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Peter Baber

Peter Baber is Reviews Editor of both Practical Motorhome and Practical Caravan. He has been reviewing motorhomes for the best part of a decade now. His first caravan reviews date back to the early 1990s when he first worked on Practical Caravan, before he embarked on a 20-year career in business journalism which saw him edit a wide variety of magazines, and launch a few too, including one that won an award. Although he enjoyed that, he always knew he wanted to come back. Peter reports on all the new models that make it to dealer forecourts each season, giving his judgement online and in magazine reviews. He has twice been shortlisted for a Caravan Writers Guild award. When he is not working, apart from going on motorhome trips himself (mostly local to where he lives in West Yorkshire, but also last year right across France) he likes trying to write novels, cooking, throwing the odd pot, and has just taken up tennis.

Articles From This Author

Awnings

The Ambassador brand has been well-established for decades, and famously retains the system of assembly using poles.

Moto-Trek Trek-Away 2019

2-berth
750 kg MTPLM
£9,600.00

This South Yorkshire firm made its name manufacturing horse trailers, then branched out into motorhomes. Now it's launching a compact caravan.

Caravans

Venus 550/4 2019

4-berth
1320 kg MTPLM
£17,899

Significantly upgraded spec helped the revamped Venus 550/4 to win our Best Van for Small Families award this year; find out why the judges...

Swift Fairway Platinum 635 2019

4-berth
1740 kg MTPLM
£26,730.00

The new dealer special edition from Broad Lane Leisure is based on Swift's popular Challenger range. We take a look at the four-berth twin-axle...

Swift Sprite Super Quattro FB 2019

6-berth
1704 kg MTPLM
£21,645.00

A pre-Christmas tour of Yorkshire's East Riding offered our test team the ideal opportunity to find out how this 8ft-wide six-berth would perform.

Caravans

Coachman VIP 460 2019

2-berth
1425 kg MTPLM
£24,680

The new VIP 460 makes the most of its extended two-berth layout to provide a light, bright and spacious interior that promises both comfort...

Caravans

Lunar Quasar 462 2019

2-berth
1185 kg MTPLM
£18,499

The new season's Quasar range has been given revamped interior décor, designed to offer style and sophistication for couples at mid-market prices.

Caravans

Venus 590/6

6-berth
1380 kg MTPLM
£18,399

Lunar's Venus range has been given a whole new look for the new season, including a much improved spec, lifting the brand above its...

Swift Eccles 480 2019

2-berth
1384 kg MTPLM
£20,705.00

To mark the forthcoming centenary of this pioneering caravan brand, Swift have given the Eccles a radical new appearance both outside and in.

Caravans

Swift Challenger 580 2019

4-berth
1522 kg MTPLM
£21,765

For 2019, Swift's Challenger line-up gets a streamlined profile and interior spec bumps. Peter Baber takes a look at the island-bed 580.

Elddis Avanté 586 2019

6-berth
1500 kg MTPLM
£19,999.00

One of the two redeveloped caravans from Elddis for 2019, the 586 has an established layout with some neat design flourishes for the family...

Adria Adora 623DT Sava 2019

5-berth
1800 kg MTPLM
£23,975.00

Demand for a twin-axle model in this Alde-heated range has been strong, but does this five-berth layout work as a family caravan?

Caravans

Bailey Unicorn Vigo 2018

4-berth
1499 kg MTPLM
£23,699

How does one of the Bailey's most popular caravan layouts work in the guise of the new Unicorn models? We take a look inside...

Caravans

Elddis Osprey 866 2018

6-berth
1776 kg MTPLM
£24,395

The Warwickshire-based dealer has upped the spec on an 8ft-wide family caravan that already has much to offer. We take a look to see...

Caravans

Fifth Wheel Inos 70 2018

4-berth
2500 kg MTPLM
£49,500

North Wales based Fifth Wheel doesn't just make fifth wheelers: public demand led it to produce the Inos caravan too, which is now in...

Caravans

Lunar Clubman SI 2018

4-berth
1495 kg MTPLM
£24,999

The Clubman SI was Lunar’s biggest seller last year. For 2018, with only minor changes to the interior, does it still live up to...

Caravans

Compass Capiro 574 2018

4-berth
1477 kg MTPLM
£21,949

Want fresh looks, fixed twin single beds and a central washroom? Then you'd better try the 2018-season Compass Capiro 574 – check out our...

Caravans

Swift Sprite Major 6 2018

6-berth
1468 kg MTPLM
£17,430

For flexible family fun without breaking the bank, try our Tourer of the Year 2018! We hit the road to put the Swift Sprite...

Caravans

Venus 620/6 2018

6-berth
1480 kg MTPLM
£17,999

Want twin-axle luxury and space for six without the need for a massive tow car? Join us inside the French-bed Venus 620/6 to see...

Caravans

Compass Casita 462 2018

2-berth
1249 kg MTPLM
£17,549

Enjoy extra space in this fresh-faced end-kitchen two-berth that's great for sociable touring couples – let's check out the 2018-season Compass Casita 462

Awnings

Small but perfectly formed? The baby of Outwell’s mid-market inflatable caravan awnings features the best of the firm’s other ranges – and is easy...

Caravans

T@B 400 TD 2018

3-berth
1200 kg MTPLM
£18,200

If you'd love to turn heads in a teardrop caravan, maybe this funky, fixed-bed T@B 400 TD is the answer? Let's see if this...

Caravans

Bailey Unicorn Cabrera 2018

4-berth
1532 kg MTPLM
£23,999

Showcasing an on-trend, centre-washroom, island-bed layout, does the 2018 Bailey Unicorn Cabrera have what it takes to wow in a hotly contested sector?

Caravans

Adria Action 361 LT 2018

3-berth
1100 kg MTPLM
£17,575

Funky and fresh, the reborn Adria Action is the marque's only all-new caravan for sale in the UK for the 2018 season – can...

Awnings

French mega-manufacturer Trigano aims to make a big impression with its new range of premium inflatable caravan awnings – let's put one to the...

Caravans

Swift Sprite Quattro EB 2018

4-berth
1624 kg MTPLM
£19,390

New for 2018, this great-value, twin-axle four-berth gives you luxury for less and a fashionable floorplan – check out our Swift Sprite Quattro EB...

Awnings

You get a few premium surprises with this budget-level awning, although you’ll probably want to add at least one of the options – here's...

Caravans

Elddis Crusader Supercyclone 2018

4-berth
1776 kg MTPLM
£27,399

There's a new layout for the 2018-season version of the twin-axle Elddis Crusader Supercyclone – let's find out what has changed and if it's...

Caravans

Bailey Unicorn Valencia 2018

4-berth
1498 kg MTPLM
£23,699

The super-successful Bailey Unicorn is back for a fourth generation and here it carries a layout other manufacturers have abandoned – is it still...

Awnings

Kampa knows how to make good caravan awnings and this revamped-for-2018 inflatable isn't just easy to put up, it gives a flexible space with...

Caravans

Lunar Delta TR 2018

4-berth
1740 kg MTPLM
£28,699

Bang on trend and new for 2018, the Delta TR brings the popular island-bed, centre-washroom layout to this upmarket range of Lunar caravans –...

Caravans

Bailey Pegasus GT70 Brindisi 2018

4-berth
1450 kg MTPLM
£19,799

Celebrating 70 years of Bailey caravans, the Pegasus GT70 Brindisi is a special-edition, island-bed four-berth – but is there substance behind the style?

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