The Essential Caravan Security Guide

Protect your caravan with our in-depth security advice Hundreds of caravans and motorhomes are stolen each year, so it makes sense to protect your valuable tourer with the best security products and services possible. If we’re honest, a determined thief can break through pretty much any security device, given the time to use their specialist […]

Understanding Caravan Water Systems: A Comprehensive Guide

Maintaining top-notch water systems in your tourer is essential for your health, safety, and convenience

Modern touring caravans boast all the latest luxuries you find at home, including practical and effective water systems to deliver hot and cold water, 51 litres on-tap. Literally.

Running and maintaining these systems is simple enough to do, but there are some great devices, and lots of tips and advice, to make it easier and safer.
Let’s start at the very beginning…

Ultimate Guide to Cleaning and Maintaining Your Caravan

What’s the best way to keep your beloved tourer spic and span, and what are the recommended products to achieve it? This cleaning guide tells you the best ways to clean your caravan or motorhome, with minimum effort!

Keeping your pride-and-joy caravan or motorhome clean and shiny, not only makes it a nicer place to be (and be seen).

It’ll also pay for itself in the long run. A well-maintained and beautiful vacation vehicle will always make more money than a neglected one when you sell it.

Caravans are much bigger than cars, and take longer to wash and shine. But don’t worry, your time and elbow grease will be worth it.

I like to keep my tow car and the leisure vehicles I use as clean as possible (usually because I’ll be photographing them at some point), but I also want to make that job as easy as possible.

This blog is designed to help you do just that. Let’s start with the exterior panels.

Ultimate Caravan and Motorhome Awning Guide

Essential advice for buying the right awning for your leisure vehicle
What is an awning?

An awning is a fabric extension to your leisure vehicle. It fits on the side of your caravan, motorhome, or campervan, providing extra covered living space. They come in various shapes and sizes, which I’ll explore below.

Essential Tips for Cleaning a Caravan Awning

Keep your caravan ‘extension’ looking great and in top condition with our handy cleaning and maintenance guide

Caravan awnings are vital additions to our touring lifestyles, delivering supplementary living space and storage, and providing extra insulation when cold-weather touring.

In recent years, the design and materials technology in modern awnings has exploded, and the prices have increased too. A good-quality awning now typically costs from £600 to £3,000, so it makes sense to look after your expensive caravanning accessory, by keeping it clean and ensuring it is fully waterproof and ready for your next touring holiday adventure.

Our guide reveals the techniques and products you should consider to achieve both.

Completing Your Caravan Collection – Things To Do In Shakespeare County

  An in-depth guide to Shakespeare’s county, Warwickshire, home to premium leisure-vehicle dealership, Raymond James Caravans   We always recommend staying close to your caravan dealership for your first night or two in a new van. That way, if you have any questions or issues, the experts are on-hand to provide the solutions.   This […]

The Best Heaters for Caravans (2024)

We explore the best heating systems on the market for today’s modern tourers 

There’s nothing quite as cosy as a warm and comfy caravan interior on a windy and wet winter day. Shut the door, whack up the heating, close the blinds, and cuddle up on the sofa to read or watch a movie. It is the absolute definition of ‘hygge’.

In this article we’re exploring the different heating systems in caravans, how they work, and their pros and cons.

The Ultimate Guide: Best Cars for Towing Caravans

Choosing the right tow car can be tricky. Raymond James Caravans explains all the factors you should consider, to avoid the pitfalls and the potholes! One of the great benefits of caravanning over motorhoming is that, when you get to your destination, you have your lovely car to tootle around in, not a huge, rattly […]

Caravan Review: Coachman Acadia and Acadia Xtra Caravan 2024 Ranges

    Acadia may be deemed Coachman’s ‘base range’, but the quality of the layouts and build seems exceptional   Coachman’s new-look Acadia caravans for 2024 deliver everything we’ve come to expect from the Hull-based manufacturer: style, comfort, versatility and practicality. These four luxury caravans come in standard (seven-foot-five-inch) and Xtra (eight-foot) widths. The standard-width […]

Caravan Review: Coachman Laser Xcel range [2024]

  Coachman’s 2024 luxury Lasers caravans have reached new heights (and sizes) in Xcel form. Let’s see exactly how good a caravan can get Coachman’s four 2024 Laser Xcel tourers – the 845, 850, 855 and 875 – are bringing domestic practicality, comfort and luxury to a campsite near you! These sumptuous, eight-foot wide caravans […]

Caravan Review: Coachman Laser Xtra Caravan Range [2024]

    Coachman Laser caravans have always been among the most luxurious tourers available. So, what do the new-for-2024 models have in store? Coachman’s three 2024 Laser Xtra tourers – the 545, 575 and 665 – are luxurious eight-foot wide caravans. The 545 and 575 feature single axles, while the 665 Xtra has twin-axles, all […]

Caravan Review: Coachman Lusso Caravan Range [2024]

    Review of the Coachman Lusso Caravan Range for 2024 Lusso is Coachman’s new elite range. The Hull-based manufacturer had already set a high bar, so just how good are these new, improved tourers? Coachman’s new Lusso caravans take luxury, comfort and practicality to new levels. For 2024, there are two vans in the […]

Caravan Review: Coachman VIP range [2024]

    Coachman’s VIP range for 2024 is as extensive as it is brilliant. Five standard-width VIPs – in two, three and four-berth layouts – cater for all caravanners with high expectations of their mobile accommodation. As the name suggests, the Coachman’s VIP range offers a level of leisure-lifestyle luxury that few caravans can match. […]

The Ultimate Guide to Discovering the Best Caravan Layouts

Choosing the right caravan layout for your needs is a crucial part of buying a tourer.
First-time buyers often make the wrong choices, prioritising cool looks or features, or underestimating the space they require. Only later, after a few trips, do they realise that the floorplan doesn’t quite suit their needs and is cramping their lifestyle.

Choosing the Right Type of Caravan for Your Touring Adventures!

There’s a huge range of caravan styles to choose from. You could pick a titchy teardrop, a titanic twin-axle, or any size and style in between. John Sootheran explains the pros and cons of each. Matching a caravan to the touring lifestyle you’re pursuing is easy, as there are so many brilliant choices out there. […]

Caravan Weight Watchers Guide: Know Your Loads

Almost every element of caravanning involves weight considerations. This crucial factor affects your tow car, packing, licences, manoeuvring, additional equipment, and much more. Our comprehensive caravan weights guide explains all.

Caravan Terminology: The Caravanning A-Z

Raymond James Caravans’ comprehensive guide to caravan terminology. Jargon busted! Like many specialist interests, caravanning and motorhoming have lots of unique words, terms, and abbreviations that you need to understand. Some are very important, as they involve your safety and legality. So, to understand why MiRO is different to MTPLM, and what the 85% rule […]

Top 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Caravan

The ultimate guide to choosing the best touring caravan for you and your family Ready to dive into the world of caravans and unlock the secret to finding your perfect match? Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the sea of options out there, and not sure where to start? Hey, I get it! Choosing the right […]

The NEC Caravan Show Deals are on at Raymond James Caravans

The NEC Caravan Show Deals are on at Raymond James Caravans. With Coachman Caravans, Bailey Caravans, Elddis & Buccaneer Caravans all on display. As the Home Of The UK’s Best 2023 NEC Motorhome & Caravan Show Deals. The caravans displayed in hall 18 stand number 18.12 from the 18th – 23rd October  will be; The […]