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Subject Topic: Tips for bad weather - worried?
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28/9/2010 at 10:25pm
 Location: Lancashire
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andcow - well at least they are sensible and they cancel it when the weather is bad.

I'm not worrying as much now that I've read your posts, so I think we will chance it - lets face it, it could be the best October on record!!!



29/9/2010 at 1:02am
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Another thing to remember about high winds is one that's easy to forget if you've had a nice settled spell of weather: secure anything you leave outside. It's easy for lightweight things like furniture, toys or empty water containers to get blown about. As for windbreaks, they aren't intended to stand up to gales, so best take them down, or at least guy them securely.

The wind got under the tight fitting lid of my fire bucket on our last trip out. It was there when the sun went down, and gone when the sun came up. As we were on a clifftop site I feared that we'd seen the last of it and that it was now lost at sea, but instead the wind had blown it about 50 feet away ... to one of the campsite fire points! Birds of a feather...

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29/9/2010 at 7:01am
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off to runton c&cc site on 0ct 22 in the woods so should be ok.hoping for glorious sunshine. but dont care what it does so long as the dogs enjoy.

atb.neil 



29/9/2010 at 11:37am
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if you worry to much about the weather in this country you would never go anywhere, like has been said towing in high wind not really great but once you get there just make the most of it. Thats what we do, we just find things to keep the kids entertained and we always manage it, even though now we have 4 of them under 6, (and three dogs)
Enjoy your week, it'll be glorious i am sure, he he he (except in wales where we are going where it will rain- do we care? Naaaa)

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29/9/2010 at 2:12pm
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Quote: Originally posted by helen8785 on 26/9/2010

I've paid extra for a hard standing - so they had better get me one! tee hee

Thanks for everyones advice, its put my mind at rest. I am sure we will be ok but just wanted some tips on how to handle it. Lets just hope last week was freak weather and that October will just be chilly, its our first season out and I was a bit concerned.


yes its hardstanding for your caravan, but not for the awning (which you are not using, so its ok) something to bear in mind, pitch right over to the side, otherwise you will still step out onto the mud

depends on where you get pitched, the hardstandings are round the edge of the caravan feild, so some are right on the top where its a bit breezy, some more sheltred, having said that the more open pitches are back to the prevailing "breeze" so not much of an issue as it would be if they were side on.

It doesnt need to be that windy inland for the wind to be quite strong coming straight off the sea.

 

 




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