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Subject Topic: Camp site or Demolition site???
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Personf1ferrari0
29/5/2007 at 1:21pm
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Hiya Brainhertz

Many thanks for that, much appreciated


solar-hippies
29/5/2007 at 5:46pm
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doesn't the monty has 2 more guy lines . one each side ?


PersonDeb_P
29/5/2007 at 6:50pm
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Wow scarey pictures.

Still, what stories they will have about that camping trip !!



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Personbardencampers
29/5/2007 at 9:37pm
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We were guyed down as good as we could have been, and me and my sister (not the men!!) were doing guy and peg check about every 20 - 30 minutes! We Were Like Drowned Rats!!

The site is really just sand, and the wind was just moving the pegs about and with the rain as well it was just making huge holes around each pegging point.

If it had just been rain we would have 'stuck with it', but the wind was just too much.

we spent a good hour ( on the way to the toilet!) trying to help other people re-guy and some 'mad' people were actually trying to pitch!! Mental!!

Anyway here are some more pics:

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x249/lougarbard/camping07002.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x249/lougarbard/camping07003.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x249/lougarbard/camping07004.jpg

(The one above is my tent with the hole!

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x249/lougarbard/camping07019.jpg

Gazebo in hedge!

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x249/lougarbard/camping07009.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x249/lougarbard/camping07022.jpg

There you go, thats the lot!


Persondave53
29/5/2007 at 9:45pm
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Wow, that looked horrendous, glad I wasn't there!

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Do not camp under tree's. ..... one might fall on you!


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PersonCleef15
29/5/2007 at 10:14pm
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Quote: Originally posted by john steven bat on 28/5/2007

However - what did annoy me was the number of campers who abandoned their tents on sunday, and I ended up dismatling Gazebo's and pegging out abandoned equipment - which was badly put up in the 1st place - and on its way to crash into my tent/car and other tents.  This is the first time that I have experienced this problem.  Did any one else have such problems ?

We stayed on a site in the New Forest and on monday morning there were many abandoned tents. Some, the owners hadn't even disconected the electricity or tried to pack up - they had just got in the car and gone - although they did have very little children so not sure what else they could have done if the tent was leaking. Lots of people left during the night. We were like you - didn't hear the forecast and spent the night calming two toddlers.


Personjaynkate7769
29/5/2007 at 11:26pm
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Not for me!!! Thats why im a fair weather camper!! my kids would have been terrified. So glad your all ok.



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Personsirknight
30/5/2007 at 12:19am
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I like the photos, it looks very much like the conditions that were at Ingoldmells nr skeggy, where a lot of people packed up sunday morning.
Sunday evening my sons outwell vermont xl collapsed as did a montana nearby, my son & wife spent the night with us in our conway cruiser + awning, and helped us pack it away (no damage I am pleased to say) on the monday, of the remaining tents only about half a dozen remained standing, the rest were ripped open and flapping about or flat on the ground.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/520698341_4176f876ff_o.jpg[/IMG]
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/240/520698581_774f1aed0b_o.jpg[/IMG]
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/520698707_71efd5ca39_o.jpg[/IMG]


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Personsirknight
30/5/2007 at 12:27am
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sorry I had problems loading the links on the previous message, I hope this works ok.
photo 1
photo 2
photo 3

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Personforce ten
30/5/2007 at 12:38am
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I cant belive the last photo where the tent is flat and the oaklahoma is still standing, I would have thought that would be the other way round   


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Personsonja.p
30/5/2007 at 9:03am
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Quote: Originally posted by pfcbpfcb on 29/5/2007
We stayed on a site in the New Forest and on monday morning there were many abandoned tents.

i feel a bit better now,  about postponing our trip to the new forest until mid june.rolleyes smileys

 

bardencampers. i have to ask.

 

was anybody in that portaloo when it was blown over.

 

i may never be able to go to a festival again Unsure smileys


Personhow much??
30/5/2007 at 12:46pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 28/5/2007
I do like the way that the only tent left standing is the little Vango Venture (?) in the background.

Big domes and tunnels aren`t really up to very high winds, are they?
I'm please to say our Wynnster dome stood up to a right old buffeting on Sunday night with the help of the good old Delta pegs.  Think we were one of the few tents that didn't need pegs hammering in during the night.


PersonPigletandTigger
30/5/2007 at 8:17pm
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Blimey scenes of devastation!

Stumpjumper, we were at Snet for the 2CV weekend last year and it's the only time I've ever been concerned that I wasn't going to get pitched, we triple pegged everything, added additional guys and tied parachute cord between the poles (in a DIY Vango TBS system!).   

We were at Brands this weekend just gone, thankfully in a hotel!!

Is the third picture in Bardencampers set a new Coleman Gallileo? (is that the right name?) http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x249/lougarbard/camping07015.jpg

Edited to add - I'm amazed at the number of windbreaks people have left up!



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Personalberybunch
30/5/2007 at 8:34pm
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oh my god  you poor people it must have been really scary.. we are off to devon tomorrow.. i hope the weather calms down a tad but i will peg every guy rope. dont you worry...

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whoooo camping here we go xx


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