MH Snobishness - does it exist? (1 Viewer)

[SpursMan]

In my view, an allegation of any kind of "exposure" or even "snobbery" when it is most likely unjustified, together with TEXT IN CAPITALS is to be be considered harsh.

No harm done

YOU WIN ! . . . . Blasted caps lock,

 

[Southdowners]

People with old vans are in them because they couldn't afford one of these palaces and use them for wilding and aires and suchlike , one door up from tents, but these snobby sorts think they are above all this and only go to exclusive camps and stuff and above emptying cassettes and cooking and don't w,ant to talk to the riff raff

What utter nonsense! That's entirely your perception. How can you possibly know what people think, say and do?

If you don't speak to folk who own large vehicles how can you know how they go about their lives? Do you never question whether your hostile attitude has anything to do with why the people you describe don't speak to you?

As I said earlier, folk in expensive vehicles can't win. If you so much as close your blinds at the wrong time you're accused of being a snob - when actually all you're doing is wandering around in your underwear and want privacy to do so.

Just for your information...
- We do wild camp, stay on aires and small sites - we also travel long distances, covering 4 thousand miles in a month last September.
- We never use site facilities - why would we? We cook, use the loo, shower and everything else in the vehicle... again, why wouldn't we.
- We obviously like the lifestyle and have chosen it over cruising or long-haul trips abroad - which we could have afforded to do.

We've had great times socialising with folk from all different backgrounds and will speak to anyone and everyone. I get the impression if we met you on the road it would be you who wouldn't want to speak to us.

 

[Steve and Denise]

A bit like comparing big houses and little houses you buy what you want.

 

[Rapphil]

Always kept this post card from the times of property boom!

 

[Beemobile]

I haven't come across too much snobbery, I have a Talbot Auto Trail 1992, I get lots of waves from lots of smiley faces, its when I'm on an actual site that I feel sometimes alienated, generally they're not funsters though which is why I joined this club, no snobs here.

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[thidwick]

I find the “snobbery” subject quite interesting, though it doesn’t bother me at all.
In my observations, I’ve always thought that the caravan folks seemed more snobbery inclined than motorhome types; and the British seem more snobbery inclined than most of our continental colleagues. Also, “caravan club” sites seem to foster more “I look down on him because...” behaviours than other camping places. (I know, there’s an awful lot of sweeping generalisations there!)
What will be interesting for us is that we’ve finally sold our 21 year old Rapido, and bought a brand new Hobby. How will our “class” rankings have changed? Will we notice?

 

[A S R]

I'm a complete Motorhome snob! But only between me and my mate! Personally I couldn't give a toss what your choice of transport is.
My mate has an Autotrail Chieftain and at the time I had a caravan. He used to refer to me as a Itinerant! I now have a Burstner Elegance 821 A class. I do like to remind him as often as possible that he only has a coachbuilt.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

I'm a complete Motorhome snob! But only between me and my mate! Personally I couldn't give a toss what your choice of transport is.
My mate has an Autotrail Chieftain and at the time I had a caravan. He used to refer to me as a Itinerant! I now have a Burstner Elegance 821 A class. I do like to remind him as often as possible that he only has a coachbuilt.

So he still wins then, as you have a Burstner

 

[sweetie]

I'm a complete Motorhome snob! But only between me and my mate! Personally I couldn't give a toss what your choice of transport is.
My mate has an Autotrail Chieftain and at the time I had a caravan. He used to refer to me as a Itinerant! I now have a Burstner Elegance 821 A class. I do like to remind him as often as possible that he only has a coachbuilt.

But they now have motorhomes as well as caravans

 

[sweetie]

So he still wins then, as you have a Burstner

So where do I stand i’ve Also got a tag axle Burstner. But not an A Class

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[A S R]

So where do I stand i’ve Also got a tag axle Burstner. But not an A Class

Nope, sorry, jog on!

 

[DuxDeluxe]

So where do I stand i’ve Also got a tag axle Burstner. But not an A Class

Ah..... a posh Burstner

Nothing wrong with Burstners of course - very, very nice vans. They all are, really. No bad vans despite the usual jokes. It is the people make the difference, or at least that is what my valet tells me

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Nope, sorry, jog on!

Quite right. Love the personal van “rivalry” which of course is anything but that. Good for a laugh

 

[gwyntaxi]

We like to keep our blinds open as late as possible ....maybe because I'm nosy and frightened of missing something Oh and I'll talk to anyone

Agree with you 110%.

 

[gwyntaxi]

At the risk of upsetting anyone on here, which doesn't apply to funsters anyway, but I think these people who buy these 100 grand motors are already people who don't mix with us ordinary folks in normal life and think they are a higher class and don't really think of themselves as campers in the real sense and don't cook or use the toilets in their motors, just a status symbol that stands in the drive for 360 days a year and not something to actually use , that is why normal campers have so much warranty problems because they actually use them how they should be used.

Hear hear.

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[KiwiKampers]

Only yesterday a fellow Autotrail owner came over to introduce himself. His opening line was, “How are you getting on with your baby Autotrail? I’ve got the grown-up version parked over there.”

 

[A S R]

In fact, I even had a t shirt made with "The A Class" in the front and " SIMPLY BETTER " on the back just to wind my mate up even more!

 

[DuxDeluxe]

In fact, I even had a t shirt made with "The A Class" in the front and " SIMPLY BETTER " on the back just to wind my mate up even more!

Love it....


Must get something similar on a Le Voyageur / Burstner theme for next time I see @Clive .........

 

[Steve and Denise]

@chaser you are such a wind up
Someone told me that you had won the lottery £500 and were going to buy a new van so don’t call us poor people snobs

 

[cruiser]

Oh dear I have been rumbled . That was the idea. But the wife bought a new broom with it. So now I am really in trouble. Thanks @SteveandDenise .

