To go camping on my own with a 2 year old.

[midnightisaplace]

More am I mad than am I being unreasonable. For the last year I have been looking for a full time job (only working 1 day currently). The search has been soul destroying but I am lucky enough to have lined up a great job starting september. The security of knowing I will be in employment in September means that we can afford a holiday!!! Yippee!
My DH can only take a week off so I thought I would take by Ds who will be 2.10 on the ferry to France for three weeks. We bring the tent and DH could fly over to meet us for one of the weeks. I know that being alone with a toddler on a campsite may have its challenges, has anyone any experience of doing this before? My mum said I was being crazy and that it will end up being a very stressful nightmare.

My one top tip for going on holiday on your own - have 2 bank cards and split them up. This has saved my arse on 2 occasions. If you lose your purse, have it nicked then you have another card.

Random moment those are very practical solutions. I have put the tent up before on my own with him as when we camp in the uk me and lo tend to go earlier on the Friday and set up and then DH joins us after work.
I have no problem using a bucket for emergencies at night

My main worry is that DS has never been a great sleeper and is only now starting to sleep through the night until about 5.30-6.00. I'm trying to balance finding campsites with lots of things to do during the day with them being nice and quiet at night.

Hear hear - midnight, repost to Camping (it's in Holidays).

I would do it.

Where are you going?

We are going camping in the Jura region in August.

I hate xposting!

I did a lot of research for the Big Trip, but it was quite a few years ago, dds are now 13. Campsites can change over the years so I'm loathe to recommend any from that long ago.

Wow, you're brave! If I knew how to put up a tent on my own (which I still don't, despite years of experience of helping with it), then I might consider it for a weekend. I enjoy camping for a couple of nights in good weather on a site with lots of amenities and spotless loos and showers. I am a fairweather camper and proud of it.
Hope you and your DS have fun :).