Thread: help needed in my purchase of a caravan

Rovernit - We've got your back!

Hit her with the kitchens, and then follow it up with the storage, and the effort involved in setup (just pass over the annexe thing). Really - the average trailer tent takes all of 5 minutes to be up, has as much storage as the entire interior of the camper she wants, and has unlimited kitchen space (esp if you leave the walls of the kitchen section ... on second thoughts, don't mention that either).

She probably won't be thinking quite along these lines, but my parents tell me they wouldn't every get a camper where the main bed was right at one end. A little too much rock and roll! (A little too much info, too )

What she said. We have been camping with the kids since the eldest was 6 weeks old, in tents. Have had a camper trailer for the last 8 yrs, and are now looking at buying a new tent, because there are plenty of places we wish to go where I wouldn't tow anything. Have a swag as well which we use in the tent if tenting. Still have the camper which is good for extended stays and love it. Only a personal opinion of course, but would never caravan due to restrictions in where it will go.

There isn’t a more caring mother on earth as much as my missus, believe you me, the dramas and complications we had to have my daughter makes her even more so a protective mother, another story for another day

I suppose that in her mind being in a caravan park would be closer to a roads, in order to get to a hospital or something in an emergency, and due to working 2 jobs and running a business it has left my missus no time to go off road, so she hasn’t got a clue what its like, other then of coarse watching videos of me rock hopping in our Pootrol over the past 2 years, how ever she will follow me to hell and back

Very shortly one of her jobs will be gone, leaving us week ends again to get out an about and she in under the thought that why cant we go to a caravan park, set up base and go 4WD though out the day and return to base.

The discussion came up over dinner last night where I based my case to why we should have a camper trailer instead so these where my points

1. Its smaller easier to tow and store at home and wont take up my garage I got the green light on this point


2. It cant be taken off road and if this campervan is a long to term investment for fun we wont be able to use it in far remote places in years to come Umber on this point

3. My 2nd last point was that there are less thing to go wrong such as winders and other appliances and the timber kitchen and etc etc etc again a Umber point

4. For my final blow I said and we wont be able to go club trips with a pop campervan and a camper trailer will be more appropriate this point gave me a positive red light she said why don’t you buy a roof top ten for those particular excursions

Now I cant argue with that can I but I’ll find a way to have both

We're looking at buying my parents in-laws caravan. Its an Evernew 16ft about 15 yrs old and has been fastidiously looked after.
It's not a pop-top fold out, push up or anything like that, and its not an offroader. It's just a plain, simple old fashioned caravan.
For us anything wll be luxury after travelling with a touring tent or swag.
This van will cost us maybe $12K so there is low risk. ( well compared to $40 -$80K that some pay )
We intend to use it as a base, from caravan parks etc, and if we need to go anywhere remote we will use the touring tent.

my dear old ma in law is gonna sell her pop top soon, its a york or similar, very nice condition through out and well cared for but itsa fair age, be mid to late 80s I guess

Originally Posted by landyfromanuthaland

my dear old ma in law is gonna sell her pop top soon, its a york or similar, very nice condition through out and well cared for but itsa fair age, be mid to late 80s I guess

let us know how much she looking at selling for and send us some pics I'll even travell interstate to get a good one at the right price interstate meaning North or South of NSW any excuse to go for a drive

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

There isn’t a more caring mother on earth as much as my missus, believe you me, the dramas and complications we had to have my daughter makes her even more so a protective mother, another story for another day

I suppose that in her mind being in a caravan park would be closer to a roads, in order to get to a hospital or something in an emergency, and due to working 2 jobs and running a business it has left my missus no time to go off road, so she hasn’t got a clue what its like, other then of coarse watching videos of me rock hopping in our Pootrol over the past 2 years, how ever she will follow me to hell and back

Very shortly one of her jobs will be gone, leaving us week ends again to get out an about and she in under the thought that why cant we go to a caravan park, set up base and go 4WD though out the day and return to base.

The discussion came up over dinner last night where I based my case to why we should have a camper trailer instead so these where my points

1. Its smaller easier to tow and store at home and wont take up my garage I got the green light on this point


2. It cant be taken off road and if this campervan is a long to term investment for fun we wont be able to use it in far remote places in years to come Umber on this point

3. My 2nd last point was that there are less thing to go wrong such as winders and other appliances and the timber kitchen and etc etc etc again a Umber point

4. For my final blow I said and we wont be able to go club trips with a pop campervan and a camper trailer will be more appropriate this point gave me a positive red light she said why don’t you buy a roof top ten for those particular excursions

Now I cant argue with that can I but I’ll find a way to have both

I take it that the boss is happy to share the towing of said caravan? i would think she would be happier about it if it was a smaller camper......Not that I can get mine to tow our 6x4 Dingo off Roader...... I aways get "I will if I need to" ie if I break a Leg or something....., keep at it mate, or you can just put the foot down and tell her you have made your mind up, "Because I wear the pants around here" .......Then after you pick yourself off the floor holding your head, ask if we can talk a Little more about it, she might see that you are very serious about a camper! Sometimes a big fight can help,she may say "Ok do what you want"...........

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

I'm a little at a loss to see how a caravan park is safer for a small child than out in the scrub.

Lets face it, you should be keeping an eye on them wherever you are...

Everywhere is dangerous...unless you live in a padded room

And even then I have my doubts

I totally Agree. At least i can see my stepkids in the bush... Less likly of weirdo waiting in bushes for kids to come along, than toliet blocks.