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Subject Topic: Revenge of the caravan step!!!!
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01/1/2012 at 10:36am
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Pitch invaders drive me insane I just think its so rude not to mention lazy, but to walk so close they trip over your van step is ridiculous - I'd have been out asking what they were doing!  One place we stayed we had kids biking between the car and the caravan - we quickly closed that gap up!!!


01/1/2012 at 12:59pm
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Even this guy couln't get to our pitch !!!  2424

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01/1/2012 at 1:05pm
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I agree to an extent. But I do remember when camping and caravanning was much more relaxed and communal. There were no specific markers to outline your plot of land, people just pitched up and set out their stall and in many ways it was better. It has got this way for a reason, probably some people protecting their area but equally, everyone these days seems to build boundaries and there is a lot less neighbourly chat and interaction now.
We do put up the odd windbreak but certainly don't surround our little area. It doesn't really bother me about people walking past our van or our car but tripping o ed the step is too close.

Think about the tents at Glastonbury!!


01/1/2012 at 2:15pm
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  We went to Long Meadow in the New Forest last year and pitched on the perimiter of the field where hook ups were. When I looked for water point nearest our pitch it was on someone elses pitch at the back of there caravan. I walked further afield and found one on it's own in the open but a lot of people were walking in between the couple sitting out and filling up the water butts, I could'nt beleive someone putting a tap there. Did feel sorry for the couple on that pitch. Maybe someone can tell me it's changed now !

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01/1/2012 at 2:26pm
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01/1/2012 at 3:37pm
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Drives me insane too. I've even had people move my windbreak to one side to get through my pitch. Bainlands at Woodhall Spa.

Just plain bad manners.



01/1/2012 at 5:18pm
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No manners or respect for themselves or other people no wonder that some (not all) campers children think it ok to play hide and seek around and under your van then complain when the dog goes bonkers. Most campers children are very well behaved and respectful but a few give the rest a bad image

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01/1/2012 at 5:51pm
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Matron, in my experience it is not the children that are the problem it is the adults, especially after a few glasses of falling over liquid when the homing instinct seems to override common sense and respect for others.

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01/1/2012 at 6:13pm
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oh tripping over the step is just too close I agree.  Someone should invent mini camping landmines.  Not to do physical damage of course, just to go off like party poppers when they were tramped on.  Of course nobody would get any sleep then but you'd have good fun lying awake listening to the screams24



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01/1/2012 at 6:21pm
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Never had a problem with the grown ups in this regard but kids, yes.  So close to our van/awning last year that they were tripping over the tie down guys and then bumping into the caravan.  Tried asking politely, tried being not so polite...all to no avail.   Spoiled our stay on that particular site to be honest.


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02/1/2012 at 2:33am
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Are there any club regulations to the walking over some ones pitch.? Lets face it if the are no regulations covering this its no use complaining on here contact the clubs direct and get them to add to the rules. I personally hate marking out ones pitch with windbreaks they are so antisocial. Like someone else has said many years ago the pitches were not marked out and people were sociable then. But tripping over a step is a step too far. I believe that windbreaks are banned on a lot of sites when I have asked they indicate that there are lots of complaints about them and the poles can mess up the ground. I have one which is held up by guy ropes and use it just as a windbreak for my gas BBQ. but that gets banned too.


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02/1/2012 at 1:25pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Chalkie56 on 02/1/2012


Are there any club regulations to the walking over some ones pitch.? Lets face it if the are no regulations covering this its no use complaining on here contact the clubs direct and get them to add to the rules. I personally hate marking out ones pitch with windbreaks they are so antisocial. Like someone else has said many years ago the pitches were not marked out and people were sociable then. But tripping over a step is a step too far. I believe that windbreaks are banned on a lot of sites when I have asked they indicate that there are lots of complaints about them and the poles can mess up the ground. I have one which is held up by guy ropes and use it just as a windbreak for my gas BBQ. but that gets banned too.

Never been on a site thats banned windbreaks yet,we have quite a collection mainly for beach use but they do get used on site sometimes but most people don't cross our pitch as the dog is normally laid across it.



02/1/2012 at 2:03pm
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Mr Muffin I must admit I didnt notice at first but about 3 years ago I was on a site at Stratford and was asked to take mine down and had a lengthy chat with the site owner. He explained that they cause more work for the groundsman, Antisocial, Complaints and listed a few more points. Since then I always ask first, as its saves weight if I cant use it. I am surprised at how many sites have now banned them.

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