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28/3/2014 at 9:53am
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Hello Everyone !
My name is Alice, i was directed onto this website by a friend and i have to say that i found great information on here about camping and equipment.
firstly i must warn you, i know NOTHING about camping last time i went camoping i was about 6 ( im 21 now) :)
other than that i have heard it is meant to be the best thing ever, so, with that in mind i hope you all can offer me some good sound advice please :)
last summer my partner an i got a GSD puppy, his name is Jax and he is now 10 months old, with this in mind, i dont plan to go on any holidays abroad for the next few years but that doesnt mean we cant get away! so we decided that camping was the way to go. i have looked into loads of tents of different styles and shapes etc and have a few criteria that i think is a MUST and others that i would quite like it to include.
i will say that "Glamping" might be a better way of explaning what i intend to do, i cant live without electricity or Air beds :)
what the tent MUST have:
Sewn in Ground sheet ( stops pup from escaping at night)
separate sleeping pod ( 1 or 2 to sleep 3/4 people)
front awning to stop the rain coming in ( fingers crossed for warm weather :) )
does anyone know of a good tent that would suit all my needs?
i am currently looking at the Outwell Rockwell 5 (with possible attached awning) as i like the design and the fact that it has lots of windows and looks quite spacious.
i have looked at the Montana 4 + 6 person ranges but i cant find the 4 anywhere.
another little question ( sorry i have a lot)
could anybody give me the truth about what it is like camping with dogs. i have read a lot of articles that basically say it is amazing and soo much fun, but it seems too good to be true, hopefully people on here might be able to give me an idea on what it will really be like :)
well that's all for now folks
Thanks for reading :)
Alice x
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29/3/2014 at 8:16am
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Hi,
We have a Jack Russell - now I know we're poles apart on the size of the dog, but I think the principles are pretty much the same! Archie absolutely loves camping - our first ever trip we had a very unsettled first night, mainly because we were away with friends who also have a dog and he couldn't understand why he could smell Indi but not get to her! After that one night though, he has taken to it like a duck to water! The fresh air tires him out and he loves being outside all the time.
One thing which is top of my list when looking at tents is a porch area - ours is integral, but there are loads of tents with separate porch extensions. When it rains I like to have somewhere where I can dry Archie and leave wet leads, dog towels etc. away from my main living area so I love my porch for this. It means he is dried off before he goes on the tent carpet (am assuming you will have one of these if you're more of a glamper and like your comforts like I do)! Archie sleeps on the bed at home so camping is no different, but like you, my main priority is that the tent is escape proof! We don't shut our bedroom compartment at night, so he does sometimes get up and wander into the living area but I know he can't get out so that's fine.
I am sure Jax will love camping - make sure you find somewhere dog friendly, and just be prepared to go with the flow on your first trip while he gets used to it. One invaluable piece of advice that I was given - always make sure whatever you are going to use to tether him is easily accessible as soon as you arrive at a campsite - nothing worse than having to unpack the whole car while you try to find it 😄
Happy camping - let us know how you get on!
Kate x
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29/3/2014 at 10:41am
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Quote: Originally posted by RedT2S on 28/3/2014
Tethering - I use lunge lines with Jax, and have recently bought a new soft/ suade handled one that is 15m long so that should work :)
not sure if I will be able to tie to the car but I'll figure something out :) if all else fails and he gets loose I can easily catch him with 15m of line trailing behing him :)
Hi, and welcome to UKCS and to camping, I hope you have a great time when you start your adventures with Jax.
One thing to think about though - many, if not most, sites stipulate that dogs tethered outside a unit should be on a line of no more than a certain length (possibly 6m max though different sites will have their own rules) so a 15m lunge line will be far too long unless you double it up. While it might make it easy to catch Jax if he should get loose, 15m of trailing line isn't really a good idea, plus it could also create trip hazards and problems for other campers if he was allowed to move too far from your unit while tethered. Just a friendly heads-up, I'm sure you wouldn't like to fall foul of any camp site owners or other campers on your first time out.
Tie-out cables of varying lengths and strengths can be bought from place like Pets At Home or The Range if you have a local one so something like that would be a good alternative. Also check out the Delta dog anchor, 6th item down on here -
http://www.deltagroundanchors.co.uk/home/a5_products - a simple but very effective piece of kit, and one which I personally wouldn't be without.
I have two little Jack Russells, Sophie and Sugar, and I wouldn't dream of going camping without them. Sugar has been camping since she was ten months old - she's 16 in July - and 6-year old Sophie for four years, and they absolutely love it. I've just recently booked my Easter break at a site in North Wales so really looking forward to getting out there with them. Have fun planning your own trips and do let us all know how you get on 
Post last edited on 29/03/2014 10:52:50
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