Camping advice please

[jackie j]

I was soooo cold one night camping in cornwall, I went to the loo during the night and stayed for ages warming myself up with the hand dryer lol

[Patchninja]

Thank you all. The lists and advice are great and there's always Tony's gite to retreat to if it's too bad hahaha

[pipscariad]

I had a storm lighter (or something like that) and a zippo for when I've camped in the past. The zippo was useless in windy conditions, despite being the highest wind resistant one. The storm one, was like a jet flame, amazing!

Also worth noting that tents can be extremely flammable!! One camping trip to the Lakes springs to mind, when OH managed to 'singe' (ahem) our tent whilst brewing up - the speed with which it went up was scary! Luckily Vango has a good repairs department...

I'd take a bit pot too mind, as bob just has got some geese

p.s Chris, should we be sending drugs squad round to have a look in your garden?

[bobleponge]

PN if it all goes horribly wrong, you can just walk the 60 or so yards to the front door and knock and ask.
I dont do camping, thats why I offered to host!!

Still trying to work out why Chris was discussing substances more usual to my son than me!!

[binley100]

Well if Chris was coming I'd suggest you took a daily roll call on the geese....

[Snadger]

Don't do it! Thats the only camping advice I can give!

My mates away with his family this weekend. The rain hasn't stopped sheeting............horizontally!

[Patchninja]

PN if it all goes horribly wrong, you can just walk the 60 or so yards to the front door and knock and ask.
I dont do camping, thats why I offered to host!!

Still trying to work out why Chris was discussing substances more usual to my son than me!!

Thanks!
Chris worried me too!

[bobleponge]

bring lots of wine, ]

If I can advise all of you one thing NOT to bring, its this. I have at least 50 litres of the bladdy stuff still awaiting to go in bottles, once the current lot of bottles are emptied. Please please, if any of you misguided souls were thinking of bring wine, please dont. I need to get rid of what I have, not accumulate more.

[Nicos]

Hmm..that's a rather generous offer boble!!!!

...just thought of something else camping related.......Hot water bottle...I'm still using mine indoors!!!!

Oh- and earplugs to block out the dawn chorus!

[bobleponge]

My pool table would simply float out of the door if the wine mountain currently installed in the games room were to suddenly do an impression of an Icelandic volcano. Really honestly truly there is no need to bring wine. Even the massed ranks of Vinstock wouldnt get close to emptying my stock. (If G4 was coming I wouldnt have been so sure).

[Glutton4...]

...the massed ranks of Vinstock wouldnt get close to emptying my stock. (If G4 was coming I wouldnt have been so sure).

OIY! I heard that!

[Two_Sheds]

We are currently ... Camping in a field in Norfolk and last night was so cold I had to put on TWO pairs of socks and we added a blanket to our sleeping bags and were still cold.

I'm currently living in a house in Norfolk, and I'm still wearing jammies, have a hottie bottie and a supertog duvet

[Patchninja]

Hot water bottle it is then!

[chris]

big pot! as in to cook the geese!!

Don't know what bit pot refers to mind, but then again I'm pretty much wet behind the ears in all walks of life. I'm a very innocent lad.

[Patchninja]

I'm SO glad you cleared that one up!!