Motor Caravan Books

Book - Favourite VW Camper Recipes Ref: 2299
by Simon Haseltine.

32 recipes, from Barbeque Sausages to West Indian Corned Beef Hash, to form a collection that is easy to prepare and eat within the confines of a VW Camper Van. This practical and colourful cookery book combines recipes, designed for a two ring cooker and optional BBQ, with retro photography.

Soft back. 48 pages. 17cms x 11.8cms approx. The illustrations have all been taken from brochures.

Price: £1.35

Book - Favourite Caravan & Motorhome Recipes Ref: 2298
by Cindy Thompson.

33 recipes, from Babouts to Yoghurt Lemon Cake, collected during tours in her motorhome across Europe, North Africa, The Middle East and the Indian sub-continent. The recipes in this book are easy to make and require the minimum of space and cooking utensils.

Soft Back. 48 pages. 17cms x 11.8cms approx. Nostalgic black & white photographs.

Price: £1.35

Book - Motorhomes, the Complete Guide Ref: 2119
by David & Fiona Batten-Hill.

Motorhomes range from the compact to the magnificent but they have one thing in common; they are a home from home and knowing the ins and outs of motorhomes will help you get the very best from the one you choose.

This guide take you from the status of beginner to the ranks of expert by revealing information gained from years of experience. Discover which kind of motorhome will be best for you, learn about choosing your ideal van, then find out how to use and enjoy it.

Hard back. 271 pages. Colour photos and diagrams. 16.6cms x 24.2cms.

Price: £25.00

Book - The Motorcaravan Manual Ref: 1805
by John Wickersham.

Choosing, using and maintaining your motorcaravan. This completely updated second edition contains invaluable advice for new owners and experienced enthusiasts alike.

From buying, owning and maintaining a motorcaravan, step by step practical info on electricity, gas, water, appliances, accessories and furnishings. Self build projects and case histories, and habitation requirements.

Hard back. 180 pages. 21.3cms x 27.6cms. Illustrated with colour photos.

Price: £17.99

Book - Motorcavanning Handbook Ref: 1841
by John Wickersham.

Presented in an easy-to-follow format, this book contains invaluable advice and answers all the questions you might have, whether you are a prospective or current owner.

Covering everything from choosing and buying a motorcaravan to selecting and using sites in the UK and abroad.

Soft back. 304 pages. 13.1cms x 22cms. Illustrated with colour photos.

Price: £12.99

Book - Build Your Own Motorcaravan Ref: 1803
by John Wickersham.

A practical manual for van conversions, coachbuilts and major renovation projects. Contents include individual requirements, vehicle load limits, suspension and other upgrades, installing windows, internal layouts, water, gas, electricity, heating, choosing and fitting appliances. Plus an appendix of addresses, legislation, regulations etc.

Hard back. 194 pages. 21.4cms x 27.6cms. Illustrated with colour photos.

Price: £17.99

Book - VW Camper - The Inside Story Ref: 1927
by David Eccles.

Subtitled - A Guide to VW Camping Conversions and Interiors from 1951 - 2005. This book documents and celebrates the many different camping conversions built on the Volkswagen Transporter and Microbus base across five generations.

Archive photographs, period brochures and contemporary photographs illustrate the detailed text, describing and showing the various fitments, layouts, specifications and optional equipment used by over 40 different conversion companies.

Hard back. 160 pages. 22cms x 30.4cms. Illustrated with many mainly colour photos.

Price: £19.95

Book - Classic Camper Vans Ref: 1925
by Martin Watts.

Subtitled - A Guide to Classic British Campers 1956 - 1979.

This book explores the extraordinary variety of the classic British camper van. Looking in detail at the classic vehicles of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, when motor camping holidays were at their most popular.

It features vans ranging from relatively simple fitted-out panel vans right up to some remarkably sophisticated, fully coach-built campers. Every major converter and conversion is described in detail with numerous colour and black and white photographs.

Hard back. 192 pages. 22cms x 30.4cms.

Price: £19.95

Book - Classic Dormobile Camper Vans Ref: 2290
by Martin Watts.

Dormobile, a name inescapably linked with camper vans, grew out of a Folkestone coachbuilding company called Martin Walter. The first van was introduced in 1957 and within a couple of years, over 10,000 had been sold.

Martin tells the story of Dormobile and looks at the variety of models built by the company until its closure in the 1990s.

Hard back. 128 pages. 21.9cms x 30.1cms approx. Colour and black & white illustrations.

Price: £19.95

Book - Bedford Camper Vans and Motorhomes Ref: 2291
by Martin Watts.

Bedford's successful range of light commercial vehicles, produced over several decades, proved ideal platforms on which the converters could base camper and motorhome models.

Here Martin, founder of the Classic Camper Club, tells the complete story of all the Bedford camper and motorhome vehicles.

Hard back. 160 pages. 21.9cms x 30.3cms approx. Colour and black & white illustrations.

Price: £19.95

Book - Home Away From Home Ref: 1804
edited by Kate Trant.

This book looks at the world of caampervans and motorhomes from Airstream to Winnebago, via the ubiquitous VW bus. The range of camper vans, motorhomes and RVs across the USA, UK and beyond is vast, from basic sparsely equipped to spectacularly fitted out.

Soft back. 208 pages. 23cms x 26cms. Illustrated with mainly colour photos.

Price: £19.95

Book Campervan Crazy Ref: 1830
by David & Cee Eccles.

This book celebrates the Volkswagen camper and the people who drive and love this unique vehicle. It is not a historical account of the development, but a bringing together and sharing of a passion enjoyed by many, of the VW campervan, in all its guises.

Hard back. 176 pages. 25.5cms x 24.7cms. Illustrated with colour photos.

Price: £16.99