Tommy Nooka Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Anybody got any knowledge of static caravans, likesay? The North coast of Wales is almost entirely lined with them, miles and miles of the ugly feckers.....other than that? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalticSaint Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 My in-laws also have one. Ploughed a chunk of their redundancy / retirement money into a brand new one and it was the bollocks about 10yrs ago. Nice site but must cost about £2k a year in fees, the site set the gas and electrical rates, they wanted decking and had to get it done by the site, they had to get the paint for the decking from the site and are not allowed to stay overnight Mon-Fri in the months of Nov and Feb if I recall correctly Their neighbours on the site decided recently that they wanted to move their van to another site. Seemingly had to pay the existing site £7.5k to have it moved off the site and transferred down the Ayrshire coast from Argyll Best advice. Read the small print and be prepared to lose all control over your investment / holiday home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreElgin Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Fucking shite is what they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I'm gonna melt your windows in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Cheers for the responses - it's all good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 You can buy a decent one for around the £7,000 mark, insurance is around £300 and site fees around £2,000. Try and get a campsite that doesn't do rentals. You get some fucking scumbags on the cheap deals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I shagged in a static caravan once, a long time ago now, in Stonehaven. It wasn't very static, the earth might not have moved for the girl but every other fucking thing did although I was much more enthusiastic and energetic than I am these days. Neighbours were cheering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I'm not sure if that's the Andies Goram or Terry Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septentrional Wasp Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 The electric shocks are a bit of a bummer. Is that the current thinking? I`m sensing some resistance in your language! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I had to live in one for 6 weeks one, hated it, it was in someone's back garden in the Highlands, cheap, but not cheerful. Ion ly did it because I had to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Resistance is futile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland29 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 We are off for a couple days in caravan this weekend, borrowed from a family member. Question - he says the gas heater only lights by holding gas down and manually lighting it with a match or a spark lighter. Is this safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 We are off for a couple days in caravan this weekend, borrowed from a family member. Question - he says the gas heater only lights by holding gas down and manually lighting it with a match or a spark lighter. Is this safe? It probably doesn't have piezo ignition, so yes. You will only be lighting the pilot light, once the thermocouple heats up(generates micro voltage) the main burner will ignite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Diamond Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I own a Static Caravan at Portpatrick, it is on a good site with reasonable site fees and no hidden costs, watch out for the ones that advertise low site fees then hit you with lots of other add-on costs later in the season. The secret is to shop around and ask plenty of questions at each site you visit, you can normally work put the rougues. Ask the following: 1) Is there a limit to how long you can keep the van on the site, as has been previously posted some sites have a time limit on the age of the van 2) Find out the facilities on the site, do you want a pool, bar, activities etc. Some sites will have nothing, others basic facilities, some will have the works. Check if using the facilities incurs additional costs, one site near Dunbar has a two tier site fee, one includes use of the pool, gym etc the other doesn't. 3) Check if rates are included, some sites roll everything up, some charge them separately and this is where you can get ripped off as you don't know how much the council charge, this is how some sites appear to charge lower site fees, they make it up by quietly adding a percentage onto the rates. 4) Check Gas and electricity costs, these vary widely, some sites have piped gas but most still use bottled gas and make it a rule that you must buy from them at an inflated price 5) You will always need insurance, mine costs £100, bought online, buying through the site will cost you considerably more Provides you make the most of it, we are down every weekend during the summer plus out two week holidays, it is cost effective. Avoid the Haven sites, the site fees are astronomical and the caravans over priced, they will try to tempt you with a deal whereby you buy the van then they rent your caravan and give you a cut of the rental, which on paper may make it more affordable, but in effect you get such limited use of the van that you would be better off renting a van yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 up the hill on left hand side ? thurston manor ? I own a Static Caravan at Portpatrick, it is on a good site with reasonable site fees and no hidden costs, watch out for the ones that advertise low site fees then hit you with lots of other add-on costs later in the season. The secret is to shop around and ask plenty of questions at each site you visit, you can normally work put the rougues. Ask the following: 1) Is there a limit to how long you can keep the van on the site, as has been previously posted some sites have a time limit on the age of the van 2) Find out the facilities on the site, do you want a pool, bar, activities etc. Some sites will have nothing, others basic facilities, some will have the works. Check if using the facilities incurs additional costs, one site near Dunbar has a two tier site fee, one includes use of the pool, gym etc the other doesn't. 3) Check if rates are included, some sites roll everything up, some charge them separately and this is where you can get ripped off as you don't know how much the council charge, this is how some sites appear to charge lower site fees, they make it up by quietly adding a percentage onto the rates. 4) Check Gas and electricity costs, these vary widely, some sites have piped gas but most still use bottled gas and make it a rule that you must buy from them at an inflated price 5) You will always need insurance, mine costs £100, bought online, buying through the site will cost you considerably more Provides you make the most of it, we are down every weekend during the summer plus out two week holidays, it is cost effective. Avoid the Haven sites, the site fees are astronomical and the caravans over priced, they will try to tempt you with a deal whereby you buy the van then they rent your caravan and give you a cut of the rental, which on paper may make it more affordable, but in effect you get such limited use of the van that you would be better off renting a van yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 i stayed in one of those 5 star ones and the bedroom was en suite.it was dead handy in the middle of the night but not so good in the morning when you had to empty the bottle. ps.you ever tried shitting in a bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Diamond Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 up the hill on left hand side ? thurston manor ? Correct on both counts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Correct on both counts!! gimmi a lend of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Diamond Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Naw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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