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dk168

02/6/2014 at 11:41pm
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The joy of camping when the critters and ankle biters are back at school!

So quiet and peaceful, it's wonderful!

Looking forward to a few days of relaxation with just the dog for company.

Anyone else camping?

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We are going away again on Sunday, I do not camp at weekends or during school holidays if I can help it now that my family have grown up.

It lets me have a nice quiet time and it also leaves more pitches available for families at the times when they need them.

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Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 02/6/2014
The joy of camping when the critters and ankle biters are back at school!

So quiet and peaceful, it's wonderful!

DK

Yes, it's those pesky birds tweeting away that ruins it though

I don't know why, being retired, but I am struggling to find the time to go camping at the moment. My garden is like the Forth Bridge...no sooner do I finish than it needs doing again!

The rain doesn't help but I will be away pretty shortly before the next lot of school holidays, that's for sure

Tc1962

03/6/2014 at 6:20am
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Yep - we are off to chatsworth on Thursday morning, we are looking forward to it having had not such a good time over the bank holiday. Our problem is we have to go away bank holidays as my husband only gets 16 days plus b/h - so we tend to tag a day on to them and make it a 4 day break.
And the weather is going to be slightly better showers and not constant heavy rain!!!

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03/6/2014 at 9:01am
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I'm taking the dogs to High Rigg Farm in Dalby Forest on Friday for a few days

Can't wait

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03/6/2014 at 10:16am
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Off for a few days on the 19th with some of the Dead Squirrel Gang....Comrie Croft in Perthshire...Looking forward to it.....

Enjoy your time away DK

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03/6/2014 at 10:31am
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im off on Tuesday for 4 days to the C+CC Folkestone cant wait, really exited now

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03/6/2014 at 12:57pm
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Camping this weekend. Unfortunately it is with 36 Cubs.

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That really sounds like bliss. Something we very rarely get to experience having two rug rats

But....... this weekend we are camping at a small site just outside Keswick so we can go to the beer festival with friends. No kids in tow

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TraceyD

03/6/2014 at 1:45pm
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The disadvantage of working in education means we'll not experience this for a long time, especially the way the pensionable age keeps getting put back

I'm always really pleased when I see we have different holiday dates to other parts of the country!!

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Wibsey

03/6/2014 at 9:43pm
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Quote: Originally posted by TraceyD on 03/6/2014

The disadvantage of working in education means we'll not experience this for a long time, especially the way the pensionable age keeps getting put back <img align="absmiddle" src="forum_images/smiley19.gif" width="17" alt="17">
I'm always really pleased when I see we have different holiday dates to other parts of the country!!

I know the feeling, I love it when our school closes for Eid ( we have a large Islamic population) but looks like we haven't got those few days this sept/Oct

dk168

04/6/2014 at 11:03am
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It was raining all night last night and this morning, and my tarp stood up to the elements.

I double pegged on nearly all the guys, and left nothing to chance, knowing bad weather was on its way.

Woke up with everything intact, with no pockets of water gathering on the tarp. JimCall and Mucker would have been proud!

No pics yet, later.

DK

dk168

04/6/2014 at 1:02pm
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Pic of tent palace:

My "lighter" breakfast, an alternative to a fry up; two slices of French toasts (fried in butter, of course), more butter and Golden Syrup, and a small pile of crispy streaky bacon:

And I had a visitor overnight, found it in the folding bucket that I use as a fire bucket, sadly it did not live long:

P.S. Admin - no review will be submitted as I have already submitted site reviews for Birchwood in the past.

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Ah poor mousey...didn't you give it CPR?

MonsterBear

04/6/2014 at 1:23pm
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DK... any chance of a picky of the centre back of your tarp?

I'm trying to visualise how you do it so I can apply it to our Palamos...

dk168

04/6/2014 at 1:30pm
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MonsterBear,

One I took last year:

I put two guys in the centre loop, pulling it towards the tent, looped the guys around the spikes of the middle pole, to stop the tarp from gathering water and sagging due to the weight.

I did this after the tarp structure collapsed due to the weight of water gathering on it.

DK

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