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Vandromeda's Travels
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 4 ก.ย. 2020
We travel about in a Coachman Travel Master 565 motorhome, which we use for relaxation and, taking the dog, Kira, for walks and exploration. David now uses a mobility scooter, a rather nifty @TerrainHopper 4ZX, and is quite vociferous about adaptive users access...
Come and join us on Vandromeda’s Travels
Come and join us on Vandromeda’s Travels
Hab Check & Warranty Work
Happy New Merry! We had our Hab Check done at Kimberley Caravans Darlington, and decided to give the cafe a try for lunch. Not to post a spoiler, but £13 for two main courses and a couple of drinks seems very, very reasonable. Dunno about £240 for a hab check, though...
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Selling our car using "Motorway"
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We sold our Hyundai Kona using Motorway - an online system for selling your car - and this is how it all went. Motorway: motorway.co.uk/ You also can get £100 cash back by using Top Cash Back - it's well worth signing up and you get a bonus £35 for using this link: www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/vandromeda 🎵 Music licensed from Lickd. The biggest mainstream and stock music platform for content creat...
Happy on the Road - The Terrain Hopper fix
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We travelled to Manby, to the Terrain Hopper HQ to have the batteries in David's Overlander 4ZX replaced under warranty, and had a smashing night at Lakeside Fisheries in Saltfleetby... We're happy on the road! Lakeside Fisheries and Camping: lakesidecampingandfishing.co.uk/site_information.html Terrain Hopper: www.terrainhopper.com/ 🎵 Music licensed from Lickd. The biggest mainstream and stock...
Clean up time - stuff happening, and dog proofing prettiness...
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Join Gill and Dave as they prepare for all manner of stuff about to occur... 🎵 Music licensed from Lickd. The biggest mainstream and stock music platform for content creators. Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac, lickd.lnk.to/3rU0iKID License ID: RMW5gQGqyjg If you want to use music from famous artists, try Lickd to get track credits and unlimited stock music: app.lickd.co/r/54c811a1bdf4462a9dfec313ec4...
Live your life
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A short time ago in a motorhome not far away, two long-time lovers journey around the place in a Coachman Travel Master Motorhome, eating, drinking and living their lives
The NEC Show Popup Site - is it a good deal?
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We stayed on the CAMHC Pop-up site for the NEC Motorhome and Caravan Show in October 2024. Would it be for you? Watch and discover! Also, check these channels out for bang on reviews of vans at the show... @BobEarnshawMoHo @PoshcatsCamping @HereWeTow @redsgotravels @TheMotorhomeMiles
NEC Motorhome and Caravan Show Day 1
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WE went to the NEC Motorhome and Caravan Show - here's the first day, and the questions answered that you asked us to investigate - well, most of them.
Dave and Gill do Starlink Mini
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One of the reasons for getting the new Starlink Mini was it will run from 12 volts without major alterations. So, we've been sorting it out, mounting in a Heki, and getting it ready for internet on the move...
NEC October Show preview
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Talk about planning the visit - David and Gill preview the October NEC Motorhome and Caravan show, discussing what they want to see, and lavabogatories on plinths, amongst many other things. Exhibitor list: mcshow.co.uk/exhibitor-list/
The aftermath, Lindsey Trail, and Gill RANTS!
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A recap of the Lincoln SHow, we head to Lindsey Trail Touring Park, have a wander into Market Rasen, and share a few thoughts - as well as showing you some of our purchases from the show.
Warner's Lincoln Season Finale Show
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Friday at the Season Finale - have a quick butheer's and see if you fancy coming along!
Testing Starlink Mini on the way to Eye Kettleby Lakes, and food!
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On the way to Eye Kettleby Lakes, we tested out the newly installed Starlink Mini, met up with @TheMotorhomeMiles , and anjoyed dinner, lunch and dinner again at the Eye Kettleby Teahouse and bar...
Shimmying past Newcastle on the A1M and I want my van back
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Our Motorhome has been in for diagnostics following the Ad Blue System Fault error message. We thought we'd report back on the A1M past Gateshead and Newcastle for folks thinking of heading North - an insider's view of the best way. to do the Rusty Rite Soft Shoe Shuffle, if you will...
