The caravan for the garden: a review of species + the best options

The desire to have at the cottage are not stationary structure and the moveable housing is due not only to dream about travel. It’s much easier. In the summer the owners of a suburban area are actually moving there and, of course, equip your home, creating coziness in it. Moved here and part of the property, providing the vacationers a comfortable stay. With the cold many residents return to the city apartment, visiting a summer house from time to time to ensure the safety of their property. Of course, if instead of a fixed structure they would have a home on wheels to give, the problem of winter travel and experiences would be solved much easier.

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The advantages of mobile homes

In fact, mobile home on wheels is a kind of trailer, conceived and then designed and developed to stay one or more persons in conditions of maximum comfort.

The basic equipment of such facilities, typically includes a stove for cooking, refrigerator, furniture and other items without which civilized man has already become difficult to imagine.

Even such a big house-transformer folded is on the site a minimum of space while providing tenants with maximum comfort

Undoubted advantages of this structure are:

it is on a plot of minimum space;
special or complex maintenance is not required;
it can be operated not only in the country. It is convenient to take along for the journey, not to look for temporary lodging and not spend money on it: all necessary equipment is always at your fingertips.
the ability to use the car to tow it to a Parking lot.

With regard to the latter advantage, it is necessary to clarify that the dimensions of the trailer-the trailer must not exceed the following:

height – 400 cm;
width – 255 cm;
length – 100 cm excluding the part extending beyond the limits trailer.

The overall design during transportation need special equipment and support. When speaking of towing forces an ordinary passenger car, it is implied that we are talking about a country house-trailer.

Pay attention to the fact that even relatively small external dimensions of the house allowed him to hold all the necessary household utilities and furniture

In Western countries, traveling with his own house is a common practice. Our fellow citizens are just beginning to learn this method of tourism. But given the vast expanses of our homeland and its beauty, it can be assumed that the popularity of mobile designs from year to year will only grow.

Kinds of mobile housing

A mobile home is a structure that is able to combine many functions. Honor of this truly ingenious invention belongs to specialists from America. The first such structure on the basis of a conventional truck chassis in the company’s «Jennings» in 1938.

With the development of scientific thought and technology and expanding range of mobile homes. Different models differ from each other not only in dimensions, but the technical equipment, quality of interior finish.

The dream is about to embark on a journey without leaving your own home, was successfully implemented by talented designers from the United States

Based on these parameters, from the variety of mobile structures can be distinguished:

trailer tent;
trailer cottage;
Autodata on wheels.

Let us consider these options.

Mobile trailer tent

This design by-law can be considered the most simple and relatively cost-effective solution to the problem. At the initial stage of folding trailer tent – great mobile housing.

At first glance, this structure looks like a simple trailer. But the differences arise after around the base of the structure is assigned a special tent. It and installed all the necessary attributes.

If the basis of the trailer tent is rectangular design of the trailer, the tent itself can have unpredictable form, including to be multi

Space in the tent will be enough for:

the fridge;
shell;
stoves;
several items of collapsible furniture, necessary household.

Surprisingly, but in this lightweight design is insufficient space for double beds and the dining room, which is located in the middle of a makeshift house. If desired, the dining room in the most models of trailers, tents can also be transformed into a double bed.

The small space can accommodate families up to four people. The tent itself, usually made of fabric that allows good ventilation and to protect tenants from bad weather, insects and snakes.

This picture clearly shows only a small part of the inside of the tent: it has everything you need and nothing extra

These tents are popular with tourists, hunters and fishermen. But this design has a significant drawback: when moving it will have to regularly disassemble and assemble again.

Comfortable cottage-trailer

Housing of this type is often called a caravan, camper or trailer. Unlike tents, the dimensions of this design are more consistent with our notions of life in comfort. Length from 6 to 12 meters allows the cottage-trailer play the role of a full-fledged rural buildings.

Of course, without help this country-a trailer is not going anywhere, but with a car she can move to a distance which will ensure supplies of food, water and other resources

The usual complement of trailer includes the following components:

heaters;
the stove;
fridge;
shower;
bathroom;
a basic set of furniture and additional furnishings.

If life in the tent was like marching, the owners of the trailer I can feel almost like home. Interior in it is slightly different from what we used to see in a small suburban house or in a small city apartment.

Significantly expands the range of furniture that you can afford. And it will not only sofa, but also, for example, a large bed, wardrobes and kitchen cabinets.

The internal structure of the cottages-the trailer says that here you can fully relax and freshen up after a long journey or working in the country

Meanwhile, the trailers villas may significantly differ from each other not only external finishing and internal decoration and equipment

Not all trailers are the system life is organized in the same way. Depending on this parameter are the following models:

Camping. Abroad there is a system of campgrounds that are specifically designed for certain models of trailers. These campsites or summer camps has centralized power and water supply, to which you can simply connect.
Offline. The owners of these models can only rely on their own strength and reserves. So they have all the necessary plumbing equipment with a fair supply of water, and a generator that runs on diesel and provides the trailer with electricity.

