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Subject Topic: Wind - Should we or shouldn`t we ?
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12/9/2012 at 9:05pm
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My dads in and around Fortwilliam on his motorbike and side car camping lol there supposed to be off to Hebrides as well .


12/9/2012 at 9:42pm
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Its putting us off going to the lakes.


13/9/2012 at 10:53am
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Must be the calm before the storm, there is not a breath of wind here at the minute....quick check on Netweather...hopes dashed again


13/9/2012 at 12:49pm
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It could have been me writing that first post! Exactly the same situation! New tent, first camping trip and worried about the damage the wind may cause. We'll be a bit further south in East Lothian.

We're supposed to be pitching tomorrow afternoon. The wind according to netweather is 25MPH with gusts at about 38MPH. By 7PM the wind is due to be down to 22MPH with gust at 34MPH.

We could enquire about delaying the 2 nights by a day. Wind speed would be about 18MPH with gusts of 28MPH on Saturday.

Tent is a Hi Gear Voyager 6. Not sure what to do!


13/9/2012 at 1:43pm
 Location: Perth
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At the minute it looks like our trip is going to be at most Sat night only unless the wind drops early enough Fri evening.
I've been out in the park over the back of my house to experience the gusts we have now, around 25-30mph according to netweather, (which are meant to increase to 40-50mph tonight) to get some idea of what we'd be facing on Saturday.
The more reviews I've read of my tent, the more I think it would be OK if I pitched it correctly....however, my record of getting it right first time is, well, grim !
All the best sk77 whatever you decide.


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13/9/2012 at 1:49pm
 Location: Glasgow
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It's not really your tents ability to function in wind that is the main problem...breakages and twisted poles often occur pitching or striking in the wind. This is when your tent is subjected to the most stress and torque. Once pitched it is far more stable.


13/9/2012 at 10:42pm
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Which site are you staying at naepace?

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14/9/2012 at 7:42am
 Location: Perth
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Elie, formerly known as Shell Bay.....pity it wasn't Sheltered Bay

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Faskally Sept 2012
Tayview July 2013
Aberfeldy July 2013


14/9/2012 at 9:01am
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Quote: Originally posted by naepace on 14/9/2012
Elie, formerly known as Shell Bay.....pity it wasn't Sheltered Bay



Well it's much calmer here this morning so you may well get away. Ellie is on the coast. Why don't you give them a wee ring and see how it is there.

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14/9/2012 at 9:37am
 Location: Isle of Mull
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Calmed down a lot this morning over on Mull

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14/9/2012 at 9:45am
 Location: Beautiful Warwickshire
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Here's what the Met Office for West Wales says: Saturday, mainly dry, with variable cloud and amounts and bright or sunny spells. There may be a few spots of light rain in the west where cloud thickens. Maximum temperature 18 °C

Here's the Met Office wind speed forecast for today, Sat, Sun et seq

Here's the Met Office mountain forecast for Snowdonia on Saturday; a largely dry and bright day with sunny spells and lighter winds, maximum winds above 500m will be 20mph

Note, the wind may be rather less lower down.

Here is the Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS) forecast for Snowdonia today (note this refers to the mountains) Westerly, dawn up to 45mph, slow decrease to 30mph by dusk.

In summary, it will quite breezy today in Wales, less so tomorrow, winds possibly picking up again into next week.

Shell Island is a notoriously windy spot.

Only you can decide. Personally, I'd not be deterred by winds of Force 4 (gusting Force 5 or 6) but I am used to camping in windy weather and my tents are small.


14/9/2012 at 11:35am
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Cheers SC but I am a long way from Wales, it's Shell Bay in Elie, Fife It has calmed down a lot here in Perth, I'm gonna give the site a call later in the afternoon when the red & amber (netweather) winds are forecast to subside.

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Tayview July 2013
Aberfeldy July 2013


14/9/2012 at 12:09pm
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Quote: Originally posted by naepace on 14/9/2012
...it's Shell Bay in Elie, Fife



Doh! That'll teach me to read back more carefully

Well, whichever part of the UK you are in (or going to) I hope you have a great weekend.


15/9/2012 at 1:13pm
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Well we tried. Had to abort the trip in the end. We held off until around 7 o'clock hoping for the wind to drop but it wasn't going to happen. Watching another family damage their tent trying to pitch it confirmed we should cut our losses. Thought we might give it another go today but it is windier than ever along the coast a bit at mums. Kids are gutted, but we'll give it a go next weekend....weather permitting ! Elie looks like a great site too....what we seen of it !

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16/9/2012 at 10:09am
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I'm surprised more campers in the U.K. haven't heard of the South African heavy duty canvas Bow Tents. They withstand winds of 100kph. Check out Campmor tents on Google.

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