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21/8/2012 at 2:38pm
Location: wirral
Outfit: Outwell Nevada m Vango sigma 300
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I was pleased with myself, when I needed to vacate the pitch by 11am. I had everything packed by 10.30. Drove the car to the shower block, Showered, clean clothes, ready for the drive back. in between packing, Had breakfast, cups of tea and crumpets.. I have to admit though. I gave my OH majority of the equiptment to take home, the night before. that made such a big difference. plus DS went home with his dad. 1 less person to worry about.  heath63
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21/8/2012 at 3:48pm
Location: None Entered
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We break camp in about an hour & a half if we don't stop for breakfast but go at a leisurely pace - I don't understand how it can take any longer. Clothes into 'clean' case or 'dirty' bag 5 mins Crockery from last night washed up & put away 15 mins Torches, cooking stuff etc into 2 stackable baskets 10 mins Let down airbed, vacuum pack duvet & pillows 15 mins Windbreak & tent down 2 people 20 mins max Table & chairs are last 5 mins, then load all into car 20 mins You do watch people faff about though!
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21/8/2012 at 9:02pm
Location: west midlands
Outfit: Swift Conqueror 630
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well we had a lot of equipement and a 12 noon deadline...so we took down 1 tent and the utility tent the day before and all slept in the one tent...It still took us approx 3 hours to put the remaining tent down and re pack cars and trailers with one cuppa and no breakfast ...the new occupants where on site at 7.30 am !! and had to wait untill 11.30 am (30 mins early) before they could get on ...we left them to it and went off for breakfast before catching the ferry home...if we hadnt have taken one down the day before I think we might have broken that record.......
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21/8/2012 at 11:09pm
Location: West Midlands
Outfit: Kampa Hayling 4
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I much prefer the packing away in the caravan but could still do it quite quickly when we camped.
Last year in France, one family took all day to take down their tent and erect some small ones. I thought they needed a really early getaway, but we still managed to pack up, take the dog the vets and leave before them the next morning! They had spent a whole day of their holiday packing!
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21/8/2012 at 11:44pm
Location: Lancashire
Outfit: Leisuredrive VW T6 campervan
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I'm afraid I have no time for people who over run their booked time. If the check out time is 12 noon and you know it takes 4 hours to pack, then you need to be up by 8.
Otherwise you are stealing, from the site, and from the next tenants of your pitch if they can come on at 12.
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22/8/2012 at 8:03am
Location: west yorkshire
Outfit: Compass rambler 18 6 se
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If I want to pack slowly, which I often do, I book an extra night but leave early evening instead of spending the night as it stops the mad rush and usually avoids traffic xx
I would never do it in someone else's time slot!
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22/8/2012 at 10:12am
Location: kent
Outfit: Adria Twin 640 SPX
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All I can say is that I'm glad we camp in a MH, it takes is about 30 minutes to be ready to go, and a bit less to be up and running when we arrive.
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