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Cheap and cheerful camping is hard to beat. All you need is find yourself a bit of wilderness. Trouble is, our little island is crowded. Even in the expanse of America, it's impossible to be further than 107 miles from the nearest branch of McDonalds. The first step towards escaping McCivilisation for a night or two involves taking the...

SNAP is a furniture bracket that allows you to transform bicycle wheels into coffee tables. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] The SNAP assembly system makes upcycling everyday items into furniture a breeze. No tools are required for the simple brackets to transform any piece of old board - or even a bicycle wheels into coffee tables - into a...

A cat-shaped bicycle light is the ultimate antidote to bike accessories that take themselves too seriously. In the arms race that has seen bike lights become brighter and feature ever more complex blinking patterns, the...

Car makers seem preoccupied by the idea of invisible bodywork as a way to make our roads safer. Unfortunately, this doesn’t involve swapping four wheels for two, but rather using cameras and virtual reality software to project a view of the outside world inside the cabin. As cars have become bigger and heavier, the increased size of roof...

HueRay flashing bicycle grips have built-in LED lights that help cyclists stand out in traffic. [quote type="cycle_insurance"] Emitting most of their light to the side, HueRay flashing bicycle grips aim to address the unfortunate habit that some car driver have of overtaking cyclists only to suddenly make a left turn. Available in a range...

The DVLA recommends that motorists destroy the paper counterpart of their British driving licence when it is scrapped in a little over a week. Paper driving licences issued before the photocard was introduced in 1998 will remain valid and should not be destroyed. The paper counterpart always seemed superfluous, and yet needed to be...

Why go to the expense of hiring a bike for a European motorcycle tour when you can buy for the trip and sell at a profit on your return? The range of hire bikes now on offer from dealers and specialist companies caters to every taste - and the thought of enjoying 1,000 miles on a nearly-new Ducati Panigale or BMW S1000RR on fresh tyres is...

Even the most humble tree houses are magical - they can be built cheaply almost anywhere and provide a powerful connection with childhood and nature. A tree house provides escape without travel. Joel Allen inadvertently became a champion for tree houses when, aged 26, he packed up his career as a software engineer and decided to turn his...

A synthetic diesel produced using only water, CO2 and renewable power is being pioneered by car makers Audi. The first batches of high‑quality diesel fuel were produced earlier this month and used to power an unmodified diesel car. However, the technology is not quite the miracle it at first to be. Although the raw ingredients are water and...

A new app promises to protect alloy rims from scuffs and scrapes. We have all done it. Manoeuvring into a tight parking space, one wheel scrapes against the kerb - making the sound that only comes from alloy grinding against stone. Alloy wheels can be refurbished at the cost of about £50 per wheel, but it's time and expense that the makers...