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Being one of the last to leave the campsite this weekend, we took our rubbish down to the skip and found the following just dumped at the side:

A three man dome tent - only look like it had been used once

One of those portable gas ring cookers - didn't look like it had been used

A full pack of cartridges for aforementioned cooker

A swingball set

Fortunately there was plenty of room left in the car!  Can't believe people dispose of perfectly good equipment

Glad it found a good home, hate to think of good stuff like that going straight to landfill.

Nice one! Hope the owners hadnt left it there while they fetch the car round or nipped to the loo!!

Its crazy people chucking perfectly good equipment like that!  Maybe they realised camping wasnt for them after all!!!

When camping in spain last year, this was the done thing.  If you no longer wanted something then you left it beside the bin.

We left 2 wetsuits lots of citronella candles, the kids crocs as they we getting a bit small  a boat and ors and a chair lol

Other people had left tents, gazebos, ground sheets all kinds of inflatables a table, stove windbreaks ground sheets, mens sandles loads of bucket's and spades sun loungers and a fridge etc lol

It was nice, the people next to us got our candles it was good to see them being used instead of in the bin.

We called it recycling camping style lol

I never seem to get bargains but I'm always giving things away on freecycle and to charity shops. But for the first time ever I got something today and I'm so chuffed - its an outwell windbreak for £10, which was advertised on pre loved.

I just had to tell someone

Rather than finding stuff by the bin we have been fortunate to be the recipients of bodyboards and a wetsuit from campers for whom they were surplus to requirments.

Jiost shows what a friendly bucnh us campers are

We ended up giving away food and beer (what a travesty!)  last year as for some reason we could not get everything back in the tent on the way home!

Think the neighbours were impressed with half a crate of cider and larger!

Can I camp next to you next time Mrs Elvis

I have given away inflatable toys from my daughter at the end of a holiday before - will be having a look around the bins next time I go away though

I have seen foldable chairs left on site and nearly exchanged them for mine as they were a better make

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