Caravanner of the Year on BBC this April!
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what a load of sausage, never seen a program so ridiculous in my life, where are the competitors now going to go on holiday without getting ridiculed. Are they actually club members or are they actors from hi de hi
Write your comments here...I saw one of the pairs at the Harrogate Flower Show!
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In my opinion these two programmes,parts1&2 have set the Caravan Club back many years.
I don't know about that 'eddietheeagle', Eddie the Eagle in the 1988 olympics didn't seem to do much harm to the continuation of ski jumping
Correct, and how many BRITISH ski jumpers are there ?
That that would be, a whole NONE
Goodness, don't mention ski jumping...
The next thing we will see is Grenville towing a caravan down a ski slope.....
"oh look! Just ripped the a**e off another one
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Are we doing something wrong? We never make lists or plan a detailed route.
Write your comments here...We have a list for hitching up and checking the security of the caravan locker doors etc. We are fairly new to the caravan world and l feel that we need to do this. Maybe when we are as experianced as you we can do away with the
checklist.Write your comments here...As I get older I find that I need to refer more often to the list. Top of the list; check the handbrake before you start disengaging the motor mover!
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Are we doing something wrong? We never make lists or plan a detailed route.
Write your comments here...We have a list for hitching up and checking the security of the caravan locker doors etc. We are fairly new to the caravan world and l feel that we need to do this. Maybe when we are as experianced as you we can do away with the
checklist.Write your comments here...As I get older I find that I need to refer more often to the list. Top of the list; check the handbrake before you start disengaging the motor mover!
Yes and check that the handbrake is off before operating the mover.
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In my opinion these two programmes,parts1&2 have set the Caravan Club back many years.
I don't know about that 'eddietheeagle', Eddie the Eagle in the 1988 olympics didn't seem to do much harm to the continuation of ski jumping
Correct, and how many BRITISH ski jumpers are there ?
That that would be, a whole NONE
Goodness, don't mention ski jumping...
The next thing we will see is Grenville towing a caravan down a ski slope.....
"oh look! Just ripped the a**e off another one
or"oh look!there goes another one"
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Hi have just noticed all the members that claimed it would be a good program to watch are suddenly quiet know,wonder why?
Steve
This thread was initiated by a post extolling the benefits of viewing the programme. It shows the same level of judgement and competence as that of dealing with members.
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In my opinion these two programmes,parts1&2 have set the Caravan Club back many years.
I don't know about that 'eddietheeagle', Eddie the Eagle in the 1988 olympics didn't seem to do much harm to the continuation of ski jumping
Correct, and how many BRITISH ski jumpers are there ?
That that would be, a whole NONE
Goodness, don't mention ski jumping...
The next thing we will see is Grenville towing a caravan down a ski slope.....
Do not be silly, that is far to sensible a test
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Hi have just noticed all the members that claimed it would be a good program to watch are suddenly quiet know,wonder why?
Steve
This thread was initiated by a post extolling the benefits of viewing the programme. It shows the same level of judgement and competence as that of dealing with members.
To be fair, CY, I very much doubt it was Rochelle's idea to promote the program and it's pretty unlikely she would have known what it contained.
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When I started watching I really thought it was a late April Fools, both parts of this programme where so cringeworthy I had members of my family texting me to take the p@ss!! It really should not have been promoted as COTY, this suggests the the contestants
were the best the Club has to offer and must have re-inforced the general publics negative views of caravanners in general. The Chairmans participation in this programme would suggest to many that it had been made by The Caravan Club to promote caravanning
and this misconception, I believe, is what has led to so many negative comments being made here. In my opinion the Club hierarchy should not have had an involvement in this show, as this is seen by the public as endorsement, and it should have been promoted
as purely lighthearted 'entertainment'. As others have previously stated this programme has damaged the publics opinion of caravanning and caravanners by decades at a time when I think a lot of people were starting to take us seriously and some maybe even
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I agree with most of the comments posted on this subject. I actually turned the first programme off after watching the chairman ground and damage his caravan and seeming not to care. The Caravan Club should be ashamed of themselves being involved in this
farce. The BBC programme has made a mockery of the Caravan Club and all of its members. I started to watch the second programme but when I saw a toy snake being thanked for its navigation skills I almost vomitted. Thanks Caravan Club for putting the perception
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This thread was initiated by a post extolling the benefits of viewing the programme. It shows the same level of judgement and competence as that of dealing with members.
To be fair, CY, I very much doubt it was Rochelle's idea to promote the program and it's pretty unlikely she would have known what it contained.
I'm sure it wasn't, rather a "company policy" thing, so my remarks remain pertinent.
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This thread was initiated by a post extolling the benefits of viewing the programme. It shows the same level of judgement and competence as that of dealing with members.
To be fair, CY, I very much doubt it was Rochelle's idea to promote the program and it's pretty unlikely she would have known what it contained.
I'm sure it wasn't, rather a "company policy" thing, so my remarks remain pertinent.
