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Subject Topic: Advice from a newbe to camping Post Reply Post New Topic
02/9/2004 at 8:35am
 Location: Rochester Kent
 Outfit: Vango Diablo 900
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Hi every one,

I've just got back from my first outing with a Vango Diablo 900 and it was a positive experience. Two little points that may be of use to newbe's

1. I bought a 3m by 3m garden gazebo from my local camping shop (£24)and used this as a kitchen come dinning room having enclosed two sides with 2 windbreaks. Fantastic if you've got a family to feed.

2. I bought some of those metal stakes that you see supporting the orange netting around roadworks, they look like long y's. I got them from my local building supplier, cheap and fantastic for hanging lanterns from. 



02/9/2004 at 9:00am
 Location: England North Wales Border
 Outfit: Vango Vista 800 DLX
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Glad your first trip went well. The tips are really useful, although there are some sites that don't allow gazebos. Make sure you ring and check before you go.


02/9/2004 at 12:48pm
 Location: Nottingham
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Glad your trip went well, thanks for the tips. Johno.

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02/9/2004 at 1:21pm
 Location: Epsom
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Thanks for the tips, what a good ideas you have by the way did you have to pay extra for pitching the gazebo?

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02/9/2004 at 4:23pm
 Location: Cheltenham
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I wonder if you'd have to pay for a gazebo if you used it as a porch to the tent??

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03/9/2004 at 12:24pm
 Location: Rochester Kent
 Outfit: Vango Diablo 900
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No on this occassion I wsasn't charged any extra. The site was Manor Court Farm in East Sussex. A very good site, read the + reviews. Even if you have to pay to pitch it, I'd do it again. With Kids to feed I found it invaluable.  


03/9/2004 at 6:19pm
 Location: manchester
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hi

good advice on the gazebo we have  one aswell but we use the elasticated rope to hold it down by tieing it to the corner of the leg near the top then use decent storm pegs to knock in ,that way it don't move very much

the metal stakes for the lanterns if you get a small tin of flouroscent paint from the hard ware shop paint the hook part  then u can see it in the dark when the lanterns go out.

all the best for the future camping trips

andy  




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