Gift Ideas for Caravan Lovers

iBoost Pro D8 Directional System

£159.99

When so many things rely on an internet signal these days it makes sense to make sure you have a reliable connection. This WiFi booster claims to enhance the externally available WiFi signal and repeats that signal at full strength inside your caravan. You’ll be able to connect your  laptop, iPad, tablet, smartphone all at the same time, all wirelessly. 

Vango Long Peg Puller 

£4.00

A nice little stocking filler here. The Vango Long Peg Extractor makes taking pegs out of the ground effortless so there’ll be no back strains or injured fingers.

Tefal Toast N' Egg

£29.99

When space is at a premium this nifty gadget comes into its own. In just 4 minutes you could have toast and your choice of poached or hard boiled eggs on the table. What's not to love!

Scrubba Portable Washing Machine

£41.77

We think this is great. When you don’t want to rely on campsite facilities, the Scrubba wash bag enables you to wash your clothes in just 30 seconds without any spilled water or wet hands. Just add your clothes, water and detergent to the bag, seal, then gentle ‘mungle’.

E&P Caravan Levelling System

From around £2500

Forget messing around with caravan jacks, drills or wedges. This levelling system puts your caravan in a horizontal position at the push of a button in under 2 minutes. This is a pricey one but perhaps a good investment and with all that time saved, you could be sat enjoying the scenery even sooner.

LEGO City Van & Caravan

£17.99

One for the kids here – and perhaps the big kids too! Lego has some great caravan themed sets available – great for caravan lovers of any age.

Poweradd Pilot Portable Power Bank

£19.99

Charge your phone, tablet or other portable device when you haven’t got mains power. This little gem can charge an iPhone up to 6 times without needing re-charging. Definitely a good buy when you’re outdoors and can’t rely on mains power.

Hubi Solar Charging Unit

£99.99

Use the sun to provide power and light when you’re away in your caravan. Don’t worry, it collects daylight too so you don’t need to rely on the great British weather! This solar panel Hubi system collects light and converts it into DC electricity which is then stored ready for use to power your smart phone, tablet, TV, laptop, lights and more.

Caravan Gadgets

Which caravan gadgets?

The nation’s inventors have been busy and there is now a new wave of caravanning-related gadgetry that’s been designed to catch our eye.

We’re certainly not claiming to endorse any of these or saying that we’ve tested them personally. But here is a quick run down of just a few that have caught our attention recently!

Video recorder sunglasses

This brilliant idea that comes from individuals not wanting to miss any video worthy moments because their hands are full (e.g. cycling).

They look like ordinary and actually very sporty sunglasses but they contain a built-in video recorder. They could be useful at times but then again, do you want to see your partner’s efforts to reverse the caravan recorded for posterity?

Bubble tents

These are effectively large plastic transparent bubbles which can be inflated and which have some camping-type accommodation inside. The idea is that you can sit in it at night and watch the stars in comfort, perhaps protected from that chilly draught.

WIFI Boosters

True, these aren’t exactly brand new but today they’re much smaller and using 4G – much more reliable.

You can now just switch them on and all your connected gadgets will have a local network and boosted internet access (assuming there is a 4G service in the area).

The Boatbox

Now we thought this was really ‘neat’. It basically involves turning your roof rack, once emptied, into a small boat by joining the top and bottom together and using a small flotation bag.

Absolutely ingenious though as always, do make sure you’re careful when enjoying water sports.

The Solar Panel Bag

This is clever – to a point.

It consists of small, lightweight and flexible solar panels that are sewn into the back of your rucksack. The idea is that as you hike, you can be charging up several devices at the same time and all for free.

The “to a point” kicks in here though. Once you admit to having one of these, you’re going to end up carrying everyone’s mobile, tablet and laptop devices for charging. There goes all that space for water and food and your back muscles of course!

Caravan Expanders

These aren’t entirely a new idea either but today’s models are super-slick and very well designed.

There are all sorts of variations here including some that expand telescopically from inside your caravan shell meaning you add more space instantly.  Be sure that things such as this will be covered by your caravan insurance though.

Giant towel-sized wet wipes

However brilliantly equipped many camping sites are, some are rather more rudimentary.

So, if you’re disappointed by the shower facilities, you might welcome the new near bath towel sized wet wipes.  They just might help make you just a little bit easier to live with in the caravan and car – until you reach a decent shower block!

Pocket blankets

These are really great. About the same size as a small pack of crisps, they unfold into a huge and very tough nylon ground sheet. It’s ideal for picnics and the like.

What will they think of next?