Anyone here do much camping?

[VLC86]

1 minute ago, The Fox Covert said:

Nobody here has mentioned Wales. If you are going that way check out the owners first. I have had some bad experiences with English camp site owners on the other side of Offa's Dyke. Exactly like the Carry On Camping sketch except much more middle class. Probably retired accountants or estate agents intent on the simple life. But still not forgoing the opportunity to screw you for every last quid they can get. Could end up cheaper staying in a B&B.

Scotland is my favourite. It really is true that you can wild camp almost anywhere there is unenclosed land. And you don't have to be a hardened backpacker to find somewhere to enjoy. One of the best, the beach at Talisker, Skye. Distillery next door and boss pub the other side of the road.

Avoid Lairg, however. The campsite boss there is a petty dictator who the locals call Mrs Hitler. 

I caused her to come angrily stomping round in her jackboots by arriving in mid-evening when it was getting dark, and driving my car onto her precious grass so I could put up my tent with the aid of the headlights. I did endeavour to point out tactfully that she had caused much more noise and general aggravation to the other customers by noisily ranting on for ten minutes, when I could have knocked the tent up and cleared off to the pub, in silence, in less than nine.

There are still a few places in Scotland I am determined to tick off my bucket list* one day. The Shelter Stone is one.

 

Written from the comfort of my caravan. Heating, running hot and cold water, flushing toilet. Even a shower.

 

*Not the one I use for a No. 2

Yeah, I don’t tend to shit in the shower either.

[Buce]

20 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

Yeah, I don’t tend to shit in the shower either unless it’s raining outside.

 

[VLC86]

Just now, Buce said:

 

My van has no shower or toilet so I’m ****ed either way tbf.

[Ric Flair]

Given the absolute horror show of the pandemic and brexit and one of my kids now being at school so restricted to holidays during school breaks, I've just bought a trailer tent. Bring on years of sweating my chuff off in a tent in Rhyl.

[FerrisBueller]

My favourite thing about camping is waking up drenched in condensation and having to check whether you've pissed yoursen.

[Jon the Hat]

Due to my pending Australia move I am selling a Campingworld voucher - face value £1,189 for £900.  Shout if interested!  We got it for a tent we returned in September due to a fault.  Great discount off a new tent for 2021!

[fuchsntf]

On 20/02/2019 at 18:57, Ozwin said:

Looking at doing it with some mates in the summer as a general get together before one of us gets married. 

 

Just needs to be in a nice area really, somewhere to get a fire and BBQ going maybe and not too close to other guests so we can play music or whatever, that sort of thing. If there's some bits and pieces to do nearby, be it walks, pubs etc then that'd be cool too.

 

Pretty much the most basic camping trip ever when you write it down! 

 

I'm just after some camping site recommendations in central England really but happy to go further if it's really decent. I haven't got a scooby where is likely to be good or bad but obviously don't want to be disturbing a load of children/families if I can help it as six or seven lads on the beer all evening probably requires a more specific camping site, I don't know?

 

I'd appreciate any help!

 

To give you Another idea...If your honest & upfront...You Dont Need a Camping site...

 

Do some homework..Pick Out possible locations...Then look & ask some farmers, if /where you could Camp on their land.

Some will have Sanitär facilities, Basic or better than you expect..

Also from Another Angle, the farmer at certain times in the year, might Need some help, (not from just drunken louts) But lads who can get together

a Bit of hard work, that can be both satisfying and a Good craiq....Then chosen days, just ladding it up..!!!

[Dr The Singh]

Only at the Blue Oyster Bar

[lcfc278]

If you don't want to go far and just want an easy field to camp in, me and my friends used to go to Proctors Park in Barrow for a couple of nights in the summer. Dead cheap and you can camp up in the furthest field from the entrance and usually not have any other campers near you - or if they were you'd usually be far enough away that you could be drunk and play music to the early hours without any issues.

 

The owners used to drive around the field maybe once or twice of an evening to check you weren't completely out of hand but were usually pretty sound.

[Carl the Llama]

Been a few years since I last played CS but I used to.

[Ric Flair]

On 07/01/2021 at 11:28, Jon the Hat said:

Due to my pending Australia move I am selling a Campingworld voucher - face value £1,189 for £900.  Shout if interested!  We got it for a tent we returned in September due to a fault.  Great discount off a new tent for 2021!

Not fancying camping in the outback when you get there? 😂

[Jon the Hat]

11 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Not fancying camping in the outback when you get there? 😂

Quite probably yes, but you need rather tougher kit to do that! I’m taking the land rover so just need an off-road caravan..

