Nigel Hutson

Nigel is a freelance journalist who is a lifelong caravanner and writes on all aspects of his hobby including travel, caravan reviews and technical articles. Together with his wife Kay, they caravan both here in the UK and on the Continent. Nigel became involved with Practical Caravan several years before retiring from the Police after serving for 30 years, mainly on Traffic and Forensic Collision Investigation. To date, Nigel has been an ever-present driving judge at the annual Tow Car Awards and also took part in Bailey Caravans Arctic Adventure. He has a passion for organ music too.

Articles From This Author

Nigel Hutson explains how to replace the tap microswitch in your caravan, step by step

Water Systems

How to replace a tap micoswitch in your caravan

By NigelHutson
Published: December 7, 2015

This impressive, 7.92m-long twin-axle caravan has an MTPLM of 1508kg

Caravans

Sprite Freedom FB 2016

6-berth

1508 kg MTPLM

£15,820

Check out this new-for-2016 Sprite Freedom FB that sleeps six in a smart yet simple, no frills package – read the Practical Caravan review

Published: December 3, 2015

The new Challenger 590 has an MTPLM of 1565kg, which rises to 1586kg with the addition of Alde heating

Caravans

Swift Challenger 590 2016

6-berth

1565 kg MTPLM

£19,625

Family-friendly, well-specced and with a palatable MTPLM, read Practical Caravan's Swift Challenger 590 review to see if it really does tick all the boxes

Published: November 24, 2015

The 2016 Elddis Affinity 530 has an MTPLM of 1406kg, which can be upgraded for free to 1500kg

Caravans

Elddis Affinity 530 2016

3-berth

1406 kg MTPLM

£20,199

Well-specced, with a side-dinette, end-washroom layout, the Elddis Affinity 530 is well worth a look for touring couples – read Practical Caravan's review

Published: October 28, 2015