Slamming doors

What did they say when you mentioned it?

Know exactly what you are saying!

This type of vehicle seem to have doors that need an almighty slam to close them. You would think that this would mean that they would avoid shutting them as much as possible (rather like we avoid opening and closing the car doors as much as possible if setting off early morning).

But no, as you say, they seem to be in and out all the time, at all times.

Are these little vans so claustrophobic that the occupiers need to get out of them every five minutes?

many of the latest panel vans have 'powered' soft close doors.

amazing as it may seem to some, they also have similar heating systems to caravans...

i dont know why they would need to start their engine and leave it running (i would certainly have asked....they might have had a problem with their charging from mains, despite  eing on ehu?).....

...they may have been using their door regularly to get back in their van, as everytime they left it, someome was spying on them....

What did they say when you mentioned it?

yes hear what you say but not wanting to upset fellow campers for another days stay for us we bit the bullitt how do you approach something like that diplomatically?without causing upset?

What did they say when you mentioned it?

Is that what you would have done, JVB?

They are difficult to close from the inside, its a van, designed to be closed only from the outside. Perhaps the guys Truma heater was faulty, perhaps the door was faulty, why would anyone come in and out for the fun of it. Sounds like there was something wrong to me.

What did they say when you mentioned it?

yes hear what you say but not wanting to upset fellow campers for another days stay for us we bit the bullitt how do you approach something like that diplomatically?without causing upset?

Sorry but did not understand it was just one day ,But i would have said something to them about it and definately with the not unusual engine running with M/vans (clearing condensation off windscreens )

Ps Wardens know them as "Slammers" or "Whiz Bangs"

What did they say when you mentioned it?

yes hear what you say but not wanting to upset fellow campers for another days stay for us we bit the bullitt how do you approach something like that diplomatically?without causing upset?

Sorry but did not understand it was just one day ,But i would have said something to them about it and definately with the not unusual engine running with M/vans 

didnt realise it was common for small motorhomes to do this for heating do they not have any form of heating apart from van engine? excuse my ignorance as i am a carravaner and thought m/homes were similarly constructed

I now have a panel van conversion and confirm that the sliding door is difficult to close properly from the inside. You need to pull the door inwards and yes it makes quite a noise. In my van there is nothing to grip to pull the door inwards so this makes it even more difficult. I am very conscious of the noise it makes but if the door isn't closed properly rain gets in and wets the fabric on the inside of the door.

I am not defending the inconsiderate owner just explaining the problem.

We were parked at Whitby the other weekend. Just settled down about 9pm to watch a bit of Tv when a generator started up. It ran for about 5 minutes before I walked round and asked them to turn it off. They were heating soup up  ...

The only way sometimes is just to go and say your piece. Otherwise they will never know. Running an engine at 7.30am is a definate no-no. Personally I would have gone round and said something.