New DVD

Cannes film festival, watch out....

Well actually, not really, but we have just invested in new video gear, with the intention of making a DVD showing the birth and construction of a microlodge.

Starting next week, we will hopefully get some time lapse footage of a 'hobbit build', which is good as it will make us look as if we are working faster than normal.

This will show the making of the 3rd unit ordered by Noahs Ark in Perth and we will film right through until the delivery and handover of the microlodge.

What else.....

Our new sales and marketing team are now in position and have already generated a great deal of interest in the microlodges, both at the Birmingham caravan show and on their travels around the country. So, a warm welcome to Robert Mather, senior and junior.

More Noahs Ark

As promised, some pics showing the larger rear window for the latest builds. Saturday delivery for the first of the Perth Hobbits now booked.

Insulation installed

Dougie making the larger windows.

Ready for window fitting and varnish

Noahs Ark

The new-style hobbit houses are now in production. These are for delivery to the Noahs Ark caravan site in Perth.

Looks like a fine place to stay, with go-karts, 10 pin bowling, golf driving range and a huge kids adventure room.

The longer versions, incorporating a 'kitchen area' with fridge and microwave, improved ventilation vents, wider double bunk and coat hooks are looking good.
New cutting jigs have been made, and a fantastic concept in saw blades have been imported from the States which allows us to cut our circles in a fraction of the time compared to the router method.

Pictures to follow soon.

Summer hols

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Well, at last, we got away for summer hols, and it was a disaster.

Full of hope and cheer, we decided to do the Great Glen and West Highland Way.

All kitted up with our brand new, super flip up tent and optimism, we drove off to Crianlarich and stopped off at the wigwam site at Strathfillan.

Upon arrival at site, plumes of steam had started bellowing from the bonnet area of the car, and upon inspection, the hose into the interior heater had broken from its spigot. Luckily, thanks to their very helpful maint. man, we aquired a piece of central heating pipe and some steel putty and did an on site repair.

The constant downpour was only interupted by heavy drizzle, but we were cozy enough, albeit a tad cramped, and had the guitar out for a sing-song.


Next day, we headed North to stop at the Red Squirrel campsite at Glencoe.

At this point we discovered we couldn't close the tent doors with the blow-up mattress inflated, so decided to split the difference and have closed doors and semi-inflation.
So far then, not too bad, until we tried to find a pub showing the Scotland footie game. We found a bar at last....40 miles away in Fort William...and Scotland won, so the travel was justified.

In good cheer, we headed the 40 miles back South, and luckily, being still in the tail end of summer, the rain was reasonably warm.

Off out that night to catch a band at the Clachaig Inn, where the steam from soggy hillwalking gear created an artistic haze around the stage.

Fortified by the strength of Guiness, we headed back to the tent, dreading the thought of not being able to close the tent flaps, a problem that had been pre-solved for us due to the fact that the 'borrowed airbed' actually had a slow leak in it and was now as flat as a flat thingy.

So, next morning, sore, stiff and extremely wet, as the new 'flippy-open-tent turned out not to be as waterproof as one would expect, we cancelled the rest of the hols and headed home. Next year, I think we will hitch a microlodge to a trailer and travel in style!!

Microlodge hobbit houses on GMTV

At last, someone posted the microlodge feature done on tv last week, but we are still looking for the one done just before the X Factor on 29th August. Any help there??????

The article can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZCK9_9AaRo

Hobbit Houses featured on National TV

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Well, a week of surprises for us.

Firstly a few well known visitor to some of our lodges in the form of Iain Smith MSP and Sir Menzies Campbell again.

Then a couple of features on National TV, which we knew nothing about. (if we get the film from ITV, we will link it to the website...unless you know someone who has recorded it??)

We all spent a lovely day yesterday in the Perthshire countryside, planning out for a 'Microlodge Village', complete with winding pathways through the woods to access the lodges. Looking forward to seeing the installation of that.

We are also in the process of looking for a secondary assembly unit as orders for the start of next years season have escalated.

A great deal of interest has been shown in our new 'shower/bathroom' unit, as of course, this would allow customers with basically just land, create a self-contained site in its own right, with a microlodge also kitted out as the reception/office also.

We have been getting feedback from units in situ, and income generated has exceeded the set targets for the season, so happy customers out there.

Curtains for Microlodge

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Yet another new additional service to your microlodge options.

You can now link from the website to the Ikea materials page and chose your own fabrics, and we will make the curtains for you.