Camping and Covid

[FriendofDorothy]

So... I asked a similar question on FB in a camping group and basically got slated. I think my anxiety is quite high at the moment and I am just looking for some clarity, not a slagging off!

We live in the Channel Islands and have had a camping trip with friends booked for ages. We are going to the South East of England butI am getting more and more anxious about the trip despite the fact that both adults are double vaccinated,

I am just worried what will happen if one of us comes down with Covid whilst on the campsite. We wouldn't easily be able to pack up and go home as we couldn't get the ferry back to the island.

I think I have more or less made the decision that we should cancel our holiday, but is this the sensible decision or am I just being over-sensitive and a drama queen! (Also possible as I haven't been off the island for 20 months and we have mostly lived without restrictions related to Covid.!

I’d cancel too given you couldn’t return home on the ferry and would be stuck. Not worth the risk.

Also wouldn’t want to be sick and living in a tent.

I’d go and have a lovely time. Don’t worry about something that probably won’t happen. 💐

But what if you go camping and don't get it?

I wouldn't say I'm usually cautious but given the current rates coupled with the fact that you can't get home easily, I'd cancel.

Not a chance would I cancel my holiday. Go and enjoy yourself.

Same applies to any illness you could get on holiday though, probably more likely to be d and v from a dodgy bbq sausage!

but ultimately if you aren't ready right now that is OK, it is a strange time and no one can guarantee you can be 100% covid safe and we all have different thresholds for acceptable risk. Eg I would go camping now but haven't been back to a restaurant until this week. But if anxiety is stopping you from doing things you want to do or need to do then consider whether it is moving outside the usual and reasonable anxieties of life and maybe a chat with gp.

We were half way through plastering the bedroom when we go I'll so have been sleeping on a sofa bed since we got sick which is bad enough, I can't imagine feeling this bad and having to live in a tent. Double vaccinated too.

Thanks for your responses they have been really balanced and given me a bit more to think about.

In terms of the anxiety I am not naturally an anxious person and in some ways this feels like a natural thing to be worried about. I certainly am not anxious about other things.

We will make the decision next week about whether we go or don't. If we don't then we will have a holiday on the island somewhere - probably camping still but it means we could get home if we needed to!

Double vaccinated is a good start.
Camping is another good start.
If you're outdoors the vast majority of the time, your chances of exposure are very low.

I have travel plans coming up. They are currently viable. It's hard to feel excited when everything is so volatile and so much has been disrupted and unstable for so long. In our case the motivation is family and we can't take rearranging for granted

We camp a lot, my only real worry would be if the campground has shared bathroom facilities.

Otherwise being outdoors would be the safest kind of holiday right now.

@milkjetmum

Not the same as any illness as the ferry and planes wont allows covid positive or suspected covid positive people to travel.

Other illnesses dont have this rule and covid is a high risk at the moment so they could become positive and be stuck on mainland with no where to go.

I would still camp but nearer home.

We’ve just been glamping - we stayed in Scotland (where we live) but just travelled to another part. Felt really safe. We had our own allocated shower/toilet though. But overall I’d say camping and glamping are the safest holidays right now. You are outdoors a lot, can use your own tent etc. I didn’t eat out either, just cooked our own food. Had a fabulous time actually

Not the same as any illness as the ferry and planes wont allows covid positive or suspected covid positive people to travel.

Other illnesses dont have this rule and covid is a high risk at the moment so they could become positive and be stuck on mainland with no where to go.

That was my thinking too.

I think the toilets are a big thing, if you're sharing I imagine there's a risk of catching the Delta Variant. Not sure about where you are going but where I am there's also the Norovirus doing the rounds.

I wouldn't risk it personally unless you are willing to isolate in your test until you test negative. I think it is the combination of the camping and the ferry/flight that is the issue. Either stay some where where you are happy to isolate with covid or go somewhere closer to home that does not require a negative test to get to.