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PersonDaisy_bell
29/6/2013 at 8:18pm
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Thank you Alec - we're actually not that far from you


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29/6/2013 at 8:37pm
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uncledotalecatbtinternetdotcom if you want to email. Been caravanning for 40 years in vans from the 1920s to the 1970s, so not exactly your mainstream caravanner!
What area are you in - there may be someone on your doorstep.

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PersonDaisy_bell
29/6/2013 at 8:48pm
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Wow, I bet you've got some tales to tell!

I'm in east Cumbria near the Yorkshire/Durham border.

There is some damp in the van I've seen advertised but it's only £650, and there doesn't seem to be anything else with it.

And you're right about farming - it is unpredictable, plus little one and I can get away easier than all of us, midweek too which is appealing!


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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-berth-caravan-/281126949715?pt=UK_Campers_Caravans_Motorhomes&hash=item417478d353

Will be just as easy to tow, and you can personalise it and have money for repairs.


PersonJax365
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That's just reminded me of something I read not long ago regarding the freedoms - they don't have a lot of payload, so you need to be especially aware of how much you are carrying extra to the necessaries!

this one mentions The plate weight is 630kg unladen and 780kg laden which isn't an awful lot.

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PersonDaisy_bell
02/7/2013 at 8:08pm
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Thank you for that, I wouldn't even have thought of payload!


PersonJax365
02/7/2013 at 8:13pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Daisy_bell on 02/7/2013Thank you for that, I wouldn't even have thought of payload!

You're welcome! I love the little Freedoms though - even if they are a bit pricey compared to ordinary caravans - they are very easy to tow and pitch. If you are going to be on your own doing that, then a Freedom or similar would be ideal. But some of the others mentioned are nearly as light and easy to manage and have a greater payload. As in the above example, you only have 150 kg to play with, and that's not an awful lot.

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PersonDaisy_bell
02/7/2013 at 8:30pm
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Thank you, this is all very helpful.

I do have developments though - I'll start a new thread!


PersonAlec Gatherer
02/7/2013 at 9:23pm
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Just read your other thread. Great result. Sort of try-before-you-buy. Let us know how you take to caravanning (or not!).

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