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- Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:12 am
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
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Re: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
Its alright Stu. Look under the fridge. If things ever get lost they usually get sucked under the fridge. Or behind the oven. Whichever is heaviest.. Yeah there is much logging activity about Nelson. Has been for years. One day when we - if we- can afford to buy a little block of land we'll make sur...
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:48 am
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Too much time, too much $$$ and no sense
- Replies: 12
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Re: Too much time, too much $$$ and no sense
Wow- fantastic. I'd roll around in that. After having spent 2.5 years living in a small transit van to me that looks big enough. You would just have to learn to live with less and make sure every thing you own is tapered.... :) What a boring world it would be if we didn't have people creating things...
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:39 am
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
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Re: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
Hiya, sorry for late reply. The spot is at brook valley holiday park. Its about 6 kms from the centre of Nelson at the end of a little valley. We have a beautiful bird sanctuary here with amazing hiking through ancient forests. There are a few people living here year round. Mainly old buses and a fe...
- Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:09 pm
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
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Re: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
Cheers Dburt. We are making the most of not working but I'm gonna go back to some engineering or something similar to bump the funds up before Jan. Heres some pics of the truck parked up where we are currently living. Took some on Monday afternoon in the sunshine while drinking cider. Hannah chillin...
- Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:32 am
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
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Re: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
Yeah we are both very pleased with where we have ended up. Next rip will be over new years somewhere. For now its back to that earning money bother..
- Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:42 pm
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
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Re: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
OK then. heres a late update. Not much really as far as work on the truck goes. Its working fine as both a house and a truck. We drove it over to Nelson 3 weeks ago. Nelson is now our new home. It went drove so well and was such a buzz. I loved it. very cruisy and much better up and over the hills t...
- Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:53 pm
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
- Views: 76376
- Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:50 pm
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: We are back in business
- Replies: 9
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- Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:53 am
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: An Announcement....
- Replies: 15
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i had discovered the old forum quite late and hadn't had a decent look about it yet. I'm glad stu has stepped up to take the reins. Cheers sharky for the efforts so far. Keep the very helpful info coming! It has always surprised me at the lack of forums dedicated to building and living in, housetruc...
- Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:48 pm
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
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Lostranger- cheers for the compliments. Yep- as Stu said the NZ height limit is 4.25 m (14'). We built ours to 4.2 but as the truck got heavier it settled and is now about 4.15. Most roads, bridges, tunnels in NZ, at least the ones we will use, are designed to allows a rear overhang of 70% of the wh...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:21 pm
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
- Views: 76376
Cheers for more nice comments. On subject of boots..cheers for your concern. Your not the only one who has mentioned my bare feet. yep - I should be wearing boots I know..but I just love being barefoot. One day I'll get hurt I'm sure but probably more chance of getting hurt doing other things I enjo...
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:19 pm
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
- Views: 76376
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:16 am
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
- Views: 76376
Thanks very much guys. I must now take time to chill out. Also I will pop by the chat room here and talk buses and trucks, now that we finally are 'on the road' :) One thing that is really cool is discovering the truck only weighs in at 8.5 tonne plus that it will return 12.5 MPG. I don't think that...
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:44 am
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
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Second update from 3/7/11... Just got back from our first proper trip away in the housetruck. Man it was cool. So much chilling out was had- we finally got to properly just sit back and enjoy our new home in an amazing enviroment. I'll sleep tonight and probably dream the sound of waves. We started ...
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:43 am
- Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
- Topic: Our NZ housetruck build thread...
- Replies: 64
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Hiya guys and girls, Sorry for not directly updating this thread. I am very happy to say that we have now got our house on the road and have completed our first trip away. We are now finishing little jobs off before we move to Nelson to start that horrible 'work' thing. We have found a nice place to...