Temporarily leaving pitch

[Coolcats]

Has anyone used Lion poo I hear it helps dissuade visitors in gardens so why not on a pitch ?

 

[Soycd]

If on paying campsite with marked pitches then maybe ask the folk who run the campsite what to do if you need to go out in the van? With free aires/stelplatz etc. I reckon it's first come first served. If you push off for the day then I'd say the pitch/spot is fair game. If it's a paying place aire/stelplatz that again is maybe ask the person running the place?

 

[L' Hobo]

Has anyone used Lion poo I hear it helps dissuade visitors in gardens so why not on a pitch ?

Probably have more luck on the pitch with a live Lion?
It says nothing in the rules against it!

 

[buzz1]

If you leave a pitch on an aire for any reason it is no longer your spot and anyone can take it. We've seen numerous times when MHers have left stuff on a pitch on full aires and gone off, not just to a dump point next door, but for shopping, a tootle our for the day etc and this has prevented us from stopping there or we've had to take a difficult or tight spot. Now if we see that we'd move their stuff and use the spot.

If you want the assurance of a guaranteed pitch you should go on a campsite.

I would you to try and move my dog and wife if I’m only going to water out the barrier if I’ve pay for the day

 

[buzz1]

Sorry I just read that back to myself ,
my bad grammar ,
But I’m sure you get what I mean

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[buzz1]

Sorry I just read that back to myself ,
my bad grammar ,
But I’m sure you get what I mean

 

[Brains]

We have one of these
With our number plate printed on it
(The one we have says 'reserved for motorhome' in 4 different languages)

There are many available in Amazon and Ebay
One of many examples here

It's been in the gas locker for at least 5 years, and it think I've used it twice!
One of which was to reserve the next door pitch for a friend!


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[RobbyMClark]

Bought a yellow folding thing here from the net- like those 'wet floor ' signs that says motorhome pitch , wrote van reg on it in black marker . Used it once so far

Got one of those as well - had the garage I worked at do a numberplate with just our surname on.
Used it a few times only as tend to walk/cycle/public transport if on sites.

 

[Gingernuts]

I believe you can get cheap xl bully’s to chain up on your pitch!…………..sorry I’ll get my coat……….

 

[cyberyacht]

Or even just a photo of a 'suitable' dog adjoined to your numberplate marker.

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[Bailey58]

We have one of these
With our number plate printed on it
(The one we have says 'reserved for motorhome' in 4 different languages)

There are many available in Amazon and Ebay
One of many examples here


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It's been in the gas locker for at least 5 years, and it think I've used it twice!
One of which was to reserve the next door pitch for a friend!


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Oooh! Sunlounger with a towel would have done the job!

 

[Littlewheels]

I leave the wife on the pitch and go out for the day.

That’s all well and good but anyone passing that’s driven down the N340 will think she’s on the Batter If you discover she’s earning its time to move pitch

 

[Folkranger]

A photographer friend of mine printed a picture of my motorhome, showing numberplate onto a 8x10" sheet of aluminium which we made into a fold flat pitch marker. Next year we changed the van.

For sale, little used, one owner.

 

[Folkranger]

This has just reminded me of something that happened the other day, proper 'Spanish' aire with marked spots, free services there too.

A Dutch couple were sat out and a spot was vacated a few along from them, they immediately got up and moved their chairs to the spot and the wife sat on hers in the middle of it.

A Morello MH drove on the aire shortly after and as this was the only pitch available he proceeded to reverse in ... and kept going! He obviously knew she was there so did it very slowly but she soon got the message to shift or be squished.

The spot wasn't for the Dutch couple as they had made no attempt to move their MH so it must've been for someone else who they were expecting at some point but as the aire is very popular and full most of the time people often have to queue to get on so reserving a spot was well out of order, first in the queue has first dibs.

We do that when the sun is down on ours but sunny on other pitches.

 

[68c]

For sale, little used, one owner.
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Get it to the new owner.

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[Folkranger]

I'm sure the new owner appreciate it.

Never leave anything I don't have to in a trade -in.

 

[Jonny1953]

I leave the wife on the pitch and go out for the day.

