[Blackadder]

Thank you, that was the answer I needed, just a shame it won't get properly up and running til august/sept, just in time for the bad weather/lean period, still, I suppose if I make it to next May and I'm still happy, I should be on to a winner.

[Ian101]

23% is too high ... maybe 10% .... £6000 ish to buy in and you supply van tends to be the norm from what Ive read on here

[C o z y]

Hi all, I've read (with a fair amount of amusement sometimes) a lot of topics on here. I've just been made redundant from a factory job of 25yrs, had enough of shift work and four walls, so I'm investing in a set of kit to start off on the road that you've all travelled! Any tips on the best kit for starters and most importantly....do you still enjoy what you do?

I was in that position over ten years ago (apart from I left rather than being made redundant). Thirteen years of continental shifts & the same old crap day in day out!! Ten years down the line I'm working less hours, earning far more money, I'm happier, never work a weekend & I've so much work I have to turn most of it down- in the position where I can pick & choose!!

Do I enjoy it? Yes, can get a bit crappy in winter but I'd never go back to being employed!!

Good post