Member demograph

Yes, all 13 of them

Name that tune/demograph, the Lady looks like my Auntie Maureen if that helps

Now if you had said "like my Auntie Janet", I would have been really impressed

Ah, The Crow Road!

No idea who those people are in the OP picture.  Could they be the  cast of " Are You Being Served". ? 

K 

new cast of last of the summer wine

Looking at the photo made me think about who makes up the majority of caravanners and why. One reason may be that that they, like many of us on this forum, are of the post-war generation and possibly enjoy a better financial situation than previous or later generations. This is possibly because of the massive increase in the value of their homes starting in the 19080,s even though many of us did have to endure mortgage rates of up to 15% and in many cases we have far better pensions than are likely in the future.

This makes me wonder just what the long term future of caravanning is. I doubt that many from these later generations will be in the same position of many of the post war generation to be able to afford new caravans of £15,00 to £20,000 or motorhomes of £40,000 to £60,000 although there seems to be more of a willingness these days to put more and more on credit. Admittedly these later generations will probably inherit more from their parents than our generation did but they will also have more expenses which, these days, are considered "essential".

Very nice suits and ties!

Yes. I thought caravaning was a leisure activity.

Looking at the photo made me think about who makes up the majority of caravanners and why. One reason may be that that they, like many of us on this forum, are of the post-war generation and possibly enjoy a better financial situation than previous or later generations. This is possibly because of the massive increase in the value of their homes starting in the 19080,s even though many of us did have to endure mortgage rates of up to 15% and in many cases we have far better pensions than are likely in the future.

This makes me wonder just what the long term future of caravanning is. I doubt that many from these later generations will be in the same position of many of the post war generation to be able to afford new caravans of £15,00 to £20,000 or motorhomes of £40,000 to £60,000 although there seems to be more of a willingness these days to put more and more on credit. Admittedly these later generations will probably inherit more from their parents than our generation did but they will also have more expenses which, these days, are considered "essential".

That is debatable as folk are living longer. So after we have paid for our care home costs, there may not be much left to inherit. 

I've just voted for whatever it is the other club are electing at the moment and the age spread of the candidates is similar.  It just reflects who has the time and the inclination to volunteer really. 

That is common among many organisations. The younger generations, those below about 65 seem disinclined to volunteer to support their organisations/churches/clubs than we did when we were younger.

Looking at the photo made me think about who makes up the majority of caravanners and why. One reason may be that that they, like many of us on this forum, are of the post-war generation and possibly enjoy a better financial situation than previous or later generations. This is possibly because of the massive increase in the value of their homes starting in the 19080,s even though many of us did have to endure mortgage rates of up to 15% and in many cases we have far better pensions than are likely in the future.

This makes me wonder just what the long term future of caravanning is. I doubt that many from these later generations will be in the same position of many of the post war generation to be able to afford new caravans of £15,00 to £20,000 or motorhomes of £40,000 to £60,000 although there seems to be more of a willingness these days to put more and more on credit. Admittedly these later generations will probably inherit more from their parents than our generation did but they will also have more expenses which, these days, are considered "essential".

That is debatable as folk are living longer. So after we have paid for our care home costs, there may not be much left to inherit. 

Write your comments here...It's a very good point SteveL, that could bring the demise, or certainly a big reduction in numbers of people participating in our hobby, that much sooner. There will, of course, be a glut of secondhand caravans or motor-homes in the next decade or so as we become less able or less inclined to carry on 'vanning. Because of the probable number available these could well end up being quite cheap to buy but these units will probably have a limited life because of the reduction in modern quality of caravans or motor homes. If the numbers of people that caravan/ MH starts to drop then investment in caravan sites both commercial and CC etc will also start to be reduced.

erm..., just a couple of points from a (slightly) younger perspective:

Lots of great, cheap caravans out there for those that don't need the latest everything and think status is a TV aerial.

Many young and middle aged people are working insanely long hours to cover their housing costs / childcare. It's not the lack of will to volunteer but time poverty.

Just my anecdotal thoughts / opinions.

At the other end of the age related situation we have retired people looking after very elderly relatives or helping out with the care of grandchildren etc. So a lot of people are time poor, thankfully some find the energy and committment to help in the running of such a big organisations like the CC.