Comments on: Family Camping for Beginners

By: Katy

Katy — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:17:59 +0000

Can’t wait for it to be warmer so we can start planning holidays. I’m not much of a camper but your tent looks pretty cool. I could be convinced! x

By: Molly

Molly — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:35:26 +0000

What a fabulous tent and well done for surviving the cold! My goal this year is to go wild camping on Dartmoor – no campsite, electricity etc, just the wilds of nature. Wish me luck! You never know, you might fancy it yourself now that you have got a taste for camping 🙂

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:01:27 +0000

A great blog!
I would always take a roll of gaffa tape, some cable ties, some elastic luggage straps and loads of safety pins. Even the best tent can have a little “accident” and with these items you can temporarily fix most smaller problems quite easily.
Enjoy your new camping hobby!
Karen

By: Antonia

Antonia — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:11:34 +0000

In reply to Laura. Good to know! Thanks for sharing those great ideas, Laura :)

By: Antonia

Antonia — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:11:06 +0000

In reply to Amanda.

Great tips, Amanda – thank you for sharing your expertise! This is definitely the way to begin a successful camping trip 🙂 Any campsites you would recommend, too? Xx

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 08:22:53 +0000

Hi Antonia, Great blog post. Our recommendation would definitely be a clothes line. Nothing worse than putting back on cold wet swimming costumes/wet suits or using cold damp towels. Also we have the most brilliant glass holders that clip on to our camping chairs. Perfect for preventing any disastrous wine spillages! We use more than one groundsheet if the weather is wet. Happy camping x

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 21:14:03 +0000

Great to hear your trip went well!
We have a couple of plastic boxes that are ‘camping-ready’ and full of what we need so if it looks like a hot weekend is in store (I don’t do rainy camping!!) we can just up & go!
I’d also suggest taking;
– Some tie handle or ziplock food bags for unfinished packs of food/day trip lunches,
– A lidded plastic box to store your food items and keep bugs out!
– Loo roll!
– Pack most things in large ‘bag for life’ type supermarket bags, the large IKEA blue bags or foldaway boxes from The Camouflage Co, as they can squash into your car and be stored in awkward spaces in the tent.
I’m sure you’ll have a trailer load next time you venture out!! Enjoy!

By: Antonia

Antonia — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:58:50 +0000

In reply to Nicola. Brilliant suggestions, all of them! Thanks Nicola - I can tell you are an experienced camper :-D xx

By: Nicola

Nicola — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:54:31 +0000

Hi Antonia
I would also take:
collapsible bucket for a bin and bin bags
hanging clothing storage which I got for a few pound at ikea good for keeping bits and bobs in or underwear
prepared pancake mixtures in old ketchup bottles and had pancakes for breakfast.
Clothes line to dry towels
Campings fab if you get the weather