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I would like to lie in when camping but for those darling (grrrrrrr) little birds.  I swear they line up just outside the tent about where my head is located, one of them gives the nod at 5.47am and away they go tweet, tweet, tweeting.  Quite obviously a few of them have loud hailers and on the last trip one of them thought it was funny to mimic a mobile phone.  Don't ya just love nature!

Quote: Originally posted by xtinexoop on 05/6/2010

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Since I started using earplugs camping has become much more bearable.

I like to wake up in my own time, sometimes that is 6.30... in which case I get up, have a shower, read a book or sometimes its 10am...

I have kids, but we have a very strict "no noise before 8am" rule with them, I wish other people did!


Christine

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Quote: Originally posted by xtinexoop on 05/6/2010

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Since I started using earplugs camping has become much more bearable.

I like to wake up in my own time, sometimes that is 6.30... in which case I get up, have a shower, read a book or sometimes its 10am...

I have kids, but we have a very strict "no noise before 8am" rule with them, I wish other people did!


Christine

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I routinely use ear plugs, even at home. It makes a huge difference. I use a sleep mask when camping too, as the light wakes me early.

Glad to hear you manage to keepp the littl'uns quiet until a reasoanble time!

Quote: Originally posted by whiskydry on 05/6/2010

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First night I am always cold, can't get comfy and can't sleep. Second night onwards I am warm and comfy and drop off easily enough but always always wake with the dawn chorus, so this week was between 4 and 4:30am every single morning, bursting for a wee, so having to unzip the sleeping bag and bedroom, zip the bedroom back up, unzip the inner door, zip it back up again, unzip the outer door, zip it back up again, trek to the toilet, however far that may be, do the needful then trek back again - by the time I'm securely back in my sleeping bag I've done 14 zips and am wide awake. I tend to sleep fitfully until about 7:30 then, until the sunshine starts to heat the tend up to oven temps and I have to burst out of there with the urgency of a woman on fire.

God I love camping

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You need a shewee and an empty Persil bottle!