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Subject Topic: Camping October half term??
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skittlez
07/9/2011 at 2:52pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Rach+Gray on 07/9/2011

seriously considering an october camp but as ever the thought of putting away wet gear is looming large in my mind!

It is actually easier to dry inside in winter as you have the central heating on . Just spawl it out in a room ( with a hard floor pref ) just keep moving it around and turning it around ,should dry within 24-48 hrs .


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07/9/2011 at 6:08pm
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Ill be doing october november and december trips finishing up at Edale for new year.

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I've given up for the season but really as long as you have all the things to keep you warm at night it should be ok. In the spring when we go for the first time I look at 15 in the day and no lower than 7 at night and that is usually ok.I'm just afraid of going and being so cold that I can't sleep and it spoiling the trip as I not happy when I'm tired lol. But good luck and let us know how you get on, for future reference.

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09/9/2011 at 12:00pm
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Never again! We went to Filey in 2008 and the temperatures dropped to minus 5 at night and we had sleet, snow and rain for the entire time. We had a 2kw heater on constantly, thermals, MANY layers of clothing, blankets, 15 tog duvets, hot water bottles etc and we eventually abandoned ship, it was terrible. Having said that though I have known Octobers where we've walked around in shirt sleeves so maybe ours was an extreme example? I think waiting until the last minute and seeing what weather is predicted is a better idea than booking far in advance. It gets dark very early and the temperature drops quite quickly with that too, no sitting in your chair with the warm glow of the sun 'til 9pm. Another problem for us was drying out our wet and muddy tent. We'd packed away a wet tent countless times in the summer but the mud factor was another thing entirely. Something to think about maybe?
Jules x


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09/9/2011 at 4:01pm
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We are cheating and staying in a wigwam for a couple of nights.


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Personchelltiger
09/9/2011 at 9:50pm
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We are going to the autism awareness rally in Lincolnshire at half term all booked and paid for and can't wait.

We've always camped out of main season usually the october half term and the spring half term. Never had EHU before this year. We just used clothes and fleece blankets with our sleeping bags (and body heat).no hot water bottles or anything though we always take a thermometer with us (as part of our camping clock) and we watch the temperature drop.
Sometimes it can be warmer throughout the night at this out of season time than what it is sometimes during the summer due to the clouds insulating the days temperature. No clouds the heat just goes. (have you ever been in a desert at night, it's cold)


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nothing booked yet:(
got camping withdrawal symptoms


Personjilljosh
11/9/2011 at 9:59am
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We're still hoping to camp during the half term - but will leave it till the last minute. Don't fancy putting up / taking  tent down in the rain then having to dry it out!! My sis camps so can borrow things from her... They've just returned from a week in Scotland and it was Freeeeeezing!!!!!!!

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