I am trying camping!!!!

bright_Spark said:
The money I eed to spend on camping gear and site fees and cooking etc, what will I actually save?
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Financially probably nothing. It may even cost you a little more.

But think how many slugs. snails, earwigs, woodlice and all the other wildlife that will love cuddling up with you in your tent overnight and feel protected. o_O
 
Bazza-spark said:
Financially probably nothing. It may even cost you a little more.

But think how many slugs. snails, earwigs, woodlice and all the other wildlife that will love cuddling up with you in your tent overnight and feel protected. o_O
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well thats put me off, I am a fearless adventurer but I hate bugs and moths and things. I recall a time a moth came into my hotel room once. I screamed the place down. They had to move rooms for me I was so distraught over the whole experience.
 
bright_Spark said:
well thats put me off, I am a fearless adventurer but I hate bugs and moths and things. I recall a time a moth came into my hotel room once. I screamed the place down. They had to move rooms for me I was so distraught over the whole experience.
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Make sure you wear a surgical mask overnight. Stops the spiders crawling into your mouth and trying to choke you, or worse still you swallow them :oops:
 
May sound stupid but is there a way of keeping moths and bugs away from a tent? Just very wary now that I may have spiders etc climbing in with me. I would scream extremely loud if I saw one and wouldnt want to disturb the other campers. Other problem is that I sleep in a silk nighty to save weight on my bike so may be a disturbing sight to the other campers in the small hours of the morning.
 
I always used to shake my boots out in the mornings before putting them on, Scorpions were the biggest danger they seem to like boots but even in Europe its a good habit to get into.
Have seen some pretty big spiders in Europe but mostly harmless, they just want a cuddle now and again.
 

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A mix of lavender and pepermint oils (available in places like Home Bargains - a few drops of each) in 500ml water sprayed around will deter most spiders etc.

Zip up the tent door before putting on any lights to keep flying insects out. A fly screen by the door will also help :D

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Or take @Ind spark as your bodyguard and Punka Waller o_O:D
 
I think I am going to pass on the money saving idea, I am going to stick with Hotels and B&Bs as they offer a better nights rest and offer the creature comforts that I am used to. You dont have to camp out to have an adventure, my motorbike and the scenery is the adventure plus I usually find a piano in a hotel to play where everyone gathers around me playing and we have a gay old time singing and laughing. It is much more sociable than sat in a tent in the dead of night being terrified. Final answer!!!
 
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