I lost friends when I took my kids out of school to live off-grid in a 9ft horsebox - but I don't regret a thing By Cameron Roy Published: 05:37 EDT, 28 September 2024 | Updated: 05:40 EDT, 28 September 2024 e-mail 2 View comments A mother says she lost friends after taking her kids out of school and moving her family of four to live off-grid in a 9ft 'old horsebox' - but she has no regrets. Angie Burkey, 45, was heartbroken when her youngest son Fox Burkey began to struggle with being in a classroom due to his autism and eventually opted to take him out of school when he was six. The mother-of-two decided to home educate Fox herself, using the flexibility of being self-employed, as she runs a holiday cleaning business with her husband Danny Burkey.
Angie and Danny, also 45, soon realised the only thing tying them to Cornwall was their rented house and so took their eldest son Phoenix out of school too. She said: 'He liked school actually, he just ended up getting out because it was easier and we could travel.' After an 'absolutely horrific' winter living completely off-grid in a small touring caravan, the family decided to upgrade to a 40-year-old horsebox that they bought for £1,900 and spent another £2,000 renovating.
Angie and Danny in front of their 40-year-old horsebox with sons Phoenix, 12, and Fox, nine Fox Burkey, nine, began to struggle with being in a classroom due to his autism and eventually opted to take him out of school when he was six The family kitted out .