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Trailer parks would be set up at various seaside locations, to
accommodate trailer homes which would enter/exit the parks from
the sea. Whereas marinas cater to boats which are moored to their
docks, the trailer parks would cater to mobile homes. These would
be floating mobile homes which would
also have an amphibious
capability to move onshore from the water, and vice-versa. The
trailer parks would provide lots for rent, including hookups for
utilities, as is the case for traditional trailer parks. The result would
be to create an alternative to the houseboat lifestyle, whereby
mobility is still achieved via the sea, but actual
stationary/sedentary living is done on land. Transfer from sea to
land and vice-versa would occur via a large concrete ramp. A special
amphibious trailer would be maneuvered into position underneath
the floating mobile home and attached, to then carry it onto the
land and over to its assigned lot. Once maneuvered into the lot, the
mobile home would be jacked up to allow the trailer to be removed
for re-use. Likewise, the inverse procedure would be done when a
mobile home is to depart from the trailer park. A transfer fee would
be charged by the park for each transfer activity. Alternatively,
some floating mobile homes would be equipped with their own
wheels (motorized/unmotorized) for amphibious transfer.
Mobile homes are otherwise very expensive to transport by
roadway, often limiting their range of transport, and the scheduling
of their transit.
Camper Boats
https://www.youtube...watch?v=gEwTgXlMlyw
Amphibious Campers [sanman, Nov 25 2020]
Floating_20Your_20Mobile_20Home
[hippo, Nov 25 2020]
Houseboat Lifestyle
https://www.youtube...watch?v=yMKJR5n4gLw
Lifestyle of Houseboaters [sanman, Nov 25 2020]
Dutton
http://www.timdutton.com/
Ideal towing vehicle [pocmloc, Nov 25 2020]
Boat Lift
https://www.youtube...watch?v=lfy9ePyU_1g
Lift to Carry Boats Ashore [sanman, Nov 25 2020]
Amphibious Driving Houseboat
https://www.youtube...watch?v=LBuK0xrsoc4
[sanman, Nov 25 2020]
Boaterhome
https://www.youtube...watch?v=TkrLQeyWBMs
[sanman, Nov 25 2020]
Hammond's Dampervan was first...
https://www.youtube...watch?v=WTVPPTV-bQM
[bs0u0155, Nov 25 2020]
Trailer Tow Onto Land
https://www.youtube...watch?v=oXGD0VkXghE
[sanman, Nov 26 2020]
The Shore Ships of Sundai
http://www.cargolaw...e_sendai_ships.html
Dramatic [8th of 7, Nov 26 2020]
[link]
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keep reading that as ambitious mobile homes |
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Well, they are ambitious in a way - they do represent a sort of
dream life |
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Any vehicle can be amphibious, briefly |
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I quite like the idea of a bay full of caravans all
bobbing around in the waves as the terrified
owners stare out from behind their lace curtains.
In Devon (or it might be in Cornwall), they call the
yearly summer invasion of caravans the emet
boxes, emets being a colloquial expression for
ants. |
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// colloquial expression for ants // |
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They're not all Londoners though, shirley ? |
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Amphibious cars are baked; some have been custom converted into camper vans (see link). Amphibious caravans are baked as shown on the youtube linked. Lakeside, riverside and beachside campsites with slipways, hardstandings and electric hookups are baked. |
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Those links are relatively recent. Richard Hammond's
Dampervan <link> was way ahead. |
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[pocmloc] What's not baked in is the idea of combining the
seaside trailer parks as stopover points, as part of the overall
package. By their very nature, these trailer parks would not
be rundown trash-holes, but would be upscale and all-
weather alternatives to marinas. Lots could be available on
monthly rental basis, or as multi-month term lease, or could
even be done as timeshares. People could then travel all
over the coasts, down to Baha, or along the inland rivers,
etc. These parks could each offer their own special
amenities and attractions to lure boatsteaders. The
competition for vacationer/retiree dollars could promote
infrastructure development around these parks, with malls
and shopping districts growing around them. Boatsteading
parks could provide a more liquid/elastic type of real-estate
market. |
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//Any vehicle can be amphibious, briefly// |
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That works both ways ... <link> |
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Does this include rugous or squamous, just
asking. |
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One wonders what an amphibious mobile home
trailer park would do to the local seaside property
values. Could go either way. |
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Strange that big boats with sleeping quarters use
some of the same sort of domestic appliance /
kitchenette architecture as mobile homes, yet
somehow they indicate different demographics. |
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"So after I pull the outboard off of mah house, I'm
goin' over to Billybob's to help him pull the wheels off
of his." |
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