Pitching And Parking A Motorhome
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- We share our tips for pitching up at a campsite in a motorhome and parking when out and about.
0:00 Start
2:49 Caravan and Motorhome Pitches - Peg Colours
4:18 Camping and Caravan Pitches
7:11 Private Sites
8:02 Considerations when pitching
12:48 Reversing onto a pitch
14:52 Finding suitable parking
19:21 Parking the Motorhome
22:44 Outtakes
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We are total newbies to this and have watched so many of your videos. So incredibly helpful.
Thank you very much
Another great video. You have been my “go to” channel for all things motorhome. I only picked up my first motorhome last month, and being recently widowed, you have given me the confidence to start planning trips for later this year, when it is safe to travel again. Thank you 😊
Some great tips for newbies Bob and Jenny. Your point about finding a spot for good Satellite reception brought back many memories of my wife and I doing similar, driving round huge campsites, especially abroad, trying to find good reception. Likewise Wi-Fi. On C&MC sites this is generally not a problem as they have good Wi-Fi but private sites and most sites abroad have variable reception. So where we're allowed to choose our own pitch we spend a bit of time walking round with our phones in hand to see where the best reception is. Also my wife always tries to avoid parking anywhere near a family with young kids. Not that we don't like young kids, we love to see them enjoying themselves in the great outdoors, but they tend to be noisy in the early morning when we're still sleeping, and quite often oblivious to pitch boundaries.
We are progressing through tents, caravans and now looking at buying a motorhome! Your advice is hugely valuable...thanks for taking the time Andrea x
You're welcome.
Only been caravanning for 8 years and I didn't know there was that many different type of pitches on a CAMC. learn something everyday. Thanks for sharing
Think we were surprised too.
Thanks from a newby, I’m binge-watching your videos. So much great information.
Glad you like them!
When reversing it is recommended that you have someone checking the rear outside, small children seem to have the power to beam themselves from nowhere. We have a "beeping" reversing bulb (under £10) and also put the hazard lights on.
I like the campsite you do
I’m saving up all my pennies for a campervan although in the meantime I live vicariously through you guys! I’m gonna be so well prepared as take all your tips on board so that when the day comes I’m ready! 👍🏻 thanks so much for sharing all your trips, tips and experience 🌟
Thank you very much, yes we're living vicariously through our own videos! 😁😁👍
Thanks Bob & Jenny and not forgetting Poppy,always look forward to watching your Videos.
Thanks Bob,/Jen, videos are much appreciated, many thanks
Thanks Bob and Jenny. Very helpful info as always x
Very informative video again. Thank you.
I always learn something new each video,thank you.
Helpful as always. Thank you.
Some great hints and tips. Thank you 👍
Very useful information again. Thank you 👏👍💙❤️
Good back to basics video . Very helpful 👍🏻
Thank you for doing this Bob and Jenny. We have had our new motorhome sat on the drive since we got it in early December and we are itching to get away and try it out but we have been concerned about finding parking spaces when out and about. We are used to caravanning and your tips on preplanning and site assessment are really useful. Keep up the good work.
Thanks. So frustrating not been able to take it anywhere!
@@BobEarnshawMoHo we’ve got plenty planned so hopefully we can get to do it!
The out take made us chuckle. Thank you both for sharing your knowledge once again. We're members of the Caravan and camping club and their sites look lovely we've only managed to use two of their sites so far. We haven't had our Motorhome that long. We're going to join the Caravan and Motorhome club as we've discovered there are lots of sites not too far from where we live so would be good to check them out. The Motorhome day parking info was also useful. I now have a notebook and jot down a lot of recommendations you give Bob 🤣. Looking forward to more updates from you both. Take care- Wend and Rog.
Very helpful information and advice,Than you!
Hi both, great video, very informative x
Loved the outtakes 😊
Another great video guys 😊 one of the main reasons I watch your videos, your knowledge about sites and parking as well as heritage and National Trust places is phenomenal and is very much appreciated 💕 entertaining too 😊 x
Glad you like them!
The caravan and Motorhome site book show how far it is to the nearest town, bus stops and supermarkets. there are are quite a few within 1 mile walking distance of the sites, very useful if you needs shops etc and don’t want to take the MH out. Thanks Bob and Jenny for another informative video .
Many thanks for another good video.
Great vlog and very helpful again. My father lives very close to Cayton Village and we know the site very well, we can thoroughly recommend it to anyone visiting the area and the villages surrounding it are wonderful too!
Yes, would love to see what it's like.
Picked up loads of great tips from your videos since we started Caravanning back in 2016 and we now do exactly what Jenny says with pre planning but a big part of our planning is to watch one of your vids (you’ve been to most sites in the world) especially arrivals, really useful 👍
I wish we'd been to a lot more sites, but let's hope we get a few more in this year!
