Camping tips, tricks and advice from a fairly average parent and a reformed dad blogger
For the half-dozen or so regular readers of this site (I’m not looking for sympathy here – having ANY regular visitors is more than I deserve, based on the infrequency of my posting) you will know that I’ve been posting about my adventures in camping for the last couple of years. I took the slight…
After nearly 10 years of faithful service, our trusty Zenobia 6 tent looks like it might be on its way out. On our most recent trip, not only did we find quite a bit of rain coming through the roof at night, we’ve also got a couple of tent poles that needed drastic running repairs….
Just over a week after the UK Government gave the nod to campsites that they were allowed to reopen, I’m pleased to report we have finally been on our first camping trip of 2020. By this point in the year we’d normally have been on two or three trips by now. Not to mention our…
When I first started sharing camping tips on this blog, a couple of years ago, camping was pretty low on most people’s holiday wish list. While there are many camping lovers out there, when you tell people that you’re heading on a camping holiday, you’d often be met with puzzled looks or faces of pity….
With the UK in ‘lock down’ due to Corona virus and no end in sight, the prospect of taking a holiday seems like a long way off right now. Frankly, even getting out of the house can be tricky (or discouraged!) – so how do you stop yourself going stir crazy, especially when the weather…
You may or not have noticed, but I’ve not been posting to this blog much lately – over 6 months in fact. Around August last year we embarked on a house move which turned rather complicated, resulting in us being ‘transient’ / between-homes for nearly 3 months. We finally moved in on Valentines Day. A…
Now that the end of the summer holidays are approaching, with the shorter days, lower temperature and everything else that autumn entails, many families will be thinking about putting their camping equipment away for the winter. As much as I’d love to go camping more, it’s a lot harder to persuade my family to head…
It’s been a bit of a while since I’ve been able to review a new Lego set, but I was recently contacted about the latest additions to the Lego Harry Potter range – and naturally, I jumped at the chance. The set I was given to review is named ‘The Rise of Voldemort’, and as…
One of the main advantages of camping, especially when you have a young family, is the cost-effectiveness it can offer. Sure, you need to buy some equipment to start you off – but once you’re kitted-out to a level you’re happy with, it can be virtually free. But what if you enjoy camping AND have…
Until very recently, I’d always written astroturf off as something that only belonged on hockey pitches. This despite the fact that in the past 3 or 4 houses we’ve lived in, our garden lawns have always caused an issue. For instance, in our last house we decided to get rid of the scraggy lawn (about…