Are you getting started outdoors, gearing up for a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, or just need to save a few quid? We all need to get out, even in this economy. Here’s the lowdown on the best, more budget-friendly backpacking kit our team have reviewed over the last year or so, in one place for the first time

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IT’S THE NEW FLAGSHIP PLUG-IN hybrid seven-seater from Chinese newcomers Chery – rivalling the Peugeot 5008 and Skoda Kodiaq. The numbers are impressive – up to 2,021 litres of bootspace, 422bhp, 0–62

THE previous-generation California was undoubtedly a huge success, with over 200,000 sold up to 2024. It changed little internally over T5, T6 and T6.1 generations from its launch in 2005, although ca

Auto-Sleepers’ Active range was introduced last year as a campervan range that’s firmly focused on the family. All three models in the range have an MTPLM of 3500kg, so can be driven by anyone, and ha

THE previous-generation California was undoubtedly a huge success, with over 200,000 sold up to 2024. It changed little internally over T5, T6 and T6.1 generations from its launch in 2005, although ca