A few issues have come up recently, so the Caravan project has been put on hold.........which is a bit of an achievement in itself as the project was already on hold.
It seems a bit pointless keeping this blog alive so I have combined it with the Lada blog
http://kernowlife.blogspot.com/
This one is going to be more general as well
Please can you update your bookmarks accordingly
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
You should have seen the one that got away
For a minute there I almost thought I was going to have to swallow my words. In my last post I said that this was the wrong time of the year to be looking for cheap caravans, then this came up on ebay with a starting price of 99p and stayed there for a few days.
Colour scheme might not be to everybody's taste, and there are a few issues with it but if I got it cheap enough (Ideally looking for between free and £50) It looked like a good un, and it was reasonably close to me. (I should still have access to the old globetrotter, but it is to far gone to restore know, but could be a doner for parts)
Firstly all of my towing options went out the window
plan A was rejected.......I was being a bit cheeky and asking if the "seller" could deliver.
plan B would have been prohibitly expensive (£1.25 a mile)
Plan C has given up towing and got rid of his van.
By which time I had been out bid at my maximum I allowed for this van.
Fortunatly, it worked out fine because when the weights came through......the gross weight would have put me nearly 100% tow car/caravan which for those of you in the know will understand that that is a no no. It also ended up going for £130
Besides which, my tow car still has a lot of work to do on it........
http://kernowlada.blogspot.com/
There is still a "possibility" in the air at the moment, other wise I'll have to wait till I get some money in..........we are due a load shortly but just how long.......Who knows??????????????
Colour scheme might not be to everybody's taste, and there are a few issues with it but if I got it cheap enough (Ideally looking for between free and £50) It looked like a good un, and it was reasonably close to me. (I should still have access to the old globetrotter, but it is to far gone to restore know, but could be a doner for parts)
Firstly all of my towing options went out the window
plan A was rejected.......I was being a bit cheeky and asking if the "seller" could deliver.
plan B would have been prohibitly expensive (£1.25 a mile)
Plan C has given up towing and got rid of his van.
By which time I had been out bid at my maximum I allowed for this van.
Fortunatly, it worked out fine because when the weights came through......the gross weight would have put me nearly 100% tow car/caravan which for those of you in the know will understand that that is a no no. It also ended up going for £130
Besides which, my tow car still has a lot of work to do on it........
http://kernowlada.blogspot.com/
There is still a "possibility" in the air at the moment, other wise I'll have to wait till I get some money in..........we are due a load shortly but just how long.......Who knows??????????????
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Update
There is not really anything to update at the moment.
This is not really the time to be looking for caravans, unless anyone has a freebee to give away.
I spoke to my neighbour about the one I used to have but it sounds like that one is really too far gone now. (Shame because the hardest part, rebuilding the front window frame, was already done)
Because I had the front panel out and the gas locker apart to do the front window, and because it was being used as a crib hut (Tea break) whilst looking after horses, the big hole in the front (gas locker inards) allowed Rats to enter the van.
It has now been relagated to a storage shed.
I'm still tempted to take a look and see if it is still salvagable, but somehow I doubt it.
This blog may go quiet for a while as there is not going to be a lot to report. Still having some cash issues and that combined with the time of year means there is no such thing as "cheap caravans" at the moment.
This is not really the time to be looking for caravans, unless anyone has a freebee to give away.
I spoke to my neighbour about the one I used to have but it sounds like that one is really too far gone now. (Shame because the hardest part, rebuilding the front window frame, was already done)
Because I had the front panel out and the gas locker apart to do the front window, and because it was being used as a crib hut (Tea break) whilst looking after horses, the big hole in the front (gas locker inards) allowed Rats to enter the van.
It has now been relagated to a storage shed.
I'm still tempted to take a look and see if it is still salvagable, but somehow I doubt it.
This blog may go quiet for a while as there is not going to be a lot to report. Still having some cash issues and that combined with the time of year means there is no such thing as "cheap caravans" at the moment.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
A bit of history
A couple of years ago I was restoring one of these (Ace Globetrotter)
Work was going along fine until I changed jobs from local driving to long distance driving. When you are away from Monday morning till early doors Saturday, you want to spend time with the family, not strip and repair damp from a caravan.
Now the time is right to look for another project.
1\ It has got to be dirt cheap (free is better)
2\ It needs to be a 4 berth
3\ It needs to be delivered to me as both of my cars are off the road at the moment
4\ It needs to be about the same weight as an ace globetrotter (IE 700kg unladen, upto about 950kg loaded because this is going to be the tow car.
http://kernowlada.blogspot.com/
Work was going along fine until I changed jobs from local driving to long distance driving. When you are away from Monday morning till early doors Saturday, you want to spend time with the family, not strip and repair damp from a caravan.
Now the time is right to look for another project.
1\ It has got to be dirt cheap (free is better)
2\ It needs to be a 4 berth
3\ It needs to be delivered to me as both of my cars are off the road at the moment
4\ It needs to be about the same weight as an ace globetrotter (IE 700kg unladen, upto about 950kg loaded because this is going to be the tow car.
http://kernowlada.blogspot.com/
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