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The weather report is rarely right. It impossible to predict weather patterns in exact fields, general area yes, but not in local spots. So a band of rain which dumps it everywhere else might just escape your one spot. Or it might peter out before it gets your length. Or you might be unlucky and get the whole lot, right on top of your tent.

The main thing is that if you're waiting for good weather in this country, you'll probably never go........ you just have roll with it.

I would go.

At the beginning of July we had major storms . One campsite had 25 caravans hoisted into the water !!!

But we went anyway and were disappointed ... the promised thunderstorms didnt arrive :(

Love a thunderstorm under canvas !

Angie

Quote: Originally posted by Lindy71 on 05/8/2010

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Caravans were hoisted into the water!!?? omg, you trying to stop me from going now? haha

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Sorry, didnt mean to scare you but it is true. It was like a mini tornado and sadly, one person was killed.

But the chances of being hurled in the air in a caravan are way less than being hit by a car when crossing the road so dont panic and happy camping :)

Angie

Supposed to have had heavy rain here over the past 2 days - not a drop has landed.

If you wait for a "no rain" forecast, you will never go camping!!
It's only water - get out there in your wellies and waterproofs and splash through the puddles!

If you sit in your tent all the time when it is raining, you will quickly go stark raving mad!!

If the forcast is bad, then you need to do a bit of research now, to find all sorts of different things to do and places to go in the surrounding area. Museums, national trust houses, leisure centre, bowling etc. Take the opportunity to go off and do things together that normally you wouldn't do. Find a couple of pubs or restaurants so you can go out for a meal in the evening - dress up a bit !

If you have a porch or open extension for the tent, it is still possible to sit under it and be sheltered from light rain. If it is blowing in horizontally, no. So, sit inside, have a cup of coffee and decide where you are going for the day.

No we can't go out to restaurants and places because we have a dog with us, can't leave him in the tent on his own.  We have a canopy and I'm not too bothered about sitting under it in the rain, going for walks in the rain, but it's just a bit depressing if it rains non stop, would be nice for some sun. 

I think we are likely to still go away on Monday though, been away plenty of other times in the rain.  Will just have to take the brollies!!   Had myself all set for going on Monday, don't really want to wait until later in the week.