Not moving with the times

Posted on 25/08/2020 19:53 by

Agree absolutely. When the Club's  name changed I thought that motorhomers would be catered for in the way many of us like to tour. Being able to arrive and not have to "book in", but have some kind of prearranged payment or  barrier card affair, allowing us to arrive later would be a start - the kind of Quick Stop (to use peedee's phrase) touring we enjoy elsewhere.

No idea why you thought that WTG. 

Posted on 26/08/2020 08:36 by JVB66

How many yeras ago did the camping club change their name by adding""and caravan"

Posted on 26/08/2020 09:40 by SteveL

The name change was just an acknowledgment of the increasing number of MH's,  achieved at considerable expense.☹️ I thought the sites always were very suitable for MH's, with the ability to book only one night if required and a fair number of generally level pitches, so no need to mess about with ramps.

There have been a few more nods in the MH direction with the speeding up of gridded waste disposal. Even if its design leaves something to be desired. Also about the same time diagrams were added to the site plans with wording stating either way in was OK. Yes I know it was OK before, but was never made that obvious. The direction issue is perhaps more applicable to MH's as an aid to front / back levelling.

The only real thing missing is the ability to book a hardstanding, unless it's a service pitch. This would be particularly useful in the shoulder months, when grass may still be in use. Otherwise you can't really arrive late on for fear of ending up on soft grass.

Posted on 26/08/2020 09:59 by

Why??? It was a passing thought only. No more than that. When I saw the name change I suppose it fleetingly passed across my mind that someone in the Club, maybe, had been to Europe and saw how the system, worked on some sites there: not necessarily Aires, but overnight quick stops for motorhomers where the pitches may be outside the main gate and there is a reduced pitch fee for arrival after, say 8pm and early departures. Or maybe some kind of barrier card system or prepayment to save having to arrive earlier than the cut off.  It was no more than a passing thought.

It’s not going to happen. Be great if it would, but I do not want to campaign to change things to “suit myself”. I cannot be bothered. Anymore than I can be bothered to campaign for Aires or to fret about the booking system with this Club, or the other Club, or bother about anything that people get exercised about on camping related Forums in general. If I cared that much I would do my best to get elected to whatever membership committee does what.

I go along with what we have in the UK and work around things, having the flexibility of both a motorhome and a caravan.

Hopefully, it will not be too long before we will be freer to travel “over there”, where booking ahead and lack of quick stops for motorhomers is not something we have to “work around”.

Meanwhile, here, I book what I can, when and where I can, and sometimes use the caravan in preference to the motorhome. (Last week - motorhome. Today we are off in the caravan for a few nights as that suits us for this trip.)

 

Posted on 26/08/2020 10:31 by

Hi WTG, the 'why' was because I never expected a fundamental change. 

Posted on 26/08/2020 09:40 by SteveL

The name change was just an acknowledgment of the increasing number of MH's,  achieved at considerable expense.☹️ I thought the sites always were very suitable for MH's, with the ability to book only one night if required and a fair number of generally level pitches, so no need to mess about with ramps.

There have been a few more nods in the MH direction with the speeding up of gridded waste disposal. Even if its design leaves something to be desired. Also about the same time diagrams were added to the site plans with wording stating either way in was OK. Yes I know it was OK before, but was never made that obvious. The direction issue is perhaps more applicable to MH's as an aid to front / back levelling.

The only real thing missing is the ability to book a hardstanding, unless it's a service pitch. This would be particularly useful in the shoulder months, when grass may still be in use. Otherwise you can't really arrive late on for fear of ending up on soft grass.