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Best piece of advise i ever got was;-

"Don't camp on that field there". from another camper, as site owner not around. 

IT looked a lovely flat well-drained empty space, but followed his advise and pitched in the same field as everyone else.

Know-all newby arrived and  completely disregarded helpful camper. setting up his brand new Halfords kit in the gorgeous field. Then set up his HI-Fi with speakers ??  and started smugly making a cuppa on his new Argos, cooker !

Only that evening. to find that the hedge was down between two fields and the bullocks were able to get through the gap.                 And trash the lot !!

Boy how we all laughed, 'newby camper' who had verbaly abused and sneered at  nearly everybody. saw these great hairy beasts and legged itinto his car ! leaving behind all his recently aquired kit.

Wear earplugs when pitching...then you can't hear OH moaning about the amount of kit you have taken.

Quote: Originally posted by Zeelees on 05/4/2012

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Wear earplugs when pitching...then you can't hear OH moaning about the amount of kit you have taken.

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I agree with a previous poster - In recent years its been fleecy mattress covers for the airbeds!

UFO lights and the single slice folding toaster run a close second.

Been camping for many, many years so many other tips have also been gained along the way...

Several bits of advice all from this site......

1. How to alleviate back ache - get a SIM - to date the best piece of camping advice and  kit I've ever bought.

2. Don't get into bed cold - hot water bottles. (I camp out of season)

3. Always have a supply of cable straps and electricians tape cos you just never know.

4. Never never run out of instant hot chocolate or you might as well go home!

my OH lost our car key on a site in France, lucky for us a Dutch guy found it in the bottom of the swimming pool,he'd put it in his swim shorts pocket- didn't do it again!

Tip to stay warm- tights under your pj's.

A few years ago, after getting a cheap, last minute holiday to one of the Spanish Islands, we flew from Edinburgh Airport.

While on holiday I found a safe place to "hide" my car keys, for use on return.

When we flew back into Edinburgh I tried to find my keys ..... looked everywhere, in every suitcase and bag pocket we could think of. After half an hour of searching I was about to phone my dad to drive up from County Durham with my spare set of keys when we found them ......... I had put them inside a pair of shoes (inside the case) I had packed but never worn while we were away.

1. Clothes pegs come in handy for all sorts of things. Obviously pegging up clothes, holding food packets closed, holding up those little bits of paper some sites give you to stick on your window that don't stick...

2. Carrier bags come in really handy too.

3. Layers are definitely the best way to keep warm, that and don't keep still (unless you're trying to sleep of course)