Hi Campers!
Welcome back to my little blog!
Today I'm sharing my top tips for camping in the rain. To be honest it's not that fun especially with kids but hopefully this advice will help if you go camping and it does rain.
- When the grounds quite moist it's a good idea to put an extra peg or two into the ground to make sure your tent's a tad more secure. When we went on our latest camping trip to Rendlesham Forest Camping we found that the rain turned the ground quite crumbly and where we pegged the tent the pegs where moving inwards! Another peg in the ground soon sorted that.
- Go for a walk in a nearby woods. When we get stuck in the tent my little one (and big one!) tend to get quite restless. As long as we get togged up in waterproofs and wellies and walk somewhere more sheltered like in a wood we stay warm and cosy.
- Take an airer. I know this sounds like a silly idea and I laughed myself when I saw people with washing lines etc but to dry things off this really helps.
- Put windbreaks up. On some sites you do have to pay extra money for windbreaks but they're brillant for sheltering you a bit from the rain. We put two up in order to create a garden-like area so it gives a bit of privacy too.
- Pack spare towels for drying off when you come in from the rain. Towels are very versatile so I would advise taking more than the bare minimum for showers etc.
- When it rains hard quite often the grass turns muddy so to avoid bringing all the dirt and mud into the tent somewhere to stand to take shoes off is quite helpful. We use kids foam giant jigsaw mats (click here if you don't know what I mean) just outside the door of the tent so we have somewhere to stand and take our boots off.
Happy Camping!
