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How do you name a campervan? Betty just seemed right.

Campervan r us. Note the singular. Campervan not campervans. At least not yet. The Davies campervan empire is still in its early days. We currently have just the one. Her name is Betty. Campervan is us didn’t sound right.

How do you name a campervan? Not all vans merit a name but old ones do and Betty dates from December 1971. We wanted a funky name. Fun. To reflect the fun nature of the van itself. She is great fun for a weekend or week away. Betty seemed right. Not Bert or Brian, although both are good names. Our van seemed to be female.

Betty is also to some extent named after Anne because her middle name is Elizabeth. She never uses it, other than in the naming of the van.

We never call Betty “the van”. That would be impersonal for something that feels to us like a living thing with her own character. Betty looks after us. When it is chucking it down outside we sit securely inside looking out at the rain beating down on the window. Same at night. It’s great to cuddle up on the rock and roll bed just listening to the rain on the popup roof.
Conversely when the sun is shining we sit outside on our picnic chairs, faces soaking up the warmth. This is especially good at breakfast time whilst you are waiting for the bacon to cook. Steaming hot cup of tea in hand. Or coffee.

After breakfast one of us saunters over to the wash block to do the dishes whilst the other chills out. Assuming there is a wash block, if that’s what they call it. A stream is equally good if you are out in the wilds. I have a vision of a valley surrounded by mountains with a stream meandering along the wildflower meadow below. Apart from the wilderness backdrop the only thing in view is our Betty.

You have to be able to dream. You don’t need to own a campervan to be able to do this. Our campervan, Betty, is for hire. She is a 1971 VW T2 bay and is a dream to drive. See our campervan hire page for available dates.

Stay tuned…

Anne’s Vans is a Lincolnshire based vintage VW campervan hire company.
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