Has anyone heard of Hobby motorhomes being banned from campsites?

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Has anyone heard of Hobby motorhomes being banned from campsites?
 
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Spriddler said:
How do Hobby m/homes differ from other makes which attracts itinerants to them? Outwardly they seem the same as many other makes.
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I believe they were wider, more opulently furnished for full timing.. Maybe wrong side door but I don’t know that.
 
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68c said:
When I read the first post in this thread I assumed 'Hobby' meant a self built van, built by a hobbyist. Cannot see any reason a specific mainstream van would be banned.
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No, Hobby is a German manufacturer liked by the Irish traveller community for their wide bodies and as a result many sites don’t like them acting as ‘Trojan horses’ lots of internal glass and cupboards for glasses
 
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Gaston aires said:
It means twin axle group,on the rear end. hence TAG
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….. or, it’s a vehicle with an additional axle ‘tagged’ onto the back of the first axle? Your definition has an air of officialdom about it though. 😎

Ian
 
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Some sites dont like the habitation door on the 'wrong' side in the uk but other than that never known a problem

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When our local park was invaded by travellers a couple of summers ago, despite the fact that they chain sawed through the wooden posts that stop vehicles parking off the kerb, the council had provided 4 portaloo's and 2 skips to encourage them to not damage the park and its wooded surroundings within a couple of hours of them arriving.
Well that didnt work as it took council workers and two lorries to take away everything they had fly tipped and left in the woods.

It took a week to get them evicted, every caravan was Geist, Hobby or similar German brand, mostly newish, and the council spent an untold amount putting a large grassed 1/4 mile soil hump right along the roadside of the park, leaving an HD gate to allow tractor access for grass cutting. I thought at the time the HD Metal gate with padlock will be the weakest link as they use angle grinders to cut the gate open at Pershore Rugby Club, the damage they caused there was shocking to hear about, including nicking a glass cased De-Frib, just for the sake of it.
LES
 
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We’ve had 2 tag axles Hobby’s. I loved them, better than the Carthago. We never had a problem in Europe though those days we only stopped in the UK en route. One summer we ended up in Sarlat la Caneda and were positioned at the very end of the site on top of a huge bank. I think in retrospect the owner positioned us as far away from the conventional pitches as possible. We‘d been on the road four weeks and so I chose to do the washing and having two single beds there was linen in plenty. It was such a hot summer I drapped the sheets and towels etc over the bushes behind us. l
Next morning we walked down to town for coffee etc and to buy their famous nougat - began talking to a couple from UK as you do, who asked where we were staying. When we said the site at top of hill they agreed it was a very nice site but were worried because the owner clearly welcomed itinerants!
Wonderful vans.
 
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We also have had 2 tag axle Hobby's over the space of 5 or 6 years (1st one was written off after being hit by a HGV) Not once were we ever refused access to a site, either here or anywhere in Europe.
We have, however, heard stories about other people with Hobby's being refused access along with stories of gassing etc.
 
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We had a Hobby caravan years ago, AND lived about 10k from the LMC factory as well. I'm supposed I'm double stuffed really! I think if campsites start turning caravans and motorhomes away because the habitation door is on the righthand side they are shooting themselves in the foot. With so many European vans around now that have habitation doors on the right they'd be making a big mistake. If they are that fussy they could always ask folk to park the other way around, or is that too simple?
 
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Soycd said:
We had a Hobby caravan years ago, AND lived about 10k from the LMC factory as well. I'm supposed I'm double stuffed really! I think if campsites start turning caravans and motorhomes away because the habitation door is on the righthand side they are shooting themselves in the foot. With so many European vans around now that have habitation doors on the right they'd be making a big mistake. If they are that fussy they could always ask folk to park the other way around, or is that too simple?
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Yes, way to simple.

Our van is German, hence has the hab door on the 'wrong' side.
We checked into a C&MC site near Chester a couple of years ago

"The Rules", which were enforced by the Obergruppenfuhrer stated that you had to park with your rear right side to the peg so that all the hab doors were facing the same way.

I pointed out I could do one or the other, not both.
He was incapable of comprehending and so stuck us on the end of a row which meant we were parked correctly but with the hab door on the 'wrong' side and therefore our awning was out on the service road.

It seemed more important that the vans were not parked in nose first than having the hab door all facing the same way.
 
