Billggski Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Surprisingly good, lots to see and discuss, bought the 2016 Britstops and France Passion so am already planning trips. But aren't camper vans expensive? VW conversions foe £50,000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petest Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 We're going Saturday and Sunday. Travelling up Friday afternoon and staying a couple of nights on a site about 30 mins from nec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 We went today, not impressed, the buses from the South carparks kept going past full. After 1/2 hour waiting we walked. The motorhome hall(s) were OK but there are several noticeable absences. I never even bought a new M/H. Mind you the Chausson Flash 610 caught my attention, I will have another look when I can. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 The car parks were full at 10am! I think it took them by surprise, we walked as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zydeco Joe Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Had a day at the show yesterday (Tuesday) a lot less people than the October show so from that point of view better. Stayed till the end and then used the van to cook a meal on the car park to get rid of the traffic problems you always get at the NEC. We were not the only van doing this and it worked fine, left at about 7 pm.The cheese man as normal was in attendance along with many small traders. Most but by no means all the major players had stands. No real new stuff but we had a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophie2 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 For people seriously thinking of buying a motorhome the October show is much better represented by Dealers and Manufacturers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 We went today, it's not an all day show, but it's ok. Accerories were plenty full. We are pleased we made the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrypartridge Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Went Tuesday with a list of things we were interested in. Found it very useful, some stands were great esp Martin on Gaslow. However, I couldn't believe how many stands were manned by people who either knew nothing about what they were selling or didn't seem to care. A frequent response was I don't know much about that I'll get my colleague to explain. Really! Honourable mention for people non skills to Conrad Anderson. Asked the price of a cruise control.was told the only way to get an accurate price was to go on their website. Not sure why they bothered taking a stand. The 'demonstration" of a bike rack on the Roadpro stand was embarrassingly hilarious too, and the explanation that it was badly assembled but don't worry yours will be put together properly was not very reassuring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 Yes, the stands are manned by part timers who are probably selling furniture next week. Any query was met with a panicky stare, apart from on the small stands where the owners were selling their own accessories. Even then there was a significant mark up over the Internet prices as they had to pay for the stands.(cadac £99 rather than £88) I was chatting to one guy about how they get all the vehicles to and from the shows, he says they had two days to set the whole show up! Parking them all within an inch of each other, polishing them after the journey, and cleaning out every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 henrypartridge - 2016-02-24 9:58 PM A frequent response was I don't know much about that I'll get my colleague to explain. . I can understand your frustration but, to see it from a more positive angle, you have just met an honest salesman. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnietheMoocher Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Making my first trip to the NEC, is there anywhere to sit down and eat a packed lunch? I'm told that the food is very expensive there. Really looking forward to having a good look around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 You can tell the camping fraternity, they sit on the floor with their sandwiches and flasks. £3 for two small bottles of water is a "special offer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnietheMoocher Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (lol) That will be us! With our flasks and sandwiches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 There are a few ‘rest areas’ with seating inside the exhibition halls themselves - you can identify these from the catalogue or from here http://www.caravancampingmotorhomeshow.co.uk/files/the_caravan_and_camping_show_spring_2016_4th_feb.pdf Alternatively, you could take your packed lunches outside the halls (ensuring that you get your hand ‘stamped’ on the way out) as there is a fair amount of seating there - and it’s a mite more civilised. If you choose to eat early (say before 12) you should find a table & seat outside without much difficulty. Not sure about food being “very expensive” at the NEC, but it certainly won’t be cheap - we took our own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnietheMoocher Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Thank you, that's helpful to know. We are going with our two children, who are constantly hungry, so taking plenty of food with us. I'm hoping that that don't get too tired and moan too much, but I'm sure that the Lego caravan will be an attraction for them, together with the dog agility shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zydeco Joe Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 We sat and ate our packed lunches at the demonstration theatre while watching the cookery demo hoping for some free food but did not get any B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisturx Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 The main generator blew a pipe off at 3.0 am last night on the CC NEC site . During a very hard frost !! So a lot of frozen campers first thing this morning as most have been using electric heating, fan heaters and oil filled radiators !! Possibly why the generator blew !! At £35 a night , everyone saving their gas !! All back on now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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