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02/5/2011 at 1:00am
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I asked a couple and it was the woman who helped me. I do think men are stronger than women - that's simple fact - but it really just came down to needing two pairs of hands.


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Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 29/4/2011
Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 28/4/2011

Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 28/4/2011


Glad all the responses are positive as have serious doubts about latest acquisition and capablility to pitch on my own!

What have you bought now...a marquee?


near enough


Happily I can pitch the new one single handed...yayyyyyy!



02/5/2011 at 2:26pm
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Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 02/5/2011

Happily I can pitch the new one single handed...yayyyyyy!


While scratching your...er...nose with the other hand?



02/5/2011 at 2:32pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 02/5/2011
Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 02/5/2011

Happily I can pitch the new one single handed...yayyyyyy!


While scratching your...er...nose with the other hand?


yes and balancing on 1 leg and spinning a plate at the same time



02/5/2011 at 4:55pm
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rhe first time we took our tent out it was a very windy day the wife was having to lay on the tent footprint to hold it down. ppl saw we were having troubble and 2 diffrent famils came over to help.made it all so much easyerwith the wife having to go look after our 2 year old an 9 month old we had the tent up in an hour and a half cant belive how many pegs it took but i would defo help others that needed it.prob took us half a day on our own swell as looking after kids.lesson lered know how to set up tent first


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21/5/2011 at 1:52am
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I just been on my first camping trip with my 4 year old and a frame tent, i put the frame together and the canvas on and when it was time to lift it up and put the other poles up, two men just walked over and helped. lol so dont worry you be fine lol


21/5/2011 at 7:53am
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If I saw someone struggling I'd certainly offer to help. I''ve never been taken as being patronising when offering assistance to anyone.

I was at a 4x4 rally last year where I pretty much spent a morning helping people who had bought a tent for the rally and not test pitched before they came - one of them bought the tent en-route that morning.



21/5/2011 at 8:24pm
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I am in the same position and about to go camping on my own with the kids. I will be begging for help I imagine.

Last time our neighbours helped us which was just as well as it was raining windy and we'd borrowed the tent and didn't have a clue. Campers are such a friendly bunch and I chatted to loads of people when we went away. I love it.



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21/5/2011 at 9:09pm
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Quote: Originally posted by BrandNewDay on 02/5/2011
I do think men are stronger than women - that's simple fact - but it really just came down to needing two pairs of hands.

Eh ? You think that all men are stronger than any woman ?  What rubbish !

I work hard physically & get lots of exercise - so though I'm small & slim I'm quite strong - I'm most proud of my triceps ! (biceps aren't that puny either) my brother in law is  over 6 ft tall but he's a lanky unfit streak of misery - I have  lifted & carried with ease things he struggles to get off the ground. 

 I'm no superwoman but I'm stronger thjan quite a lot of men, and there are plenty women far stronger than me ! I also think an awful lot of your strength is to be found in your mind... if you're determined & approach things in the right way you can utilise whatever strength you do have to it's maximum.

 

 



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