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07/6/2019 at 1:19pm
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I have noticed over the past few years of camping that the use of windbreaks is geeing out of control. It seems to be the norm to pitch a tent or caravan then barrier off an equal pitch size with wind breaks, this is especially common on sites that do not have designated pitch sizes. Take the last site I stayed at, I wasn't allowed to pitch an additional gazebo or tarp, fair enough I thought those are the rules, but the 8 man tent opposite me can use 4 large wind breaks to seal off an area almost the size of his tent, where is the logic in that.
Rant over, I am off to the local camping shop to buy 10 windbreaks.
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07/6/2019 at 9:58pm
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I think windbreaks can come in handy if you have a dog or very small children, because you can screen off a little of the outside world and create a bit of 'safe space'. There should really be some sort of maximum spread though, otherwise it can get a bit out of hand. I've seen families on adjacent pitches make the area between into their private space, which is fair enough. I usually just put up a small one to deflect the wind from the side door of the tent and provide somewhere to put the stove just outside, but sheltered.
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07/6/2019 at 10:18pm
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I have a small 1 metre high windbreak that I only use when necessary to provide shelter for the stove.
In my opinion fencing off a pitch with windbreaks is anti-social and against the traditional idea of camping.
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07/6/2019 at 10:22pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Bernie47 on 07/6/2019
I have a small 1 metre high windbreak that I only use when necessary to provide shelter for the stove.
In my opinion fencing off a pitch with windbreaks is anti-social and against the traditional idea of camping.
This.
But to be fair there was lady with a severely autistic son near us in Ireland last year who explained that she was setting up a complex windbreak and netting system for his benefit.
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08/6/2019 at 7:05am
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I think setups in general are getting bigger. I think it is because EHU allows people to utilise more equipment that would have been impactable in a tent when EHU was not common. Then people made do with a more basic setup and looked for entertainment off site
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08/6/2019 at 11:49am
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"But to be fair there was lady with a severely autistic son near us in Ireland last year who explained that she was setting up a complex windbreak and netting system for his benefit."
Why should anyone feel the need to explain why they have erected windbreaks?
It's a matter of choice for the individual not for others to dictate what people wan't to do provided it doesn't interfere with them.
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08/6/2019 at 11:58am
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Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 08/6/2019
"But to be fair there was lady with a severely autistic son near us in Ireland last year who explained that she was setting up a complex windbreak and netting system for his benefit."
Why should anyone feel the need to explain why they have erected windbreaks?
It's a matter of choice for the individual not for others to dictate what people wan't to do provided it doesn't interfere with them.
saxo1
She mentioned it when we were helping her to pitch her tent. It wouldn't have occurred to me to ask her. Hope the view's nice from your high horse.
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08/6/2019 at 12:24pm
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She mentioned it when we were helping her to pitch her tent. It wouldn't have occurred to me to ask her. Hope the view's nice from your high horse.
That's why windbreaks are of no concern to me ,from my elevated position they don't obstruct my view.
My point was why did she feel it was necessary to mention the reason she was using a windbreak,it was irrelevant whether or not you asked, which was not the point in my post, it was the fact that people feel the need to apologetically explain to others why they use them!
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08/6/2019 at 2:55pm
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I don't have any problem with windbreaks either, as long as they don't encroach on my pitch.
As a matter of interest, where would the 6 metre rule come in? Is it 6 metres from the actual unit (tent, caravan, motorhome etc), or from the windbreak? Presumably it's about fire risk, so as windbreaks are almost certainly flammable, maybe the 6 metre rule should apply from the windbreak? Or is it 3 metres from the unit next-door?
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