Adria Adora Isonzo ownership 1 year in [CC]
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- Adria Adora Isonzo ownership 1 year in [CC]
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This is the follow up to our original video when we were at Shrewsbury. We can’t believe we are 1 year down the line since that original video went up.
In this video we cover what we like and what we would change about our Adria journey.
Have a look and see what you think about this milestone for us. 1 year on, what we have learnt and how we have got on being new to the caravanning community.
The big question is would we recommend Adria ? And would we have another one. Watch here to see.
#caravanningcommunity #caravanreview #UKcaravanning
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My Izonso is coming up for 9 months old, nothing broken, fallen of or stopped working. I purchased on here we tow’s first video, a wise choice. Interestingly, I think the fold up table is small, have Adria made it bigger for 2019? No problems with the mattress. My wife is the driver, was apprehensive about the width and length, in practice as long as your aware of what’s behind you no issues, a motor mover is a must although when she has had the reverse went ok.
Best of luck on your travels, enjoy.
Thanks Nick, we are so glad you are pleased with it and had no issues. We always try to give our best advice. Hope you have plenty of lovely travels this year hopefully catch up. 👍👍
Thank you for all your help and advice, we’re looking for our first caravan and really like the Adria, really helpful to have your honest review after owning one for 12 months, thanks again, Jayne and Paul
Another great review so informative and always impartial and honest, As we’re trading our 2014 lunar clubman saros this year and looking for an 8ft wide model, so we went to the nec show in October to view all the models on offer the compass casita 860 and bailey Pegasus grande bolonga were originally our favourite caravans but in the end we re going for the 2020 adria adora Isonzo , the look and layout was spot on . Keep the great reviews coming . Mark+Elaine
Nice to see how well you’ve got on with the Adria. Looks a lovely caravan. Looking forward to seeing your Europe trip.
Thank you we will be sharing all we can so hope you enjoy. 👍👍👍
Hi Guys! Great review and love to hear your reflections. We have an Adora 612DT here in Australia... so same dimensions just different bed layout.. WE have loved it. It’s a dual axle (all the Euro Vans in AU for this size are dual) and aside from turning radius and levelling... been great. Best wishes and continue your journey and enjoy the Adria!!!!
That’s brilliant thank you so much for commenting, it’s great to hear it’s world wide quality and that we have made it to AU. All the best. 👍👍
Great video guys finding the right caravan took us a couple of years but when we walked into our Swift Vogue we knew it was the right one, I think there will always be small issues that Will show up after the honeymoon period is over. Love the space of a 8 footer but it a big unit to tow.
Happy caravaning best wishes
Jon and Karen
Thanks Jon, we find that’s normally the way. It just feels right as soon as you get in. Thanks so much for commenting we love it when your comments pop up. 👍👍
Glad that you are still enjoying it 1 year on with no major problems. Enjoy your travels 🙂
Thank you. 😊👍
Really enjoying this channel guys .. please keep up your hard work
Thank you.
Very informative and thorough review 👍🏾
Thanks very much we try to help. 👍👍
Nice video very nice van , well done on an enjoyable year watching you both..👍
Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Brill8ant summary as always. You do have a nice van and you have spent a lot of time in it. Becoming a very popular make now. I see Highbridge Caravans have taken delivery of a lot of them. See you both soon!
Can’t wait to catch up buddy. I’m sure our paths will cross at some point. 👍👍
Cracking review guys! You should be presenting practical Caravan.
A really great video guys. It’s a beautiful van! Enjoying your channel.
Thank you, it’s comments like this that make it all worthwhile. 👍👍
Smashing van, done so much in a year. 👍🏼
Thank you. But this is just the start 😉👍
You guys are fantastic,If it wasn’t for you we would never of bought a caravan let alone a Adria Adora Isonzo.The information you provide is a godsend to someone like me.Thank you and I’m sure the PF miss you both greatly.
