'Wandering Bird' Toolkits, Step-by-Step guides etc. Worth The Money?

[HKF]

Hi everyone!

As I'm sat enjoying our very first MoHo adventure, I was looking at the Wandering Bird website and wondering if the guides, toolkits etc. that they sell are worth they money. Has anybody bought these, please? If so, would you recommend them? Are they full of useful information or full of basic common sense? I'd be interested to read your thoughts before I part with my cash!!

Thank you so much

 

[RM_Marine]

I'm not sure but there's a buyers guide on which cover all thing in a van not just when buying one

This book will save you money, probably a lot of money. It will show you, step step by step, how choose the right motorhome and then show you how you can easily negotiate the very best price. This book is FREE to subscribers. Download it by... https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/resources/the-motorhome-buyers-guide.181/


The fountain of knowledge on here, is worth the £20 per year

You tube is free for most video about anything and everything

 

[Swifter]

That website is run by a Youtuber that recently made a video claiming a basic swamp cooler is an Air conditioning unit . In my opinion ,useful Information on that website is limited .

 

[Pilote87]

I suggest you save your money and pose any questions you need answers to on MHF.

John

 

[Spriddler]

Irrelevant post.
(I'll get me coat).

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[Itsmcb]

Hi everyone!

As I'm sat enjoying our very first MoHo adventure, I was looking at the Wandering Bird website and wondering if the guides, toolkits etc. that they sell are worth they money. Has anybody bought these, please? If so, would you recommend them? Are they full of useful information or full of basic common sense? I'd be interested to read your thoughts before I part with my cash!!

Thank you so much

I'm sure lots of us will have a look at the website this evening and give our 'expert' opinions, it'll be something to do whilst Love Island is on

 

[Bobby-gg]

That website is run by a Youtuber that recently made a video claiming a basic swamp cooler is an Air conditioning unit . In my opinion ,useful Information on that website is limited .

And, like most YouTuber's they probably received that item to review for free, in order to "promote" it to their followers, because, after all, they are influences

 

[Swifter]

And, like most YouTuber's they probably received that item to review for free, in order to "promote" it to their followers, because, after all, they are influences

Exactly. It’s all pretty obvious now . I stopped watching the vanlife channels who chose to review those bloody Jackery power packs . Of course they are going to recommend them , they got it for free

 

[Bobby-gg]

Exactly. It’s all pretty obvious now . I stopped watching the vanlife channels who chose to review those bloody Jackery power packs . Of course they are going to recommend them , they got it for free

Me too, think it was van build Mel, or similary named, was really pushing them in his self build, and it was a quick "u-subscribe" there and then

 

[jockaneezer]

I follow John Mills on his "Doubleboost" YouTube channel, mostly engineering and repairing stuff. He does a few honest reviews of items that Banggood send him. He always starts his spiel with "If you buy this item via my link, I will get a small commission" but he then goes on to say " If it's shite, I'll say it's shite ! " Can't say fairer than that, if only others were as honest ?

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[POH]

Was thinking about asking the same question , thought about the books and video (online) re finding the best Aires when doing France ,Spain , some of the prices seem OK, some of the other stuff is common sense .

 

[Itsmcb]

Sorry to be non-committal but I've had a look and it's hard to say whether they would be worth the cost. Personally I wouldn't buy these guides because I'm basically a practical person and you can find the answer to almost anything on the internet with a bit of patience. I also don't mind spending hours trawling for ideas for trips and travel ideas. On the other hand they obviously suit some people.

 

[HKF]

Thank you everyone. I think I'll give them a miss. Being a newbie MoHoer, I think I was looking for a bit of confidence-giving guides and stuff but I think you're right....with a bit of searching, I can probably find what I need for free....and possibly pick up other tips along the way! Thanks everyone for your time

 

[Scotch mist]

The best tip I read was only buy things as you need them ( a bit late for me ) , I bought everything I thought I’d need , now half of them are in the shed

 

[MisterB]

Hi everyone!

