Motorcaravanning for less than £2000: part five
In the fifth part of our Getting Started series, Jack carries out a habitation safety check and is shocked by some of the Sherpa’s...
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In the fifth part of our Getting Started series, Jack carries out a habitation safety check and is shocked by some of the Sherpa’s...
If your fuel system leaks, it can be expensive and dangerous – but it’s easy to maintain.
In part four of our series, Peanuts’ roof receives some vital repairs, and Gentleman Jack offers advice for the less experienced DIYer
A fresh coat of paint on steel wheels can help to transform the looks and value of an ageing ’van. Scruffy road wheels seriously devalue...
In the third part of our series, Practical Motorhome's Gentleman Jack has carried out a full mechanical safety check, and refitted the towbar and...
Satellite-navigation systems, phone chargers and even laptops create an increased demand for power in your motorhome’s cab, so one 12V socket just isn’t enough...
A spot of DIY maintenance on your motorhome’s seatbelts might prove to be a life-saver for you and your loved ones on tour. Seatbelts are...
Our troubleshooting feature explains common mains hook-up maladies and how to avoid them
Practical Motorhome's workshop expert shares tips on how to get your motorhome through its MoT by carrying out running repairs all year round!
We take it for granted that a trailer hitched-up behind the motorhome will still be there at journey’s end. However, it’s not unknown for...
O2 has added London to the list of cities that can now enjoy faster 3G access with its mobile phone network. O2 has been repurposing...
Sat-nav maker TomTom has launched a new and improved online traffic map that shows congestion hotspots across the UK and Europe. The TomTom Live Traffic...
Android smartphone users who rely upon Google Maps for getting around just got a free software upgrade. The Google Maps Navigation Android app now includes...
Hikers have long known the benefits that packing a GPS device can bring, but the technology is also adding a new dimension to photography. A...
The iPhone 4 has gained a reputation for being a bit more fragile than previous models, thanks largely to its glass back that gives...
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but paying £40 for an infinite number of free battery recharges doesn’t sound like...
Mobile phone network operator Three today announced a new SIM-only deal aimed at smartphone users who don’t want to worry about how much data...
Apple announced the iPad 2 yesterday — the successor to the innovative tablet computer launched one year ago. The new model more evolutionary than...
Pubs and licensed clubs in England and Wales have been required by law to provide free tap water to customers since April last year,...
In a study that’s bound to shock fans of driving games worldwide, Continental Tyres has found that motorists who routinely sit on the sofa...
GPS-based security services are freely available for use with caravans, motorhomes and other vehicles, but they’re seldom cheap. If you’re more interested in just...
If you’re a heavy Gmail email user, its recently introduced ‘Priority Inbox’ feature is an easy way to make managing an overflowing inbox a...
Apple iPhone and iPad users have long been able to make use of the BBC iPlayer service for TV and radio programmes via the...
There haven’t been many episodes of Star Trek that didn’t rely upon the ‘universal translator’ to some degree, but while the idea of a...
ALK has announced the next version of its sat-nav software for smartphones. CoPilot Live 9 will be available for iPhone and Android some time...
Anyone who doesn’t lock their mobile phone or smartphone with a passcode is asking for trouble. Even if you quickly cancel the SIM if...
Our Gentleman Jack Bancroft is an irredeemable motorcaravaning enthusiast. His family have been camping, caravanning and motorcaravanning since 1928. Jack and his wife Flora...
Caravan and motorhome owners who like to catch up on a bit of sailing when they’re on holiday are a bit stuck if they...
Android smartphone owners are now longer stuck with browsing for new apps on the small screen of their device — Google has just launched...
There are quite a few shopping comparison apps for the iPhone (Amazon’s is excellent) — the idea being that if you’re shopping on the...
There’s nothing like being prepared for an emergency, but we’ll leave it to you to figure out what circumstances the Premier Inn Mobile app...
There’s been some discussion in the Practical Caravan forums about the Amazon Kindle 3, along with ebook readers in general and the thread has...
If your preferred pitched tend to be off the beaten track, but you get a bit twitchy when there’s no mobile phone signal, the...
The problem with most motorhomes is that while they free you from the confines of urban living to a certain extent, they’re still reliant...
BT Broadband subscribers get free and unlimited roaming Wi-Fi access via its commercial Openzone and residential FON hotspots, and while it’s relatively easy to...
We’re not quite sure of the origins of this YouTube video dating from 2008, but we stumbled across it the other day and thought...
Another week, another new Google app for smartphone owners. Google Places is a free app for iPhone and Android that uses your location to...
It’s always worth carrying a basic toolkit in your ’van. It’s handy for fixing annoying problems such as leaky pipes and broken window latches,...
There’s little doubt that the smartphone is going to be the one gadget that we’ll all be carrying in our pockets before too long...
Here are a couple of useful mobile apps for anyone planning on a trip to France in the near future.
Battery-powered portable vacuum cleaners usually suck — and not in a good way. The problem is usually that the power source is insufficient to...
iPhone alarm clock bug leaves users of the UK has yet to return to work after the Xmas break, which is just as...