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Subject Topic: Bottled It, Turned to the Dark Side!! Post Reply Post New Topic
31/3/2013 at 7:37am
 Location: Hull East Yorkshire
 Outfit: Hobby 560Kmfe Excellent Caravan 2014
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As our camping trip to Disneyland Paris drew closer, and the weather forecasts looked worst and worst, we took other posters advice, and we began stocking up on various things to keep us warm in the tent... even balaclavas :-) (can't believe that post is still running).

Anyway a few days ago the Wife really wasn't happy with the thought of two crying babies, and her sitting up all night breast feeding one of them in a cold tent. We found another campsite across the river to the one we'd booked where they had "holiday homes". It cost us another £120 on top of what we would've paid, so wasn't breaking the bank.

The next couple of days I checked the temperatures, and it was now showing highs of a balmy 11C, and I began to wonder whether we'd wasted our money.

Today I checked the forecast for Magny Le Hongre (closest place I can find to Jablines).. and for tomorrows forecast for when we arrive it's showing -3, feels like -7!! boy or boy are we both glad we changed our booking now.

Yes sure we face the unknown in terms of what condition the "caravan" will be in, but there's one review on this very website which was very positive, so we can only hope for the best... the main thing is we'll have 2" of insulated panels around us with electric heaters to keep us toasty.

I am genuinely disappointed that we're not going to get to try out our new Vango Airbeam tent, but it'll still get used in the summer.

Guessing now, the balaclava's will now have to be used for bedtime activities when we get back home... still not sure why I've got to leap out of the bathroom and take the missus unaware though? she does come up with some strange ideas    

Happy Easter to all..


31/3/2013 at 7:59am
 Location: Cambs
 Outfit: Ford Duetto Autosleeper
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Logic500, at least it was just a visit to the dark side and your staying there for too long not!

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31/3/2013 at 8:05am
 Location: Bootle
 Outfit: various tents & A steam train
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The year Richard had his hand in plaster we rented a chalet.   OK I could have put the tent up alone, but we weren't sure about things like being able to use the disabled facilities on site, as he needed help getting showered/dressed etc.   With our own bathroom this wasn't a problem.


31/3/2013 at 8:25am
 Location: Yorkshire
 Outfit: None Entered
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I don't blame you. We were planning a trip across to France this Easter but the rubbish weather has made us postpone, not just because of the cold but because we were worried about road conditions and it being wet and muddy underfoot / undertent.

Here's hoping you have a wonderful time!


31/3/2013 at 8:51am
 Location: Lancaster
 Outfit: Abbey Vogue GTS 417
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Good call!  Enjoy your trip, am sure it will be fab...not nice changing babies etc in this cold 17


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31/3/2013 at 10:12am
 Location: North Wiltshire
 Outfit: Elddis & 3 tents
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There is no point in going on holiday and being miserable, it just isn't a holiday then. Have a great time

Oh and on the balaclava.


31/3/2013 at 10:27am
 Location: Devizes Wiltshire
 Outfit: MWB VW Crafter PVC
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Camping in a tin tent is still camping, enjoy your holiday, whichever form it may be.

DK

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31/3/2013 at 3:14pm
 Location: Staffordshire
 Outfit: Outwell Cloud 5
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We hired a van last year for our main 2 week holiday as the weather was so unpredictable. Best thing I did. I took some of the glamp stuff just to make the van a bit more homey and the BBQ if the sun made an appearance (which it did for the first couple of days). Loved it so much we booked again this year. To be honest the campsite we stop at was getting rather expensive, theres no EHU and the toilet block is a bit of a walk away so paying the extra 2 hundred quid for heat, tv, water on tap and toilet and shower across the corridor without getting wet when it rained it was heaven, the van site still had all the amenities and more. Bonus this time is that its cost us less to hire the van this year than it did last year!

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02/4/2013 at 5:44am
 Location: Hull East Yorkshire
 Outfit: Hobby 560Kmfe Excellent Caravan 2014
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Thanks for all the positive comments. just on the mobile typing this under the covers to not wake the wife or baby, but it's time to getthe coffee maker on the go soon anyway, if we're to get to Disney by 8am...

it's minus 1 as I type and am I glad we did this. I'll be leaving a review when we get home but well worth it.

it has to be said that there's not one tent on this site or the one nearby where we usually stay.... here's to a warmer Easter next year :-)

right time to make coffee...

apologies for lack of capitals... pesky phone keyboard


24/7/2013 at 1:30pm
 Location: North Lincolnshire
 Outfit: Sterling eccles sport 636
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hi, i read your review for the site in paris and was wondering where you usually stayed as you said you would go there with your tent next time due to size of pitches?? we're looking for somewhere for next summer near paris.
Lynz



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