Well it looks like spring is here in all its glory!  Though if it's still a bit nippy for some of you then here's some food for thought from Berlin, Indoor Camping.  This quirky idea is a low cost hotel situated in an old renovated vacuum cleaner factory.

The Huttenpalast (The Hut Palace in English) is made up of salvaged caravans and camping huts which have been renovated and turned into individual rooms.  So if there is the habitual spring shower there'll be no rushing about in the awning as the hotel has a cafe and patio.  If camping indoors is not your thing then they do have 6 "normal" en suite rooms.

Take a look at these guys showing us how NOT to fit a caravan cover!!! They should have bought our Protec Caravan Cover with the EASY FIT system and if you want the EASY FIT system with your fitted caravan cover or RV cover then get it for free in March.

Whilst we were down at the ExCel Motorhome, Caravan & Camping Show last week we got to see the new Bailey Retreat and boy is it big.  The Bailey Retreat is a touring caravan that is designed to be used for a longer stay making it a British competitor of some of the larger continental vans.

The first major difference is its whopping size with an internal length of 7.29m and a width of 2.32m providing an extra 25% of internal space. However you don't have to worry about the dimensions for a neatly fitted caravan cover as we've taken all the measurements for all the new Bailey caravans. On top of that we are also used and approved by Bailey.

The body is the highly successful Alu-Tec Shell making it suitable for all year round caravanning and it's built on a heavy duty Alko chassis.  The interior has lots of headroom and is extremely spacious and light, with stylish design and quality.  The high quality windows let in a vast amount of light as well as the Heki panoramic lights throughout the van.

The Bailey retreat comes as 4 berth and 6 berth with all the mod cons of home such as chrome finish, quality furnishings, hobs, microwaves, central heating and even a heated towel rail.

Take a look at the Bailey Retreat here, we're sure you'll be impressed

The Jamie Oliver Protec Cover

Serves: All

Difficulty: Very Easy

1. Take one of the UK's, if not the world's, most successful chefs and a vintage Citroën mini-van.  

2. Next lovingly renovate said Citroën van and park it outside a successful restaurant in all its colourful glory and leave it out in the elements.

3. Now find a leading vehicle cover company who will meet your demanding requisites of quality to protect your vehicle.  

4. Once you have located Protec Covers, call their friendly staff and place your order.  

5. Now relax and let the capable staff at Protec Covers take care of your order.  

6. Once your cover arrives, easily fit it to your van and voilà, you've got the perfect Jamie Oliver Protec Cover that will keep you, your friends and clients happy for years.

Here at Protec Covers we are thrilled to provide the nation's best-loved chef with his van covers for his new restaurants and we can't wait to keep combining the perfect ingredients for all his new restaurants.