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Call us for a FREE brochure 20 GRAND TOUR: IRELAND Reader Tony Middlehurst and his family explore the beautiful Emerald Isle

YOUR TOURS: SPAIN PTII Dan Wright continues his tour of Spain in a VW California

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94 WEEKEND WORKSHOP How to maintain your battery and electrics

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WINTER TIPS PTII: How to look after your ’van during the winter

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TALK Your letters and more Your shout, on ants, buying locker lights, and superb Tuscan sites Ask Jack Our sage advises on fitting a bike rack, replacing graphics and more Subscribe to Practical Motorhome and save Plus, get a free pair of Milenco Quattro levelling ramps

TECHNICAL Workshop Our team answers your questions. This month, second leisure batteries, rotting floors, possible blown fuses and reversingcamera problems Check your ’van’s battery Follow our guide to ensuring that your vehicle’s battery and electrics remain in tip-top condition this winter

TOURING Tour smarter Sarah Wakely’s travel digest: a living map, staying warm in wet weather, and a new Nightstop Grand Tour: Ireland Reader Tony Middlehurst tours the beautiful south-west of Ireland in a Marquis Majestic motorhome Your Tours: Isle of Skye Ruth Bass wraps up against the rain and heads for the beautiful island of Skye, for a five-day tour Your Tours: Spain, part II Continuing Dan Wright’s tour of Spain in a VW California. This month, it’s south to Salamanca Tours that changed your lives We round up the best of our Tour That Changed My Life feature, to inspire you to go further Winter wonders Don’t let the cold weather stop you touring – follow our ideas for great activities and events Good sites guide to: Nottinghamshire Ten great campsites in the Midlands county, reviewed and rated by our expert team Tours that change lives Mike Davies on a first European tour to Holland with his family

BUY & OWN Marketplace news Nick Harding on the Motorhome Caravan & Camping Show at London’s ExCel, a new Autocruise ’van and more things for winter… The second in our exclusive twopart series of tips to help keep your ’van in great condition during the colder months

Me and my ’van How Dean Crago converted a Bedford horsebox to become a home from home for him and his girlfriend, Hannah

LIVE IN TEST This month, the Tribute is given the full live-in test treatment

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TESTED Tested column Jeremiah Mahadevan on the return of Knaus, electric base vehicles, and Norwegian campsites Tested: Marquis Majestics We put two outgoing, discounted -season models to the test Live-in test: Tribute The budget coachbuilt range from Auto-Trail has an all-new look Tested: Knaus Sun and Sky TI The innovative and stylish German brand is back in the UK with a bang

Personal shopper We help Practical Motorhome readers to find the perfect motorhome for their needs Secondhand challenge Nick Harding hunts down a pair of Ford-based family coachbuilts: a Hobby Siesta T AK FS and a Chausson Flash Used-’van buyer Follow our guide to buying a Holdsworth PVC Renault-based motorhome, from www.practicalmotorhome.com | February 2012 | 7