Please stop staring

Otter Spotter said:
Who the f@ck takes a manikin with him camping? What sort of ‘CAMP’ sites do you rock up to ?😱😱😱😱
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Can I just clear up, that the photo is not me! It was for comedy content😀
I dont smoke, havent ever worn a mankini and if I did, would need a football sock to pad it out🤣
 
Kannon Fodda said:
All these FLTs who avoid campsites just don't realise what they are missing out on :) Hours of entertainment :D
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If it's your thing then you'll get much more entertainment volume from FLTs moving in/out each day rather than the site fixed carahomers moving once a week 😉
 
genuinely, if the only thing that people have to worry about when they pull up at a camp site is being stared at you must be doing ok.

I have far more things to worry about. Staring is a perfectly acceptable part of motorhoming, I expect to be stared at and I expect to stare at others.

And I most certainly would play a Harry Enfiled "You don't wanna do it like that" clip to ensure anyone I was staring at knew exactly of my motives.

As a young motorhoming family years back with two kids and a giant breed dog I used to see people begging not to have us park next to them. The more they stared the more we pitched next to them.

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haganap said:
genuinely, if the only thing that people have to worry about when they pull up at a camp site is being stared at you must be doing ok.

I have far more things to worry about. Staring is a perfectly acceptable part of motorhoming, I expect to be stared at and I expect to stare at others.

And I most certainly would play a Harry Enfiled "You don't wanna do it like that" clip to ensure anyone I was staring at knew exactly of my motives.

As a young motorhoming family years back with two kids and a giant breed dog I used to see people begging not to have us park next to them. The more they stared the more we pitched next to them.
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It may be acceptable to you but not to the one's you're staring at - hopefully I'll never be on the same site, sosta, stelplatz, Aire etc as you
 
I'm very new to MH's and sites, one thing that got me was reversing onto a tight pitch with an 8m van and setting up really isn't a challenge, but I'm used to driving much larger rigid vehicles.

But what I found interesting was watching guys reversing with the wife waving her arms and the driver completely ignoring her, while having no idea what he was doing (this is not sexist, I'm sure it works the other way around, just not seen it) on one occasion she was shouting at him while trying to stop him going further back by actually standing against the back of the motorhome and waving an arm frantically.

Then when they eventually parked, they started to level the MH before realising they were the wrong side of the peg.

In Stockton a few weeks ago I had to go indoors and laugh, just not to show them up even more
 
dunnah01 said:
It may be acceptable to you but not to the one's you're staring at - hopefully I'll never be on the same site, sosta, stelplatz, Aire etc as you
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well clearly we will never see eye to eye, but I can't wait for you to pull up.

Might even get my binoculars out to ensure I get a birds eye view.

When I meet up with my mates, we even make it an Olympic sport.

We set out a list of common newbie mistakes and then have a sweepstakes on which motorhomer will make them.

winner takes all. The awning's always the best bet if you ask me.

Quite often I pose naked or in a bare suit to help those that stare feel more comfortable.
 
haganap said:
well clearly we will never see eye to eye, but I can't wait for you to pull up.

Might even get my binoculars out to ensure I get a birds eye view.

When I meet up with my mates, we even make it an Olympic sport.

We set out a list of common newbie mistakes and then have a sweepstakes on which motorhomer will make them.

winner takes all. The awning's always the best bet if you ask me.

Quite often I pose naked or in a bare suit to help those that stare feel more comfortable.
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I'd have you arrested for that 😉

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haganap said:
OMG

I have just realised that this is a serious thread?

wow.

I thought it was a joke thread, didn't realise people actually get offended by this sort of stuff...

simply wow...
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The first time we were on a site it was CAMC site and we did a great job of reversing in, perfect on the peg, and then things went a bit wrong, realised we needed water after putting down the stays, had to pack up stuff and go for water, couldn't get the whale to fill, took ages.

