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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 31/3/2012

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I have never understood why some people object to others camping with electric. I am 65 years old this year and only started using EHU about 3 years ago, and only then because I had booked myself in for a New Year meet and didn't want to die of hypothermia. I now realise what I was missing.

I think I served my apprenticeship sat in cold and damp tents wrapped up like michelin man trying to boil a kettle on a windswept cooker with frozen fingers and pretend I am enjoying the experience.

I can now go camping in some comfort and enjoy mostly the ability to heat my SIG tent so I can sit in comfortable unrestrictive clothing and relax more. I also like the ability to be able to get up in the morning and boil an electric kettle inside my tent for that first lovely cuppa without having to get dressed and go outside in all weathers.

Then, if I want to experience the great outdoors I can still stoke up my gas cooker outside, and cook myself a nice greasy breakfast the same as everyone else, or cremate half a cow on a barbie.

I am not an IT buff so mobile phones, TV's, laptops, etc; are not my thing when away but if someone is using electric anyway then why should they not enjoy plugging anything they want into it.

They used to have slow steam trains but now have high speed electric ones. It is nice to see a steam train, and as nice as it might be for all of us to go back to the sleepy days of steam and horse drawn coaches, life has moved on, and the same goes for camping.

But, if anyone wants to continue camping using the old methods then good luck to them.

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Couldn't agree more!  Given that the OP has children aged 3 and 5, I assume that OP is fairly young.  When he gets to his 60s, perhaps he will feel differently! 

I dont see anything wrong with using EHU. During the winter its good for heating the place up. When its raining and you want a hot drink you can boil the kettle. If you need info on the local area then plug the laptop in. If you like a bit of music whilst round the campfire, put the mp3 player on. Camping is a holiday and if makes your holiday easier or more enjoyable then each to there own. I mentioned on that thread about somewhere to plug straightners in for the ladies because some people dont want to walk around with big bushy hair after its been washed.

Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 31/3/2012

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I think I served my apprenticeship sat in cold and damp tents wrapped up like michelin man trying to boil a kettle on a windswept cooker with frozen fingers and pretend I am enjoying the experience.

I can now go camping in some comfort and enjoy mostly the ability to heat my SIG tent so I can sit in comfortable unrestrictive clothing and relax more. I also like the ability to be able to get up in the morning and boil an electric kettle inside my tent for that first lovely cuppa without having to get dressed and go outside in all weathers.

They used to have slow steam trains but now have high speed electric ones. It is nice to see a steam train, and as nice as it might be for all of us to go back to the sleepy days of steam and horse drawn coaches, life has moved on, and the same goes for camping.

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I have just returned from a two day camp and I have never known it so cold. Even with the electric heater on all night I was perished and yet I am usually quite warm.

I think I will definitely be getting rid of the big bag of freezing cold air and buying a camp bed...and an electric blanket!

Quote: To me camping is all about the experience of being out in a field close to nature with the outside world at your doorstep, spending the evening talking round a fire, going to bed when its dark and up when its light (within reason).

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