Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2022 i Camping

I’ve a got a busy few weeks ahead. By the time you read this, I’ll have been to Liverpool for the Outdoor Trade Show, where all the big camping brands will have unveiled their new products for 2023. It’s gear geek heaven but, unfortunately, the event is not open to the public. However, over the next few weeks, we’ll be previewing some of the new gear you’ll be able to get your hands on next summer. Keep an eye on our website, our YouTube channel and all our social media platforms for the latest updates. As well as that I’m off to my first festival in what seems like forever and I’ve got another camping getaway planned for one of my favourite places, north Norfolk. With all these trips coming…

Won earth are you going to the “Why Lincolnshire coast?” we were asked more than once before we set off. The simple answer is that we had started our journey around the English coast in Northumberland and Yorkshire the previous year and we were picking up where we’d left off. As we discovered, there is much more to this stretch of coast than we could have imagined. In the space of a week, we encountered the second-longest single-span road suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere, the longest listed building in England, the innards of a North Sea trawler, a nature reserve that doubled as an RAF bombing range, seaside donkeys, a Cloud Bar, bubble cars galore and plenty more. We like a dramatic entrance and what could be more so…

Play it cool How do you keep food fresh when you’re camping? Iain Duff puts a selection of camping coolboxes through their paces Acamping trip can mean picking up fresh seafood from a harbour fishmonger or a visit to a farm shop to stock up on locally produced sausages, bacon or cheese. Even a basic supermarket shop will involve buying fresh food and drink that needs to be kept refrigerated or it will quickly go off, like milk, butter and ham. And there’s nothing more refreshing on a hot summer’s day than a cold beer, a chilled glass of wine or a cool soft drink as you sit on the campsite at your tent, soaking up the sun’s rays. But how do you keep food fresh and drinks cold in…

Walkers are Welcome” in the Yorkshire town of Otley. Hiking, strolling and bumbling are some of my favourite things to do as I aim for that perfect walk/dessert life balance, where the calories spent during the day at least equals the calories consumed in ice cream and cake. It seemed that Otley might well be my sort of place. We soon got to Yorkshire from our Lancashire home, only breaking our drive when we reached nearby Ilkley. The town was eerily sleepy. Sauntering down to the park on the banks of the River Wharfe, we found the crowds. A small beach was packed with sunbathers and people were frolicking in the water. It was deliciously cool by the river and we lingered before wandering back around the lovely medieval stone…

The southwest corner of Scotland has a coastline with sandy beaches, rocky coves and quaint fishing villages that Cornwall would be proud of. Inland, there are hills that provide a stiff challenge to walkers and climbers, not to mention hundreds of square miles of forestry and gently rolling countryside where cycling enthusiasts can clock up the miles. At night, the inky dark skies make it a brilliant place for amateur stargazers to view celestial displays overhead. And yet, despite all this, Dumfries and Galloway is a part of the country that is inexplicably overlooked by many holidaymakers. Solway View Holidays is a hidden gem of a campsite located on a farm beside the sea, close to the picturesque town of Kirkcudbright. This back-to-basics site has pitches for tents, caravans and…

“I encourage everyone, male and female, to try camping on their own if they fancy it” AH, THE JOYS OF SUMMER. The time when most people’s thoughts turn to sunshine, holidays, the blossom in the trees and the birds and the bees. I start to dream of the Campsite Over The Wall. If you’ve read this column before, you might remember that this campsite is a bit of a dream place for me. I first spied it from a bus; glimpses of a tranquil little site over the top of an old stone wall. Green grass, thick shady tree cover, and colourful little tents and caravans dotted about. I only saw it for a couple of seconds and the bus drove on, leaving me to dream. Some time later I finally…

THE KNOWLEDGE SKILLS Top tips and expert advice from the Camping team • Have a plan for how you’re going to pack the car boot, then empty the tent in the right order • Clean off any mud and bird poo from the flysheet before you start • Keep a few plastic bags to hand for packing away wet, muddy items • Pack dirty clothes in a separate holdall so the washing machine can be loaded as soon as you get home • Empty the inner tents first, making sure you remove anything from the pockets • If the weather is fine, leave sleeping bags out to air before packing them away • Once you’ve emptied the tent, sweep up inside before you start to take it down • Sort…

THE KNOWLEDGE GEAR Top tips and expert advice from the Camping team Inflatable tents might have become the dominant variant as far as family camping is concerned, but there are lots of campers who still prefer the traditional pole construction. For many years, the vast majority of tents – whether small adventure tents or huge family models – used poles of one sort or another. Wood then steel were the most common until lighter materials such as fibreglass became popular in the 1980s. As inflatable tents grew in popularity during the 2010s, poles looked as if they might disappear altogether. But there is a significant number of campers who prefer the old-school construction and the good news is that there are still loads of options out there for them –…

When Stackpole Under the Stars owner, Stan Ridgway, first laid eyes on a yurt at the Glastonbury Festival in the 90s he knew one day he wanted to build one himself. Fast-forward to 2005, a local yurt building course and a few months of hard work in his spare time, and the dream was complete. He’d built a handmade ash yurt that would serve him and his new wife, Laura, for their Irish camping honeymoon in 2006, as well as to sell from at various craft festivals. The honeymoon trip had sparked chat between the couple of one day owning a site of their own. “I’ve always had a history with woodwork and there were various ideas over the years about buying woodland and having a little yurt campsite but…

With its orchards, hop farms and rolling countryside, Kent is a rural idyll and a wonderful escape from city life. It enjoys a variety of landscapes and attractions, from the dramatic white cliffs of Dover to sleepy villages and seaside resorts. With over 350 miles of beaches, cliffs and coves, Kent has one of the longest coastlines to explore of any county in Britain. And with golden sands and stunning white cliffs, it can boast some of the UK’s best beaches, too. Whether you want full-on facilities, rock pools to discover, or a more secluded beach for a peaceful stroll, Kent certainly delivers. Whitstable is a fishing village with a rich maritime history and a shingle beach that even has a pub on it! And for a traditional seaside town,…

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THE KNOWLEDGE SKILLS Top tips and expert advice from the Camping team It doesn’t matter how carefully you look after your tent, there’s a fair chance that it will eventually suffer some damage. But instead of binning it and buying a replacement, why not try a bit of DIY repair work? Chances are, if something goes wrong it’s likely to be while you are on site. Running repairs can limit further damage and hopefully keep the elements out. Every camper should have a roll of duck tape in their kit – it’s useful for emergency repairs on everything from broken poles to ripped outer fabric and damaged PVC windows. Once you’re back home you can think about longer-term repairs. Some rips can be simply sewn back together, either by hand…