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Look out folks, Ditton's on the scrounge again...

Is anyone going to stay in their caravan next week at the NEC show, on the West Car Park arranged by the CCC? We're going to be there from Saturday to Saturday. I see this year that EHUs are an option... we've only just booked so I hope there are some left.

Anyhows, I'll be roaming the campsite late at night with a clipboard and a camera looking for victims, sorry, I mean willing volunteers to appear in 'Caravan Spy', the bit in Caravan Mag where I have a good old nosey around people's vans. Of course, it's all in the name of investigative journalism, nothing to do with the fact I like looking around vans...

If you're unfamiliar with the article, I have to take about 15 pics of you in your van, showing us HOW you use it, where you store stuff, and any little gems of information you feel might be useful (eg, if you put the dog basket in the washroom so you're not always tripping over it etc). The whole process takes about an hour of your time although we will need to take at least one 'outside' pic in daylight, so probably early morning or late afternoon.

In addition to the fame and adulation you'll receive from fellow 'vanners, we'll send you a copy of the mag you're in and possibly the odd freebie.

Even if you don't want to do 'Spy' but are going, say 'Hi' anyway!

Cheers,

Andrew

Cheers Michael! Looks like I might have to do the 'mad journo' act again and race around the site with a clipboard banging indescriminately on people's doors!

not double glazing again?just ignore him

I would also take a funny hat and some anti-depressants.

I reckon that more than a couple of nights on that grey bleak car park would drive me scatty.

(It would certainly blunt my rock pegs!)

Mr Ulti-Mate

You just don't want to KNOW how many van doors I've had slammed in my face!

And, as much as I DO love it, it's nice to know that some nice folk realise it's not ALL glamour. On a car park for a week with the West Coast Main Line one side and the end of Birmingham International Airport Runway on the other... I've had to take a week off work for this too.

Auckland? Cape Town? West Wales? Cornwall? The Western Isles? Greece? British Columbia? Nope, a week's holiday on a car park in Brum!  ARGH!

But the REALLY sad thing is, we REALLY ARE looking forward to the whole NEC thing, including the week on the car park. Do we need help? As in, Serious Professional Help?

there is now reported to be 500,000 in the same frame of mind as you by being owners of a caravan,lets hope they all dont decide to out on the day.