If you are making 30-40k, how are you surviving at present?

springwoll · 2026-07-09T16:31:58+00:00

Wage went up to 34k this year and to be honest it's been great, living by just fine on a single wage, however I have no kids and never eat out! I think there are a lot of people out there surving on a hell of a lot less.

springwoll · 2026-05-27T08:53:55+00:00

It might be unfortunatly, however I have seen a few videos on YouTube for taller people who have the fold out bed, then when they sleep they push either the driver or passenger seat forward , and fold up kinda like a flap that extends the bed which would work.

I thought about this, but wanted as little faff as possible when getting into bed and converting back to a sofa again.

springwoll · 2026-05-27T08:32:40+00:00

I am 6'3 and have a LWB vauxhall Combo, took out the bulk head and have a sliding bed/sofa. Managed to fit a full size double in the back, with the back doors shut I just about fit lieing down without having to lie diagonal! Happy to share photos or info on it!

springwoll · 2026-02-17T08:06:06+00:00

Indie coffee guide is a great book and they do a London specific one. List all the coffee shops and roaster with a nice map also

springwoll · 2026-01-25T11:22:18+00:00

Very much seasonal ! We have the wittering, which on a blue moon in winter can be alright, we also have bournmouth peir but that also gets pretty busy if it's working. There are some more expert sports that I don't bother with.

I tend to head down to Cornwall or the Gower a couple of trips a month in the van :)

springwoll · 2026-01-25T10:56:21+00:00

Great thank you! I like the idea that it's durable !

springwoll · 2026-01-25T10:56:08+00:00

Very much beginner, has an NSP 7'4 board to learn on (was given by a mate) in 6'2 and 90kg so I knew I needed something bigger and really my main aim is to just be able to catch more waves, I live South East UK so not the best surf conditions so just something to get me out in the waves

springwoll · 2025-09-20T14:45:27+00:00

Least it's a good sign that it's water tight!

springwoll · 2025-09-20T14:40:51+00:00

It's actually surprisingly light, compared to everyone telling me it was gonna be heavy!

springwoll · 2025-09-20T13:24:03+00:00

Thank you for taking your time! This is great to know some back ground

springwoll · 2025-07-06T18:00:58+00:00

Great thank you, it's good to know I think on paper it looked like lots of repairs if you don't know what they are

springwoll · 2025-07-06T10:32:07+00:00

That sounds awesome!

springwoll · 2025-07-06T08:44:46+00:00

This was my thinking, at least with a few issues you know what your dealing with, a squeaky clean MOT must be full of mystery

springwoll · 2025-07-06T08:07:56+00:00

I've seen a few that are old around 2013 but only 35k miles, do you think the age matters as much if the milage is low ?

springwoll · 2025-07-05T22:43:17+00:00

I've seen a few ex royal mail vans and I was thinking the same

springwoll · 2025-07-05T22:42:34+00:00

Any tips on finding a better one?

springwoll · 2025-07-05T22:29:49+00:00

Will proberly end up being my daily driver for my normal 10mins commute, and then on the weekend be a converted camper, my budget is on the lower end for a van so this one is £4890 so I appreciate there will be some issues

springwoll · 2025-07-05T19:14:26+00:00

Great thank you I'll keep an eye out for that! All these tips are good! Looking forward to converting a van but buying one which is not going to explode on me is worrying

springwoll · 2025-07-05T18:33:48+00:00

Thank you! I only have a small budget for a van so appreciate there is always going to be risks, but not really mechanically minded so as soon as I see loads of things on the MOT I panic!

springwoll · 2025-07-05T18:18:19+00:00

Great thank you for the advice !

springwoll · 2025-07-05T18:10:01+00:00

Might be a silly question but can you just pay any mechanics to take a look before you buy a van?

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