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i am fairly new to camping...only started this year but i have the bug now and love it

i have been away every w/end this summer baring a week in spain which i had booked last year and just got in the way of my camping. i am now thinking of camping in the winter with the OH and 3 small kids.

what tips can you all give me on equipment, clothes etc to take? i cant have a heater in my tent can i?

Hellen

I would suggest you purchase a mains EHU with built in RDC unit for the tent and then you can have a choice of heating equipment.

Heater? In your tent? Of course you can I wouldn't think about going without it.

We use a small fan heater on a thermastat.  It just keeps the chill out of the tent.

As for everything else you need the same with you clothes wise as you would wherever you were in winter.  Good luck with winter camping.

Your braver that we are.......

rdc? sorry so new dont know what that is

i can think of all the clothes wellies thermal sleeping bags etc its othe equipment i should have

rdc?

hellen

Welcome to UKCS

Hot Water Bottle , with a nice soft cover !  ( or/and  a glass of Scotch! )

- Catherine

I havn't done much in the way of winter camping but I'm hoping that will change this winter season.

I'm going to buy the EHU lead for tents etc as I'm sure it will be more than useful.Great for charging things up

Otherwise it will be the same kit as normal.

I'm just trying to find sites in my area ( Scotland) that will welcome tents in the winter and be open