Several years ago my DH (then BF)and I purchased an Outwell Family Dome as an upgrade to my 3 man Relum Lipsoi (little dome pup tent), we were very excited about this new purchase (in March time I think) we decided to take it camping over Easter weekend as the weather had been really great the week before. So off we go to Manor Farm in Norfolk, with my whippet and our tent (without SIG or electric) and my old shogun (thinking we must look the bees knees). We did wonder why there were no other tents,just vans but didn't worry as we set up (on a slope) in the sunshine. We didn't think about how cold it gets at night, especially in March/April, when SNOW is forecast! (my mum did warn me, but I laughed it off) We did sleep ok (Tommy whippet sleeps in our bed so no problem there for him)but the next morning it was bitter, we both got dressed in the sleeping bag, and had to drag the dog out. We didn't even pack the tent up, just took it down and shoved it in the boot of the Shogun. We did one or two comments along the lines of `oh are you not staying?`, `decided to pack up early did you?`. It began to snow as we were leaving - didn't put us, or Tommy dog, off tho.
On our first camping trip to burnham, we arrived a quite windy site, being near to the sea only to find that my wife had left the coats behind, that not being enough when we were finally pitched I thought I would make a brew, WRONG forgot the tea and coffee too and the on site shop was closed, not to worry, she offered to go to the Asda we passed on the way in to get some cheap fleeces and tea and coffee. Problem sorted all for few quid...Not. A £60 speeding fine for her troubles too and a trip to Bristol to do a speed awareness course
I suppose it could be an excuse to camp in the area!
As a child my parents always went camping & when old enough I started to go on canoe camps with the boys brigade, unlike the other boys I used all my own equipment which meant I was sleeping on a nice comfortable airbed rather than a bag full of straw. At one of these canoe camps the river burst its banks & flooded the field during the night, everyone evacuated to the nearest barn & left me sleeping soundly in my tent. I knew nothing about this until in the morning I went to roll off the airbed only to find it was floating in about 18” of water.
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I’m not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!
When we were little, my nan used to take us camping in her frame tent. I remember it was huge to me back then. We were too excited to feel the cold as we all bunked down on the groundsheet with only a thin blanket under us and a few on top. There was my nan at one end, then us kids (there were 5 of us mostly) One night we had all settled in our little spots, just dropping off when there was a strange sound. Kinda like burping. My nan sat up and asked us if we were all ok, yes came the 5 replies....nan lay back down. A few seconds later, she sprang back up....what's that SMELL? she yelled. We were all awake now and looking round for where this smell was coming from....then it hit us. My cousin who was at the other end to my nan had been sick but instead of telling us he kept quiet. Now that's not so bad you think....yes well...until we realised we were camped on a slope......Yes, his sick had run down under the blanket layer under us all. GROSS!! We all had it soaking in our PJ's, and our bed was ruined. There wasn't much sleep in the tent that night Deffinatley not a night we forget lol.
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we were camping in cornwall,praa sands campsite for a total eclipse a few years ago now,and my mum and dad,new first time campers had gone to cornwall before us,hoping to have a few days before we got there.before we left my mum rang and asked me to bring with me an old kagoul,an old umberella and some sewing items,needle,cotton etc...I just said what have you done!!!!!????? she then proceeded to tell me that she had got a big hole in her new tent,burnt it!!!they had only gone and lit a gas lamp right near the tent and as you know if you have one,have to turn the gas right down low when lighting it as it "blows" when first lit,well my dad have kicked the lamp around the site trying to get it away from the tent.I couldn't do anything for laughing,!!!!!!lol
Iknow this could've been alot more serious,but I still laugh about it btoday,benny hill fans eat your heart out!!!needless to say they have never been camping again,but we thouroughly enjoyed the eclipse,(even though we'd payed way over the odds for the pitch)!!!!!
This one wasn't funny at the time, it was a nightmare but with the passing of time...
We were pitched at Gibraltar Farm, Silverdale last Easter, it's a coastal site and we had our fibre-glass poled tunnel pitched bum to the wind.
We had noticed that tents pitched 50 yards from us were in a much more sheltered spot but deciced to get some space.
On the 5th night a gale hit the tent at 3.30am like nothing I have ever experienced before. Two of us stood with our backs to the tent wall trying to support it and arms in the air to stop the roof from coming in on us. After 30 minutes of a very painful and unnatural spreadeagle position we realised we were no match for Mother Nature and abandonned ship so to speak for the safety of the car.
Now looking back the image of us two impersonating windmills trying to hold up the tent inside always makes me giggle, but I hope I don't have to go through it again!
sorry I've just got to tell you all about my mum yesterday!!!!
we just pitched a new tent on our back garden and told her we were after a carpet for the tent(outwell indiana) and she said how are you going to get that on top of your car????we burst out laughing as she obviously thought we meant a full roll of house carpet!!!!my other half told her we are having a bloke meet us at the campsite to have it fitted!!!!!!
There are some great stories on here I think the funniest thing that happened to me when camping was when my sister and I were in Guides in the 80's and we were on one of our annual guiding camps. We were playing hide and seek and my sister decided to hide in some bushes and found that it was not such a good hiding place as she had sat in a load of nettles of course it wasn't funny at the time but it is now when you look back at things.
Several years ago camping in Scotland. I was working up there and my folks had travelled up in a tiny two berth, ancient caravan plus 5 very hairy dogs (slightly smaller than a labradour but pretty chunky). Plan was Dogs to sleep in awening in very large crates with me on the floor....which was fine the first night.
2nd day in typical scottish style the rain came down and kept coming. Awening was water logged. So in the caravan we go (remembering how tiny it was!) Me on cushions on the floor (not a huge amount of space either!) and the dogs around me. Woke up boiling hot surrounded by dogs, with one of the cheeky critters lying on top of me! Needless to say didn't get much sleep but did have lots of laughs!
2 berth 70's carvan's definitely not intented for 3 humans and 5 medium sized dogs!!!However definite camping tip to stay warm is to take the dogs ;-)
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but instead of telling us he kept quiet. Now that's not so bad you think....yes well...until we realised we were camped on a slope......Yes, his sick had run down under the blanket layer under us all. GROSS!! We all had it soaking in our PJ's, and our bed was ruined. There wasn't much sleep in the tent that night 
Deffinatley not a night we forget lol.