Maybe they do remain pertinent but it did appear as if they were directed at Rochelle originally. Thanks for clarifying.
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Who in the Caravan club thought up the idea for the ridiculous Caravaner of the year format and then canvassed the BBC to film it? It can only be described as huge public relations failure, reinforcing the publics perceptions of a frequent stereo typical
view of caravaner! Just look at the viewings for Top Gear and Clarkson's interpretation and the recent media backlash to see how we are viewed. At the very least a public apology is owed to CC membership. All I can say is that the CC should get a professional
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Aw, c'mon everyone! Surely none of you are taken in by the overload of any other of the 'Fly on the Wall' or 'Real Life' type progs, competitions or docusoaps. All except the Nine o'Clock News are produced for entertainment with scripted ad-libs from outrageous
panel teams and participants and 'accidents' to titillate, generate controversy or provide chewing gum for the eyes, whilst desperately vying for viewing figures.Even the weather presenters are choreographed these days.
I very much doubt that any non-caravanning people took it at all seriously.
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Well said Spriddler. It isn't being mentioned any more on other forums. It's over and finished. What is it with the Club members who are going on and on about it, continually expressing their outrage over and over again? It's all been said.
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Well said Spriddler. It isn't being mentioned any more on other forums.
It's over and finished. What is it with the Club members who are going on and on about it, continually expressing their outrage over and over again? It's all been said.That's not surprising, Euro, as other forums aren't run by CC and aren't directly linked to the judge, who is also CC Chairman, and who made a spectacle of himself on the show.
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The BBC programme has made a mockery of the Caravan Club and all of its members. We witness the Chairman of CC ripping the back end off a caravan and acting as though it's an everyday occurence, then in the second episode we see him traveling ' illegally'
in the side facing seat, unrestrained in motor home. I do not have any confidence in the CC anymore following the antics of the main man.T
Write your comments here...this was showing a blatant disregard to motoring law but at least it's on camera so come on what ever police force who wants to take it on, prosecute the passenger and the driver for allowing a person to be conveyed unrestrained
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We are just watching this now and I honestly don't know what the CC thought they would have to gain by participating in this. The experiences and participants are like nothing I have experienced in my short time of caravanning.....including at Rallies.
This is honestly like something from the 1970s, no disrespect to that era but things have changed. I
mean.....competitors comparing it to how armed forces personnel must feel when going to War...just absolutely ridiculous.Totally agree. We are remembering WW1 100 years on with all sorts of events around the country. I thought this comment was an insult to any of those who stood awaiting the command to go over the top. Very very inappropriate.
Write your comments here...I can tell you from experience it feels nothing like when advancing into a contact, it's still firmly on my mind 34years on.
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the judge, who is also CC Chairman, and who made a spectacle of himself on the show.
Exactly, Tinwheeler.
The Producer will have loved it and the Chairman was lining himself up to be in the next one.
Shame we haven't had the obligatory tears yet.
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Worth a look if you fancy a laugh.
http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/caravanner-of-the-year-mhf-version.129871/
Where's the entry form??
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Write your comments here...this was showing a blatant disregard to motoring law but at least it's on camera so come on what ever police force who wants to take it on, prosecute the passenger and the driver for allowing a person to be conveyed unrestrained
in his vehicle.With respect I think you miss understand the law. If there are belted seats available they must be used. However many motorhomes have side facing settees without seat belts and as far as I know it is not illegal to travel in a motorhome using one of those
settes without a seat belt. May be not advisable but I don't think its against the law.David
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Did I blink and miss a frame
I only saw a partial view of one shoulder and couldn't make out either way. Then again perhaps I missed the revealing shot.The MH was a rear lounge layout, Dave, with kitchen and washroom between that and the cab. If GC was not in the cab, he had to be on a sideways facing seat in the rear but, as DK said, it is not necessarily breaking the law which is complex. Daft, yes, but illegal, possibly.
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Did I blink and miss a frame
I only saw a partial view of one shoulder and couldn't make out either way. Then again perhaps
I missed the revealing shot.The MH was a rear lounge layout, Dave, with kitchen and washroom between that and the cab. If GC was not in the cab, he had to be on a sideways facing seat in the rear but, as DK said, it is not necessarily breaking the law which
is complex. Daft, yes, but illegal, possibly.Cheers Tinny, that explains and shows my knowledge of motorhomes
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Did I blink and miss a frame
I only saw a partial view of one shoulder and couldn't make out either way. Then again perhaps
I missed the revealing shot.The MH was a rear lounge layout, Dave, with kitchen and washroom between that and the cab. If GC was not in the cab, he had to be on a sideways facing seat in the rear but, as DK said, it is not necessarily breaking the law which
is complex. Daft, yes, but illegal, possibly.Cheers Tinny, that explains and shows my knowledge of motorhomes
There's no reason why you should have a knowledge of MHs, Dave. If you were thinking of buying one you'd make a point of finding out. Otherwise, why clutter the brain?
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