Camping clothes: the essentials for rainy England

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Please can anyone recommend with links/examples the best kind of dry/warm stuff.

I'm a camper but tend to wait for the weather. Finally realised that that strategy is not going to work this year and the poor kids need some fields.

Any help gratefully received!

Thermals are really fab, mine are M&S and snuggly. Waterproofs trousers too for mucky/wet days. I have some walking trousers from go outdoors that are quick drying, wring out water and dry over night, quite lightweight but cosy and not too thin.

Lots of layers means lots of clothes. Choose a campsite with a laundrette so you can wash/dry to keep quantity of clothes down.

As long as you have a clean dry bed, jamas for bedtime and good shower facilities you'll be fine.

Most Welsh campsites have wet rooms, where you can hang up wet gear, it's a warmed room, so as stuff drips it also dries out. Good for leaving walking boots too.

Have you got walking boots? Gaiters are a good way to keep your calves dry without the waterproof trs rustle.

We always went camping as kids in wet weather, mum really took advantage of laundry rooms, i'd often stay to keep an eye on the laundry as it was often warm, dry and well lit so could read my book in comfort.

Decent waterproof jackets. I've got North Face. Ds1 has a Berghaus one.

I've just ordered waterproof over trousers for the ds's and lightweight walking trousers for me. Not so much waterproof but quick drying and light weight.

A little fan heater if you have ehu is great for drying inside the tent, just have vents open so moisture doesn't build up too much.

Comfortable wellies also a must.

Thank you. Not heard of those brands so will check them out.

I've never owned an umbrella nor Welles and neither have any of our kids. (or a torch for that matter but it seems we really cannot deny the wet any longer.

We won't have EHU. We always do rough camping pretty much.

We gave up waiting for the weather and went this weekend, Wellies, crocs and umbrellas were the main requirements as it wasn't cold, just wet. The DCs were very happy wandering round the woods with their umbrellas. Also we took three door mats which we kept in the porch and were invaluable. Chose a site that allows campfires so we were all happy sat round the fire with our umbrellas in the evenings. A decent sized porch makes a huge difference, we this was our first use of a porch extension for our tent and it was well worth the purchase.

Decent waterproofs for the kids make things much easier IMHO, Dd3 has issues with rustly fabrics so we buy either Ocean or Kiba from www.waterproofworld.co.uk, they are totally waterproof so she can play out even in the rain.

I wear cropped trousers and just put on waterproofs if it rains. Walking boots or crocs depending on temperature.

We have been known to dry wet clothes in the car, LOL but that was pretty extreme.

We are off to devon in the morning so will be testing out the weather for a week. We have got electric hookup but no heater. It is mainly for charging the phones/laptop/Ipods.

Best of luck I cant wait to get away