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badger · by **badger** on Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:32 pm

We all have mad stories of trips.... I just wondered what was the maddest thing you had to lend out to a fellow camper. But also what have you had to lend coz you left it at home? There must be something unusual out there???? I have got 2 that come to mind! Both are a bit mad.... :rofl2:

Years ago (late-80s) on a bike riding trip around South Wales I found I'd omitted to bring a spoon.
Basic error.
We right out in wilds & found a local shop.
No spoons only a plastic ladel for dishing out cat food from a tin.
I know it was bought so doesn't technically fit the thread title but still embarassing.

badger · by **badger** on Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:30 am

I forgot my knife,fork and spoon once.... couldn't believe it! :bang:

So i went to a cafe and asked could i buy some cutlery? The guy flattly refused??? so i ordered a breakfast and when i grabbed my cutlery i got 2 sets! snuck a set in my jacket and used the other set on my meal. So as to clear my conscience i gave him a £1 tip... As i was leaving he shouted me back! I thought i was busted :oops:

Nope! He gave me a knife,fork and spoon!!! :lol:

Have still got the set and when i use them it makes me laugh everytime :clap:

About 1995 i did a camping/hiking trip up the pennine way; I was 2 days into my trip and had just done wild camping at this point but was heading for a site that i like when i ran into a young couple going the same place. So we walked together along the route. They asked if i had any spare toilet roll (which i did) so lent them half a roll. The girl whispered something to her fella and went off down a hill clutching the roll; So we stood around waiting.... :tune:

She came back having used nearly all of it??? Carried on to the site and its a very basic farmers field with a back door to the farm where you can buy slices of bread,eggs,milk etc... The couple bought 2 rolls of toilet paper??? Whats going on... :think:

we pitched up near each other and that evening we were chatting and off she goes again? I asked the guy 'has your OH got the trots?' He said 'no mate,her period started and she forgot tampax'. He had a bemused face as i started to laugh to myself.... I went to my tent and came back with 4 tampax! Now his face was a picture

I had to explain that because i 'wild camp' nothing gets a fire started better than a ripped up tampax!!!! :clap:

Upon her return the girl was mortified her secret was out :oops:

But so thankful i had saved their trip... :cool:

Wayne · by **Wayne** on Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:54 pm

Badger, brilliant.

I wonder if we should lock this thread down cos I can't see anything beating that.

Love the bit about giving you the knife fork and spoon.

badger · by **badger** on Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:08 pm

Yea i dont mind if it gets shut.... plus i was a bit (hmmmm) about what i had to lend.... :clap:

Wayne · by **Wayne** on Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:19 pm

badger wrote:Yea i dont mind if it gets shut.... plus i was a bit (hmmmm) about what i had to lend....

NO

, I was only joking, it was an excellent story. I meant no one will be able to tell a better tale than those two :clap:

. I loved it. We're all grown ups here :cool:

badger · by **badger** on Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:44 pm

cheers wayne. :cool:

The cutlery could happen 2 anyone.... But yea the tampax was a bit mad!!! Poor lass didn't know where 2 look! Bet she had a right go at her OH that night... Mind you bet she was?.... Well lets say Happy eh! :tune:

Gillsy · by **Gillsy** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:12 pm

How do you 'lend' someone toilet roll? :think:

Hope you weren't really expecting it back :lol:

CrazyCamper · by **CrazyCamper** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:40 pm

That's a good point.....lol

badger · by **badger** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:24 pm

oh yea...never thought about that????? well i didn't ask for it back!!!!!

craftynclothy · by **craftynclothy** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:54 pm

Gillsy wrote:How do you 'lend' someone toilet roll? Hope you weren't really expecting it back

Wayne · by **Wayne** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:57 pm

Gillsy wrote:How do you 'lend' someone toilet roll? Hope you weren't really expecting it back

mattlad · by **mattlad** on Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:24 pm

I forgot coffee filter papers once. Every time I wanted a cup of coffee I had to pop to the couple next door and beg for a piece of kitchen roll to make into a coffee filter!

badger · by **badger** on Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:01 am

its always the little things mattlad.....

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