Ride and walk down budes cycle path and the canal to the sea and then the castle.

Part two of fixing damage to the rear of my motorhome

I have now got a tow ball bike rack on my motorhome now am fixing a trailer board to the back which can be left on all the time this video will show you how i went about doing this.

A Drive To Tintagle From Last Year

first year costing for living on the road.

Hi all they say time fly,s when your having fun and it most certainly  does the 7th Aug 2016 is the end of my first year of being house less.
In total is have spent   790 night's of continuous sleeping in a van  with over 365 night's of that sleeping  around a small radius of the house I used to own .
This was really to do research on the viability of living on the road doing this allowed me to figure out the space i deemed  necessary for me to feel comfortable in.
Also the layout of the vehicle  the head room, do I want a fixed bed, type of cooker  amount of storage  what form of heating  would be suitable  and safe .
And most importantly  work out some form of costing for life on the road  gas usage for cooking and heating  best way to power your lighting and equipment  , I did not and still do not use any solar panels  this may change in the future I did a test on running the fridge continually  a 7 kg bottle only lasted 13 days  so would it be more cost effective buying food on a daily basis.
Heating the water for a shower every day or every  other day  would this be more cost effective than say going on a campsite for one night a week or visiting a swimming pool  can you cope with a rag on a stick wash every day
The amount of miles you cover will govern your fuel costs along with the  type of vehicle you have. I did an estimated costing  and I now have a actual first full year  costing which I will share with you.  This costing covers all fuel used and any fuel remaining  all gas used and any remaining All food , all household goods  ,laundry service, mot,maintenance  tax insurance!  it will not include any comfort items like A TV ,radio,computer,cameras   and the like. And will not include one off purchase,s  like mattress, curtains, bedding. Eating out and drinking are personal so not included in the actual costing .
Now i have a full years costing i have an average  to work to.

So as promised here is the cost of my first year of being house less and living in the van.

Fuel.                                             £1150.26
Food.                                            £1250.01
Gas.                                              £257.29
Van repair.                                £34.00
Mot.                                              £78.75
Road tax.                                    £215
Van insurance.                         £427.49
Household  consumables.      £105
Bottled water.                           £52
Parking                                       £224.70
Camping                                      £66
Laundry                                      £61
Total.                                           £3921.50

I can deduct  the cost of 3 gas bottles £69.00 and full tank of fuel £75.00 which is carried over to my second year.

Please remember this was purely living costs in a van fully kitted out with any comfort and personal  items I felt I wanted.
 Musical instrument, computer,  phone , i pad,TV,radio,bedding, mattress, pots and pans, cameras, curtains ,new clothes, hiking boots, hobby items fishing,shooting,

I have left out the cost of treats like drink,cigars, meals out, admission prices to events, and the cost of the van itself.
These are all variable cost's to each individuals Needs.

Part 2 of painting the barge in bude harbour

Part Two Of Painting The Canal Barge At Bude Harbour.

Fixing Some Rear End Damage To My Motorhome.

The Bike Rack Was Pushed Into The Rear Panel Of My Motorhome Which Left
A Sizeable Hole. So I Made Good The Damage By Turning it in to a Air vent.

The Painting of the canal barge at bude harbour