Welcome to Caravan Blogger, Shield Total Insurance’s very own blog designed to provide regular updates to those that enjoy caravanning, motorhoming, camping or the outdoor leisure lifestyle.
Shield is one of the UK’s leading specialist leisure insurance providers, offering a range of outdoor leisure products including caravan insurance and motorhome insurance. We also provide insurances for:
- motorcaravans, campervans and “self build” panel van conversions
- folding caravans and folding campers
- trailer tents and trailers
- tents
The aim of Caravan Blogger is to provide useful insights and expert, informed comment on what is happening in the world of caravanning, motorhoming and camping in the UK today e.g. breaking leisure industry news; new model launches; forthcoming indoor and outdoor shows; as well as providing an opportunity for readers to post their own comments and questions.
Our team of Caravan Blogger writers include:
Andrew Jenkinson
Andrew Jenkinson is the UK’s leading caravan historian and a caravanning expert. Andrew is an experienced leisure vehicle journalist, who writes for a number of the leading caravan and motorhome magazines.
Andrew is also a successful writer. His book titles include: illustrated histories of caravans, micro caravans and motorhomes. His latest book The story of Sprite Caravans is due to be published this coming Autumn.
Nick Harding
Nick Harding is one of the UK’s leading leisure vehicle writers. A freelance journalist specialising in the touring caravan and motorhomes sectors, his work appears regularly in specialist magazines. In a career spanning over 20 years, he has tested hundreds of caravans and motorhomes, and stayed on just as many campsites. His ventures have seen him travel extensively through Western Europe, and sometimes beyond. As he puts it, “it’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it.”
Nick also blogs exclusively for us. Why not read what he’s been up to recently.
Jessie Fuller
Jessie Fuller Hello I’m Jessie Fuller, 31 years old, living in Brighton. In April 2010, I bought a 1982 VW campervan called Pitney, Gene Pitney, (24 hours from Tulsa) because the number plate is PTN 316Y. Although Gene Pitney was a man my van is a woman – it just so happens they have the same name. She’s bright yellow with purple hibiscus flowers around the side and drives like a dream.
I play in a Samba band and in the last year I have been to approximately 10 festivals, cooked about 80 breakfasts and squeezed 11 people in at one time to shelter from the rain.
Follow my adventures with Gene in my weekly blog.
Stuart Craig
Stuart Craig You may have spotted me out and about at shows over the last 27 years (getting fatter and greyer by the minute) as I’m a former journalist and editor of many caravan and motorhome magazines and websites.
Enjoy the blog and please comment as I enjoy hearing all your opinions.
New to caravans, motorhomes, campervans or tents? You may be interested to know that the Shield Total Insurance website offers a wealth of useful reference material including: event diaries; manufacturers’ contact details; caravan clubs; buyers guides (for both new and used vehicles); leisure vehicle reviews, as well as handy hints and advice on such matters as secure caravan storage and caravan wheel loss precautions, etc.










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