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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2016 23:56:47 GMT
Doubt it. Chris was one of the most helpful members on CWDF but if you chose to cross him and ended up on on his 'hit list' he was one of the most caustic posters on the forum. He took insults and turned it into an art form. needless to say him and I didn't always see eye to eye, to put it mildly. I was being facetious, Martin, it's an inside joke. Before he was outed as CDS, some people on CWDF were accusing HaulierP of being Chris Pink. I know, I read the posts. i just thought I'd clarify who Chris was, not every body on here may have known.
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Post by haulierp on Jul 19, 2016 4:54:18 GMT
I was being facetious, Martin, it's an inside joke. Before he was outed as CDS, some people on CWDF were accusing HaulierP of being Chris Pink. I know, I read the posts. i just thought I'd clarify who Chris was, not every body on here may have known. Totally honest comment Martin,how was Wales,are you still there,do you use caravan club sites ? I was talking to the Manager at the Milton Keynes site yesterday and he tells me that numbers are substantially down,even during the recent British Grand Prix.I moor occasionally just behind the site.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 5:36:14 GMT
I was gobsmacked to discover some sites charge £20-30 per pitch per night - recently I was talking to a new member at our boat club, they are ex shed draggers, we got onto the subject of the cost of our summer mooring on the Great Ouse. That's costing a fag paper over £25 a week, I said it was a bit dear compared to our £350 ish for the year at our place but was well worth the money. Got a knowing chuckle then the bombshell that shed dragging is not a cheap holiday. Few more quid and you could stay with Lenny Henry in a premiere inn or those poxy puppets at the Travelodge
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Post by Saltysplash on Jul 19, 2016 6:06:02 GMT
I was gobsmacked to discover some sites charge £20-30 per pitch per night - recently I was talking to a new member at our boat club, they are ex shed draggers, we got onto the subject of the cost of our summer mooring on the Great Ouse. That's costing a fag paper over £25 a week, I said it was a bit dear compared to our £350 ish for the year at our place but was well worth the money. Got a knowing chuckle then the bombshell that shed dragging is not a cheap holiday. Few more quid and you could stay with Lenny Henry in a premiere inn or those poxy puppets at the Travelodge Some of the club sites are expensive but very tidy and well run. I prefered to use the small 5 Van sites or CL's for a fraction of the cost and most with decent facilities and away from the madding crowds
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 6:52:41 GMT
I was gobsmacked to discover some sites charge £20-30 per pitch per night - recently I was talking to a new member at our boat club, they are ex shed draggers, we got onto the subject of the cost of our summer mooring on the Great Ouse. That's costing a fag paper over £25 a week, I said it was a bit dear compared to our £350 ish for the year at our place but was well worth the money. Got a knowing chuckle then the bombshell that shed dragging is not a cheap holiday. Few more quid and you could stay with Lenny Henry in a premiere inn or those poxy puppets at the Travelodge Some of the club sites are expensive but very tidy and well run. I prefered to use the small 5 Van sites or CL's for a fraction of the cost and most with decent facilities and away from the madding crowdsThis is exactly what we do and what we did again in Wales. CL's are our first choice and Club Sites only if we can't get anything else near to where we want to be. Club sites are poor value in comparison even thought they are normally well kept. The one in Wales was a bit more than we normally pay at £15 per night. We normally pay between £10 and £12 per night. Can't see the point of paying for facilities you don't use when the 'van is fully equipped. Normally we just look for mains EHU and a hard standing in the winter if the weather is bad.
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Post by haulierp on Jul 19, 2016 7:13:46 GMT
Sorry for being a knobber but whats a CL ?
