Let's not be elitist campers, if you wanna wear stilletos or crocs, who cares... I don't dig the camping is trendy thing, but even so, who cares, the great thing about camping is that it is a great 'leveller'. People from all walks of life can enjoy t in a way that is right for them.
But with peope tightening belts this year (us included), it's worth looking into getting that booking sorted rather than waiting (as we have done) until the last minute, as was possible in previous years.
Camping Nutcase - To coin a phrase, All the gear, No idea. I couldnt agree with you more. We go camping for a few reasons. The main reasons are, Its enjoyable and gives a great sense of freedom you dont get from being couped up in a hotel. The other is cost. As a carer and parent, we cant afford to go abroad or even to a static at most times of the year. We also cant really plan trips well in advance as my wife has MS, so her condition can change with no notice. Thats why camping appeals to me. Fortunately my kids love it too and have been camping since they were toddlers. I just get concerned when the press etc try to make camping into another leisure pursuit of the rich and upper classes.
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Have just come across this thread, personally i feel that camping should be enjoyed by everyone from every walk of life.
In the current financial climate camping has got to be a winner and at the end of the day we live in a beautiful country with lot's to see so why not enjoy it.
People go on holiday to relax and get away from the general run of everyday life. Whether it be in Florida or the Lakes a holiday is a holiday. It's all about who your with and doing what you enjoy.
There will be people who don't like camping and enjoy package holidays (but thats prob because they haven't done camping properly) and there are people that enjoy a night under canvas.
Personally i can't wait to get me Gelert out and sit sipping cider and playing cards with my OH.
We are a gay couple, live and work in the city. Not what some would class as typical campers (in the canvas sense of the term). Been camping for years and always brought mates gay, straight young old, rich (ish) and poor along for the fun of it.
We just feel camping more than any other situation means everybody gets on with everybody else, regardless of background (and salary).
Where camping is concerned...the more the merrier we say.
Hope you and the wife have a great 2009 under canvas.
Quote: Originally posted by mrneillees on 26/1/2009
We are a gay couple, live and work in the city. Not what some would class as typical campers (in the canvas sense of the term). Been camping for years and always brought mates gay, straight young old, rich (ish) and poor along for the fun of it.
We just feel camping more than any other situation means everybody gets on with everybody else, regardless of background (and salary).
Where camping is concerned...the more the merrier we say.
Hope you and the wife have a great 2009 under canvas.
I totally agree, Its one of the things I love about camping. My only concern is that the media are now pushing camping as the next upper class fad/trend, which will undeniably cause people who enjoy camping year in year out problems when both Trying to get a holiday and also afford a holiday. Argos are already cashing in by upping prices. Its also started happening in some campsites too. It used to be expensive, but within reach to go abroad for a family holiday. Now its virtually impossible unless you are in a very well paid job and save for 2 years. I worry that camping ends up out of the reach of the very people who have kept it going all these years. Im all for any new campers, but for the right reasons. Not to come for a year, decide its not for them. Then the damage is done and we are left to pay the high prices next year when they all jump back onto planes again.
------------- Always forgive,Never forget;Learn from mistakes,But Never regret;People change,Things go wrong;Just remember life goes on
Cool campers use Delta Pegs.
The happiest people aren't the ones who have everything they are the ones who make the most of everything they have
Let's keep our fingers crossed that won't happen, as you say, not everyone who can't afford Fuengirola will turn to tents. We have been very choosey this year about sites, and have not booked pricey sites. In the free market economy, I hope only those that provide year in year out value for money will survive.
"We go to Spain several times each year and the Far East but still love camping. This year due the strength of the Euro and uncertainty about work we are only camping. I think it's a bit narrow minded to say that those people who like to travel abroad won't/don't enjoy camping. A lot of us like both."
I knew I shouldn't have posted just before leaving the office - I certainly didn't mean that it wasn't possible to enjoy both UK Camping hols and foreign travel (I do too!). The only point I was trying to make was that camping - particularly if you need lots of kids entertainment - isn't as 'cheap' as the press seems to portray it. Those people who do swap Tenerife for Tenby this year, will probably find they spend more than they bargained for, which (having had to give up certain luxuries) will put them off doing it again.
Having spent last August under water in Cornwall and two bank holiday weekends doing a passable impression of Mary Poppins we have decided to have our main holiday in Greece this year. Sunshine guaranteed, bars and restaurants that do not actually hate children and hopefully nobody moaning
We are still going camping, actually had the kit out for a service this weekend past, and our first trip will be in the half-tem next month. You can do both, the desire for a peaceful trip under canvas is not mutually exclusive from the need for a drop of sun on my old bones. I am lucky that we are on the edge of the New Forest and any dry weekend is a possible camping "holiday" !
Hiya just when we are talking about campsite/equipment prices increasing please see the thread in the equipment forum re argos price increases. Kevin from camping on line says that the industry will be increaing prices from 30-40%. Sorry I am not sure how to post a link to a thread.
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Topic: UK Camping...it`s the new Florida
