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 03/03/2018 09:40 by MilothedogI did say earlier MM I would never change our life style. Having thought about it that's not strictly true. If I were offered a way of life that meant my Wife could have her health and mobility restored to that of a normal able bodied person then I would give up any and everything for that to happen. But its not going to happen unfortunately.
If I know one thing MM your health and well being is the most valuable asset anyone can have. So in that respect you are lucky and better off than some who are less fortunate.
Posted on 03/03/2018 09:37 byGoing to work in the evening is not too bad, Milothedog. I have time off in the day to do other things plus two, three or sometimes four days/evenings off. Also working hours are mostly three to four hours per evening which can almost be looked upon as just an evening out meeting people, except I get paid for it rather than spending money in a pub!
Posted on 03/03/2018 09:43 byPerhaps you needed a bigger caravan, H&T and a bigger awning to go with it. Our caravan and awning plus two side annexes if needed are as spacious as an averaged sized bungalow and we've been living happily and comfortably like this for nearly three years and have no plans to change to any other form of dwelling.
Posted on 03/03/2018 09:47 by JVB66Its your OH that does that or waiting in shops for you to finish what you call"work"
Posted on 03/03/2018 09:51
She only goes to the Railway pub close to where I work because of Sunday trading laws causing supermarkets to close early. So she is only there on a Sunday evening usually. My evening shift coincides with the times when food items going out of date are reduced to one tenth of the normal price. So she achieves immense cost savings on food whilst I'm at work!
Posted on 03/03/2018 09:51 byShe only goes to the Railway pub close to where I work because of Sunday trading laws causing supermarkets to close early. So she is only there on a Sunday evening usually. My evening shift cloincides with the times when food items going out of date are reduced to one tenth of the normal price. So she achieves immense cost savings on food whilst I'm at work!
Posted on 03/03/2018 10:04
The last time we rented property in UK was in 2009 and cost £100 a week for just rent and council tax, with bills on top, for a minimum sized one bedroom flat. In 2017, 8 years later, we stayed on Lancing Fruit Farm, in our three bedroomed caravan and awning for £84 a week that included electricity and water. The caravan itself is four berth and each of the side annexes are two berth. Total eight berth accommodation!
Posted on 03/03/2018 10:00 by JVB66I can think of better things for my OH to do than being "forced to spend about four hours "searching"for "bargain?" food in a supermarket,
But then we all forget that you say your wife "enjoys?" all that
Posted on 03/03/2018 09:43 byPerhaps you needed a bigger caravan, H&T and a bigger awning to go with it. Our caravan and awning plus two side annexes if needed are as spacious as an averaged sized bungalow and we've been living happily and comfortably like this for nearly three years and have no plans to change to any other form of dwelling.
Posted on 03/03/2018 10:12
I don't think a bigger caravan and awning would have made any difference to be honest. The thought of putting up and taking down a huge full awning and moving every 21 days is not my idea of fun. But if you enjoy your life that's fine, but as I said it's not for us.
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