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We started with a huge dome tent & did one season.  Altho we loved the camping, we didn't love the squelching across to the loos in the middle of the night or packing up in the rain.  We bought our 1st van last year - 10yr old Elddis Firestorm 7 loved caravanning.  We've now bought a new van & been away 3 times in her so far.

We love being able to go away & chill - not having to be anywhere for a certain time or do anything we don't fee like doing is the luxury for us.

Quote: Originally posted by adsheadv on 06/6/2010

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  We bought our 1st van last year - 10yr old Elddis Firestorm 7 loved caravanning. .

First Tent?

Going way back now to around 1955/6 I think. Mum and dad bought me a two man job one birthday. None of your fibregalss poles and lightweight fabrics. Wooden poles that slotted into stainless steel cups made for the poles at each end of the tent. No zips either in those days. You tied bands on each side flap around the front end pole. Left gaps between each "tie" so the flies could get in. Sewin ground sheet? You have to be joking. You slept on the grass. Some years later ground sheets became available.

First camp was at the local college football pitch in Oakengates whn I was about 6/7.

The family took the tent on our first holiday in Scotland, I'm guessing around 1960ish. Dad liked to travel on Fridays to avoid Saturday traffic and so we always ended up sleeping in the car overnight en route. Anyway, that year we made it to Oban by early evening and my three sisters and I used the tent, camping on Oban Golf Course overnight. Lying/sitting sideways. We didn't get much sleep.

Roll forward to around 1966/67ish and I took a group of first formers at the Grammer School off to Hebden near Pately Bridge for a weeks camping. School mini bus broke down enroute and we ended up walking some 10 miles to the site through the Nidderdale/Wharfedale area. Fabulous walk although the first formers didn't seem to think so. Took my 1950s tent just for me. By then it was feet out of the front on a night unless I curled up!!!

When our kids came along we got a bigger tent and took them touring around the Lakes and Scotland (North End of the Isle of Skye at Staffin Bay was an experience with Kids).

My youngest son (35) now has his own tent and goes off on his bike with the gear with overnight stops  after a days cycling. Sort of runs in the blood I suppose

Phil

Quote: Originally posted by grumbleflick on 06/6/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by adsheadv on 06/6/2010

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  We bought our 1st van last year - 10yr old Elddis Firestorm 7 loved caravanning. .

Ooooh that's what we started with, the elddis firestorm!! We loved it and it was 10 years old. Which model did you have? We had the 5 berth but it was so cosy! You don't see many, apart from that's what the caravan club use on all there advertisments on sites. It's even used on the clubs card.

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I was a bit put out when someone whom I see sometimes when I walk my dogs, asked if I ever had a "proper" holiday! 

Quote: Originally posted by Mrs Mop on 08/6/2010

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I was a bit put out when someone whom I see sometimes when I walk my dogs, asked if I ever had a "proper" holiday! 

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