Inspiring Individuality

Whether you build your caravan yourself or we help you, our goal is to foster your creativity and bring your dream to life.

           

For our History and pictures of all our caravans, click here

 

Want to build your own caravan?

This year, my focus is on encouraging you to build your own caravan.  After all, it's your dream, not mine, that is going to take shape.  I've thought of three ways to do this:

First, free advice and encouragement:  I love to talk caravans...... so I provide lots of free advice and encouragement to anyone dreaming of a hideaway!  Just email and start a conversation!

Second, detailed plans and guidance while you build: If you want the security of a project leader, I will guide you from start to finish with detailed advice, sketches, and all the help my 11 years of building can provide.  By email or telephone, I'll talk you through all the major decision points, help solve problems as they arise, and suggest sources for everything from the base to the roof.  My fee for this is $300.

Third, Caravan School at your location:  Caravan School is a concept that has worked well for several years.  Last year instead of holding it at my location, I took it 'on the road' to California.  In just under 2 weeks, we built the two caravans you can see at the end of my History page.

I already have plans for two weeks in northern British Columbia.  If your winter is warm, there are several 10-day blocks of time available through January, February and March.  Otherwise, building time will be July and August.

I will guide you through the purchase and framing of the base of the caravan before I come, and help you order your materials locally.  This way, as soon as I arrive, we can get to work.   In a 10-day time slot, we probably won't have all the details completed, but you'll  have walls, roof, windows, door, and the major inside construction finished.

This is definitely a community project. You may have as many friends and family helping to build as you want, and even have 2 or 3 caravans on the go at once!  The more people helping, the more work that gets done.

Cost: You order and pay for all materials locally, and supply all the tools.  I charge a weekly fee, out of which I will pay my airfare.  I am also very open to negotiating other forms of payment such as shared knowledge.

 

For Ideas about caravan uses, click here

For Design Options, click here

For Links to related sites, especially others who have built their own caravans, click here

 

This beautiful 1942 square bowtop has been donated to the International Museum of Carousel Art in Hood River, Oregon.  The interior will be fully restored, and the caravan will become the first of the museum's new collection.

www.carouselmuseum.com

 

(416) 489-1917 or daphne@daphnescaravans.com