ZTE U50 Mobile Wifi - 5G dirt cheap.
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As the title says, ZTE sent us the U50 to have a look at - and it's worth a look... ZTE U50: amzn.to/4e1oAu0 Scancom EE Sim (unlimited to December 2025): amzn.to/3MytuTg
It's Behind You!
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We wanted a rear-view camera, but didn't want to drill the body work of our motorhome. So, we found one from VTOPEK on Amazon that looked as though it would do the deed. David decided to try it out on his Mobility Scooter, just because he could, and it needs no drilling to play with it... Vtopek Wireless Reversing Camera Magnetic Solar Reverse Camera: amzn.to/3ACNUYx
First night with the Grandlads at Westholme Farm CS, Heighington
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First night with the Grandlads at Westholme Farm CS, Heighington
Things we love that we've bought And some nonsense
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Things we love that we've bought And some nonsense
Off to Saltfleetby to see the TerrainHopper - staying at Lakeside Fisheries and Camping
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Off to Saltfleetby to see the TerrainHopper - staying at Lakeside Fisheries and Camping
Towbars and Trailers - and the new scoot
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Towbars and Trailers - and the new scoot
Six weeks of... What we learned on tour!
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Six weeks of... What we learned on tour!
A Birthday Bimble like George of the Jungle.
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A Birthday Bimble like George of the Jungle.
Red Kite Touring - With Metered Electriciy - how did THAT go?
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Red Kite Touring - With Metered Electriciy - how did THAT go?
Pembrey Country Park Site a sight to behold!
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Pembrey Country Park Site a sight to behold!
Uphill Marina - near Weston Super Mare
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Uphill Marina - near Weston Super Mare
Charming Charmouth Smash Burger Heaven
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Charming Charmouth Smash Burger Heaven
I'm fully domesticated! 🤣😂
Does it have an eSIM option?
Very good review i bought today the zte mu5001 after seeing this review
To make life easier for you, I'll take your hound off your hands if you want 😊
She'd just run home!!
Can you get something like this with an external 5G antenna that you can mount on a roof?
Does it operate if battery is removed but directly plugged in the electricity?
Unfortunately it does not. I have this unit and plugged it in as I needed it for an extended time. The unit gets quite hot and gives you a message that charging will resume when the unit cools down. So I removed the battery and it rebooted and does not go past the ZTE logo.
^^^ this...
Thank you a lot for the great presentation review, I wonder to ask if there is an option for DNS, so I can change the dns of service provider? And this router is a globe version ?
Yes, you can specify your own DNS - and yes, it's globas, so far as I'm aware.
@@VandromedasTravels thanks for the confirmation for the globel version, becouse i have the previce model ZTE MU5002 5G Router from the local service provider but the software version limited for some option and they hide the DNS & VPN options. Could you please let me know where the option in the setting for this new model?
Happy New Year to you both. We always enjoy your videos, look forward to your next one. Will certainly visit Kimberley caravans cafe when we are in the Darlington area. Best wishes
Thank you and best wishes to you x
The cafe is great isn’t it, had a sneaky breakfast last weekend on the way back from a site 😀 The mince and dumplings looked good. I do like Kimberley, always make you feel welcome. All the very best to you, and Happy new year, David& Rachel 👍
Hard to beat the cafe, has to be said - and so reasonably priced... Oh, the M&D are to die for... proper dumplings, lovely mince. Gizza yell if you fancy meeting up for a portion or three!
Happy New Year both, The Vito looks a great addition to the fleet, never been to Kimberley but the Cafe at Brownhills is good too, nice to see the van all done for the new season. How do you keep an idiot in suspense? Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeepppp.
Happy new Merry right back at ya!! Aye, yon Vito's already proved its worth - fab transport and hauling... Might have a gander at Brownhills on the travels round the Warner's shows this year. As for your question - I'll answer later...
