Which Caravan Should We Pick For Our Renovation? 

Advice: when on site - remove the extra twin beds so the girls get more space. Use one of the station rooms as storage rather than the caravan. Use the charity shops for small items rather than trying to unpack all your stuff. Dishes, glassware, etc can be had really cheaply and you don't have to sacrifice your good stuff unless you want to. Also, great place to buy clothes you'll reno in (and never want to keep afterwards). Onward and upwards!

Yes you made the right choice. The caravan is lovely . I like the door between the living area & bedrooms aswell. Well done. Free delivery bonus.

Here in the U.S. that would be considered a mobile home and probably cost about 40 to $50K. I like it.

That was my favorite (American spelling), too. Yes, a 2 hour drive is normal for us so I had to laugh when you mentioned that. Living on-site will keep the project rolling and easy to put a couple of hours in each day instead of waiting for the weekend.

What a great video my wife and I lived in one of these for 13 years and raised 5 children in that time, here in Canada we call them mobile homes we also lived a colder part of Canada in the winter time and insulated skirting helped keep the heat in. Thanks for the caravan tour and best regards from Calgary Canada.

I think that you picked wisely. It's a temporary living place,so you won't have to worry about trying to keep moving from room to room if you stayed in the station. Good luck and stay safe and warm.🦋🦋🦋

Good choice! I agree with your preference for the homier layout and that door separation for 2 different living areas is a good bonus.

I think you made the right decision on the caravan, it may be an older model, but it looks to be so warm and cosy ❤

The caravans you viewed were all very nice, but I believe you chose the best. Bonus that they're delivering for free! How exciting for you all and I cannot wait to see the progress you guys make ❤

Congratulations on your purchase .. Having a "live on" site, will help you more than you can imagine when completing tasks .. Let the dust to dawn work begin .. Keep Doing What Your Doing .. Because What You Are Doing Is Nothing Short Of Amazing !!

Some people here in Australia travel 2 hours just to go to work. (-:

Thank you so much for taking us along! That was fun. I really like the one you chose. So glad you could chose the one you liked best. 🙂

Great choice . here in the US we call them mobile homes.It’s really in amazing shape. The family should be very comfortable while the renovations are going on . gives you great normalcy . love your your channel

Was the best choice...I loved that one as soon as you walked into it! I want it myself lol 😆

Congrats on your caravan purchase. I too would have gone with the one you chose. My maternal great grandmother was from Wales and my grandmother from Shropshire. She married an American GI during WWII. 🎉 sending hellos from Tina in the USA.

Yes, I think you’ve got the right caravan it does look more homely and if it’s only for a short while it should be perfect

Well done on choice and the best part is after you have moved in to the railway house you have choices as you could rent out the caravan, it could make the money back on it in time. And just always handy to have for Family and Friends. Have a Great week ahead love watching your progress. Hugs Dede xxxx

In the US they are called mobile homes. You picked a nice one. If you put insulated skirting around the bottom of the caravan it will help keep the heat in.

You have a HUGE amount to do to get the caravan in 😮 Good luck!🙂

Lesson number one with skip hire. Do not pay on delivery, state payment on collection or they don’t get your business. I learnt like you they don’t collect otherwise. When it’s payment on collection they magically appear in minutes after you give them a call to collect!

Definitely like that one the best! Very comfortable living, dining and kitchen. Yup, perfect location!

Got two teenagers ( both boys) myself ,we live in a 2 bed unit. The boys have to share. Best to get a three bedroom.

The caravans are well cheap, anyone of them is brilliant and exciting but it's only temporary keeping your budget low , putting you van between the platforms could be problematic due to the weight of the van ? Anyway love the channel and keep up with the good work 👍.

What a great idea to get a caravan for living in while you renovate. When we built our house we lived in a caravan for several months until the downstairs was finished. We had a guest apartment downstairs so we moved into that until the house was completely finished. I like the advice about using things from the thrift store so you don’t need to unpack. We did that and just kept the bare minimum of things. It made it so easy to get things done. 😊

I love that you have taken on this trip to Wales. As to which caravan to have is the one you will be happy with. I think you will be staying in it longer than you think.

