Feasability of living in a caravan

workaccount

I worked out that if I was 2 live here for another 2yrs I would end up paying about 7000 in rent. I could get a caravan with another fella for a grand each.

Where would I park it though? Can you rent a spot in a caravan park or is there any other solutions?

m83

Pay your rent like the rest of us for feck sake!

biko

Sleep in your car.

Or buy a motor home.

cornbb

Buy a camper van and drive around the west of Ireland in it for the rest of your life. I get so jealous of those guys at the beach when I'm struggling to change into my wetsuit in the back of my corolla.

workaccount

cornbb wrote:

Buy a camper van and drive around the west of Ireland in it for the rest of your life. I get so jealous of those guys at the beach when I'm struggling to change into my wetsuit in the back of my corolla.

How would I have showers and electricity though without a loud generator. I would say a caravan would be better as it would probably be cheaper.

smackbunnybaby

workaccount wrote:

I worked out that if I was 2 live here for another 2yrs I would end up paying about 7000 in rent. I could get a caravan with another fella for a grand each.

Where would I park it though? Can you rent a spot in a caravan park or is there any other solutions?

so you came to Galway to live in a caravan?
well you came to the right place, plenty of "communities" around here

workaccount

smackbunnybaby wrote:

so you came to Galway to live in a caravan?

No I didn't. I came to work...What are you on about???

smackbunnybaby wrote:

well you came to the right place, plenty of "communities" around here

Ha ha. Your so clever and funny. Not!

Zzippy

workaccount wrote:

No I didn't. I came to work...What are you on about???

Ha ha. Your so clever and funny. Not!

Chill out there, work, they're only having a laugh. Its an internet forum, what ya expect!
There's a caravan park in Salthill by the driving range, don't know the number but you could call out and ask them the story... looks pretty good facilities wise but I've only driven past it....

workaccount

Galwayguy99 wrote:

Chill out there, work, they're only having a laugh. Its an internet forum, what ya expect!
There's a caravan park in Salthill by the driving range, don't know the number but you could call out and ask them the story... looks pretty good facilities wise but I've only driven past it....

I know the second part was but the first part wasn't! It's Monday, i've been in work since six. I'd probably be less harsh under different circumstances.


Sorry by the way.

learnerplates

Sounds like a great idea. It'd be worth buying a good one, plenty of space,extra insulation for those cold/wet/windy Wesht coast winters.

Salhill caravan park is the only one I know, dunno if they're open during the winter or if they'd let you stay long term.
They've hot showers and electricity so you'd be grand. I presume it's around 20euro a night during the summer.

Give it a go best of luck.

workaccount

learnerplates wrote:

Sounds like a great idea. It'd be worth buying a good one, plenty of space,extra insulation for those cold/wet/windy Wesht coast winters.

Salhill caravan park is the only one I know, dunno if they're open during the winter or if they'd let you stay long term.
They've hot showers and electricity so you'd be grand. I presume it's around 20euro a night during the summer.

Give it a go best of luck.

Cheers mate it's really great to hear somebody that thinks this is as good an idea as I think it is.

JohnCleary

There's a crowd of travellers (So the Radio says) living in camper van's at the back of Leisureland atm and the guard's can't get rid of them. Something about that legally they can shift caravans, but not campervans... maybe you could move up there and live with them?

DRakE

So... you want to buy a caravan to avoid paying rent.. but then want to rent a spot in a caravan park ? wtfs

workaccount

DRakE wrote:

So... you want to buy a caravan to avoid paying rent.. but then want to rent a spot in a caravan park ? wtfs

No I don't really want to do this but I may have to. Anyway if I was it would have to be much cheaper than renting a house...

toiletduck

workaccount wrote:

I worked out that if I was 2 live here for another 2yrs I would end up paying about 7000 in rent. I could get a caravan with another fella for a grand each.

What's happening in two years? You could live rent free (and save on the caravan) by sleeping in the doorway of Zhivago's on Shop street.

learnerplates

It does seem like a bit hypocritical alright, but of course the big downside of parking on an illegal spot is not facilities.

