Motor Caravan August issue 2010

On sale: Friday, 2 July 2010

Touring in Scotland, top vans reviewed and our secondhand special – all in your August Motor Caravan!

EXPLORE

Your motorhome stories
More exciting tales from abroad

Round up
Save the honey bee, out top barbecue tips and an Elddis crime fighter

What's on
Lots of mid-summer events, including a medieval spectacular and harvest festival

Argyll and Bute
On the western caost of Scotland, this area is wild with stunning views

Buxton
This fine spa town borders a walking paradise

Swansea
Head to Swansea and Mumbles for long, white beaches and Italian ice cream

Your sites
Great campsites, all reviewed by you

101 sites
The results of our search for top campsites

Alpine adventure
Follow our writer as she travels across the Alps in a VW California


PRODUCTS

Launch pad
Your chance to win some of the latest barbecue accessories

Reader tests
Our panel tests charcoal and gas barbecues

Buying guide
Thinking of buying a new van? Use our comprehensive guide as your starting point


TESTS

Geist 662
This Continental van is aimed towards the UK market and comes up trumps

Swift Sundance 630L
The Sundance range has had a big makeover but are there brains behind the brawn?

Roller Team New Box
If you are looking for a van to hold two motorbikes, this will be the one for you

Help me find
We compare three nearly-new Swifts: a Voyager, Kon-Tiki and a Sundance


KNOW-HOW

We can help
Our experts answer your technical questions

Know how: gas
Plumbing gas around your van

Refresh your van
How to fit a rear view camera and a fridge cooling fan, plus monitoring tyre pressure

John's column
Replacing glass-reinforced plastic products

Six of the best
This month we compare washroom layouts