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On The Market
This month, Martin looks at a pair of modern classics, spotted on the outandaboutlive.co.uk £19,995 • Year: 2008 • Mileage: 38k • Base vehicle: Peugeot Boxer • Berths: 4 The overall condition of this Elddis reflects the very low mileage and it's in
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Take It Easy…
Most people will agree that the summer of 2023 was a bit of a washout in the UK. By the time we got to September, we were desperate to get out in the 'van, feeling the urge for a Scottish experience that we both know and love, and seeking out valuabl
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Pilote Atlas A696G
IF you think you know this French maker's slightly conservative style, think again. The Atlas is all-new this season and it's a brave new world. For a start, it's based on the Transit – Pilote's first Ford in many, many years – and it's a slim-bodied
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Etrusco CV 600 DB Typ e X
Etrusco is an entry-level brand from the Erwin Hymer Group. Its vehicles are built at the Laika factory in Tuscany and initially were destined solely for sale in southern European markets. Dealers in Germany and France followed, with UK sales startin
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Your Letters
Have your say by emailing or writing to us at: mmm@warnersgroup.co.uk Here are several responses to questions about various gadgets over the last few issues… In response to Richard Dymond's question (April, p121), we have used a ‘greenhouse’ indoor/o
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In This Issue Of What Motorhome
Have you ever driven down one of those roads that seems to get narrower and narrower without warning and with nowhere to do a three-point (or even nine-point!) turn? It's always a bad sign when grass starts growing in the middle, like a central reser
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Off-grid Motorhoming
We all camp in our own style, some with a luxury liner containing every conceivable appliance to a tiny campervan and everything in between. Some of us like the comfort of a campsite or perhaps just a week at the most on a temporary holiday site or f
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EDITORIAL Managing Editor: Daniel Attwood danielattwood@warnersgroup.co.uk Deputy Editor: Rachel Scholes rachels@warnersgroup.co.uk Travel Editor: Sophie Bromley-Rice mmmtravel@warnersgroup.co.uk Road Test Editor: Peter Vaughan peterv@warnersgroup.co
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Your Favourite Photos
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS If you have a picture of a motorhome adventure that makes you smile, please share it. Email it and a caption to mmm@warnersgroup.co.uk ■
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Vintage 'vans
Martin Watts asks if the Talbot Express makes for a usable classic In the classic motorhome world, it is inevitable that particular base vehicles become rarer with the passage of time. The remaining examples from the 1950s and 60s are now in that cat
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EDITORIAL Published by Warners Group Publications plc, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH Publisher John Greenwood 01778 391116 Managing Editor Daniel Attwood 01778 391154 Editor Peter Vaughan 01778 391118 peterv@warnersgroup.co.uk Content Ed
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Electric Bikes
It's fair to say electric bikes, or e-bikes if you want to use fewer vowels, have become one of the most must-have accessories in motorhomes in recent years. They bridge the gap between using pedal power and travelling around with a car on the back.
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Your Campsite Reviews
Foxdale Guesthouse & Campsite, Pembrokeshire Marloes is a small village situated in a less-visited part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales, and Foxdale campsite is an ideal base to explore this beautiful area. The current owners of Fox
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Will You Find A New 'Van In Newark?
If you're on the hunt for a new 'van (or used), there will be a huge selection at The National Motorhome & Campervan Show in Nottinghamshire this June. Taking place at the Newark showground from 14 to 16 June, these dealers have con? rmed their atten
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Accessories
If you watch a lot of TikTok or Instagram vanlife videos, you'll no doubt be well aware of the Yeti brand. Its insulated coolboxes are hugely popular among so-called influencers and are undeniably, well, cool. Yeti's range features all sorts of produ
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Rapido C03
Founded as a maker of folding caravans in 1961, Rapido's first motorhome was launched in 1983. Since then, the company has expanded to become a wider group of leisure vehicle makers, including Fleurette (from 2005), Itineo (2006), Campérêve (2009), W
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Win £50
There's a £25 prize each for the crossword and sudoku puzzles, so get your thinking cap on and you could be a winner! When you have solved the crossword the coloured squares highlight a motorhome-related anagram 1 Train departure warning: All____ (6)
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Welcome
Do you think the Department for Transport will act to change the law that allows passengers to be carried in the rear of motorhomes if there are no seatbelts fitted? MMM has long called for the law to be tightened in this area and what's brought this
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Tech Help!
Base vehicle expert Q Should I fit a second leisure battery so I can go off-grid for longer? Can you help with installing a second leisure battery in my campervan please? I'm not technically minded at all and seem to be struggling to find a straightf
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MMM Next month
BUDGET BREAKS Going into the height of the summer season, we've got some top tours to make your pound go further, including north Wales, Worcestershire and the South Downs, as well as great campsite offers GREAT-VALUE 'VANS We review a Rimor that pro
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My Project
T here's nothing like the open road and the feeling of freedom and adventure, is there? Being able to travel and explore the world with all your belongings including a comfy bed is still incredible to me and I've been full-timing for the last seven y
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It's Festival Time!
World famous DJ, Chris Moyles, is set to head to Campervan Campout at Ardingly in Sussex on Saturday 4 May as part of his 90s Hangover live tour. His appearance will headline year two of the Campervan Campout festival, which also sees 15 other live b
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My Travels…
“I wonder on how many occasions travellers (including ourselves) have passed by the country of Liechtenstein without even giving it a second thought. I have to admit it was only whilst reading an article on rare passport stamps that we noticed Liecht
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My Project
W hen touring in our 'van, we avoid busy campsites, as we're not looking for facilities other than fresh water and waste disposal. If, like us, you aren't too keen on parking in rows with other campers, you might find you want to make changes to your
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Dethleffs Globebus Go T 45
WHILE we love the pared back, utilitarian and modular Yoka Go launched by German manufacturer, Dethleffs, last year, it's not coming to the UK market. Not yet, at least. But its sister model, the Globebus Go, is also new, compact and based on the For
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My View…
I love to write our travelogues, trying to capture those special moments on our journeys; the colours, the smells, our emotions at the time. Creating a narrative, with photos, that will rekindle the moment when read in the future. Sometimes, it's dif
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Yucon 63 G
The Yucon name, from Frankia, debuted for the 2020 season as the company's first-ever campervan, but it now includes a much wider selection of models. Originally Mercedes-only, Yucon now has four Sprinter-based models, offering a choice of layouts as
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New Model Offensive From VW
In 2023, VW Commercial Vehicles handed over 409,400 vehicles to customers, a 25% increase compared with the previous year. Now, it will follow up that success with a raft of new models, including the range-topping ID Buzz GTX (see previous page). The
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NEWS&EVENTS
Join the debate twitter.com/MMM_Magazine Join the community facebook.com/motorhomemags A large motorhome and caravan dealership, Robinsons Caravans, which traded at two sites in Chesterfield and Worksop, has been placed into administration. Robinsons
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Auto-Trail Excel 620G
Based in Grimsby, and part of the French-owned Trigano Group, Auto-Trail built its first motorhome in 1982. Many of its early vehicles were based on Mercedes-Benz chassis, but other base vehicles followed, including VWs, Talbots, Peugeots, Fords and
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