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03/9/2015 at 6:21am
Location: North Essex
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Yes, its doable, most sites allow a max of 28days but some might come to an arrangement for a longer stay. Plenty do seasonal pitches for the summer and so on.
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03/9/2015 at 7:34am
Location: North Wiltshire
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Tinhouse did it in a bell tent last year. Here's a link to one of their threads.
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03/9/2015 at 6:42pm
Location: West Midlands
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Quote: Originally posted by Campingwithchildren on 03/9/2015
...What is a tin tent? A bit of a novice to this camping malarkey.
A sometimes derogatory, occasionally affectionate, term for a caravan.
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03/9/2015 at 7:41pm
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If you are only going to be doing it for a few months wouldn't you be better just living with one or both parents for that duration and saving all the money you would have spent on camp sites?
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04/9/2015 at 7:59am
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Yes you probably wouldn't be able to use a log burner, unless you adapt your awning. But with electric hook up (EHU) you could use fan heaters or oil filled radiators for warmth. If you could find a site with a heated toilet block too that would make your ablutions more pleasent too.
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04/9/2015 at 10:00pm
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I have always found after a couple of weeks in a tent in wet weather I have a really bad chesty cough. This has happened all my life. A caravan may be a more healthy option.
I think the damp has come up from the ground so you may be OK in a trailer tent.
I think you need a back up plan in case one of the children becomes ill and for if the new house falls through.
When buying a house, saving up the deposit is the easy bit. Most 2nd hand houses come with a long chain which keep breaking. A year is not at all uncommon to completion and move in. I don't think you really want to be in a trailer tent with young children over winter.
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04/9/2015 at 10:26pm
Location: Leeds
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Do you have any small certified sites near you, they migh be more accommodating, and if you can put a caravan on a pitch for a season , the why not a trailer tent ?
Yes ehu is a must for night time heating and lighting, maybe explain to the site owner you r situation , you might find that they will let you stay for the season and maybe give you a better rate for long term pitch
I would not have an issue staying in our unit for a season
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