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Jasonandheidi

14/1/2018 at 6:50pm
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We are eagerly awaiting spring and summer getting the tent out long warm evenings bbq ect

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Bob61

14/1/2018 at 11:16pm
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Here here...I can't stand winters...miserable, dull, wet, cold...but at least we are now on the right side of Christmas

...come to think of it I don't much like the boiling hot weather either

Campy C

24/1/2018 at 1:40pm
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Can`t wait for the long evenings sat outside my tent.

Mucker1884

24/1/2018 at 3:42pm
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I hate summer!

...It means half the camping season has gone already, and there's only 6 months left to the end of the season!!!

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Colin21

24/1/2018 at 4:45pm
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I hate winter! We don't go caravanning in winter because even though it's nice and warm in the caravan you have to keep going outside in the cold and wet. I love it when the sun is actually warm enough to sit out in, and use the winter to get any indoor jobs done at home.

So yes, roll on summer!

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Bob61

25/1/2018 at 12:56pm
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The only trouble with summer is that the kids are off school for 6 weeks of it and the prices go through the roof.

Colin21

25/1/2018 at 5:30pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 25/1/2018
The only trouble with summer is that the kids are off school for 6 weeks of it and the prices go through the roof.

We just don't go anywhere in August. That's gardening and lazing about in the garden month. Being retired has its advantages. If we go away for a few days it's usually mid-week and we go home at weekends. June, early July, and September are times when we often go further afield with the caravan. Usually starting and ending on a Monday or Tuesday to avoid the weekend rush and to get a better choice of pitches as all the weekenders have gone home.

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Bob61

25/1/2018 at 6:01pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 25/1/2018

Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 25/1/2018
The only trouble with summer is that the kids are off school for 6 weeks of it and the prices go through the roof.

We just don't go anywhere in August. That's gardening and lazing about in the garden month. Being retired has its advantages. If we go away for a few days it's usually mid-week and we go home at weekends. June, early July, and September are times when we often go further afield with the caravan. Usually starting and ending on a Monday or Tuesday to avoid the weekend rush and to get a better choice of pitches as all the weekenders have gone home.

I am retired and do likewise but 'high season' used to start when the school summer holidays started. It now seems to start in March and end in October!

heath63

29/1/2018 at 10:50pm
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Even the most basic sites become full Grrr. I did the spur of the moment trip, ok Aug bank Hols. Had 3 sites in mind. The most basic was full, went to my next one on the list. I was let in, talk about crammed in like sardines, managed to find a good size area with space, did not last long. Sites popular as fires are allowed.
Weather was naff, just had one decent hot day. I was prepared for rain. It was nice sitting under my tarp by my fire staying nice and dry, without being cooped in my tent, Happy days

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DeborahTurner

06/2/2018 at 7:42am
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I would camp in these colder months, the only thing that puts me off is having damp muddy gear to bring home. If I had a garage for drying, I reckon I would.

TimCESmith

06/2/2018 at 6:07pm
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We're off to the Lake District for half term. According to the forecasts we'll be drowned, frozen and blown away in a gale. At least we won't be bored.

Bob61

06/2/2018 at 10:00pm
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Quote: Originally posted by DeborahTurner on 06/2/2018
I would camp in these colder months, the only thing that puts me off is having damp muddy gear to bring home. If I had a garage for drying, I reckon I would.

I used to camp in all weathers but everything seems to be soaking wet all winter long these days. We don't seem to get many crisp sunny but dry days any more. I do have a garden I can erect a tent in to dry out but would need a dry day to do it. That is one of the reasons why I have given up winter camping too.

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