Static Caravan Partridge style, many questions
Discussion
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I'm guessing heating is provided by propane, via a big tank? Lighting would be via electric hookup. What's the story with water? Do they have water tanks or do they just take a cold feed from the mains? Hot water presumably comes via a storage heater? I know they have those comedy little wheels, I'm guessing you just chock them and put down the corner steadies once in place? Do they have a handbrake like touring caravans?
Other than that, it's arriving next week. Any static caravan advice greatly welcomed!
Have you got electricity, gas, water and drainage already on site.
If so, you can simply hook up to them.
If not, then you can use big bottles of gas for heating / cooking or a generator if you prefer to use electricity.
What does the static come with for connecting up to?
Presumably, you will have supplies connected up to site already or will be having these installed. Either way, you can connect to these as they become available.
If so, you can simply hook up to them.
If not, then you can use big bottles of gas for heating / cooking or a generator if you prefer to use electricity.
What does the static come with for connecting up to?
Presumably, you will have supplies connected up to site already or will be having these installed. Either way, you can connect to these as they become available.
Probably should go in homes and garden
Gas comes from propane bottles which aren't too hard to get
Electricty can come from a 13 amp extension lead providing you aren't silly
Water it is best if you can hook it up to the mains even if you get a hosepipe from a neighbour
Grey water (if you don't know what this is you soon will) The best option is to get a hook up to a mains drain or if you want to be naughty dig a soak away but tell no bugger
POOH This is where you problems are. Either you have to hook up to a mains sewer or into a septic tank.
Gas comes from propane bottles which aren't too hard to get
Electricty can come from a 13 amp extension lead providing you aren't silly
Water it is best if you can hook it up to the mains even if you get a hosepipe from a neighbour
Grey water (if you don't know what this is you soon will) The best option is to get a hook up to a mains drain or if you want to be naughty dig a soak away but tell no bugger
POOH This is where you problems are. Either you have to hook up to a mains sewer or into a septic tank.
Don't forget, park it on someone else's land, all rubbish/plastic gets burned out the back, and when you park your car up at night, take off the number plates.
Oh, and hound on a rope outside.
If you're gonna join a gang, may as well do it properly!
(That's a joke, I've been considering a caravan myself...)
Oh, and hound on a rope outside.
If you're gonna join a gang, may as well do it properly!
(That's a joke, I've been considering a caravan myself...)
bennyboydurham said:
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Gents I'm about to buy a static caravan while we do a new build. I know nothing about them, other than you see them on the news floating away at caravan parks when floods arrive.
I'm guessing heating is provided by propane, via a big tank? Lighting would be via electric hookup. What's the story with water? Do they have water tanks or do they just take a cold feed from the mains? Hot water presumably comes via a storage heater? I know they have those comedy little wheels, I'm guessing you just chock them and put down the corner steadies once in place? Do they have a handbrake like touring caravans?
Other than that, it's arriving next week. Any static caravan advice greatly welcomed!
Some friends of ours did exactly this when building their place.Gents I'm about to buy a static caravan while we do a new build. I know nothing about them, other than you see them on the news floating away at caravan parks when floods arrive.
I'm guessing heating is provided by propane, via a big tank? Lighting would be via electric hookup. What's the story with water? Do they have water tanks or do they just take a cold feed from the mains? Hot water presumably comes via a storage heater? I know they have those comedy little wheels, I'm guessing you just chock them and put down the corner steadies once in place? Do they have a handbrake like touring caravans?
Other than that, it's arriving next week. Any static caravan advice greatly welcomed!
One of the huge gas cylinders for the cooking / heating - they aren't on the mains for gas so have the tank filled up every couple of months.
They stuck a wooden shed at the end of theirs with a washing machine & tumble dryer in - you will get mucky living on a building site & it keeps them out of the living space. Plus that, the whole caravan will shake when on a spin!
Water from the mains.
Their caravan had a sort of combi boiler in - hot water on demand & I'm sure it had some sort of blown air heating. Had a gas fire in the lounge area.
My mate built a dwarf wall round the bottom of it to sit on (stops things getting under it as well) and surrounded it with decking.
You're going to be in it for longer than you think so make it as comfy as you can! He had a phone line / broadband installed & SKY.
They live in the Highlands so now rent out the caravan for a bit of extra cash. They've screened it off so it's private from the house - maybe an option depending on where you live?
Pics of the new build though - very important!
Good luck
Some friends of mine had one for 2 years during their build. Their 1st kid was born in the thing too!
It was freezing during the winters. The inside, and the pipes laid to drain and fresh water both froze. So have think about insulation.
It was cheap enough, delivered, but do consider access for getting the thing on and off your land.
It was freezing during the winters. The inside, and the pipes laid to drain and fresh water both froze. So have think about insulation.
It was cheap enough, delivered, but do consider access for getting the thing on and off your land.
We did that when I was 15. Bloody freezing! Water pipes do freeze up so insulate as best you can. We rented ours rather than buy, local caravan park delivered installed and collected it. Water heating is done as you use rather than a tank.
Soak away for the poo tank is your best option, we made the most of showers and lavs at school and work and also the local pub to avoid too much use.
Best advice is get out of it as quickly as possible!
Soak away for the poo tank is your best option, we made the most of showers and lavs at school and work and also the local pub to avoid too much use.
Best advice is get out of it as quickly as possible!
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