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Ah I get ya now. Missed that. Will admit that I caught myself appraising the design features of my father in law's mobility scooter this week, and thinking about my arthritic left knee and ankle. Started contemplating making one!

We went last weekend after swearing never again following a nightmare 3 years ago. Was really good. Borrowed a 6 berth air tent. Easy to put up and pack away. Considering buying my own.

All I ever ask of a camp site, is a tap, a place to deposit turds and a commensurate low price. The more they add, the less it feels like camping. Getting rare.

Cleaning and drying your gear afterwards, is the thing that most people forget to do and leads to having to spend a fortune replacing stuff that you`ve already paid a fortune for. I sleep in a tent, but store all my gear in my van, as it stays...

Someone mentioned tents recently, how they'd not put the bleeder up in a year and wanted to air it out and the canes or frame or some other shiz was either a problem or broken or full of mold. They then suggested they'd go out and buy new and...

Yes, the camping is fun and extremely reasonably priced. It's the packing/unpacking afterwards to clean/dry the tent out. Just spent a few hours Sunday gone doing that. Going again next weekend

Oh and never camp near a stream, as you`ll wake up in the middle of the night, to the sound of rats scurrying around outside or even worse, gnawing through your groundsheet to get at your food - I`ve been there !

This sort?

You can`t go wrong with Vango. It`s expensive, but it`ll never let you down, as long as you look after it and last for ever.

Don't underestimate the cold of the night. Invest in decent thermals.

Oh and don't ask the missus to help put the tent up. Extra groundsheet/tarp for underneath the tent to start with...saves cleaning the tent when packing away, easier to clean the tarp

I`d see if you can borrow some gear off someone you know that`s got any, just to give it a try out and see if you like it, could save you a fortune and also stop you ending up with a load of gear stuck in the loft or the garage.

Minefield. Just returned from a two nighter with the family. And still have similar questions/list to upgrade our comfort levels. I generally stick with Vango range on tents. There seems to be more vw vans at campsites than tents nowadays

Don't get your tent from Temu.