@@VandromedasTravels😂 burn
I recognise that font and that vito its a very nice ride 😃 Let 2025 commence 😜👍 No you hang up 🤣🥰
It’s just clicked! Knew it looked familiar!
Hi guys. We have just been to Kimberly today and picked our TM545 up after some warranty work. Really nice people there and very helpful. My wife has the mice and dumplings. In answer to your question before Kimberly… Discover. We bought our swift caravan there 16 years ago. All the best.
That’s the one! Fairly short lived, if I recall correctly. Got to love that mince and dumplings… could easily become a regular thing…
Does the router turn on by itself after connecting to the power supply or do I need to press a button?
Have to press the button...
Dennis & Anora head wardens & staff lovely & so are staff talpore pub.its a chain pub so its what it is
No complaints whatever about the site, but as you say, the pub is what it is...
Before I retired this was part of what I did for my job , surprising how much gets missed by folk , enjoy the new car , just picked mine up a few days ago , happy holidays to you all
Must have eyes like an eagle!!! Happy New Merry!
Hi, nice video and very interesting. Thank you for doing this. I have a question about roaming. I read somewhere that the device 'forgets' it had been placed on roaming on once you shut it off and turns it back on. In other words it doesn't keep that setting once switched off. Do you have any experience on this aspect please? Thank you in advance for your answer !
Not something we’ve been in a position to see, I’m afraid…
@@VandromedasTravels thank you so much for your toughts !!
Can you use it connected as usb modem rather than as Wi-Fi?
I believe you can, yes.
@@VandromedasTravels is there any chance you could try and confirm it works, pretty please !!
Great info, thank you David.
Very welcome
I’m listening through headphones, and sorry, much as I love Chris Rea, the constant music at the beginning is totally distracting and frankly annoying.
I know some folks find it distracting, but, others love it. I do try to get the levels such that it doesn't interfere.
Very Interesting 🤔 Could have used driving home for Christmas though 🤣 Stay Safe 😜👍🥰
Watch this space....
My sat nav is absolutely useless.... took the family to the zoo sat nav said " BEAR left " it wasn't it was a lion
You owe Gill a new pair of pants - she's just wet hers... 😂
I use a seperate Avtex sat nav you still have to specify preferences: shortest, avoid tolls, motorways, A roads etc. Then add a dollop of common sense
Indeed... we have the Garmin satnav the Avtex one is based on, and yes, same applies. I'm thinking about putting the width of the van as 16 feet, just to see what happens. Might be a giggle...
Never fully trust a sat nav of any type , will do a check of any dodgy looking parts of the trips , so we dont get caught out , not perfect still , but mostly works , safe travels and thanks for taking us along
We've run three alongside each other, two with dimensions in, one without (google maps on the fone). Might end up[ sticking with Google, to be honest. Dimensions don't seem to help much...
On the sat nav issue our drivers at work (23 plate sprinters) refuse to use the built in sat nav and they do 70k a year….. tells you enough, we don’t use the onboard on our fiat Campervan either and prefer google maps, we press mute or only record when she’s not going to speak. New terrain hopper looked a nice bit of kit, hope the batteries in yours are now all ok. Have a great Christmas if we don’t hear off you before. ❤
Oh, next week's is already edited and up awaiting release... Aye - we've had more luck with google maps. And, TBH, I rather enjoy the challenge of managing to speak before she interrupts. Usually fail, but, y'know, live fast, grasp the nettle and all that.
Try semi air on back end v b do it with a remote know worth checking out both
It's something we can think about - but if we can't up-plate, there's little point. The ride's lovely as it stands...
wtf is this langage hes talking? some english words and some are just not
It's caaled pitmatic, how, theknaas. The needs te lissen haarder, how.
@@VandromedasTravels huh?
