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Internet access is a perennial problem for motorhomers travelling abroad, especially if you need to work while away. Mobile broadband roaming is simply too expensive for most laptop use, although schemes such as Vodafone Data Traveller can make Blackberry or other phone-based mobile email … [Read more...]
This spring, my wife decided that she needed some new sandals for the summer - something reasonably practical but still with some fashion appeal. The result was a pair of Merrell Micca sandals - here's her review of these sandals in her own words: --- I needed to expand my selection of shoes … [Read more...]
I imagine that motorhome salesmen from all over the land were rubbing their hands with glee as the fine weather continued last weekend, providing a warm and mud-free setting for The National Motorhome Show at Peterborough's East of England Showground. We visited the show on the Saturday and were … [Read more...]
It's not often you find a piece of motorhome equipment that seems both useful and unique, but the Amperor Power Integrator might just fall into that category. The Power Integrator has three functions: Battery to battery charger to charge your motorhome's leisure battery from the … [Read more...]
Amperor is not an especially well known name in the UK, but I have a feeling that might be gradually changing. A Taiwanese multinational company with a 22 year history of producing power supplies for hi-tech companies, it is now moving into directly retailing own-branded products to western … [Read more...]
The UK is a surprisingly rural and unspoilt country, despite having one of the highest population densities in Europe. Stay on the beaten track and you may never experience this, but if you take the trouble to explore some of the outermost nooks and crannies of our island nation, you may be … [Read more...]
The esoterically-named Halulite Microdualist camping cookware set from GSI Outdoors is a stylish small camping set that contains 1 saucepan, 2 bowls, 2 cups (bowls with lids) and two 'telescoping foons' - a combined fork and spoon utensil that has a sliding handle to reduce its size when not in use … [Read more...]
According to The North Face, its Hedgehog GTX XCR trainers have been "designed with the needs of speed hikers and multisport athletes in mind". What this means to you and me is that the Hedgehogs are: Waterproof Very comfortable and supportive for long periods of time Suitable for use on … [Read more...]
My wife and I recently bought some new walking boots, and in the process we learned quite a bit about how they should fit. We were just leaving an outdoor shop where she had been trying on some boots when I spotted a pair of North Face Jannu II GTX boots that had been reduced. I had not been … [Read more...]
Levelling is something that many motorhomers and caravanners take very seriously. I do not always bother levelling myself, but there are certainly times when a set of levelling ramps can make all the difference between a comfortable evening and a less comfortable one. Being close to horizontal is … [Read more...]
