Terryorr 27 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 A mate of mine (whom I will call Joe from now on for obvious reasons) and his wife split up a year ago and Joe was a keen shooter. He moved into a mobile home to live and sent his F.A.C. away to get his address changed. Many people said he had no chance but he said he would give it a go and see. 3 odd weeks later his F.A.C. dropped through the door and Joe was delighted. The following week he got a phone call from his FAO to say he was coming out to inspect his gun cabinet .Anyway on the day of visit sure enough out came the FAO and realising Joe lived in a mobile home he said, Did you not know you wern,t supposed to have guns in a caravan. Joe replied, This is not a caravan this is a mobile home and my permanent place of residence. Im not so sure bout this 1 said the FAO but let me see your cabinet anyway. Joe had the cabinet bolted to the inside of a built in wardrobe but the FAO was having none off it. We went through a few options and came up with putting a sheet of 3mm steel plate on the other side of the wall ie in the other bedroom, drill and bolt through the steel, wall and into the back of the cabinet. The FAO said OK and gave us a couple of days and he would be back. 2 days later and out he come. Inspected the job and was well impressed. He said cabinets rawl bolted to block walls can be jemmy bar off but no one could jemmy 10mm round head bolts through a sheet of 3mm steel and passed the job as successful. Joe is now living in his mobile home with his F.A.C. all legal and approved. So don't give up lads, where there is a will there is a way. Quote Link to post
Cedric 132 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I know of a case where the chap didn't want a sheet of steel on his spare bedroom wall so he drilled through the steel chassis of the mobile home and rivited the cabinet (on it's back) through the floor and chassis - it will take some shifting ! Quote Link to post
Alsone 789 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I know of a case where the chap didn't want a sheet of steel on his spare bedroom wall so he drilled through the steel chassis of the mobile home and rivited the cabinet (on it's back) through the floor and chassis - it will take some shifting ! Yeah that's what I've heard of before. Caravans usually have storage compartments under the seats and it's in these bolted into the chassis that I've heard of cabinets being put before. Quote Link to post
Cedric 132 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Alsone - residential caravans are just like a bungalow inside and are not mobile, not all the same as hoiday or touring vans - but they have no brick walls. I suppose if your were touring it would be suitable for storing guns - as long as a thief didn't tow the whole lot away ! Quote Link to post
sussex 5,802 Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Whilst doing my barn we lived in a mobile for about four years , mobile being a 32ft static caravan , the feo wanted the cabinet bolted to the chassis of the mobile , a little awkward because it was laid down but it got me through till I moved in to the barn .. Quote Link to post
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