Offside Doors

dave27 replied on 27/04/2022 19:33

dave27

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.

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allanandjean replied on 28/04/2022 14:40

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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?

Posted on 28/04/2022 14:40

Yes……….and no! Better than the often sterile CMC offering but too high for us.

Windbreak height is what we prefer, you get exactly that, some privacy should you wish but a clear enough view for social interaction.

Once had a very long but narrow pitch in France where you had to pitch right at the back to get level and it was like a tunnel, yes very green but still a tunnel.

ABM replied on 28/04/2022 16:00

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Posted on 28/04/2022 16:00

Dave27, if it really upsets you that much just go and find a camper like the sadly missed Autohomes Bambi -- That had the entrance door at the rear !!

ABM replied on 28/04/2022 16:07

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Posted on 28/04/2022 11:43 by

Lovely. Where is it? Mind you I imagine it would drive a curtain twitcher mad 😄.

Posted on 28/04/2022 16:07

Dammit , DD, for a moment there I thought you said a "certain" twitcher I was almost ready to come & take you to task, then I changed my glasses

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Boff replied on 28/04/2022 18:39

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Posted on 28/04/2022 18:39

We have an offside door. Because I am the sensitive and considerate type I will always happily help someone to reorientate there unit if they have a problem.

The spacing rules are for safety not privacy. Perhaps camping isn’t for you?

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JVB66 replied on 28/04/2022 18:57

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Posted on 28/04/2022 16:00 by ABM

Dave27, if it really upsets you that much just go and find a camper like the sadly missed Autohomes Bambi -- That had the entrance door at the rear !!

Posted on 28/04/2022 18:57

Our Autocruise had a rear door

mickysf replied on 28/04/2022 19:01

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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?

Posted on 28/04/2022 19:01

Wow, mowing and hedging must be well organised, must have a dedicated ground works team. Not sure it’s my cup of tea but some would love it I guess.

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Posted on 28/04/2022 18:39 by Boff

We have an offside door. Because I am the sensitive and considerate type I will always happily help someone to reorientate there unit if they have a problem.

The spacing rules are for safety not privacy. Perhaps camping isn’t for you?

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Posted on 28/04/2022 19:01 by mickysf

Wow, mowing and hedging must be well organised, must have a dedicated ground works team. Not sure it’s my cup of tea but some would love it I guess.

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mickysf replied on 28/04/2022 20:39

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Posted on 28/04/2022 19:12 by

Micky I have used many sites laid out like that and the ground works must be carried out sometime but unlike club sites the constant noise of lawn mowers is remarkable for its absence.

Posted on 28/04/2022 20:39

Yes, excellent ground husbandry, but that work must fall during some persons stay unless they take pitches out for maintenance. Well done to them!

SeasideBill replied on 28/04/2022 20:49

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Posted on 28/04/2022 20:39 by mickysf

Yes, excellent ground husbandry, but that work must fall during some persons stay unless they take pitches out for maintenance. Well done to them!

Posted on 28/04/2022 20:49

What David says is absolutely correct. The screening shrubs are generally evergreen varieties of slow growing shrubs, maybe a hair cut once or twice a year and that’s it, and there isn’t acres of grass to delimit areas and pitches so not much to cut. The type of site featured is generally situated in areas with a more favourable climate suppressing grass growth. Constant grass cutting and strimming in CMC sites can be intrusive and annoying.

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