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National - if the weather is bad....
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:06 am
by dp
I don't want to rain on anyone's parade or dampen any spirits but given the recent bad weather, I thought I would kick off a thread for any tips to make camping in harsh weather more comfortable. I'll stick with the camping element but tips for extras to bring for our moggies could go here too....
(Duct tape for convertibles, damp start for the masses???)
Okay, I'm bringing:
An extra pack of pegs to double-peg the tent;
A tarp to act as a windbreak or sitting area but which can be thrown over the tent and pegged down if the rain is extreme;
Extra cord;
Full waterproofs;
couple of disposable lighters in case matches get soggy. (With waterproof matches, the striker stuff seems to fail quite quickly when wet.)
Cheers,
Darren
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:30 am
by alex_holden
Always know where your towel is.
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:39 am
by RogerRust
I recommend living not too far away and going home for dry clothes.

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:45 am
by aupickup
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:02 pm
by steve4063
instead of camping you could take a caravan or go one better and have "the Snail" lol
or do wot i'm doing and only go for saturday

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:59 pm
by stevey
Always know where your towel is.
proper hitch hiker!!!
a good brolly and boots would be usefull. a good air bed, comfy for sleeping on or off the water!!
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:14 am
by Kevin
Positive thinking
and fingers crossed of course.
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:05 am
by aupickup
good or bad weather, we will still enjoy it

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:41 pm
by Lou
Of course we will. We all camped in the pouring rain in November for the AGM and it was great fun

wet weather camping
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:45 pm
by jtd.75
never been a scout then dp

I was a scout leader for 20yrs and did most of our camping in the Snowdonia area. Why do you think that most of the population of Wales use to be miners

( that's the driest place to be)
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:53 pm
by jtd.75
be prepared and be ready to to go or do something else instead

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:10 pm
by dave1949
do your dyb,dyb,dyb we will do our dob,dob,dob
giving away my age and the happy learning cerve of growing up in a period when moggies where still an everyday sight
my first one cost £10.00
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:43 pm
by 8009STEVE
do your dyb,dyb,dyb we will do our dob,dob,dob
Is it alright if we do our mog,mog,mog.

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:55 pm
by Welung666
I think I'm going to have to invest in a new tent sometime soon! Just half erected it in the back garden (half erected as the tent or should I say marquee is troo big for the garden!) and I found a load of little holes

so out came the gaffer tape

It'll hold for the national though. Looking forward to it now

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:10 pm
by jtd.75
Dave/steve the scouts stopped saying dyb dyb in the 70's you've been too envolved in your moggie moggie and as for find holes in your tent wellung what more can I say

use some of the habbitat around you and make a shelter

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:39 pm
by Welung666
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:35 pm
by jtd.75
Welldun that chap

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:45 pm
by aupickup
long range forecast on sat and sun cloudy and dry fri possibly scattered showers nothing to worry about
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:05 pm
by Welung666
I've taped up the holes so I'm not worried

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:42 pm
by 8009STEVE
I've taped up the holes so I'm not worried
If you have taped up all the holes, how are you going to get in it?
We have just got a new one, so that will be fun to put up.
From the computer hijacker.