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campbeex
28th Oct 2016, 06:38
Well, it's different, I'll give it that...
Sea King helicopter transformed into glamping pod - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-37791901)
This was on George Clarke's Amazing Spaces on CH4 last night if anyone wants to see more of the build.
Sandy Parts
28th Oct 2016, 07:48
amazed no 'Fly Navy' type museum bought it given the amount of kit it still contained (observer / acoustics stations, dipping transponder, flight deck panels etc)
ShyTorque
28th Oct 2016, 08:03
A great idea. Good to see it preserved (even though it was a Navy one :p ).
Does it have a ceiling fan?° And if it's Navy, surely it's a cabin, not a pod......
campbeex
28th Oct 2016, 08:44
And "mini galley" instead of "mini kitchen", "en suite heads" instead of "en suite bathroom" etc...
Tashengurt
28th Oct 2016, 11:34
There's half a dozen or so in a field in Co Durham apparently awaiting the same treatment.
They look much less complete though, wouldn't be surprised if they sit around rusting for a few years then quietly get scrapped.
Splash1983
28th Oct 2016, 13:37
Slightly sad and ageing when you look at the airframe number and know it is your logbook! Nice cabin though.
charliegolf
28th Oct 2016, 17:23
Slightly sad and ageing when you look at the airframe number and know it is your logbook!
Now imagine what it's like to see all the Pumas still flying around that you put in your logbook in the 80s!
CG
Thomas coupling
31st Oct 2016, 15:31
Tashengurt - they dont rust?;)
So he spent £7000 in the auction to acquire it, £7000 to transport it to his garden, £26000 to do it up! £40k for a shed!
Wants £150/night to stay in it. Mind he did a good job overall. Fair play.
Wander00
31st Oct 2016, 17:42
Clearly we are undercharging for our gites in France!
bgbazz
31st Oct 2016, 18:11
7000 quid to transport it? Someone had a serious lend of him!!
Did you mention Puma CG?
Ream Hills Holiday Park (http://www.reamhills.co.uk/lynx-helicopter.html)
Of course, for those of a slightly older generation, there is the Wessex......
Windmill Campersite (http://www.quirkyaccom.com/windmill-campersite)
RAFEngO74to09
1st Nov 2016, 19:43
Much more upscale glamping in the USA with a former USCG S-61 in a cottage "hangar" - up to $899 per night:
Unique Resort Cottage in Connecticut - Helicopter | Winvian Farm (http://www.winvian.com/cottages/helicopter/)
Exnomad
1st Nov 2016, 20:23
I have been retired over 20 years, but worked on Sea King equipment years before I retired.
They must be fit for nothing more than ground exhibition.
have you see what salt spay can do to Aluminum air-frames.
Hotel Costa Verde, Costa Rica...
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--BbrWNOGi--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/18hh638f3ab15jpg.jpg
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--sWxPGXLj--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/18hh643zfhqekjpg.jpg
The 1965 Boeing was transported from a plane graveyard in San Jose to the Costa Rican jungle, and nestled on a 50-foot pedestal. The luxurious hotel is full with hand-carved Indonesian teak furniture and two air-conditioned bedrooms, an ocean-view terrace and some wild neighbours like sloths and monkeys.....
Hotel Costa Verde, Panoramic pictures (http://www.costaverde.com/727.htm)
campbeex
2nd Nov 2016, 19:06
I note the episode of "George Clarke's Amazing Spaces" that Sook mentioned above is repeated on 4seven tonight.