New chapter. Advice please

misspickle_2

Thank you Richard.
I had no idea that damp could be detected without it being visible.
The way the pennies are going though I will be in a tent!
I'm doing it to be self succient and not have to claim benefits.
Don't feel I have any right to them after dd has left home.
Pretty scary really. The government don't seem to want me to be self sufficient living in a caravan. Laws left right and centre.
What do they want from me? Feel free to let me know everyone.

misspickle_2

carefullycautious wrote: »

http://www.tinyhouseuk.co.uk/show-home-for-sale.html




A bit cheaper at 18,000

Would need to knock a zero off
But thank you.
I will have a nose anyway in case I win lotto

BigAunty

misspickle wrote: »

Wow thanks aunty! What are these stealth vehicles? I have to look into them! That sounds ideal. Just the job.
I can move about with one of them.
If I can get cheap ways of parking it then I wouldn't need any benefit help with working full time.

Google it, including google images.

Lots of people have posted on their blogs detailing their conversions which they've usually done themselves but there are companies that convert vans too, sorting out things like insulation/carpeting, electrics, water, heating, cooking etc.

They come up for sale on ebay sometimes, anything from a really tatty old works van patched up into a very basic home, to really well crafted fit-outs with solar panels and heating/shower room in a modern vehicle with a few blacked out windows for privacy.

There are people advertising on the internet (and on ebay) that will convert vehicles into campervans that the customer provides but some will also supply them, too. They won't necessarily advertise as producing the 'stealth' type but that's not relevant anyhow, since most of their conversions focus on the inside of the van anyway.

In the USA, there are people who live in their campervans all year round (not necessarily stealth vehicles, sometimes proper RVs) but the climate is kinder there. They call it 'boondocking', moving into areas to live in a van without paying any fees. Google that term so you can see their hints and tips for living without getting moved on, advice about heating, cooking, water, costs etc.

misspickle_2

Thanks big aunty
Ahhhhh you really are an aunty
Its the next two years that will be tough.
So hard
Have had my orders to stay close by dd.
With no home.
She will be tucked up in her state of the art yard in Newmarket with all her mates lol.
Where will I be?

misspickle_2

Ignore that last post.
Self obsessed twit that I am.
Sorry

Motorhome it is then! And if the government don't like it then they can house me in one of their overcrowded prisons. With meals

lincroft1710

MissP, don't be so hard on yourself.

BigAunty

misspickle wrote: »

Have had my orders to stay close by dd.
With no home.
She will be tucked up in her state of the art yard in Newmarket with all her mates lol.
Where will I be?

Perhaps time to cut the apron strings, especially as you will be disadvantaged to a very high degree, perhaps even experiencing a subsistence standard of living, very insecure housing, away from existing friends, family, employment opportunities?

She will have major distractions and commitments, you may find yourself a wee bit sidelined. You've estimated that you will see each other around once a week, maybe that's a bit optimistic if that's her only free time, too.

How many of the other girls or jockies she works alongside would invite or expect their parents to move with them?

Why do you think she has asked you, btw?

Sorry if that sounds a bit harsh. I left home in my teens, never looked back.

misspickle_2

BigAunty wrote: »

Perhaps time to cut the apron strings, especially as you will be disadvantaged to a very high degree, perhaps even experiencing a subsistence standard of living, very insecure housing, away from existing friends, family, employment opportunities?

She will have major distractions and commitments, you may find yourself a wee bit sidelined. You've estimated that you will see each other around once a week, maybe that's a bit optimistic if that's her only free time, too.

How many of the other girls or jockies she works alongside would invite or expect their parents to move with them?

Why do you think she has asked you, btw?

Sorry if that sounds a bit harsh. I left home in my teens, never looked back.

I left at 16 too. And never looked back.

Yeah your right aunty

Tough week, that's all. Dd is at her dads this week and she is feeling really homesick.
She just doesn't like it there.
She will be fine at Newmarket though. We both know that.
So hard with her being at her dads.
Complicated lol.
And stop it aunty! open forum
Closed book. Stop catching me out when I'm vulnerable.
It will all work out. It always does
Just a low point.
Ashamed of myself for admitting it!
I guess I'm human after all.

Andypandyboy

If you already house sit could you not get a long term job in the area? That way you can be there for 6/12 months and see how it pans out.

Mumoffourkids

I was just reading your thread through about staying in a caravan.

I just wanted to say that for a while I worked in London but my main home was in France. I couldn't afford the rents of staying in London during the week and didn't like staying in someone else's house so I decided during the summer months to stay in a tent on a campsite. I tried a few out and then found one that I really liked. As I was there every week I got to know the regulars.

The campsite I stayed on wasn't open all year round but was open from April to beginning of November and they had a few seasonal pitches where the caravans paid to stay on the site for the entire season and they didn't have to be moved. The only restriction was that if you had a seasonal pitch you had to leave every 21 days for two days.

If you didn't have a seasonal pitch you could stay 28 days and then had to leave for two days. There are definite regulars ona campsite and although I liked having my own space (a small two man tent), it was good being able to chat to other people if I wanted and one night a week, me and a couple of the other regulars used to take it in turns to cook.

Although the site I stayed on wasn't open all year round, there were other sites which were open all year round, and the one lady who lived on the site and had a seasonal pitch, would move to a different site for the winter months.

I just wanted to say it can be done and it is done as I know a few people who do this.

I hope this helps.