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Post by PillowSmuggler » Mon May 25, 2015 5:56 pm

'SmugglerFamily all home safe and sound also.

A brilliant long weekend and dare I say, best camp ever for us too :mrgreen: I certainly got 5x more sleep than I normally do, and the new schedule of events format was very much better IMHO :whistle:

Big thanks to everyone who just mucked in and made everything work so smoothy, and especially Sir Nick who was the BBQ tong-meister supreme making sure everyone had their food good and hot even though his was cooling fast on the side! :notworthy:

Thoroughly enjoyed everyone's company and cameradary - and especially good to see the kids all getting along with each other so well.

Thanks all, very much looking forwards to the next one :thumbright:


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Post by xtc » Mon May 25, 2015 7:37 pm

Cannot add any more to above comments! Brilliant weekend, Company, children getting along and the classiest BBQ of many different meats you could dream of, thank you Nick (& Maureen for letting him out to play..).
We have come home needing a few more envy gadgets, but that's life. Highlight was Stu sitting in a Caravan listening to the Archers.. Thought I was the old tw@t.!

Non Smokey heating for the Event Shelter would be worth looking into.


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Post by Non Stick Nick » Mon May 25, 2015 8:58 pm

Great weekend, lovely site, great company , weather was ok & a lot better than I was expecting.

I too saw a few gadgets that are now on my wish list. Lol.

Richard, Maureen says that there is nothing wrong with the Archers, & that Stu & her were just showing their class.
The kids were amazing, the only tears were from the odd fall or trip etc. I loved Sharon's ice cream,very creamy.

As for the BBQ etc, doesn't everybody eat like that all, the time? Or am I on a different planet?
I thoroughly enjoyed being able to walk as far as I wanted & stand and cook as much as I wanted. I hadn't realized how poorly I was before. All Good & improving still.

God bless & take care all.

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Post by z4cAtS » Mon May 25, 2015 9:34 pm

Can only echo the above comments, was good to unwind.

:mrgreen:

And I got to watch the world go by on the way home. :D


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Post by Dave_Harris » Mon May 25, 2015 10:34 pm

Gutted I couldn't make this - hopefully the next one isn't too far away...



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Post by Bigcarpchaser » Tue May 26, 2015 9:08 am

Glad you all had a good time, gutted couldn't make it as we are slumming it in Barcelona this weekend :)
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Post by Stu » Tue May 26, 2015 3:09 pm

Let me know if you want to buy a Vango Icarus 5!


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Post by Dave_Harris » Tue May 26, 2015 4:53 pm

I've been lent an air beam infinity 800.
Hoping to test it out in a couple of weeks with a view to buying one.

Anyone have any recommendations for somewhere that's good for a couple of days that's children biased?



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Post by Stu » Tue May 26, 2015 5:04 pm

I like Swanage and Crofe. They're nice to go to.

Sand balls in the New Forest has swimming pools etc but isn't the cheapest place on earth.

Depends wht you want / need.


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Post by MrClayton » Tue May 26, 2015 5:28 pm

Wish we'd have been able to attend too but we were touring Germany instead.

Hope to make the next meet whenever that might be :)


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