Chris Nickson As the days grow shorter and the weather grows colder, it’s time to realise that you won’t be using your caravan again until next spring. So that means you need to “winterise” the caravan and arrange to store it for winter. Winterising Your Caravan Before storing your caravan, you’ll need …
Summer is the perfect time of year to slip out for several weekend camping trips. Although you can do much more and completely relax if you go into the country for longer breaks, a weekend still gives you a chance to breathe some fresh air and recharge your batteries. Also, …
One of the big questions facing novice campers is how big a tent to buy. It’s not an easy one to answer, since it’s dependent upon a number of factors. However, there are guidelines that can work well in terms of offering general advice. After all, it’s pointless to be …
Taking the family camping is a great idea. It’s a way of bringing everyone together, and enjoying some good, quality time away from home and the daily routine. It’s a chance to play and enjoy nature together. But there’s more to it than simply packing everyone into the car and …
Camping is a little like Marmite; people either love it or hate it, it seems. But the people who do enjoy it tend to be hooked, to adopt it almost as a lifestyle. Still, there are many different reasons people love camping, and every one is equally valid. Camping is, …
Different people obviously want different things from camping. Some desire the truly wild experience, some wish for an experience that puts them close to nature, but not so close that it might bite them, while others want something that’s like home, with most of the comforts that implies, but in …
There are hundreds, possibly even thousands, of campsites in the UK. Some are just fields on farms where people can set up a tent for a fee, while others are large commercial enterprises, able to accommodate tents, caravans and camper vans. Similarly, the facilities on offer will range from nothing …
I’d really never considered a caravan holiday. To me, caravans had always just been annoyances on the roads, slowing up traffic and forcing you to dart around them to overtake. It seemed crazy to haul a caravan to a site and set it up next to a load of other …
Camping seems like a very green way to spend your holidays, and it can be, if it’s done right. Of course, some camping is greener than others – a tent more than a caravan, and hiking and camping trip more than driving, for example. But just how green is it …
I started camping when I was in the Scouts, and enjoyed it from the very first. There was something refreshing about waking up surrounded by nature, and I always slept well in the fresh air – sometimes in the summer I’d even camp out in the back garden, just for …