LordThornber Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 This is purely for myself, (sad I know), and not being used in any shape or form for gain or publication etc. How many nights away in your van did you manage this year and are you working/retired/semi retired? 64 nights for us, both full time. Thanks for taking the time Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenewellhome Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Sadly only about 26 nights away in the van this year for us, both working full time. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz43 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 as i am away at moment have not got my diary we have worked in out to about 70 days all in the uk and we both work full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Martyn, 48 both working but he can take time and I can take the kids if that makes sense and I know you will understand what I mean. Now the other thing is I have been with the grils and he has been with the boys but not bad really considering we have the three to juggle :D Oops all out of England . Will do England next year at easter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Probably about 40 - but no idea, as I tend to just upsticks & go. All of them UK, but I am going to try & get to Ireland next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 We have not slept in our Bungalow since I took Redundancy/ early retirement 10 years ago, we travel a lot and when " home " we still sleep in our van in the garden. the van is always ready to go and it very often does. we have electric hook ups in the garden so we feel we are camping all the time, I'm a bit confused though, do we qualify as full timers or what are we ?? *-) *-) *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordThornber Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 A great big thankyou to you all so far, please keep 'em coming!! Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysmith Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Did a total of 30 nights in caravan. 25 working at some warners shows etc only managed 5 nights hol.awwww was working fulltime but now semi retired. about to get my first motorhome for lots of nights away in uk next year whopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatterdog Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 48 for us one weekend away in March to check everything was working properly before the big break did our 6 week break april/may in France then two of the warners shows. Otherhalf self employed and works xmas/new year, we usually try to get away feb/march before the new taxyear but o.h. was ill last year and we had to rearrange the ferry dates we had booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philman Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 We are both retired and had 3 holidays this year. Two of them for 56 days and the third for only 48 days. We usually have 3 holidays each year normally 56 days each one. Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klyne Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Only 81 in 2008, would have been more but I injured my foot which prevented as adding at least another 40/50 nights! We are retired and try to take two trips to Europe a year with the odd few days here and there in the UK. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapido-lass Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 We managed 78 nights away and both were working full time. This is broken down into 2 x 2 week holidays and the rest weekends away, so although 78 days it is 24 trips in the last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 We managed about 40 nights away plus several long weekends, can't go away for more than two weeks at a time being a slave to my lawns. semi retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Martyn, This is a question worthy of asking on this thread you have started, Those who go away for long periods of time, what do you do while away? how do you occupy your time? apart from eating and sleeping in your van what do you do? Visit places of interest, sightseeing, meandering around towns and villages or what? do you pursue some kind of interest or hobby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 knight of the road - 2009-01-01 10:37 AM Martyn, This is a question worthy of asking on this thread you have started, Those who go away for long periods of time, what do you do while away? how do you occupy your time? apart from eating and sleeping in your van what do you do? Visit places of interest, sightseeing, meandering around towns and villages or what? do you pursue some kind of interest or hobby? I 'm guessing that most people who go away on long trips spend the time travelling and exploring. (If I was going to stay in one place for a long time I think I would just rent a chalet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 We've done 42 nights away in the van, and 14,000 miles since we got her on 6 March. And we both have full-time jobs! Ice & snow, no problem - we just put the Webasto on. She's been our only vehicle (the Mini has been away most of the year having major bodywork done) but there's no daily commute - most of that mileage has been for fun, including 2 continental trips. Tony & Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 May/June - 11 (should've been 16!) Aug/Sept - 16 Late Sept 4 Plus another 4 or so during the year Total = 35 Not as many as we would've liked due to the camper being damaged in June so we had to cut that holiday short and also then couldn't use it again much until our next major holiday at the end of August when it was fixed 1 day before we departed! Also with Midge beng poorly that's stopped us having any time away since the Pickering show in September. :-( We're going to make up for it this year though!!!! :-> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Just did a check and surprised to find we spent 99 nights in a van. (Some in a rented one but I reckon that still counts ). ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordThornber Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 This is top quality info and thanks again to you all, oh & Happy New Year now it's here!! The subject is just someting that interests me, partly from hearing stories about folk selling vans as they're not using them enough. Of course one persons usage is too much or too little isn't it, we're all different but I m quite fascinated as to what different usage we get from our hobby. Yes I know I'm sad - sorry :D :D Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 What do we do when away in our vans someone asked, well to be honest I sometimes wonder that myself, you get up in the morning and tinker around and before you know it its bedtime again and you wonder where the day went, Its called quality time I think, but whatever its great. :-o :-o :-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Looks wonderful just sitting & fishing fish & sit brill my kinda day :D No wonder the days go by fast . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hymer C 9. Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Just adding up the weeks away 14 which is 98 plus a few week days here and there in between and all in the UK (2008) which we really enjoyed. Carol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 2008 was our first year of motorhoming and we only managed 18 nights away, our new year resolution is to make this far more in 2009. The reasons for not getting away more are that we only picked our MH up in Mid April, spent one weekend trying it out then it was off the road for 4 weeks with mechanical trouble. As soon as it was fixed I was out of the country with work for a total of over 4 weeks (but 7 weekends) until our main Hol at the end of July. We've since managed a few weekends away (without any of the kids!) and are thoroughly enjoying it. We both work full time and can only take weekday breaks during school hols so are fairly limited. Again this year I should have my annual works trip driving to the South of Italy via Austria for 3 weeks then a week at the Nurburgring in Germany so will be limited on weekends during June and July but I'm sure we can work around that. Happy new year to you all and carry on motorhoming! Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spospe Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 We have been motorcaravanning since 2001 and have clocked up between 160 and 130 nights per year. This is normally done by way of a week at Easter, 2.5 to 3 months May-July and 2 months September to early November. All the long breaks have been abroad. We are both now retired, but when we started my wife worked during the winter months and had the summer off. We amuse ourselves of an evening by reading, listening to music and not watching TV (don't have one with us), during the day we tour and look at interesting things (very wide tastes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usinmyknaus Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 112 Nights over the 18 months we have had the van, so 75 average per year. We go away 1 weekend in every 2 and usually 1 trip of 2 weeks and 2 trips of 1 week in per year. Weekenders in the UK, longer trips France, Holland, Belgium so far. One of us is retired, one not. Retired one does all the cleaning, servicing, prepping and organising between trips of course. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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