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30/6/2012 at 10:28pm
Location: Lancashire
Outfit: Leisuredrive VW T6 campervan
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My OH started camping at (hobby) rallies in about 1982 with a load of kit people had given him, or very cheap stuff he bought, we had no money then. He took our son when he was 5+, and although they both enjoyed the weekends, they came home with some tales. They were camping in a field with a toilet and cold water, no showers. It rained a lot, the stuff came back soaking.
I vowed never to camp, even though I'm an outdoorsy sort of person. Then a friend invited me on an adventure driving to Rome and back in a hired van. I loved it, even though we rough camped mostly, and learnt a lot about myself. Since then I've been hooked, went to France with the friend a couple of times. Then OH decided to come with me, and loved it. We've never looked back. We have a campervan now, certainly not a cheap option.
Lots of people don't fancy camping because of damp, cold, insects, sharing toilets and showers, being near other people. You do have to be tolerant because all those things occur.
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01/7/2012 at 9:48am
Location: Northumberland
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For me, camping is what you want it to be, that the glory of it. We ar glampers, we all like our creature comforts,even DS who loves to watch a film over a couple of nights before bed time. We wouldn't rough it, but I can see why other love it. Some of the most picturesque sites are those with little or no facilities. As for non campers, we too enjoy holidays in hotels in forego lands and think that toe don't have to just stick to one form of holiday. As for it being a cheap form of holidaying, again it depends. We have spent more than a thousand pounds on buying all of our kit from scratch, so I don't think that is cheap. But if you choose to basic camp or borrow stuff or take lots of stuff from home it can be cheap too. Equally, if you buy a campervan, caravan or expensive tent then it is far from cheap. It is interesting that people do still perceive camping as a a cheap, meagre holiday, but as so many have said, they shouldn't knock it until they have tried it.
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01/7/2012 at 2:56pm
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Well, I personally wouldn't be too hard on the knockers..... mainly because as recently as six weeks ago, I was one of 'em!!
I got "talked into it" after years of total denigration, in all honesty. And yet, after kitting ourselves up, and spending a couple of nights trying it out in the garden, I can honestly say I haven't been this excited in a long while! 
I've had plenty of sneers and jeers over the last few weeks, when I've mentioned my new hobby, and as has been said, a few pitying looks and offers of financial help! LOL
I'm desperate to get out there, get set up and, hopefully with the sun gleaming overhead, take plenty of pics to show off upon our return...... then we'll see whose sneering!!
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