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So far since owning our caravan for the first year it has only been me and hubby that have gone away in it. We only have a 16ft 2 berth which is fine for us two but I would like our kids to come too.

They are 2 girls 16 + 21. I don't think the 21yr old will come with us much if at all but I want the 16yr old to come with us but don't know what to do about her bed.

Do we let her sleep in the middle of the single beds or giver her a tent in the awning. Would she be safe and warm enough in the awning ... would she be ok sleeping on a blow up bed in the middle of our beds(we normally make the double up but would use singles if she came with us)

We don't want to have to change the caravan for a 4 berth as A) we can't really afford to yet B) we are limited to what size we can fit on our drive.

What would you do??

25 years ago our twin daughters announced they did not want to come with us anymore in the van so we made the decision to get rid of the twin axle and Isuzu tank.

Collected van, which was a two berth, just before a holiday to Paris and 2 days before departure one of them said can I come with you??????

Slept on the floor between us for 2 nights and then in the awning. Strangely enough she never came again after being blown away one night !!!!!!!

Yes buy a tent

Quote: Originally posted by simon23 on 10/4/2009

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kids chain em up n leave em at home  i thought thats what everyone did lol!!!!

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I wouldn't like to go away without our kids, to us the caravan is there for family holidays. We've got four kids & three of them prefer sleeping in awning annexes, they used to all sleep inside when we had a 6 berth van but now we've got a 5 berth & they're older, they seem to want to be in the annexes.

To be honest, I tried an afternoon snooze in one of them & I'm hoping to get a night or two in there myself this year.

BB

Tent,

I used to sleep in a little 2/3 man behind my mam and dads van when away, loved every minute,

By the time my kids are 13+  (Long wayaway at the moment) they will be out in one unless its winter, that way I can get the fixed bed one I long for! LOL

She will be fine, get her a good sleeping bag and an airbed. If she gets cold take her a little fan heater and an extension lead to warm the tent up before she gets in it.

Thank you all for for the great advise.

We have finally booked a weekend away with both girls who will be sleeping in their 2 man tent inside the awning on a blow up bed with lovely cosy sleeping bags lol. I am so looking forward to them both joining us even if they never come again at least they have tried it.

we have the universal annexe, we have four girls aged 7, 15, 16, & 18, they love having their own space in the awning & often want friends to come along. only the youngest wants to stay in the van with us! we let them warm it with a little halogen heater & bung them an extra quilt wen its cold! but they like the fact they get to lay in (like teenagers do especially when they stay up all night giggling!).

I'm liking the idea of chaining them up & leaving them at home tho give us some peace & quiet lol