Posted on 16/02/2018 09:07
Have decided to start a new thread so not to take over the what your doing discussion.
The question / discussion is the benefit of living in a caravan on a club site and moving every 21 days to living in a brick built solid home.
For me apart from the investment angle is -Holidays away in the van, if you lived in one then it's no longer a mobile holiday home.
What do others think.
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Posted on 28/02/2018 21:51 by cyberyachtAs has been suggested in the other thread, a year o a CAMC site could cost around £6700-7000. I've just checked my spreadsheets. Annual house costs for my Band E is half that, so Malcolm suggestion that it's a cheap way to live is a consignment of spherical genitalia.
Posted on 01/03/2018 07:14
Interesting post CY. I too have had a look at my spreadsheets. For clarity, if I add up last years Council Tax, Household Fuel costs, Water, Home Insurance, Broadband/ Phone, TV Licence, & household repairs etc then divide by 365 to get a daily comparable figure, it comes to £14 per day. Can't remember the last time we bought furniture or carpets etc. so little spend there.
Can't remember either, the last time we stayed on an open all year HS caravan site that was only that same £14...Perhaps add up to £10 minimum per night on average? So for me at least, and probably you, living in a caravan rather than a house would be a much more expensive option and not a route I would even consider. 
Posted on 01/03/2018 01:01 by KjellNNSurely Freeview is, as it says, free? Ours certainly is.
Our council tax, water, waste, gas and electricity in total comes to just under 60% of my state pension, and much less than £7000!
A seasonal pitch may be a cheap way to live, but using touring pitches certainly is not.
Posted on 01/03/2018 01:04 by KjellNNBut what will you do when you need a refill, if your Aquaroll is still frozen?
Posted on 01/03/2018 08:15
The Aquaroll is empty and unsed at the moment Kj. When we run out of water in the onboard tank, we'll fill the required amount into the Aquaroll and draw the water from the Aquaroll into the onboard tank thereby emptying the Aquaroll once again. So no frozen water for us, Kj! I think you'll agree that we'd have no problem surviving the greater freezing temperatures of Scotland in a modern caravan like ours that is designed to cope with subzero temperatures! It is fully winterised and could probably cope with Arctic weather if necessary.
Posted on 01/03/2018 07:42 by brueDon't you have to have a TV licence on site if you don't have one at home, whether tenants or owners? I don't think sites provide free TV viewing.
Posted on 01/03/2018 08:26
There is an aerial socket on the bollard so that you can plug into the site tv in areas where the signal is poor and get perfect tv reception on all the freeview channels. If you haven't got the necessary cable, you can buy one from the warden.
The house tv has a tv licence that is paid for by my cousin. It is valid for use in a mobile home whilst away from the house address, so no need for an additional one.
Posted on 01/03/2018 01:01 by KjellNNSurely Freeview is, as it says, free? Ours certainly is.
Our council tax, water, waste, gas and electricity in total comes to just under 60% of my state pension, and much less than £7000!
A seasonal pitch may be a cheap way to live, but using touring pitches certainly is not.
Posted on 01/03/2018 07:14 by Justus2Interesting post CY. I too have had a look at my spreadsheets. For clarity, if I add up last years Council Tax, Household Fuel costs, Water, Home Insurance, Broadband/ Phone, TV Licence, & household repairs etc then divide by 365 to get a daily comparable figure, it comes to £14 per day. Can't remember the last time we bought furniture or carpets etc. so little spend there.
Can't remember either, the last time we stayed on an open all year HS caravan site that was only that same £14...Perhaps add up to £10 minimum per night on average? So for me at least, and probably you, living in a caravan rather than a house would be a much more expensive option and not a route I would even consider.
Posted on 01/03/2018 08:36
What about rent or mortgage? If your house is paid up, what is its value and how much would the mortgage cost if the entire value was mortgaged? That will give you the true figure. If your house is paid up then you've got a huge amount of capital tied up, that if released, could be earning you an income by investing elsewhere, that would probably offset all the cost of site fees etc.
Posted on 01/03/2018 08:42
Typically when our van has gone in for warranty work we have been without it for between 2 weeks and 2 months. Do you have a plan to deal with a situation like that? When you tell us about the benefits of living in the van you unfortunately forget the cost (towing et al) and inconvenience of taking your van for example twice to get the A/C fixed.
We know you present the 'all's well in the rose garden view' but you do have a tendency to cherry pick what you see as the benefits and ignore the down sides.
PS I bet you answer with something about houses having problems to.
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Posted on 01/03/2018 08:36 byWhat about rent or mortgage? If your house is paid up, what is its value and how much would the mortgage cost if the entire value was mortgaged? That will give you the true figure. If your house is paid up then you've got a huge amount of capital tied up that if released, could be earning you an income by investing elsewhere, that would probably offset all the cist of site fees etc.
Posted on 01/03/2018 08:49
Don’t normally comment on this topic but couldn’t resist……
If the house is paid for what on earth has the “mortgage cost if the entire value was mortgaged” got to do with the household running costs?
The amount of capital tied up in the house will, no doubt, be growing faster than any safe investment.
MM you are free to enjoy you way of life as you please but don’t be delusional about facts!
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