Sorry if this is a bit of a rant, but this really annoys me. we are relatively new to this caravanning thing, but love it. Admittedly we look like a family of pikeys - Black Irish plated Range Rover and Bailey Senator California, overall 40'2" long. I assure you we are a normal family. We don't tar driveways r sell lucky heather!! Anyway, many moons ago I passed my class 1 HGV so am used to driving artics. I don't do it now but like riding a bike you never forget the basics.
We arrive at a site near Wimbourne which to protect the guilty will remain nameless and were directed to a pitch that was right next to the toilet block and felt like we were in the carpark. My dear wife goes into the office and asks for another pitch to which they reluctantly agree, stating that because we have a TA we would be unable to manoeuvre onto any of the others without cutting up the grass. At this point I got involved and told them it would be no problem and eventually under the strictest supervision from the warden we moved. The result? One perfect reversing move back slap into the middle of the pitch (which was luck, because I thought i might have to put the Rangey on the grass)and no cut up lawn. Even if I had had to shunt onto the grass a permanent 4wd is not going to struggle at all and worse case scenario is going to be some flat grass where the wheels had been which would have sprung back overnight.
Anyway, am I being unreasonable in my judgement or do people really not have a clue going backwards, if so, should they really be allowed to tow a van (of any size) if they are that incompetent? I know my outfit is big for a first timer, but there is no way I would have considered it if I didn't know what I was doing.
Stereotyping is bad enough in the non caravanning world as it is without the actual wardens joining in!
Aaaaaand breathe.
We arrive at a site near Wimbourne which to protect the guilty will remain nameless and were directed to a pitch that was right next to the toilet block and felt like we were in the carpark. My dear wife goes into the office and asks for another pitch to which they reluctantly agree, stating that because we have a TA we would be unable to manoeuvre onto any of the others without cutting up the grass. At this point I got involved and told them it would be no problem and eventually under the strictest supervision from the warden we moved. The result? One perfect reversing move back slap into the middle of the pitch (which was luck, because I thought i might have to put the Rangey on the grass)and no cut up lawn. Even if I had had to shunt onto the grass a permanent 4wd is not going to struggle at all and worse case scenario is going to be some flat grass where the wheels had been which would have sprung back overnight.
Anyway, am I being unreasonable in my judgement or do people really not have a clue going backwards, if so, should they really be allowed to tow a van (of any size) if they are that incompetent? I know my outfit is big for a first timer, but there is no way I would have considered it if I didn't know what I was doing.
Stereotyping is bad enough in the non caravanning world as it is without the actual wardens joining in!
Aaaaaand breathe.
My point is if you have to "sruggle" to get your 'van on to a pitch, and if it's a "hit or a miss", then you may be one the people I'm talking about. If you could do it easily but choose to use a mover, etc, then that's your perogative. The people my argument is about is those who clearly cannot make their 'van go where they want. What happens to these people when the need to back up on a road in traffic? As I've said, I have a 23ft 'van and I've never struggled to pitch it anywhere.
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