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Ellerslie later in the day
Ellerslie Racecourse with the NZMCA parking

A great turn out from Motorhomers saw the car parks chocker on Thursday. Friday arrivals were redirected to Ellerslie racecourse to the centre of the track. There was a free shuttle going to and fro from the show to the carpark which worked really well. Ellerslie was free and we got a free bag of lollies for the inconvenience, what inconvenience? 

The show seemed a bit smaller this year, maybe I missed a bit but the big difference I noticed this year was the trend towards caravans.

Click on the images to see hi res and Slideshows

Dethleffs Xli
Dethleffs Xli
Dethleffs Xli
Dethleffs XLI
Dethleffs Xli
Dethleffs Esprit. I’m not sure what Bernie (in the blue) said but the punters look a bit stunned 🙂 It would have been something good knowing Bernie !
Frankia
Frankia
Frankia
Frankia
Dethleffs Corner
Rockwood Caravan
Inside the Rockwood
Inside the Rockwood
Inside the Rockwood
Burstner Elegance
Burstner corner
Autotrail
Autotrail
Autotrail corner
Autotrail Commanche
Autotrail Commanche
Bailey Caravan
Bailey Caravan
Bailey Caravan
Kea Caravan
Kea Caravan
Eldiss Caravan
Camec Stand
Dometic and waeco stand
Kea Motorhomes
Jayco with slid outs
Jayco with slide outs
The Jayco
Jayco pop up
The interior of the Jayco pop up
The NZMCA stand
NZMCA stand
New retro caravans
Time for a rest
CI corner

It was really nice to see the Lilliputs there with their classic cars.

Vintage Caravans and cars
Vintage Caravans and cars
Lilliput
Lilliput

The Dethleffs caravans were impressive. Lots of space and nicely decked out. The title pic is the interior.. nice ! The pictures really tell the story. 

Dethleffs Caravan
Dethleffs Caravan
Dethleffs caravan
Dethleffs caravan
Dethleffs Caravan
Dethleffs Caravan

I ended up back at Ellerslie mid afternoon and prepared myself for meeting people as you do!

Nicely tucked in for the night
Nicely tucked in for the night
Ellerslie later in the day
Ellerslie later in the day

It was nice to catch up with some Dethleffs owners later in the day amongst all the other people, Motorhomes and Caravans.

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The coffee cup holder

This was Pete’s first rally with his new Dethleffs Black Magic so it was great to see the Kiwi ingenuity being applied to his van.

There is a notable absence of anywhere in the Ducato cab for holding coffee. Pete decided this had to change and came up with a nice  tray with  locking blocks underneath the hold it between the two front seats on the seat arms.

Pete with his coffee cup holder
Pete with his coffee cup holder

Clever use of dead space and with the use of matching vinyl from the floor and a nice wooden surround, it really looks the part.

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The Wooden Table

This is Richards second year at a Dethleffs owners rally so it was nice to catch up again.  Being the clever chap that he is, he  significantly upgraded his dining area with a  new table. Looking at the photo again, it looks like it might be Kauri. Very Nicely done!

Richard with his new table
Richard with his new table

A thing of beauty.

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The slide out cupboard

John with this Black Magic
John with this Black Magic

The nice thing about a get together like the Dethleffs Owners meetings is to catch up with other owners like John with his Dethleffs Black Magic, and see the modifications and improvements they have made to their Motorhomes.

Johns Slide out masterpiece.
Johns Slide out masterpiece.

One of the wee gems that I really liked was John’s change to his curved galley cupboard which was hinged with shelves, into a full slide out cupboard. It completely changes the the availability of the shelves behind and allows you to make better use of the shelf space.

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2nd Dethleffs NZ owners rally, day 2 – 20 plus images

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The next day under cover
The next day under cover

After a great day of meeting new people, swapping notes and checking out new Motorhomes, everyone arrived at the Miranda Motorcamp outdoor kitchen. While most continued the chat over a cold orange juice,  a BBQ fry up was under way by Owen and his team representing Jonas and Dethleffs NZ. They did a magnificent job of cooking for over 80 people. Thank you Owen, Jonas and Dethleffs NZ for providing the great food and for another great event.

Dethleffs crews ready for tea
Dethleffs crews ready for tea

A surprise for the evening was the presence of a team from Mecatronics and Kiwisat in Italy who supply the bulk of the Dethleffs TV antennas in NZ.

The team from Mecatronics with Rob from UCC in Christchurch (with the blue stripe) and the agent in NZ for Mecatronics on the right.
The team from Mecatronics with Rob from UCC in Christchurch (with the blue stripe) and the agent in NZ for Mecatronics on the right.

Enjoy the Gallery and remember to select the images for hi-res images.

Enjoying the moment
Happy people enjoying a cuppa in company this morning.
The next day under cover
Dethleffs crews in the outdoor Kitchen area.

After the tidy up, many retired to the hot pool in  the Campground.

Bernie had an impromptu class of how to look after and maintain your toilet cassettes. The reaction from the willing students was fun.
Bernie had an impromptu class of how to look after and maintain your toilet cassettes. The reaction from the willing students was priceless!
Dethleffs owners and others enjoying the Hit pool this morning.
Dethleffs owners and others enjoying the Hot pool this morning.

This morning, many left to head home to all over NZ but there are quite a few staying on. More tomorrow!

Hot pools, Rallies

2nd annual NZ Dethleffs owners rally. 30 plus images

imageA great showing of hardware, nice weather, lots of happy faces and gatherings of like minded people swapping notes and enjoying their Motorhomes. imageMiranda Holiday Park is a great venue and is chocker with Dethleffs. I’m looking forward to a swim in the hot pools later.

Enjoy the images.

John with this Black Magic

Don’t forget to click on each image to get the hi res version

It I s interesting to see innovative improvements made by owners to their Motorhomes. I’ll post more on these over the next few days.

imageLast year, we had 24 odd Motorhomes  attending, this year it is more than 40! What will it be next year.