That’s so nice thank you. We love our Adria, hope you enjoy your touring 👍
Interesting video have fun in Devon 👍😎
We’re having a lovely time. Thank you for watching and commenting, we always look forward to your comments. 👍👍
Thanks for all the great video’s guys, hubby and I just bought an Isonzo today...🤪🤦🏻♀️😂 we’ve only ever had a static when the kids were younger (both now in their 20’s) so we’re looking forward to our first outing, maybe a weekend close to home (N’Ireland) 😳😉 my video’s will be a bit different from now on that’s for sure!!! 🍀
That’s fantastic, so pleased for you. Hope you have a great time. Keep us posted on your adventures. 👍👍
Nice vid. Some sound advice on buying.
We both love caravan life especially in Europe.
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Cheers Graeme, lovely comments, we can’t wait to go to Europe, we do feel that there is so much see here so trying it all but that’s why we love the freedom of caravanning. 👍👍
Excellent video, very informative 👍
Thank you for watching 😊
A was surprised when you went to motorhomes. Good luck and stay safe . A cant make my mind up. Jules has made me def want a caddac lol
😊😂 The Cadac is a great piece of kit.. thank you for watching
Hi guys, some sound advise there looking forward to watching your European adventures if you get in of course👍
Fingers crossed it will all work out for the best and we will manage to get over. 😊😊👍
You guys are an inspiration! We’ve been following your journey, taken your advice and purchased our caravan last month and head off in our maiden voyage next week! Thanks guys, keep up the great vlogs!
Thank you so much. Hope you get the same enjoyment that we have. Please keep us updated on how you get on. 👍👍
We have been so impressed with the quality of your Adria we will shortly be joining the Adria gang with an Adora Seine, we can’t wait 👍😃
👍👍 can’t wait to see it. Hopefully catch up soon guys. 😊😊👍👍👍
We love our Adria Adora Seine, I’m sure you will too. 👍
I work in the motor home caravan business.
Tom tom produce a sat nav that is programmable to what your traveling in.
So tell it your towing an 8ft caravan to avoid traps.
Nice vlog.
Personally if I were going to caravan" then I think I would tow with a van to store belongings in.
I say the most important think is the bed.
Has to be big and comfortable most important.
Hi Guys, great video, i know a couple of years since you made this vid, but just purchased this same van just before xmas 2021 off a private sale and loved your comments on the van convinced us to buy it, been 30 years since had a tourer so looking forward to getting back into it . ,prob bought it at the right time as before i hit the road it has given me time to absorb all the rules involved since i used to hook up and never even give the weight a second thought. I have got a 2019 2ltr diesel ford galaxy auto, i have contacted the caravan club and ford and they say as long as i keep the nose weight right and load the van sensibly should be fine, my partner is new to this so bought the van with her in mind as she was impressed with the layout , she is a 5* hotel type of person so jury still out. going on our 1st outing next month so 🤞.
Regards Ron
Hi Ron, sorry I have only just seen your comment. You have made a great choice, I loved my Isonzo and do miss it. If I bought another caravan it would be top of the list. I hope your wife enjoys caravanning. Just break out the BBQ and spoil her with great breakfasts and you will be fine. All the best for 2022 😊 Karina
@@HereWeTow haha , thanks for getting back to us Karina, Don't think i will risk cooking her breakfast, I can burn a salad!!. you're comments tickled her though, I'll give you a progress report after a few trips. Regards Ron
Another great video you two 👍🏻. We are going to France in June for 3 weeks for my birthday cannot wait. We take our two golden retrievers will you be taking fudge ? Also what do you think about your safefill gas bottle, what’s the chance on a review on that. Keep on caravanning enjoy. 😁😎🍹🍺
Hi Tammie,
The France trip sounds fantastic, hope it’s a special birthday treat. We are taking Fudge with us and we can’t wait either. We have found the Safefill brilliant, we have filled it twice and has cost around £20 in total. It’s great for saving on weight for being lighter it’s easy to find refill stations. We would definitely recommend it if your a heavy gas user. 👍👍
Hi Guys. So pleased the Adria has looked after you both. You are so right don't buy with your heart but your head. Enjoy Phil & Juliet 👍
Thank you guys for commenting. 👍👍👍👍
Great video! Enjoyed your site reviews in the last year! Is this your first caravan?
