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Topic: What would be best.

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celsis

26/5/2010 at 8:39am
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Well, the missus has won im afraid. The camping gear has to go. Now here's the dilema?

We have a brand new setup with pretty much everything. Monty 6, hook up, cooker...you know, the whole shooting match. I reckon the lot together would sell best, but her indoors reckons it would be best to split it up. Whaat are your thoughts.

Im gutted by the way....I would have loved to got into camping again proper, but her and the kids just dont like it....:-(

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gaz mc

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divorce her and sell the kids

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Valk_scot

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SEll the big tent, get a smaller one, keep the rest of the gear and go on your own?

nelmo

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Definitely seperate it - you'll get much more...

Be thankful, my wife didn't like camping in a tent but liked the camping life - so I had to buy a damn expensive caravan .

Surprised your kids didn't like it, unless they're teenagers (they don't like anything).

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Selling items seperately will get you back more of your money.
As suggested, can you buy a smaller tent and keep some gear and get away on your own?

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Nathan B

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keep the tent and sell your wife to the arabs , they can have more than 1 wife lol

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Selling the kids would be best :)

Mine are teenagers and they still love camping.

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Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 26/5/2010
SEll the big tent, get a smaller one, keep the rest of the gear and go on your own?

Concur with this suggestion!

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ashwellgirl

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Take them all away again in it to an all singing all dancing place with loads going on for the kids or abroad and wait on them all hand and foot and maybe they will take to it?

Start watching the tents with equipment and those without and then the seperate items on ebay so that at least you get an idea of how much it will all go for

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FriendOfOwls

27/5/2010 at 12:32am
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Nooooo... don't give up camping! No marriage is worth that sacrifice!

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celsis

28/5/2010 at 3:49am
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Cheers guys, I do still have my solo stuff, and to be fair the eldest daughter is almost 8 and she does kinda enjoy the camping thing....sh just prefers the better weather abroad! lol

I'll be selling it as seperate items then over the weekend. Better get me typing head on!!

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Valk_scot

28/5/2010 at 7:23am
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Quote: Originally posted by celsis on 28/5/2010

she just prefers the better weather abroad! lol

So why not go camping abroad then? Loire valley or further, site with a nice pool, activities for the kids, beach and resort facilities nearbye and good weather? All for considerably less than going by plane to a hotel.

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Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 26/5/2010
SEll the big tent, get a smaller one, keep the rest of the gear and go on your own?

This what I do as my wife does not mind coming along sometimes its usually myself and the dog that off camping. You may find the kids would get back into it too

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