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Personamh61
13/9/2012 at 10:36am
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Quote: Originally posted by dianebb72 on 12/9/2012
I do find it funny tho when you see people who are in their van taking their pots to be washed, we use our sink as it's meant to be used when using the van instead of the tent


My parents go caravanning and my dad always uses the site facilities to wash up:

1) The sinks are bigger than the teeny one in the caravan, so it's easier to wash up the big stuff.
2) He's not using the water from the caravan, which means he has to refill it less often; he's also saving money on having to heat the water.
3) Washing up at the site sinks can be quite a sociable experience.

Seems quite sensible to me.


PersonThekilpins
13/9/2012 at 12:58pm
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Quote: Originally posted by gnome1999 on 13/9/2012
as to funny things. I like watching people try and repack popup tents at the end of their stay ...


We've seen a few pop up tents while camping, seen them pop up and thought it was great. Have waiting around to see them put away but always miss it, maybe they do it at night so people can't see them struggling!


Personrobnchar
13/9/2012 at 2:19pm
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I watched a guy send his wife of to fill up with water a good walk down and back with a 5ltr bottle . I noticed all this as I filled my kettle from the tap 10 ft from there tent . I said you know there's a tap here ! Yep but she doesn't and needs the exercise was the reply .


PersonTynxuk
13/9/2012 at 4:06pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Thekilpins on 13/9/2012
Quote: Originally posted by gnome1999 on 13/9/2012
as to funny things. I like watching people try and repack popup tents at the end of their stay ...


We've seen a few pop up tents while camping, seen them pop up and thought it was great. Have waiting around to see them put away but always miss it, maybe they do it at night so people can't see them struggling!
The small ones are easy once you get the knack and loose the fear of breaking them, we have a pop up utility (2.5mx2.5m) and will admit I struggle with it but we put it down the night before we leave.


Personficklejade
13/9/2012 at 4:21pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Thekilpins on 13/9/2012
Quote: Originally posted by gnome1999 on 13/9/2012
as to funny things. I like watching people try and repack popup tents at the end of their stay ...


We've seen a few pop up tents while camping, seen them pop up and thought it was great. Have waiting around to see them put away but always miss it, maybe they do it at night so people can't see them struggling!

Confession time! I am hopeless at packing up my pop-up, I think basically because I've not much arm strength and yes, I do get up early and try to get it done before folks see me struggling! The people I'm usually with know this and stand around waiting for the laugh! One of them was so good at packing the thing, he got the task for the next three times we camped together. He now has two understudies (both male). Thankfully we can all laugh at ourselves!

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PersonBill Terry
13/9/2012 at 5:01pm
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we have our own mains water taps to our vans, but yet folk next to me walk over to the tap in the field to fill there kettle, wash salad etc & its the same water feed to there van

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Personfran1000
13/9/2012 at 5:50pm
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Quote: Originally posted by gnome1999 on 13/9/2012

as to funny things. I like watching people try and repack popup tents at the end of their stay ...

That's always good for a giggle!


Personrussandjax
14/9/2012 at 9:46am
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Quote: Originally posted by robnchar on 13/9/2012
I watched a guy send his wife of to fill up with water a good walk down and back with a 5ltr bottle . I noticed all this as I filled my kettle from the tap 10 ft from there tent . I said you know there's a tap here ! Yep but she doesn't and needs the exercise was the reply .

Love it!


PersonThekilpins
14/9/2012 at 12:46pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Bill Terry on 13/9/2012
we have our own mains water taps to our vans, but yet folk next to me walk over to the tap in the field to fill there kettle, wash salad etc & its the same water feed to there van


Do you think this is because some places have a 'Drinking Water' tap?
Surely it's the same water anyway.
Although we don't drink it unless its boiled, if we have a cold drink, it's usually bottled/canned!


PersonToasty
14/9/2012 at 3:58pm
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One time we took our Quechua base seconds 4.2 a large pop up tent, the family next to us was most interested. They brought out chairs and settled down to watch us pack it away. All they needed was cards with numbers to score us out of ten. Rising to the occasion we gave a faultless performance of how to pack a pop up and they shuffled off disappointed muttering "that looked easy". I felt like I'd let them down



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PersonRTS5
14/9/2012 at 4:24pm
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Haha, well done Toasty


PersonCol77
16/9/2012 at 6:08pm
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Man and van arrive at campsite.Man pitches tent and proceeds to unload a proper bed,wooden chest of drawers,armchair,lamp plus various other home from home items.Man disappears and returns with his mother,whom he drops off and leaves her to her ultimate glamping experience.

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