Hi all..firstly may l say what a pleasant and informative site this is. l have learnt so much and have had almost all of my questions answered.
First question is are there any full time travellers with larger caravans ( 23-24 footers ) who have felt they were disadvantaged being a bit larger caravan in any way.. (not from parking in caravan parks ) but more negotiating in bush areas ? Would you now prefer a smaller van for any reason ?
Next question for the ladies.. What sort of craft do you do whilst on the road ?
And lastly..while reading through the entire postings l came across a joke? about the differences between a man and a woman...l can't remember the exact wording but it was about the way we look at things differently was quite clever and funny.. but for the life of me l can't find it now and l have been going though all the sections without success..anyone got any ideas or may have written it ? Thank you all in advance And a big thank you for being able to discuss topics without the denegration into the nastiness that seems to happen on other sites.
Only on Van size from my point of view I only wanted a short van but wanted a shower and toilet. I have towed a lot of things over my life and decided I was most happy with 16 to 17 foot. Couldnt find what I wanted below 25 thousand so ende up with an older one and rebuilt it. All for the same reason you are asking the question for cheers blaze
We had a Regal 16/7'6" off road single axle van and it was good for going down tracks for bush camping and for the great fishing spot. We now have an 18/7'6" dual axle van and have to be real carefull when going down tracks etc as it cannot be turned in it's own length like the single axle job. But still with some care and a bit of walking ahead to check track conditions we have been able to get it through some tricky bits. I would not be so confident with a van over 20ft length because of the far reduced turning circle when on tracks.
Cheers Dodg.
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I was tired yesterday and I'm tired today betcha I'm retired tomorrow. he he.
As far as crafts go, I have a friend who does pyrography, but the disadvantage is that their caravan fills up with artistic pieces of wood which are heavy to carry! Its a good idea to consider whether you want to sell it, or give it to the grandkids when you get home? I've seen people (not only ladies) doing crochet, embroidery of various types, 0il or water colour painting (I'm taking mine next trip), and many would agree digital photography is an art too.
Cant help with the caravan question, but we prefer a smaller rig due to the problems negotiating all sorts of places not just bush areas. Shopping centres are hard enough with a 16footer!
If you read through all the different posts you will see a whole range of different crafts ladies make and sell in their travels.
I had an attempt at a couple but found I was a dead loss at both. Photography seems to be my forte so might look into selling photo postcards in my travels. Still working on that one.
CMCA has a group known as 'Rug Rts' that knits knee rugs and beanies (for chemotherapy patients). I haven't checked it out yet because I'm a newbie myself so I have no idea how you get the knitted products to someone for distribution.
Management always does some craft painting every morning before it becomes too hot - that fills in at least half of the day for her. Everyone in the family and a few more get a hand made craft piece for christmas and birthdays....
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If there is such a thing as a tourist season.... why cant we shoot them?
i'm a scrapaholic, so so first trip took my scrapping stuff, soon realised it took up far to much room and just didnt have enough table space to do it comfortable . so i learnt early that you take craft stuff that is light and doesnt take up a lot of room in storage compartments. WE have a jayco dove. so of course i take lots of photos store them on computer and crop etc so there ready to print at a later date. we have a tv (he couldnt live without that tv) and i have my computer (he doesnt use a computer , he's vissually impaired) i also read more when away and crossword books are a must . i have a tapestry cushion i'v been working on (for 2 years dont do it a lot) but i do a bit of crochet , hanging teatowels some i sell and some i give away, crochet beanies, heard that premmies baby beanies are needed at hospitals so going to find out more about that. if i end up with to much stuff i post it to my daughters and she stores it for me.
nomadic1 i like the sounds of the knee rugs do you think they would take crochet ones.
i did take jewelry junk at one stage but again took up a bit of space love doing it , dont wear it , doesnt sell for enough profit, so ditched that one.
it all boils down to doing what YOU like to do . we walk a fair bit and fish as well. i like to explore the areas we stay in.
good luck with your travels travel safe and above all have fun lyn
CMCA has a group known as 'Rug Rts' that knits knee rugs and beanies (for chemotherapy patients). I haven't checked it out yet because I'm a newbie myself so I have no idea how you get the knitted products to someone for distribution.
hi i crochet. do you think they would take crochet knee rugs.
Hi and welcome. I've just read your post. Rob and I are newbies too. In answer to your question about crafts I will be doing crocheting hopefully and when we camp, some cross stitch. Do you do any crafts too?