Great information with a sense of humor, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is really helpful Bob.
Thank you
Really great to know all the differences
Thanks so much
Thank you.
Thanks very much appreciated xx
Excellent topic ideas and well informed. Just a couple more I'd add along with not relying too much on the reversing mirrors and cameras. Always walk over the ground to make sure there's no hidden pot holes or soft or muddy ground that you will sink into. Also don't pitch under trees at certain times of the year, we got caught out ounce at Chertsey cc. The birds had gourged themselves on elderberries during the day and used the tree's over our brand new awning to empty themselves splattering it with red splotches. Luckily it washed off.
ASDA when it was part of the American Walmart used to allow trucks and overnight campers (some still do) on certain parts of their car parks. It's only polite to buy from them when using their facilities and please don't leave litter etc.
All good points
Excellent informative
what a lovely couple
Thank you
Very helpful Bob
Thankyou
Glad it was helpful!
It's not only trees that are vicious. I found a shop building lurking menacingly near "The Woods" campsite (Scotland). As I reversed back into the parking space, I thought I had plenty of room before hitting the shop front. I looked to my right; still reversing; when I noticed an elderly gentleman with a grimace on his face. I stopped, still thinking I had plenty off room to go. Got out and saw there was still about 3mtr to go, then looked up to see the shops awning approx 50mm from the top of the motorhome. Very nearly a costly mistake. This was my first journey out in the motorhome, and less than 2 minutes from the site. 😱 👍🖖🏴🏴🏴
That was a lucky escape, phew!
Thank you so much for the videos as it’s giving me a head start before we pick our new elddis evolution 196 up in March and with the length at around 24 feet something to think about when parking reversing ect
Glad to help
Same here Ian pic mine up March bobs vids have been my main stay
@@paulhows5242 yes Paul very excited be getting ours from Brownhills Newark yes the vids are very good sure we will both have many holidays and good memories to cherish
Thankyou enjoyed it
Very good video.
If it's raining or forecast to rain I always look for a pitch with no overhanging branches/foliage. Once it stops raining if your under trees then it just carries on drip drip on the roof all night!
Yes good point, we also have a problem with acorns or pinecones falling on the van, worrying Poppy.
Interesting video hope to see you sometime.
Hi ! Hope your both well and safe, miss your adventures, so looking forward to being able to get back on the road when all this is over. Take care x 👍🏴🏴🏴👍🏴🏴🏴🏴👍
Sadly many local authorities have use height restriction bars to deter misuse of the car park. Interesting, vlog. Thank you both, Take care.
Good tips both!!! When we park up in car parks I normally get out and check - us too try and park up with rear overhanging a grass area! There is a car park in Tintagel where you can park overnight in your motorhome and think its about £5😊
Thank you, yes saw that car park in Tintagel.
Hi Bob & Jenny nice video you done look's good as all way's take care see you soon .
Hi Bob and Jenny 👏 just us 2 Saying hi and thanks 👍 some great tips ✅ 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thanks 👍
Hey guys! Love your channel! it's sooooo useful to newbies like us with some perfect advice in terms we understand :) We bought our first ever motorhome at the beginning of September 2020, but have only managed to get out and about a few times due to COVID and lockdowns. We've seen your external screen cover which looks great, would you mind sharing where you got it from please?? Looking forward to seeing more of your advice and site reviews #lovit!
Thank you. Have a look at this video th-cam.com/video/YuoLoVK81xc/w-d-xo.html
Another great video. Thanks Bob and Jenny! 👏. Not done much pitching up since we got a motorhome last August, but two of our sites last year had to put us on sloping pitches - one was sideways and the other was back to front slope. And the amount of slope was different at all corners too. Obviously one corner is taken as the highest (reference) corner but how much residual slope can be tolerated? And is there a technique to get as level as possible using a spirit level and or a “bubble “APP? (I have the motorhome levelling app which tells me the centimetres required at each of the “lower” three wheels but how to use ramps?
If it's half a bubble out I usually think it's OK. Five degrees is what you need for the fridge to work properly apparently. Have a look this video at 6:14 mins
th-cam.com/video/rxLSopAm3sE/w-d-xo.html
Thanks lots of useful information. Have you ever had any pitch up horror stories. We nearly lost our caravan down an embankment once in the Lake District when the brake wasn’t applied at the right time! Scary.
Not yet!
