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Did your new tent, caravan or motorhome work?


As Test Editor for Camping & Caravanning magazine I’m asked one question on a fairly regular basis – why don’t you comment on poor quality workmanship in On Test features? Unfortunately, it’s normally asked by someone who’s had a bad experience of buying a new unit.

By nature of the job, I’m not a stranger to slightly unfinished caravans or motorhomes and many of our tents are prototypes. As a result, we have to overlook some issues as there simply isn’t a production model available.

When it comes to writing up an On Test review I wouldn’t normally mention a poor workmanship issue. This is partly because we’re restricted on space and I wouldn’t want to fill a page with a niggling annoyance from a particular model that shouldn’t be representative of the finished product.

On the other hand, I suppose it’s inevitable most people won’t write to Camping & Caravanning magazine to extol the virtues of their amazing tourer. Fortunately, however, there’s an excellent way to let us know the good stuff about your latest tent, caravan or motorhome, even this late in the year, as our Owner Satisfaction Survey is still open. Did your caravan arrive in perfect condition? Was everything working in your motorhome from day one? Would you recommend your tent to others? If so, it would be good to know!


Candy Evans Candy Evans is Test Editor for Camping & Caravanning. She took a less conventional path into magazine journalism via physics and a decade in computer consultancy, turning to caravanning and writing during a career break as a full-time mum. Her interests are wide and include the Club’s Archive – though she’s careful to wash her hands after checking 1919 editions of the Club’s magazine to avoid lurking traces of influenza. Read other posts by this author