Reply to: Caravan/Campervan

[northernladyuk]

I can't help it if I live in a kebab van.

Livin the dream baby, livin the dream.....

I hope you've changed the chip oil.

[Paddy]

If you like nature camping, this may help.

Nature Camping and Caravanning Campsites - UK Camp Site Articles

[DimPrawn]

I did it for a number of years, if I was contracting out of London I would often book a caravan pitch at a local site and tow caravan up there, when I was inside the M25 or a city where there were no caravan parks I had a Fiat Ducato van with a bed in it but if I wanted to be discrete I have a Peugeot 806 with blacked out windows, I have unlocked the seats and removed them then put a single bed mattress in, a 12v kettle and internet for movies etc, works fine and when I was getting £30 per night digs money it soon adds up.

Livin the dream baby, livin the dream.....

[Semi retired now]

RE: Sleeping in van.

Has anyone toyed with the idea of buying a campervan/caravan and using it whilst working away from home? I am thinking I could save money on accomodation costs and could always use it on weekends (unofficially obviously).

I did it for a number of years, if I was contracting out of London I would often book a caravan pitch at a local site and tow caravan up there, when I was inside the M25 or a city where there were no caravan parks I had a Fiat Ducato van with a bed in it but if I wanted to be discrete I have a Peugeot 806 with blacked out windows, I have unlocked the seats and removed them then put a single bed mattress in, a 12v kettle and internet for movies etc, works fine and when I was getting £30 per night digs money it soon adds up.

[Burdock]

Buy a ten year old 4x4

[Let-Me-In]

There is something to be said for a caravan if you can park it near a lake or on a good campsite with a lake....finish work, come back and chill out with a cold beer and fish until bed time....unless your married of course...

[BrilloPad]

I worked at RAE pysetock once - someone camped in the woods. took the MOD f**kwittec police 5 months to catch em...

[Troll]

Buy a ten year old 4x4 & register it and all your personal details (driving license etc.) at a mailing address.
Buy a big caravan & register it as your company address

Move around a lot=no tax

[Diver]

Buy a caravan.

Don't listen to this lot.

They all holliday a Butlins

[DimPrawn]

Tramp contractor would be okay if the office had a shower. Just change into your tramp clothes at the end of the day, get pissed, eat out of rubbish bins, sleep in a gutter, then come in early, shower and put on your good clothes and nobody would know.

You've seen the governments plans for IT contracting in the 21st Century then.

[VectraMan]

I knew someone who stayed in a tent for a contract. Not even a proper campsite, he just paid a farmer a pound a night to camp in a field.

Tramp contractor would be okay if the office had a shower. Just change into your tramp clothes at the end of the day, get pissed, eat out of rubbish bins, sleep in a gutter, then come in early, shower and put on your good clothes and nobody would know.

[Sysman]

and you can smoke all you like

Ever seen a burnt out caravan? There's not much left.

I did consider getting a caravan for one gig, as the pub I was staying in had its own carvan site. It could have been a nice little money saver, but the car I had then was a bit small for towing.

[OwlHoot]

It's a lot cheaper than hotels.

and you can smoke all you like

[Burdock]

You could save even more by becoming a tramp contractor. Sleep on park benches, drink Aldi own brew, and urinate on the office steps each morning. For added realism, have a fight with yourself in project meetings.

[NoddY]

It think the man should be commended for such out of the box thinking. As long as he doesn't want to tarmac' me drive and sell me pillows.