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Andy Jenkinson

Andy has been contributing to Practical Caravan and Practical Motorhome for 25 years. He is an expert on the UK caravan industry and has 13 books published, with another four due in 2022. One of the UK’s leading caravan/motorhome historians, he has been a caravanner since 1969, when he went on tour with his parents in an Elddis Tornado and a Ford Cortina 1600E tow car. Andy regularly tests new and used tourers and has also written company profiles for Swift, Adria, Coachman, Bailey, Lunar, Bessacarr and Willerby. He currently owns a Skoda Karoq 4x4 Tdi and Bailey Ranger GT60 500 .

Articles From This Author

The profile of the twin-axle V640s is a classic and remains distinctively Vanmaster
Caravans

Vanmaster V640s 2017
4-berth
2500 kg MTPLM
£67,950

Does heavyweight luxury caravanning get any better? Read our Vanmaster V640s review and see what you get for your money with this hand-crafted tourer

The 2017 Bailey Unicorn Cabrera gets new white sidewalls – it has an MTPLM of 1550kg
Caravans

Bailey Unicorn Cabrera 2017
4-berth
1550 kg MTPLM
£22,300

Bucking the usual trend for Bailey caravans, this 2017-season, central-washroom Unicorn Cabrera is responding to market forces – is it the right answer?

With its door on the nearside and bearing the British flag, there's no doubt at which market the Knaus StarClass 560 is aimed
Caravans

Knaus StarClass 560 2016
4-berth
1600 kg MTPLM
£25,695

Built to woo British buyers with German build quality in a stylish package, does the four-berth, fixed-bed Knaus StarClass 560 tick all the right...

Can the features that make the R-pod RP-176 caravan a winner in the USA attract British families?
Caravans

R-pod RP-176 2016
4-berth
1489 kg MTPLM
£17,999

America's best-selling compact caravan has a trick up its sleeve – a slide-out! But is this enough to help the R-Pod RP-176 conquer the...

The 2016 Lunar Lexon 580 has a 7.33m shipping length and is 2.33m wide
Caravans

Lunar Lexon 580 2016
5-berth
1455 kg MTPLM
£19,999

Packing five beds into a single-axle caravan with a 1455kg MTPLM is no mean feat, so read our Lunar Lexon 580 review to see...

Its stylish, modern looks were influenced by the Caravisio concept, but they can’t disguise the fact that this is a very big caravan
Caravans

Knaus Eurostar 650 ES 2016
4-berth
2500 kg MTPLM
£36,499

Glitzy and innovative, there's little else like the Knaus Eurostar 650 SE, if you've got the money to buy it and the tow car...

Priced from £21,950, the distinctive, two-berth Barefoot caravan has an MTPLM of 1050kg
Caravans

Barefoot 2016
2-berth
1050 kg MTPLM
£21,950

Quirky, space-efficient and high quality, this new, British-built van is worth a look if you need a small, lightweight two-berth – read our Barefoot...

The four-berth Lunar Delta RI has a 7.89m shipping length and is 2.33m wide
Caravans

Lunar Delta RI 2016
4-berth
1710 kg MTPLM
£26,199

Lunar’s new Delta RI won our Practical Caravan Tourer of the Year Award for 2016, now Andy Jenkinson reviews the caravan that's taking the...

The Sterling Elite is back and the range now boasts SMART HT construction for 2016
Caravans

Sterling Elite 560 2016
4-berth
1648 kg MTPLM
£25,495

The Sterling Elite is back, with the latest SMART HT construction and new layouts – our expert reviews the mid-washroom 2016 Sterling Elite 560

The 2016 Elddis Avanté 554 caravan is aimed at couples
Caravans

Elddis Avanté 554 2016
4-berth
1500 kg MTPLM
£17,799

The range has had a big make-over and now has a new transverse-bed layout – so will the 2016 Elddis Avanté 554 be a...

This four-berth caravan has a shipping length of 7.54m
Caravans

Swift Challenger 580 2016
4-berth
1510 kg MTPLM
£19,275

The mid-market Swift Challenger 580 breaks new ground in being the first van with optional Alde wet central heating – read the Practical Caravan...

The twin-axle Compass Rallye 636 is a very smart option for large families
Caravans

Compass Rallye 636 2016
6-berth
1762 kg MTPLM
£25,399

Check out Practical Caravan's 2016 Compass Rallye 636 review and enjoy family holidays in style, in this impressive twin-axle, end-washroom six-berth

The 2016 Lunar Lexon 570 is well specced and costs just under £20,000
Caravans

Lunar Lexon 570 2016
4-berth
1450 kg MTPLM
£19,999

The 2016 Lunar Lexon line-up looks revitalised and Practical Caravan's Andy Jenkinson asks, will the 570’s fixed-twin-bed, rear-washroom layout be a hit?

New graphics with sheen tie in with the silver-grey gas-locker lid in the 2016 Venus 570/4
Caravans

Venus 570/4 2016
4-berth
1350 kg MTPLM
£15,699

The Venus range had a major facelift in 2015 to offer luxury for less – now read Practical Caravan's 2016 Venus 570/4 review to...

Clip the table to the Pino Pi 2010 caravan's side to dine al fresco
Caravans

Pino Pi 2010 2015
2-berth
400 kg MTPLM
£7,999

If you're looking for micro-caravans, read Practical Caravan's review of the Pino Pi 2010, a Turkish yacht-maker's tiny caravan full of big surprises

This small, Italian caravan is stylish and offers a surprisingly good amount of living space
Caravans

Wingamm Rookie 3.5 2015
2-berth
1000 kg MTPLM
£14,425

Yes, you can go caravanning even if you have a small tow car – find out more as Practical Caravan reviews the Wingamm Rookie...

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