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[Rob-merlin1973]

They really are worth every penny

[Gillsy]

Hi,
If you can't afford the footprint at the moment, just buy a tarp from B & Q , that is what we done for our large tent, we needed 2 & it saved loads of money & worked just as well. In fact for our really small tent, we used bin bags , it just saves all the hassle of mud on the tent.

[Wayne]

We used bin bags for one of our earlier tents, but only to put it in when the wind killed it

[Gillsy]

I havn't had a dead tent yet , must be very sad

My neighbour had a bonfire last week , when i looked out the window i couldn't believe the girlfriend was actually cutting up a tent & burning it !!! Murderer !

[Rob-merlin1973]

the girlfriend was actually cutting up a tent & burning it !!! Murderer !

Report her to the RSPCT

[dadsbeaniemad]

Oh no!!!
i bet it would have been a really good one as well.

It breaks my heart when you see them on eBay having suffered becuase the owners just haven't loved them enough to treat them right - I'm realy meaning the canvas ones htat have been left to go mouldy and have holes in them.
It's much better to find one that has been taken good care of and the owner really has no idea of what they have (eBay bargains)

[Wayne]

My genuine Vermont footprint turned up today, I notice that whilst it comes with pegs for fixing down it does not come with a bag , thought they would have run to a bag for it, not like the usual standards of Outwell.

[dadsbeaniemad]

Yeah, they just come in a plastic bag with the card top.

Supermarket bags for life - I use them for everything

The Aldi ones are especially good for wellies and waterproofs and another one for the assortment of shoes a teenage girl NEEDS when camping (though where she's going in the 3inch heels I don't know)

[Wayne]

(though where she's going in the 3inch heels I don't know)

3" Down into the wet grass at this time of year

I tend to use Blue Ikea bags as well for a lot of stuff, also got a really cool Decathlon bag in the shape of a bike wheel that might be perfect for the footprint

[dadsbeaniemad]

I've never been to Ikea

[Wayne]

I've never been to Ikea

Then consider yourself extremely lucky .

[Admin]

I've never been to Ikea

Then consider yourself extremely lucky .

I don't know what it is with Ikea? you can get lost for days and days.. not because its interesting just because they have really weird layouts?

How ever! meatballs and gravy they are just great

[Wayne]

I've never been to Ikea

Then consider yourself extremely lucky .

I don't know what it is with Ikea? you can get lost for days and days.. not because its interesting just because they have really weird layouts?
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How ever! meatballs and gravy they are just great

Erm, yes the meatballs are quite nice actually aren't they

(Yep, know what you mean it is an awful layout

[Admin]

(Yep, know what you mean it is an awful layout)

The only good thing about the layout is that they use the same one in every store! so if you do go to another.. you are sure to get lost in the same places

[Rob-merlin1973]

And it smells strange in there