Shopper mobility scooters on site.
- Has anyone any ideas on how to cope with the problem we have with loose graval surfaces on some pitches. Many pitches have various materials such as crushed slate rough graval of various shapes and sizes or pebbles, abviously this is for good drainage and is eviromentaly important however, we find that the small wheels on my husband mobility scooter just don't work very well, they tend to dig into such materials rather than move over. We would welcome any suggestions obout perhaps some kind of portable matting or mesh that could be easyly roll out for the short distance between the van and the paved road. We are both a little unsteady on or feet and such surfaces can also be a bit challanging. We would be grateful for any useful ideas. Jan.
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One of the big disadvantages of small wheels. It is easier on grass pitches if not too wet. Even a gentle push will usually increase traction on gravel. I think any form of portable paving will have to be fairly rigid judging from the lack of effect a ground sheet has on the problem.
You can buy rollout trackway, how effective it is I don't know. I can only suggest telescopic wheelchair ramps or similar.
peedee
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Perhaps the Club might like to consider at least one pitch, near the facilities block is surfaced so the disabled do not have this problem?
In cases where the graveled area is quite narrow (not C&MC sites unfortunatly) I find it a good idea to pitch so the door opens out onto the grass. Perhaps the wardens might allow pitching off peg so you were closer to the grassed area if the problem was explained and you were not putting up an awning?
peedee
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We have just had five days on Rowntree Park. The service roads around site are great, tarmac. The pitches however are the most unattractive we have ever seen. Grey, dusty, irregular sized steel slag. Awful to walk on, awful to roll anything on, terrible on dogs paws. If we were regulars on Club Sites, we would buy a roll of artificial grass to make our pitch nicer to look at and to use. Not sure if a shopper scooter would work on this stuff. Seen in Bunnings DIY for £30.
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Only for those who don't know that Beechwood Grange York is a much better, much nicer site. . (Except for dog owners, who are not allowed to walk their dogs out of the site).. In conclusion, it is because of this, that dog owners go down market and flood into Rowntree park, giving a false indication of popularity. --- Incidentally it's not only dog owners who flood Rowntree park, the river Ouse has a habit of doing exactly the same thing.
The CMC's obsession with boring grey gravel makes the use of Mobility scooters on their sites very challenging.
K
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Rowntree Park is popular because of its proximity to central York. Basically a tree lined car park with well kept hedges, a set up much beloved of a great many of members. You park up, you holiday, simple as that. Nothing wrong with it either. At over £34 per night, if you have a touring outfit, it's still a cheap way of staying in central York. Cheaper still if you Camp, the tent area looked very nice, private, grass, little slabs to put a BBQ on. Beechwood Grange is on edge of outer ring road, at one of busiest roundabouts in area. You could walk in, but it would take a while, and a mobility scooter would need recharging! Failing that, you need to use P+R.
Those rolls of artificial grass are indeed dog friendly, better than the damage our Lab inflicted on himself on the steel slag! A good investment for anyone who is a regular on Club Sites with a dog.
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Jan
Is it an option to change the wheels on the mobility scooter, perhaps to a slightly wider ones that might cope better? Unfortunately there are not many easy alternatives to granite or gravel surfaces, except perhaps the rather nice paved pitches they now have at Tewkesbury. Perhaps one option the Club could think about is for the wardens to have some sort of mobile matting they could use when requested?
David
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This could be an option , from towsure ,part number G28, they are approx. 30inch's long and £9.00 pair , two tied together would give about 5ft of track
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They certainly work with our jockey wheel at our storage compound, where the gravel is deep and soft. I would think they would work even better on the more compacted gravel of the pitches. We have never used them on site, as the jockey copes OK.
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Might be worth looking at Streetwize floor tiles we have been known to use them for my wife's scooter.
they come in packs of 4x 60cm tiles for about £15 from go outdoors
you can peg them down so that they don't move.
sorry cant get the link to work!
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Website with several products here. http://www.streetwizeaccessories.com/Catalogue/Leisurewize-Accessories/Floor-Coverings/Eva-Floor-Tiles-Grass-LWACC243
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They look similar to the tiles Aldi sell a couple of times a year, but are grass printed, rather than green, blue or black like Aldi's. They are much more expensive for half the area, you get eight tiles in an Aldi pack. We used them at bottom of our steps on gravel at York, created a more comfy sitting area for dogs. Quite a few folks at York were using them.
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