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I have just brought my first tent and obviously now need equipment to go with it. I was thinking of going to the Towsure shop in Southampton. I know their website has a good reputation does can anyone recommend the shop.

I live in Bournemouth so does anyone know of any good places to get equipment near by.

Great site this i have already picked up a few good tips look forward to your replies.

Hi Morph,

Two options:

1 - Campers and Leisure at Oakdene on the A31 by St Leonards hospital, a small shop but with a good selection.

2 - Forest Camping Centre at the garden centre just past Moors Valley Country Park at Three Legged Cross. You have to go through the garden centre and the camping shop is out the back.

Martin

I have no problem recommending Towsure Southampton....but I recently went to a local tent exhibition the other week - and the stalls there had much better prices.

That said - towsure pretty much will be able to help you kit out all your equipment.  Their staff were extremely helpful when I needed some help

I used to love Towsure in Birmingham when I lived up that way. Never had any problems with anything brought from there at all.

We do the same as you Foggers. It pays off really well sometimes.

Well,

Went to Towsure in Southampton yesterday.

Took ages to get there, accident on the nmotorway.

It was very busy as you would expect this time of year. The shop was quite chaotic many things not priced. Coundt find to many staff either.

That having been said there were other campers who were quite happy to advise and I manged to get most of the things i wanted.

Just waiting for a reasonbly weekend to get the tent pitched now.

Thanks for the advice and if you see someone on a site looking dazed and confused at some tent poles that probably me !

Tony & Vicky