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dk168

13/2/2014 at 12:30am
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
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For my first winter trip, I needed to keep the butane/propane gas canisters in the cool box in order to keep them warm overnight, otherwise they would not work in the morning!

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heather + phil

13/2/2014 at 10:46pm
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You can sit on a hard rock because your piles have frozen

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mumshadenough

22/2/2014 at 8:18am
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When you can't make a morning cuppa because your gas freezes because the kitchen is outside!

Mucker1884

22/2/2014 at 9:09am
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Just two things I don't like about that, mumshadenough.... the fact you can't get your kettle on, and the plastic windbreak, of course!

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I could manage without a heater (but would prefer to have it, admittedly) but can't manage without the kettle, so EHU it is, for us, at this time of year!

Other than that, I want to step right into your piccy... right now!!

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GoingWalkies

22/2/2014 at 9:16am
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- When you walk into a local village for supplies and the locals look at you as if you're completely deranged. To them the phrase "It's December and I'm just camping at the edge of the woodland north of here" sounds like "I'm clinically insane and am probably going to murder you all"

- When you take far too many things into your sleeping bag with you to keep them defrosted (water and gas canisters), dry them out (damp clothes) or just want something warm in the morning (gloves, socks, etc)

- When you abandon a lifetime hatred of firing up a gas fire inside a closed tent because it's cold, windy and rainy outside and you really cannot be bothered with it

- When you go by normally very busy tourist sites and they're deserted meaning you can experience them in crisp silence.

- When you wonder why you're going through so many batteries then it finally clicks how short the days really are.

- When the thought of digging out your mini-shovel and toilet paper fills you with utter dread!

armchaircamper

22/2/2014 at 10:19am
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Goingwalkies - that's almost enough to put someone off winter camping!

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