How to pitch

figbat replied on 10/05/2021 23:35

Posted on 10/05/2021 23:35

First caravan break in a couple of weeks - the outfit has arrived and is sat on the drive, I am working out how it all operates and worrying about all the details.

We have a hard standing pitch with awning booked, but haven’t yet picked up an awning.  I have my eye on one but at 3.6m deep it seems big - I’m worried it’ll overhang the pitch, which I understand is a no-no.  Can guylines/storm straps reach onto the grass?

In researching all this I see talk of a ‘peg’ - I assumed there’s some kind of marker denoting where you should locate the van and this will ultimately determine how much space you have on the pitch to the side, which may have to accommodate the awning and a car.

Will a large awning like that cause problems at some sites or is it nothing to worry about?  The outfit is 2.23m overall width.

MikeyA replied on 14/05/2021 15:59

Posted on 14/05/2021 15:59

A couple of points -

1) We do sit in the awning ( or outside) for meals if the weather is nice, the awning can protect you from the wind. If it is wet, cold or blowing a gale we would always sit in the van.

2) What I am always amazed to see is campervan owners ( typically) who sit outside wearing overcoats, bob caps etc for hours on end when any sensible person would sit inside their vehicle.

ADP1963 replied on 14/05/2021 19:22

Posted on 14/05/2021 19:22

Well MikeyA although a Caravaner I have to say I am one who quite often sits outside in cold weather, minus the Bobble hat ( even though short of a good head of hair laughing) I am a country boy and prefer the outdoors as did my wife. A glass of something, fresh air and good music playing what is there not to like.

ADP1963 replied on 15/05/2021 09:24

Posted on 15/05/2021 09:24

CY you will get plenty of that in time, it is called end of life. I did not say the music was for others to hear you have assumed that. If your wearing blinkers do you have earphones on as well.

ADP1963 replied on 15/05/2021 10:31

Posted on 15/05/2021 10:31

Navigateur........I bet the Dawn Chorus must be a nightmare to you then, as it is a combination of birds competing to announce their territory and certainly not in tune and registering in access of 90 decibels most times wink

Tinwheeler replied on 15/05/2021 10:47

Posted on 15/05/2021 10:47

The trouble is that as we age our hearing tends to deteriorate - I know mine isn't what it was for a fact. It's very easy then to annoy others because we don't realise just how loud our music/TV is to those with normal hearing. It can be a real problem played in an awning or in a van with windows open. There's a lot to he said for ear buds or headphones.👍

ADP1963 replied on 15/05/2021 12:41

Posted on 15/05/2021 12:41

Precisely and that is what I use. Too much speculation here.winklaughing

Navigateur replied on 15/05/2021 14:03

Posted on 15/05/2021 10:24 by ADP1963

What I choose to listen to. Compiled over my eighty year's,wink

Posted on 15/05/2021 14:03

So that might well include artists, some of whose music is "good" to my ears.  I'll listen out for Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, etc wafting over then!

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