Got back to the pitch and and realised the grey waste tap was open as we levelled, couldn't get the fridge to fire on gas as gas not on, had a bit of a moment before the AS Buford Duo locks out (luckily swob had actually followed orders and had spare keys in pocket)

wound out the awning and realised it was too windy, got some chairs and sat down, looked around us, and got up and took a bow
 
dunnah01 said:
If it's your thing then you'll get much more entertainment volume from FLTs moving in/out each day rather than the site fixed carahomers moving once a week 😉
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No FLTs are no fun at all. They can get packed and away in no time at all ...... its all that practice avoiding the police or locals with pitch forks. :ROFLMAO:

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Boris7 said:
The first time we were on a site it was CAMC site and we did a great job of reversing in, perfect on the peg, and then things went a bit wrong, realised we needed water after putting down the stays, had to pack up stuff and go for water, couldn't get the whale to fill, took ages.

Got back to the pitch and and realised the grey waste tap was open as we levelled, couldn't get the fridge to fire on gas as gas not on, had a bit of a moment before the AS Buford Duo locks out (luckily swob had actually followed orders and had spare keys in pocket)

wound out the awning and realised it was too windy, got some chairs and sat down, looked around us, and got up and took a bow
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exactly how I would have played it..

many years ago when the kids were small I got on the roof to get something from the roof box, stumbled and fell off the roof of the motorhome landing on my awning bag...

there were gasps from a far. I just lay there until people came over to ask if I was ok. I then said no bring whiskey.
My wife just carried on and ignored me, called me an attention seeker. turned out weeks later I had a fractured coxic, just a shame those starers don't do what I do and record every new arrival parking up.
 
Chris said:
And with motorboats.

I did a James Bond once pulling into a berth and pushed the throttle forwards instead of backwards and the bow went up over the jetty before I expertly reversed :giggle:

I sold it shortly afterwards
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Kind of reminds me of the days before the lake windermere speed limits were introduced, it was entertaining to see the newbies collect their new powerboats then proceed to exit the marina turning left towards open water at full throttle,
they never did manage to get further than the submerged rocks just outside the mouth of the marina .( there were warning signs)
i can still hear the sickening sound of propellers and fibreglass being destroyed in seconds.
 
SD j said:
Kind of reminds me of the days before the lake windermere speed limits were introduced, it was entertaining to see the newbies collect their new powerboats then proceed to exit the marina turning left towards open water at full throttle,
they never did manage to get further than the submerged rocks just outside the mouth of the marina .( there were warning signs)
i can still hear the sickening sound of propellers and fibreglass being destroyed in seconds.
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:blush:

Never got her in a boat agin
 
We drove the wrong way into a small town called Navarette a few years ago in Spain. I had to negotiate narrow streets , low balconies and ultimately a horrendous right hand turn back out of the village with stone walls each side.

Add to that about 30-40 people observing ( and shouting stuff) it was horrendous
SD j said:
Kind of reminds me of the days before the lake windermere speed limits were introduced, it was entertaining to see the newbies collect their new powerboats then proceed to exit the marina turning left towards open water at full throttle,
they never did manage to get further than the submerged rocks just outside the mouth of the marina .( there were warning signs)
i can still hear the sickening sound of propellers and fibreglass being destroyed in seconds.
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I wasn’t even a newbie! :giggle:
 
Back in 2011 we took the Catherham across the Pyrenees we came to a small town and found the streets courdoned off obviously in preparation for some event, looked like either a bull run or a cycle race.

Any way a we drove down the road lined with barriers and the waiting crowd pressed against them on the pavements all the people shouted, waved and clapped, which was kind of nice.

As we left the town, I took a wrong turn.

And had to go around the same route again, that again shouted, waved and clapped, but I kept my head down
 
dunnah01 said:
What is it with motorhomers staring at other motorhomers. It doesn't matter which country you're in everybody seems to do it. I get that you're wishing the other rig to make a mess if setting up their pitch but why turn your deck chairs to gawp - it's quite rude you know.
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so you have a prob,cages are for animals, dont be come one, live your life, then move on, oh while your at it
catch a few rays, ok pj.

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