Go camper-van-ing!
Years ago, when flower-power ruled and Jimi Hendrix blasted out of every single stereo in existence, camper vans were considered the beasts of the road: the best form of four-wheeled transportation there is, and the ideal way to explore the coastline with friends and lovers.
Then, horribly, the 1980s and 1990s came along, destroying the camper van dream and turning the idea of camper vans into something less than sexy. The love of camper vans still remained of course, but instead of tens of camper vans hitting the European roads every weekend, it was just a few hardcore enthusiasts hell-bent on keeping this dying form of transportation alive.
And that, for a while, looked to be how it would stay forever, until…
not everyone who drives a camper van has long hair and looks like a stereotypical hippie
Well, until not one isolated thing, in fact, but a number of things all came together to bring the dream back to the new millennium. One of them was cooking shows on TV. Suddenly, TV chefs who usually cooked in plush aluminium kitchens were going out into the countryside, roaming in their camper vans and cooking up a storm all across the English coasts. At one point in 2010 there were four shows on TV on different channels all in the same evening!
One such person who will be only too pleased I am blogging about this is Steve from Sweden and his wife Suz. Steve and Suz Rooker, in fact. Steve, if you didn’t know, is the man behind the legendary Campervan Cookbook. A book which focuses on making your camping experience as exciting as possible, it shows you some of the finest recipes you can make, and all with just a few key implements like a gas stove and chopping board.
And one thing I’m sure Steve would want me to say here is that not everyone who drives a camper van has long hair and looks like a stereotypical hippie. In fact, some of the biggest camper van enthusiasts in the UK are men who wear a three piece suit to work every day and are as business-like and professional as they come. So it just goes to show you: the free-living camper van spirit is in everyone, from marketing professionals to tree surgeons and all those in-between.
If you’ve been pondering buying a camper van for a while and still haven’t made your mind up, please, do. There really is nothing quite like driving a camper van, and that, my friend, is a fact.
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