before buying the land check the local regulations. Most will only allow the erection of shed/garage if you also submit plans for a house. They may permit you to live temporarily in a shed during construction but not permanantly. You may get away with it in a secluded rural area but its a big risk
__________________
Jenny and Barry
2009 Roma Elegance / 2013 Colorado. Permanent travellers 2011-2015 now just travel for 4-6 mths
Think it through very carefully.....I would suggest that that rig is far too cramped to live in full time...
and that's only a start of the many things you need to consider
ABSOLUTELY correct. Wood quickly become a nightmare in such limited space with such limited facilities.
Issue 2 The Northstar would want to be mega cheap as they are US built and have limited life and impossible spares. Would want to be checked out by electrician well qualified on Australian electrical laws relating to caravans and motorhomes and the same with gas. Personally my opinion is anybody buying a US built unit needs to see a psychiatrist first.
Well Guys, I've lived in a camper-van for 2yrs whilst building a new house near Kingaroy in Qld & didn't have any problems with Council. It depends on where you are I think, as I know the Council at Tara Qld built a new toilet block in the overnite camping area & provided solar hot water & showers to cater for both tourists & locals who live on scrub blocks around the area & don't have electricity, water, or showers & make it a regular get together BBQ once a week at the camping area to utilise the new Council facilities. I spoke directly with an council employee & complimented him on the clean facility who proceeded to tell me the story. I think you would be reasonably safe living in a camper-van or shed provided you are not within the town area, or on a main road where everyone can see you, as there are hundreds of people in the South Burnett and Tara areas who live in sheds & caravans on bush blocks. I also noticed the same Council tolerance in an area south of Ravenshoe on the Atherton Tablelands, towards Innot Hot Springs where there is a large subdivision off the main highway (left) & out of sight where there is a large combination of shed dwellers, houses & other camping (living) arrangements. After building my house, I found that I could not live in it as it was too big & required to much effort to maintain so I have put it on the market. You can see it at www.owner.com.au property No. 47410. I have since purchased 700 acres of bushland near Chinchilla Qld & set up my base camp from which I travel. I am back living in my camper-van & shed & am happy as the proverbial pig in . & have just offered this property to other Grey Nomads for free camping, & you can get the details from this website under New Free Camp Site. Some travellers want their homes to go back to, others don't, & the choice is yours. Just remember that we will all be living in Aged Care Homes at some time in the near future, so the question of home ownership is subjective & debatable at our age.