I'm from a different region of the UK to this guy and I can understand every word. Heavy Scottish accent is the only one I struggle to understand
@@ricardosmythe2548 i dont understand most british people due to weird wording, since when bottle is pronounced boa
@JusstyteN I've never heard bottle pronounced boa tbh. Its just how accents work. The further removed from a particular accent your own is the harder it is to understand. Accents across the anglosphere were born from a mixture of what British accents were in the 16, 17 and 1800s. I can understand 95% of accents spoken in English from across the anglosphere but I do sometimes struggle with really strong Scottish, Irish, deep south (US), I find the longer I speak to or listen to the speaker the more I can understand. Let's also try to remember who's using there own language and who's using someone else's 😂
I’ve managed to download the app so how do I link it to the panel in the caravan ?
it links to the Truma box alongside the panel, not the panel itself.
Hi both. Good to see you back. Covers look lovely xx❤❤❤
Thank you. It was lovely to be back in the motorhome xx
Was wondering where you were at, hope the Vito works out and gets you out and about, good luck in sorting the snags etc on the hab, do I hear and annoying click on the audio? What’s that about squire? Also how do you get over using copyright music, don’t you bother with monetisation?
I have no clue about the click - I think it was Gill's necklace banging on her mic, but can't be sure. It's not there on next week's vid, so is more than likely that... Also, I've got a license for that track, and other such tracks, via Lick'd - there's an attribution in the description which has to be there so Lick'd can clear it - you post unlisted, it clears in roughly half an hour, then you can schedule for release. Works well, given I've got to wait until the HD version's been rendered on YT before I can pull the thumbnail together via TubeBuddy - so the thumb and schedule get done together. On the Vito - yes, we're excited - planning day trips all over the show, to showcase what beauties and stuff we have up here in the NorthEast... The Hab check... well, we shall see what we shall see...
Lovely to see you back ☺️ look forward to seeing the new van 😃 Stay Safe 😜👍🥰
Thank you!! Hopefully not long before it arrives... meanwhile, I can hear!!!
Is this truly operational without a battery, capable of functioning continuously for 24 hours without the need for external power?
Hello, I have one of these. Removing the battery will allow it to work until you start downloading something. For normal browsing, even youtube it will work without a battery added to it. If you want to download anything, it will shut down as the port cannot take enough charge to keep it alive.
Depends on how you power it - I've had no issues running from a PD enabled charge port.
Can I know the model of this battery? Thank you.
It's the ZTE U50
poor maid,she looked sooo fed up.....i notice a lot of camping wives look thay way....ditch the boring old farts girls n go pillion a mature biker,youll enjoy life a lot more... :chuckle:
David IS a mature biker, I've pillioned him for years...
You seem very well known and in depth in testing items. With that in mind, I hope you can test the ZTE MU5001 and ZTE MU5120 if physical esim cards such as esim.5ber that allows devices without esim capability to have esim, works on these devices. That would be awesome if you can convert these devices to esim using the 5ber and similar physical esims.
It's something I'd be prepared to look at - leave it with me...
@@VandromedasTravels You are amazing! Hats off to you! Also, maybe you'd be interested to know, what are the key differences of the ZTE MU5001 and MU5002. I have searched all over the internet, also asked ZTE themselves (but no response until today), and there are no information about these. It's just that both exist. On their website, only MU5002 is available. Not sure with other regions. So there's that. Have a blessed day!
Dear Dave and Gill really enjoyed your videos they are such great fun. We have our caravan at Greenacres on a seasonal pitch and hope to see you there when you come back. Thanks for such lovely uplifting videos and love your lovely dog. Best wishes Lindsey
That is awesome! We’ll look you up when next we visit!
Thanks for the scncom recommendation, unfortunately no deals as good as yours, mostly £20 per month at the moment.
Got to catch them at the right time, methinks… I must try to work the schedule out.
@@VandromedasTravels Luckily a bit of searching on Amazon got me a good deal, £12 a month, happy with that.
Cracking... way better than normal contracts.
Is dirt cheap because essentially it's a piece of crap. If you're going to get a router that you want on the go at least get a dual SIM one what's the proper antennas and a decent gui with some actual settings you can change.
Horses for courses, I’d say. Each use case has different needs, and, have to say, under normal circumstances, we haven’t seen a lot of difference between external and internal aerials. Might just be us, but have to call it as we see it.
