Hymer Van S500 motorhome tour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- This is the Hymer Van S500 motorhome, measuring only 565cm in length. Indeed a large part of the length is taken up by the long nose of the Mercedes base. Nonetheless the inside of the motorhome is very compact with almost everything a fulltimer could want with two noticeable shortfalls - lack of space in the garage for a bike (although there is an external bike rack) and lack of hanging space as the wardrobe is not high enough. The vehicle can be parked anywhere a car can go - as its footprint is roughly the same size as many family cars. A really strong point is the insulation. You can see how cold it was outside in the film, nevertheless I was really warm inside so full marks to Hymer and Truma for that!
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This is the van I would buy and travel Europe in, just perfect in my opinion
Perfect for one person. Storage is a must.
You've got me sold on these compact Hymers... Maybe some day I can afford one :)
Can't beat the truma Heather's,, takes a very little power,only 2amp, love it
That's like the perfect size I dig it 👍🏾
Great video Alan and yes you're right its a great little van...
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Merci Malika!
This perfect I want one I’m so glad I didn’t buy anything yet
Towels make you slip :P
Arguably the more I look at this RV the more I think a van conversion is more cost effective and better overall.
Ducato van conversions to name some: Adria Twin, Possl Roadcamp (also Globecar), Hobby Vantana, Knaus Boxstar, RollerTeam/Chausson/Challenger/Caravans International on the 540/600 cms wave.... they all have something in common.
I'd trade this RV anytime with any of the above, keep some 10-15K of change to spend on what truly makes it home on wheels: sat-nav, TV set, radio, spare cassettes or macerator w/ aux tank, solar panel, inverter, generator...
If I were really fussy about the quality I'd go for a Westfalia that for my impressions it's built to a higher standard and still have cash to spend.
This is nice but best use of space is essential on small vans of this size. I think the Chausson Flash 500 has a better layout with the dropdown bed. I'm not a great fan of drop downs but when you have this sort of limited space a drop down gives so much more living space. And it's a lot cheaper than the Hymer.
Yes, but is it as well insulated?
Compact and bijou.
I do like it.
Take off the dinette for a larger bed, bathroom, kitchen or whatever! I never understood the idea wich is behind this concept: smaller the van, more seatings/sleeping space!!
I love it's size, but it's not available in the U.S.
Alan, there are plenty of vid's showing how to really insulate your van.
I have gone through some scientific papers on this one - give me your idea of the best film on insulation.
Do you have to winterized this van travelling in the winter?
-9C? What stopped your water system from freezing?
wingamm oasi 540, what you think? 5,4m full of confort
way to large the front of the vehicle. a fully integrated would be amazing for this model
Can you zoom in just a bit more, I like my videos to be no further than 9" away from what I am shootingl.
Certainly will do next time!
Does it still on sale? Or discontinued already?
It is still available!
can we put a 300pound bike on the back side of the van??
No, that is too heavy.
can we bring this to india..or..ship it??..its very nice
You could do but the import duty would be horrendous!
Is there an AC for summertime in this van? What powers it?
There would be if you install it. It is rare for vans to come with AC except that which is provided by the vehicle manufacturer - in this case Mercedes.
3:35😳!
How do you buy this if you live in the U.S.A?
Try Roadtrek.
4×4 бы ...
I do love himer van...... But over 60k euros for a New One is not worthy.....
The problem is that they are not mass produced like cars!
Very nice. Sleeping naked ??
love it......it'S DISEL?
Nearly all vans are diesel in Europe!
Reserve
21/degrees is war enough....???? dang!
The temperature fell to a day temperature of minus 13C which is about 12F.!
STEADYMOBBIN Celsius, it's warm enough, when minus 9 outside
21 Celsius more than warm enough when minus 9 outside
Please use a gopro. Your tight video angle is making e seasick
As far as I can tell, GoPro has an even narrower angle than the camera I have and furthermore does not have stabilisation. However I could give it a go if you send me one.
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