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Topic: Holiday showdown Saturday.Shell island

suns

15/8/2011 at 9:32am
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For those of you who have not seen it.
Shell island /Florence Saturday ITV 2 8.25am.
Dont let it put you off.

gk141054

15/8/2011 at 10:46am
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Thanks for this, love camping on Shell Island so have set the Sky+

TraceyD

15/8/2011 at 10:51am
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Is this the one where one family are really anti-camping and don't make any effort at all, and the teenage boys in the camping family cause some upset?

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15/8/2011 at 11:41am
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It the one where they ration the loo paper, and share the same tooth brush.Watch wher dad keeps his ciggys.

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15/8/2011 at 12:26pm
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Seen this one before, have to admit (don't shoot me down) It didn't really paint a brilliant picture of camping/campers and it certainly made me never want to visit Shell Island, each to their own though

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suns

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Outdoorlass.I have to agree, after i watched it made me chuckle.
But we dont really do that do we.Im recording it for a mate who wont have a bad word said against Shell island, as he has never seen it before.

Minxz

21/8/2011 at 8:54am
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I got around to watching it last night, and no wonder people scoff at camping if they think we all camp like that! Sharing a toothbrush, erm, niiice!
Sleeping on the floor, no mats, nothing...I don't think so! And forbidden to wash? What's wrong with heating water and washing in the tent? The island looked beautiful, but the campers were awful!

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morgz84

21/8/2011 at 10:52am
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I remember this programme. Although they seemed like nice enough people, if I saw them move in next to me I would have thought the Dingles had arrived with all their beer cans and rubbish strewn everywhere!

I do hate the way that this program has portrayed camping. It has reinforced the idea that it's cold, uncomfortable and unpleasant.

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Jewelsm

21/8/2011 at 12:15pm
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Quote: Originally posted by morgz84 on 21/8/2011
I remember this programme. Although they seemed like nice enough people, if I saw them move in next to me I would have thought the Dingles had arrived with all their beer cans and rubbish strewn everywhere!

I do hate the way that this program has portrayed camping. It has reinforced the idea that it's cold, uncomfortable and unpleasant.

but that is only cos they took it back to basics in a over zealous way....... why would you share the same toothbrush - even backpacking/camping you could take your own - its not like they weigh a lot or take up much room is it? The family were a bit OTT about the whole basics thing.

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johnpodlesak

21/8/2011 at 2:44pm
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anyone know where I can watch this?

valbarley

21/8/2011 at 2:52pm
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Quote: Originally posted by johnpodlesak on 21/8/2011
anyone know where I can watch this?

itv2 - 24th august

Eileenhoops

21/8/2011 at 2:57pm
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holiday showdown is on again now on itv2 but im not sure if its the shell island one x

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johnpodlesak

21/8/2011 at 3:00pm
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thank u!!

Eileenhoops

21/8/2011 at 3:12pm
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Gutted ,its not the shell island one , im going to set my tv to tape it on weds as ill be away CAMPING :)

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Eldiss Angel

21/8/2011 at 8:09pm
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Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 21/8/2011

Quote: Originally posted by johnpodlesak on 21/8/2011
anyone know where I can watch this?

itv2 - 24th august

Google 'holiday showdown shell island' you get a site called locate TV and they'll say where you can catch it. Perhaps YouTube may have bits of it?

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