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Corner of a solar panel lying flat on a van roof, beaded with dew in the early morning, with a blurred meadow and bare trees behindCampervans

Campervan solar: 200, 300 or 400 W?

What a solar panel lying flat on a campervan produces, month by month from Marseille to Edinburgh, according to PVGIS: 200, 300 or 400 W, and the battery.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··12 min

Black unbranded e-bike battery on a wooden bench in a warm hallway, beside gloves and a helmet, with a bike in the snow beyond the glazed doorCycling

E-bike battery in winter: charge and store

Why cold cuts your range, when it is safe to charge, and at what level to store the battery over winter: what Bosch, Shimano, Yamaha and Bafang actually say.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··11 min

Ground-level close-up of a mountain bike's front wheel stopped on a dry, stony trail, its knobbly tyre slightly squashed where it meets the groundCycling

Mountain bike and gravel tyre pressure

Mountain bike and gravel tyre pressure: manufacturers’ charts by rider weight, the front-to-rear split, the terrain and the limits of your rims.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··15 min

White over-cab motorhome with no branding, seen from a three-quarter rear angle on a mountain pass road in late afternoonCampervans

4.25-tonne motorhomes: the EU rule and the UK

A 4.25-tonne motorhome on a car licence? In the EU, after at least 7 hours of training, but not before 26 November 2029. And the UK isn’t bound at all.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··11 min

An unbranded white campervan parked in a snowy forest clearing at blue hour, with one side window lit from insideCampervans

Heating a campervan in winter: figures and risks

Diesel or gas heating, carbon monoxide, condensation, freezing water, batteries in the cold: the figures and rules for spending winter in a campervan.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··10 min

Unbranded electric mountain bike leaning against a rock beside a mountain path at sunrise, with a misty valley below itCycling

E-MTB range: watt-hours, climbing and the cold

A 500, 625 or 750 Wh battery: what watt-hours actually measure, what a climb costs and what really drains the battery of an electric mountain bike.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··8 min

Mountain biker standing on the pedals on a forest singletrack descent, elbows bent, full-suspension bike seen three-quarter on, autumn lightCycling

Reach, stack, inside leg: reading a size chart

Mountain bike size: why size charts differ from brand to brand, what reach and inside leg really tell you, and how to choose between two sizes.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··8 min

Inside a campervan in the evening: a wooden worktop lit by small spotlights, with an unbranded compressor cool box tucked beneath itCampervans

Leisure battery: your watt-hour budget

How many amp-hours does a campervan leisure battery need? The budget appliance by appliance, usable capacity in lead and lithium, and a worked example.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··9 min

A head torch, switched on, resting on a granite rock in front of a green tent, in a pine forest at duskCamping

How to read head torch lumens and run time

Lumens, run time, beam distance, IPX: what the figures on a head torch box really measure under the FL1 standard, and how to compare two models.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··8 min