Trailers & 'BWSOW's

[Richard A Thackeray]

Re caravans, we're currently at Weymouth on a Haven site in a static and it's bugged me, every time I pass a certain point, I think we've been here !!! But I can't remember the details...
Pretty sure it has to have been in the early 2000s in our old 1988 Ace Diplomat. It was already an old van when we got it but it really did the job perfectly, cost us £1500 and was perfectly functioning and comfortable despite starting to look at little aged on the exterior, we did many happy holidays in Dorset, Cornwall and Norfolk in it, I missed it once gone.
People are so hooked up in having the latest rigs, christ knows how much it costs nowadays (well I do know, its up post ) obviously that pays a part in their numbers on the road given the cost of living

Our very first 'van was free

I agree on the prices, after my last couple of visits to 'WandaHomes'
£52,195!!

 

[Gunk]

Re caravans, we're currently at Weymouth on a Haven site in a static and it's bugged me, every time I pass a certain point, I think we've been here !!! But I can't remember the details...
Pretty sure it has to have been in the early 2000s in our old 1988 Ace Diplomat. It was already an old van when we got it but it really did the job perfectly, cost us £1500 and was perfectly functioning and comfortable despite starting to look at little aged on the exterior, we did many happy holidays in Dorset, Cornwall and Norfolk in it, I missed it once gone.
People are so hooked up in having the latest rigs, christ knows how much it costs nowadays (well I do know, its up post ) obviously that pays a part in their numbers on the road given the cost of living atm.

We bought an old two berth Avondale Pearle back in the early 1990’s from a dealer for around £1200 (it was taken in part exchange and they wanted it out of the way). Although it was surprisingly clean, we spent some time improving it, used it for two seasons, and moved it on for £2500. Then bought a 1972 VW Danbury camper for £2000. Those were the days!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 28th

A quick trip up to collect a couple of items, & a check over

The next ‘van has a plastic Hawk in a hi-viz!

As l left, 2 new vans arrived
Apparently, there’s a lot of contractors stay there

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2519824

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 28th

Immediately on rejoining the A1 south, at junction 47 (intersection with A59), I caught & passed a 3.5 ton artic
I don't see many, but the damned dash-cam is playing silly buggers, & won't save a screenshot of it
From the view in the mirrors, I reckon if was an IVEVCO

EDIT @ 15:47
Having had a bit of a look around, it might even have been a 7.5 ton unit??
Like this?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 5th

A quartet of new ratchet-straps arrived in the post today
They’re not as high a breaking-strain as my existing red & blue, but they’ll be okay for lighter loads

 

[Gunk]

Friday 5th

A quartet of new ratchet-straps arrived in the post today
They’re not as high a breaking-strain as my existing red & blue, but they’ll be okay for lighter loads

View attachment 786059

Are you running a light haulage business?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Gunk
It was just that last time I had something bulky in the trailer; a chest of drawers & a table, I could secure them 'fore-aft', but laterally not very well
(I only 2 of my red/blues, as the other 2 were lent out)

 

[Jameshow]

Friday 5th

A quartet of new ratchet-straps arrived in the post today
They’re not as high a breaking-strain as my existing red & blue, but they’ll be okay for lighter loads

View attachment 786059

I need some new straps 👍👍

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 24th

My ‘DIY cover’ was called “Hippyish”at the access booth, at Glasshoughton (Castleford) household waste site
I have a proper cover, but there was too many bulky items in it
(daughter is getting me some netting)

 

[figbat]

We waved goodbye to our caravan a couple of days ago. We bought it on the day that businesses reopened after Lockdown, on the basis that we were unlikely to be flying anywhere any time soon and we had had enough of tenting. Over 5 years we had some great holidays in it as a family of four, in later years also with a dog. We faced only minor issues with it, easily fixed and never inconvenient.

We put it up for sale via various online outlets, but in the end it was the swarming cesspit of Facebook Marketplace that came through for us, connecting us with genuinely nice buyers who paid what we wanted for it.

We did receive several offers from ‘we buy caravans’ type operators offering around 2/3 of what we wanted, plus a couple of offers from….. Irish…… buyers, one being 1/3 of what we eventually received. Didn’t engage with them, just ignored or blocked.

It was a great van in fantastic condition, but the family grew out of it and it wasn’t being used. We may get a smaller one for just the two of us in future, or a smaller motor home.