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Personhowarthclan
07/9/2009 at 5:52pm
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Getting a mover takes all the fun out of arriving on site.

The anticipation of the reverse, the realisation that the pitch requires you to reverse around three corners, round a tree and behind another van.

The advice from the other half about the best way to do it

The appreciating viewers in the neighbouring caravans who have come out to watch

The smell of the clutch.

The crunch of the awning rail.

The screams of enjoyment (or frustration / pain) from the other half.

The round of applause from your neighbours when you pull off the manoeuvre in one smooth movement (or not).

The pleasure of re-counting how wonderful and easy it was in the pub later.

And you save the cost of a mover to boot.

What else would you talk about once you have set up otherwise?

Those of you with movers miss all the fun.


PersonLegsDownKettleOn
07/9/2009 at 7:11pm
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I have a mover but still reverse the van for fun. I have the mover because there is not enough room to get the van on my drive with the car attached.


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PersonD S B
07/9/2009 at 7:14pm
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Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 07/9/2009
I have a mover but still reverse the van for fun. I have the mover because there is not enough room to get the van on my drive with the car attached.
I have a mover 'coz I don't find reversing onto a pitch fun! 17

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PersonBig Al
07/9/2009 at 7:18pm
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I reverse my caravan onto pitches and into my storage slot ,,.......,,,because I can drive !


PersonCarolbay
08/9/2009 at 1:06pm
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Big Al, arn't you a lorry driver?  They can manoeuvre their great long lorries,it seems, into any space so you would find reversing a caravan a doddle.  My OH is (I dont't tell him this) quite a good driver but he has not reversed a caravan much and worse of all he ignores me!!!!!!!!!!  LOL.  He is rather deaf (medically not just not wanting to hear me) so when I stand at the rear of the van waving/jumping up and down/hands oh hips glaring etc it just does not work and I end up racing to the car and banging so hard I nearly dent the thing.  If ever any of you are on the same site, you will recognize me just through the strange performance I am putting on for the amusment of fellow caravanners.17

Carol



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PersonZafiral
08/9/2009 at 1:20pm
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Big Al, while I can reverse (if I have to), reverse is too highly geared on our car so clutch cooking is too much of a risk unless the reversing is dead straight, and if you are reversing dead straight, then you may as well not have pulled so far forward in the first place!!!

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PersonScruffy On Tour
08/9/2009 at 4:51pm
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OH insists on guiding me onto our drive, I just go along with it for the fun. She will stand at the back of the van shouting left a bit or right a bit but what I haven't got a clue on is that her left, my left, turn the wheel left or make the caravan go left. I just don't know, it's too confusing. But seeing as I drive lorries every day (hgv 1) just drop the window & park it were I want it.
Totally baffled her last week as I had to get the van off the drive to the workshop & back on the drive the following day while she was at work, and what a clever boy I did it all on my own. Even after doing so she still insisted on 'guiding' me on when we came back from shackerstone on sunday. Oh well keeps her happy & me amused.


PersonBig Al
08/9/2009 at 5:04pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Carolbay on 08/9/2009

Big Al, arn't you a lorry driver?  They can manoeuvre their great long lorries,it seems, into any space so you would find reversing a caravan a doddle.  My OH is (I dont't tell him this) quite a good driver but he has not reversed a caravan much and worse of all he ignores me!!!!!!!!!!  LOL.  He is rather deaf (medically not just not wanting to hear me) so when I stand at the rear of the van waving/jumping up and down/hands oh hips glaring etc it just does not work and I end up racing to the car and banging so hard I nearly dent the thing.  If ever any of you are on the same site, you will recognize me just through the strange performance I am putting on for the amusment of fellow caravanners.17

Carol

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PersonD S B
08/9/2009 at 5:08pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Big Al on 07/9/2009
I reverse my caravan onto pitches and into my storage slot ,,.......,,,because I can drive !
I use the motor mover because I find it less stressful after a long journey!.  

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PersonBig Al
08/9/2009 at 5:32pm
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Only stressful because

A You cannot do it

B Your towcar is Inadequate

C Nuff Said ! 

 


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PersonD S B
08/9/2009 at 5:39pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Big Al on 08/9/2009

Only stressful because

A You cannot do it

B Your towcar is Inadequate

C Nuff Said ! 

 

I'l concede C! 17



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Personhowarthclan
08/9/2009 at 7:36pm
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Do people really find it that difficult?


PersonBill Terry
08/9/2009 at 7:45pm
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Quote: Originally posted by howarthclan on 08/9/2009
Do people really find it that difficult?
 um they must do,17

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Its not a hangover, its wine flu!


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