Anybody live in a Caravan ?

[Albedo]

Yip I do. About 9 years now.

 

What services, if any, does your proposed site give you access to, i.e mains power, water etc, and we'll take it from there mate.

[J.D]

I lived in a touring van for three years,about 12 years ago on a friends smallholding in order to save up a deposit.

 

it was 5 berth,which was useful as you could leave the main bed set up rather than tidying it away each morning,but getting clothes etc out of the storage lockers all the time was a pain.

I wouldn't have wanted to wear my outdoor working clothes indoors to change into/out of as everything would soon get very grubby,so had a awning up - which lasted two years!

 

a bit tatters this time of year,all the water froze up until I fitted the 50mm insulation and fitted side skirts to keep the breeze out,changing gas bottles became an active pasttime

 

reckon one of those well insulated scandinavian ones would make life a lot easier,pay for the privilidge though,

all in all it wasn't too bad at all,nicer in the summer!!

 

Cheers

Steve

 

You make it sound like you kind of enjoyed the way of life ?

 

It's gonna be under a grand I reckon, so that rules out fancy foreign setups unfortunately mate.

[Kev Stephenson]

I agree it wouldn't be a very nice thing to do but if it hit the fan me and my family would have come first.

[J.D]

Yip I do. About 9 years now.

 

What services, if any, does your proposed site give you access to, i.e mains power, water etc, and we'll take it from there mate.

 

The site is our old yard near to the rented out house.

 

I have access to electric and I can tap into mr water boards main which he kindly laid about 15 feet away

[Johny Walker]

I agree it wouldn't be a very nice thing to do but if it hit the fan me and my family would have come first.

 

kev surley you mean my family & i

[Kev Stephenson]

No, your family can stay in Leeds.:001_tt2:

[alex_m]

some of my friends and i used to squat and had a house for 3 years. we had all the bills directed to us, the only thing we didn't pay was the rent! worked out about £15 a week each for all the bills. might be worth considering if your feeling a bit adventurous

gotta be warmer than a trailer over the next few months!

[gensetsteve]

we had a hobby caravan a few years back mint condition cost £1500 english van 1/2" thick roof german van 2" thick. much better insulation. I would buy a tabbort or hobby that has only been used as family holiday van if you get what I am saying

[J.D]

some of my friends and i used to squat and had a house for 3 years. we had all the bills directed to us, the only thing we didn't pay was the rent! worked out about £15 a week each for all the bills. might be worth considering if your feeling a bit adventurous

gotta be warmer than a trailer over the next few months!

 

Thats my biggest worry, how bad are they ?

[armchairarborist]

i have an old tourer thats taking up room in the garden, its yours for 200quid if your interested? needs a pair of wheels as they fitted my splitter, tows fine as i brought it back from my dads in scotland 3mth ago. i have spent months on end living in caravans on building sites and think that although totally uncool are very useful. Ed.

Edited November 28, 2010 by armchairarborist
sounded like i was a pie key