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quoteIt’s great to discover that many caravanners have been hitching up since childhood!
Last month we asked caravanners if they went caravanning as a child and after 337 votes the results are in…
Childhood caravanners?
More than half of those who voted told us they went caravanning as a child with a huge 56 percent share of the votes. It’s great to see many owners continuing with this passion for touring and the great outdoors into adult life.
Of the remaining 44 percent of voters who didn’t go caravanning as a child, 14 percent started caravan life in their 30s and nine percent started in their 40s.
Only one percent of voters told us they had never been caravanning and two percent left hitching up a caravan until their 70s!
The spread of votes shows that you’re never too young or old to start caravanning and that it attracts people of all ages and experiences.
We loved reading your childhood caravanning comments.
Your comments…
John MacBride’s caravanning life started when his first son was just born and some friends came to see their new baby.
“She (my friend) said her dad had an old ‘van for sale. We were down to one salary, so bought it for £500 or £600 and enjoyed it for seven years with glass windows and gas lights!”
Fast forward 43 years and John and his boys still enjoy touring.
Stewart Tweedle started caravanning when his parents bought a 10ft CI Cadet 10ft from his uncle.
“I was maybe five years of age, and my sister was about eight months old,” he said. “I’m now 47 and I’ve had several caravans of my own over the years, currently a Sprite Musketeer EB, which my kids have outgrown and I’m on the lookout for something that better suits four adults.”
John Nichol also started caravanning with his parents when he was five and has owned numerous caravans since the 70s..
“I bought my first caravan in 1974 – a Linton Simitar Executive,” said John. “In 1980 I purchased a new Monza 1200S. Since then I’ve owned 13 caravans and currently own a 2021 Swift.”
James started his caravanning journey when he was two years old and his parents were offered a 10ft caravan from under a tree for £100!
“It enabled my parents to start having holidays and the bug started from there for me with being bought toy cars and caravans,” said James. “I’ve loved caravans and caravanning ever since. A month after passing my driving test when I was 17, I bought my own caravan. Twenty-three years later, there hasn’t been a day I haven’t owned a caravan.”
Former tent camper, Steve, converted to caravanning in his thirties.
“I started camping when I was seven and had my own tent outside my parent’s tent,” commented Steve. “We would go camping every weekend between Easter and November. Our holidays were always abroad in our tents.”
Don’t forget at Caravan Guard we offer a range of caravan insurance savings for owners new and old, from introductory discounts to discounts for claim-free caravanning records and safety devices.
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