And don't be scared of putting a feece on in bed if your cold or a hat, not things you'd think of doing at home, camping seems to be the opposite of ever other holiday, take twice the clothes and half the money. (well maybe a bit more money, it's a holiday after all!)
Thanks for the tips on heaters I have to do a bit more shopping at the camping shop before we go so I will deffo put a fan heater on the list (that is getting bigger and bigger )
we are only going for 3 nights so I have packed like I'm going for 2 weeks lol I may have to repack cos we if I take that many clothes for us all I wont get the kitchen sink in the car never mind the tent
Hi Lisa - You've had loads of good advice so all you need to do now is go and enjoy it. Let us know how you get on and I bet when you come back, you'll say you can't wait to go again.
Quote: Originally posted by Fat Bum on 01/9/2009
One of the good things about camping in the rain is that no one can hear any other noise you might like to make!!!
Rain doesn't bother me much, but it can get a bit wearing if its been a few days with no let up!
I do like waking up hearing rain and feeling all snuggly in the tent!
This weekend just gone it was pretty dire weather wise, but we went for a walk in the hills during a dry spell ( still managed to get soaked thanks to boggy ground!)
Having a campfire really helped dry out!!
Worse thing is putting tent away in rain...especially as we use pop ups, which are fab generally but putting away wet meant I ended up soaking!
Can I also recommend a hot water bottle, we also have the heater, a mountain of blankets, however, I found that with a thermal top and a hot water bottle, I am really snug and warm.
I am sure that most of what we take is used to keep us warm at night, I also love the sound of rain on the tent, snuggled up in bed, cuddled up to my hot water bottle...lol
Niki
------------- Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop
I've had some horrible experiences with an ancient, leaking tent in the rain, but now we have a decent tent I can't wait to try it out in a heavy shower or two.
It's rarely we get continuous rain, even in this country, so just enjoy being snug when it's pouring, and skip out when it's stopped and the air is all lovely and fresh!
I think rain could be the least of your problems, have you checked the wind speeds over the next couple of days because it is giving gales in various places? Not being a harbinger of doom but looking at the Brean threads over the weekend the wind was quite destructive.
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Topic: Whats good about camping in the rain
(well maybe a bit more money, it's a holiday after all!)
