The Camping Forum

wilderness warrior · by **wilderness warrior** on Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:35 am

hi all,
i have been into camping for a fair few years now but only recently started to use campsites as a holiday destination. i am a motorsports instructor working at most racetracks across the uk and mainly used my tent as accomedation whilst working. just recently i have been out of work due to health reasons and have started to camp for a bit of r and r, upto yet i have only been to shell island s i love the freedom to pitch up where you like for that added peace and solitude (usually in the wooded area).
looking forward to meeting some new friends and learning a few other campsites with the same freedom as shell island.

many thanks
martin.

im currently using a halfords cheapie due to someone thinking it would be funny to knife my montana pretty badly rendering it only useful for making kit bags out of. the tent i am using is the urban escape nantai 4 and i gotta say its a very nice bit of kit for a cheapie. after witnessing the dredded winds at shell island i wanted a tent that had a bit of strength and with this one having the poles crossing at five points i thought it would do the job until funds allow me to get another outwell.
maybe after a few more camps il write a review on the nantai for newbies not wanting to spend alot of money until they have decided they like camping.

many thanks again
martin.

Curlyminx · by **Curlyminx** on Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:05 pm

Sorry to hear about your Montana - some people are awful :-(

CrazyCamper · by **CrazyCamper** on Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:40 pm

to the forum Martin :cool:

You seem to camp like me - I work at Airshows which involves setting up and clearing down etc so camp for work too... :yes:

Nice looking tent - shame about your Montana though - little

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Hope you enjoy this forum - friendly if not slightly mad.... and it's quiet at the moment as there's a forum campout going on all weekend so we can run riot on here until they get online :rofl2:

badger · by **badger** on Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:50 pm

Wondered where everyone was CC... :think:

God that came round quick eh???

:welcome:

Martin and :tent:

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Nothing wrong with the cheaper ones mate. I got a few cheap ones and used a summer tent when i did a tour on my mountain bike last month; Only to be hit by the worse storm to hit Lincolnshire for 30 years!!!!! :bang:

Was all good though coz i set up in a barn :tune:

. What a shame about the other tent. Oh well this lot will cheer you up or drive you mad (probably both to be honest :rofl2:

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wilderness warrior · by **wilderness warrior** on Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:47 am

thanks for the awesome welcome guys, i can already see me enjoying this site so much info and like minded folks here, its like home from home

i almost cried when i returned to my montana to find it in shreds, nothing stolen just vandalised which makes me think it was kids....

good to see im not the only one who prefers a tent to a b&b or hotel crazy camper :yes: