Camping dilemma since fire alert

It IS NOT illegal to now cook with an open flame. Don't be so bloody daft ffs. You are the problem stating blatantly incorrect bullshit like this as fact. Jesus wept.

Why would you need it to be legally binding? Why can you not just follow advice that will keep people and the countryside safe?

Duh, law is not open to personal interpretation. It is government advice, not a new law.

Except they're not

No setting straight needed. Camping stoves are able to be used everywhere same as ever. Maybe she should make sure she has an extinguisher to hand just in case.

Please please don’t do this. It’s now illegal to cook with an open flame, you would have to close the tent right up and there is the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. People have died with the dying embers of a barbecue being brought into their tent. Too easy for errors to happen, don’t take the risk.

I don't think normal camping stoves have been banned so I think this is probably an overreaction by the camp site. Obviously great care is needed, make sure there's as minimised a risk of it tipping over as possible, preferably use it on a paving slab or similar, make sure you have a bucket of water and/or sand available. But I don't think camping stoves have been banned. If the government haven't banned them and the campsite has I think I'd be pretty tempted to push to get my money back.

This 100%. A text alert to your phone does not constitute a change of the law ffs

dd also camping with friends over the bank holiday
she thought camping stoves would be ok so i will set her straight.
it will make for an expensive holiday for many people
i bet there will be deliveroo
on campsites everywhere people will have exactly the same predicament

It says in the alert that you shouldn't undertake any activity that could cause a fire. How can you interpret that as it not being banned?

Have you got/can you borrow a hot plate and/or air fryer, Take an extension lead and hopefully there will be somewhere to plug it in.

If it remains this hot, I couldn't imagine eating hot food.

If it cools down and rains the ban may go.

This would be my base menu in this heat:

• Find a local bakery for pastries/fresh rolls
• Sandwiches on crusty bread
• Gazpacho/dips and chips with a few bits from the take away
• Fruit and ice cream.

Using your washing machine at home can cause a fire. So can owning a magnifying mirror. So can microwaving a sausage. The government hasn't banned anything other than the sale of disposable barbecues. Some local areas have regulations e.g. my local council has banned fires on allotments.

The government hasn't passed a law by sending an emergency alert.

They have issued statutory guidance relating to the sale of disposable barbecues:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/statutory-guidelines-on-disposable-bbqs

If anyone can show me where the law has been changed about using stoves I would be very happy to say I'm wrong.

Also, to be clear, I am not trying to say we shouldn't minimise risks, but the government definitely hasn't banned "any activity that could cause a fire". Otherwise we had all better stop using any electricity full stop. Or driving our cars because if we crashed them they could cause a fire.

Using your washing machine at home can cause a fire. So can owning a magnifying mirror. So can microwaving a sausage. The government hasn't banned anything other than the sale of disposable barbecues. Some local areas have regulations e.g. my local council has banned fires on allotments.

The government hasn't passed a law by sending an emergency alert.

They have issued statutory guidance relating to the sale of disposable barbecues:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/statutory-guidelines-on-disposable-bbqs

If anyone can show me where the law has been changed about using stoves I would be very happy to say I'm wrong.

Also, to be clear, I am not trying to say we shouldn't minimise risks, but the government definitely hasn't banned "any activity that could cause a fire". Otherwise we had all better stop using any electricity full stop. Or driving our cars because if we crashed them they could cause a fire.

None of the things you've listed are 'banned'. Fuck me, people like you are dense little sheep. Bet you were reporting neighbours for taking more than an hours walk in the lockdowns.

God. You are the reasons T&Cs have to list every possible thing aren't you.

They haven't listed it but setting fire to paper on your patio, lighting a tree, pouring petrol on your grass and then sitting candles on it, are also all banned. It doesn't say it on the alert it just says anything that could start a fire, so please go ahead and cover your garden in tea lights and something flammable. It doesn't say it explicitly so it's obviously allowed.

God. You are the reasons T&Cs have to list every possible thing aren't you.

They haven't listed it but setting fire to paper on your patio, lighting a tree, pouring petrol on your grass and then sitting candles on it, are also all banned. It doesn't say it on the alert it just says anything that could start a fire, so please go ahead and cover your garden in tea lights and something flammable. It doesn't say it explicitly so it's obviously allowed.

Off camping next week but been told no cooking stoves allowed now - so no hot water, no hot food.
There’s no pub or shops nearby either.

The site is saying we are inside 14 day cancellation so they are charging to move the dates back and we’ll lose full amount if we go elsewhere (although not even sure where else since the phone alert).

Camping with kids, with no hot food or drink - would you do it?

Does anyone know a site where we could cook still?

I don't think normal camping stoves have been banned so I think this is probably an overreaction by the camp site. Obviously great care is needed, make sure there's as minimised a risk of it tipping over as possible, preferably use it on a paving slab or similar, make sure you have a bucket of water and/or sand available. But I don't think camping stoves have been banned. If the government haven't banned them and the campsite has I think I'd be pretty tempted to push to get my money back.

Using your washing machine at home can cause a fire. So can owning a magnifying mirror. So can microwaving a sausage. The government hasn't banned anything other than the sale of disposable barbecues. Some local areas have regulations e.g. my local council has banned fires on allotments.

The government hasn't passed a law by sending an emergency alert.

They have issued statutory guidance relating to the sale of disposable barbecues:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/statutory-guidelines-on-disposable-bbqs

If anyone can show me where the law has been changed about using stoves I would be very happy to say I'm wrong.

Also, to be clear, I am not trying to say we shouldn't minimise risks, but the government definitely hasn't banned "any activity that could cause a fire". Otherwise we had all better stop using any electricity full stop. Or driving our cars because if we crashed them they could cause a fire.

The government has banned any activity that could cause a fire!! That would include camping stoves!! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

This. If you have a cooking stove off the ground, watched at all times and with a bucket of water by the side I’m not really sure there’s a risk. If that camping site want to be ultra cautious that’s fine but then they have to issue refunds if people aren’t happy. The fact there’s no ehu so you can’t even boil a kettle or use a hot plate would mean i wouldn’t go. But I’d be furious to lose money due to their decision.