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Well we did it and we are back from our first camping trip in cornwall, well what can i say i loved the experience but some of it seems hard work such as toilets and showers lol maybe just lazy.

Cooking was a pain but i think it was made harder cause it rained however i have not been put off and i love the adventure and will be doing it again soon but told hubby i want a tent with bigger living space hand in pocket me thinks lol

Hi vampress.

                  Look at it as a training exersise, you will have learned so much, all I can advise is, if you can get to Southern France at the same time of year, you will find the whole experience ten times easiar, not just because of guaranteed wall to wall sunshine, but also the way sites are geared up, if you can camp in England then you can camp anywhere.

Last time I went to South of France in summer we had some horrendous rainstorms. The ground was so hard we had to buy 6 inch nails at one site - but when it rained they just pulled out of the ground. The "facilities" weren't at all on a par with British ones of the time - no hot water in the unisex showers, just lukewarm salt water.

British camping is much easier IMHO - but I suppose it was 30 years ago, maybe things have improved.

Pleased to hear you survived your first "Adventure", Vampess.

Hi Caz.

           I must have been real lucky, been going to the South of France since 1962, nearly always mid-july for 2 weeks + each time, and in all that time never had rain at the main site, apart from the odd electrical storm at night, but by the time morning comes you would not have known, again as far as pitches I have always managed with regular peg's even though the ground is often baked and dusty, I do carry rock pegs and sand pegs along with a hefty hammer, but they are hardly ever called upon, guess I have been lucky with pitches also.

Andy. 

Having  a tent with somewhere to sit inside, especially when it is raining can make a HUGE difference, as wwe found out on one very wet weekend in our first tent.    Being stuck inside with now where to sit, and two small kids was no fun - so as soon as we could afford it we went and bought a far bigger tent with a living area.    So glad we did, because when I was away in the summer,  the weather wasn't good.
I was able to sit inside and keep the kids amused, withoug falling over bags etc.

You get used to dodgin showers,  driving 15 miles down the road in the hope that the weather will be better etc.

Glad to hear that you haven't been put off camping.

Quote: Originally posted by Camping nutcase on 09/8/2009

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Having  a tent with somewhere to sit inside, especially when it is raining can make a HUGE difference, as wwe found out on one very wet weekend in our first tent.    

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