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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665   
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One option would be to buy 2 smaller tents for sleeping in, and a gazebo for your daytime needs (such as prepping food and eating.
May cost less, and give greater flexibility in the future? This gazebo is £99 at Tesco (but I am sure you could buy cheaper, or 2nd hand)... 
[/quote] You could reverse the Land Rover right up to the gazebo, and use that as part of your space as well  Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)Last edited by MartinK on 24th Jan 2012 8:14am. Edited 1 time in total |
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24th Jan 2012 8:11am |
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| iruffell Member Since: 03 Sep 2010 Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire Posts: 343 
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My Mrs isn't really the outdoorsy type but has taken to camping, main things to worry about is keeping her warm and confortable at night, the rest is easy. You can always go to the pub for evening meals to save on cooking although I take a Weber Q gas BBQ (as well as a small stove) which is ready to cook in 10 mins and you can do the bacon and sausage for breakfast on it as well.
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24th Jan 2012 8:12am |
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| pom Member Since: 01 Jun 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 1343 |
thanks guys lots of great info to have a think about.
Pom |
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24th Jan 2012 8:50am |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412 
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Yep - borrow gear to try it if you can. Cheap tents and sleeping bags make camping a lot less enjoyable and could put them off.
We have a few tents but the best one for all round use is the OzTent RV5 - fantastic bit of kit. For a night or two I like just on it's own but I have the awning sides / front and the tag a long west wing for longer trips with all the kids. You don't want to spend out on an OzTent until you are 100% sure though. John http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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24th Jan 2012 10:06am |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
You could sell him yours John, as once you have been away in the comparable luxury of a tin tent, I cant see you reverting back to roughing it in a tent.
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24th Jan 2012 10:22am |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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Quite right Bri, forget cold wet tenting John, it's no good for your arthritis and piles, best flog it on, there's a under £50 for sale section on here somewhere
 POM put your money away |
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24th Jan 2012 10:27am |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
Or why not just sell it to Zag and save yourself the hassle of writing the sales script? £49.99 sounds a fair secondhand price for everything, would you not agree Chris?
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24th Jan 2012 10:30am |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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It's a bit steep but OK
Did I mention I love my seat covers |
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24th Jan 2012 10:45am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8581
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This THREAD on sister forum is similiar. Have a read and compare advice.
Brendan |
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24th Jan 2012 11:13am |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412
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I'm sure it will still get used sometimes
If SWMBO snores too much I can sling her outside in the RV5 and get a peaceful nights sleep in the caravan  John
http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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24th Jan 2012 11:40am |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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Greeni makes a good point. If the family just doesnt fancy it then you're banging your head against a brick wall. Also there are very few campsites which allow open fires. The romantic idea of camping is not really a reality, certainly not on a campsite in summer which has toilets etc. You can end up next to really loud people who play music, drink and stay up til all hours for example.
Go Outdoors sells packages with everything. At this time of year they're cheap. Thankfully not many people like to wild camp and crap in the woods. |
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24th Jan 2012 12:52pm |
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| markalpha Member Since: 23 Apr 2008 Location: Downham Market Posts: 690  
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Well said Mike
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24th Jan 2012 1:23pm |
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| stumanuk42 Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Suffolk Posts: 8
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I run a campsite in Suffolk that does allow open fires, and i agree with he sentiments on here, for peoples first camping experience you need to get the weather right, because if you go away camping on a sunny weekend in June, you can easily get away with the bare minimum of specialized equipment. Also you need to make sure its going to be the experience you and your family want, so research the site and the area before you go, any worth there salt should be able to give you advice on what they have to offer, weather its a massive center parcs style operation with onsite bars, swimming pools and activities or a tucked away field with a portaloo and a stand pipe, but in a beautiful uncluttered setting. So try and figure out what kind of thing you might want to do.
a good place to start is ukcampsites.co.uk as the reviews are pretty accurate and its the largest camping community site in Europe. hope that helps |
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24th Jan 2012 2:23pm |
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