Official 2011 Camping Thread: Chat, advice, pics
Have seen a few camping threads in the last day or so and thought it would be good to have a "one stop shop" so to speak.
Here's a place to ask questions, discuss gear, show off pictures of sites, talk about trips you're going on this year.
I'll try and keep the first thread up to date with any good links for people.
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Edited By: sancho1983 on Mar 20, 2011 15:50
Looking to buy a kitchen this year, perhaps a new stove/grill too, the one we have was used by my wife when she was young (a loooong time ago!!)
walking route planner
Wild camping info
Camping in strong winds .. youtube video
10 tips for buying a tent
Edited By: wbmkk on Mar 20, 2011 16:04
I would highly suggest leaving any expensive gadgets like your phone,mp3 player etc at home.Just get cheap payg phones if you have to have one with you.
Happy festival camping.
I love camping and we go here in the summer:-
http://www.upperboothcamping.co.uk/
Really nice site. Plenty to do in the area too
(Not allowed in the caravan, allowed in this chat thread) :D
Static I presume?
We personally camp a fair bit too. Off to Burnham on sea in July, hoping to go to cromer and symonds yat over the summer
also is there a way to stop dew/condensation forming in the tent? its awful when you get soaked off the sides of the tent when moving round in the night
You should invest in one of these to keep warm (if you select Amazon as a seller then it's only £5 but not in stock yet), my wife swears by hers. Personally I'm very hot when I sleep and generally just wear boxers :{ I have also read it's counter productive to wear 'clothes' in a sleeping bag
Edited By: sancho1983 on Mar 20, 2011 19:12
Does your tent have ventilation flaps/screens? If so, make sure they're open, as this will cut down on the condensation. And as sancho1983 says, make sure the inner & outer walls of the tent don't touch, as this will cause damp inside the tent. If you're moving around at night this might be why you're getting wet.
i had a tent when i was younger, just a dome one, and a bit at the top was just net so plenty ventilation but still got wet inside.
so i will be warmer without clothes on? my bf didnt wear anything and he was warm enough but hes like you and doesnt feel the cold
We take our Scouts to Symond's Yat regularly (there's a youth campsite called Biblins that we use). We're there in a few weeks, for one of their DofE Expedition weekends. There's also a national cycle centre nearby, and Go Ape, so plenty to do if you get fed up with walking.
Believe it or not, but sleeping bags use your body's warmth to keep you warm, so if you wear lots of clothes to bed your body heat won't heat up the sleeping bag. Even though it sounds back to front, give it a try.
Does your tent have ventilation flaps/screens? If so, make sure they're open, as this will cut down on the condensation. And as sancho1983 says, make sure the inner & outer walls of the tent don't touch, as this will cause damp inside the tent. If you're moving around at night this might be why you're getting wet.
we had a inflatable bed under us, i couldnt sleep on a hard floor lol. the tent does have flaps, but by leaving them open wont people be able to see inside? dont like the thought of people looking in while im asleep
I would highly suggest leaving any expensive gadgets like your phone,mp3 player etc at home.Just get cheap payg phones if you have to have one with you.
Happy festival camping.
Oddly I was reading Bill Bryson's notes from small island when we were there and the chapter I read on the first day was about him visiting king Arthur's caves about 100m from our site :)