Where is the Caravan Club going?

When I first joined there were just caravans......no motorhomes, no campervans, no tents, no pods, and certainly no statics.

Thank goodness the Club has moved forward wth the times, even if some Club members haven't. 

The real issue is whether the addition of Pods or Tents takes away pitches from caravans and motorhomes.  That will also depend on how fully utilised the site is. Putting aside those sites where it is a requirement to have tents because of lease terms if the Club have spare land or under utilised pitches why not maximise the site income by allowing different units. I have only seen Pods on one site, Abbey Wood, and I don't reckon where they are placed would deny anyone a pitch.

David

The club have been taking tents on some sites for years (part of the lease) and the holiday cottages are only on sites that had them already,when aquired by the club,tent pitches are normally in places that are normally "difficult",the pods are also it seems in "difficult"areas,the latest "proliferation" of it seem tent pitches,is probably down to marketing as i know that more people are taking to tents as it is so much cheaper to get started,the Nurse i see at the docs would love a caravan to extend their holiday season, but does not have space to store a c/van,or the finances to have a larger car and the tent they have for the family has all the facilities of a caravan but much bigger and it all fits in the litt 

JVB, there are pods at Brighton (just been there)....what is 'difficult' about Brighton or the other sites you refer to....?

The CC is now a huge business in the Leisure Industry where the bottom line is all important  It is no longer is the little club that those who are still living in the 20th century seem to think..

Why shouldnt the CC widen their appeal by catering for a much wider range of holiday makers.   The world is moving on  .

K

And don't forget that all those staying in Pods and tents may even become future members of the Caravan Club.  We started our camping 'career' in the smallest tent you can imagine, moved to a frame tent (such luxury) then a trailer tent, then a caravan.  I imagine this was much the same path that many of us followed.

And don't forget that all those staying in Pods and tents may even become future members of the Caravan Club.  We started our camping 'career' in the smallest tent you can imagine, moved to a frame tent (such luxury) then a trailer tent, then a caravan.  I imagine this was much the same path that many of us followed.

Yes, except we skipped the trailer tent bit. Although did go electric with our frame tent. I am sure you are right, when tenters see how much more convenient a van is, they may opt to change. We did.

I like to see other ways of staying on a site.  We started off camping, move to a trailer tent and finally a caravan.  I find row upon row of caravans and motorhomes quite depressing. A nice grass pitch (at least in summer) with tent campers around I find far more conducive.  Yes I know I can join the C&CC  before anyone mentions it!

I think the widening of appeal is something that the Club will need to consider and by offering pods and tent pitches, this may be a step in this direction.  For me, the important aspect is to maintain the standard of sites that we have all grown to expect, whether or not there are tents, pods, caravans or motorhomes.

David

I'm with the majority on this. As long as people are obeying site rules, what they are are staying in is irrelevant.

Most of the posts here are very hostile to the OP. Also most of them concentrate on tents. I don't really see tents as an issue. Pods, however, is something different and I do worry a little bit about those. If ever there came to be a significant proportion of pods on CC sites, I suspect you might find the mood of opinion shifting from the majority view of those who have posted here so far.

It's not about whether they take pitches away from caravan or motorhomes - if they are doing that then that really would be an issue which surely everyone would have reason to complain about. Hopefully that is not happening to any serious degree. The real, real issue is about what it does to the overall atmosphere and culture of the site. A majority of pods, or even a high proportion of pods would undoubtedly change it and, I suspect, not for the better.