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[Shrimp]

Tesco/Morissons/Waitrose/Asda/Sainsbury's Van drivers don't wave, snobs

I’ve found the French horse box drivers don’t wave either!
Those horse boxes look just like MHs in the distance!

 

[chaser]

Don't know why I am being singled out on this after all these months, I didn't start the thread but just answered the question and I replied as I found but at the time my findings were generally the majority opinion but no one else has been singled out.

 

[OurMoreloLife]

Nope, sorry, jog on!

"Jog on" - love that expression; means so much yet does no harm

 

[tonyidle]

"Jog on" - love that expression; means so much yet does no harm

Whatever

 

[OurMoreloLife]

Hear hear.

So sorry to ruin your illusion of us.

I couldn't be more normal; as one of nine kids that only went on holiday in a Sprite Musketeer with a huge awning and a tent, we had nothing except the values our parents gave us. That is, treat all people as you find them, and don't do any harm to anyone unless they harm you first.

I was telling my kids recently, when I was young we lived in a 4 bedroom council house that had solid fuel central heating; well it wasn't really central heating as it only had three rads, none of the bedrooms had a radiator, a small one in the top landing heated the whole upstairs of the house (not). In winter we would wake up with frosty windows, much like most old houses back then except in ours, the frost was on the inside of the bedroom windows.

I am just like you; we're no different. In fact, as a child I would have envied you as you had an expensive motorhome; we always wanted one of those instead of the Vauxhall 101 estate car my Dad pulled the caravan with.

So I have worked hard & been fortunate and have been able to buy a lovely motorhome; would you deny me the pleasure of enjoying what I have worked for? Would you judge me without knowing me? Please don't.

We do cook and I have just returned from the toilet block (as the boss was in the en-suite (joke)) where I smiled nicely and said hello to everyone I met this lovely sunny morning (as I always do). As I write this I am on a site in Dorset for the weekend planning our three week trip to France in May (we don't get much leave from work). Since September we have been away 4 times now (as we are both working full time and running our own business too); we bought this MH to use and enjoy as much as possible; it doesn't sit on the drive any longer that it needs to.

Enjoy your Sunday

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[Southdowners]

At the risk of upsetting anyone on here, which doesn't apply to funsters anyway, but I think these people who buy these 100 grand motors are already people who don't mix with us ordinary folks in normal life and think they are a higher class and don't really think of themselves as campers in the real sense and don't cook or use the toilets in their motors, just a status symbol that stands in the drive for 360 days a year and not something to actually use , that is why normal campers have so much warranty problems because they actually use them how they should be used.

Don't know why I am being singled out on this after all these months, I didn't start the thread but just answered the question and I replied as I found but at the time my findings were generally the majority opinion but no one else has been singled out.

You clearly knew that what you were saying would upset people, and you have. I feel really annoyed at your unfounded criticism.

You posted several times and I have responded to your accusations in as clear a fashion as I can.

 

[Don Quixote]

Probably, but who cares. Life is to short to worry about what others think. There are plenty of friendly guys about and 'if you play your cards right' you might just get the chance to meet them and stroke puppies and cuddle babies, share strawberries and meet Spanish circus people too.

Now that the best bit stroking puppies........................

 

[funflair]

We have a N+B Flair quite large and imposing and possibly looks like it worth more than it cost but anyway, on I think our second MH fun rally we pulled in behind a pub to be met by the folks organising it a quick introduction and park over there please.

We mucked in all weekend and had a great time even washed his BBQ and tidied up from the night before. At the end of the rally the guy came over and shook my hand and said "when you turned up I thought oh s--t these two are going to be up themselves, but your OK" I took that as a compliment but it does show how first impressions are not always true (or possibly they were)

Martin

 

[DuxDeluxe]

So sorry to ruin your illusion of us.

I couldn't be more normal; as one of nine kids that only went on holiday in a Sprite Musketeer with a huge awning and a tent, we had nothing except the values our parents gave us. That is, treat all people as you find them, and don't do any harm to anyone unless they harm you first.

I was telling my kids recently, when I was young we lived in a 4 bedroom council house that had solid fuel central heating; well it wasn't really central heating as it only had three rads, none of the bedrooms had a radiator, a small one in the top landing heated the whole upstairs of the house (not). In winter we would wake up with frosty windows, much like most old houses back then except in ours, the frost was on the inside of the bedroom windows.

I am just like you; we're no different. In fact, as a child I would have envied you as you had an expensive motorhome; we always wanted one of those instead of the Vauxhall 101 estate car my Dad pulled the caravan with.

So I have worked hard & been fortunate and have been able to buy a lovely motorhome; would you deny me the pleasure of enjoying what I have worked for? Would you judge me without knowing me? Please don't.

We do cook and I have just returned from the toilet block (as the boss was in the en-suite (joke)) where I smiled nicely and said hello to everyone I met this lovely sunny morning (as I always do). As I write this I am on a site in Dorset for the weekend planning our three week trip to France in May (we don't get much leave from work). Since September we have been away 4 times now (as we are both working full time and running our own business too); we bought this MH to use and enjoy as much as possible; it doesn't sit on the drive any longer that it needs to.

Enjoy your Sunday

Well said. Similar situation here, having worked very hard at life now trying to enjoy it. Fortunate in that I can afford to buy a nice Le Voyageur van but then again that had to be earned. All of the vans have been really well used though nowadays people avoid pitching next to me as I’m the MH equivalent of the nutter on the bus who will randomly talk with anyone, including Burstner owners (@Clive @Stagman )

Cheers, looking forward to meeting one day

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Now that the best bit stroking puppies........................

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