There are so many comments on Facebook about folks who tried to join Barthmobile but could not get past the registration. Do we have any new members? I kinda doubt it. This site will die if all new Barth owners go elsewhere. Myself, I really don't check Barthmobile for new posts because there are so few - I go to Facebook instead, where all are welcomed.

Ian and Lynnette,

I have been poking around this site as a guest for several years. I have no clue why you say no one can join. I signed up a few minutes ago. I tried it to see if what you say is true. There was no problem at all and I am on the new member list. I am not much of a computer person, but did manage to successfully create an account without the help on a computer geek person.

Elmer

Some of us check this site daily . There might be a question posted that one of the members has insight on . The site is here so we can help each other keep these wonderful old coaches on the road . I can see where Facebook has a similar function and most are already on Facebook . Myself and probably many others are not on Facebook and I am personally very happy that forums like this one exist where information can be shared .

I agree it would be better if it were easier for people to join and post pictures . The more Barth folks on here the more knowledge and experiences we can share .

Welcome Mr Elmer , happy to see you were able to join without problems .

Do you currently own a Barth ? If so , tell us about it .

the site is old, all our Barth are old and my guess is that most of us are old, or at least older. I check most days, post seldom, and also seldom use the Breakaway. And simply hate f book. john

When I joined this site years ago, I needed the help of a friendly and dedicated member to prod the Admin to let me on. The problem seems to persist, with the verification just never being issued. It is as if no one is in charge, or at least very sporadically. I'm happy to hear that elmer had no trouble joining, but it does not seem to be the case with many others. I too have no love for Facebook, but if that's where new Barth owners go, then I check it out occasionally.

Modern sites have automated verification to keep out Bots and other nonhumans. Should be a simple add-on, even for us old fossils...

"It is as if no one is in charge, or at least very sporadically." "Quote"

Bill N Y is the host of this site, and he has a business and very little time to devote here.

Steve VW was an assistant and of course he passed several months ago, MWrench is also an assistant but lately he has not been on the site very often. So I guess you are right about no one being in charge, Bill NY does still pay the bills, but it is kinda up to us users to fend for ourselves!

Looks like we have picked up 12 new members in the last 30 days

Welcome Elmer! I have been on the site for 20-years and unfortunately many members have passed away. I found myself going weeks without visiting the site so I set up email notifications so I can get to them easily. I am a technical guy along with a few others on the site so notifications allow me to quickly help when I am able.

After all this time I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the site, our get togethers and tremendous amount of information available on Bartmobile.com. What I have NEVER figured out how to upload and post pictures