Have a look into canal barges too,I know in Athlone people live on barges on the river and have electricity and stuff, no rent:p

workaccount

learnerplates wrote:

It does seem like a bit hypocritical alright, but of course the big downside of parking on an illegal spot is not facilities.

Have a look into canal barges too,I know in Athlone people live on barges on the river and have electricity and stuff, no rent:p

Where in galway can you park a canal barge? I would be interested in looking into this.

DRakE

jesus just rent a room in a flat if you've a job

PopeBuckfastXVI

The only place in galway with electricity & water for barges is teh Harbour and they will charge you upwards of 500 euros per month to park there.

A barge equipped to live on will set you back between 100 and 200 thousand euros.
Depending on the size of course... that's for houseboats, you could probably get a lot smaller & cheaper.

Have a look at www.aquadomi.ie for some pretty nice looking gaffs...

JohnCleary

workaccount wrote:

Where in galway can you park a canal barge? I would be interested in looking into this.

On the canal?

I remember there used to be a barge near the new bridge, think someone lived on it.

You could moor your barge at Woodquay, it's a public pier. Still no electricity/water(Well, drinkable stuff) though

workaccount

DRakE wrote:

jesus just rent a room in a flat if you've a job

7000k over 2yrs = 3months work (5 days a week, 9-5pm- 45hrs a week - 540hrs in work just to pay rent to some rich arsehole)

And living in a caravan would be a bit of crack aswell!

smackbunnybaby

workaccount wrote:

I know the second part was but the first part wasn't! It's Monday, i've been in work since six. I'd probably be less harsh under different circumstances.

Sorry by the way.

apology accepted.
its no fun looking for housing in galway...sorry for making a joke about it.
buy a caravan.

po0k

DRakE wrote:

jesus just rent a room in a flat if you've a job

The rental market is gone insane, thanks to an increasingly mobile society/workforce, the older generation buying up apartments to make money from them (hiking up rent to pay their inflated mortgages), and there being sfa actual affordable houses being built/coming on the market around the city, instead being pushed out to outlying towns where the land is cheaper, and people commute into work in the city, leading to increased traffic on the roads, and lower quality of life all-round.

This is what is known as 'progress' and a 'vibrant economy' in Ireland.

We're fncked.

cormie

I thought about this myself too before:D Do you mean a proper mobile home or a caravan father ted style? I'd like a nice yacht aswell! How would you feel asking your new girlfriends parents over for dinner in your caravan though?:p

learnerplates

It'd be great to see someone drifting (excuse the pun) from the norm (and I don't mean the Galway normality of simple opting not to work) but to work and not follow the crowd (by buying a semi-D or renting with large rent), there are alternatives and someone has to lead.

Those water homes look nice, wonder if you flooded a field would work, would you have to get planning permission?;)

toiletduck

Live in a zeppelin. Your house parties would be great.

cormie

Yeah the water homes look cool, I wonder how much they start from? You could just plant it in a big pond somewhere and hope nobody throws stones!

workaccount

cormie wrote:

I thought about this myself too before:D Do you mean a proper mobile home or a caravan father ted style? I'd like a nice yacht aswell! How would you feel asking your new girlfriends parents over for dinner in your caravan though?:p

Father ted style but about twice the size I would say man. I'd need it for when Fr. Noel Furlong comes along as he recked the other one.

DRakE

Overwhelming amount of crustys on here

Rent's always gonna be expensive. A Caravan would be fun for about an hour til you realised its tiny and rubbish

cormie

DRakE wrote:

Overwhelming amount of crustys on here

Rent's always gonna be expensive. A Caravan would be fun for about an hour til you realised its tiny and rubbish

Plenty of people live in bedsits, tiny things but they manage fine. A mobile home would probably be cheaper and bigger. I suppose it's just a stigma have against being referred to as a traveller or trailer trash. It's really quite a sensible thing to do.

workaccount

I'm certainly not a crusty and I must say Drake you are very narrow-minded.

I generally find narrow minded people an incredible pain.

