When weather people predict scorching hot summers early in the year, what method do you suppose they use to come to this conclusion? Hi tech radar? Months of sending balloons into the air and gathering data? Crystal ball?.....Nope! The method they use is Law Of Averages! In other words, were due one! And I'm not joking!
Forget the weather, if you kept checking it hoping for sunshine all the time you would never go anywhere, just go equipped. If it is peeing it down all day, do what I do and go sit in the pub all day, it's always dry in there!! Lol
There is a bonus to this crap weather. Example, in lovely sunshine we are more apt to hang about sunning ourselves, reading etc. This week, our second this year in similar rotten weather near Aviemore we are kitting out with the waterproofs and walking or cycling for miles. It is such a wonderful place with so much to see and do and I doubt we would have seen half of it if the weather had been good. Ps, so much to see that as of yesterday (after 5 days) we had spent the grand total of £17 (mostly on cider lol and excluding site fees) as we have stocked up on the sarnies and flasks of coffee for our forays into the wild.
I must be in the minority as I hate it when the weather is bad. Overcast I can live with but rain is a real disappointment for us. We are off to Padstow for a week starting this Friday and it is looking very changeable at the moment. I am another one that finds August very unreliable and tend to pick the last week or so in July for our main annual break as on average it has given more sunny days on average for us at least.
------------- Armchair camper with more tents than I will probably ever get the use out of.
Sorry if I have posted this already but what you need to do is go camping as much as possible from April until the end of September. That way you have got to hit some good weather somewhere. If you have got a reluctant hubby/wife/son/daughter you need to explain this theory to them and it might encourage them to go camping more often!!
Quote: Originally posted by ANGEDAWS on 20/7/2011
Sorry if I have posted this already but what you need to do is go camping as much as possible from April until the end of September. That way you have got to hit some good weather somewhere. If you have got a reluctant hubby/wife/son/daughter you need to explain this theory to them and it might encourage them to go camping more often!!
This is my theory, so we're off on Sunday for 5 weeks.
We are going just outside Bude for 8 nights on Moday,a week ago it was a washout a few days ago it was lots of sun now sunny intervals.
We have booked and looking forward to it,the weather is what it is doing at the time you stick your head of the tent, sadly all the pre planning is thrown out the window with British weather, we go camping so we do not need to stick to schedules so we will make the best of what is thrown at us ....of course I want sun though.
------------- It's better to ask a silly question than make a silly mistake.
we did 2 weeks in cornwall last year and not one day was classic beachweather. did it spoil the fun did it boggery. no such thing as bad weather only innapropriate clothing. we joke that it only rained twice in the 16 days we were away. once for 7 days and once for 9 days.
metcheck currently looks good for the next few weeks in cornwall, XC weather won't go that far. PWS forcast earlier this year has been spot on so far and they said early august would be better than late July.
Quote: Originally posted by subaqua on 21/7/2011
we did 2 weeks in cornwall last year and not one day was classic beachweather. did it spoil the fun did it boggery. no such thing as bad weather only innapropriate clothing. we joke that it only rained twice in the 16 days we were away. once for 7 days and once for 9 days.
metcheck currently looks good for the next few weeks in cornwall, XC weather won't go that far. PWS forcast earlier this year has been spot on so far and they said early august would be better than late July.
did the sun hack a phone for the weather
That sounds better. I always take more notice of the good news forecasts.
if you are going to cornwall and the weather is bad on the north coast go to the south coast, bad on the south go to the north. werever you are in cornwall you are only 15 miles max from the coast if you know what i mean.
weather comes in from the southwest and rolls onto the north or south coast, the day boscastle was flooded we were
sunbathing on the beach
think cosy. if your kids are cold and damp you wont be happy whatever games you have. Take fleecy blankets. Turn the bedrooms into lounging areas, plenty of torches/lamps. What do they usually play with - netbook, ds,lego? wont be any different.
If it's muddy you need a boot changing space - i use my car mats to stand on, Have fat fluffy socks or slippers,
trekking to the loo in the rain can be a pain. i can really recommend Bog in a Bag - rig up a tarp or two outside for privacy and shelter.
eat a slow release carb meal like pasta for energy and warmth at night plus have bowls of comfort snacks/chocolate
research indoor places for daytime - eden project,aquariums, museums,
keep your feet dry and warm - enjoy your trip - worst - pack up and head home
Weve had pretty bad weather for the last few years in Cornwall, and I would really like some great weather this year I have to confess.
However, Ive got used to the weather now and make the most of it.
If we've had a few really bad days of weather then we go to Eden Project as its like another country. If there weather is just a bit dreary we'll go for long walks around the coast.** At the end of the day, we all have wet suites and just bought a really nice Quechua beach tent so will go to the beach even on badish days.... were going to get wet in the sea anyway!
Cornwall is fantastic even in bad weather, Tintagel on a dark and brooding day is simply magical for instance.
** Geocaching is a great hobby to take up as it encourages walking and gives kids a great incentive... as its effectively a world wide scavenger/ treasure hunt! Totally free too, if you have satnav on your mobile phone. Highly recommended as an outdoors hobby!
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Planned for next year, hopefully!
Summer Solstice wild camp.
Chilled in a Field, July.
Crantock, August. Fouth year with the fantastic Quechua Base Seconds 4.2!
..... and the odd night wild camping in my Argos 1 man tent...