Archive for category: Motorhomes

/ June 16, 2011 11:18 am

How to rent a motorhome in Finland?

Finland is a land of thousands lakes and the large land area is sparsely populated. Driving through towns and small villages is the best way to experience Finland and to see the beautiful nature. Renting a motorhome is a convenient way get on the road.

/ April 7, 2011 10:47 am

Adria motorhomes 2011

Adria Mobil has been manufacturing caravans 45 years, so this is their anniversary year. The company has sold more than 500 000 units during this time. Adria has grown to one of the largest brands in Europe. The manufacturing and other business operations are located in Novo Mesto in North-East Slovenia. There is a new modern factory that was opened

/ March 30, 2011 11:13 am

Knaus motorhomes and Tabber Paganini 2011

Knaus Knaus offers motorhomes to all categories starting from small vans to large full integrated Sun Liner models. The motorhome range emphasizes the affordable Sport-range more than previously. The Sports that have been shown in various exhibitions have had cherry wood style in cabinets and furnitures. Seat textiles have been different shades of red. The combination had made the interior

/ March 28, 2011 11:37 am

Dethleffs motorhomes 2011

Dethleffs 2011 line-up is very broad as usual. Models featured in this article are Advantage, Globe4, Esprit, Magic Edition, and Lifestyle. Standard base is Fiat Ducato with 2,3-litre JTD engine. There are some visually distinctive items through the range: large roof rails and LED fog lights. Advantage There are a lot of new floor plans in every body type: T

/ March 2, 2011 11:11 am

Bürstner motorhomes 2011

Bürstner history goes back to the 1958 when the company manufactured their first caravan as a make-to-order product. The company has grown significantly since then

/ March 1, 2010 8:28 pm

Winter camping challenges – water

Freezing water is a common problem in winter camping. Fresh water tanks are usually located under the seats in motorhomes, so they stay warm when the heating is on. Some caravans may have the fresh water tank inside the gas bottle locker, which is not heated. These caravans are not suitable for winter camping. Most caravans do not have a

/ January 27, 2010 10:30 pm

Winter camping challenges – cold start

Winter camping has some additional challenges and cold start is one of them. The ambient temperature was -22.5 degrees Celsius (-8.5 Fahrenheit) when I tried to start up my Carado. I did not have an electric engine block heater or Webasto or Eber in use. The battery was so cold that it could barely run the start. You can hear

/ November 25, 2009 9:06 pm

Adria motorhomes 2010 preview

Adria has introduced their motorhome offering for 2010 season. All the body types are available: vans, semi-integrated, integrated, and overcabs. The Slovenian company has been successful in building their product offering and their motorhomes are generally regarded as a good value for the money. The company has especially invested into their luxury equipped models for 2010. Vans There are two

/ September 1, 2009 10:36 am

Carado 2010 motorhome preview

Carado has been successful in challenging economic climate. The company sold over 1500 motorhomes and caravans during the past financial year. Carado’s focus is reasonably priced motorhomes and caravans with “Made in Germany” quality guarantee. There are big changes in Carado’s 2010 motorhome line-up. All the vehicles use Fiat Ducato base. Ford Transit is not available although it was the

/ July 15, 2009 6:23 pm

Dethleffs Motorhomes 2009 preview

Dethleffs motorhome range for 2009 is huge as always. There are 12 different ranges and all the body types are available. There are Ford, Fiat, Iveco, Renault, and Mercedes available for the base. Globebus There are 4 low profiles and 5 integrated models. Globebus models are very compact with only 215 cm total width. The length ranges from 598 cm