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Personmadelinew
02/9/2007 at 2:26pm
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I've just returned from a lovely weekend at a site close to where I live. The experience was nearly wrecked by a family group sited nearby. They'd been there 2 weeks and we generated 'campfire envy' when we lit one because they hadn't actually realised they could have fires - not sure what they though the ash lined braziers were for. They proceeded to steal some wood from the nearby store area and had their fire. The next night, we saw them pinching some more wood and using the owners fence posts to break it up with. Later that evening, there was an almighty explosion and this morning, my daughter found the remains of an aerosol can 50 feet away from their fire! Incidentally, aerosol incident aside, the owner sells big bags of wood for £2 each bag.

The morning before, we'd heard some shouting and looked round to see the owner of the adjoining paddock striding across his field towards a member of the same group who was flinging slices of white bread into the paddock regardless of the huge sign saying "Do not feed the horses". A chat with the horse owner later and it transpired that one of his horses had been behaving really strangely the day before and now he knew why.

Oh and while the morons were on a rekky for wood last night, they shook up a large bottle of lemonade and then launched it in the direction of a pen of peacocks.

Anyway, the upshot of this was that after I delivered the aerosol back to it's owner with the comment "I think this is yours. What a bl**dy stupid thing to do. Do you have any idea how dangerous that was?" I spoke to the site owners who have now banned the group for life. Apparently they'd been no trouble at all up to that point. Just shows the dangers of giving matches to some people!!!


Personsue34
02/9/2007 at 3:59pm
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some people havnt got the brains they were born with.how stupid can you be to put an aerosol can onto a fire,it beggars belief, it relly does.i dread to think what could of happened,you had a lucky escape.

im glad the owner kicked them off,and i dont think this was an isolated incident either,maybe others didnt have the nerve to report them.good on you for doing so.


Personskyemac
02/9/2007 at 5:05pm
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Unbelievable, the stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me

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PersonPaul + Wendy
02/9/2007 at 5:23pm
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That could have been so easily a tent on fire with red hot aerosol cans flying through the air, it makes me wonder if you should have called the police, not sure what they would have done mind you, public endangerment maybe.


Personp4u1
02/9/2007 at 5:29pm
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Having the opportunity for a camp fire on a site is a privilege and should be treated with respect.


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PersonBevD
02/9/2007 at 8:39pm
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We had that problem too in the Lake District. The first lot of a group were no problem the first night, but the second night when their mates came, they set a fire going(campsite allowed camp fires) and decided to burn everything in sight, aerosal cans, disposable bbq's, their empty cans of lager. Needless to say after we came back from going to the pub for a meal, they had gone. The farmer had apprantly had loads of complaints and he kicked them off site.

Maybe the campsites should make people sign a damage closure form incase they damage any other peoples belongings and have to pay damages.


Personmadelinew
03/9/2007 at 10:51am
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I like the idea of a damage closure form. As for calling the police, I don't know if they had committed an offence or not. Obviously they would have done had the can hit something or someone but is it an offence just to be a complete numpty? Well we can live in hope I suppose!


Personshready
03/9/2007 at 3:20pm
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About a year ago we camped with 3 other families on a campsite that allowed fires. We pitched in a group and had one big fire to sit around. One of the party turned up late and needed to put a new gas cartridge in his lantern. As it was dark he decided to do it near the light of the camp fire 

He got to the point where the spike pierced the cartridge then dropped it on the fire

The first I knew of it was a cloud of flame all around my 7 year old son and another adult losing the hair on his arm. Then some bright spark (literaly!) kicked the cartridge away, into my tent

Fortunately it had now gone out but was still leaking gas, nobody was hurt and nothing damaged. The person concerned got one heck of a ticking off!


Personcamping scarlet
03/9/2007 at 3:47pm
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Perhaps a large deposit, just like a hotel would do the trick. I would not mind sticking that on the old cc if it guaranteed that the less than well behaved had something to lose.

It really is not in your best interests to have a go at them yourself. In reality you are very vulnerable to repraisals.

I'm all for youthful exhuberance, but it needs to be tempered around families.

Graham

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Personsteveiow
03/9/2007 at 4:03pm
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hi madelinew where on the island are you?
we're in newport

have you camped on the island much ? if so what sites and were they any good looking for our first trip just can't make up our minds which site to go to :)

sorry to spoil you thread

steve


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Persontentpegjenny
03/9/2007 at 7:32pm
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I dislike idiots but hate the idea of more regulation.  I go camping to be a free spirit and get away from all this rubbish.

If you get idiots like that they should just be banned and chucked off the site... end of...


Personmadelinew
05/9/2007 at 11:20am
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Hi Steve - Thorness was awful but Roebeck at Upton Cross near Ryde was lovely - that's where we had our campfires. I've also tried Compton Farm which is very basic but very peaceful.


Personsteveiow
05/9/2007 at 5:40pm
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Thorness doesn't appeal to us anyway we're looking for campsites without the clubhouses having said that Nodes point is ok we stayed with friends there every year they own a caravan there looks ok for tents too there were quite a few campers there they also have their own tents pre pitched for rent we're thinking of going to brighstone in a couple of weeks time for he weekend will b our first camping trip OH has never camped before so just staying local ..lol

steve


Personmadelinew
06/9/2007 at 10:20am
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Good luck with that. My OH took a bit of persuading but once I'd proved you could be comfy in a tent he was fine. The weather is so nice this week I'm now pining for the tent.............

I also avoid clubhouses. I do hear that the Orchards out near Freshwater is good and has received loads of awards. Good to hear about Nodes Point as I have often wondered about that one and it's right next to my favourite beach too.

Just don't pick a rainy weekend for your first trip!



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