i did it about 10 years back when my kids were small, so they would have a holiday at the sea side nearly every weekend

i bought a new caravan, split new from the site, i worked out if i got back £250 a week during the summer (not all of it as i wanted to use it) then i would have broke even after a few years

in the first year i only let it to friends so i didnt make to much but it was good fun

so in the 2nd year i put an ad in the yellow paper (local free ads) and got a lot of response

but this led to the caravan being ruined by people being sick everywhere the tv and video getting broken and someone copying the keys as a short while after someone opened all the doors and again took the new tv and all the kids toys

the police are no help when this happens

so i went back to only renting to friends

but after a few years (about 5 in total) the site mgr told me i had to upgrade my caravan or get out, i didnt have that sort of money for a new one, but even worse i didnt have a place to put my caravan – which i was still paying for

the neighbour to my caravan exchanged his for a new one, only for his to be washed and valeted and re sold and put on a different pitch

my caravan was towed from its spot and placed outside the site, with the tow bar bent so it couldnt be moved

however i did manage to get it onto another site and then sell it

i wouldnt advise you to do this its lots of trouble, and with the sun newspaper offering the same holidays for £40 for a family of 4 it will be dificult to make money

im sorry if i go on a bit but it makes my blood boil with what happened all those years ago

thanks