Welcome to the Practical Motorhome newsletter. Our January issue is now in the shops and we hope you’ll enjoy reading it as you plan your new adventures for 2013.
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On the travel front, starting in Britain, new pubs have joined our Nightstop Scheme. Click here for our motorhome-friendly pub map.
If you’re buying a ’van, read our top tips before driving home in a VW campervan, a Murvi Morello or a Romahome Hylos.
Plus we test and review the luxurious new Pilote Explorateur A-class and Vantage Sol twin-bed high-top ’van.
Nick Harding has news for those who bought a Bentley motorhome before the firm got into trouble: here’s how to keep your warranty valid.
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we have some wonderful travellers’ tales – plus part two of my own
Cornish tour in a versatile orange and white Danbury Surf VW camper.
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Caroline
Mills takes her family on a tour of a lifetime on the wild west coast
of Ireland, in search of geological wonders and some great places to
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Cornwall and Herefordshire
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Kate Taylor gets a taste for Eden on the second leg of her Cornish
tour, while Caroline Mills discovers hidden Herefordshire walks. |
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Go wild in the Canadian Rockies
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From
snowmobiling to bear-spotting, Dave and Linda Hedger rent a motorhome
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Good sites in the Vale of Evesham
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We
review ten top quality campsites in this beautiful and little-known
area on the Avon, between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-on-Avon. |
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Top tips on buying a secondhand campervan
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month we compare two used Romahome Hylos for £25k, and we look at how
to buy a good, well-maintained Murvi Morello. Plus: read our guide on
buying an older VW camper T3 or T25 (highlighting all the known
trouble-spots). |
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| Buying new: a Vantage or a Pilote A-class |
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tests and ’van reviews make essential reading if you’re building up to a
big purchase. In this month’s big live-in test, our Jeremiah Mahadevan
examines the Vantage Sol, with its big bed and good storage, while
Gentleman Jack reviews Pilote’s French ‘palace on wheels’, the
Explorateur. |
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NEW: Stacie’s super-savers
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Win
prizes and save money with our exclusive offers and giveaways: 50% off
meals out, gift magazine subscriptions, five sets of Bullet Polish to
win, win a Wi-Fi antenna and we have 25 pairs of tickets to give away
for the Manchester Show at Event City from 17–20 January.
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Practical Motorhome workshops
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Jack fits a towbar to his coachbuilt motorhome, Diamond Dave explains
how to avoid common motorhome pitfalls, while Ed Evans rounds up 19
troubleshooting guides and maintenance tasks that we’ve covered in
depth. |
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Kate Taylor, Newsletter Editor
