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Hi,

Am looking at buying a caravan with my sister, only question is what age do bunks really go up to? Are they strong enough for a little 12 year old? Also are some makes better than others?

Thanks

I have a Swift Charisma 590 with fixed side bunks. I also have a 12 year old son. He is absolutely fine in the bunks. Plenty of room for him yet.

We have just changed our van as our 8 and 5 year old were finding the bunks too small. They were 6 ft long but very narrow - they couldn't turn over in bed without banging themselves on something. My eldest couldn't sit up in bed to read either - the head height was really low.

We are changing to a continental van with much wider bunks which should last them much longer.

We've recently changed from fixed side bunks to twin lounge. We found that although on paper the bunks were big enough, in practice access into the top bunk was difficult and my 10 y.o. kept banging himself during the night. The children are now much happier and we have a layout that suits us better. Lots of people are very happy with bunks though so as others have said you really need to go and see lots of different vans.

Helen