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Amazon’s spring sale is underway, providing motorhomers with the chance to stock up on those useful gadgets and accessories that could improve any touring experience. This year, the Spring Deal Days event is running from Tuesday 10th to Monday 16th March, giving plenty of time to find some must-have items in time for the new…

If you’re new to motorhoming, the world of onboard electrics can feel like you’ve accidentally wandered back in time and into a university engineering lecture about watts, amps, volts, inverters, hook-up, off-grid, split-charge relays, lithium batteries… It’s enough to send anyone scrambling for the nearest campsite with full facilities and a pub! But fear not,…

If you’ve ever been to a motorhome show – and we’d recommend one as a great place to start – you’ve probably been quite overwhelmed at the sheer number of vehicle layouts to choose from. With all the glittering new vehicles and LED lighting it’s a real assault on the senses. It’s all too easy…

I have been using RidgeMonkey pans since 2018 and the one simple recipe I always go back to is an easy local sausage wrapped in puffy pastry. The RidgeMonkey pan is perfect for getting that oven cook effect without having an oven. The RidgeMonkey pan I use the most is the Connect XL Sandwich Pan.…

Erwin Hymer UK is proposing changes in its business that could, if implemented, mean the end of production of all new motorhomes and campervans at its current main site at Consett, County Durham. Under the Elddis Unlimited plans – which the company says are currently still just proposals – all new motorhome production would move…

I once had to dispose of an expensive, ‘good as new’ (except it wouldn’t charge any more) leisure battery, because I had neglected it so badly that it was irreparably damaged. It was a very upsetting waste for a Yorkshireman, and I went straight out and bought a smart charger, to ensure it never happened…

It’s no exaggeration to say that Al-Ko has probably saved many lives. It offers a range of safety and security products that are highly regarded across the world – and it all started with a master locksmith named Alois Kober. In 1931, Alois was a 23-year-old locksmith who opened a small forge in the Bavarian…

The Caravan and Motorhome Club has announced it has taken over a long-term lease of Park Cliffe Camping and Caravan Estate. The move, which will see the site renamed Park Cliffe Windermere Camping and Caravan Park, has come after a collaboration with Park Cliffe’s owners. The best campervan sites in the Lake District will offer…

If you’ve read my round-ups from the October and February NEC Shows, you may have noticed that one thing I highlighted was the increasing amount of leisure vehicles that are coming with white upholstery. In fact, as I walked around the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show last week, I actually found myself thinking there seem…

Cottingham-based Swift is the UK’s largest manufacturer of leisure vehicles, with a portfolio covering both trailer caravans and motorised ones. The latter includes everything from neat and nifty campervans, such as the Swift Carrera 144, to coachbuilts for the more adventurous, such as the Trekker 540, our pick for the best 4 berth motorhome at…