New to caravanning and new member

Posted on 28/04/2019 18:25 by The Tafners

Oh thank you. It was a bit of a stupid question then. 🤪 Being new to caravanning I had visions of every site being signal free. 😂 That makes things easier for my husband then. No particular places of interest, we are just planning to visit different sites to start off with and get the feel of the actual caravan and the things that come with it. We are looking at a weekend stay every other week, depending on weather forecast, local with about a maximum of an hour or so drive. It’s a big learning curve for us! Thank you so much for the information and advice. Really kind of you both. 

Posted on 29/04/2019 07:26 by JillwithaJay

Hello to you and welcome to the club.

Posted on 29/04/2019 15:28 by DSB

Hi Tafners.  Never be afraid of asking questions.  We always use Globe Vale, near Redruth - not a Club site.  It suits us as it is relatively easy to get from anywhere in Cornwall from here, and we have used it for years.  They have a large number of full serviced pitched - hardstandings with water hookup, drainaway and electric hook up on each pitch, and we've never had a problem booking here.

No problem with phone signal or internet on the phone.

David

Posted on 29/04/2019 15:41 by Navigateur

In many places where there appears to be no/poor phone signal there actually IS a perfectly good signal 20 or so feet above ground level. Nearby trees, buildings, caravans, hills can all degrade a signal.

I have a long telescopic pole that will fit to the side of my caravan into the TV mast clamps.  When needed, at the top I put a waterproof box containing my mobile/wifi dongle. This set up is usually enough to give good Internet access, and if I really want to hear voices I can do VOIP using the BT application on the phone.