The Camping Survey 2014
At ProCamping we love a good piece of research, and the team at Go Outdoors put together the 2014 Camping Survey, presenting findings from 2,831 British campers. How much do you fit the norm, or what do you do differently?
Some of the key findings
48% of those surveyed had been camping for over 20 years, and 20% for less than 5 years — quite a mix of veteran campers and new. The most popular age group for camping was 30–49, covering more than 68% of those surveyed.
The most popular place for camping was shared between Pooley Bridge and Keswick, both in the Lake District. In the ProCamping tent we were discussing our own favourites — it's a struggle to pick just one, but probably camping on top of the rugged Pembrokeshire coastline.
It's not just about traditional camping either — there's a whole host of camping styles people were trying at the time, including wild camping, glamping, yurts, VW campers, snowholing and teepees.
Of course it's the camping stories that we love the most — that's what makes camping so fun, you always have a story or experience to share.