Can you have a king sized double bed with Egyptian cotton sheets?
Can you wake when it is warma nd dark, wander to an en suite piping hot shower and then pop downstairs for a full English breakfast?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:10, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

there's no downstairs outside, stupid

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:11, Reply)

Over ground, underground, wombling free

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:13, Reply)

The Wombles are playing Glastonbury this weekend.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:18, Reply)

and they are one of the best acts there

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:21, Reply)

I think they only got the gig because they said they'd clear the site when everyone goes home.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:22, Reply)

yes to the first.
and the second.

the shower at the place I go isn't far away and is better than the showers in most people's houses and it's a short jaunt to the pub for a fry up.

and I get the benefit of a 5 minute drive to some of the best surf beaches in the country.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:12, Reply)

Ths is stupid argment, camping cannot be as comfortable and civilised as a nice hotel/B&B
and I'm beginning to sound like swipe
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:14, Reply)

I go camping a lot and as such have spent quite a lot on a decent airbed
it's not as good as a great mattress, but it's a shitload better than the ones I've slept on in most B&Bs.

It has the added advantage of costing about £5 a night to stay there.

Just because you have no imagination or the ability to take comfort and civilisation with you doesn't mean it can't be done.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:16, Reply)

Exactly.
Camping is a piece of piss and can be far more pleasant than staying in a B&B. Especially if you have the right equipment.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:23, Reply)

for real, you don't have to worry about other people ruining your stay
about getting locked out of your room
about getting food poisoning from shite food
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:27, Reply)

I dunno
I've eaten some fairly questionable camping stove food.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:34, Reply)

you should probably cook for yourself from now on

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:36, Reply)

you and your friends are dribbling mongs though

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:37, Reply)

what has being civilised got to do with anything?
it's all in how you do it
there can be shitty service and dirty rooms in a hotel, no matter how much you pay
but you know you are clean, your things are clean
( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:21, Reply)

Balls to all of you, I like a roof, proper bed and proper service
Yes you can get crap hotels etc, but I have never had a problem.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:27, Reply)

that may be what you like
which is fair enough, but don't diss camping if you don't actually know what it's like.

Hotels etc. have their place, but for my purposes I'd prefer the freedom and the reduced interaction with staff and the like that comes with camping.

Don't get me wrong though, those regimented and organised campsites are fucking dreadful. Crammed in with a bunch of cunts from the midlands and their shitbag little children...

You've got to choose the site carefully.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:30, Reply)

I bet he's just worried about the gypsies

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:31, Reply)

I would be interested to hear where this decent campsite is
specifically if it's north coast, Woolacombe kind of way. Or if you know anywhere round there with a decent campsite and board/wetsuit rental?
(berk, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:30, Reply)

it's in Cornwall, about halfway between Padstow and Newquay.
near Woolacombe I would recommend a place called Little Roadway Farm.

For hire I'd go to Surfed Out, either in Braunton, or at the beach at Saunton.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:31, Reply)

Are you sure this isn't because you want to see Vipros in a wetsuit?

(The Luggage is haunted..., Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:39, Reply)

trust me
no one wants to see that
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 14:42, Reply)