I bought a coach!

[[TW]Fox]

Think I would rather a full home theatre, memory foam superking bed blah blah than 3 classic minis

Are you not going to have room for any cars at all?

If not, then may I ask, what are you intending to do with this coach once it is finished? The expense is significant so I'd imagine you have plans.

The reason I ask is that we spend as much time as possible touring and on road trips and at the places we like to go (Mountains, etc) we invariably encounter a lot of camper vans. Even the small van based ones end up being quite a nuisance and finding it quite difficult to access the more interesting places you may want to go - medieval cities, mountain passes, that sort of thing. So we often end up trying to work out why people bother with a camper van rather than a caravan they can detach and use the car for exploring with or, better still, a hire car and hotels - of which you can buy a heck of a lot for £60k!

So what are your plans? I'd have thought this thing only makes sense if it can accommodate a small car, so you can use it for travelling distances on major trunk roads and then use the car for exploring the good bits of wherever it is you go.

 

[Cleisthenes]

Are you not going to have room for any cars at all?

If not, then may I ask, what are you intending to do with this coach once it is finished? The expense is significant so I'd imagine you have plans.

The reason I ask is that we spend as much time as possible touring and on road trips and at the places we like to go (Mountains, etc) we invariably encounter a lot of camper vans. Even the small van based ones end up being quite a nuisance and finding it quite difficult to access the more interesting places you may want to go - medieval cities, mountain passes, that sort of thing. So we often end up trying to work out why people bother with a camper van rather than a caravan they can detach and use the car for exploring with or, better still, a hire car and hotels - of which you can buy a heck of a lot for £60k!

So what are your plans? I'd have thought this thing only makes sense if it can accommodate a small car, so you can use it for travelling distances on major trunk roads and then use the car for exploring the good bits of wherever it is you go.

I've seen massive campers towing a car like a smart or other small car, guess that could be done or can coaches not tow things?

 

[Akagi]

Maybe he plans on towing a little car like an IQ behind it.

 

[Akagi]

I've seen massive campers towing a car like a smart or other small car, guess that could be done or can coaches not tow things?

Stop it clamfrills, I was here first.

 

[[TW]Fox]

I've seen massive campers towing a car like a smart or other small car, guess that could be done or can coaches not tow things?

Yup that would absolutely work. If he hasn't considered this already he really should

 

[Cleisthenes]

Stop it clamfrills, I was here first.

Shouldn't you be breaking your already broken new barge?

 

[Jez]

Guys he already covered that, it has a tow bar and will tow a car

Quite a cool idea IMO, i know it is massive but combined with a car for local trips, effectively with the vehicle this size you have your own mobile hotel with how good you could make it.

 

[Akagi]

Shouldn't you be breaking your already broken new barge?

You wouldn't believe me if I said everything works would you

Anyway, not my thread. Message me or something if you want.

 

[Dr Who]

Are you not going to have room for any cars at all?

If not, then may I ask, what are you intending to do with this coach once it is finished? The expense is significant so I'd imagine you have plans.

The reason I ask is that we spend as much time as possible touring and on road trips and at the places we like to go (Mountains, etc) we invariably encounter a lot of camper vans. Even the small van based ones end up being quite a nuisance and finding it quite difficult to access the more interesting places you may want to go - medieval cities, mountain passes, that sort of thing. So we often end up trying to work out why people bother with a camper van rather than a caravan they can detach and use the car for exploring with or, better still, a hire car and hotels - of which you can buy a heck of a lot for £60k!

So what are your plans? I'd have thought this thing only makes sense if it can accommodate a small car, so you can use it for travelling distances on major trunk roads and then use the car for exploring the good bits of wherever it is you go.

I will have a motorcycle onboard or tow a Smart Car (yes it has a towbar). Underneath isn't an option without significantly rebuilding the structure as the space frame underneath is part of the body structure.

This isn't to camp in, this will be liveable. When I give up work I want to live on the road, a camper van or RV just doesn't cut it and I have spent a good chunk of my life travelling and living in Hotels and they are greatly overrated, can't even have my cat with me

 

[Usher]

As a previous camper van owner I look forward to seeing how you will park it up on a camping site ( if you can find one to let you in) and then decide you need to go shopping to Morrisons 10 miles away

 

[Dr Who]

As a previous camper van owner I look forward to seeing how you will park it up on a camping site ( if you can find one to let you in) and then decide you need to go shopping to Morrisons 10 miles away

Well I guess that's more fun than actually reading the thread and the post right above...

 

[Akagi]

As a previous camper van owner I look forward to seeing how you will park it up on a camping site ( if you can find one to let you in) and then decide you need to go shopping to Morrisons 10 miles away

have you actually been reading?

The posts literally above yours are talking about how it will have another vehicle stored aboard or towed behind it lol.

 

[Dr Who]

have you actually been reading?

The posts literally above yours are talking about how it will have another vehicle stored aboard or towed behind it lol.

I know right

 

[Akagi]

Well I guess that's more fun than actually reading the thread and the post right above...

Whoops.

Constantly slightly too late today it seems.

 

[Dr Who]

Whoops.

Constantly slightly too late today it seems.

No need to apologise, good to know someone is actually reading

 

[Akagi]

No need to apologise, good to know someone is actually reading

Who are you again?

Buying a lorry or something?

 

[Dr Who]

Who are you again?

Buying a lorry or something?

I am the guy who has been planning this for 5 years and hasn't thought things through

 

[Cleisthenes]

I am the guy who has been planning this for 5 years and hasn't thought things through

I knew it!

 

[Howard]

This is so cool. And being able to just roll a motorbike out the back side and potter off up the road is awesome. I am genuinely excited to see how this progresses

 

[Dr Who]

I knew it!

Floorplan I mapped out 3 years ago

This is so cool. And being able to just roll a motorbike out the back side and potter off up the road is awesome. I am genuinely excited to see how this progresses

Or possibly an electric converted quad bike I can charge from the Excess Solar.