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Post by PaulG2 on Jul 19, 2016 7:26:36 GMT
Many RVers here use Walmart parking lots when all they need is a space for a night or two and don't need facilities. It's free, the lots are level and secure and Walmart welcomes the travelers because they tend to do their shopping there.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 7:35:58 GMT
Sorry for being a knobber but whats a CL ? Certified Location. Small sites that take up to five caravans/units. Normally very basic, sometimes nothing more than a field on a farm with a water tap and somewhere to empty the loo. Some, like the one we stayed on last week are a bit more 'sophisticated' and have a loo and a shower. Most now have mains hook ups. You have to be a member of the Caravan Club to be able to use them. The equivalent for the Camping and Caravan Club are called Certified Sites and similar applies. Because they are limited in size they don't need the same level of planning permission would require, in fact I am not sure they need much if any permission at all. Often you can find you are the only unit on them in the middle of no where which is bliss. This is the one we stayed on last week. They don't often have their own web site though! - often details are only available in the Club Handbook or on their web site. www.baronscourtcaravanpark.co.uk/
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Post by Saltysplash on Jul 19, 2016 7:38:31 GMT
Sorry for being a knobber but whats a CL ? Its a Certificated Location of the Caravan Club, Basically someone with a bit of land makes some space for up to 5 Vans. They can range from very basic field, to proper hard standing with electric hook up, showers and bogs. Ninjad by MJG
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 7:39:48 GMT
I thought a unit was a building on an industrial estate?
When did caravans become 'vans or units?
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Post by Delta9 on Jul 19, 2016 7:40:35 GMT
Many RVers here use Walmart parking lots when all they need is a space for a night or two and don't need facilities. It's free, the lots are level and secure and Walmart welcomes the travelers because they tend to do their shopping there. Over here most supermarkets have a time restriction of about 3 hrs, after which you are charged something ridiculous like £70. I used to occasionally use supermarket car parks when I had my motorhome but it was not on UK registration plates so they didn't know where to send the bill..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 7:51:18 GMT
I thought a unit was a building on an industrial estate? When did caravans become 'vans or units? 'Unit' tends to be used as a 'catch all' term to cover a Caravan with a car a Motrohome or a tent with a car. It's probably an Americanism. Caravans have been known as 'vans' for as long as I have been a caravanner ie at least as far back as 1983 probably way further back than that. As in 'We are towing the 'van to Cornwall', or 'I've left my reading glasses in the 'van' - (which is true I have)
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Post by haulierp on Jul 19, 2016 7:53:13 GMT
Sorry for being a knobber but whats a CL ? Certified Location. Small sites that take up to five caravans/units. Normally very basic, sometimes nothing more than a field on a farm with a water tap and somewhere to empty the loo. Some, like the one we stayed on last week are a bit more 'sophisticated' and have a loo and a shower. Most now have mains hook ups. You have to be a member of the Caravan Club to be able to use them. The equivalent for the Camping and Caravan Club are called Certified Sites and similar applies. Because they are limited in size they don't need the same level of planning permission would require, in fact I am not sure they need much if any permission at all. Often you can find you are the only unit on them in the middle of no where which is bliss. This is the one we stayed on last week. They don't often have their own web site though! - often details are only available in the Club Handbook or on their web site. www.baronscourtcaravanpark.co.uk/Thanks,I realise the difference now.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 7:53:24 GMT
Many RVers here use Walmart parking lots when all they need is a space for a night or two and don't need facilities. It's free, the lots are level and secure and Walmart welcomes the travelers because they tend to do their shopping there. In France lot's of towns have 'Aires' which are often free or very very cheap, sometimes even including leccy. They are only available to Motorhomes unfortunately
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Post by haulierp on Jul 19, 2016 7:59:23 GMT
I thought a unit was a building on an industrial estate? When did caravans become 'vans or units? 'Unit' tends to be used as a 'catch all' term to cover a Caravan with a car a Motrohome or a tent with a car. It's probably an Americanism. Caravans have been known as 'vans' for as long as I have been a caravanner ie at least as far back as 1983 probably way further back than that. As in 'We are towing the 'van to Cornwall', or 'I've left my reading glasses in the 'van' - (which is true I have) I saw a lovely old MK2 Jaguar towing a period van a month or so back near Jnct 16 on the M1 south. It came back to me a week or so ago at the National Motor Museum at Gaydon where they have a period van from the 1930s I think on display.A really intricate art deco furnished thing made in the Midlands I believe.It must have been an expensive thing back in the day.
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