Good luck to you spending loads of money on rent. By the way my sums were done on a basis of 65e a week. Some people pay over e100 no bother.

renmorescout

Is this what you are looking for???

Zzippy

cormie wrote:

Plenty of people live in bedsits, tiny things but they manage fine. A mobile home would probably be cheaper and bigger. I suppose it's just a stigma have against being referred to as a traveller or trailer trash. It's really quite a sensible thing to do.

+1

A guy I know from home grew up in a mobile home (no, they're not travellers).
Last I heard he was a qualified barrister... definitely not a crusty or trailer trash...

learnerplates

renmorescout wrote:

Is this what you are looking for???

Wow that's a beauty, on the coast too, I'd say it's nice in December.

It's worth a try, what have you to lose. Call the Salthill caravan park and see how much a long term plot is.
I think that mobile homes are about 10K to buy and some annual charge for the facilities on top of that, that's the ones down in Lahinch, the mobile homes are permanent.

Robbo

I can't believe that you're all close minded enough to not suggest living under the sea. No rent, no bin charges, no accusations, just friendly crustaceans, take it from me.

DRakE

workaccount wrote:

I'm certainly not a crusty and I must say Drake you are very narrow-minded.

I generally find narrow minded people an incredible pain.

Good luck to you spending loads of money on rent. By the way my sums were done on a basis of 65e a week. Some people pay over e100 no bother.

I live at home for free \o/

stevecrow74

workaccount wrote:

I worked out that if I was 2 live here for another 2yrs I would end up paying about 7000 in rent. I could get a caravan with another fella for a grand each.

Where would I park it though? Can you rent a spot in a caravan park or is there any other solutions?

you go get a caravan.. tell me where you live and i'll move in.. i'm payin 10,200 for the next 2 years.. already been living here 6 yrs.. you do the maths

workaccount

Such a downer. I'm not sure if I can go ahead with it. Somebody (experienced) just told me you can't really live in a caravan during the winter as it will be damp and everythin'.

I still have a glimpse of hope. Maybe she is just used to a luxury oven house.

cormie

Would you not go for a proper mobile home instead of a caravan? I'd say it'd be much more suited to long term living. I know people stay in mobile homes for months on end when the parks are open, and sure Irish weather is winter a lot of the time anyway so it must still be feasible:) Although a mobile home would set you back a fair bit more and you couldn't just drive it away like you could a caravan, but it'd be so much better to actually live in.

PopeBuckfastXVI

Here you go... a mere 150k
www.daft.ie/1254936

workaccount

The caravan parks close during winter. You cannot even stay in them in a mobile home. Anyone willing to let me use the corner of their field?

Mighty Slug

Workaccount....ye gods....bet you're ready to slit yer throat now....or is that me?
I have the same sort of idea - well a mobile home of sorts but for different reasons - I suffer from electrosensitivity and need a home in a place free of Masts. A mobile home would seem like the cheapest option and one where I can live without next-doors WI-FI, cordless phones, mobiles etc. if in the right place. But for this reason Wooden material would be the best option. I am looking into Park Homes (they have residential sites) but also sell mobile homes. If you have a little cash to begin with you could invest in some land with others and buy your own Park home or caravan to put on it. I believe that there are a growing number of settlements in UK and Europe mainly things like eco-settlements and it appears this type of sustainable living is really taking over.

I am looking to move from London to Ireland to escape the Masts - does anyone know of Mast-free areas. At one time I read Kerry was Mast free but I don't know if that is still the same. What about Galway - anyone know of a mobile home site/caravan there?

The Slug;)

3greenrizla's

workaccount wrote:

I worked out that if I was 2 live here for another 2yrs I would end up paying about 7000 in rent. I could get a caravan with another fella for a grand each.

Where would I park it though? Can you rent a spot in a caravan park or is there any other solutions?

by my very rough calculation, you are paying about €300 pm rent at the moment, I presume you have your own room. My question is that if you are willing to share a dinky caravan, why don't you share a room to cut your rent?

Mike...

half of Galway live in a caravan so you'll fit right in....

siobhan.murphy

I think its a great Idea!
Why not buy a campervan and u could strike up some sort of deal with someone to park it in there garden,so to empty ur facilities(!)and maybe pay minimal to tap into there electricity.
Fair play I think its a deadly idea.