Dave
Hi Dave, yes this is our first van and what a belter we chose. We will keep the site reviews coming this year we just wish we had done it sooner. 👍👍👍
After you arrive and get all set up, you really want to get out and explore everything. The entire site and beyond. And you want to meet others who you are close to, but with limits of course. I have found that recumbent trikes meet this need in spades. With them, you can comfortably be on your way and be able to safely explore and investigate everything. And your trikes serve as a conversation magnet and a means to break the ice with so many. Recumbent trikes enhance the camping experience exponentially and you will see caravans and motor homes adapt to store them. I guarantee it! Stay tuned.
Such a beautiful caravan guys, love everything about it, I’ve always loved Adria’s! Maybe next time 😁 thanks for sharing, great video as always 👍🏻
Thanks guys. 👍👍
Hi guys nice vlog little question how are finding the safefill gas bottle and are you being able to refill when you need to and after you have refilled are you getting anymore air in the system than if you would change over from a normal bottle when that runs out.
Hi Ray, we love our safefill we bought a 10 litre one and in the year we used it, almost full time touring, we have filled it twice costing around £20 in total. We have not noticed any air in the system after changing it and we are finding more and more LPG garages are accepting them. We have never had an issue finding one when we need it. 👍👍
How did you's manage with wardrobe spaces? is there 1 each side of the bed i didn't see them? Love your caravan & we are now heading that direction of a new one for 2020.
Hi Gerry, the wardrobe is huge in the Isonzo, it is in the middle of the caravan and there are floor to ceiling shelves next to it. There is more storage in this caravan than you will know what to do with. There is a new 2021 model due out later this year which we are getting to see at the end of July. We love our Adria, excellent caravan. Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks guys I’ve thoroughly enjoyed following you over the past year.
Thank you Colin, hopefully we keep you entertained this year as well. All the best. 😊😊👍
Great video guys , do you need a 3ton car to tow 8.24 meters been looking at this van 😀
Hi SuperRogers, thanks for watching. No, you go by the body length and not the shipping length when looking at the size for the 7 metre maximum length. You can tow any caravan with a body length up to 7 metres with a car or SUV. If it is over then you are quite right, you need a vehicle with a GVM of over 3.5 tonnes. All the Adrias are within 7 metres even though their total, or shipping length, is over 8 metres. Thanks for your comment 😊 Karina
Hi Guys
Stumbled on you researching Adria Caravans, I noticed subsequently you have sold on and now are doing more reviews and renovating! Good Luck
We are starting our caravan upgrade journey, we are on a seasonal pitch that has a few Adria’s on site and they really stand out! Just like you have mentioned on this video
As you look like you know a lot about caravans and time has moved on!
Would you still buy another Adria?
We like the Adora - Seine or Sava
We don’t want a double bed
Is this a good choice Vs the competition out there?
Appreciate any help ☀️🏴😀
Thank you for watching and we loved our Adria..still top our list although Coachman are very impressive right now and good build. We have a Seine review out on Thursday which might help. The only thing is they aren’t 8ft wide but they are a could contender if that doesn’t bother you. Get in tough if you need any advice.. 😊 Karina
Brilliant thank you!
They just stand out to me! There was one on our previous site and had to look at it every time I walked past it! A year on and there are two on the current site and they both stand out for us from the pack.
