Small motor homes on awning pitches
Can anyone tell me why people with motorhomes take up awning pitches. Why does the club allow inconsiderate members to take up these pitches when they clearly do not need them? On the site that I'm on now there are several motorhomes on awning pitches which is unfair on members who need an awning pitch and can't get one because they're full of motorhomes, or indeed caravans with no awning in use.
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If a hotel offered you a large room or a small room at the same price which would you take?
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At present there is no difference in price and it is first come first served when booking, I think that is fair to all. If a member wishes to have an awning pitch and for whatever reason does not want to put up an awning then that is their choice. It may be they want more space for chairs and sitting out which is not always possible on a non awning pitch where only a van plus car will fit, (though this is not always the case nor does it define an awning pitch)
The system applies to all members so is perfectly fair? You just have to book early like everyone else?
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We always when possible book a "standard pitch with awning"as they are bigger with more room , and will extend our canopy when and if we think fit , which is not possible on non awning pitches with a caravan, and there is no price differential
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even if there was a price reduction (positive spin) for non awning pitches and people elected to pay the full price for awning pitches and then not put up an awning I'm sure people would still complain, they do for SP when not used as such?
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What is inconsiderate about booking something we’re all entitled to do, TD? Should MH-ers, or caravanners, think “I’d better not book an awning pitch just in case someone else wants it”? That’s not too far away from thinking “I’d better not book a pitch at York Rowntree in case someone else wants it”. Yep, complete balderdash.
Maybe one reason people don’t book non-awning pitches is that they’re often small and squashed in dark corners. There also tends to be not many non-awning pitches per site so maybe they’d been booked before the MHs booked.
The answer, as usual, is to book earlier to get what you want.
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Maybe one reason people don’t book non-awning pitches is that they’re often small and squashed in dark corners.
Are they? At Bunree for example, there were blue peg pitches that looked every bit as big as adjacent white peg pitches & at Castleton, at least one blue peg pitch (near the toilet block) used to be an awning pitch
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That’s why I qualified it with “often”.
PS. Isn’t the idea at Bunree to keep awnings off the front row so as not to block the view of those behind?
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That’s why I qualified it with “often”.
... and I added a '?' 😉
PS. Isn’t the idea at Bunree to keep awnings off the front row so as not to block the view of those behind?
I believe so ..... but the none awning/blue peg pitches I referred to were not on the front row. 😉
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the size of the pitch has sometimes nothing to do with being classed as non awning or awning, it is the 6m separation between adjacent van walls and the 3m between other parts of your outfit that makes it.
Sometimes you can have two identically sized large pitches easily capable of taking car, van plus awning but if the 3m separation between the car on one pitch (say) and the awning on the next is smaller than 3m then they have to be non awning pitches and the pegs shifted to to ensure this happens.
Hope this helps
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Whoa ,whoa,hang on a minute I will think of the reason we always book an awning pitch and pay full price for it,oh yes I remember now ,it’s so that we can put our awning up.Find something better to moan about.
Brian & Jo
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Where's the moan in the original post? it was merely a RFI supplemented with some facts.
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Unless I’m mistaken the OP is complaining about Motorhomes booking awning pitches when everybody is perfectly entitled to book any pitch that suits them .Unless MM you can enlighten me as to what it is exactly that the OP is not happy with.
Brian & Jo
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The original post was a request for information “Can anyone tell me…..” the poster also gave some facts “On the site I’m on now there are……” No moan.
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Inconsiderate members - is that a fact or asking a question? It looks like a statement of discontent to me.
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I would use a non awning pitch at say White House Beach as the front row on the beach site is non awning. I would push the van front end in so was looking across the beach to the sea, open all the blinds to watch the sea. Even have my bino's to do a bit of twitching
I wonder if a small motor caravan owner would then berate me for taking the pitch of my choice
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Wow I didn’t realise that I was in a court of law Whittaker and that the exact wording would be scrutinised,the bottom line is the OP is complaining about motorhomes on awning pitches that to me constitutes a moan .We always book an awning pitch because 1/ we have a Kampa Air Awning ,2/ because we always have a towcar with us so we can park on our pitch and 3/ because that’s what we pay for .The OP needs to give some thought to members circumstance and the reason why they book what they have before putting it on a public forum.
Brian & Jo
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I often book an awning pitch, especially in the summer. I may use my roll out canopy, I may not, it rather depends on how windy it is as I won't risk wind damage or having to roll it away wet. I book an awning pitch because I can and as they are the same price as non awning it gives us more space. For other members who prefer the often larger awning pitches, the best plan is to book one in good time the same as we do, and no, I don't think that's unfair or inconsiderate. Everyone has an equal opportunity to do the same.
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I'm always at a bit of a loss to understand threads like this and the language used in the OP. No-one NEEDS an awning more than anyone else just as no-one NEEDS a serviced pitch more than anyone else. You may CHOOSE to book one of these sorts of pitches in just the same way as every other member/customer can. To suggest it's inconsiderate is a nonsense IMHO.
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Fair enough if you're using an awning and needing space for a car too, but that doesn't seem to be the usual situation. I believe that in the club handbook members are requested to be "considerate" when booking, only using an awning pitch if needed.
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We always book an awning pitch on club sites. We've only got a small porch awning - it's really just somewhere to clean and dry the dogs before they go into the van after a day's walking. But if the weather is set fair we probably don't bother putting it up. Does that make us inconsiderate?
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If I consider I need an awning pitch, for whatever reason, I’ll book one. How is that inconsiderate?
I’ll repeat a point I made earlier. It’s possible that all the non-awning pitches were taken when the small campers booked so they had no choice but to have awning pitches. Maybe you think they should have gone to another site? You have no way of knowing the full story, TD.
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Of course some members need an awning pitch more than others, anyone with kids for a start, or a dog, or needing to store some disability aid...... Likewise, serviced pitches are needed in particular by those unable to walk far, or carry water. Engage brain before commenting 😉
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