Choosing accessories for your caravan can make it feel more like home, but it can be tricky to know what will really be useful. Whether you’re in the market for cosy furnishings or a new cutlery set, it’s all about adding to your experience on tour. But how do you find the best caravan accessory when there are so many options on the market?
That’s where the Practical Caravan Awards 2025 comes in, as we share our top picks for the 2025 touring season. We’ve kept the split between our accessories and the best caravan gadgets too – the latter relies on a source of power to work.
We’ve chosen a mix of products that we think are not only caravan essentials but ones that will contribute to you having an enjoyable and safe touring experience too.
The safety aspect is particularly seen in our pick for the best caravan accessory this year, the Fire Safety Stick. While a fire is something you will hopefully never have to face in your tourer, it’s better to be prepared. In the case of this year’s winner, we like how it is suitable for a range of fire types, as well as being both compact in size and lightweight.
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The best caravan accessories:
Fire Safety Stick
Elsan ORG02 Organic Toilet Fluid, Green
Good2Go replacement toilet cassettes
YETI Rambler 10oz wine tumbler
Autoglym Caravan and Motorhome Cleaner
GasStop Propane Gas Bottle Gauge
The best caravan accessory:
Fire Safety Stick
- Weight: 210g
- Size: 27cm x 3cm x 3cm
- Discharge time: 50 or 100 seconds (model dependent)
- Suitable for: Fire classifications A, B, C and F, electrical fires up to 100,000V
Reason to buy:
- Compact in size and weight, will tackle numerous types of fire
Reason to avoid:
- Fairly pricey
The best caravan accessory at the Practical Caravan Awards 2025
One of the most important things any caravan owner can do is make sure that they’re prepared when it comes to fire safety. After all, the contents of your van – and the lives of your family – are at risk in the event of a blaze.
That’s why we’d always recommend carrying a fire extinguisher, and in our opinion, a good one to consider is the Fire Safety Stick. Our tech expert Peter Rosenthal wrote about the Fire Safety Stick recently, explaining that, rather than producing extinguishant, the Stick employs a chemical reaction. “They’re very compact, last up to 15 years and have long discharge times ( 50 or 100 seconds), making them ideal for vans in addition to a regular extinguisher.”
He also explained that these clever devices “are rated for Class A, B and C, electrical and Class F cooking fat fires.”. You can also leave it in the van to do its fire-fighting work while you safely evacuate.
It’s with all these handy features in mind – as well as the Stick’s compact dimensions and light weight, which make storing it a doddle – that we’re delighted to award the Fire Safety Stick the award for Practical Caravan’s best caravan accessory for 2025.
Elsan ORG02 Organic Toilet Fluid for Motorhomes, Green
- Size: Two litres
- Composition: Organic
- Form: Liquid
Reason to buy:
- Good performance, pleasant smell
Reason to avoid:
- Not the cheapest alternative out there
Every caravanner should have the best caravan toilet chemical to hand for their tours, and this product has been the preferred choice of mine for years. It’s a good sized bottle, at two litres, and with a single dose at 60ml per 10-litre black waste tank capacity, it lasts a long time, too. It’s reassuringly thick in consistency, and it smells very pleasant. What’s more, it’s organic in compound too, which means that it can also be used at campsites that have stricter regulations about the toilet chemicals that can be used.
It can be used in the flush tank, too, which helps avoid having too many competing smells from different chemical products. It’s not the cheapest in price in comparison to some competitors, but overall I think this is a great product and good value. It’s a worthy inclusion in this list, and it’ll continue to be in my caravanning-kit arsenal for a long time to come.
Good2Go replacement toilet cassettes
- Price: TBC
- Materials: Cardboard/recycled
Reason to buy:
- Better for the planet
Reason to avoid:
- Less straightforward to use than a regular cassette
Every so often, a piece of caravanning kit comes along that makes you wonder “how has no one thought of this before?”. That was the case when I first saw this clever product.
It’s important that we all do our bit for the planet, so you might have thought about installing a composting toilet. But that comes with questions – what if future owners don’t want one? And would it fit in with your existing system?
That’s where the Eco Cassette System comes in. It allows you to adapt a regular Thetford cassette toilet into a compostable system via a cardboard cassette tank and disposable liners. You simply add an absorbent material to the cassette/bag, and the bags are then disposable via a suitable bin. The cassettes themselves are made of recycled materials, and can then be recycled themselves.
Good2Go kits are available for Thetford C2, C3, C4 and later swivel-bowl models, and are designed and manufactured in the UK.
Find out more: https://good2go.uk/
YETI Rambler 10oz wine tumbler
- Size: 10 oz (296 ml)
- Features: Kitchen-grade stainless steel, double-wall insulation, Magslider lid
Reason to buy:
- Keeps drinks cool (or warm) for hours
Reason to avoid:
- Reasonably pricey in comparison to other alternatives
US company YETI was founded by Roy and Ryan Seiders back in 2006; since then, it’s built a strong reputation for producing quality products designed to beat the heat when you’re out and about in the wilds.
As such, they’re great for caravanning, helping to keep your food and drinks chilled even during periods of higher temperatures.
The YETI Rambler 10oz wine tumbler has been a mainstay in the van lockers for the past couple of months, and I have been very impressed with its ability to keep drinks cool (or red wine warm) for many hours.
The Rambler tumbler is double-wall vacuum insulated to keep your drink chilled, and is made of kitchen-grade stainless steel – it won’t shatter if you drop it, meaning it’s much safer when you’re sitting outside on your pitch.
It features a Magslider lid, which opens easily and smoothly, and the mug feels solid and comfortable to hold. I’ve been testing the blue/green Sea Foam version, but 11 other colours are available. I’m very pleased with my tumbler – it’s definitely one of my favourite caravanning accessories of the past year.
Autoglym Caravan and Motorhome Cleaner
Reason to buy:
- Works on a good range of surfaces, no mixing needed
Reason to avoid:
- Only comes in a single size
This accessory has previously been picked out as the best caravan cleaner by our team and it continues to impress to the extent that we think it deserves to be considered among the best caravan accessories too. Practical Caravan contributor Nigel Donnelly has been testing it recently on his project tourer, Penny. He found it easy to use, noting “it’s ready to go without mixing or measuring”, thanks to its spray top bottle.
Importantly for such a product, Nigel found it proved “tough enough to tackle stubborn algae, black streaks and bugs outside with ease”, but liked how it could also be used internally as well, a trait we think is useful for when you’re cleaning a caravan.
Application couldn’t be more straightforward either – Nigel said: “wet the van, apply and agitate the surface with a cloth or sponge and rinse off.” Whether it’s to keep in your van’s locker or store in the shed for an end-of-year spruce up, we think Autoglym makes an effective cleaning solution.
GasStop Propane Gas Bottle Gauge
Reason to buy:
- Easy to install
Reason to avoid:
- Only suitable for propane gas
Accessories that combine simplicity with a highly useful purpose are always popular with us, and that’s something that the GasStop Propane Gas Bottle Gauge manages with flying colours. Podcaster Motorhome Matt Simms has been contributing to the Practical titles recently and he’s brought the GasStop accessory to our attention.
We like the safety element it provides, offering protection in the event of a leak, and automatically stopping the gas flow. It also, helpfully, lets you know when gas is starting to run low, thanks to its pressure gauge. Importantly for a piece of caravan kit, there’s no complex installation process – instead, it’s simple to add to your propane bottle. EN/BS approved, it doesn’t even rely on a battery to work, instead just giving you peace of mind.
We think it makes a highly impressive piece of kit and one that caravanners should strongly consider investing in.
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