A sense of humour and a sense of adventure, the ability to enjoy yourself when it's raining, and if anything goes wrong the ability to shrug your shoulders and adapt.
Necessary equipment: Warm sleeping bags, seats, cooker, pots pans, plates, cutlery, matches, alcohol. and extra socks for kids (grass gets damp).
Welcome to the fantastic world of camping, hope you have many happy trips and create loads of happy childhood memories for kids.
------------- I'm working class, I do what I have to do, to get by.
Great tent! I have it myself. Only make sure that there is no sand getting into the poles where they are to fit together - I tried that, and had to travel home with a looong pole I just managed to get into the car... So it's a good idea to take a wrench (is it what's it called? English is not my mother tongue)with you in case this happens.
------------- Proud owner of a 1987 Sprite Alpine 370 EK, a cheap popup tent and a beloved retro Trio frame tent from the early seventies, called Giraffen.
Hi there and welcome to the forum. I only joined myself not long ago but have learned so much from other posters that I'm so glad I did
We started camping again recently after 25 years and for our first trip, I made sure that we had enough stuff to make ourselves comfortable so that we would be more likely to want to go again, but we didn't go nuts and buy absolutely everything just in case we didn't like it
Happy camping I'm sure you will quickly become as addicted as the rest of us.
I've only just started and didn't buy too much, think everyone has given you the basics you're gonna need, then it's just a case of adding to. Lists are a must I think, really helpful,You will find most neighbours only too willing to lend you anything you may have forgotten or just lend a hand.
Enjoy, what ever the weather, beats staying at home.
Hi welcome to the fab world of camping!! I agree with Scepticalcamper- the best way to learn is to get out there and have fun.
I'm a bit of a camping geek (a campeek?) so I have a specific camping diary in which I note down places to visit before we go and a review of the site once we've been. I also note down in the back anything I think we need for the next trip (or good ideas I've noticed when nosying at other people's set ups)
I hope you all have a great time and the camping bug gets you
Welcome to UKCS Blueinternet. You've certainly to come to the right place for advice. Do look at the Meeting Up and Getting Together Forum occasionally. There may well be a small meet in your area where you can meet other UKCS members and have a really enjoyable weekend of camping with the added bonus of having a good look around the other peoples equipment and setups and pick up some really useful info and ideas.
Hi, Blueinternet, a cheery hello welcome from "darn sarf".
I always advise new campers take hot water bottles. No matter how warm the day has been, once the sun goes down and you're weary from all that fresh air all day, you can soon get cold. Some folks put them into their beds a little while before retiring for the night, but we tend to fill ours soon after our evening meal, get into our nightwear and shove them inside our dressing gowns, even if we plan to stay up late. It's far easier to keep warm than to warm up once you've got cold and this does the trick for us, like sort of portable, personal radiators.
Also, whatever the weather, take your wellies with you. The grass can be very wet last thing at night and early in the morning. I can't speak for everyone, but cold wet feet aren't my idea of fun!
Have a brilliant summer and don't forget to post how your first trips went...We'll all be eager to hear and to see any pics
Hello and welcome,
Make sure you use all the guys on the tent and hammer all the pegs right into the ground at a 45%angle,(sloped away from the tent,) if you use decent pegs and the tent is properly secured, then all the rest of the stuff can follow, a well pitched tent is the very most important thing, there has been a recent very informative post about this, so have a good read through the forums and ask loads of questions.
Very good point well made Anne A. I couldn't believe that this weekend there was a tent on site that had ALL the guys still hanging in their original little neatly tied bundles as supplied from new. The only pegs were around the skirt where the pin goes into the end of the fibreglass pole.
Hi ,Blueinternet.
One of the most important must have"DELTA PEGS".
One of the most important rules is be NEIGBOURLY
Have loads of fun camping and don't panic to much about not knowing . I always love walking round the site and seeing what people have and asking questions. This often breaks the ice.
Good luck......................
Hiya, we're relatively new to camping too and the biggest advice I could give is to get the sleeping arrangements right- you won't enjoy camping as much if you're all tired and grouchy!
We have double height air beds for myself and hubby (single ones as I don't like the being tossed about feeling you get everytime the other one rolls over in the night!) Also, never underestimate how cold it could get at night - we've just got back from a camping trip in France and even though it was lovely and warm during the day, the first few nights were very cold and we had to use blankets/hot water bottles as well as our sleeping bags which are 2 season ones, so I wish now I'd paid that little bit extra and got a 3 season one.
Welcome to the forum by the way!
------------- Bev :o)
2013
March - Pooley Bridge (Pod booked!)
May - Spiers House, Pickering
June - La Garangeoire, Vendee, France
Aug - The Cotswolds?
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Hi - New to all this