Caravan on wheels

This mobile design can become the owner of a suburban area full of housing. It is able to accommodate up to 7 tenants. The average length of such a garden is 12 meters, but models are available and for 15 and 17 meters in length. It can accommodate all the equipment, which usually happens in the trailer, and additional furniture and equipment.

Here is the compartment above the driver’s cabin and has an alcove. There is a sleeping place. There must be very interesting to look at the road when giving in the path

There are features in the design caravans. In the upper part of her body, there is a ledge, alcove, located directly above the driver’s cab. There is also equipped with a comfortable bed. Inside the house there are shower, and a separate kitchen which has a hob for cooking and fridge. Sleeps here a few.

What is there inside the villas on wheels. This again suggests that the caravan can be an excellent substitute stationary housing, if the time to replenish

Caravan is not only a marker, and heavy construction. Its weight is about 3500 kg. it Is not cheap. However, if you prefer not the latest model, and the products that sell on the secondary market, you can buy a decent Autodata, paying relatively inexpensive.

Three classes of comfort

Campers can be divided into classes according to their level of comfort.

Luxury class A

Motorhome class A – Autonomous mobile construction large size. These trailers are considered not only convenient, but luxurious. In the European classification they correspond to the integrated campers. In fact, this is a residential bus.

Part of their equipment includes built-in generator, gas cylinders, whose volume is about 200 liters, rechargeable large capacity battery and a decent supply of drinking water in the tank. Thanks to these resources, the owners of A-class can not depend on of camping and a long time to travel offline.

Those who still doubt whether to buy a motorhome class A or begin to erect on its site a large house, let look at this dwelling with garage

Alcove class B

Base for motorhomes class B is truck chassis with driver’s cabin. This model is specially developed as a Foundation for mobile homes. In Europe, similar structures are called alcove motorhomes with. This name appeared thanks to the alcove, located above the driver’s cabin.

The presence of the driver’s cabin provides a private entrance for the passenger and driver. This trailer is good for novice travelers, as to manage it much easier than a motor home class A.

Some alcove campers provide an extension of living space vacationers and travelers due to the hinged or sliding side panels

Compact

Motorhomes class «In» belongs to the category of small and relatively inexpensive mobile campers. The basis for them are often extended chassis van – vans. They can be a standalone housing for the company of four travelers.

As a rule, the increased space is due to a pop-up roof, which is made from fiberglass. The class offers its owners a number of basic amenities: portable toilet, small kitchen, bedroom and dining room.

This neat VW green color looks right at home: it is evident that the owners love to spend it inside their free time

Manufacturers of popular models

If we had the idea of buying a home on wheels to give, it would be good to sort out how who produce models coming into our market. Such products are in demand, and this means that the market is always present products created in the USA, Germany, UK, Italy, France and other countries.

Trailer tent «SKIF-2», produced in Belarus, allows to build, based on small rectangular trailer a Palace, where all have enough space

Different kinds of mobile housing is produced in Belarus. Body of RV from «MAZ-Kupava» made from sandwich panel with adhesive bonded aluminium skins. Interior decoration of the home is made of sheets DVPO. The price of the Belarusian avcodec varies in the range from 8000 to 500 dollars.

Recommendations on the choice of

If you desire to buy a mobile giving is supported by financial capability and it is time to start choosing a suitable model tips which will help you avoid mistakes:

Carefully inspect the ceiling and walls of the structure. They should not have any defects. Check them for dryness.
No cutting the slits in the premises can not be.
If ready-to-use building is the result of the transformations, check the serviceability of all mechanisms.
All the shelves, drawers and cabinets must be in working condition.
Carefully inspect the bathroom. On the toilet should be no signs of mechanical damage: chips and cracks.
Open the vents. This procedure must be performed effortlessly. In the closed position, the hatches should be tightly adjacent to the holes.
Check out how to open and close the window. Make sure they do not leak.
Make sure that all doors and other operable elements of the furniture are reliable retainers.
Consider the sewage system: the passage of water through it should be unobstructed.
Inspect vents. Make sure they are not glued, not welded or closed in any other way.
The seals on the doors should be elastic and soft. Only in this case they will be closed tightly and without the formation of gaps.
Make sure you locked the front door, securely locking it operates its device.

Not knowing which model you have chosen, it is very difficult to anticipate all the nuances of design and to give more detailed recommendations, but the base we have supplied. And the General principle of checking of new and used mobile structures must be clear.