The image of traveling by caravan appears to be changing with the times. Before the war it was only reserved for wealthy eccentrics, but after the war it developed into something for adventurers. With increasing prosperity, 'ordinary' Dutch people are also changing tack. After all, how special is it that you can take your own cozy home with you to distant countries? This gradually makes it a subject of ridicule: look at the bourgeoisie with his shack and his own peanut butter and spuds in the kitchen cupboard. But that image is also not permanent.
