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Hi All.

        I can understand why we have the "Caravan Club", but why is the club for folk who camp in tents named the "Camping & Caravan Club", surley it should just be the "Camping Club", as there is already a club for caravaners, is it that, because caravans are so big they need two clubs!, as for the folk who have a TT/FC they should be able to join either, or made to join both maybe, as they enjoy the best of both worlds, or worst depending how you view things, personally I think it would be best for all concerned if the two afformentioned clubs merged, then we would just have the one club, or am I missing the point in some way.

That is like saying 'why have we got Tesco and Sainsburys?'.  'People don't deserve a choice of where to shop, so lets just merge them'.  I don't think so.

It is all about choice and nobody has to join either of them, let alone both. What a really strange post.

Cheers  Ratty

I agree with the fact that people should have choice, and I too would like to see a club just for tents.     However you would have to be carefull, as what you don't want is a tent club, to be dominated by those that think that the only true camping is in a small backpacking tent with minumum equipment.

Quote: Originally posted by Moonseeker on 18/11/2008

<FONT color=#a52a2a>I agree with the fact that people should have choice, and I too would like to see a club just for tents.     However you would have to be careful, as what you don't want is a tent club, to be dominated by those that think that the only true camping is in a small backpacking tent with minimum equipment.

 

The C & C C was originally the Camping Club but as it catered for all types of campers the name was changed. There is a section within it called The British Caravanners Club for caravanners, and a section for lightweight campers, but no separate section for ordinary family tenters.

If you need a separate club for tenters then the only answer is to start one.

The nature of the beast is that many caravaners started as tent campers.  Then moved sideways.  The CCC covers all units. 

As for tent only club doubt that would work now.   Season to short,  why limit yourself to camping weather when hard standings will give you a site that will be used all year. 

Which club, both or none, It's all down to personal choice.  I like having an option. 

Clubs joining up,  I hope not.  While they are separate you have market forces keeping prices down.  A monopoly would give them a licence to print money.

21% or just over 13 million people in the UK are into camping and caravanning making it one of the largest participation hobbies in this country.

All in all I am suprprised that there are so few clubs associated with it. Then again, probably the vast majority of people who do camp and caravan, do so outwith the confines of club sites and club activities.

Because my Caravan is of the Pop Up variety, I suppose Francais would have me thrown out of the C&CC and forced to join the Jack in the Box Caravanning Club whose President is Mr Zebedee.

LobeyDosser  PSML 

so as a CS / CL user we will have........ Ermintrude   

Backpacking cyclists ....... Mr MacHenry 

Caravans .........  Brian   

Biggest membership ....... Dylan   

As others have said the CC&C was originally called the Camping Club. This was probably fine when the ownership of caravans was less widespread and tent camping the norm. However I expect they saw clearly that the only way to expand and increase/retain membership was to include the word 'Caravan' in their name.

David

Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 18/11/2008

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Hi All.

        as for the folk who have a TT/FC they should be able to join either, or made to join both maybe, as they enjoy the best of both worlds, or worst depending how you view things,

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Quote: Originally posted by Moonseeker on 18/11/2008

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<FONT color=#a52a2a>.......However you would have to be carefull, as what you don't want is a tent club, to be dominated by those that think that the only true camping is in a small backpacking tent with minumum equipment.

 

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