TristanPeter

I think it's a brilliant idea Workaccount! I love mobile homes especially. I stayed in a couple durin my time. They can be cold but you just need to get a fairly modern, well insulated one. I'm sure it's the same for caravans. I like them because they use the available space so well. Every inch is used. There's no waste.
I used to live on a barge in Galway City, in the commercial docks for 3 months with my gf. I wasn't supposed to for insurance reasons (in case an oil tanker went off course and crushed us) but I loved it. There was no running water or electricity (this is before the utility pillars were installed there) but I loved it. i used a generator foe power and there were two huge water storage tanks on board for water. I had to pay mooring fees there...but I would have had to pau them anyway regardless of whether or not I lived on it. So I said f**k it, why pay rent in an apartment when I can live here. Okay, this doesn't really help you I know, but it's something I feel very strongly about. For this reason I managed to "secure" the Mud-Dock (the old dock at the end of the long walk) for private use whereas the rest of galway city is controlled/owned by the council and I would have to get planning permission. I had the boat moored there for over a year. I can live there on it no problem now if I choose. It's city centre, great views etc. etc. It's pretty messy down there at present but it just needs some dredging/cosmetic work and I could do with buying a gun so that I can shoot the Gomeys who for some strange reason love to push the old quay-wall stones into the water???
My point is anyway, that there are ways and means to achieve something if you want to do it strongly enough.
Again, living in a mobile home/caravan is a great idea. I honestly considered putting one in my back garden but it's not long enough and also because I would have to have used a crane to lift it in as the house is terraced.
Don't mind the people who think they are clever by knocking the idea and looking down their noses at it. I know they are joking but still...It's not for everyone of course but that doesn't mean it's not a very valid idea I will watch your post with great interest to see how you get on.

brianthebard

Sounds like a great idea op,always wanted to do something similar,although it wouldn't do anything to stop the traveller gibes i get.Anyways wrt water for showers,i think some campers would have solar panels like the ones people use for hot water in houses.Same could be possible for the leccy.Good luck in your quest!

We had some crusties try that a good few years ago now in the bog down the road. We put in up gates across the road.

I'll rent you a corner of a field, €3,500 per year. Water extra. No elec. Just 7 miles from Galway.

workaccount

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We had some crusties try that a good few years ago now in the bog down the road. We put in up gates across the road.

I'll rent you a corner of a field, €3,500 per year. Water extra. No elec. Just 7 miles from Galway.

Your rent would cost me the same as renting in an apartment but thanks for the offer anyway.

The idea was put off due to lack of interest from the others but I may do it if I come across someone I know who thinks the same.

kraggy

workaccount wrote: »

Your rent would cost me the same as renting in an apartment. :rolleyes:

The idea was put off due to lack of interest from the others but I may do it if I come across someone I know who thinks the same.

Workaccount, your attitude sucks. What's with giving the rolleyes to someone who made you an offer.

More importantly, your idea is a non runner if you want somewhere with running water and electricity.

A friend of mine got a long term deal with a caravan park at a rate of 70 euro per week. And that was after haggling because it was long term.

Unless you get a farmer or someone else to give you space, running water and electricity for a nominal fee/next to nothing, your idea just won't work.

workaccount

kraggy wrote: »

Workaccount, your attitude sucks. What's with giving the rolleyes to someone who made you an offer.

More importantly, your idea is a non runner if you want somewhere with running water and electricity.

A friend of mine got a long term deal with a caravan park at a rate of 70 euro per week. And that was after haggling because it was long term.

Unless you get a farmer or someone else to give you space, running water and electricity for a nominal fee/next to nothing, your idea just won't work.

Dya reckon? Actually I suppose if it was split between 2 it would not be so bad.....3.5k seems an awful lot just to use a small space in the corner of a field. 1k to 1500 would be reasonable seeing as you would only be taking up a tiny space.

70 euros is not the worst seeing as you have amenities as it works out around 3.5k.