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donna23,

have a look for the shorter Hunter wellies available, I struggle to find wellies to fit to but managed to get a pair of these Hunter ones last year from M&M direct. They are a very attractive floral design LOL but do a much better job at keeping your feet dry than crocs which I wear loads.

Thanks - it was sooo cold at easter!!! Although we were spending too long outside partaking in the wine and beer and were going to bed freezing!!

Hi Donna, 23

I generally agree with 3madboyz, if it's your third trip, you should'nt need to use re-selant or reproving your tent if thats what you mean, just yet. I have had my tent for 3 seasons and i hav'nt done any thing to it as yet. except for drying it out and taking dry mud of it. Its fine, but I do take seam sealant now just in case, but never used it.

Genral tip is put a ground sheet down to keep mud of the bottem of tent clean. for inside tent i use a mat or smallground sheet just inside of tent to stand on when taking  muddy shoes,boots off.  As for pegs I hav'nt need to worry about them, they stay solid.  I use rock or hard ground pegs or both depending where i am. As long as you follow the general rule which is advised on this forum. about the angle you should be fine.  Also peg all the guy ropes out.

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Heather

We'll be using rock pegs on the elastics and deltas on the guys.

Plus we always take a thick woven cotton bathroom-type mat for the tent door area, it traps the mud and grass and the odd puddle, and just gets chucked in the wash back at home and comes out sparkly new every time.

Rydale Clothing do some wide wellies which actually fit, plus we'll be packing the waterproof overtrousers and ponchos :)

Take cardboard with you or go to the local supermarket when you get there and flatten a few boxes and keep them in the car.  Cardboard is brill in doorways to help prevent muddy doorways and help once you have a muddy doorway. I keep a piece by the door in wet weather too for dripping muddy people to stand on whilst they take their shoes and dripping coat off!

Sounds naff but its surprising how long a good piece of cardboard will last you before need to be chucke and changed for a new piece!