Would you help

Posted on 18/01/2017 18:08 by Ken and Lorn

We are new as well and have had a few probems, lights wouldnt all work on one site, jockey wheel caught the road and dislidge caeacan pulling off spitch on a other,  pitching in tight areas a few times, as we havent been able to afford a mover yet the latter has been the most common issue we've had.  

On the most members have been very helpful, including when asking for help getting her out of her storage when the wardens ouldnt help, so Ken went knocking on doors.

However there have been times when we have met members on sites who either refused to help when asked politely explaining I've had a stroke so was at the time was unable to push or pull thd van, we've been told to move pitches on one dite by a member because she didnt like dogs, were shouted at by obe guy whose son was standing imnediately in front of our awning with his pitbull, (they were less than 2ft from awning on grass of our pitch, past our towbar about 4ft from rd), I hadnt noticed them opened the awning door with my iwn dogs on lead, who immefiatelt started barking, their pitbull snarled pulked yhe boy over as he jumped to go for my dogs I was pulling inside as soon as they saw the dog, boy hurt himself so his dad had a right go at me for not having my dogs under control so that they atracked his son and his  'family dog' attacked to protect him, and by another because, and here will make you laugh, because we have a "witches welcome sign" she was worried we would either curse her or act "inappropriatelty towards and in front if her children" she even went to the wardens  about that

While the attitude of members does change from area to area, (in London noone wouId evenanswer hello if you spoke, on the whole they are few and far between, and we have made some good friends from members we gave met.  more often than not members are more helpful than some wardens we have come across

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Posted on 20/01/2017 14:21 by eurortraveller

I have no idea what happens on Club sites, but where I go I just unhitch the Caravan and lean hopefully on it, but it rarely moves.  Then burly Dutch guys appear from all sides and push. I get the beers out and hand them round and make new friends.  Don't you get Dutch guys on Club sites?  Seems not? 

Posted on 26/01/2017 16:48 by Grumblewagon

As a motorcaravanner, I don't have all this palaver of draining down, hitching up etc..  but I have at times been frustrated by caravanners going through these procedures.

A site that I often use has a one way system.  On more than one occasion I have been delayed by a tow car across the road while the owner hitches up, checks lights etc..  Within a few minutes, I have witnessed a queue of units (of all types) waiting to exit the site.

Thankfully, I have never witnessed any ill temper or rudeness, but I can't help thinking that there must be better / more considerate ways to do things.

Posted on 26/01/2017 16:48 by Grumblewagon

As a motorcaravanner, I don't have all this palaver of draining down, hitching up etc..  but I have at times been frustrated by caravanners going through these procedures.

A site that I often use has a one way system.  On more than one occasion I have been delayed by a tow car across the road while the owner hitches up, checks lights etc..  Within a few minutes, I have witnessed a queue of units (of all types) waiting to exit the site.

Thankfully, I have never witnessed any ill temper or rudeness, but I can't help thinking that there must be better / more considerate ways to do things.

Posted on 26/01/2017 21:20 by EmilysDad

I've seen people faffing about for far longer than a couple of mins