As I'm sat enjoying our very first MoHo adventure, I was looking at the Wandering Bird website and wondering if the guides, toolkits etc. that they sell are worth they money. Has anybody bought these, please? If so, would you recommend them? Are they full of useful information or full of basic common sense? I'd be interested to read your thoughts before I part with my cash!!

Thank you so much

if you really need to then the All The Aires books are worth considering, if you can get yourself an old copy and see if its of any use to you before buying the latest books. our books are a couple of years old but still provide a great reference/starting point.

i would recommend you stay away from you tubers publications. you may be surprised when you do a you tube search for aires (or other such stopovers in different countries) on how easy it is to find aires, places to visit etc for free !!

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[Pilote87]

I tend to use www.campingcar-infos.com when searching for a suitable aire. This web site covers all (well, at least most) of Europe. There is an appli for the smartphone too. FREE

John

 

[Vangrrrl]

I was surprised to read this. I used the Wandering Bird website as a bible when I got my first van and her guides gave me so much confidence as a beginner. Sure, as you gain knowledge and experience you can find things out elsewhere, but I would (and have!) highly recommend them to anyone starting out.

 

[Spriddler]

The best tip I read was only buy things as you need them ( a bit late for me ) , I bought everything I thought I’d need , now half of them are in the shed

You'll probably need to get a bigger shed for the rest of it.

 

[scotjimland]

I tend to use www.campingcar-infos.com when searching for a suitable aire. This web site covers all (well, at least most) of Europe. There is an appli for the smartphone too. FREE

John

It was one of the first websites I used for aires and had their POIs on my Garmin ,.. but haven't used in ages.. now use Campercontact, Search4Sites and Camping Car-Park

Unfortunately, they don't have the app on IOS ..

 

[BikerGraham]

Hi everyone!

As I'm sat enjoying our very first MoHo adventure, I was looking at the Wandering Bird website and wondering if the guides, toolkits etc. that they sell are worth they money. Has anybody bought these, please? If so, would you recommend them? Are they full of useful information or full of basic common sense? I'd be interested to read your thoughts before I part with my cash!!

Thank you so much

there is plenty of free advice on Wandering Bird channel. Some of it is handy for a newbie. But I wouldn't buy anything from it.

Kat is now touring round on her own, with dog mostly. Her husband doesn't feature now. I believe he took ill during covid and stopped being part of the duo's touring. Think they are still together but not sure.
He has his own business that he can run from anywhere and when they were touring together would occassionally, take off for a couple of days to see a client. She left her job as a senior air traffic controller at NATS where she also trained the new controllers. Worked at Heathrow I think. When you read into how they were able to "just save her salary" for the year before packing in and going full time. Bear in mind that they will have had a very considerable income. I think her position would have had a salary in excess of £100K.

as has already been pointed out some of the advice may not be entirely correct. But that is true of all the youtubers. Some are Ok, many are rubbish. Some are just annoying. But troll through the vlogs and there some good places they have visited that will give you ideas for your trips.

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[weejocky]

She started off OK. Not watched many videos!! But every article is unoriginal, crammed with adverts, 3 lines of text, advert - 3 lines text advert repeat, repeat Then there is all links to amazon. Dont let this happen to you, buy this {affiliate link}. It's tedious. Ceased to be useful, now its just there for the cash.

 

[Wombles]

Think that most influencers start off with good intentions & many do have areas of expertise but as soon as they become popular & monetise what they do then there is high risk of that corrupting their output especially if that role is their main income. It can, however, be fun to watch/read their stories as entertainment but would use Fun forum for less biased, frank opinions & as a more reliable source of information as so much more experience & knowledge to draw from.

 

[RM_Marine]

I've been using this for years, it's free

M H Aires Stops Sites & Informal Camping

These are Places for Motor-homers to stop, in Pubs, Parking, Informal Camping and Aires, this web site has many to suit you all, no registration needed. People ask for recommendations on Facebook and get answers, then they get lost among the thousands of following messages. So I decided to

sites.google.com

 

[LesW]

I've been using this for years, it's free

It's also sadly lacking, only France and Spain in the European guide.. and nowhere as many stops as on (for instance) Search For Sites.