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07/7/2014 at 10:50am
 Location: Over the hill and far away
 Outfit: Hi Gear Airgo Nimbus 8
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Quote: Originally posted by sarahlr on 07/7/2014
If you want to save money, do not go to Go Outdoors! We go in for a few things and always come out at least £40 lighter!

Have a great time in your Nimbus, at least you won't have to worry about where the poles go



Ha, I feel that!! I only wanted a couple of new chairs and a pack of gas!!!

I had planned to buy it online through quidco to save some money but I think I got carried away playing with the children in the tent.


08/7/2014 at 11:37am
 Location: Over the hill and far away
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Morning all,

Just another quick one, my better half has found the house touch and it on longer works, (only a cheapy from Tesco). What would be best to take with us at the weekend? I do have a lantern that will hang from the middle of the tent, but I'm thinking trips to the loo in the night ect. Would I be best with just a couple of cheapies again or look at something with a little better quality?


08/7/2014 at 12:20pm
 Location: Derby.
 Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Muckerette likes to carry a torch in one hand, her little bag for contact lenses/liquid and toothbrush etc in the other. Then she struggles to put it all down clean and dry, whilst changing from muddy wellies to crocs at the door!

Think "Head Torch", and leave your hands free to carry on unburdened! :-)

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08/7/2014 at 12:43pm
 Location: Over the hill and far away
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Head touch? interesting, I had not thought of that


08/7/2014 at 1:32pm
 Location: Cheshire
 Outfit: Outwell x 3 & an Eldis Crusader.
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Yes Head Torches are the way forward...I have lost count how many small ones we've lost!!!


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08/7/2014 at 1:35pm
 Location: Sunny Suffolk (West)
 Outfit: inflatable dome Palamos6 frame tent
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Wouldn't worry to much about lighting just yet as it doesn't get dark until 10pm and the sun is up before 6am. We bought a few cheapie led lights & head torches from poundland and they go forever with a decent set of batteries in.


14/7/2014 at 9:35am
 Location: Over the hill and far away
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Well, got back yesterday after a fun and eventful weekend. The packing of the car was fun


IT soon filled the boot!

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/gallimages/large_370303_2.jpg?nocache=12747

But it closed and we where soon on site the. The tent was a dream to up it took about 45 mins, would have been quicker if I was a little fitter or had an electric pump. The biggest downside was the pump didn't have an adapter that fitted the valves properly so I had to have someone hold them together.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/gallimages/large_370303_3.jpg?nocache=6642

Lovely picture of my better half supervising with the baby learnign how its done!!
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When the tent was up I then spent about 4 hours trying to get the ground sheet for the porch and the porch fitted!! I just couldn't get it to fit right

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/userimages/12653.jpg

I did have a few issues with it, which I am sure its something I've don or not done. On the fist morning I noticed that water was dripping from inside the tent from the roof, the outside was wet with morning dew but under the porch sheet (the one that comes over the back of the tent) and the roof of the tent was dry? also when it rained on Saturday night water was finding its way in to the porch from under the sheet that covers the tent.

All in all it was a very fun weekend and my 6 month old was a star. Packing up was easy enough as the Nimbus comes in a massive bag so you don't need to fold it in the exact why it came out. I really can't wait for the next camping adventure but it looks like its going to be the end of August.

Geoff   





14/7/2014 at 9:58am
 Location: Cheshire
 Outfit: Outwell x 3 & an Eldis Crusader.
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oops pics didn't all work!

Practice helps and i'm sure you'll find after each trip you get better at pitching the tent.

The dripping could have been condensation in the morning? opening up all the vents helps.

Glad you had a good time

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14/7/2014 at 11:30am
 Location: Over the hill and far away
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I did have vents open, as I thought that might be that, as it was not noticeable until the sun had come up over the tress and hit the tent.

I'm not sure why the pics didn't work but if you copy and paste the link it works


14/7/2014 at 11:57am
 Location: Wales
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Well done for fitting it all in the car 😜. Success!! 👍 you'll soon be a camping expert 😊 glad u all had fun - great news 😄


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14/7/2014 at 12:42pm
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Quote: Originally posted by debbie.scott on 14/7/2014
Well done for fitting it all in the car 😜. Success!! 👍 you'll soon be a camping expert 😊 glad u all had fun - great news 😄



Thanks,

I think expert tag is way off yet! we only went for the weekend and didn't take much in the way of food or clothes, so heaven knows how it will fit in. we have decided on some bits we want, some bits we need and some that we would like.

I was hoping to get camp beds but they just took up a little too much room the the bedrooms so have gone with air beds. We will look at bbq vs stove as I'm not sure what would be best, I have a small one burner thing which is Ideal for the kettle, but cooking on it would be a no no.


14/7/2014 at 3:02pm
 Location: East Sussex
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Quote: Originally posted by geoffwayne on 14/7/2014
we only went for the weekend and didn't take much in the way of food or clothes, so heaven knows how it will fit in.


It will fit in because you will buy a roof box.

Then you will buy more kit, because you now have room for it.

You will then upgrade/discover more "essentials/decide to go EHU.

Then you will get a bigger car, and still use the roofbox.

More kit will rapidly fill the extra space you now have available.

You will get a towbar fitted and buy a trailer... then put high sides on it... then a bigger trailer...

When you're at the point of considering getting an HGV licence so you can get a vehicle big enough to accommodate all the stuff you now "need", you will decide to "go back to basics" and ditch everything but a 4-man tent, the airbeds, sleeping bags and a small stove, and buy a Nissan Micra.



14/7/2014 at 5:21pm
 Location: Cotswolds
 Outfit: Vango Shangri La & Renault Grd Espace
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Quote: Originally posted by fran1000 on 14/7/2014
Quote: Originally posted by geoffwayne on 14/7/2014we only went for the weekend and didn't take much in the way of food or clothes, so heaven knows how it will fit in.


It will fit in because you will buy a roof box.

Then you will buy more kit, because you now have room for it.

You will then upgrade/discover more "essentials/decide to go EHU.

Then you will get a bigger car, and still use the roofbox.

More kit will rapidly fill the extra space you now have available.

You will get a towbar fitted and buy a trailer... then put high sides on it... then a bigger trailer...

When you're at the point of considering getting an HGV licence so you can get a vehicle big enough to accommodate all the stuff you now "need", you will decide to "go back to basics" and ditch everything but a 4-man tent, the airbeds, sleeping bags and a small stove, and buy a Nissan Micra.





Lol that's what's happening to us! Now have a bigger tent and then hubby bought a camping cupboard.

We are going for three nights soon and him indoors wants to 'practice' packing the car as if we are going to France (trip coming soon). He is a worried man, so we are going to have to 1. Pack everything, and then 2. See if it fits and then 3. Take out the stuff we don't need for the weekend and stash it in our kitchen!

Trying not to have a trailer as we have towed before (sailing dinghy) and didn't like it. I told him it will just be minimal clothes each. He smiled.

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