Cheap Festival Caravan

Subject: Cheap Festival Caravan
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Aug 08 - 12:58 PM

This is intentionally above the line.

After Knockholt I shall be trying to get rid of my old caravan. Especially suitable for music and folk festival-goers.

Very tatty (roof-tree!) but waterproof (well it will be by later this weekend and it was for 3 years after the last repair).

Tiny - about 12 foot. Tow it with a moped nearly. Well, it was fine behind a Skoda Favorit and is nearly unnoticable behind a Volvo! But still two single (or one huge double) bunk, shower, grottibotti, oven hob grill sufficient food prep space, wardobe (shoe space under) and heater and water heater (inline pump) all work A1.

Fridge nearly new - cost £280 last year - 3 way. Beer and wine cupboard under fridge.

Chest of drawers.

Internal battery and TP2, mains wired too. 85AH battery new last year. 12v lighting.

Internal boom box by negotiation. Heavier wiring (trunking already in place) and a power cap would make it thunderous! Input for MP3 player.

Other overhead cupboards ripped out to make guitar shelves - can take 4 guitars in cases, 2 mandolins, song-books and 15W practice amp



Food cupboards in kitchen area. Rest of cupboards removed

Floor spongy. Not hard to fix, but a bit time-consuming. Floor under shwer and kitchen not good but will not fall off for a few years yet... (IMHO)

Overrun brakes can be a bit sudden but I got a tug on the way to Fereham and Gosport last year and a police mecco went right over the van 'cos it looked quite tatty and sent me off, no cautions "Sounder than she looks sir".

Tyres good.

A ton amd a half with the fridge, a nifty without. Various containers adn mirrors thrown in, maybe some pots and pans too.

Subject: RE: Cheap Festival Caravan
From: open mike
Date: 25 Aug 08 - 12:28 PM

hope someone finds this..sounds like a possibility for U.K. catters.

Subject: RE: Cheap Festival Caravan
From: Little Robyn
Date: 25 Aug 08 - 03:40 PM

We would love it - can you ship it to New Zealand?
Cheers,
Robyn

Subject: RE: Cheap Festival Caravan
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Aug 08 - 04:56 PM

We've had the roof window right off today, and cleaned off about 5 layers of different attempts at sealing it - one of which appears to ahve been plumber's silicon (a no-no) and another of which appears to have been Evo-stik (!). Also re--fitted the fridge which was going walkabout... Guitar shelves will go back together tomorrow evening. At this rate I might get as far as re-injecting the floor.

Subject: RE: Cheap Festival Caravan
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Aug 08 - 04:57 PM

Sorry Robyn, I don't think the Volvo will be able to throw it that far...