Camping Trip Calendar

2019 (9 camps 48 nights)
6nts 4th Sept-10th Sept" Migfest Driftwood" Kilnsea (£19 inc EHU)
3nts 23rd Aug-26th Aug "Charolands Farm" Preston (£20 no EHU)
4nts 14th July-18th July "Rendevous Tamarack Bushcraft Course" Tawd Vale, Wigan (£60pp)
4nts 25th July-29th July "Calder Farm" Clitheroe (£18 no EHU)
11nts 13th June-24th June "Kenneggy Cove" Cornwall
9nts 10th May-19th May "Kintra Farm, Islay" (Max 37.9 - Min 0.6) (£18 no EHU)
6nts 1st May-7th May "Sedge Fen, Lakenheath, Suffolk" (Max 39 - Min 5.6) (£15 inc EHU)
4nts 18th Apr-23rd Apr "Charoland Farm" Preston (Max 39 - Min 5.6) (£20 + Electric)
1nts 31st Jan-1st Feb "Wild Camp" Above Cown Res (Max 4 - Min -8.8)

2018 (9 camps 49 nights)
8nts 26th April-2nd May "Sedge Fen" Lakenheath, Suffolk (Max 44 - Min 1.8) (£15 inc EHU)
9nts 11th-20th May "Kintra Farm" Islay (£14 no EHU)
11nts 14th -25th June "Kenneggy Cove" Cornwall (Max 44.1 -Min 8.9)
5nts 11th - 16th July "RIAT" Whelford, Fairford (Max 49.3 - 11.2)
4nts 23rd - 27th Aug "Charoland Farm" Preston (Max 33 - Min 10.2) (£18 +electric)
2nts 31st Aug - 2nd Sept "Charoland Farm" Preston (max 37.2 - Min 11.3) (£18 +electric)
6nts 5th-11th September "Driftwood" Kilnsea (Max 33.5 - Min 9.1)
2nts 5th-7th October "Orcaber" Settle. (Max 29.1 - Min -1.7) (Outside -4.7)
2nts 23th-25th November "Orcaber" Settle. (Max N/A - Min 4.1) (Outside 2.1)

2017 (9 camps 54 nights)
4nts 13th-17th April "Brocklehead Caravan Park" Darwen
6nts 26th April-2nd May "Sycamore Park" Suffolk
10nts 12th-21st May "Kintra Farm" Islay
11nts 15th-26th June "Kenneggy Cove" Penzance
5nts 13th-18th July "Cedris Farm" Gwynedd
4nts 17th-21st August "Pheasants Roost" Rutland
3nts 26th-29th August "Driftwood" Kilnsea
6nts 6th-12th September "Driftwood" Kilnsea
4nts 14th-18th September "Charolands" Preston

2016 (8 camps 44 nights)
4nts 24th-28th March "Canada Fields" North Allerton
6nts 28th April - 5th May "Sedge Fen" Lakenheath, Suffolk
11nts 16th-27th June "Gwithian Farm" Gwithian, Cornwall
5nts 7th-11th July "RIAT Welford Farm" Swindon
4nts 5th-9th August "Charolands" Preston
3nts 11th-14th August "Driftwood" Kilnsea
6nts 7th-13th September "Driftwood" Kilnsea
4nts 21st-25th October "Driftwood" Kilnsea

2015 (6 camps 28 nights)
5nts 30th-April - 5th May "Creake Meadows" Fakenham, Norfolk
8nts 17th-25th June "Gwithian Farm" Gwithian, Cornwall
4nts 16th-20th July "RIAT Whelford Farm" Swindon
4nts 3rd-7th September "Driftwood" Kilnsea
3nts 18th-21st September "Century House" Southport
4nts 7th-11th October "Driftwood" Kilnsea

Comments

LK35 Rucksack Overview and Thoughts. (Canvas Version)

I managed to pick up a reasonable used condition iconic rucksack from from the Swedish Military. The LK35 is a steel framed bucket style rucksack used from the 70s onwards. It's ability to carry heavy loads and pack quite a lot of gear inside...and crucially outside, is very much sought after. It's a very basic sack, but its design with all the straps for extra loading points is superb. Described as a 35ltr in size, I am sure it can take more. I have always owned a metal external frame rucksack even in my days with the scouts, so this fits the bill nicely. It seems to be popular choice for those looking to carry unusual loads, like game meat or timber. I can't see that being my requirement though. Mine is one of two styles reportedly made, one being of canvas with the other from Cordura synthetic material with PU coating inside. I am guessing that the Cordura version will resist water better. Most of the Rucksacks I have seen online via YouTube, have been Cordura as it s

New season is underway.......

It seems an age when we wait to get our family camping back underway. Easter fell reasonably late and the weather was glorious the whole holiday. My wife and I finished early on Thursday afternoon and drove just over an hour away to a campsite we have used many times previously. Charoland Campsite is a small adults only site that has about 10 pitches and is placed between Preston & Blackpool. With it being Easter and the weather set fine we often seek refuge within an adults only site. The hosts run a small farm and are meticulous in all they do. Having set the tent up I left Mandy at about 8pm all alone for her first night solo camping as I had work the following day. It was a pleasure setting up the tent but was surprised to see only three other units onsite. I returned the following day after work to find the site filling up. Sadly like most sites it is gradually turning over to suit motorhomes and caravans that seem to prefer tarmac, block paving or shale standings. Perso

Hot Tenting/Wild Camping & Bushcraft ...Early thoughts.....

It seems more common than you would credit. We have been looking into the viability of a bit of winter camping, but not necessarily on a campsite as such. Possibly near to home and a preference for a woodland. I am probably describing wild camping here. The trouble with that term is that it has such a broad covering of what wild camping means. The purist would no doubt scoff at the phrase used for the type of camping we are looking to do, and in truth I can see that would be fair. Surely "wild camping" is backpacking with a pack of self sustenance for whatever that period away may be. The Americans/Canadians just call it "Hot Tenting" which I think suits the style. I think I look at it as....I don't know yet in truth. Maybe after it's happened I will have better phrase. Even the word camping has that effect for many. My definition of camping is in a tent, whereas it seems this can be used for others to mean a motorhome, caravan or camper van. In p

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