A nutshell history is this: A few years ago I was a great and regular user of a campsite forum, but it was based in the UK not in my regi...

It's been a funny old year. This is the year in which my teenagers rebelled against 'Family Holidays' and I had to hire a holid...

This is a pared down list of camping gear which represents the minimum you can get away with whilst still having relative comfort.  ...

I got an early start for a weekends trip to Maddybenny, due to an understanding boss who could see I was itching to get away (and not mu...

Weather - fair but overcast. Mood - excited to see Elan my son who was living at the Share Centre and working as a volunteer for a whole m...

Six Mile Water Campsite I have been quiet this year thus far but I've now had two camping trips, only quick weekends so far bu...

The great thing about the Decathlon Base Seconds 4.2 is that it folds into a circle which can be carried like a rucksack, making it ideal ...

What a fantastic overnighter we had at The Shepherds Rest which is near Draperstown, Northern Ireland. When I say we, I mean my nephew and...

How lucky were we to get a HEATWAVE on our second ever visit to Mannix Point! This was our annual holiday and we visited Woodlands Campsit...

Right, some tent talk now. The first tent we'd used was a fairly ancient ridge tent  when we were in Tralee but we swapped that fo...