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When I was a child, in the 1970's, my parents took us to Camping and Caravaning Club sites (known as Camping Club back then) for our holidays. Loads of units where festooned with pennants of where people had camped and made impressive displays.

When I joined the club, in my own right, 9 years ago I started my own collection, for nostalgia reasons mainly, but have found hardly anyone displays them now. The site managers tell me they sell well so where are they?

I can only assume that, along with a lot from that era, it's now considered a bit naff. I think once the average man could afford cheap foreign holidays nobody was going to be impressed if you had camped in Scotland for your hols!!!!

Do you collect them and display? If so lets see a picture ( part of mine can be seen on my profile images). I don't think we will ever see kipper ties, flares or wedges again but lets bring back a bit of camping history and let them fly free !!!!!

Quote: Originally posted by Inner Zone on 24/12/2014

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Mine are displayed in the three front windows of my caravan. The pride of place in the centre of the front window is a 1960's Camping Club pennon from Slapton Sands camp site, note no mention of Caravanning on it. Think the site has been moved since then.

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Quote: Originally posted by Ronni54 on 24/12/2014

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We don't display ours now as some are very old and a bit fragile (bit like us!)and hold too many memories to risk them being damaged.

My father began collecting ours in the very early 60s and I took them over when he died in 1993.

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Quote: Originally posted by Bridgelayer on 26/12/2014

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Quote: Originally posted by Ronni54 on 24/12/2014We don't display ours now as some are very old and a bit fragile (bit like us!)and hold too many memories to risk them being damaged.

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My father began collecting ours in the very early 60s and I took them over when he died in 1993.

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Get them laminated, Ronni. They'll last forever.

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