MMM - October 2016

Packed into the October issue of MMM:

• FREE OPEN-ALL-YEAR CAMPSITE GUIDE - Planning to tour through the winter? This free guide lists more than 50 campsites that are open over those cooler months

• WIN GREAT PRIZES WORTH OVER £1,400 - Including a Vango drive-away awning pack and Duvalay motorhome bedding, plus money off day tickets to the Lincoln show

TRAVEL

• Brilliant UK adventures: exploring Shakespeare's Stratford, the stunning Northern Ireland coastline, rural west Suffolk and getting off the beaten track in the Scottish Highlands
• Head overseas to Andalucia's iconic white villages, the heart of the Alsace wine region and tour France via its slow roads
• Plus routes to the Spanish Costas and sites for winter sun

TESTED

• Speed, style and substance. Does the 201bhp Volkswagen California Ocean really have it all?
• Slide-outs are normally found on large, luxury motorhomes but Adria applies the concept to a 6m coachbuilt!
• An owner reports on his Chausson Flash 10 - an iconic compact low-profile with a big lounge and drop-down bed 

TECHNICAL

• Simple weekend projects, like securing seats and TV brackets and adding a swivel base to a double cab seat
• Advice on how to get prepared for winter, whether you are using your 'van or laying it up
• Readers' motorhoming problems solved, from sourcing side windows to running compressor fridges

BUYING

• Wondering what to buy? One reader asks the team about 6m van conversions with fixed beds and flexibility for guests
• We offer advice for choosing a coachbuilt with a transverse double bed, picking out eight great used examples
• Plus, there's classic campers, our pick of protective covers for your 'van and motorhome accessory reviews