Just bought our first motorhome after around 30 years of caravanning. Thank you, Bob and Jenny for your very informative videos, especially the New to Motorhoming series. We are looking forward to getting out in our new motorhome once Covid restrictions allow. Currently we are looking at devices to dog-proof our habitation door after discovering one of our Springers can not only open it himself, but lock it once he is inside! It's a good job we were only on our driveway. (He is a nightmare for door opening in the house, too.) We have discovered through internet searches that there are lots of child/dog-proof devices, but many only work on certain types of habitation door locks. Our previous caravan door was different and he couldn't get his paw on it or his nose under it. Any suggestions would be gratefully received. Bob & Anne
I did see a dog gate thing at the National Motorhome show a couple of years ago.
Thank you Bob,Jenny, what would you recommend as length of water pipe for filling your water tank on club sites please. How long is your water pipe in the video. Enjoyed your vlog again .
Cheers penguin peter 🐧🐧
I actually have two hoses, one 10metres and a 25 metre roll flat, most of the time I can use the shorter one. Have a look at th-cam.com/video/rxLSopAm3sE/w-d-xo.html
Local authority websites are a great source of help for motorhome parking.
Thanks, never tried that, but they they sometimes come up on Google searches.
We’ve found them particularly helpful because they give you particular bits of info about height restrictions, how many spaces, charges and how long you can stay - also give you addresses.
We enjoy your videos.
Pubs ?? Going out ?? What are all these bad habits ? 🤣🤣 we have never thought to use PM magazine for information. We were squinting at your year planner and went on the big plasma screen to see where you are off to in May 🤣🤣👍🏻🚐 Hope to catch up later in the season 😃 Trev n Sue
PM me and we can discuss where we're heading.
new MH owners shortly we are interested to know how to pitch in sites yet be away from people. we dont like the idea of possibly noisy or nosey people nearby! is it poss to get away from it all on some secluded corner of a site?
The Caravan and Motorhome Club allow you to choose your own pitch, but how would anyone know where the noisy or nosy people are going to go? Some sites have more secluded pitches, but I don't think any have pitches away from everyone else! We tend to favour adult only sites during school holidays, but that not be possible for you.
How do you go on guys if you go out for the day and your pitch is left empty how do other's no it's taken.
We leave a sign - this pitch is taken.
As a newbie that hasn’t had a chance to get out in our Motorhome yet. The awning question throws me. We have a sun canopy but no awning. Would this still be classed as an awning when booking a pitch? I love your videos they are so informative thank you.
Good question, but you need to ask the site. Some allow a canopy on non awning pitches.
CAMC sites normally allow a wind out canopy on a non awning pitch as long as it doesn’t have sides. If you attach something like a safari room then it will be classed as an awning and will require the relevant pitch .
Bob Earnshaw thank you we will do that.
First Motorhome thank you that is very interesting. We don’t have sides to it, but I think it is looking like we will need to check each site as it seems they may be different at each one.
@@gillaustin5386 that's what I've found.
how long is your motorhome
7.77m
I don’t understand why with technology today as it is the big two clubs don’t offer the facility to book a numbered pitch. Some of the tranquil parks allow you to do this online, stops the race to get to the site at 12.00 or 13.00 to get first pick of the pitches. I got a feeble excuse from the C&MHC when I asked. They thought too many people would not want to book their site if they could not get a specific pitch, funny how as an example Eye Kettleby is generally very often heavily booked.
It seems like a good idea so reduce the scramble for the best pitches, but I prefer to choose a pitch when I get there. Some of the Tranquil Parks we have been to decide the pitch for you before you arrive.
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good vidio bob wheres poppy
Watching out of the patio door at the moment.
Very good advice there, Bob and Jenny. We always carry a small compass, as arriving on a dull day, nice to know where the sun will rise if it appears. Totally agree with not understanding why MH’s aren’t fitted with sensors . I always tried to reverse into spaces and park where there was a grass/no car space at one side, when we had a LR Disco, so will carry on with the MH. When we did get out a couple of times last year, we were disappointed to find that car parks in Wells Next the Sea and Holkham, in Norfolk had put in height barriers and signs saying NO MOTORHOMES. we had googled before we left the site we were on, and they were not shown, as obviously a new thing. My husband has always complained why the MCC don’t spend a little more time levelling pitches, when they make them hard standing. With the caravan, it wasn’t as important, as we were staying put for a longer period and only need to level up once, but now we have the motorhome, and with hubby having heart failure, this is going to make our stays a bit more labour intensive, when we can get out and about again.
Keep up the good work, we love to watch your adventures, and it really helps keeping our spirits up and gives us hope that we will be getting out there again soon, in our expensive garden ornament! 😍 Cuddles to Poppy. 🐾🐾
Thanks for the comments, I like that, an expensive garden ornament!
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