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Do they enhance your image at a car show, on the road in holiday time, with the girlfriends mother ?
I am looking at maybe commiting to a 1963 model, 2 berth caravan, have nowhere to store or park it, but like the idea of sleeping in it behind my new car which will make its appearance some time (not too soon) seems to beat pitching a tent next to the car and sleeping on Terra Firma.
What say the wise ones about caravan ownership ??
Oh, and yes, I do like camping and caravaning , based on past experience.
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Go for it Amigo....prove to the world that you don't have to wear beige leisure slacks with an elasticated waist, velcro trainers and read the People's Friend to be a Caravanner.  |
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Have a search around localy for caravan storage - there a a few round our way  |
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Seth
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Ultimate Retro van.  |
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Go for it. They're loads better than tents. Warmer & Drier. Ours is a 1962 Car Cruiser Carissima 2-berth. Only 10' long and 9cwt.    Do me a favour though and don't modernise it! Took us ages to remove the 1980's carp and put the interior of ours back to how it should be |
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I'd love one of these. Not really roomy inside but sheer class.  |
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I must say I do really fancy a nice lightweight classic caravan these days, for shows and whatnot.
Mostly I despise caravans with a passion
But there's a lovely Eriba Pan on eBay that's winking at me... either that or go the whole hog and get a Bedford J-series and a big shiney traveller wagon (NO BOG!!!) to go with it. Tarmac yer drive, guv.
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Go for an Eriba Puck. My Parents have an 1987 one, but they were made before the 50's in pretty much the same guise. Can be towed by anything (Motorbikes, Reliants,Minis etc) have a pop up roof so can even be stored in a standard sized garage. They are plentiful on e-bay and are an investment as they never depreciate. The Vw guys love them.  |
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A friends got one and tows it with his 2CV and his Super Snipe (but not at the same time!!)
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Do me a favour though and don't modernise it! Took us ages to remove the 1980's carp and put the interior of ours back to how it should be Over the past year I have to say that we have slightly modernised ours: recovered the cushions, made new lined curtains, replaced the carpets and given it a lick of paint. But that's all, we've not done anything else. We've not even got electric and the water is drawn by a foot pump.   Who's this?  I even bought a Melmex tea set to use in it and did at the Nats. You should Have Digger & Nessie's faces when their cups are coffee arrived in a cup & saucer. ;D  |
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Gor for it mate. We´ve grown out of the three weeks family holiday type job but for a long "classic" weekend just the job. Decent bed and a fridge for the steaks & beer, what more do you want in life?  Grown out of the crawl around on all fours in a soggy tent adventure...but classic caravan definately less. Just make sure it´s not too heavy for your future project though;)  |
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Go for an Eriba Puck. My Parents have an 1987 one, but they were made before the 50's in pretty much the same guise. Can be towed by anything (Motorbikes, Reliants,Minis etc) have a pop up roof so can even be stored in a standard sized garage. They are plentiful on e-bay and are an investment as they never depreciate. The Vw guys love them. Scene taxed applicable though! Get one from the continent for a decent price. On the way back from Belgium, we spotted a couple in a Ford Escort who'd just driven to Berlin to pick up a Puck they'd bought from eBay for about £300. |
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Thanks guys, I knew Seth would be on here like a rash, but Pog I will do the last of m checking today, as I have nowhere safe to store and park it around my house, so will need to get parking/storage for it, and was told by my one neighbour the local caravan park charges around £300/year or more. Hope it is less, or that I can find somewhere more affordable. Plans would be to clean it up and use as is, do not want to paint of change to "Modern" other than safety or functional stuff. The inside will be checked for cleanliness,and again, if I do have to re-upholster, it will be in old style/period fabric. I love the autherticity of it, or else I could just as well buy a modern, or stay at Holiday Inn. Will keep you posted on this one. |
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A friends got one and tows it with his 2CV and his Super Snipe (but not at the same time!!) Ah, nice to know I'm not the only one who tows a Puck with a 2CV! Horribly slow though but I haven't used it enough to get used to the rather genteel pace yet. Still faster than the H van once wound up!   |
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You can't go wrong with a caravan! My personal opinion, stay away from the Eriba series unless you're feeling flushed with cash, definately scene taxed. On eBay it's pretty easy to pick up an old vintage caravan which only needs minimal work for well under £100. I saw one on there a couple of months back which went for £14, and was complete! I would have had it if storage wasn't an issue. |
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£300 per year is a fairly normal price for approved caravan storage places.
Check for a rotten chassis, check the frame and interior for damp, check its all screwed together well, check the axle is ok.
A full service in a caravan dealership for most vans will cost £150 or so plus parts. As a very minimum get an approved workshop to do a gas check on the system and appliances. Look out for previous owners blocking up ventilation holes too keep out draughts. The holes are there for a good reason.
I'm all for keeping it original, but look into upgrading the crapper if fitted (an ancient second-hand portapoty is a nasty thing) the water system and the fridge. Its easy enough to keep the furniture original but integrate a modern hot water boiler and a decent sized fridge without changing the look by much.
Ask a caravan dealership if they have modern-ish vans for scrap or look on ebay (80`s-90`s caravans leak like seives if not looked after and rot to bits) but they are great for sourcing everything you need to upgrade. You need to be on your toes though as they sell quickly to people building campers or horsebox things.
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Though I don't bother about the "image" it kinda feels right to tow something around the same age of the car. Also there's nothing made these days that compares to our unit in terms of weight for living space once pitched. 
