I did three months camping in the summer of 2001. OH had a training course in Hastings and we couldn't afford to keep renting our place and for him to rent lodgings. Some friends needed a place to stay so they paid our rent and looked after the place. We bought a tent and a converted transit camper van and went off with that and the car. We stayed on the first site for a month on one side of town and then moved to a site near Battle for the remaining two months.
I found a temporary job doing office work while the OH was at his course. We used the car to get around and left the camper parked up next to our tent. We fixed a gazebo between the two and draped the side with an old throw for some privacy.
The site owners were happy we were there, as we paid our rent on time and kept an eye on the place. In return they kept an eye on our camp while we were at work.
It was quite bizarre at first waking up in the tent and having to crawl out for a shower to go to work, but it became second nature after a while. And yes it did feel like a three month holiday!
The only bugbear was collecting 20p coins for the showers. I did get my hair cut after a few weeks as it was costing me 80p to wash my hair which got annoying.
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Topic: Longest camping trip
