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PersonNcb1
05/9/2011 at 7:57am
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Thanks to everyone on here for there tips and advice our first trip camping was a complete success.
Me my wife, 3year old son and Labrador spent 3 nights at the beech croft farm at Buxton and we had a great time.
Our tent was up within 30 mins and we were cooking within an hour. My wife was very sceptical about it all but since returning she has spent most her time on GoOutdoors looking for a bigger tent our tent was fine, a outwell casagrande xl but the living room was simply to small, at night 3 of us and a dog it was a little cramped. Also with no sewn in groundsheet we had creepy crawlies to make room for as well manly daddy long legs.
We were very lucky with the weather until it came to packing up and it rained, so I've got to put it up again to dry.
Thanks everyone for your advice I'm off to get a tow bar fitted.


Personvictoria1
05/9/2011 at 8:09am
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Good to hear you had a great time. It sounds like you're hooked!


skittlez
05/9/2011 at 8:23am
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It's a long and slippery slope !


Personaniteout
05/9/2011 at 10:08am
 Location:  Tipperary Ireland
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Ah Ha thats it, you have the bug, you will be broke from now on, however I cant think of a better way to spend money...



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Life is short, so live yours to the fullest....


PersonNcb1
05/9/2011 at 10:56am
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My wife knows how to spend money anyway but now we've got to get a tow bar a trailer and a bigger tent before Easter. Overtime city for me.


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PersonCW52
05/9/2011 at 1:23pm
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We took up camping a few years ago in our 50's so that was a good excuse to buy all the equipment we needed all at once, at a cost, but every time I go to Go Outdoors I see something else. I love shopping in there, makes me want to go camping straight away.

Enjoy your new hobby and an empty purse !


Personcindy007
05/9/2011 at 3:13pm
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It starts with a bigger tent, then more stuff to fill it, then you chat with people on hear, and find upgrades, and spend more money, then you get that you carnt go to a camping shop without spending. Then when on site your looking at what other people have, and think "i could do with that "  NEXT it will be a bigger car. I hope you have a spare room to store all the stuff you are going to collect over the years.

The spending never stops,and the camping bug is incurable.

Happy camping  



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June - Queens Jubilee week -





Blackbull Pickering
June/July - Turkey (no Tent)
Aug - Bank Holiday- Whitefield Forest IOW 10 days
Sept - Skeg

2013   Nothing as yet , trying to get new boyfriend to go camping soon. Selling Maritisa 700 , so we can put it towards a VW Camper.


Personcindy007
05/9/2011 at 3:14pm
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It starts with a bigger tent, then more stuff to fill it, then you chat with people on hear, and find upgrades, and spend more money, then you get that you carnt go to a camping shop without spending. Then when on site your looking at what other people have, and think "i could do with that "  NEXT it will be a bigger car. I hope you have a spare room to store all the stuff you are going to collect over the years.

The spending never stops,and the camping bug is incurable.

Happy camping  



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2012

June - Queens Jubilee week -





Blackbull Pickering
June/July - Turkey (no Tent)
Aug - Bank Holiday- Whitefield Forest IOW 10 days
Sept - Skeg

2013   Nothing as yet , trying to get new boyfriend to go camping soon. Selling Maritisa 700 , so we can put it towards a VW Camper.


PersonJewelsm
05/9/2011 at 4:02pm
 Location: Northumberland
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welcome to the club....... once the bug bites, it doesn't let go but it is great fun and just when you think you have all you need someone will post something on here and you just have to have it - lol



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Jewelsm - a fair weather camper

August 2013, 14, 15, 16 & 17-Trevornick for two and a half weeks of sea and surf (and ever optimistic -lots of sun). Some other weekends if I can persuade DH


PersonOSCAR2010
05/9/2011 at 4:19pm
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After you go for a bigger tent - then you will want a small, quick easy pitch tent .... and all the stuff you want for a smaller tent

It just goes on and on!

Oh by the way Welcome to this fantastic site full of extremely useful information etc.

 


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Persondragon5551
05/9/2011 at 4:44pm
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Looks like we got another one hooked.... 

Glad your trip went well and everyone enjoyed it

Good luck with your tent search  



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PersonRTS5
05/9/2011 at 4:48pm
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Glad you had a good time. I can only agree with everything everyone else has said, but it is a fun way to spend your money


Personcoll26
05/9/2011 at 7:03pm
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All your spare cash is now spoken for lol!  No better way to spend it though in my opinion!

Welcome to our world!!


PersonNcb1
05/9/2011 at 7:41pm
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Think we've decided on outwell Montana 6. We're going to pop to go outdoors Saturday morning just to " have a look" !!



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