Offside Doors

dave27 replied on 27/04/2022 19:33

Posted on 27/04/2022 19:33

Is it me or do other members dislike having your neighbours on the next pitch with a Unit which  has the entrance door on the off side facing you. Maybe I’m not the most sociable person but I don’t want to hear what my neighbors are having for tea (even worse when they have friends round and you feel like your invading their party)when I’m trying to read book, or have them looking straight at me when they sit outside their unit, or is that what caravaning is all about.

Takethedogalong replied on 28/04/2022 09:21

Posted on 28/04/2022 09:21

There’s nothing stopping the OP turning his van around, and pitching the other way😉😁

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allanandjean replied on 28/04/2022 10:27

Posted on 28/04/2022 10:27

Well Dave, as you ask a question then list a few things you don’t like it’s possible the answer is that yes, it is you.

Wherever possible we go across the pitch, and while many seem to think this is forbidden it’s not but you need to ask.

Being sociable means different things at different times-I can make a trip to the facilities block with no more than a “hello” or morning” as I go however, Jean seems up to come back with a full life history of people she has come across.

As for pitching we want to have the best view of our surroundings, vanning is, to us ,a sociable pastime, and not feel like we are in a tunnel with mere glimpses of passing folk.

Graydjames replied on 28/04/2022 11:05

Posted on 27/04/2022 19:33 by dave27

Is it me or do other members dislike having your neighbours on the next pitch with a Unit which  has the entrance door on the off side facing you. Maybe I’m not the most sociable person but I don’t want to hear what my neighbors are having for tea (even worse when they have friends round and you feel like your invading their party)when I’m trying to read book, or have them looking straight at me when they sit outside their unit, or is that what caravaning is all about.

Posted on 28/04/2022 11:05

This same thread came up less than a year ago.

It started with almost the same words ...............

Is it just me or anyone else find it unwelcoming when you have reversed onto site and then someone with an offside door also reversed on, you are now door to door with no privacy, so the grass in front becomes shared. Do you feel that the club should make it a rule that all nearside door vehicles reverse and offside door vehicles front on. Currently have people and others from site sitting in front of my awning.

The replies followed a similar pattern - the OP has a point or the OP is not entering into the spirit of things.

I made the point that whilst I do not see it as a "massive problem" it was certinaly an issue that arose now and then and, because of it, I certainly put  "door on the near side/British layout" top of my criteria list for my current van when I went looking. But the British layout was for more reasons than just the door.  

 

 

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eurortraveller replied on 28/04/2022 11:35

Posted on 28/04/2022 11:35

Some say this is the answer to the privacy question. What do others think?

Tinwheeler replied on 28/04/2022 11:38

Posted on 28/04/2022 11:05 by Graydjames

This same thread came up less than a year ago.

It started with almost the same words ...............

Is it just me or anyone else find it unwelcoming when you have reversed onto site and then someone with an offside door also reversed on, you are now door to door with no privacy, so the grass in front becomes shared. Do you feel that the club should make it a rule that all nearside door vehicles reverse and offside door vehicles front on. Currently have people and others from site sitting in front of my awning.

The replies followed a similar pattern - the OP has a point or the OP is not entering into the spirit of things.

I made the point that whilst I do not see it as a "massive problem" it was certinaly an issue that arose now and then and, because of it, I certainly put  "door on the near side/British layout" top of my criteria list for my current van when I went looking. But the British layout was for more reasons than just the door.  

 

 

Posted on 28/04/2022 11:38

The position of the hab door is largely irrelevant in my view as it depends which way you park. As I said, I have a n/s habit door but have frequently pitched nose in as do many Sevel based MHs in order to achieve a level stance. Do you not do this, Gray?

Yes, like almost all topics on CT, this one does the rounds on a regular basis but it gives newcomers a chance to air their views.

Tinwheeler replied on 28/04/2022 11:42

Posted on 28/04/2022 11:35 by eurortraveller

Some say this is the answer to the privacy question. What do others think?

Posted on 28/04/2022 11:42

Not a lot, actually. It's too dark and shut in for my liking.

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Posted on 28/04/2022 11:35 by eurortraveller

Some say this is the answer to the privacy question. What do others think?

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