Might I suggest that if you are in a windy situation then a windbreak might be used as its name suggests? I can think of several places in the deep south of France where it would be very useful. Otherwise ......
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We tried a windbreak on the beach at Serignan - and it was so windy it blew it straight down again, guys and all, so we did what the French do and propped our umbrella sideways on and then walled it in with a sand barrier. This worked really well!
I hate windbreaks, my wife likes them, so we take one with us. I find it useful to shield the barbie from the wind, funnily enough. I just think they can create a territorial feeling which i dislike. I enjoy mixing with other campers, and feel anti social if I were to hide behind a windbreak.
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John
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Don't be too frightened about what might be on the public side of windbreaker, you will find the natives very friendly. You will see them and they will see you. No lives will be lost. We've never used one and have never felt a loss of privacy - come to think of it, two weeks in a tent and you're not going to be private about too much.
Saw 2 British vans at La Bien Assise at Easter, gap between them totally enclosed by windbreaks, why? The pitches are defined by hedges anyway! Don't own one ourselves!
Perhaps they were naked behind them-it was warm enough!
Nowt so queer as folk!
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My only reason for using a windbreak in the UK is to stop some of the kids running straight through your pitch when they don't respect the space infront of your tent and run through your camp while you and your family are trying to eat dinner.
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Windbreaks can be useful, either for privacy or to enable you to use a cooker outdoors without the flame blowing out.
or somewhere to keep the mountain bikes from full view.
We bought a windbreak about 4 years ago, and have only used it twice, primarily because the sites in Europe tend to have well defined pitches with a little hedge or flowers.
Some windbreaks can look unfriendly when used as a means to mark out territory..as someone mentioned in an earlier response, it tends to be Brits that do this.
I won't be taking the windbreal this year as the one I have is GREEN and my new tent is BEIGE/BLACK..and I refuse to pay the extortionate price of £50 for the one that matches...now if GoOutdoors have a sale in the next two weeks then I may buy one!!!!!!!
So I say 'yeh' to a windbreak.
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I dont think i could possibly fit a windbreak into my car would need a trailer, but i do like the idea of a kitchen tent i have yet to cook on my camp stove, purely cos the rain drizzled or i was too tired to be bothered, this is an area i need to address....
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Topic: Windbreak - good idea or just bad form?
