We are off monday for the week and I cant wait to get the SV8 wet but OH is not so keen, she has this crazy plan :
Why dont we delay going till the rain stops (better sell the tent then); maybe tuesday wednesday, I pointed out it's booked and regardless when we go I am going to pay the site owner for the week as he could have let the space.
OH thinks I am nuts wanting the tent to get wet as that probably means we all get wet putting it up and is challenging my morals as why pay for something you don't use.
Here is my dilema, I can demand we all (2 adults 3 kids) brave the weather and embrace all that the outdoors has to offer or stay in the warm, dry house and waste our lives and money on mind numbing TV and video games.
I know which one I'm in favour of but I have heard divorces are expensive these days so I dont know wether to put my foot down.
All advice appreciated,
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Would it be the end of the world to go on Tuesday instead of Monday? Not sure what the forecast is but if its sunny/not raining it would be easier than trying to pitch in the pouring rain with 1 adult and 3 kids who don't want to be there.
You could always agree to stay for the BH as long as there is no tv, video games and you spend a lot of time outside even if it is raining...maybe a long walk.
I know you'll still have to pay for the Monday but if the weather is then better at least you'll be able to stay for the rest of the week -if you force every-one to go you may end up coming home on Wednesday anyway!
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Snap - we're going on Monday with our SV8 for the rest of the week, and I can't wait, despite the forecast. I agree wholeheartedly with Piglet. This is England after all and you can't sit around waiting for dry weather.
We are off monday for the week and I cant wait to get the SV8 wet but OH is not so keen, she has this crazy plan :
Why dont we delay going till the rain stops (better sell the tent then); maybe tuesday wednesday,
Where are you going? I've just seen a forecast and half of the UK will be dry on Monday now, according to them. I think you should go regardless, but if you check the weather for your site, it may be fine anyway.
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Yes, I'd say go for it. We're taking our 3 kids camping for the first time up to North Wales on Monday (age 2, 5 & 6). The BBC weather has been more wrong than right at the moment. Should it rain, I don't think it will spoil the kids enjoyment. I'm taking lots of board games & books just in case.
Well - we have just decided to cancel our plans for this week and stay at home. OH has not been in the best of health recently and whilst we were really looking forward to getting away we were hoping for a better outlook. We had planned for a cheap 5 days of cycling and walking - no objection to a fair mix of weather but it does look like it will be fairly unrelenting. Pity as we have a new tent and lots of new kit to try out! We are certainly not "fair weather" campers - it's just a combination of circumstances this time round.
We had a smashing week last year at a campsite in Telford where it rained - really rained - on every day but one! Mind you - loads of things to do as we got a pass to all the Ironbridge Gorge museums and even went to Telford ice rink!
The good news is... this means that the weather is now sure to perk up and it will be great for everyone else! We'll have to sit around and moan about how nice it would have been to be out walking etc! Never short on irony the weather!
BTW we agree that the BBC weather tends to be a bit pants in terms of accuracy! We tried four separate weather sites and none of them looked too good - although the picture does seem to be improving!
It's easy for me to talk, as I work in education and so get fourteen weeks off a year to do my camping, including all of July and August. I also have five tents, from the 2-second pop-up tent to a specialist mountain tent, so I am equipped for all possible conditions. However, I can't for the life of me see any point in going camping when the forecast is incessant rain. It's the same with walking. I use camping as a means to an end, it enables me to walk in areas I would probably never get to otherwise, but I cannot see the sense in starting out on a walk when it is going to chuck it down with rain, or is already raining. It's a different matter if I am caught out unaware by a sudden unexpected change in the weather, whether camping or walking, then I will carry on and try to make the best of it, but nobody will ever convince me that it is better to carry on when the options are to be cold, wet and miserable, or to sit in a pub all day. I can be at home warm and dry and still go to the pub if I feel like it.
You give your location as Somerset. If the weather does clear up, then I am sure you will find plenty of places to walk in your local area.
Putting the tent up in the p***ing rain is sure to give you one of those never forgotten memories that you will all laugh at in a few years time (if she hasn't divorced you by then!!). We are still going 2 families and 6 kids so will let you know how it goes. Worse case scenario, the tent and I get a drenching whilst OH and kids sit in a pub - yeah right like I'll let him off that!!.
Well - looks like for once that caution was the best course of action! Driving this morning we found a lot of tree debris all over the road and the A36 must have been blocked for a while because a huge tree had come down right across it!
Lots of nightmare stories on these pages of tents ripped to shreds over the weekend. Weather forecast for Wednesday through Friday is still grim (Thursday looks horrendous!. We're glad we opted to stay at home but very sorry for those of you who have suffered!
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