Habitation Matters
Don’t cook your caravan brakes!
It’s surprising how many times we hear about caravan brakes being burnt out. Just recently we’ve come across two within a matter of days...
Advice
Towing
Knowing your consumer rights
If you have bought a motorhome, a caravan, or an accessory and feel that you have been ‘had’, the law can protect you. Here...
Towing
Tips for basic maintenance
There’s no downside to regular maintenance of your car, caravan or motorhome. It’ll keep you safe and lower your running costs. These are the...
Towing
Loading your caravan safely
The best thing you can do to ensure a safe trip is to load your caravan properly. Using just a little common sense will...
General Advice
Cool your van with the Dyson Tower fan
OK, so we can’t seriously entertain paying £300 for a floor-standing fan when models cost £14.99 from Currys, but we have to admit...
General Advice
Use an iPad as a big-screen sat-nav with CoPilot Live HD
If you’re still struggling to justify splashing out on an Apple iPad, how does using one as the biggest-ever sat-nav device sound? ALK...
General Advice
How to get the best Freeview reception in your van
As you’re probably aware, the UK is in the midst of a switchover from analogue to digital TV — the process started in...
Towing
Caravan loading basics
The secrets of safe loadingKeep heavy items low The heaviest items, such as your awning, mains electrics cable, outdoor chairs, tables and similar items,...
Towing
Digital TV on Tour
Depending on your point of view, having TV on tap may seem essential or unneccesary. If you want to watch TV though, the analogue...
Habitation Matters
Is rallying past its sell-by date?
As usual we went away for Easter, and as usual, the weather was pretty dreadful! We joined a Caravan Club rally at Bourton on...
Habitation Matters
The trouble with imported caravans
I just met a caravanner who had had an accident whilst towing his Adria. One of his biggest concerns was to get the caravan...
Habitation Matters
My season bursts into life!
It’s been one of the busiest caravanning months ever for Brenda and me. It started with the readers’ rally at Stowford Farm. What a...