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Quote: Originally posted by chinagirl on 19/8/2007

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There was a time when we arrived late at a campsite in September, and by the time we had erected our 3 tents, it was dark, and we still had to light the BBQ and feed our party of 11 ! Cooking by torchlight is a bit tricky, and I can sympathise with Lisa and Chris. You can't expect kids or adults to sleep on empty stomachs.

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 I think my kids would have probably imploded if I`d waited till 11pm to feed them., and the whinging would have been at murder level!  And my blood sugar would have been through the floor as well. If I know I`m going to be arriving late, I never give myself the stress of knowing I have to cook as well. We eat before we go, or have a car picnic, or divert to the local McGreaseburgers.

 And as a very last resort, if we do get delayed horribly, I`ll throw myself on the mercy of my neighbours as soon as we arrive and ask to make a pan of pasta on their cooker while Hubby starts on the tent. Never been refused either of the times I`ve asked for this sort of help, and I think most neighbours would prefer this to a BBQ getting started up next to them when trying to sleep.

it gets dark early in september of course but chinagirl did say 'late'.

did the party of 11 include dogs ??

sorry i had to ask!

we were at a campsite last week that allowed campfires so i expected late night revelries but by the time it was dark enough to enjoy sitting by a fire i was worn out and had to go to bed   and i think a lot of others were the same. Camping is hard work!

We've arrived late twice this yr, once at easter about 8.30, then at beginning of summer, about 9.15. And while the 8.30 wasn't that late it was early April. At easter, I had taken already cooked beef stew, cos i knew we'd have problems. And the last time we ate out on site. I wouldn#'t dream of trying to start a BBQ at that time of night. And i've got to say I'd not be happy if some one did that next to me. Like Val we plan ahead, but i don't think I could ask someone else to cook my dinner for me.

I dont really care what time people go to bed, i can sleep through anything

 As long as none of my stuff gets damaged i dont care what the other campers get up to....... live and let live  thats my motto.

If some people are really that bothered  about getting a good nights sleep then campings not for them They should stay at home behind the triple glazing .  just a thin piece of fabric between you and the rest of the campsite....????

Heres a tip  if you dont like/want to hear the people next to you snoring/talking/f~#ting  ect    get some ear plugs  they work wonders 

But some people are born complainers ....but moaning cos you have woken someone up at 3 in the afternoon is taking   the

Quote: Originally posted by sonja.p on 19/8/2007

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it gets dark early in september of course but chinagirl did say 'late'.

did the party of 11 include dogs ??

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Hi, of course, when I said arrived late, it was late as in getting dark and much later than planned as we had been held up with traffic/car problems on journey down. Can't remember the exact time, but roughly 8 / 9pm ish.I know it got dark mighty quick, just what you don't want when your trying to get set up

Oh, and party of 11 consisted of 5 adults and 6 children, all related, and we had planned to BBQ for our first night's meal (No dogs, I might add  )

 

 

 

 

sorry i had to ask!

 

 

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Quote: Originally posted by docs on 26/8/2007

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looking to take up camping  bbques sat around few beers at night  maybe some noise(laughing joking etc)bit of canoeing but it seems most people are tucked up by 9 oclock even at weekends .were not a family to annoy anyone on purpose but it seems some campers(not all) would be better off camping in the grounds of a nunnery

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I`ve been known to go to bed at 9pm if we`ve had a long day, or are expecting to go away sharp the next one. But that`s my problem...I`d never expect folk to be extra quiet before the normal curfew time just to accomodate me.

11pm to 8am quiet still seems the best to me, with midnight to 7am being the core hours for sleeping. Late night noisy parties and other racket don`t belong on mixed group (families etc) campsites...there are other, more relaxed campsites for this.