Campsites- surely they’re one of the worst places to spread infection.

[Polar0pposite]

Clearly VT has never stayed in one.

Grubby, humid shower blocks and loos, cramped washing up areas covered in germs from the last family washing plates and clothes.Playgrounds, shops....

[merrymouse]

Isn't that a caravan site?

You don't need a caravan to camp in a campsite with no facilities.

[Lynda07]

You can have your own water, toilet and cooking facilities in a touring caravan or campervan, you just fill up the tank before you leave home and, if away for any time, fill up on site with a hose. It's not at all the same as camping in a tent. Sleeping in a tent generally means going to a communal area for lavatory and washing, even washing hands. If you had a flagon of water and a bowl it wouldn't suffice for a family. I think it is sensible that camping is not allowed at the moment especially as there are plenty of alternatives which don't cost the earth.

I've never fancied camping but at the moment, I wouldn't mind camping in my back garden and cooking on an outside stove/barbecue. It would be quite a novelty! If I had young kids I'm sure they'd love it and there would be no risk to us or neighbours.

[LoveBeingAMum555]

We have been tent camping regularly for 15 years. If you camp in a tent you need to use communal facilities - most people will not use their own portaloo. There are a minority who have no regard for hygiene or cleanliness on campsites and this would concern me. Would you let a complete stranger shower in your bathroom at the moment?

I also worry that campsites will just be inundated with visitors as soon as they open. I don't think we will be camping this summer sadly.

[Campervan69]

They're not segregated. Most are mixed and take caravans, campervans and tents. Some also have static caravans.

[Floatyboat]

@merry

Isn't that a caravan site? Does campsite not mean a site for camping.

[merrymouse]

A campsite can mean somewhere with a pool and entertainment or a field where you can park your caravan. I'm not surprised that he wasn't able to give an immediate answer.

[Thisdressneedspockets]

We camp with camping and caravan club at their very basic sites for which people need all their own facilities. The only thing we need is access to water. We could probably bring our own for two nights.

[freedomyes]

well the minuite its allowed Ill be camping wild or campsite! If I could find a way to squirrel away the car overnight away from prying eyes /police cars Id be camping wild now.

[EffOrf]

Bit of a weird thread to start as OP obviously hates staying on a campsite anyway as she says they are all grubby, covered in germs and cramped so why bother to start a thread on something you dislike.

[Floatyboat]

@domina

Op thinks covid multiplies in hot tents. She is not very well informed or logical.

[DominaShantotto]

Aaah the OP wanted to bash anyone with a different opinion to them. Now we get there.

[YinMnBlue]

Because you want your holiday and that is it

No, because people are prepared to consider that in certain circumstances camping could be made safe, and no one is suggesting breaking the law or even guidelines.

And if it does become allowed to open campsites, people will still make their own decisions with an eye to keeping themselves and their families safe. Much as I love camping, I might well make a different decision for a lone trip, or with my adult camping buddies, than i would when we camped with small kids.

You just seem very worked up by the very idea of anyone going camping at any stage and under any circumstances.

[notchickenagain]

As this thread has proved campsites are diverse. All the ones we stay on would be perfect to open when allowed - CLs with max of 5 pitches, own facilities, nothing but a field. Haven types or those with crammed unmarked pitches, those attractive for families etc would be a nightmare to control infections.

[justforthecake]

You were obviously not a Scout or guide OP.

Small campsites, no caravans, grey water toilets and open showers.

I really really want to camp and the public site I'm thinking of would be absolutely fine.
A haven or camping and cats among site is my idea of hell.

But then I desperately miss my face to face Scouting and feel sad we won't be camping with them this summer

[Polar0pposite]

Simply commenting on the fact that if you want to keep infection rates to a minimum opening campsites probably isn’t a good idea.

Is that not ok to even mention? Why? Because you want your holiday and that is it.

[IAmReportingYouForBBQing]

Op, it doesn't begin or end with you either. Why are you so special that you want to prevent healthy and more distanced outdoor activity than is currently legally slowed in lock down?

[Polar0pposite]

Funnily enough CV doesn’t begin and end with you, it’s a wider picture involving hoards of other members of society.

[Bluewarbler27]

Ours isn’t open yet. We have a seasonal pitch, can’t wait for it to open.

[IAmReportingYouForBBQing]

Op I wish I had the foresight that you have to know what's going to be going on in 6 weeks. This is al a possibility. Not FACT. And by the way, I am vulnerable. But I know that I can keep myself safe. 2 meters in a super market.... compared to 6 meters outdoors in the fresh air. Stop your pearl clutching.

[Polar0pposite]

Well aren’t you lovely.

We’re all being policed as we’re in the middle of a pandemic. There are restrictions for a reason and unfortunately not everybody is sensible particularly when the wine is glowing and people are on holiday.

Holidays aren’t crucial this year and they’re not worth risking another spike.

[IAmReportingYouForBBQing]

Also can I just add that the campsite we use is not planning to open until June the 21st at the very earliest .


Just get over yourself op. We can't live this way forever. Believe it or not people can be very sensible without being policed.

[IAmReportingYouForBBQing]

We go camping to an off grid sort of camp site. 4-5 days at a time. Their guidelines say that for July Trents must be 6 meters apart. Showers/toilets must be cleaned after used with the provided spray cleaners. Capacity is reduced by a third. There is no play ground. There is no club house. Just showers and toilets.

We take our own portaloo. You don't touch the Elsan point . We can manage perfectly fine without showers . We swim, canoe, and walk. We don't mix with other campers. We take ash off our own supplies and the cannon sites new rules are contract free pre booking.

Why the heck would I be more likely to catch corona there than at home?

[FlexibleFox]

As much as I love camping I don’t think it would be right to open campsites yet. It’s not just about the toilets, it’s about people coming to an area as a pp said. I also think there would be too many people wanting to camp and campsites would become overcrowded. And where it may be fine for one Person to wee in a hedge, imagine loads of people. Then imagine the pooing in hedges

[Watchagotcha]

We’ve done a lot of camping and tbh I can’t see it working. Communal facilities, and for us part of the fun of camping is the children romping around together in the pool / park / playing hide and seek, making new friends. That not going to happen, so I don’t see the point tbh.

[Campervan69]

We have already been for a couple of day trips in our campervan to isolated locations where we have seen few people and had no problems with the ones we did see. Just a few comments about how they couldn't wait to go away themselves and that was the benefit of a camper van over a caravan etc....

We took all our own food and we have our own facilities on board to go to the loo so so there was no danger whatsoever. As for overloading local hospitals, if any of us had felt poorly we wouldn't have gone in the first place.

I think caravanning using own facilities could be one of the first holidays to be safely resumed.