Caravans and motorhomes with offside door

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  • Metheven
    Metheven Club Member Posts: 3,987 ✭✭✭
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    edited June 2021 #182

    'Mr Grumble', very apt name.

    It matters not to me which way my neighbours pitch, in or out, door wherever. I did not come to a caravan site for privacy and although we are out for most of the day, whenever we are outside sitting (weather permitting) will chat if the opportunity arises. Sometimes it's brief throughout the stay, sometimes it's more than that and sometimes not at all.

    I certainly don't go away to be worked up by others, but do admit that 'overthere' I prefer side on with the canopy towards the front, but neighbours have no bearing on that decision. More to do with sitting in a chair munching on something with a glass in my hand, and watching the world go by.

  • young thomas
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    edited June 2021 #183

    allan, weve had both....a very large pitch in France with a hedge, in fact, on three sides.....so very private and very large...

    the site last week, as in my earlier photo, uses hedges to break up a large site into smaller, more intimate (yet more well spaced) areas.

    this then lends itself to more flexible pitching and the removal of the issue being discussed.

    although there were no pegs, the pitches were far enough apart so that the necessary fire breaks were maintained just by the fact that you were (somewhere) on the HS area.

    yes, less Club pitches will reduce availability and will probably put the price up, but the site we were on seemed to manage this at a comparable price to the Club site up the road....and include free wifi, a swimming pool, a bar, a restaurant and a fully manned reception, ANPR entry/exit, online checkins, etc etc...

    i know not all folk what all these things but im just illustrating it can be done yet still price match the nearby Club site.

  • eurortraveller
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    edited June 2021 #184

    The whole idea of privacy on a typical Club site is a joke. I always knew my right hand door would upset people on that sort of site so we went elsewhere. How lucky you all are. Be thankful.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited June 2021 #185

    +1

  • EasyT
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    edited June 2021 #186

    It certainly would no trouble me in the least euro T.  I was on site at Woolacombe 5 years ago with the back of the van facing toilet blocks below. A caravan same make as yours pulled up and the couple started to manhandle it to place it nose in. I commented that I was sorry no to be able to help. He said that they were only doing it for my privacy and rarely sat in the caravan on site. I said not to trouble for my benefit. So they stayed facing forwards; not a problem

  • SeasideBill
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    edited June 2021 #187

    The inflatable ‘corral’ seems to be the latest method of hiding oneself from the rest of the world. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2021 #188

    Pitching to the peg arrangements, pitch spacing, pitch sizes, pitch prices, privacy, noise, other people, pets, children, windbreak and awning rules, arrival and departure times, inability to book individual pitches or surface type, speeding on site, too many signs, too few signs, closed for cleaning, flags and fairy lights, grumpy wardens (supposedly), too few wardens. Just a selection of moans about the club and sites that spring to mind. I'm sure there are more.

    This club will never make a go of things or entice people to stay😕. What's that you say, sites are full and you can't book a pitch? Well I never, I guess the club must have got something right after all🤷‍♂️😀🤣.

  • HarryTheHymer
    HarryTheHymer Forum Participant Posts: 153
    edited June 2021 #189

    Guy rope rage?surprised

    have I missed out on a new rage to be outraged about?

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  • HarryTheHymer
    HarryTheHymer Forum Participant Posts: 153
    edited June 2021 #191

    String lights on your awning... rage or no rage?

    There seems to be a lot of things that upset people. Is there a definitive list?

  • young thomas
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    edited June 2021 #192

    "Pitching to the peg arrangements, pitch spacing, pitch sizes, pitch prices, privacy, noise, other people, pets, children, windbreak and awning rules, arrival and departure times, inability to book individual pitches or surface type, speeding on site, too many signs, too few signs, closed for cleaning, flags and fairy lights, grumpy wardens (supposedly), too few wardens"

    TW made reasonable fist of it.....

    im sure there are more but perhaps keep this thread to offside doors....or....?

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited June 2021 #193

    Perhaps the FA should design club sites. They seem to know all about the offside rule.

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2021 #194

    Wot about flagssurprised especialy on illuminted polesyell

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2021 #195

    They’re there, JV. You didn’t read it fully🙂

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2021 #196

    …..we could talk about kit, clobber and big cars🤷🏻‍♂️

  • Cornersteady
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    edited June 2021 #197

    or rate of water consumption?

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2021 #198

    Sorry no heating aids one miising other not workingsurprised

  • HarryTheHymer
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    edited June 2021 #199

    You know how it is, it starts with an offside door, and before you know it, its the slippery slope to solar light pitching anarchy.

  • JollyKernow
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    edited June 2021 #200

     If my list was that long I'd save my £54

    JK

  • young thomas
    young thomas Forum Participant Posts: 11,356
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    edited June 2021 #201

    ...you might.....however, im sure he'll renew, next yearwink

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2021 #202

    So would I. 

    I'm not sure who 'he' is though.🤷🏻‍♂️

  • KeefySher
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    edited June 2021 #203

     So glad I've read this thread in time for our holiday first week of school holidays at Gowerton, saves me making a list.

    Continental caravan, tick

    Air windbreak, tick

    Child, tick

    Illuminated flagpole, tick

    LED light string to go round pitch, solar on at dusk off at dawn, tick

    Bikes, 1 electric, tick

    Portable projector to watch films against caravan wall, tick

    Bluetooth boom box to listen to crash, bang, wallop movies, tick

     

    Thinking of getting a new electric coolbox to place outside and create ice and noise overnight.

     

    Happy holidays tongue-out

     

  • young thomas
    young thomas Forum Participant Posts: 11,356
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    edited June 2021 #204

    'he' who wrote the list, of course....go on, have a guesswink

  • young thomas
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    edited June 2021 #205

    "so would i"

    there you are, wasnt that difficult, was it?smile

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2021 #206

    I think you missed the point in your eagerness to jump in. It wasn't a list of my complaints. Truly, I think you'll find it’s more yours than mine so will you be rejoining next year?

  • Cornersteady
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    edited June 2021 #207

    It wasn't TW's list at all, if that's what your are trying to suggest. TW merely put together all the things that certain people complain about on here. 

    But then 'they' still keep on using club sites. A prime example of my new second law of CT.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2021 #208

    It’s surely one of the great mysteries of the universe why people continue to use and pay for something when they find so much worthy of complaint. Even those who are very vocal in telling us how much better other offerings are still use CAMC sites. Yep, a mystery🤷🏻‍♂️🤯 

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  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 2021 #210

    The difference is that there's no need to pay the likes of McDonald's a £54 retainer on the off chance that you might want to make do and use them at some point.

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