Practical Caravan

Chill out!

AS SUMMERS APPEAR to be getting hotter, and more of us tour on the Continent, caravan life can sometimes feel warm.

On the hottest days, opening your van door when you arrive on site can be akin to opening the oven – the heat inside is simply stifling.

Hot caravans are not much fun to be inside, and sleeping in one is nigh-on impossible. You have to balance the relative merits of opening windows and rooflights (mossie bites) or battening down the hatches (an unwelcome sauna).

But as well as cooling, air-con is great for allergy sufferers, because most units will clean and

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