Chris Nickson As we get older, our bodies want a little more comfort. Sleeping in a sleeping bag on a ground mat might be fine when you’re young, but add a decade or two and you want to rest on something softer. A camp bed is fine for that, but camp beds …
Let’s start by saying that I like to cook. I’m not a trained chef, by any means, but it’s something I enjoy. At home I cook for the family (and yes, I do the shopping, too); I always have. My partner washes up afterwards, which is a perfect division of …
Ecotourism is very big business. According to statistics, it is one area of the holiday business that is growing (by 10-15%) each year, a massive annual increase. It started to become popular in the late 1980s, and even has its own body, The International Ecotourism Society. But in many ways …
If you don’t ever make any mistakes, you might well be the first. Like life, camping is a process of trial and error (and usually the first errors come in putting up the tent). So don’t worry about not getting everything right, the main idea is to have fun and …
Oh boy, you’ve got a tricky one here. Not so much for getting rid of the mould and mildew itself, but because it could have already broken down the seals, which will effectively mean your tent will probably no longer be waterproof. The chances are that the previous owners packed …
Well, you’ve raised a very knotty question here. You had a bad experience in Belgium, but the fact is that most campsites are pretty safe, and most campers are very good people who don’t steal or threaten. That said, a tent is obviously very vulnerable. It’s easy to slash and …
This is the problem with modern tents, isn’t it? They might be very lightweight and portable, but for that we’ve sacrificed other things – one of them being the light-blocking quality of canvas. As you’re obviously aware, modern tents do very little to block the light, and that could well …
A motor home is a bigger, more luxurious take on the camper van, something that’s really suited for those who want to spend time on the road, but who have no desire at all to rough it. Completely self-contained, it’s truly a home that’s mobile. There must also be the …
A caravan is just a caravan, isn’t it? Well, no it’s not. There are quite a number of different styles of caravan, which means plenty of options, and also an understanding of what you need before making your choice. Static Caravans Static caravans are a category unto themselves, of course. …
We think of camping as a very green activity – getting back to the land and being close to nature. Certainly it can seem that way, at least until we take into account the things we carry with us, all the packaged and free-dried food, the tins of this and …