Pez Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi All, There seems to be an owner club for every make of motorhome possible but not for the Hobby motorhome, does anyone know of such a club, I would welcome any info, many thanks Pez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Madge Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Pez - 2007-12-29 9:40 PM Hi All, There seems to be an owner club for every make of motorhome possible but not for the Hobby motorhome, does anyone know of such a club, I would welcome any info, many thanks Pez hi Pez, There's the Independant Association of Hobbyists E mail daverjackson@ukonline.co.uk tel 01530 832585 Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi Don, Thanks for the info I will get in touch with them, many thanks Pez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Pez: Your question came up about a month back on: http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=9859&posts=7 The website for the club Don mentions is: http://www.hobbyists.co.uk/hob/index.aspx This is really just a front page, as you need to be a club member to access the main elements of the site. I've never joined the club myself - probably because I didn't like the idea of a £25 introductory fee! - but I remember having a conversation with David Jackson about 3 years ago (before I bought my own Hobby motorhome) and found him helpful and informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hi Derek, Thank you for the website info I will take a look. It's the first Hobby for us and so excited to own one, ours is the AK 650 FM model, looking forward to going away for a few days next week to try it out for the first time. Pez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred grant Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 a 25 pounds fee to associate with other fools who just happened to buy the same make of motorhome as us at any given time - you must be joking my ansums. me an alice prefers to make r own friends whatever their persasion. hey me biddies, we as just bought sum cold turkey from morrisons - anybody want to foorm a club. usll call it MIOOTT (morrisons independent order of travellin turkeyists) . just send the 25 pounds to fred and ye get a flagon of best cider as an introduction to the first rally in cornwall. merry yer to one and all (and to all and one) fredkillerfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 fred: That's 277 posts in roughly a year - every one 100% on-topic and side-splittingly amusing. Wish I had your talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred grant Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Yer, Derk do you relize you's just started another club FKFFC - fredkillerfred fan club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Hi Fred, I take your point about the £25, we are not wanting to join the club just to make friends, as we have our own circle of friends and great company they are to, more to the point our interest in the club would be the technical merit one would gain from other Hobby owners, and if we can make other friends then that would be great to. Pez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamworthkamper Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I do nt see the point of owners clubs my wife and I bought our motorhome so we can get away from it all . We do enjoy talkiing to people on site and enroute but normaly these people have a different motorhome to ours.And £25 to enter a website and may be a sticker for the windscreen. Why did nt I think of that idea.The only clubs you need is the cc or the ccc for cheap ferries and RAC/AA so you do nt get run over tring to change a off side punture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I knew I shouldn't have joked about the £25 one-off joining fee. Pez's plan to join a Hobby owners' club is eminently sensible. One-make clubs offer a deep well of technical knowledge and expertise, particularly valuable if a motorhome marque is not run-of-the-mill or the make is no longer in production. Even if one has no intention of participating in club social activities, joining a one-make club is likely to be worthwhile initially just to be able to seek advice from people who genuinely know what they are talking about. The joining fee is not really why I'm not a Hobby club member - it's actually because I know everything there is to know about motorhomes, so there's no point in me joining the club. (I was reluctant to say this before as I'm such a modest person!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Derek Uzzell - 2008-01-03 8:32 AM The joining fee is not really why I'm not a Hobby club member - it's actually because I know everything there is to know about motorhomes, so there's no point in me joining the club. (I was reluctant to say this before as I'm such a modest person!) Perhaps we could get MMM to make an annual 'most knowledgeable old git' award just for Derek, Clive, Don, Dave and Brian to compete for? Apologies if I missed anyone! Why do people have a go at 'one make' clubs? It is not for us either but I can see the advantages for those who are attracted to it and who enjoy that kind of social interaction and a lot of generous folk put a lot of unpaid effort into them. Long may they continue, along with ALL OTHER forms and types of camping and caravanning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Hi Derek, Thanks for your comments I may need to use your knowledge some time in the future who knows we may meet up on site somewhere. I quoted the wrong model it's a Hobby 670AK FM we have, we are looking forward to trying it out over the next couple of days. Pez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 Hi Tracker, Here, Here and may they continue, happy new year to everyone. Pez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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