Caravan awards

Liz K
Liz K Forum Participant Posts: 11
edited January 2 in Club Membership #1

Hi, 

Please could someone tell me (if known) how the caravan and MH manufacturers are selected for assessment for the CAMC awards? 

I’m a little confused as to why Coachman don’t feature in any categories and yet they won the UK manufacturer award in the 2023 CCC/Practical Caravan/Practical Motorhome awards (based on 11.000 member/reader responses). It seems odd. We have a Coachman, it is excellent. 

Do the manufacturers have to pay to enter, and if they do, surely that should be made clear by the Club as it’s not truly objective. 

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  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,134 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2 #2

    It’s probably like Towcar of the Year where manufacturers put forward the models they want considered. The results are, therefore, fairly meaningless.

    You probably need to contact CAMC for the info you require as we can only speculate.

     

  • Liz K
    Liz K Forum Participant Posts: 11
    edited January 2 #3

    Thank you - I wasn’t sure who to ask or where to find them! And I’m sure you’re right. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited January 2 #4

    You can use the Contact Us link at the foot of the page for contacting the various camc departments.

  • clarinetman
    clarinetman Forum Participant Posts: 265
    edited January 3 #5

    The unhealthy relationship between the club and Bailey caravans has always devalued the caravan of the year awards for me, this is shown by when Bailey didn’t win a category this year they were mentioned as the previous years winner etc. load of rubbish the awards too many close relationships for my liking.

  • Liz K
    Liz K Forum Participant Posts: 11
    edited January 4 #6

    This was the conclusion I was coming to, completely devalues the point of them. 

  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,856 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 4 #7

    Often these competitions only accept caravans which have had an upgrade from the previous year so if no upgrade its unlikely that an existing model will appear two years running. Its the same with the tow car of the year. It is also possible that manufacturers might not want their products included and I somehow doubt the Club would go against those wishes. Most of these reviews/competitions are only a snapshot in time so you need to decide how useful they are. Sometimes you will find websites or Facebook Groups for particular brands of caravans where owners give their views which are probably as valuable if more so that those snap shots?

    David

     

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited January 6 #8

    Caravan upgrades? What, like "exciting new graphics"? The real answer is do your own research .

  • wh1nbrew
    wh1nbrew Club Member Posts: 86 ✭
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    edited January 7 #9

    What I don't understand is the logic of some of the classes as there is a huge overlap between a number of them.  

     

    Why not simply, at any price within these categories? 

    2 berth

    4 berth

    more than 4 berth

    heavy pop tops - all eriba - so why not call it the eriba pop top award?!!  

    The lighter pop tops and trailer categories seem fine

  • eribaMotters
    eribaMotters Club Member Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭
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    edited January 7 #10

    It's all a work of fiction. Does anybody really take it seriously?

     

    Colin

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