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OH was driving up the A14 yesterday and saw a 3-4 pop up tents in a layby

He said they had boxed themselves in with a vehicle at each end

Cheap camping I suppose but a bit dangerous

Whatever next??! 

It's funny, back in the mid-'70s we had a Bedford Dormobile and most of the time we used to stay down farm tracks just off the road. A favourite spot was Millington Pastures just near Pocklington.

Maybe we are just a bit more paranoid nowadays, but I wouldn't even consider staying 'rough' like that with kids.

Some lads coming back from a festival is a different issue I suppose. Surely there's somewhere better than a layby! What about through the hedge, in a field?

Something over 40 years ago, I and a couple of the lads camped in a layby.  It was separated from the road by a very wide expanse of grass.  We went into town, and came back to find Hells Angels camped all round us.

An interesting moment, but they were no trouble.

Jim

I wild camped recently on the East coast of Scotland for 3 nights; and without exception -usually small hours of the morning- we were disturbed by lads in cars screeching tires,  behaving erratically, and breathed a sigh of relief when they left. One lot got out of the car and looked around ( at 3 am )but mercifully didnt do anything. There were a few of us camping so maybe safety in numbers too.

Scared me. Ill stick to campsites in future. We were lucky no damage done but it does happen.