[Guest Col city fan]

I’m a carp angler and have all the stuff, including the bivvy etc

A couple of nights is enough for me though. Camping isn’t ‘an holiday’ imo

[Jon the Hat]

1 hour ago, Col city fan said:

I’m a carp angler and have all the stuff, including the bivvy etc

A couple of nights is enough for me though. Camping isn’t ‘an holiday’ imo

As Mickey likes to say “your’e living like refugees!”

Edited 9 January 2021 by Jon the Hat

[Ric Flair]

Right, got several trips booked. Got the new car sorted with a tow bar (fitted next week). Only things I need to get are some better camping chairs, possibly a new stove but most definitely a new BBQ. 

 

What do folk recommend? I've room in the trailer for propane gas bottles but probably easier to get a charcoal one. That said the stove will be gas.

 

I might get one of them big fcuk off Green Eggs and rock up and do 12 hour low and slow meats 😂

[FoxesDeb]

13 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Right, got several trips booked. Got the new car sorted with a tow bar (fitted next week). Only things I need to get are some better camping chairs, possibly a new stove but most definitely a new BBQ. 

 

What do folk recommend? I've room in the trailer for propane gas bottles but probably easier to get a charcoal one. That said the stove will be gas.

 

I might get one of them big fcuk off Green Eggs and rock up and do 12 hour low and slow meats 😂

https://www.bbqworld.co.uk/m/cadac/cadac-carri-chef-2-bbq.asp

 

Always had a Cadac when we've been camping, and love it. You can go as simple as you want, or you can buy loads of different pans for cooking different ways, which might appeal to you. I'm going to try the pizza stone this year, I've wanted one for ages. 

 

We cook everything on it, breakfast, stir fry, roast meat, wouldn't be without it. 

Edited 21 March 2021 by FoxesDeb
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[Ric Flair]

2 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

https://www.bbqworld.co.uk/m/cadac/cadac-carri-chef-2-bbq.asp

 

Always had a Cadac when we've been camping, and love it. You can go as simple as you want, or you can buy loads of different pans for cooking different ways, which might appeal to you. I'm going to try the pizza stone this year, I've wanted one for ages. 

 

We cook everything on it, breakfast, stir fry, roast meat, wouldn't be without it. 

Cheers pal, looks spot on that does

[Raj]

Another thing we "darkies" dont just!!

LOL

Like Fishing...we dont do that either!

I always tell my white mates who go camping, take a pic of a FAMILY  of asian campers and none yet have got one!!!

[Alf Bentley]

4 minutes ago, Raj said:

Another thing we "darkies" dont just!!

LOL

Like Fishing...we dont do that either!

I always tell my white mates who go camping, take a pic of a FAMILY  of asian campers and none yet have got one!!!

 

I was walking along the canal yesterday and passed an Afro-Caribbean bloke fishing (I assume he qualifies as a "darkie"? ).

 

I also took this photo of people of Asian heritage fishing on the River Soar:

 

And Indians are well known for their camping, aren't they? 

[Raj]

47 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

I was walking along the canal yesterday and passed an Afro-Caribbean bloke fishing (I assume he qualifies as a "darkie"? ).

 

I also took this photo of people of Asian heritage fishing on the River Soar:

 

And Indians are well known for their camping, aren't they? 

Lol!!!!

 

I ain't having them pics as examples you joker!!!

LOL

 

I'll give you the first one IF you took a picture as evidence!!!!

[VLC86]

Off wild camping tonight in the Peaks. Been wanting to do it for a while so looking forward to it.

[jonthefox]

Anywhere decent around Leicestershire. Just me and the lad for one night?. 

 

[Saxondale]

Well, I wanted to book a holiday to Mallorca, but the wife kept coming up with reasons not too because of the Corona shite. So we’re taking the tent to Devon instead.

[VLC86]

On 27/06/2021 at 11:53, Costock_Fox said:

Off wild camping tonight in the Peaks. Been wanting to do it for a while so looking forward to it.

Found a decent spot, didn’t sleep too well though as I was a bit uncomfortable.

 

The walk back to the car this morning was hilarious, rather than taking the road I saw a stile which looked to take us a direct route to the car… well the first route was across bogs and thick, tall heather so it took us over double the time to get back. Coupled with getting completely disoriented by the Misty, moon like surface so we probably walked at least a mile in random directions. Genuinely went a bit mad with the lack of sleep and though a 6 foot tall thistle was a person coming to tell us off. Other half fell in a couple of swamps which I was obviously really concerned about and didn’t start crying with laughter at any point.

[stripeyfox]

On 27/06/2021 at 12:27, jonthefox said:

Anywhere decent around Leicestershire. Just me and the lad for one night?. 

 

we used to go to Thorntons Holt, near Cotgrave (so just over the border in Notts). Decent campsite, facilities and a pub which does buffet breakfasts and Sunday carvery over the road