Caravans & Dealers

Lunar Caravans has added four new dealers, making it easier than ever to see its premium, lightweight tourers.

It's been a tough year for new caravan sales, but Lunar has enjoyed another season where it has increased market share. Not content to...

IT'S A BIG year for Elddis, with massive changes to the Crusader range and a comprehensive makeover for the Xplore models too. List prices...

BAILEY CARAVANS HAS announced the pricing for the new Olympus II models and a range-wide price rise on the rest of the portfolio. The...

BAILEY CARAVANS HAS boosted its retailer network adding three new sites. These additions to the network boost the total number of UK dealers to...

IT'S BEEN A productive year for Bailey, with new launches (Orion and Unicorn) and a revamp (Pegasus). The Bristol-based manufacturer rounds off a busy...

PASTICHE AND VIP models always echo each other when it comes to the seasonal updates and that is very much the case here. For...

THERE ARE ONLY two models of Laser in the Coachman line-up for 2012, but apart from sharing layouts with last year’s 640/4 and 655/6,...

GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE'VE come to expect the expected from Coachman when it comes to launching new models. That’s why the 2012 Pastiche was such...

BUCCANEER IS SYNONAMOUS with plush and luxury, but the 2011 model didn't really hit the mark. A major makeover for 2012 has really moved...

NOT MUCH WAS wrong with the 2011 Quasar models aside from the fact they were a little bit…boring. Happily though, a sunny refresh of...

IT SOMETIMES FEELS that the Lexon is the forgotten piece in the Lunar jigsaw but it’s had a lot of changes for 2012.There are...

THE LUNAR DELTA is an all new layout, the FB, which we showed you last month. For those of you who missed that, the FB...

AFTER A SIGNIFICANT makeover last season, it’s little surprise that Avante got a relatively mild makeover for 2012. Outside, the smart white...

COMPARED TO THE rest of the Elddis line-up, it was a quiet year for Odyssey. The range now sits at four models, ...

OVER THE LAST two years, the Xplore range has grown into a clever range that outpoints the aging Sprite line-up and offers a more...

OVER RECENT SEASONS, the Crusader range has slipped back in the desirability stakes compared to rivals but the comprehensive 2012 update has gone...

BOTH TOP-END Swift Group ranges benefit from minor improvements to their luxury specification for next season. Al-Ko ATC becomes standard-fit, there’s facelifted Al-Ko hitch...

THERE ARE NO big changes in either range for 2012 – just tweaks to standard specification and design. The highlights are Al-Ko ATC, updated...

SWIFT GROUP builds on the momentum from last year’s show-stealing upgrades with more bold improvements. The biggest changes are in the entry level, where...

THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE of Practical Caravan magazine is in the shops now, but if the rain is putting you off a wander to WHSmith,...

THE NUMBER OF caravans being stolen from petrol and service stations rose steeply in 2010 according insurance specialists Caravan Guard. The insurer reports that...

FEW READERS WILL have heard of Comanche tourers and fewer still will have owned one. But now you have the chance to buy a...

AIRSTREAM HAS WHIPPED the covers off the stunning new version of its flagship model – the International 684. The Series 2 builds on the...

POLICE ARE WARNING caravan buyers looking at imported tourers to be vigilant due to a surge in stolen vans flooding the UK. The warning comes...

LUNAR CARAVANS has made it easier for potential customers to find where specific demonstrator caravans are located. Accessed via the right-hand panel on the Lunar...

BAILEY CARAVANS IS acting quickly to get to the bottom of a safety problem with its luxury Unicorn range.The Bristol-based manufacturer was shocked by...

NORFOLK-BASED DEALER Greentrees Adventure Stores has opened the doors of its impressive new repair facility in Dereham.The dedicated bodyshop is capable of completing major...

BREAKDOWN INSURANCE FOR mobility scooters is not easy to invent interesting adverts for, but Environmental Transport Association (ETA) seems to have managed it. If a...

NOT-FOR-PROFIT TYRE safety organisation Tyresafe has released its updated caravan tyre leaflet today. Technical discussions were held with both tyre manufacturers and caravan manufacturers...

PRESTON-BASED CARAVAN builder Lunar is delighted to have bought one of the first caravans it ever built. Since celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2009,...

POLICE NEED HELP finding a caravan stolen from a storage yard in Gateshead. The Bailey Discovery Series 5 caravan was taken at around 8.50pm...

TAKE A LOOK AT the 'Quartz' – a concept caravan that uses exterior materials to blend the van into its surroundings. The design, structure...

BAILEY LAUNCHES an updated version of its Pegasus range on 14 January, and we've had an exclusive look at two of the new models. Layouts...

LUNAR CARAVANS has announced two new layouts to be launched at the NEC Boat and Caravan show, which runs between 22 and 27 February. The...

THE RECENT BAD weather may have taken the country by surprise, but the snow and ice hasn't stopped caravanners from enjoying their hobby –...

THE OLD BMW X3 always found itself in the shadow of the bigger X5. Both are a great solo drive on road thanks to...

Prices for the Auto-Sleepers range of caravans have been announced at the NEC show. These plush new tourers are definitely a top-end product, and this...

WHETHER IT'S USED on a short break or a month-long tour, an awning is an essential piece of kit. Without it, living space is...

Swift Challenger 570SR – Practical Caravan's Tourer of the Year 2011SOMETIMES A CARAVAN arrives that just can’t be ignored, whether it’s because of cutting-edge...

SOME CARAVANNERS HAVE always preferred to keep their vans on a single campsite rather than use them for touring. In recent years, this trend...