The Seine stands out for its price, my gut says Sava for the 8’ width ( we won’t be towing it )
However current is an old standard UK width so maybe if we’ve never had we won’t miss
We did notice an almost New Private Sale Siene on Auto Trader
Thanks for the reply, I’ve looked at the other brands and they don’t do it for me
Is an Alpina worth the extra money over Adora? Is an Altea worth a look?
We live in Wrexham so will pop and see Cara , I’m waiting for a call back
Good luck with all the content and the renovation
Your caravan looks flipping HUGE! I do love 8ft wides. I love that kitchen worktop.. Great vlog. Regards, Graham
Thanks Graham, we like big, the bigger the better. 👍👍
Love youre vlogs . When is jules going to do cadac videos lol . Practice makes perfect lol . Ive seen channels and cadac is all theyre content. Rob from scotland . Stay safe you two x
Thanks Rob, Jules has done some Tin To Tum cooking vlogs if you go through our content. Im sure he will do some more 😊 All being well we will have the Cadac out soon and be back out touring! Thanks for watching and have a great weekend 😊 Karina and Jules
I do think better folding steps are in order for us older folk.
With hand rails.
Yes, many people would agree with that too
Great video guys... never been that interested in Adria Caravans. Maybe we should have a look and include them in our caravan search.
Always have an open mind with all van manufacturers for what works for you guys but honestly go Adria you won’t look back. 😊👍👍
Love your videos, keep them coming
Thank you. 😊👍
We are waiting delivery after buying at NEC last Oct partly after seeing your reviews and how pleased you are with it. It is in the country now so shouldn't be too long now, so glad you are still enjoying yours Martin & Liz
We are so pleased for you, bet your super excited. Hope our information has helped and hope you have as much fun in it as we do, especially with all the friends and adventures you will have on your holidays. Thank you so much for commenting and letting us know. Please keep us informed of your adventures. 👍👍
Is the buccaneer any good as an option. ( we are thinking of upgrading in the next 12 months) . 8 ft wide scares me.
Hi Guy, an 8ft wide caravan is fine to tow as long as you plan you route and stay on larger roads. We have towed our Adria around 15000 miles now, including Europe, and touch wood no issues. The Buccaneer is a nice top end caravan, my advice is look at all the caravans in the price range you have and if you are on Facebook join owners groups. See what owners say about their experience of that caravan. Thanks for watching 😊 Karina
Here we Tow thanks so much. Love the reviews, and one of your quiz nights. Keep up the good work.
Stay safe crew.
Have just bought an Adria Adora Insonzo. Feel like a complete muppet as I can't find the hot water tank and am struggling to understand how the hot water works. Any feedback appreciated.
Hi Vicky, sorry I have just seen your message. The hot water tank is either under the offside lounge seat or hidden in the wardrobe, I cannot remember off the top of my head. The tank will fill from your aqua roll and will heat when you set it to on your Alde control panel. You dont need the heating on to heat the water. If you are on electric hook up then set it to electric to power it and not gas. To empty your tank there are two valves in the bottom of the wardrobe. One is yellow and one might be blue or black. To empty all you water you need to flick the valves up and you will hear the water run out underneath. Make sure you close them again and make sure your water pump is turned off on the wall at the door. If you dont your water pump will start pumping water in. Open all the taps in the sinks and shower to drain any water out and leave these open until the next time you go away. Enjoy your Isonzo, we loved ours. Karina
Hi guys - am new to caravanning and am loving your videos.
Very informative.
Hope you guys can point me in the right direction. Am struggling to find Adria brochures online...I live abroad and will only be returning to the UK in 2020 - and I am looking for an older Adria model...2014 / 15 with the exact same layout as your Isonzo.
Or alternatively... an end island bed with a middle / central toilet with separate shower.
Any suggestions? TIA 🌸
Thank you for watching..I think the earliest Isonzo will be around 2015 and any earlier will be an Altea Trent model but they don’t have a separate toilet and shower. You can use the caravanfinder website to search for models and that’s very useful. All the best for your return in 2020 😊
Thanks for the info! Much appreciated. Am binge watching your videos at the moment. LOVE it!💕
That's a nice video.
