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 Subscribing to MHF gives you FULL Access to a whole array of information on motorhomes and motorhoming.
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Why Subscriptions ? |
To understand why we have an optional subscribers scheme we must look into the history of the MHF website.
MHF was established by David Burley way back in October 2003, it started off as a personal information website, a repository for him to store useful facts and figures that he tracked down in the search for the ideal motorhome for him and his wife.
Over a period of 6 months a core community of >500 members grew who used the site and its fast growing functionality as a means of communication based around a common subject i.e. that of motorhoming.
Up until April 2005 the site grew fast and then suddenly without warning the website computer hardware suffered a catastrophic failure and at first it was thought that the whole website data had been lost, but after some specialist work by data recovery experts the site was regained in almost its previous state.
This hardware failure and consequent 'growing pains' like downtime caused by computer hardware working too close to maximum tolerances left David in a quandry.
MHF had grown and grown way beyond his expectations and now needed some dedicated computer server equipment with better hosting companies, more bandwidth requirements and better backup facilities, this all would work out very costly. The site had been primarily funded from Davids' own pockets for 2 years with some donations trickle fed in as and when needed from the community, but this would not sustain the improvements needed to go to the next stage in the site evolution, advertisers could be rolled in, but the problem with these is that too many big advertisers can also limit the effective independance of the site and its community.
The MHF Independance is one thing that we are very proud of as it allows us to question companies customer support and service with no comeback from a large advertiser and allows us to give unbiaised reviews of vans and accessories.
Eventually the idea of subscriptions was suggested to David and after much research this was decided the best route to take. The site switched over to optional subscriptions in January 2006 and has grown and grown since.
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Overview |
Motorhome Facts has 43618 members, they have posted an amazing 66,773 Different topics in the Forums with an equally astonishing 651,798 Posts or replies in response.
The site has been running for 2388.91 Days (6.54 Years) now. The Average posts the forums receive per day is 272.84 and new topics per day is 27.95.
With this many members posting so many questions and responses and information you can be assured of a fast reply to any query on motorhomes you have.
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The following sections of Motorhome Facts are subscription access only:-
Downloads
Members List
Subs Discounts
Shout Box
MHF Auctions
Subscription Cards
Photo Gallery
Sudoku
Crossword
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Chat Rooms
Motorhome Blogs
Company Reports Forum section (Detailed reports on Motorhome Related companies)
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Discounts |
 MHF Subscribers discounts are posted in the forum section that is only viewable by subscribers HERE and also in the Subscriber Discounts Database. We currently have 37 discount deals available to MHF Subscribers
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MHF Subscribers also receive discounts at an ever growing range of campsites here and abroad. At present there are 56 Campsites that offer MHF Subscribers discount
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9 Motorhome Insurance companies now offer discounts ranging from 5-15% from standard policy prices for MHF subscribers
These Companies are as follows:-
Adrian Flux
Comfort
Sureterm Direct
Budget
Safeguard
Motorhome Ticket Club
Caravanguard
Frank Pickles
Coversure
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Motorhome Sales and Wanted Adverts |
Subscribers can also post up to 10 FREE adverts for motorhomes and accessories in our Classifieds sections.
Other competitor sites offer private classifieds advertising ranging from £5.50 up to £40 for a single advert.
(The Classifieds section is viewable by all visitors to MHF).
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Discussion Forums |
In the Forums, Subscribers have full access to read and post and search, but members are limited to a total of 5 posts after which they are unable to post anything else in the forums, they are also restricted from searching the forums.
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Themes |
MHF Subscribers also have the ability to change the 'theme' of the site. The theme is the term for the overall 'look' of the site. Motorhome Facts is a highly advanced website which is generated dynamically, and as such it can be shown in differrent ways if the templates are in place.
Subscribers currently have the ability to switch to a Slimmed down version of the standard 'Helius' theme called naturally enough 'Slim'.
The Slim theme has less superfluous graphical objects and less actual on screen material making it ideal for use when the Mobile MHF is too limited an option and the full version of the MHF site is too bandwidth heavy for mobile use.
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Membership Tiers Comparison Summary |
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Anonymous / Visitor |
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Subscriber |
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| Forums Search |
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| Forums Posts |
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5 |
Unlimited |
| Forums Signature |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Forums WWW Home/Business Website Link |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Forums Avatar Size (pixels) |
N/A |
80 X 80 |
160 X 160 |
| Send Personal Messages |
N/A |
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N/A |
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| Blogs |
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| Classifieds |
Read Access |
Read Access |
Can Post up to 10 Ads |
| Photo Gallery |
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| Satellite Footprint Map |
Read Only |
Add Permissions |
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| LPG Location Map |
Read Only |
Add Permissions |
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| Campsite Database & Map |
Read Only |
Add Permissions |
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| Downloads |
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| Members List |
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Subscribe NOW |
Click the following button to Start the Subscription process which only takes a few minutes. You will be redirected to the Outdoor Bits website, enter your MHF username in the box provided and click the Add to Cart button . Click the Checkout button that is shown on the next page. You will then be taken to a page that asks you to login (If you have already purchased items from Outdoor Bits before you will have a seperate account on that website), or alternatively click New Account Button under the New customer sub heading. Enter your details and make payment either via Paypal, Cheque or Secure Credit / Debit Card via the Barclays website. Your MHF Subscription will be activated / renewed automatically. |
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