tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367523.post112160199285479956..comments2023-11-02T09:31:51.077+00:00Comments on A New Leaf: Anyone for a punt?Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11310148985079974909noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367523.post-1121616831359361682005-07-17T17:13:00.000+01:002005-07-17T17:13:00.000+01:00Yeah but for £30 it takes the hassle out of findin...Yeah but for £30 it takes the hassle out of finding a nice site to camp at and they send you a load of directories etc.<BR/><BR/>Espesh when we have so little experience...Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11310148985079974909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367523.post-1121609361225015802005-07-17T15:09:00.000+01:002005-07-17T15:09:00.000+01:00Yay. We'll have to have a group camp at some point...Yay. We'll have to have a group camp at some point.<BR/><BR/>We can recommend Shell Island (http://www.shellisland.co.uk/) a gorgeous location, see all my photos on flickr. Lets you have bonfires, which I really enjoy. Unfortch now you need a fire-bucket, where before you could just burn stuff on the floor.<BR/><BR/>It gets a bit crowded in the school holidays, thobut. And you need a serious tent to camp there if it's windy. We've wrecked several. But there are so many cheap tents about now, that perhaps it's best to think of them as disposable?<BR/><BR/>The absolute best, but pricey, large tents are, I think, the Khyams. http://www.khyam.co.uk/tents.asp<BR/><BR/>If you need to borrow some camp kit whilst you get used to it, let us know.<BR/><BR/>A few of our tips and tricks: sleeping is better with two duvets rather than sleeping bags. One under you, one on top. If camping in the cold, use extra layers under you for insulation from the ground rather than on top. I mostly use an airbed (cig lighter inflator is godsend!) but in cold weather, beware of convection currents within the mattress leaching the heat away.<BR/><BR/>Don't buy a Thermarest unless lightweight camping is important to you. Waste of money for car-camping.<BR/><BR/>Have to say, I've been camping all my life and never seen the need for joining the C&CC...Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060945134872813307noreply@blogger.com