The Motorhome Touring Handbook - Available on Amazon

The Motorhome Touring Handbook

Thinking of buying a motorhome, but don’t know where to start?
Planning a first trip abroad in your motorhome?
Want to know how to tour Europe in a motorhome, RV or camper van?
Dreaming of a long-term tour but not sure if it’s possible these days?

All the answers are here, in The Motorhome Touring Handbook.

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Based on 69 reviews
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Very Informative book This book offers useful information from cover to cover. Realise the content is of the time and can change, also detailed from the authors perspective. Not withstanding, it is a most useful read, in my opinion, for both novice and experienced motor home users or soon to be users. I will pick up other books by these authors for reference. Well done you two.
Dave Illingworth
12. October, 2023.
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Fantastic breadth of motor homing knowledge! The book is amazing in the depth & breadth of information on motor homing. An invaluable source of information whether you are an experienced traveller or a first timer motorhome like myself.
le le4000
16. August, 2023.
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Very Honest and truthful A brilliant insight into motor home, van life. Great tips, advice and explanations of some basic terminology. Has and will continue to aid me living half the year in my class 3.
JaPa
28. July, 2023.
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Excellent resource for newbies to motorhomes Having just bought my first motorhome I found this book via list of blogs I was working my way through. Having accessed the kindle unlimited version I read for 4 hours straight and then bought the paper version for reference and for my Luddite husband to read. This is an excellent introduction to the world of motor homes. Accessible, interesting, technical where required and fun to read. I wish the aurora many more years in their motor home and thank them for helping my first trepidatious steps a little easier.
WWED
24. April, 2023.
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Highly recommended for information setting up motorhome for adventures. Helped with insurance, global cards & site info.
BELINDA SARGINSON
29. January, 2023.
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Packed with useful information... Informative in every aspect of touring Europe.. great to glean not only facts, tips and links but also from experienced motorhome travellers thoughts and approaches. Good index, easy to navigate information. Highly Recommend.
Amazon Customer
16. January, 2023.
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We call it 'The Bible' for a reason We are newbies. This book told us so much that we needed to know. Very nice friendly style with good links and references. Made us feel confident that we could try Motorhoming
Adrian S.
1. January, 2023.
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Super insight(s) to owning a motorhome Written in a relaxed style, this is full of handy hints borne from years of experience. If you have a motorhome or camper van, you need this book. Recommended unreservedly.
Mr. M. Nethercoat
16. November, 2022.
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Written by people who have experienced travelling like this Well written and very informative.
DM1
28. October, 2022.
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Practical book We had seen this advertised and being new to motorhoming were keen to get some practical advice. It’s full of little hints and tips and currently has post it notes stuck all over it so I can revert back to them. It will be well used.
Melanie
2. October, 2022.
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Why did we write The Motorhome Touring Handbook?

We’ve enjoyed over a decade of short campervan trips, and long term (multi-year, full-timing) motorhome touring in the UK, Europe and North Africa, and we’ve learned a lot doing it! We’ve made plenty of mistakes, and have tried over the years to use this blog to document practical tips, costs, tricks and advice for anyone wanting to do something similar.

As our blog has grown over the years though, we’ve found it increasingly difficult to track down the nuggets of wisdom we’ve picked up over time. It’s easy to see why so many folks get in touch with questions, they (and we) can’t find the information on here. So, we’ve put all those nuggets and our experiences in one place. We wrote the book as a helping hand to anyone starting their motorhome journey or wanting to expand their adventures to somewhere new.

What’s Inside?

The Motorhome Touring Handbook provides practical advice for anyone who wants to tour the UK and continental Europe by campervan, RV or motorhome, gleaned from years of hands-on touring experience. It is available as an ebook or a paperback (with black and white images to keep the price down) from Amazon. The book is split into three parts:

Part One: Your First Motorhome

This part gets you up to speed on all the confusing terms used in the motorhome world. It gives guidance for choosing and buying your first van, takes you through the process of a first trip in the UK and provides a ‘survival guide’ introducing all the systems in a motorhome: fresh water, grey water, black water (the toilet), 12V electrical system, gas, water and air heating and so on. 

Part Two: Your First Time Abroad in a Motorhome

Heading out of the UK is a nerve-wracking experience for many motorhomers, us included. We remember what it was like (and still is like!) to be planning a trip abroad, and this part of the book takes you through the process of sorting your paperwork out, packing your van, booking and taking a ferry or the Eurotunnel, driving on the right, finding places to stay, buying food and fuel and eventually coming back home, triumphant and ready for your next tour!

Part Three: Your First Long-Term Tour

And finally, this is the big one. Should you fancy a months-long tour of continental Europe, this part’s for you. It covers the kinds of topics this level of touring throws up: selling or renting out your house, handling post, long-term living budgets, dealing with breakdowns abroad, crossing borders, travelling with a pet and so on. A brief overview’s provided for a number of European countries, along with some sample year-long tour routes, that comply with the 90 in 180 day Schengen rules, to fire up your imagination.

You can see much more of what is available in the book if you use the ‘look inside’ feature on Amazon.

Where to Find the Handbook

The Motorhome Touring Handbook is only available from Amazon. Click here if you are based in the UK, otherwise please search for it on your local Amazon site.

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If you are seeking inspiration for your next motorhome adventure, look no further than The 200. The 200 guides you across 34 countries throughout Europe and North Africa, showcasing 200 of the most memorable, fun, varied, interesting and inspirational places we’ve stayed, in over a decade’s campervan and motorhome touring, as well as offering advice on how to find your own amazing places to stay.

We’ve been asked many times: ‘what’s been your favourite place?’ Each time we struggle to answer the question, simply because we have so many favourites! We’ve managed to choose 200 of them (it was a challenge to whittle them down to that!) and filled this book with them to inspire your motorhome or campervan adventures, hoping to show you the fantastic types of places available to you.

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      • Gilda Baxter says:

        We just got our copy last Thursday. We are thinking about getting a motorhome early next year and this book has already helped us answering so many questions. It is well written, down to earth practical information. It got us even more excited and sure about buying our first motorhome. It is a treasure trove of information, thank you so much Ju and Jay for your efforts 😄

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        • Jason says:

          That’s really great to hear Gilda. :-) If you get a minute, could you do us a really big favour and pop your review on Amazon too for us? Many thanks, Jay

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  1. linda smith says:

    Its on my christmas list, can’t wait to read all the tips and advice, all the best to you two hope your working on your next super tour,
    regards Linda

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  2. Scott says:

    Fantastic stuff, I’m sure it’ll be a great success!! We’ve used loads of your tips and suggestions over this last year. I doubt we’d have had the confidence to start our own trip without you guys and your website, so thank you!! :) I’m sure the book will give many more people the help they need..

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  3. Peter says:

    The book arrived today – I can’t wait to read it cover to cover!
    I am about to embark on a van conversion, starting tomorrow when I pick up the van. Our aim is to take our first holiday next May – your blogs have been an inspiration and your book will be invaluable for planning our trips.

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  4. david angell says:

    Great resource, Your website & Book have been a great help. We have purchased our Van now & are putting plans in place to take a year out of work and travel Europe (leaving May / June). Lets hope brexit doesn’t put a big spanner in the works

    Keep up the excellent blog, look forward to reading about your future adventures

    Dave

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  5. Graham Hill says:

    Got my copy for Christmas. We are planning to buy a used motorhome in the next few weeks as we are going to leave work early next year and travel. Your book is so good, thanks I have learnt so much already

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