Hi MamaBear and welcome to UKCS this is a great american candy site if you get homesick but its sooooooooo expensive compared to what you would pay back home
I couldn't believe all the American stuff on there. I started welling up, miss home alot. I've only been here since the end of Feb. Don't get me wrong, I love the UK and the history here. My children love it here as well and can play outside. In North Carolina, you had sand for grass and red ants that bit and left puss filled bumps. You could cut the humidity with a knife. The only real plus there is that we were only 5 min from the beach.
Hope you are not too homesick, my sister has married a chap from North Carolina and we are all addicted to US foods such as Graham crackers etc, luckily she is able to get it all at the BX store on base so we dont miss out. We are looking out for pie irons so if we find some will let you know.
best wishes
Julie
------------- Julie
Why is it always my toothbrush that gets left behind?
Julie, you're a sweetheart, thanks. I'm still a bit homesick, but have to keep going. We will go back, but it will be many years. I do like it here and am happy, but when you see posts about Walmart, makes me want to hop in the car and go!
My mom will be here in about 3 1/2 weeks and I can't wait! We're going to take her camping and I'm actually looking at the Poole area, looks so beautiful there. She is bringing me a couple of pie irons, she has to put them in her carry on because she is already at her weight limits. I have seen the Diablo and funny enough, it sells cheaper in the states, sucks.
What is your sister going to do when he's done serving? I'm wondering if he is based out of Fort Bragg.....lived up that way for a year, not a nice place, you can tell it's a Service Base town. You can hear them testing all the time, thought it was some massive work going on at first...lol
I'll keep my eye out too for the pie irons and let you know as well.
Thanks Julie for the well wishes, wish you the best as well.
Hi Mama Bear, this is a great thread, but a torment at the same time. I have seen the pie iron in use at sometime, but had no idea what it was called. Thanks to this thread I have found out, but the torment remains, as I cannot seem to find one in the UK. Do you have any good tips for a hungry camper ?
John
------------- Can't swim !, but since I hit my 40's, I float well.
Thanks MamaBear, think I will hold out for a square, double , iron type if I can. Think I may have to wait a while though !. I will let you know if I find anything
------------- Can't swim !, but since I hit my 40's, I float well.
You can find a double square one on ebay.com for about $10 plus $48 shipping to the UK. So that's a total of about £30. They're just so hard to find here.
Thanks for keeping me up to date, will post here as well if I see anything as well.
Ok, so I'm new to the UK and camping here and need some pointers. Firstly, what is camping like here in the UK? I ask because in the states our camping was set up like what your caravan pitches are like and both tents and caravans mingled down each road. What I'm seeing here is if you're in a tent, then you're in a field. I see lots of farm camping as well. Nothing like that in the states. Usually camped at a state park and there was always fishing, hiking, boating, etc. and you're usually nestled under some trees. Also, very hard to find a campsite with campfires. I have to admit I can't see camping without one, but of course I can't let that stop me from it. How do you roast marshmallows (are they sold here?). I think I can wing the mountain pies, but do they even sell those here?
What do you take for fun for a young family if you are pitched in a farm field with no activities other than say a playground for the kids? Do you leave the camp to explore other areas? Or do you stay dedicated to the camp? Instead of sitting around the campfire (ohhh, I can still smell it) what do you sit around.
I like the look of Peak Gateway in Derbyshire, with all the trees and such, but they put the tenters in a big open field.
I know this must sound silly, but just looking for some hands on advice from those who camp.
Thanks so much, looking forward to hearing it all!!!
Yes, guilty, but it's this site's fault, it's truly addicting and I can't believe the wealth of information I've received and read. I just wish I had read it before I bought my Nebraska XXL.
I owe a big thanks to all you here...mainly for making me feel welcome, but also all the great tips of pitching and making the most of any campsite.
Thank you!
It wasn't my plan to have this many posts. I'm members of other forums and have no where near this many...lol
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Topic: Advice Needed, New to the UK
