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we are looking into getting a small caravan our budget is £800 we are looking at free ads and fleebay but it is scaring us to death when we read that there is a bit of damp or some say water ingress (what ever that means) we are seriously thinking we should stick to camping  is there any nice clean cheap caravans out there???? Is a bit of damp a no no or is a little ok is there a place in the caravan where it is ok to get away with a bit of water ingress   HELP

my daughter has a nice elddis hurricane 1991 with awning.had small leak been re sealed. no probs. she needs a 5 berth now.she looking for £700.

It all depends on your budget, level of DIY skills and if you are prepared to put in a a few days effort. We had a very small budget but there was nothing under £3000 that didnt have damp problems. Even some of the newer more costly caravans were dubious.

£600 for the caravan, and a couple of days work and three years later it still shows no signs of damp. Had several week long holidays and numerous weekends away and we hope there are many more to come.

>>its a pity your not a bit nearer because that sounds just the ticket

Its funny how people have different perception of distances.  To my mind, Leeds and Leicester are practically next door to each other, They're on the same street, its called the M1!

100 miles apart,  two hours to drive down, and three hours to return whilst towing.  £40 in fuel for the whole journey.

You might spend far more time and petrol looking for what could be a worse caravan locally. But then that's just my opinion, and as they say YMMV.