Anyone lived in a caravan
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Well I am cutting my costs, if I get into uni that is, and thinking about maybe living in a static caravan.
I know quite a few people in the caravan and park home industry so should be a problem picking something good up cheap, and I know of a site I can go on.
Has anyone ever lived in a static caravan? or currently does live in one?
Thanks
I know quite a few people in the caravan and park home industry so should be a problem picking something good up cheap, and I know of a site I can go on.
Has anyone ever lived in a static caravan? or currently does live in one?
Thanks
Yes i lived in a mobile home in 1985/6, for a year whilst i was doing a self build project, admittedly it was a 42ft mobile home but i would never ever do it again (live in the caravan), ferking freezing in the winter and roasting hot in the summer, noisy when it rained, but the kids loved it.
Lived in one for three years while in my teens - parents were renovating our house. It wasn't fun. Four of us in the caravan, so maybe worse than just one person. It was freezing during the winter, cramped-you could barely turn around in the toilet, every movement/sound was carried through the caravan, there wasn't enough storage for day to day stuff(we had sheds on the farm for long term storage)..... I could go on.
caravanman your thread has arrived. 
?elster said:
I would only be living in it during term time while at school.
The rest of the time I would be out of the country, so most of my life wont be in the caravan.
Just clothes, usual day to day junk and a shed for my work stuff.
Do you REALLY want to be having breakfast 2 feet away from the toilet with the aroma of your own sThe rest of the time I would be out of the country, so most of my life wont be in the caravan.
Just clothes, usual day to day junk and a shed for my work stuff.
t wafting up your nostrils. Seriously, get a room in a shared house - it's what being a student is all about. Whatever age you are going to Uni is all about the total experience and not just the qualifications.B16JUS said:
Mexico. said:
he has to leave for one month of the year!
why's that ?is it the caravans overlooking the jet ski lake ?
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Mexico. said:
B16JUS said:
Mexico. said:
he has to leave for one month of the year!
why's that ?is it the caravans overlooking the jet ski lake ?
billing aquadrome
Damn you Elster, I'm going to be outed now! (Why did my parents bring me up to always tell the truth?!)
Lived in a mobile home for 8 months after splitting up with ex-wife. This was on a "fixed" mobile home site. Wasn't too bad, as long as you don't suffer from claustrophobia!
On another occasion the owner of the flat I was renting had to move back in urgently. Not having enough for a deposit at the time (the bad old days) I managed to find someone who had a static caravan sited next to a commercial fishing lake. That was great, views from my window straight over the lake, really nice situation. Only had to stay there 6 months before I got a "proper" house.
Caravan living isn't bad, but the novelty wears off as time goes by.
Far better to live in a narrow boat, much more character!
Lived in a mobile home for 8 months after splitting up with ex-wife. This was on a "fixed" mobile home site. Wasn't too bad, as long as you don't suffer from claustrophobia!
On another occasion the owner of the flat I was renting had to move back in urgently. Not having enough for a deposit at the time (the bad old days) I managed to find someone who had a static caravan sited next to a commercial fishing lake. That was great, views from my window straight over the lake, really nice situation. Only had to stay there 6 months before I got a "proper" house.
Caravan living isn't bad, but the novelty wears off as time goes by.
Far better to live in a narrow boat, much more character!
rhinochopig said:
Do you REALLY want to be having breakfast 2 feet away from the toilet with the aroma of your own st wafting up your nostrils. Seriously, get a room in a shared house - it's what being a student is all about. Whatever age you are going to Uni is all about the total experience and not just the qualifications.
t wafting up your nostrils. Seriously, get a room in a shared house - it's what being a student is all about. Whatever age you are going to Uni is all about the total experience and not just the qualifications.IforB said:
I stayed in a big static caravan when I was an impoverished trainee helicopter pilot.
It is sh*t. That is all.
Stay in a shared house with other students, it'll be more fun and far less hassle.
Well was thinking of something a bit bigger about a 34/36 x 12ft.It is sh*t. That is all.
Stay in a shared house with other students, it'll be more fun and far less hassle.
Also going for a degree, not student life. I'm going as a mature student. I'm 25 and will still be running the business
Matt_N said:
Some caravan parks have a clause in their contract that states you must let the site rent your caravan out for a few weeks of the year to Joe Public, even if you have bought it!
TJD2003 said:
If you live in it 12 months a year then it becomes permenant residence with tax implications.
Usually the council will grant a licnce for 9-12 months. Very few have a 12 month holiday licence.A residential one would be a park home.
The council do not need to provide anything for you as it is a holiday home, for a residential park home they do.
KingRichard said:
What about one of them there River Boats?
I have looked at these, but mooring costs where I want to be seem to be quite pricey.A rough shell costing £24k + the entire interior. However they don't really depreciate.
But what everyone saying is it is s
t and I shouldn't do it. Just have to work a bit more and afford a house or apartment. I can't live with other people. I like my own space too much, and I am not so keen on living with students.
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