, but I went with Victron kit for our van mainly due to the more open nature and interoperability of Victron. Seem to recall the company founders were related?

Don't know of any connections between Mastervolt & Victron & Googling doesn't bring up any links but sure someone on here will know if any...

 

[AdrianChen]

Don't know of any connections between Mastervolt & Victron & Googling doesn't bring up any links but sure someone on here will know if any...

Yes it may have been whisperpower, age related brain fuzz.....

 

[Wombles]

Last but not least were the exciting new longer van conversions - Adria 6.8m MAN & IH brand new IVECO 7.1m models

Fresh from the factory the first two IH with massive interior space for a van & the endless options to amend the design & finish to suit individual requirements - very impressive!

 

[125BEER]

Great thread.....

Cheers

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[Wombles]

Thank you for the kind words, messages & encouragement

Confirmed dates for next year's MC Show are 15-20 October 2024 - maybe see you there!
Don't forget the February NEC Show https://ccmshow.co.uk/ - it's different but fun too

 

[Fdhadi]

Only 500kg Payload for a 4Berth before any extras is very poor. Probably need to uprate.

 

[AdrianChen]

Great reading thanks for taking the time...?

 

[Wombles]

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Only 500kg Payload for a 4Berth before any extras is very poor. Probably need to uprate.

Payloads, as always, were not good across a lot of makes & models - do worry about those new to motorhoming not knowing how important such things are.

 

[beachwomble]

Only for Crufts….

Just an observation as they're allowed at Caravan Salon and the Paris VDL Salon. Pro rata dog ownership in the UK, compared to Germany and France, is a lot higher so may explained why they're banned at the NEC Motorhome and Caravan Show.

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