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Here's our crappy old van, paid £400 for her 18mths back, best £400 we have ever spent.She's dry extremely warm all the electrics work.

Four adults and one child have just spent a lovely 4 nights at mablethorpe in her (2 in the awning) all for £36, so yes you can have a crappy (old) van and still get away and have a good time.

Quote: Originally posted by _tich_ on 03/5/2011

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Here's my 31 year old Caravan. I don't care what others think it has no mod cons just the basics but I love it. It always has people scratching their heads trying to work out how it unfolds & goes together. I've had various people asking questions about it.

These are the most recent pictures of our 2 very long weekends away.






Love it x



We had an audience when we unfolded it yesterday!!

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I have a 1982 Elddis Tornado and love my wee caravan, I have updated all the soft furnishings and it now looks very modern in the inside (photos on my gallery). It does look its age from the outside but when I'm pitched up I have the same holiday as everyone else around me.

I was away in it at the weekend and I said to the site owner,'bet you don't get many like this' his reply ' too right' . Everywhere I go I've always got the oldest caravan but I don't mind as I've worked hard updating it and am very proud of it.

When towing home yesterday I did pass one that looked older than mine, wanted to wave but had to concentrate on towing!

Quote: Originally posted by Feezee on 03/5/2011

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I was browsing the mags the other day and asked myself exactly the same question as you - why isn't there a mag for our old vans? There was a regular article in one of the mags on how to caravan cheaply with an old van and towcar which I thought was great.... More of that would be good!
Feezee

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 I agree,  I would love to see a mag for old vans. You can get a mag for old VW's and Mini's so why not caravans. 

Want to see more articles about how restore an old caravan, other owners restoration stories - not pay £4 + for a whole load of marketing material on towcar of the year (which is usually expensive and huge) and caravans bigger than my house!