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The concept of caravan hitchhiking was invented by [[Utrecht]] cultural entrepreneur Dennis Nolte, who regularly uses his own caravan for creative projects. He wondered if adventure ends when luxury begins. To get an answer to this question, he hitchhiked to the theatre festival Oerol at the Dutch island Terschelling with an old caravan. It took him and his girlfriend 3 long (but sunny) days to cover the 200 kilometer distance, including a ferry-trip from the mainland to the Island of Terschelling.

In September 2008, Berlin-based cultural entrepreneur Peter Bijl took the idea across the border, hitchhiking from [[Utrecht]] to [[Berlin]], using a theatre caravan which would be used as a promotion tool for the first Flachlandfest in Berlin, a Dutch-Flemisch cultural festival Peter initiated. It took him, and a friend, four days to cover the approximate 650 kilometers. Along the way, where they dodn't leave the German highway, they learned that on their particular route a Polish-language cardboard sign works even better than a German-language text: out of the seven drivers three were Polish, only one was German. During the festival the caravan was used both as a stage and as a symbol. The first ride, which took off at Utrecht based pop festival De Beschaving, was given by Dennis Nolte.