I used to work in a camping shop
(the kind that sells tents, walking boots rucksaceks etc. Not the kind of shop where one sells 'I'm freeeeee' slogans)

When bored we used to play throw the hunting knife into the tents in the store room meaning many people got very very wet on their holiday.

I also sent people all over the world in inappropriate camping gear. Basically we were told to push whatever had the highest margin regardless of it's suitability. This resulted in me sending a man to the alps in a non-waterproof tent with a rucksack that had all the strength and durability of an anemic fart. He never came back but I'll never get accused of his murder as long as they don't find his inappropriately clothed body in the upper alps until after I die(I also sold him a coat that was as waterproof as a net!). This is the real reason why I'm worried about global warming!

Oh and if you find yourself in a camping store buying walking boots, please don't ask advice from the shop staff on whether they think your boots fit. If your boots are too small they'll tell you the leather will stretch (it will but only by the tiniest amount and never in the length). If your boots are too big they'll give you the 'well you'll be wearing two pairs of socks and your feet expand when they hot as you walk'.
( sneep used to date Freddie Starr's hamster, Thu 27 Sep 2007, 15:31, Reply)