Really? Then who will make the cups of tea when you're out?

 

[Folkranger]

Really? Then who will make the cups of tea when you're out?

Pub

 

[tonka]

How about a few of these joke items off ebay..
Throw a few of these down on the pitch..

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

I leave my van on the pitch
Local travel is on foot or by bike.

Same as, we always walk or use public transport and never have any problems getting around and the 2 rabid Jack Russells love to go on trains and buses and look out of the window

Most we have stayed is 5 nights on a site’s in Croatia and Switzerland, normally 2-3 nights and move on.

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[TheBig1]

Have shared this story a few times on a caravan club site in wales. Motorhome goes out for the day and they leave chairs on the pitch. They returned in the evening to missing chairs. They soon spotted them being used on another nearby pitch. Cheeky sods had nicked them thinking the motorhome owners had left and forgotten to load their chairs so considered them free to claim

Friend of mine owns a small site and one couple booked and paid for 2 days with their tent mid summer season. Day 4 they left in their car for a day on the beach and my friend packed down their tent and belongings so the motorhome that had prebooked that pitch could have it. The young couple were very cross when they got back and could see nothing wrong in overstaying their paid for days. They had not even gone to the office to ask, nor pay for extra nights. There are some very over self entitled people about

 

[nicholsong]

This has just reminded me of something that happened the other day, proper 'Spanish' aire with marked spots, free services there too.

A Dutch couple were sat out and a spot was vacated a few along from them, they immediately got up and moved their chairs to the spot and the wife sat on hers in the middle of it.

A Morello MH drove on the aire shortly after and as this was the only pitch available he proceeded to reverse in ... and kept going! He obviously knew she was there so did it very slowly but she soon got the message to shift or be squished.

The spot wasn't for the Dutch couple as they had made no attempt to move their MH so it must've been for someone else who they were expecting at some point but as the aire is very popular and full most of the time people often have to queue to get on so reserving a spot was well out of order, first in the queue has first dibs.

Mel

You are shaping up well to be a campsite warden

Geoff

 

[Ingwe]

I leave a discreet note by the ECU locker as follows:
“This is my space. Park in it while I’m out and I’ll find you and kill you. Thanks. Have a nice day.”
Only kidding. Only done it once at Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne and then left out a table and chair. Yes, they could have been nicked but mostly, people are honest.

 

[Spriddler]

A photographer friend of mine printed a picture of my motorhome, showing numberplate onto a 8x10" sheet of aluminium which we made into a fold flat pitch marker. Next year we changed the van.

That won't matter as since your current m/home isn't there anyone looking won't know it's not the same m/home. For 15 years I've used a spare number plate that hasn't been the same reg'n number as my current m/home.

 

[Nanniemate]

I find a couple of road cones and police tape works

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[SpeedyDux]

If we had to move off a spot on an Aire I would stand on it with dog.
On a campsite in UK probably wouldn’t happen as we would have car with us and only reason van would move is if we had to go out to fill LPG.
We did leave a CL once, completely for the day with both vehicles, left a pallet we had been using, and our No. plate sign, when we got back found it all in the hedge but no one on site anywhere!

I came back to find a caravan on my pitch and my sign chucked in the hedge. I complained to the warden and got the caravan removed.

 

[Spriddler]

In France when I had left my table and chairs out I came back to find a couple of touring cyclists sitting there eating their picnic.
(Not that it concerned me in the slightest and it gave us all a good laugh).

 

[jennywren]

Leave a table &chair on the pitch. Padlock together for extra security.

...how considerate, I assume that's for the wife whilst she is left behind to guard the pitch!

 

[Lenny HB]

Same as, we always walk or use public transport and never have any problems getting around and the 2 rabid Jack Russells love to go on trains and buses and look out of the window

Most we have stayed is 5 nights on a site’s in Croatia and Switzerland, normally 2-3 nights and move on.

Come on be honest you cant exactly just park your flipping great big bus in a town or village.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Come on be honest you cant exactly just park your flipping great big bus in a town or village.

You would be surprised where my van goes, can sneak in unnoticed

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