Stretched thin with three kids: How a caravan gave one mum her time back

"Camplify has let me maintain my part-time wage - without actually being at work."

A third baby, a tighter budget: something had to give

With a newborn at home, the budget was tighter. The maths wasn't working. Something had to change.

The family caravan - bought for weekends away and school holiday adventures - was sitting in the driveway, unused.

That's when she found Camplify, a platform that lets caravan owners hire out their vehicles to holidaymakers.

[Watch] How one family's caravan went from sitting idle - to buying back time with their kids. (3 mins)

One less day at work. Home for the moments that matter.

Extra income from Camplify means more time for the moments that matter for mother of 3 Jenna.

The extra income was the goal. The real win was what it bought back.

"I'm not at work for a whole other day. I'm home. I can take the kids to school, I can do everything I need to do. Just being home with them has just been awesome for us."

School drop-offs. Sick days. The homework rush. The stuff that matters when you've got three kids—and no time to spare.

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Earning within days

Jenna listed her caravan on Camplify within minutes.

She expected paperwork, back-and-forth, hassle. What she got was simple.

"I just did my ad up through Camplify. I got a phone call from someone that has a look at your ad, tells you the things that you could improve. And then it was ready to go."

No complicated onboarding. No weeks of waiting. Just listing and earning.

Jenna isn't the only one - women across Australia are becoming their own boss the exact same way.

Nervous to hand over the keys? So were they

Handing over the keys the first time? Nerve-wracking.

"The very first hire, we were really nervous... But it actually went pretty good."

They'd imagined worst-case scenarios - awkward handovers, something going wrong. None of it happened. The communication was easy, the process straightforward.

"It pretty much did it all itself. You've got insurance, it's all covered, and we just had such a good experience."

After that first booking, the fear was gone. Now it's just routine.

Set up once, earn on repeat

The momentum built quickly.

"First year, we had lots of weekend bookings…. And it’s just kept building and building. The momentum really hasn't stopped."

Camplify's Premium Membership means she doesn't have to think about insurance - it’s all handled. 

Plus, her account manager calls to help with marketing, sends business cards, provides QR code stickers for the van.

"There's a lot of bonuses from having a premium membership."

Two years in, it runs itself.

Your van's already sitting there

What would you family do with an extra $10k of earnings every year?

"If you're thinking about it, just go for it," she says. "Families respect other families, they treat your van like their own van. If you don't want your van to just sit in your driveway, do it. Hire it out, and then that pays for your next holiday."

You bought the van for family adventures. Life got busy. It's still sitting there.

The average caravan on Camplify earns around $10,310 per year. High performers earn upwards of $40,000. And 43% of owners started with one van, saw what was possible, and added another.

What could yours be earning while it sits?

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