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21/10/2011 at 5:00pm
Location: None Entered Outfit: VauDe Badawi L Space 2 1970s frame
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I've been a regular camper for a loooong time. I've seen some daft stuff done by campsite owners and campers. But these two rules absolutely take the biscuit. Never, in 30+ years of frequenting campsites have I heard something so stupid.
So I thought I'd start this thread in a bid to find the UK's most crazy campsite rule.
I'll kick off with two from a provider of forrest holidays in the New Forest and Forest of Dean.
1/ "Pup tents are free, but do need to be booked and count as a pitch extra. Please be aware that Pup tents can be no larger than 2 x 1.5m, be occupied by upto 2 under 16's and must be erected within the confines of the pitch of the original unit."
Not that daft. Until you want to put up a pup tent and have an adult (already paid for) in it. Oh, no. Can't do that - against the rules.
OK, that was stupid, but this is ridiculuous.
2/"You may pitch before or by dusk.
If you arrive when Reception is closed, please call the telephone number located on the Reception door. The site is open between 7.30am and 10.30pm."
Doesn't seem that daft, nobody want't their sleep disturbed by someone erecting a tent at midnight. However, this is on a campsite that's open all year. Currently, they interpret dusk as "about 7.30pm". Arrive before then and they let you on. Arrive after that and you can whistle. Soon, it'll be dark before people leave work - so how are they supposed to travel and arrive "before dusk"? My camping kit doesn't stretch to a time machine.
But this is the best bit. This is really good. I asked them what the reason was for this rule and was told :
"Health and safety. We might be liable if you hurt yourself erecting a tent in the dark"
Honestly, this is the very last time I will be using any of the Forest Holidays sites. In our current climate I'd expect companies to do everything to encourage custom. Instead these guys appear to have the attitude that they're doing you a favour by taking your cash.
So, can anyone beat these?
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23/10/2011 at 9:21am
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Alpiner,
From the other side: some friends of ours run some gites in the middle of France. When they took over, they threw the old rule book out as they felt it had some ridiculous rules in it.
5 years later, their new rule book has probably more in it, than the old one. After each 'incident', they feel obliged to add a cautionary rule into the rule book.
Last summer, my friend had a particularly trying family who persisted in doing stupid inconsiderate things culminating in flying a remote controlled aircraft low over other residents heads. When challenged by the owner (my friend, keep up), the idiot replied: 'it doesn't say I can't in your rule-book'
The response: "It doesn't say 'Don't put your penis on the BBQ either'. We expect our guests to have some degree of common sense. Thanks for proving me wrong'
I guess that what I am saying is that stupid rules probably originate from stupid peoples's actions. (Although the 5pm arrival time does baffle me)
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23/10/2011 at 9:21pm
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Quote: Originally posted by leader64 on 23/10/2011
Alpiner, From the other side: some friends of ours run some gites in the middle of France. When they took over, they threw the old rule book out as they felt it had some ridiculous rules in it. 5 years later, their new rule book has probably more in it, than the old one. After each 'incident', they feel obliged to add a cautionary rule into the rule book. Last summer, my friend had a particularly trying family who persisted in doing stupid inconsiderate things culminating in flying a remote controlled aircraft low over other residents heads. When challenged by the owner (my friend, keep up), the idiot replied: 'it doesn't say I can't in your rule-book' The response: "It doesn't say 'Don't put your penis on the BBQ either'. We expect our guests to have some degree of common sense. Thanks for proving me wrong' I guess that what I am saying is that stupid rules probably originate from stupid peoples's actions. (Although the 5pm arrival time does baffle me)
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