We also grabbed some photos too for you to enjoy - take a look below!
Cold Day Out in the Brecons
Posted by : The Camping Stove Store | Tuesday, 4 May 2010 | Published in
We stomped around Corndu, Pen Y Fan and Cribyn - in the Brecon Beacons - over the weekend. Keeping an eye on the weather we were told that even though the chance of showers was at a minimum the wind would be from the North East so we knew it would be cold. We didn't realise that it would be so windy - continual winds in places of 30mph plus, 3 gliders ridge soaring (a sight to behold) and the luxury of a multifuel Primus Omnifuel Stove which boiled us up a lovely cuppa over lunch.
We also grabbed some photos too for you to enjoy - take a look below!
We also grabbed some photos too for you to enjoy - take a look below!
First Time Campers!
Posted by : The Camping Stove Store | | Published in first time camping
My brother recently announced that he was going to buy a tent, sleeping bags and a camping stove and take the family camping this summer!
I’m sure that with the current economic climate and recent chaos across Europe caused by the volcano in Iceland he won’t be the only man considering a first venture into the world of camping.
Knowing that we regularly go camping he asked for some advice on what to buy, where to go and essentially “What’s camping all about?”
The first piece of advice I gave him was not to rush out and buy loads of camping equipment. The increased popularity of camping holidays over the past few years means that you don’t have to spend a lot to kit yourself out for a camping holiday, but why spend anything at all if you can help it?
I suggested he borrows the camping equipment (including camping stoves) he needs from us or friends for the first trip – plenty of time to buy his own once he knows if it’s something they want to continue.
Next piece of advice he needed was where to go camping and for how long?
A first camping trip is all about getting to grips with pitching your tent, sleeping under canvas & cooking outdoors on a camping stove. You shouldn’t therefore look to run before you can walk and make your first camping holiday 2 weeks rough camping in some remote part of the country.
Select a campsite with a few creature comforts to ease you into everything gently (decent showers / toilets really do make a difference in those early days) and keep the first trip to just a few days – stuck on the camping holiday from hell for a full 2 weeks is something to avoid at all cost.
Also, if at all possible, go on your first trip with experienced campers as this can help you feel much more comfortable about everything if you have someone with you to show you the ropes. Then if you get the camping bug you can be more adventurous on where you stay and for how long.
So with all of that understood my brother's preparing for his first camping trip with us over the summer holidays, fingers crossed all goes well.
I’m sure that with the current economic climate and recent chaos across Europe caused by the volcano in Iceland he won’t be the only man considering a first venture into the world of camping.
Knowing that we regularly go camping he asked for some advice on what to buy, where to go and essentially “What’s camping all about?”
The first piece of advice I gave him was not to rush out and buy loads of camping equipment. The increased popularity of camping holidays over the past few years means that you don’t have to spend a lot to kit yourself out for a camping holiday, but why spend anything at all if you can help it?
I suggested he borrows the camping equipment (including camping stoves) he needs from us or friends for the first trip – plenty of time to buy his own once he knows if it’s something they want to continue.
Next piece of advice he needed was where to go camping and for how long?
A first camping trip is all about getting to grips with pitching your tent, sleeping under canvas & cooking outdoors on a camping stove. You shouldn’t therefore look to run before you can walk and make your first camping holiday 2 weeks rough camping in some remote part of the country.
Select a campsite with a few creature comforts to ease you into everything gently (decent showers / toilets really do make a difference in those early days) and keep the first trip to just a few days – stuck on the camping holiday from hell for a full 2 weeks is something to avoid at all cost.
Also, if at all possible, go on your first trip with experienced campers as this can help you feel much more comfortable about everything if you have someone with you to show you the ropes. Then if you get the camping bug you can be more adventurous on where you stay and for how long.
So with all of that understood my brother's preparing for his first camping trip with us over the summer holidays, fingers crossed all goes well.
First Camping Trip of the Year!
Posted by : The Camping Stove Store | | Published in campsites
As the weather starts to improve and the first rays of early summer sunshine come upon us our thoughts have turned this week to planning our first camping trip of the year.
First question to answer is where do we go?
Should we re-visit a tried and tested site or be more adventurous and look for somewhere new?
Living just north of Bristol we’ve opted for somewhere to camp in the South West and having done some research have come across a couple of campsites which we think look really good and worth a visit:
www.hiddenvalleypark.com
This award winning site in North Devon certainly looks a great unspoilt spot for a relaxing stay. The site appears to have a good selection of facilities for the whole family and what’s more their green credentials aren’t bad either!
www.trevella.co.uk
This Cornish campsite is situated in extensive parkland and can also be found close to the beaches at Newquay and within easy reach of other Cornish attractions seems to offer everything you could want from a family friendly campsite.
Now we have some ideas on where to go, the next job is to locate the tent and camping equipment from the darkest recesses of the garage and check everything is working correctly. Do we have any gas left for the camping stove or is the gas bottle empty like the one for the BBQ/ (Which by the way we found out just as we were about to light it last weekend)!
What happened to the new Primus Eta Pot we bought last year?
Campsite selected, tent and camping equipment ready – all we need now is for the weather to continue and we are good to go!
First question to answer is where do we go?
Should we re-visit a tried and tested site or be more adventurous and look for somewhere new?
Living just north of Bristol we’ve opted for somewhere to camp in the South West and having done some research have come across a couple of campsites which we think look really good and worth a visit:
www.hiddenvalleypark.com
This award winning site in North Devon certainly looks a great unspoilt spot for a relaxing stay. The site appears to have a good selection of facilities for the whole family and what’s more their green credentials aren’t bad either!
www.trevella.co.uk
This Cornish campsite is situated in extensive parkland and can also be found close to the beaches at Newquay and within easy reach of other Cornish attractions seems to offer everything you could want from a family friendly campsite.
Now we have some ideas on where to go, the next job is to locate the tent and camping equipment from the darkest recesses of the garage and check everything is working correctly. Do we have any gas left for the camping stove or is the gas bottle empty like the one for the BBQ/ (Which by the way we found out just as we were about to light it last weekend)!
What happened to the new Primus Eta Pot we bought last year?
Campsite selected, tent and camping equipment ready – all we need now is for the weather to continue and we are good to go!
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