I wish we had these type of homes in the US! Your designs are more functional and well appointed than what we have in the US. The closest thing to this would be a park model mobile home, which is built to the same standards as a camper (caravan here). They can look more trailer like or more house like. We have manufactured homes, but they are more to the same building standard as a regular house. I’ve lived in my camper (travel trailer) since Sept 2019. I am semi off-grid. Winters are very hard with 4 season weather. I clear my pipes up for the winter otherwise they freeze. You chose my favorite home! Love the layout and nice living room

I'm glad you took the one with a larger dining table. I hope your new home will be delivered by a very experienced driver. He should walk back there and determine if he can do it before entering your property. I drove 40 ft buses for 20 years, it's always a good idea to take a look first.

I lived for a time in rural Australia, and traveling 2 hours was kinda like visiting your next door neighbors!!

That's the 1 I was drawn to in the 1st place!

Caravan 2❤️

I would take out the wall completely to make it easier for the mobile home and I would definitely get some type 1crushed concrete and lay a temporary road as the caravan people are going to struggle with the mud and slipping

In Western Australia a 2 and 1/2 drive one way gets me to my parents house. No big deal I do it in a day.

Great to see Gill again, Laura. Here's hoping you have great weather to crack on x

Anyone building a road nearby - you need a bulldozer to scrape the driveway and a roller to flatten any leftover bumps ( an alternative is call up the local territorial army engineers - they always like practice on a Thursday evening ( I have used them to deliver narrow guage railway locomotives on the training budget )

I would pick the green one, but this is a good choice. Good storage and lay out.

Good choice. That might be a little older but excellent condition and good quality. I don’t think it looks old fashioned at all, it’s very practical and cosy. I hope you will all be very comfortable in it xxx

Yes, you picked the right one! Remember, it's temporary. Good job!

I so would have picked the one you chose. Main reason, it's not brown! Seriously though it's lovely and homely, with lots of storage. Being in a caravan for two weeks holiday is OK with the others but your choice really does offer a more long term option. When you first said where it was to go - in between the platforms - my initial thought was converted railway carriage but I guess they're hard to find, more expensive. I'd be tempted just to have a railway carriage there in any event. Maybe done out as a vintage Tea Room. There you go, MY mind is running away with your project. 😊

Also, you pay more for gasoline than we do here in the US. And it’s true that two hours is just down the road.

Separated shower and loo is preferable as one can wash in the shower while other washes in loo. You did pick the best one for your needs.

It's all about saving money for a short time. The station house house, will be your real home. 💕🇺🇸💕

Very exciting! Enjoy the process!

So exciting! You are a step closer to your goals! ❤

You two made the right choice for your family- this is what matters. Looks like these caravans are a suitable size for a living space for however long you need. Way to go!

I live in Las Vegas NV u s.a . we live in a mobile home ( caravan over there)..60'*24' it's ground fixed and it has its own land around it. It was manufactured in 1975..so it's really old school..my husband picked it out. i wanted a traditional house..it was temporary..looking back..not so much....we have lived in it for 29 years now. lol if I knew then what I know now..and all that.😅and you are right about driving times.i have to drive 4 days straight to get to my family..they live we over a thousand miles away. Flying takes over 4 hours..America is a big place for sure but I was born in London England. we immigrated here in 1957

How exciting!

I feel you made the right choice, though, I have to say, it is your home not mine, so who am I to guide you or judge. I trust it will turn out well for you.

So the caravan is going where the carriages used to go, here’s a thought if you keep it passed the renovation and do it up make it look like a carriage from the outside could be fun idea

Brilliant, you won't go wrong with caravan you bought to help you on your journey Look forward to following you guys on your journey ❤

Yes the right choice

JCB with a front bucket to scrape off the drive? you can hire them and save your backs. Exciting times with the caravan and living on site. Look forward to watching the progress.

You picked a great model. It’s important that you have a good home during the renovation.

I really love your choice of the Caravan. It looked lovely and homely. Well done

That was my favorite too, congratulations!

Yes that's the one I'd have chosen 🎉

I like the one you chose. It seemed the least like a caravan and has an interesting layout and lots more counter space.

