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Subject Topic: Does anyone else do this??
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14/7/2009 at 6:34pm
 Location: Nottinghamshire
 Outfit: 2015 Lunar clubman SI
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We've had our 2005 Compass Corona 362 about a month now and have been away quite a few times and we love it!!....................in fact so much I've just been out to do a few jobs in it and ended up sat in it on the drive for over an hour with a cuppa and magazine!!...........please tell me I'm not the only mad one!!!



14/7/2009 at 6:38pm
 Location: Shrewsbury
 Outfit: Berghaus Air 6.1
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Your are definately not the only mad one!!!  We sat in ours last night listening to the rain...always sounds better on the caravan roof.



14/7/2009 at 7:14pm
 Location: Costa Del Hartlepool
 Outfit: Compass Corona 626 Kia Sedona
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No, the caravans a nice place to sit in when I need a bit of piece and quite. I have even slept in the caravan when I have been on nights.

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14/7/2009 at 7:22pm
 Location: West Mids
 Outfit: Swift Ace Statesman & X-Trail 2.0
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Well ClaireL, you're about as Potty as the rest of us ... well, my wife anyway. She takes refuge in the van when she wants a bit of peace and quite for her study, I'll often find the house empty and realise she's out in the van


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14/7/2009 at 7:35pm
 Location: Cannock
 Outfit: Freedom sunseeker and Delta Heron static.
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Ours is in storage,luckily only a mile or so from us and ive been known to go down and make some tea and just have a quiet hour or so on ukcampsite.

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14/7/2009 at 7:37pm
 Location: West Midlands
 Outfit: Conway Crusader
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Mad I think your positively normal......was in mine in the back garden on Sunday having a cup of tea and a read of the papers.

A safe haven from the kids and wife.

Ian.

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14/7/2009 at 7:45pm
 Location: West Scotland
 Outfit: Fleetwood Garland and Almera
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sounds alright to me, having a brew in the van even in winter is so nice, memories of holidays come back...plus if it lives on the drive it makes a good place to take the weight off your feet while working in the garden

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14/7/2009 at 7:51pm
 Location: West Midlands
 Outfit: Ssangyong Rodius and Trigano Randger
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Dont know what your talking about .... I NEVER watched a film in ours , and would certainly NEVER have hidden from the kids in it , nor would I have just sat there aimlessly doing nothing for nothings sake !! Nope dont know what you mean !!17 17

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14/7/2009 at 7:53pm
 Location: Lancaster
 Outfit: Avondale Grampian
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We do it too, we have also slept on the drive in it. I know very sad but kids loved it and so did I if I'm honest


14/7/2009 at 9:02pm
 Location: Scotland
 Outfit: Adria Adora 532UK & 2L Mondeo Estate
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Oh thank goodness we're not the only one's.....

Haven't yet been away in our new (to us) 'van but have had breakfast, lunch and several afternoon cuppas with friends who've come for a nosey!

Hubby drew the line at sleeping in it in the drive sadly, but off on our hols this Friday - yippee!!!

 



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14/7/2009 at 9:10pm
 Location: Leicester
 Outfit: Abbey stafford 95
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last year just after refitting the van out i had promised the youngest daughter a weekend away in it.. however work was rained off so we both spent the weekend 3 foot from the front window had a full cooked breakfast and was even joined by the wife for brekkie and the odd coffee for the day shortly afterwards freinds of ours joined us at one point therer was 7 of us were in there drinking coffee


14/7/2009 at 9:24pm
 Location: Nottinghamshire
 Outfit: Mazda CX5 Sport Nav &Lunar Ultima 470
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Oh yes many a happy cuppa been had about a foot from our front door. What is the point in having it sitting on the drive if your not going to use it there. 17

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14/7/2009 at 9:28pm
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Definatly not mad!

my PIL have their van on the drive and on more than one occasion we have gone to visit found the cars there and house all locked up apparantly noone home until a head pops out of the caravan! they are in there "organising" stuff!

the new van arrived and just a week later they found an excuse to sleep in it on the drive, they needed to see if our son would like his new bunk in the van! he is 2 and would sleep anywhere so long as he has his mo mo.

 

we would spend time in our van but it is in storage a few miles from home.



14/7/2009 at 9:45pm
 Location: scottish borders
 Outfit: Swift Challenger Hi Style 584
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ours is kept at a friends garage & i often find an "excuse" to pop down with something. went doen tonight to get it organised foe the weekend & almost fell asleep lol...... wish i could have it next to the house


14/7/2009 at 11:41pm
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LOL we are all mad! I like hiding in there from the kids! It's in our back garden and when ever my toddler goes out there he goes mad trying to get in....he is obsessed with caravans and has an array of toy ones bless him. He's 2 on saturday and i really wanted to take him away in it but my 10yrold wants to go to her friends party on the same day...ho hum.



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