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How come people say they have been camping for years but when they get to a site and start pitching there tent they haven`t got a clue ?

New tent never pitched before???

Because someone else has always jumped in and done it for them, and they have let them... and so as they have rightly been camping for YEAR they have never put their tent up but stand there and wait for someone else to offer to help...


I have done it for years lololol

Because they're a bit dim like me and nedra!
We end up doing it different ways each time, I suppose we like a challenge! LOL

He was talking about tents Gaz...lol

lololololololololol

He just cant resist gettting his hands on everyones guy lines lmao

Just to alter the direction of this thread a litlle, on our camp last week there was a couple in what my son refers to as a Hippy Van (VW) with an awning. My friend and I watched them with incredulity and no little amusement (though discretely, of course) for some time as they tried to attach a tunnel tent-style awning. After a while I thought I should offer assistance and it transpired that they had borrowed both van and awning from a friend and never used either before they came away; the awning had not even been out of its bag. At one point the awning was spread over the hardcore (basically stones/rubble) and one of them walked over it oblivious to the damage that would inevitably be done. In fairness to them the awning was not as intuitive to set up as a tunnel tent as it had braces, etc. but we had it set up after a short while.
I wonder how many people who, because of the recession, will be trying camping for the first time this season with poor quality tents from ebay, etc. and who will turn up to the campsite with all the equipment but totally unrehersed and unprepared (not to mention being unaware of what I call camping etiquette but could be termed "good manners and consideration"). We more experienced campers will have a choice to make: either lend a helping hand or get the beers, set up the chairs and take in the free entertainment!!

Personally, I love the free entertainment, but do also feel sorry for them and end up helping as much as im able.

Hey be there for me & Ken if ever you see us setting up as i haven't put a tent up for a while & he hasn't camped since he was a lot younger.....many years ago lol

Then that should be a fine one to watch then Julie lolol so when you joining us?

Knights Stainforth on the 26th June

Would love to have joined you that weekend but Kens son is 18 on 22nd & he wants to go out that weekend with us so we cant make it....ive even tried to convince him he would have a much better time camping lol

But we will sort something out soon.

dent for the beer festival in sept then?????

Camping? Beer festival? I don't suppose that there is a rugby sevens tournament or international going on nearby as well just to make it the perfect weekend?!?!