? on caravan storage

Farmhouse · Veteran Member

? on caravan storage

macka17 · Guru

If you definitely working there for 5.
It'll be a 24\7 job.

Sell van NOW while it in todays condition.
and put enough money away NOW.
to replace. Just in case business don't work out.
Some do. Some don't.

You May just accumulate enuff bikkies to head off
with a much nicer van and tug at end of project.

Then won't want to use this one.

Look at both ends of the stick.

And don't be tempted to put money from van into business
if it don't go too well.

Get out.
At least you'll still have a home.

Jaahn · Guru

Hi Farmhouse smile

Macka is making good sense today ?? biggrin IMHO also you should sell the van while it is pretty new and looks good. In 5 years time it will be 6 years old !! and will look like it.

As far as the battery goes it will need charging regularly any way in the van or out of it. But in 5 years time it will be at the end of its life anyway so use it some way now out of the van if you keep it. A very small panel connected to the battery is a good way to keep them topped up.

If you keep the van I would jack it up off the ground and let the tires down a bit and keep the light off it all including the tires. wink

Jaahn

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Can you erect shade cloth over it ?

Farmhouse · Veteran Member

Rethinking about selling now, I do have a full caravan cover if we decide to keep it.

patrol03 · Senior Member

A sensible decision. As Macka said..Look at both ends of the stick.Put the money in a term deposit for the duration or buy some bank shares that are fully franked.In 5 years you should have enough to buy another new one and cover any losses. Best of luck Farmhouse.

Farmhouse · Veteran Member

Thank you for all of you kind advice, have now listed with www.caravanzone.com.au

With a tear in my eye, we say goodbye.

macka17 · Guru

If you do store.
REMOVE wheels and park THEM, in shade somewhere.
And keep pressures UP.
45ish.

Even so they'll be timed out,
But in better condition than those that have stood in sun for that time.

I change mine EVERY 6 yrs or so. On all my veh's
2 cars. 2 boats 1 triler 1 van
Regardless of mileage on them.

Bloody hell.
I'm running a 24 wheeler here.

Warren-Pat_01 · Guru

Hi Farmhouse,
I agree with what the others have said - both options. There is a "For Sale" area on this site as well & there's Gumtree but you often get crank calls on that site (eg at 11.30pm at night, "Would ya take $x for it?"). I sold a tinny & our Eagle camper on Gumtree.

On our last trip back from Warrnambool in January, I checked the tyre pressure in my vehicle's spare tyre & found great difficulty in getting the cover back on. I had trouble to in the past but this was worse. So I checked the tyre & found it was a size too large (275mm wide instead of 265). Not only that, I found the tyre (not used in the 4.5 years I've had the car) was 10 years old! There were no cracks in it & looked almost new but I replaced it anyway. The tyre dealer said even though the tyre had been on the back of the car for most of that time, the fact that the cover was on, shielded the rubber from harmful UV rays.
A friend in Townsville jacks his van up & stores the wheels under his house so while they may be older, they are in good condition.

All the best in your new adventure.