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Quote: Originally posted by Bernie47 on 18/10/2012

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I joined the scouts when I was 11 and went to my first summer camp the following year.

I am now 65 and still camping, although I have now given up winter camping, so it's 53 years for me.

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Blimey.....I feel like a spring chicken compared to some on here.....

Started camping 18 months ago, spent hundreds of £'s and have found my ideal escape....even if it is the back garden sometimes

Pitching again later as the youngest has her friends over to stay in the tent in the garden..... (the first question they ask when invited to a sleepover is...."are we in the tent?") Should be fun as I have a suspected broken wrist which is splinted at the mo while waiting for further xrays.....and no I can't let them do it as my tent is special and if they did it wrong I'd cry....

Quote: Originally posted by daveslisa on 20/10/2012

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Blimey.....I feel like a spring chicken compared to some on here.....<img align="absmiddle" src="forum_images/smiley3.gif" width="17" alt="17">

Started camping 18 months ago, spent hundreds of £'s and have found my ideal escape....even if it is the back garden sometimes <img align="absmiddle" src="forum_images/smiley1.gif" width="17" alt="17">

Pitching again later as the youngest has her friends over to stay in the tent in the garden..... (the first question they ask when invited to a sleepover is...."are we in the tent?") Should be fun as I have a suspected broken wrist which is splinted at the mo while waiting for further xrays.....and no I can't let them do it as my tent is special and if they did it wrong I'd cry....<img align="absmiddle" src="forum_images/smiley9.gif" width="17" alt="17">

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Most of the girls friends had never been inside a tent let alone slept in one, (which was us 18 months ago), and are now putting pop up tents on their Christmas lists....I feel quite proud that we're inspiring the next generation of campers....

I was camping with our motorbike club last August Bank Holiday and the conversation cropped up about ages. Iwas aked hold I was and said 75 and another pieped up and said I can beat that I'm 83.

WG