Thread: Family Caravan-3month trip?

Dazzler, I am the eldest of three and we travelled as a family in one of those (the top photo) on most school holidays. It was the larger of the jaycos - I think the Jayswan. We had an annex and often took mates along as well and the boys bunked in the annex. With just the family, the brother and I slep on one of the doubles on the end, my sisten on the converted lounge and my parents at the other end.

I think they are fantastic and we will be buying one as soon as the family gets to holidaying age.

not to put you off, but think how well you'll all cope with being inside whatever you decide on if it rains solid for a week.

as a kid the family (mum, dad, me & 2 sisters) travelled extensively in a 5 berth van dragged arround by a trusty 6 cyclinder valiant
it had an annex which, in floor area, was as big as the van

when we were older and no longer went on family hollidays, mum and dad replaced the 5 berth van with a 3 berth job.
My younger sister and I went on a short trip with them once. Never again, sister got to sleep inside while I was outside. It was a real pain having to sleep outside the van — apart from being colder outside the van than inside it was just really inconvienent. So my advice is plan to sleep everyone inside the van and/or annex every night.

for 3 to 6 months, you want the van to be like a small flat so try and avoid the situation where someone has to get out of bed so that you can sit down to breakfast.


ian