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Hi everyone. Well its taken me 3 weeks to get a week off from work arranging cover and everything. Ive been buying kit and planning Im so excited like a big kid as its my first time camping and im off to middlewood farm at Robin hoods bay for a week.

The thing is Ive seen the forcast this weekend and metcheck says heavy rain and winds up to 24mph!!!   What would you do? im so giddy about going and want to set off saturday morning and stay till the following saturday. I am however consious of the poor people that lost their tents in the recent bank holiday bad weather. The heavy rain dosnt bother me but the wind may be a problem, I really cant afford to lose my tent.  I know no on can predict the weather should i hang on and go monday or chance it?

24mph isn't that bad. The weekend when folk were losing their tents the windspeed was hitting 60mph. How exposed is the campsite? If it's a nice shelterer inland one I would just go, but on a cliff edge I'd be more cautious.

Remember to take extra pegs, guylines and pitch with an eye for shelter.

HI, I'm a first time camper ( well supposed to have been this weekend) 

My dad has explained how hard it will be in the bad weather with the children..so for once i'm going to listern to him!! (makes a change!)

Just make sure if you have kiddies be well prepared!!!!

Have a good one ....... oh and good luck!

I too was supposed to be camping this weekend, but after the last BH am not risking it.  

We had a Vango Idaho 600 (note past tense!!!) - 1st time of using it & it got completely flattened, both dome poles shattered & tent ripped away from SIG   - not a pleasant experience de-camping in wind, rain & a muddy campsite!

Gonna try again in 2 weeks - fingers crossed for wall to wall sunshine until November!!

Well i packed up the car last night and got up this morning to find a severe weather warning for north yorkshire with  potential gales

While im disappointed my holiday wont start till monday, my head has ruled my heart for a change and at least this way i should still have a tent at the end of my week. I appriciated all your  advice guys, i do love this forum and i will give you a report of how my first week away has gone.

We stayed at middlewood farm last bank holiday EXCELLENT site but was very windy, it is quite exposed so I would suggest hanging on to see if the weather changes.

Nice to see another Rotherham-ite on the forums, going back to middlewood farm I had a problem pitching the tent so I looked around the field to spot somebody with the same kit and there was just 1 ,So I popped over for some advise and believe it or not out of all the 100's of people the guy lives at the end of my street, Hows that for Spooky.

Good luck wiyh your first trip,

I posted this in another forum, but thought  I would also post here to make ROGUESLAYER feel much better about his choice to stay put at home!!

Merlin20 !!

It is now 100%  bookmarked!!! thanks

R.S - Have a good trip!