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Personloganberry
25/5/2009 at 9:05pm
 Location: Croydon
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It's official - I love camping

We (me, hubby and our 3 yr old son) set off Saturday morning for our first ever camping trip. We didn't venture far - just to a campsite 30 minutes down the road, but the experience was wonderful, despite a few hiccups.

The highs:
:: not caring about time, just doing what we wanted when we wanted
:: cooking outside - our single burner suitcase stove rocks!
:: eating outside - sausages never tasted so good
:: no TV or any other mod cons to distract us from family time
:: having time (away from mod cons) to have real conversations with hubby
:: the sense of adventure we had pitching our tent for the first time
:: making toast with our fold-up toaster - so quick! so yummy!
:: visiting Standen (NT property)
:: spotting an adder (yikes!) sunbathing by the little stream behind our tent
:: watching our little one wake up and wander out of the tent into the sunshine then exclaim "mummy! we're still camping!!"

Low points:
:: choosing to pitch our tent only yards from a busy road - too noisy
:: broken tent pole means we have to wait til it's fixed/replaced before we can go camping again
:: friends deciding they all want to join us next time on hearing about EHU for TV's and satellite dishes (fine if that's your thing, don't want to offend anyone, but we camp to avoid these)

So, despite a severe lack of sleep due to traffic noise we can't wait to go again and are well and truly hooked!


Personthe-laughtons
25/5/2009 at 9:25pm
 Location: South East
 Outfit: Oregon 5 QuechuaT4 Easycamp Roma4 View the-laughtons's Profile View Profile   Reply to the-laughtons Reply   Quote the-laughtons Quote  
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It sounds like you had a brilliant time!! Have you booked your next trip?


Personloganberry
25/5/2009 at 9:30pm
 Location: Croydon
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We did thanks!

Not officially booked yet but fired off a couple of emails tonight to see if and when any of our shortlisted campsites have availability

Hopefully we'll be off again in a couple of week, once we've repaired our tent pole.


PersonCamping nutcase
26/5/2009 at 6:08am
 Location: Bootle
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One of the wonderful things about camping is that you can be a couple of miles from home, yet be a million miles away.


PersonCamping nutcase
26/5/2009 at 6:08am
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One of the wonderful things about camping is that you can be a couple of miles from home, yet be a million miles away.


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Personjelboy53
26/5/2009 at 6:49am
 Location: Cumbernauld Scotland
 Outfit: Monty 6Icarus 500 Halo 300 View jelboy53's Profile View Profile   Reply to jelboy53 Reply   Quote jelboy53 Quote  
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Great fun this camping lark...aint It??? Well done on a happy and sucessful 1st trip...And heres to many more....

Jelboy.



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Campers of the storm,Into this world are born

Some days are Diamonds...Some days are stone...


PersonValk_scot
26/5/2009 at 6:59am
 Location: Scotland.
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Repair of tent pole is easy. B&Q sell shock cord. Get booking for next time.


footso
26/5/2009 at 7:36am
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Beware - this only the begining there is no end to it 

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PersonRik Brooks
26/5/2009 at 8:08am
 Location: South London
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Well done Loganberry!  I've been to Standen but can't remember where it is!

Take care

R


Personloganberry
26/5/2009 at 8:48am
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Thanks everyone!

That is so true Camping Nutcase - we did feel like we were thousands of miles away. Nothing else mattered. We completely forgot about the hassles of our day-to-day lives and just enjoyed being a family.

Thank you to everyone on here for all the hints and tips I've picked over the past months!


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Persongillychick
26/5/2009 at 8:54am
 Location: north-east-lincolnshire
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loganberry are you still staying close to home on the next trip or are you going to venture out a bit? there is a meet in september at pillaerton farm there are quite a lot going from here going check out the details on the meet forum if you fancy it.

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Willows - Laceby March
Lee Valley - London May
Nanctol Wales June
Croatia September
undecided October


Persondebbie36
26/5/2009 at 8:56am
 Location: wakefield
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Glad you had a great time, welcome to the addicts club!!

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June 2010 - Ashfield Caravan Park, York
August 2010 - Thorpe Hall, Rudston


Personloganberry
26/5/2009 at 11:21am
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Thanks Debbie

Gilly - thanks, I'll check it out! Doing another trip close to home but by September we'll maybe be keen to venture further afield!



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