Hope this next year is as good...
So do we, thank you for taking the time to comment.
Hi
we have enjoyed your journey over the past 12 months as we both retired Jan 2018 and we have our caravan on a seasonal pitch and we tour from that pitch so most weeks were in the caravan in Shropshire 4 or 5 days every week till we hitch up and travel best wishes Dave
Brilliant, and that to us is what it’s all about. The freedom the caravan brings is fantastic and glad your getting plenty of use out of it. Hopefully catch you on a site one of these days. Thank you for commenting. 👍👍
Very good update guys. We've enjoyed your channel the past year and we are now in our first year of caravanning. We might even get a video up!! Yikes!! Are you guys retired? You seem to have loads of time to tour!!! Very envious!!
Good luck with your video will look out for that. Yeah we retired last year from the Police, spending this year touring. YOLO. 😊😊👍
Great vid & well thought out. We had recently upgraded our van, we had a tracker already installed in the van & We also have a CaSSOA storage site. When you had discussed your Adria security I was wondering if you had micro dotted everything in your van.. We have and in the event of anything being stolen we know police would be able to track it back to us !!! we even micro dotted hidden areas within the van so no matter what thieves try to do to hide the identity of the van they wont be able to find every single dot.."Just a thought" Happy days..
Thanks David that’s a very good point. We obviously haven’t disclosed all the things we have done for security reasons but this is a very valid point. Micro dots and Smart water to name but a few. All good security measures. Thanks for commenting. 👍
Can I buy these in United States? Or ship to US?
Thank you for watching, they aren’t currently available in the US but I know you can buy in the UK and ship to the US, which a dealer can arrange. I don’t know the costs involved in this though. Sorry I cannot be any more help.. Karina
Great video as always guys. Looking forward to your next 12 month. 👍🏻😄 Trev n Sue
Thanks guys. 👍👍👍
Great video once again. You are so right about taking youre time over the choice. It took us nearly 12 months of browsing magazines, the web and dealerships. Eventually, we decided on exactly what we wanted, went to see one with high expectations and hated it. We went to the NEC Caravan Show and came away none the wiser. We finally got the choice down to three models, the transverse island bed being the priority. We kept going into each one and nit picked them to pieces until we found ourselves sitting in the one we prefered and bought it.
You'll love France, we're off to Brittany again in June. Quite pleased that Brexit has been delayed so no problems with passports and licences for the time being. Don't know where you are going and you may already be aware that certain cities in France require vehicles to display an air quality certificate. Link here: www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/ Have fun and keep the videos coming :)
They are lovely vans well made and very stylish I was blown away by the design when I first looked at them but digging deeper too many issues for me, kitchen work surface poor design, sink bowl should be in middle with square hob to the right that would create extra space , the front fold out table no good for eating at so fold out table has to come out, foam seat cushions and mattress should be sprung, and rear bathroom is so narrow and unlined shower cubicle is a real worry, dont think you even get a tv aerial ? no standard ATC on a van this big ? if they change all that I would buy one but then how much would it be !
Thank you for watching, we love ours but then the points you mention haven’t been deal breakers for us. You can have a flap fitted and I think Adria May consider that and the front chest for future U.K. vans as we made this feedback. They do come with an Ariel this year and even with all our towing ATC hasn’t been something we’ve needed or missed. It will be interesting to see if there are any changes to the 2020 models out later this year 👍
@@HereWeTow I hope they do, would make it the perfect van for us , good luck with your travels and keep the videos coming !
You are so right. Six years ago we brought a new caravan, our first van, plus every thing to go with it. £20,000+ later you find it's not the van for you. We learnt our lesson .
