Every whole blessed fecker is going camping this year!

It's a sense of freedom you don't get with other holidays.

not me anyway!

hate camping. hate everything about it.

I was in scouts when I was younger and camped a lot. Used to love it. But not as an adult I don't.

The last time I went camping was about 6years ago, I woke up to a tent filled with water and a half deflated blow up bed. never again!

the bugs..not being able to wash properly..the lack of walls around me to protect me if anything tries to get me..

The only way i'll ever go camping again is in a camper van. the rest of the family can be adventurous and pitch tents outside and see if they survive the night. I'll be locking myself in the camper van for a half decent nights sleep. with access to the kettle when I can't sleep

There will be a glut of camper vans next year once full travel is back on

Hoboo wrote: »

Pros pros tip; zip up your tent door

Ah that makes shouting at the lad in the other tent (if you have company, recommended) that bit harder.

Calahonda52 wrote: »

There will be a glut of camper vans next year once full travel is back on

'They' said that last year. They'll be right this time, though, with everything opening up.

I've never done it

It's good people go camping. Help the local economy.

We have a group of about 5 families now who have given each other access to each others gardens for the summer to pitch you tent.
Also a couple of us swapping our whole houses.

Last weekend we had friends from Clare camping in our garden in Dublin with their 2 kids.
Other friends from Donegal coming this weekend. They can all use the BBQ in the garden or bring their own cooking stuff.
They can use the kitchen once we are all vaccinated. Probably a few more trips for everyone like this before the summer is out too.
First weekend in July we are going camping in their garden in Donegal.
And last weekend in August we are camping in a Kerry friends garden.
Everyones kids are all excited tbh. Some adults arent though

TefalBrain wrote: »

I used to love it here just as in got older I couldn't handle the **** weather and sudden influx of Lidl/Halfords campers.

on that last camping trip I was on, a family pulled up in a van and start building a fcuking fort around them.
The father was hammering away a big barrier around the area they were camping. unloading everything and anything from the van for about two hours.

It was kinda ridiculous watching them setting everything up. could hardly call it 'camping'.

But jesus the next morning me getting out of my swamp of a tent to see their big fcuking castle all snug and protected :mad:

Between growing up camping & going to a school with a uniform I think that’s whats hardened me to anything life throws at me! Loved it as a kid but also have strong memories of the misery - summers basically sharing a room with 5 people and one wardrobe between us all - going to bed when it got dark cos there was no insulation or heat other than the gas ring to cook on - and the misery of truging in the rain in coat, PJ’s & barefoot in wellies to find a bush or camp toilet in the dark

I like my bit of luxury now & thou part of me loves the wild of tent-ing in the middle of nowhere I’m not sure I’d really feel safe doing it anymore - too many oddballs & drugheads around to be able to properly relax and sleep - and the dog wakes you with the fear going mad but its only a mouse or rabbit bopping around outside!

I’d defo to it but in a camper or van - neither of which I have atm!!! Ireland can be a great little country but you’d need the good weather and showering & water facilities!!!.

Tabnabs wrote: »

Poor Wicklow is destroyed with abandoned tents, fire pits still smouldering after everyone has gone home and literal bags of rubbish left behind.

The sooner Benidorm is back on the menu the better.

This crowd would normally be resort goers I'd bet, and have unfortunate min wage workers at their beck and call, picking up after them.