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  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #152

    None of those currently advertised list one

  • Janet
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    edited April 2018 #153

    Well guessed, I'm the General Manager here. The 10 new Pods we are receiving soon have been upgraded from the ones we had last year. 

    We are hoping they will be available from early July.

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #154

    I hardly use a mike and wondered if the beans being in skins might explode, do you drop a cover on?

     

  • brue
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    edited April 2018 #155

    Thanks Janet, the new pods sound better. smile

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2018 #156

    That's great to know Janet. Big thumbs up, our friends were very impressed with their stay in one of the glamping pods, so much so, family put together to buy them more time away in one later in the year. I am seriously considering one for a short break with my sister, but wasn't sure when the new development at Coniston Park was due to open. I will now keep a check out for updates. Great to hear things direct from those very much in the know, I think they are a great asset and give more choice. Not sure if my OH would be happy sleeping in MH with dogs while I lived it up in a pod, but I might just have to bend his arm a little.......laughing

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2018 #157

    Oh ET, that is so funny. Rest assured, they don't explode, might hop about a bit if boiled too long, and if you left them in tin, your whole van might go bang! You can get dedicated microwave pans, with lids, failing that, a none metal bowl with cling film (pierced) works just as well!laughing

  • Janet
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    edited April 2018 #158

    No problem, please keep an eye on our Park Coppice website via the main CAMC site and we will post updates on availability as soon as we can.

     

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #159

    I have used a microwave as such about 3 times in the last 12 months. Twice to scramble eggs and once to thaw meat. I wasn't sure if bits of bean might fly about and would have dropped a cover on

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2018 #160

    It’s great to get some staff input, Janet. Thanks for that. We'll cancel the campers' kitchen then. smile

    Perhaps you can get Ro to fix you up with a Staff banner on your avatar. 👍🏻

     

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #161

    Can cancel the pods as well for me 

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2018 #162

    That's three times more than us! We haven't owned one for last ten years. Takes up too much room in kitchen, and our 33 year old caravan only has a double ring and grill! 

    They are great for some things, but we don't miss one. laughing

     

  • SteveL
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    edited April 2018 #163

    Thanks Janet. It might be worth having a word with the Experience Freedom agents, as they are doing you no favours by giving out misleading information. Also it might be worth it being mentioned on the web site information.

  • Kennine
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    edited April 2018 #164
    I love the idea of pods Etc on campsites for so many reasons. Attracting families only being one.
    I would suggest no more than ten per site to leave room for the traditional caravanners.------------K
  • hitchglitch
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    edited April 2018 #165

    Some very distorted views on this forum. Where did the idea that Caravan and Motorhome users have some sort of aversion to each other come from? People don’t communicate much on Club sites anyway, they spend most of their time watching TV. Of course, Motorhome users dont fill up aquarolls and empty waste at the same points so perhaps that accounts for the lack of communication?

    Getting back to the topic, the Club are copying what many sites in Europe are doing. It is popular and brings in money. Pity that it reduces the space for touring pitches but then you can’t tour in the UK in mid or high season without booking in advance.

  • mickysf
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    edited April 2018 #166

    I reckon I've seen many an excellent menu cooked up on master chef on less appliances than this. Certainly better than that Primus stove we first starting out in this pastime of ours and what wonderful fare that produced!

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited April 2018 #167

    yes, ET, we use an old plastic take-away container with it's top placed lightly on top. Give it a go!

  • STANO
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    edited April 2018 #168

    Well I guess that's it then.Women discuss the kitchen sink,Men take their teeth out and go to sleep.The power's that be,not the "touring fraternity"make the decisions.There we have it,like it and lump it. Fait accompli.Nothing unusual there then.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2018 #169

    I'd take more water with your bitterness pills Stano. There's plenty of room and pitches still left on the network, just chill out, enjoylaughing

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2018 #170

    but the good news is, you don't have to use club sitessmilelaughing

    you tell Sainsburys which products to stock too?

  • Randomcamper
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    edited April 2018 #171

    Ahh.......but..........wink

    You're right, you don't have to use club sites, or shop at Sainsbury, but if I'd paid to be a member I might feel that I had a right to express an opinion on what was in the stores.....?....(I'm sure the shareholders do....)

    Whilst TDA is right, Stano's most recent post is a bit of a rant, his OP has received 21 "likes" so far, the most I can ever remember seeing for a post, which indicates to me that many people share at least some of the concern he raises.......undecided

     

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #172

    Indeed I share his concern about supplying glamping etc

  • huskydog
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    edited April 2018 #173

    So that's 21 likes , but remind how many members there are ? ,so not a very true reflection so far cool

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #174

    Remind me how many members post on here?

  • Randomcamper
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    edited April 2018 #175

    On the face of it no.......

    But then it's the same old small handful of people on here.....

    If that proportion of people is the same across the wider membership, that's an awful lot of unhappy people......surprised

     

    Edit - snap ET   !!

  • brue
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    edited April 2018 #176

    Remind me how many stay at Coniston on a regular basis?

  • huskydog
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    edited April 2018 #177

    I'll go off and count them cool

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #178

    Is that relevent? This is likely to affect more sites and already does. I have probably used coniston twice in 6 years or so which is about as regular as I use any site and probably moreso with th exception of Christmas at Southport.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2018 #179

    Ahh... but

    When you join, of your own free will I take it, and become a member what rights do you have as a member? I really don't know actually. But probably none, or at best very little? What rights does a shareholder have in a company anyway? Are we shareholders? 

    Yes they can express their opinion of course and the same for on here, but that's not what I was responding to Stano about, he said (and my bold):

     The power's that be,not the "touring fraternity"make the decisions.There we have it,like it and lump it.

    It would be impractical that all the members of the club could vote on every matter? Or indeed many would not be bothered. So what happens? I think you can vote on who is elected to sit on various groups that make those decisions, a bit like general elections here but that's about it. If Stano and all those 21 actually write in to the club and your elected representatives then that could make a difference.

    the best vote of course is empty pitches and or empty pods.

  • brue
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    edited April 2018 #180

    There are very few sites with alternative accommodation and there is some productive income space at Coniston, it's also providing an all year round place to stay. A lot of sites are closed in the winter so the opportunity to try other accommodation across the network is in a limited number of places.

  • DS3
    DS3 Forum Participant Posts: 108
    edited April 2018 #181

    Static caravans equals troublesome people. We will not under any circumstances stay on a site that has static caravans. A lot of club members find it acceptable to to pitch up with their mates and have a drunken night of noise for two weeks, static caravans make it even worse.

    Drunken louts every night. Lovely. Oh well, at least it will earn the club money at the expense of those that have paid into it for many years. 

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