How to: Stay Beautiful in the Great Outdoors
Whether you are hiking in the mountains, attending a music festival or spending a week in a field, camping is an inexpensive and enjoyable way to bond with your friends and family. However, when you can’t shower for three days and your skin is covered with a thin film of dirt, feeling gorgeous and looking hot takes a little creativity. You don’t have to sacrifice looking good for time
Continue ReadingCamping Christmas Wish List
You know, as much as we all love camping, it’s a fact that just about nobody spends the Christmas in the wilds: you have to come in for all the celebrations, even if you spent the odd evening pitching your tent in your front room or bedroom (like me!) to extend the camping season that much longer! And winter doesn’t mean that we just forget about camping or that there aren’t any campers on o
Continue ReadingStoring and Making use of your Camping Gear in Winter
As camping season comes to an end, you're probably going to put your gear into storage until next year. Here are some tips for storing and making use of your camping gear in winter. This way when spring returns, you won't have any nasty surprises and also some ideas on how you can make use of some of your gear around the house. All camping gear should be cleaned before storing for the winter. I am
Continue ReadingTop Tips for Family Tents
Your family tent will be your house and home for the duration of your camping trip. The tent you choose will probably be the most important piece of gear you buy. A good tent, taken care of properly, will last a lifetime and will let you sleep soundly at night without needing to worry about rain, wind, bugs or other creatures of the night. Select the best tent you can afford, set it up properly,
Continue ReadingCompetition Time! Write an Article to Win a Book!
Hello fellow campers! We are presenting an opportunity to all our UK readers to receive one of our "CampTrip Pocket Guide to Camping" paperbacks RRP £11.99. These books are an excellent item to have in your camping arsenal. They are great for both kids and adults as a camping guide. This promotion is available to all UK residents only. Write to Win a CampTrip Book How Does it Work?
Continue ReadingThe History of Camping
How it all Began Camping has been around almost as long as man. Tents have been used as shelter by native americans, armies on the move and for many other things. But it is only since late Victorian times that camping has been thought of as recreation. Thomas Hiram Holding was a British traveling tailor and often considered the founder and father of modern camping. His passion for c
Continue ReadingWowo Wonderland!
They say 'never judge a book by it's cover' and I say 'you should never judge a campsite by it's entrance!' Hands up! I am a self confessed glamper and on arrival at WOWO campsite (Waspbourne Manor Farm), I thought my quilts and feather pillows had been packed in vein. But after the initial approach and first impressions of the surroundings, the girls and I found ourselves in a hidd
Continue ReadingIf Camping Can go Wrong, It Will go Wrong!
It is so rewarding when a camp trip goes according to plan. You have managed to fit everything into the car with ease, the kids are happy and behaving, the journey is relaxed with little or no traffic, the weather is glorious and once you arrive, pitching your tent goes like a dream. You wake up in the morning to the sound of birdsong, blue skies and sit back to enjoy a stress free break with fell
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