Practical Caravan July 2021
Practical Caravan is Britain's best-selling caravan magazine. Each month we travel at home and abroad, bringing you essential guides to the best caravan holidays around. There's practical advice, too, with technical tips and all your questions answered, making us the perfect place for first-timers and experts alike.
in this issue
know-how is go!
Whether you’re a newbie to our pastime or an old hand, there’s always something more to learn about caravanning. And that’s where our new series of Practical Caravan Know-how guides come in: each issue for the next year, we’re going to bring you a very special cut-out-and-keep supplement on a variety of topics that matter to you. Over the next 12 months, you’ll be able to collect each one to build into a comprehensive library of advice, tips and inspiration. What’s more, each is available as a free digital download, too! Just visit www.practicalcaravan.com/know-how/. We kick off the series looking at The Basics: whether it’s locating a top campsite or the caravan of your dreams, we hope you find our supplement – brought to you in association with myAutomate –…
★ star letter ★
In March last year, like many others, I started suffering with anxiety for the first time in my life. I constantly felt scared and I stopped leaving the house. I tried everything – medication, herbal remedies, homeopathy, cognitive behavioural therapy. Around August, after hardly leaving the house for months, we visited my mother’s caravan in Harlech. I was sold. The idea of being able to get away but still be in my own space was the answer to my prayers. We bought a van and I was given a new lease of life. We joined Instagram (@our.caravan.diaries) and I was introduced to a new community and support network. We have lots of breaks booked for 2021. I am in a much better place! Gemma Irving MILENCO The contributor of our Star letter wins a pair…
connect
CAMPOUTS CONNECT FAMILIES TO FARMING FARMER AND TV presenter Adam Henson is supporting the Happerley Family Food Festivals, sustainable campout weeks designed to connect families to farming, wellbeing and the local environment. The camps are being hosted during July and August at Willow Hill Farm, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, and if successful, the format will be licensed to other farms next year. With food taking centre stage, there will be a chance to meet producers, participate in demonstrations and tastings, join in hands-on activities and enjoy delicious local food and drink. There will be plenty of time to explore the countryside, and engage with wildlife and the environment. Festivalgoers will be asked to bring their own plates, cutlery and refillable mugs, and to support the event’s waste and recycling initiatives. You can choose from three…
your photos!
Pitching up again at last! Here are some of the best photos from your first post-lockdown trips TAG US #PRACTICAL CARAVAN OR EMAIL LETTERS@PRACTICALCARAVAN.COM…
this month we love…
Zoflora disinfectant Stay safe on tour with a concentrated disinfectant that will keep your van sparkling. In a choice of fragrances, it tackles 99.9% of viruses and bacteria, including Covid-19. Price £1.59-£5.99 Web www.zoflora.co.uk Lightweight trekking gear Ideal for summer hikes, Fjällräven’s new Abisko Lite Trekking jacket and trousers have hybrid layers for the unpredictable UK weather. Price £245 (jacket) Web www.fjallraven.com H is for Hawk This breathtaking, award-winning book charts how the author deals with bereavement by fulfilling a childhood wish to train a hawk. Price £6.99 Web amazon.co.uk Bamboo cutlery Try bamboo cutlery for your tours; it can be used many times and is biodegradable at the end of its lifespan. Not dishwasher safe. Price £1.39 per piece Web plasticphobia.com Children’s swim ponchos Get the kids ready for the summer of freedom we’re all hoping for! These great hooded poncho towels…
reviewed
CARRI CHEF 50 BBQ/CHEF PAN COMBO Reviewed by Sarah Wakely We’ve been stuck indoors for so long over the past 12 months that we’re all keen to get out and about in the fresh air – and one great way to do so is by having a barbecue. There’s something fantastic about sitting outside your caravan with your dinner gently cooking on a barbecue beside you, before you enjoy your food al fresco. One of the benefits of Cadac’s Carri Chef 50 BBQ/Chef is the ability to swap various cooking surfaces to the top, to allow you to cater for whatever you’re planning to cook. We’ve been testing the Carri Chef 50 BBQ/Chef Pan Combo for the past month and have really enjoyed using it on various occasions. It’s easy to set up and clean,…
