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Hi,

Oops, I almost feel responsible for your purchases!! Hope you got a bargain on the footprint and carpet! Its a new car for our next purchase, and then a towbar and trailer. We'll get Christmas out of the way first I think!!

Rich

Sooo expensive and very addictive.  We bought our tent just last month and I've been completely obsessed ever since - love this forum invaluable help!  We have Montana 6, the footprint, the carpet, the front extension, the windbreak, ehu, cooker, portaloo, airbeds, gas lights, heaters, delta pegs and so on!  Fortunately we already had a roofbox and an mpv or I have no idea how we would get it all to site as per a previous topic we are most definitely Glampers!!! I can't believe that camping has escaped us thus far as its just us to a tee, really sociable and down to earth good fun even in the rain until it gets too muddy that is - perfect for growing children.  

My excuse is that Im offsetting the costs against our previously booked holiday on an Italian campsite costing £2100 for a static, against a fab campsite in vendee region of France for £500 including petrol (but not crossing).  Im just in love with the idea of being able to just decide on pretty much the spur of the moment to pack up and take a break wherever we fancy!!

  LOL, Fiona W, I couldn't stop grinning, reading your post, likewize we got into camping four months ago and I (although OH loves it as well and the kids: it just goes without saying) am absolutely hooked and spend every evening at least checking out the latest discussion's on here, as well as wondering what we can buy next!!!  Although from reading on here, it seems that the spending doesn't stop and everyone suffers with tent and equipment envy.

  In fact already discussing and planning next years trips..........

  Good grief tell me about it, I sound like an expert (see Rex's posts not mine!) passing on tips to friends and colleagues and all plagerized from here.

  Thank goodness I've got other's to talk about camping with, as much as OH loves it, even he's rolling his eyes at me, so just want to take this opportunity to thank you all for indulging my addiction!!!  (and everyone elses by the look of it)

Wow Prufrock - you've got some great deals there!

I've managed to get a few bargains too - my original purchase (the Outlook Oregon 5) was reduced from £199.99 to £109.00 and I got some good cheap stuff in TJ Hughes (camping chairs for £5, table for £5 etc) so am always looking out for good deals!

Our Tescos is small though so I don't get much there (although I did get a rubber mallet for 50p before I even bought the tent  and we don't have an Asda nearby sadly - I could really do with some bargain good sleeping bags (hopefully off camping in October but I think we'll be a bit cold!) Got an EHU and a fan heater though so hopefully will not be too bad.

My worry is that I'll never get it all in my car

Campings NEVER been cheap! Definite myth that one.Coz there's alllllllways summat new or on 'special offer' in shops, magazines, on other peoples pitches and online to tempt ya to buy MORE!

But it aint arf fun getting it all.

And this is just the same whether you're under canvas, in a TT, M/H or in a tin tent. For some reason we all seem more likely to treat ourselves to things for camping whereas we're reluctant to fork out for much needed replacement essentials in our brick homes.

Aaaw, nice to see you over this side again Hippy Chick, haven't heard from you for a while (probably my fault for getting stuck on this forum).  Your absolutely right, while my house is more or less falling down around my ears I can boast several new luxuries for my lovely tenty and a very sad looking bank balance to boot.

Clare