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Subject Topic: camping on hardstanding pitch Post Reply Post New Topic
15/7/2010 at 9:13pm
 Location: Co Durham
 Outfit: Tent
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Hi,

Wonder if anyone can help.  We are off to the peak district soon.  The only pitch we could get was a hardstanding gravel pitch, which the campsite says will be fine for a tent and lots of other campers use them.  We have a footprint as well as the ground sheet.  Has anyone else camped on handstanding like this before,  is it ok?



15/7/2010 at 9:19pm
 Location: Northampton
 Outfit: Pennine Pathfinder Q6 X Trail
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Done it once and wouldn't do it again. We didn't use our footprint but used a thick tarpaulin instead. Having done that it still managed to mark the sig and was extremely hard underfoot even with our carpet down. Just my opinion! Sorry!


15/7/2010 at 9:22pm
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We used one in fforest fields and it was fine

Will depend how coarse the gravel is, just make sure you have plenty of tarp to put underneath



16/7/2010 at 9:33am
 Location: Dutch Mountains
 Outfit: Sharp talons beak and a hernia!
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Get some of this rubbery carpet to put on the gravel before pitching your tent upon it. We've pitched ours on sharp gravel for three weeks on end before and were able to walk barefooted in the tent without problem. No marks on the sig either and the carpet was strong and flexible enough not to be pierced by the gravel. We re-used it time and time after that. Not the cheapest of stuff but worth every penny!



16/7/2010 at 12:52pm
 Location: Bucks
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Make sure you have rock pegs, normal pegs will just bend.


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08/10/2011 at 11:35pm
 Location: South Lanarkshire
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freebird, what's it called?



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