Camping/fishing

[ozzerr]

Love my fishing and usually go to a nice lodge on a loch at this time of year,however quite fancy a night under the stars which i aint done so in years.So what i am looking for is the best place to buy a decent quality tent online.Will only use it spring summer months for 1-2 nights at most.(prob use it once then it be banished to the garage)

help advice appreciated.

[Stevenj214]

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/ is generally ok.

What size, features, budget are you looking at?

[rhinochopig]

The best thing for the job is one of Decathlon's easy up dome tents. Throw then in the air and they self erect. Weather proof enough for your needs. Best of all, you can get one for under £50.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/search-engine-result...

ETA I have this one. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/2-seconds-iii-352892... Fits two with ease and a labrador and rucksacks

Edited by rhinochopig on Sunday 26th April 21:28

[byhff]

http://www.tiso.com/shop/sale/special-offers/tents...

They have a good offer on right now where you get decent free sleeping bags with Vango tents which are good.

Edited by byhff on Sunday 26th April 21:09

[Sheets Tabuer]

I'm still trying to find a campsite that allows fires which isn't run by ex concentration camp guards.

If you know of any or a farmer willing to let me build a fire in a field and sit there till the early hours watching the stars with a drop of vino let me know.

[Stevenj214]

Sheets Tabuer said:

I'm still trying to find a campsite that allows fires which isn't run by ex concentration camp guards.

If you know of any or a farmer willing to let me build a fire in a field and sit there till the early hours watching the stars with a drop of vino let me know.

There is a campsite finder website where you can set campfires allowed as one of the criteria. I'll have a look for it.

[Penny-lope]

Sheets Tabuer said:

a fire in a field and sit there till the early hours watching the stars with a drop of vino let me know.

God that sounds good...better than the beach, and all the sand flies

Oh but you forgot the music

[ozzerr]

Stevenj214 said:

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/ is generally ok.

What size, features, budget are you looking at?

need to be a three man at least for fishing trips with mate/s.also prob take the kid but only in good weather.Would only ever be for 1 -2 nights max in spring/summer however summer in scotland brings heavy rain.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Stevenj214 said:

There is a campsite finder website where you can set campfires allowed as one of the criteria. I'll have a look for it.

Yeah I have seen them, unfortunatly most of the sites when they say a fire they mean a candle, they are also quite heavily populated.

I'm looking for solitude but it's very hard to find.

[Stevenj214]

Sheets Tabuer said:

If you know of any or a farmer willing to let me build a fire in a field and sit there till the early hours watching the stars with a drop of vino let me know.

We found this campsite in the shadow of Croagh Patrick when we went to Ireland last summer. It was essentially a couple of fields behind the guy's house, he didn't mind campfires - in fact he even gave us a bag of peat/old wood and some fire starters to set it up!



Here are some campsites in the UK which allow campfires - http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=4

[Stevenj214]

ozzerr said:

Stevenj214 said:

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/ is generally ok.

What size, features, budget are you looking at?

need to be a three man at least for fishing trips with mate/s.also prob take the kid but only in good weather.Would only ever be for 1 -2 nights max in spring/summer however summer in scotland brings heavy rain.

I imagine weight won't be too much of an issue then as you'll be driving to your spot?

I would look at something like this - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vango-Icarus-400-4-Berth-Fam...