Camping dilemma since fire alert

[SaturdayGiraffe]

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?

No they’re not banned it’s been advised to avoid them for the safety of others!! FFS!!

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

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?

If I had to eat food like this for more than a day, let’s just say I wouldn’t even need a camping toilet. My insides would stop working!! I personally wouldn’t go on a holiday if I couldn’t cook / easily eat out…..

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

Picnic food, cold drinks and food other people have cooked..cafes or take away

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.

You need a law in place in order to not do dangerous and stupid stuff?
Why would you need the threat of it being a criminal offence?!
Can't you just accept that it's a minor sacrifice to make even if you think it's being too cautious?
People have lost their homes. Miles of our countryside is on fire. Try and think beyond your own selfish needs.

Camping New Forest sites have banned all outdoor cooking equipment. Given the size of the fire and length of time it's been burning for I'd hardly think it's an overreaction.

Cold baked beans sandwich?

Jesus. Would people really eat this? 🤢

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.

Except they're not

OK correction. Camping stoves are able to be used all the same places you could use them last week. Happy?

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

But the advice said nothing about using camping stoves in campsites. What advice are you following exactly?

Just have a campfire on your living room carpet. It's not illegal and it's indoors!

I probably wouldn’t go - the best thing about camping is barbecuing food on an open fire and sitting around it as the night gets chillier. Are there pubs or places to get food in walking distance?

It says activities that could cause a fire. How are you struggling with this.

Well no. Because last week you could use them at some sites that you now can't.

It said anything that could cause a fire!!!!!! A camping stove could cause a fire!!!!!!

Fucking horrible. I’d rather eat sandwiches for a week.

If the campsite has now basically banned all forms of cooking as they have no hook up they should refund you.

I said this on the now removed thread but not everyone can suddenly pull restaurant or take away money out their bottoms for breakfast, lunch and dinner suddenly for a week for a whole family compared to buying food from Aldi or such and cooking it via bbq or gas stove.

It’s also meant to cool down next week and over night in tents can be bloody freezing a hot drink and a hot water bottle can make all the difference things that again op now cannot do.

This sounds like prep for Armageddon, not a holiday.

How can you possibly know where the spark came from to start a wildfire?

All we can know is that the consequences are severe...wildfires cannot be outrun even in vehicles...so to avoid the risk is the decent thing to do. For very little sacrifice.

If this is about bacon sarnies OP it's incredibly easy to buy pre cooked bacon..some tomatoes etc..you've got an adapted camping breakfast. There have been lots of other suggestions for bigger meals too.

There are nearly 10000 car fires a year in the UK. Are you stopping driving your car now? No? Thought not.

An off the ground gas stove does not create sparks or heat near the floor. Especially if used on a slab or similar. Have extra mitigation sure, but crack on as normal. It's fine. It's legal. The risk is absolutely tiny.