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03/7/2012 at 9:51pm
 Location: Northamptonshire
 Outfit: Kampa Croyde 6. Aztec Eagle 8
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Well only 2 more days to go before our first ever camping trip. All the kids are excited, all adults are nervous as hell!!!

If any of you kind camping folk happen to be pitching up at Goldensands, Mablethorpe, on Friday & see a couple of families struggling in the rain to try to put up a tent or two, feel free to help. There may be a drink or two in the offering17.



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03/7/2012 at 9:56pm
 Location: Ashford mx
 Outfit: vango Calder 500
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You will be fine,relax it's a holiday! Just take your time,make sure you have a flask or the kettle and stove handy,have a cuppa then get started,give the kids jobs to do...one help with pegs,another go fill the water etc enjoy!

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03/7/2012 at 10:02pm
 Location: Northamptonshire
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Between 4 (maybe 5) adults & 5 (maybe 6) little kids that's going to be easier said than done, but the flask idea is a good one...hip or thermos?17

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03/7/2012 at 10:21pm
 Location: Ashford mx
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Thermos for the adults..so the tents go up straight,and hip for the kids so they sleep through it!

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03/7/2012 at 11:25pm
 Location: Hull
 Outfit: Cabanon Guadeloupe: Andre Jamet Ridge
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Enjoy your holiday and I just hope the weather improves a bit for you. At least there is plenty to do at Goldensands and around Mablethorpe. The kids will love it17


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04/7/2012 at 10:45am
 Location: Weston Super Mare
 Outfit: Currently looking for a new tent
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Dont look at it as a huge challenge,its all part of camping. we have been camping years and putting the tent up is always a bit daunting but once you start you will wonder what al the fuss was about. Enjoy !!!!


04/7/2012 at 9:00pm
 Location: Northamptonshire
 Outfit: Kampa Croyde 6. Aztec Eagle 8
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Rain or not, we're going to make the best of it & enjoy it (otherwise this'll be our first & last camping trip!).

The plan is, if it's raining the wives will take the kids swimming, while us blokes pitch up the tents. We'll then swap, the wives & kids will then sort the insides out while us blokes go swimming (via the bar17).



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04/7/2012 at 9:04pm
 Location: Portsmouth
 Outfit: Outwell Vermont XLP 2012
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Have a fab time!

 ... we had our first ever family camping trip last weekend, and we loved it even though the weather was very 'challenging' at time! (high winds and lashing rain)

  ... enjoy the experience, wish we were camping again this weekend as we all loved it so much!



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04/7/2012 at 9:13pm
 Location: Northamptonshire
 Outfit: Kampa Croyde 6. Aztec Eagle 8
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We are actually looking forward to it especially as we've had a quick look at some of the places we could go this year.

We had a lodge holiday in the Forest of Dean last year. No funfair, no amusments but the kids loved it (damn near went feral in the wild) so camping out in the wide open space is a family holiday we will all enjoy (so long as the tent stays up & dry....)



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04/7/2012 at 9:13pm
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hi there- just a bit of a weather update for you, dry from 7am till 1 pm then showers till 7 pm . so get set up early to avoid the rain hope this helps -shaun ps this is for saturday

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04/7/2012 at 9:17pm
 Location: Northamptonshire
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Cheers for weather update, but we're going on friday & I've been checking the weather reports & it changes as much as the....er....weather does17

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04/7/2012 at 11:19pm
 Location: Livingston West Lothian
 Outfit: Hi Gear Kalahari 8 Tent & Porch
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Hi Toffee
When you have all set up on Friday you can help me on Saturday lol, Leaving at 4am so should be there for noon (hopefully)

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04/7/2012 at 11:26pm
 Location: YORKSHIRE
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chill and have a good time,,,make it fun....17

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04/7/2012 at 11:28pm
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Bacardi and coke please

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05/7/2012 at 9:52pm
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Tricia16, if we're about we will help. Though I can't guarantee success17

bloomooning17. I was thinking tea or coffee (ahem!).....

 



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05/7/2012 at 11:14pm
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camped at Mablethorpe years ago when the children were small. Lets just say it rained lots!! Best holiday we ever had and the children still talk about it fondly to this day.

 

The sun was shining brightly as we left!!!!17




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