Ocsid Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Channel 5s new motorhoming programme. How refreshing to watch a TV programme not based, yet anyway, on making a complete mockery of the hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajohno Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Shame they used Paul Merton to lead, completely the wrong person IMO, you couldn't find a less enthusiastic Motorhomer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cattwg Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I was curious. I’ve never seen a “wild camping” signpost before. Does anyone know where this place is? Just had a thought could it be an undeveloped area in a forestry based campsite? Cattwg :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Cattwg - 2021-08-07 11:04 AM I was curious. I’ve never seen a “wild camping” signpost before. Does anyone know where this place is? Just had a thought could it be an undeveloped area in a forestry based campsite? Cattwg :-D There's a 'wild camping' site on Lizard, not sure why it's called that as just seemed a standard grass campsite to me. I caught most of the program, better than any other of this type I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Cattwg - 2021-08-07 11:04 AM I was curious. I’ve never seen a “wild camping” signpost before. Does anyone know where this place is? Just had a thought could it be an undeveloped area in a forestry based campsite? Cattwg :-D Yes that looked a good place but I did expect them to get bogged in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 At only £300 per day and it can pull up anywhere for them to go out and look round, marvelous, the program is as genuine as a 9 quid banknote and is that huge motorhome under three half-ton to allow them to drive on a car licence ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 chas - 2021-08-09 8:55 AM ...and is that huge motorhome under three half-ton to allow them to drive on a car licence ? They did specifically say when they first saw the MH that it was under 3.5 Tonnes and could be driven on a car license. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartO Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 vindiboy - 2021-08-07 12:49 PM Cattwg - 2021-08-07 11:04 AM I was curious. I’ve never seen a “wild camping” signpost before. Does anyone know where this place is? Just had a thought could it be an undeveloped area in a forestry based campsite? Cattwg :-D Yes that looked a good place but I did expect them to get bogged in ? So did I but I suspect their film crew would have been equipped with a 4x4 and had abundant support features and resources. I enjoyed the program and it was certainly interesting to find out what a nice lady Paul’s wife is. We once stayed on a CL which consisted of a water tap and a few clearings in a wood but nothing else - and we were the only ones using it that night. Quite spooky as it went dark but lovely and silent once we got used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 vindiboy - 2021-08-07 12:49 PM Cattwg - 2021-08-07 11:04 AM I was curious. I’ve never seen a “wild camping” signpost before. Does anyone know where this place is? Just had a thought could it be an undeveloped area in a forestry based campsite? Cattwg :-D Yes that looked a good place but I did expect them to get bogged in ? The site was just a few mile's t to the West of Ashford in Kent. The programme actually said it was near Tenterden which is not strictly true other than it has a TN post code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve928 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Can't wait for tonight's episode: "In the Lake District Paul & Suki negotiate their motorhome under a low bridge in the rain after having a cup of coffee". Ground, coffee bags or instant I wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Just watched the last one Absolutely Brilliant Best motorhome programmes I have seen :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Such a pity that Paul seemed stuck in second gear. :D Every time he drove there was a tailback behind him. 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 John52 - 2021-09-11 11:39 AM Just watched the last one Absolutely Brilliant Best motorhome programmes I have seen :-D Yes I thoroughly enjoyed it too. I loved all the places they toured, particularly the Peak District episode and as a lad I spent many weekends cycling there staying in Youth Hostels. Winnats Pass is fantastic to drive in the day, but extremely bleak and eery at night. Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs are seriously impressive. It was a good little series of travel docs. On Sunday Channel 5 are screening a series "Million Pound Motorhomes" at 8pm which should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartO Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 747 - 2021-09-11 12:52 PM Such a pity that Paul seemed stuck in second gear. :D Every time he drove there was a tailback behind him. 8-) Unfortunately (and usually unintentionally) there are tailing vehicles behind most motorhomes most of the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 John52 - 2021-09-11 11:39 AM Just watched the last one Absolutely Brilliant Best motorhome programmes I have seen :-D Recorded all of them. Watched about one and a half episodes. Deleted the rest. Each to his own. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alansh Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 There's also Millionaire Motorhomes on Sundays on Channel 5. First episode was actually today and you can watch it on catchup TV. It's not bad - a lot more about motorhomes than the Paul and Suki show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevec176 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 According to my TV Times the first episode is on tomorrow evening, Sunday, at 8pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 It may be entertainment, like looking at old cars, but could you make use of a £million pound motorhome? Realistically, where could you go in it? Bad enough parking an ordinary one. And how could you maintain that level of appearance there would always be something spoiling it - gold plating coming off the taps or wharever especially if you were to actually use it. Merton & Webster show seems far more practical to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryd999 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I raised an eyebrow when they said they were going "wildcamping". I thought "thats a bit Rock n Roll" for mainstream TV only to be disappointed that it was clearly a fake Wildcamping site. No doubt they were concerns about the raft of Nimby finger wagger complaints they would get if they had really gone wilding. We gave up on it after a couple of episodes. Garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witzend Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Barryd999 - 2021-09-12 9:14 AM We gave up on it after a couple of episodes. Garbage. Or was it battery Problems ? (lol) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryd999 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 witzend - 2021-09-12 9:03 PM Barryd999 - 2021-09-12 9:14 AM We gave up on it after a couple of episodes. Garbage. Or was it battery Problems ? (lol) (lol) Ho ho ho!! Ill do the jokes. 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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