Not sure what that was all about😂
Channel trailer, effectively...
Ya shuda paid the extra for the hardstanding Dave,was a lot quieter,even wor lass didn't complain and she can hear a fly pump at a 100 yards 😂
original intention had been to get an awning out - didn't happen, cos rain and all, didn't even wanna risk the popup getting soaked...
Mahoosif !!! 😂😂👍👍👍
Brilliant 👏
With gin ,happy days 😊
Love it ❤😃🤣
Thanks for the mention Dave. 👍
Any time! Credit where it's due!!
Hi guys thinking about a tm454 any chance you could give me some feedback about yours pros and cons thank you
Ours is a 565, but I think the pros and cons stack up. Space is lovely in the living area, plenty of room to stretch out and pass each other doing mundane stuff that everybody does. The insulation of the van is amazing - means heating costs (UK, innit) are way less than we've had with other vans - also, on sweltering days, it's been cooler than we've been used to with others. Our beds are properly comfy - Gill usually sleeps better in the TM than she does at home! Cons... Being a big lad - 6'2 and cuddly - I can't always manage the lavabogatory with the door shut on the cubicle, but, since it turns into a dressing room cum washroom, that's not that big of an issue. The lighting system needs getting used to, but once you crack it, it's workable. The Garage lulls you into a false sense of security about how much you can carry, cos it's vast and can fit all kinds into it - but you've got to watch the weight a tad, else the back axle may be overloaded while you're still inside the MAM of 4.5 tonnes. Would we swap it for something else? Nope - not easily. We've yet to find anything remotely affordable that suits us as well as the TM does. And, apparently, Gill's not keen on me flogging her kidney to get a Morello...
@@VandromedasTravelsthanks for getting back so quickly as you probably realise I meant 545 fix bed this will be our first home and a toss up between tm 545 and the auto trail delaware thanks again it’s a great channel I’m learning loads
Our pleasure, and thanks for the compliment.
Hi guys. They seem very well organised in there. We have a similar issue for our dog. We would have to take him for the overnight stay so one of us would have to be in the van. Great idea though for staying over.
Couldn't fault the warden volunteers - very helpful and cheerful... Aye- shame about lack of dog friendliness in the venue, but it is what it is...
Nice to see the journey in from the parking area , something different 👌
Indeed... nice little walk, as if you don't walk miles once you're in there!
Hi David. New to your channel. I think we passed your outfit on Saturday heading north as we were heading to the NEC. Not many Coachman TM towing on the road. Which brings me Nicely to the question. Where did you get the tow ball fitted please or can you recommend anyone? We have the TM 545 we picked up from Kimberly Darlington. Thanks. All the best.
It'd likely have been us, aye!! We got the towbar fitted at Armitages in Ferrybridge - grand folks to deal with... Did it take you log to get into the NEC? The queues on the M42 were horrendous heading into the place...
@@VandromedasTravels Hi David. It took forever. We set off from Bishop Auckland at 7:15 and arrived at 11:15. That’s the longest it has ever taken me to get there. Next year might take the MH and stop over. The roads down there were never very good but that was shocking. Thanks for the info.
Tomorrow's video is all about the pop-up site - might be useful...
David. BRILLIANT. Thank youvso much for doing that. I now have an item for my xmas list. Will be getting one of the ridge monkey induction pans for the bacon butties. Don't you know..... ( to borrow a phrase) And the Aldi diesel sounds like exactly what we discussed. Will start saving my pocket money from today. As you say it sounds like a drop in replacement so i will guess at more than ten bob for that. But i 5hink it is definitely the way to go. Thanks again for taking the time to do that. Cheers. All the best M.
Happy to be able to help! Aye . It’ll be at least £2.10
@VandromedasTravels I was thinking more like ten bob and s rabbit skin. ( but you have to skin the rabbit yersen. ) Thanks again.
my pleasure...
Interesting on the Ridge Monkey induction and the alde heating - it’s massive isn’t it! All the very best, David & Rachel 👍
It really is! I do like to ferret stories out - takes me back to the days when I did it for a living... Take care...