I expect they were travelling home from Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle. Like most of us who were there, they probably hadn't washed for a few days and I doubt anybody would want to go near them :)
It's funny, back in the mid-'70s we had a Bedford Dormobile and most of the time we used to stay down farm tracks just off the road. A favourite spot was Millington Pastures just near Pocklington.
Maybe we are just a bit more paranoid nowadays, but I wouldn't even consider staying 'rough' like that with kids.
Some lads coming back from a festival is a different issue I suppose. Surely there's somewhere better than a layby! What about through the hedge, in a field?
Something over 40 years ago, I and a couple of the lads camped in a layby. It was separated from the road by a very wide expanse of grass. We went into town, and came back to find Hells Angels camped all round us.
In my experience The Hells Angels are a great bunch of people to camp with,,,as long as you stay on their side that is All those that I've ever come across have been friendly, approachable and a great laugh. It's such a shame they have such a bad reputation left over from the old days.
Yeah, my cousin and some of his mates, on scooters, were in the chip shop when a bunch of them came in. They noted that the scooter lads had dirty fingernails from fixing their machines, and they all got on fine...
I wild camped recently on the East coast of Scotland for 3 nights; and without exception -usually small hours of the morning- we were disturbed by lads in cars screeching tires, behaving erratically, and breathed a sigh of relief when they left. One lot got out of the car and looked around ( at 3 am )but mercifully didnt do anything. There were a few of us camping so maybe safety in numbers too.
Scared me. Ill stick to campsites in future. We were lucky no damage done but it does happen.
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Topic: Camping in a layby?!
All those that I've ever come across have been friendly, approachable and a great laugh. It's such a shame they have such a bad reputation left over from the old days.