Sorry to hear that, but it is so easy to do when you get caught in all the excitement of looking and buying. I hope you have the right van for you now. 👍👍
I'm glad your ownership experience has been positive. Buying the right caravan in the first place has paid off. Are you going to give Adria your feedback with the issues such as the mattress? Is it possible to get a cover for the sink to get round the lack of worktop space (something else to feed back to Adria)? As ever, the presentation is spot on. We've just had our Lunar out on the first outing of the year.
Thanks David for commenting, it does come with a cover for the sink but as we always use it, it is constantly put away. As for the mattress it would be nice for Adria to pick up on this and maybe offer it as an optional upgrade. Hope you have a good getaway in your Lunar. 👍👍👍
Hi guys, great advice there for newbies, take time choosing the layout, don't be pressured by sales people, it's a huge investment as Jules mentioned. I've loved seeing your first year cruise by. Us? Well Julie and I have just ordered our new van, basically because the layout we thought was ideal just isn't working. Be sure, be happy.
All the best,
Black Country Dave
Thanks for sticking with us from the start Dave, but I know really it’s the van reviews especially the layout of the bedroom. 😂😂😊👍
@@HereWeTow Hell yeah!! 😁
Can't say fairer than that! Funny we agree about the front chest... I think that would make a huge positive difference to what is already a brilliant van :)
Thank you for sharing in the first place if it wasn’t for your vlog then we would have not seen the Adria at all. Hope you and Dougal are well. 👍👍👍
What payload do you run with.
We run at around 130 - 140 kilos. 👍👍
Here we Tow
At 1800kg the pay load is 240kg. Your Mtplm must be a lot lower?.
The MTPLM is 1750kg to be exact with a payload of 157kg and an MIRO of 1597kg. It can be up plated to 1800kg then giving a payload of 207kg.
Nice tan.....not UK is it?
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Sure is we had some belting weather at Longleat and Brighton. 👍👍
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TOATALLY agree with Karina’s comments about ATC. We have it fitted on our caravan and it’s activated faulsly on a number of occasions, mostly due to an uneven road surface tricking it into thinking it’s swaying. On the one occasion where I did have to perform an evasive towing manoevere at 40mph in the rain at night to avoid half a tree dangling down in the middle of the road, it did activate and give that reassuring resistance, but we would have been absolutely fine without it fitted. Having towed two different caravans over a fair distance without having ATC fitted I believe that with a correctly matched outfit driven safely with the correct speed for not only the road but the conditions, then ATC is not nessesary. All things considered, I think I’d rather have it than not, but I wouldn’t spend £££ to spec it on a new caravan if we ever change.
Sorry for waffling on! Stephen 👍
Thank you for taking the time to write a short essay, I got through 2 coffees with a fantastic coffee maker reading it. 😂😂 Your absolutely right and we totally agree about ATC nice to have but wouldn’t pay for it as an extra. Hopefully catch you guys soon. 👍👍👍
Here we Tow 🤣🤣🤣 One gets a little carried away when not working within the constraints of 280 characters! Pleased to hear you’re still enjoying the coffee machine! 👍☕️🏕
Great video guys. Wouldn’t it be great if dealers offered a rental service so people could try before you buy & perhaps refund any charges should you decide to buy? As you quite rightly say it’s a huge investment second to a house for some people. Keith & Michele
Like the idea. This would help in choosing. Thanks for commenting. 👍👍👍
Now that's a hair cut I like, mines the same, but I have no choice 😂😂😂😂
I started by trying to cut the grey out and ended with this hair cut. 😂😂😂
If you’re going to Europe please be safe specially if you’re going to pull in overnight on Service stations
I recommend staying on campsites overnight
If you’re driving long distance for safety
Great advice thank you. 👍👍
What a silly shape for a bed ,bathroom were is the bath, not a bathroom is it, cross contamination?
Thank you for watching Keith, cross contamination.. what are you doing in the bathroom? Spraying it everywhere 😬🤷🏼♀️🤣 Have a good week 😊