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Hi. New to forum and first post.

We had very strong wind in Dyffryn (Mid Wales close to shell island) on Sunday night. I was awake at 2 am watching the built in ground sheet lifting 2 foot off the floor with 2 chairs, gas bottle and a bag of clothes on it !!!!!!!!!! Decided to lie across the door to steady it and it was lifting myself and the lilo. Have to say though that our Outwell nebraska xl came through with flying colours. My brothers Montana 6 suffered 2 broken poles, it was his first time camping and I think he hadn't pegged it out correctly. 2 other people on the site lost their tents.

I agree about the noise from the wind, I was trying to shout the wife who was in the bedroom next to me and she couldn't hear me.

Quote: Originally posted by samp2772 on 02/5/2011

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We were at Clippesby Hall in Norfolk from Thursday afternoon til this morning. No probs at all with our Kampa Filey (with Deltas!) I think the site is fairly well protected though as it's surrounded by very tall pines, it was full all weekend so a lot of tents but I didn't see any with damage.

Returning to the Essex coast, the wind seemed far stronger here though so I think we were lucky.

Glad I took my heater (on all night!) & hot water bottles though!

Sam

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Quote: Originally posted by shirleys on 02/5/2011

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We saw the weather report and decided against camping in Anglesey

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Quote: Originally posted by lazydave on 03/5/2011

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I agree about the noise from the wind, I was trying to shout the wife who was in the bedroom next to me and she couldn't hear me.

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Quote: Originally posted by $hed on 03/5/2011

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 i was at shell island this weekend seen the bongos next to the pond. wind was bad hardly any sleep sunday night but only snapped 1 vango plastic 300mm plastic peg. but lost my dinghy and a body board, which where in my mates vango tent which was distroyed at 3am but not as bad as last year in july it was 70mph wind lost my day tent then

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Quote: Originally posted by lazydave on 03/5/2011

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Hi. New to forum and first post.

We had very strong wind in Dyffryn (Mid Wales close to shell island) on Sunday night. I was awake at 2 am watching the built in ground sheet lifting 2 foot off the floor with 2 chairs, gas bottle and a bag of clothes on it !!!!!!!!!! Decided to lie across the door to steady it and it was lifting myself and the lilo. Have to say though that our Outwell nebraska xl came through with flying colours. My brothers Montana 6 suffered 2 broken poles, it was his first time camping and I think he hadn't pegged it out correctly. 2 other people on the site lost their tents.

I agree about the noise from the wind, I was trying to shout the wife who was in the bedroom next to me and she couldn't hear me.

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Quote: Originally posted by Speedcamp on 02/5/2011

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We were near Weymouth in our Kampa Bude 4 with forecasted gusts in the 30s and the tent didn't move at all, although the noise of the trees getting a hammering woke me up a few times on 2 nights. But then we know the site and watched the wind direction in the short and long term weather forecasts and pitched accordingly -- backing onto a disused railway embankment topped by several rows of tall trees, which provided almost complete shelter. We were the only tent on the site though...plenty of caravans.

Wilkos fleecy mattress covers and Eurohike Adventurer 300 sleeping bags and we were cosy on our airbeds, although we kept the vents open and the top of the inner tent doors for ventilation. Didn't even bother with the hotwater bottles, only PJs.

We choose sites for their shelter generally, even when using the large steel poled tent...

              we camped in our bude 4 too admittedly in a sheltered location but barely noticed wind

Post last edited on 02/05/2011 22:33:21

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