Love your videos . Thank you for taking us on this adventure with you. From Massachusetts, USA

good choice. Looks wonderful.

Nice choice

Only found you yesterday,and now I’m caught up. Look forward to more videos. Love the caravan you picked.

Good choice looks comfortable. All the best ❤

You went for the caravan I liked the best! Thank you for showing the tour!

Nicely done! I think you made a good choice. And thanks for the views of your drive!

No 2 looked good for me and 5 . wished they had baths hehe

A word of warning, if you intend to place the Caravan between the platform edges. If there is only soil there, its likely to be waterlogged and you may find your Caravan sinking! which happened to to us when we were placing a Caravan in a back garden, when it was unhitched it began sinking, and it had to be rapidly removed. We later discovered the remains of a WWII shelter.

Yip, you picked the one I fell in love with, it stood out from the others, unique and lovely🙂Wish you well on your journey, cannot wait to see the final result🙂

It’s a lovely van. Have a look at a channel called the Irish homestead. They have clad the outside of their static van and it’s helped with the warmth factor. Once you are in your new house you could rent the caravan out as a holiday let.

Seemingly a rather nice choice. Happy Caravanning!

I would have picked that one too. 🎉😊

So exciting...😀👍

Great choice

great choice! I was living in the old house that I have been renovating myself at that time, it was a nightmare, everything covered with dust

I like #2 looks like a house

I would have chosen that one too.

Yes good choice…I would have chosen that one too

That’s the one that I thought you would choose.

I would of picked the same as you. The lounge looks really cosy.

Thank you taking us caravan shopping. That was fun. 🌷

I think i wish i could afford that myself as it would fit me and my youngest 2 comfortably 😃. I love love love the door between living area and brdrooms/front door area as that means wrangling my attack first/use nose later dog a lot easier when company comes by lol

Great Choice,this was my choice when I saw you look at it...😃

You picked my favourite ❤

Superb ! and very interesting

Good choice. It suits your needs

great job guys i love it

#2 was definitely my pick as well. The price was a little higher but with a little bit of negotiation like that free delivery, you can absolutely make it work. Everything else felt weird or too "RV" like. I'm sure they already did at the reseller, but if you pick up a high powered ozone machine and run that overnight in there, then let it air out the next day, it'll smell and feel super fresh and clean too, and it'll set you up for a much better start.

Great video. I would have chosen the same one you did. It's really comfy!! I hope you will enjoy it.

Looks like a good choice and is the next big step in the project. I think being over budget but free delivery was a good deal. Now you need to be ready for it to arrive. Don't forget height as well as width down the drive. Hope the girls enjoy this, it should only be temporary tell them. Good luck.

Same in Australia some people have a drive way that takes an hour to drive through

LOL 2 hours a long way 😂, gooday from AUS 🇦🇺👍. We call those mobile homes over here, they are certainly well appointed. However they all have a severe lack of cupboard storage.

Hi I’m watching from Kamloops BC Canada 🇨🇦 we would call that caravan a Park model Modular home, that was my choice too. Driving 2 hours is a day trip to shop in another town, 😂 I have to drive 8 hours to visit my daughter in Calgary Alberta it may take me all day but the scenery through the Rocky Mountains is spectacular.

I also like the one you picked. There are places in the states where people live in these the whole time

Congratulations on the lovely new space!! So exciting!! ❤

Yes good choice x

Yes I loved the one you picked. It was my favorite as well

Static caravan = Tiny House. A two hour drive is also just down the road here in Australia.

Great idea getting the caravan. We lived in a smaller one while building a house several years ago and it sure makes it easier being right on site. 🇨🇦☕️

After driving on roads in Wales from the south to the north I’m pre-amazed that the driver will be able to navigate that caravan to you. Between roads in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales the narrowest, twisty roads were in Wales. Driving with a manual transmission was its own special challenge and SO MANY ROUNDABOUTS!! Huzzah that Caravantastic is delivering for free.

You're correct. 2 hours is very short to us from the US. If I want to see my parents, I have to drive 13-15 hours from Georgia to Michigan.

Good choice. Hope it fits where you want it, without hassle.

I think you did well all lovely but that was a good choice...Interesting to see what these look like inside 😮 ❤