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Soycd said:
We had a Hobby caravan years ago, AND lived about 10k from the LMC factory as well. I'm supposed I'm double stuffed really! I think if campsites start turning caravans and motorhomes away because the habitation door is on the righthand side they are shooting themselves in the foot. With so many European vans around now that have habitation doors on the right they'd be making a big mistake. If they are that fussy they could always ask folk to park the other way around, or is that too simple?
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Our whooshbang door is on the continental side. Similar to the previous T4 Westy. Never a problem because in the UK we pitch up nose-in, so our door never faces the neighbour's hab door. Never had a complaint or been turned away.

Edit - even the CMC wardens we met seem relaxed about it.
 
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I used to deal with travellers and their claim for benefits, I asked them why so many had Hobby vans and the answer was that a certain dealership would offer them finance for the van, they got the van on finance at £475 per month and then claimed £450 a month in housing benefit!! I kid you not. If they had a council run pitch they qualified for housing benefit and could get finance! , whether they stayed on it or sub let it was a moot point! They also said that the Hobby was one of the best built vans available in their price range. I had a Hobby motorhome and it was a Friday afternoon/Monday morning van the layout was great but the execution was lacking in certain area's. We were touring France and were on our way to an aire we had used before in Normandy and when we got there it had been taken over by a circus, we drove off looking for another site and as we passed through the village the village green was rammed with travellers caravans and motorhomes, they jumped out in the road and tried directing us onto the green! So there's a possible answer
 
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The Coops said:
........ they got the van on finance at £475 per month and then claimed £450 a month in housing benefit!! I kid you not. If they had a council run pitch they qualified for housing benefit and could get finance! ,
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I quite believe it. For several years my (work-challenged) Rastafarian cousin shared an old wooden boat with three similarly inactive pals on a berth in Brighton marina. After paying the rent for the boat they made a significant profit from the housing allowance in addition to the unemployment benefit.
As an aside, he later went to Puerto de Mogan in Gran Canaria where he 'looked after' yachts for their absent/foreign owners. Unknown to the owners he used to anchor a couple of boats in the bay and sub-let the vacant berths to visiting yachtsmen but came unstuck when one night a storm drove the anchored yachts ashore onto rocks and they were write-offs.
It was by coincidence that I met him as I had no idea he was there until I was told by a couple of ex-pats about a rogue guy and the name and description seemed familiar to me. When I found him he told me the tale and showed me one of the boats when I berthed there whilst on passage.

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Soycd said:
I think if campsites start turning caravans and motorhomes away because the habitation door is on the righthand side they are shooting themselves in the foot.
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One In somerset bans any with doors on the wrong side. Always packed solid to the point you are grateful being banned
 
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Our campervan has doors on both sides. Even better, one is straight out of the toilet!! Got to love coach built vans. Always a fun way to confuse 😊

At our Aire in Fraserburgh we are happy to welcome any type of Moho/campervan/conversion van/micro camper, as long as you have an onboard toilet 😊

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Brains said:
Yes, way to simple.

Our van is German, hence has the hab door on the 'wrong' side.
We checked into a C&MC site near Chester a couple of years ago

"The Rules", which were enforced by the Obergruppenfuhrer stated that you had to park with your rear right side to the peg so that all the hab doors were facing the same way.

I pointed out I could do one or the other, not both.
He was incapable of comprehending and so stuck us on the end of a row which meant we were parked correctly but with the hab door on the 'wrong' side and therefore our awning was out on the service road.

It seemed more important that the vans were not parked in nose first than having the hab door all facing the same way.
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I have a Hymer with the door on the wrong side and have stayed on quite a few CAMC sites over the last couple of years, the wardens have always told me to park between the two white pegs whichever way around I like, so I'm always in the centre of the pitch, CCC usually tell me to park whichever direction I like but the hab door must be in the centre of the pitch.
 
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Coastal Cruiser. said:
Did read somewhere that Carthago are on the list as a lot of undesirables are starting to drive them 😁😁
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The undesirables are now driving any make of motorhome, they have even been attending motorhome shows for a good few years now.

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Thanks, definitely one to avoid with all the rules and restrictions, and why on earth does a company feel the need to declare their pronouns?
We have never had a problem having an offside door, and although Hobbies are not commonly seen on sites, they are around. It is usual for sites to ask for an address when bookings are made so should be easy to identify bookings from non travelling community.
 
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I thought the Itinerants favourite was LMC Caravans and motorhomes?!

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About 10 years ago we stopped on a site in the middle of Lucerne. It was mainly all concrete, but was just an overnight, so weren't worried. There were lots of 'large' caravans there, and just thought it was an affluent area.
Anyway, come the early evening, trucks, and pickups arrived, lots of wooden pallets abound, and a huge bonfire was built and lit - it was quite scary.

Thankfully we were not too near where the bonfire was, and sat it out for the night - off early the next day.
 
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