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Caporegime
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You could start with "I have never been camping".
Power while Camping?
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If its on after midnight at Litchlake it gets confiscated.
So any other suggestions for quiet power other than Fuzz's?
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I was camping once and there was a tourer next to us. I kid you not, in the awning was a huge projector, sofa and surround sound system. He had a sky dish all rigged up as well. Was watching the premier league.
All that crap totally ruins camping for yourself and the people around you.
All that crap totally ruins camping for yourself and the people around you.
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I went to the F1 at silverstone a couple years ago with my mate. Got tickets for free and tbh wished I had just sold them on
Rained for the whole weekend, place was an absolute mudbath! Everywhere was just mud, the "car park" was just mud, around the track side is mud.
There was nothing interesting going on, no car displays, no vendors to look at. It was just horrifically expensive fastfood (like £7 iirc for some water?!) and F1 merch stands every 20 meters.
The F1 is boring, the cars come around the track, I was half a mile away at best, my ears bleed from the high pitched noise (which sounds great on TV), you have no idea whats going on, and the action on track is lame at best.
I stayed in a premier inn a couple miles away near a Tesco, glad I did so I could have a shower each night and clean my clothes. Worst weekend I have had for a while, almost called it a day after the Friday. Never again, just gonna watch it on Tv if I wanna see it.
moan over
Rained for the whole weekend, place was an absolute mudbath! Everywhere was just mud, the "car park" was just mud, around the track side is mud.
There was nothing interesting going on, no car displays, no vendors to look at. It was just horrifically expensive fastfood (like £7 iirc for some water?!) and F1 merch stands every 20 meters.
The F1 is boring, the cars come around the track, I was half a mile away at best, my ears bleed from the high pitched noise (which sounds great on TV), you have no idea whats going on, and the action on track is lame at best.
I stayed in a premier inn a couple miles away near a Tesco, glad I did so I could have a shower each night and clean my clothes. Worst weekend I have had for a while, almost called it a day after the Friday. Never again, just gonna watch it on Tv if I wanna see it.
moan over
Many years ago I knew somebody who spent a year or two living "In the Bush" in Tunisia. He had similar issues but a lot of people out there lived "Off grid" and there was an established procedure for catering for their electrical needs.
You rented batteries!
By that, I mean stonking great ones that weighed several hundred kilos!
The batteries would last about a week and then the battery man would come out to you and swap your flat one for a fully charged one.
The main advantages were that, they were silent, they were always on, and they were far to heavy for anybody to filch!
I wonder if you could rent some fork lift/milk float batteries for the week??
You rented batteries!
By that, I mean stonking great ones that weighed several hundred kilos!
The batteries would last about a week and then the battery man would come out to you and swap your flat one for a fully charged one.
The main advantages were that, they were silent, they were always on, and they were far to heavy for anybody to filch!
I wonder if you could rent some fork lift/milk float batteries for the week??
OK, maybe calling it camping is confusing people. Perhaps I should have said I will be staying in a field with a bunch of motorsport fans who would all rather spend money on beer and meat than pay for an overpriced quiet hotel .
Nobody is there to enjoy a nice camping holiday. Obviously I wouldn't dream of taking any of this stuff to a proper campsite or on a proper camping holiday.
.Nobody is there to enjoy a nice camping holiday. Obviously I wouldn't dream of taking any of this stuff to a proper campsite or on a proper camping holiday.
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Best sporting days out for me have always been horse racing. The national and the derby are great! there are other great meetings like glorious goodwood and royal ascot and the creme de la creme is Cheltenham.
You are still going to need two leisure batteries in my opinion, the bigger the better.
It's a piece of **** to wire up, all the reds go to positive and all the blacks go to negative (or the bodywork)
Split charger will come with instructions anyway.
It's a piece of **** to wire up, all the reds go to positive and all the blacks go to negative (or the bodywork)
Split charger will come with instructions anyway.
I went to the F1 at silverstone a couple years ago with my mate. Got tickets for free and tbh wished I had just sold them on
Rained for the whole weekend, place was an absolute mudbath! Everywhere was just mud, the "car park" was just mud, around the track side is mud.
There was nothing interesting going on, no car displays, no vendors to look at. It was just horrifically expensive fastfood (like £7 iirc for some water?!) and F1 merch stands every 20 meters.
The F1 is boring, the cars come around the track, I was half a mile away at best, my ears bleed from the high pitched noise (which sounds great on TV), you have no idea whats going on, and the action on track is lame at best.
I stayed in a premier inn a couple miles away near a Tesco, glad I did so I could have a shower each night and clean my clothes. Worst weekend I have had for a while, almost called it a day after the Friday. Never again, just gonna watch it on Tv if I wanna see it.
moan over
Shame. But its not for everyone. 2012 was an exception for Silverstone.
I've camped and stayed in a motorhome in Spa, done hotels and driven to races in Europe and Silverstone, been to at least 1 F1 weekend each year for the last 9 years or so, and loved every minute. But it's not for everyone I accept that.
You are still going to need two leisure batteries in my opinion, the bigger the better.
It's a piece of **** to wire up, all the reds go to positive and all the blacks go to negative (or the bodywork)
Split charger will come with instructions anyway.
Where would I get this stuff and how much?
You edited that in
Ill have a look. I do know a few caravan folk so might be able to borrow some kit. Obviously quiet power would be preferable.
Do they allow generators on the camp sites?
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You really want to be looking at a couple of 12v 100ah batteries.
There are car batteries that are around 100ah
As for charging phones and such, perhaps some portable powerpacks might be a good option or just charge them off the car socket.
What you need to do is work out how much power you need then weigh up this against what sort of power supply you can afford that is practical.
There are car batteries that are around 100ah
As for charging phones and such, perhaps some portable powerpacks might be a good option or just charge them off the car socket.
What you need to do is work out how much power you need then weigh up this against what sort of power supply you can afford that is practical.
Phones and cameras will be from cig lighter chargers anyway I expect.
This is for the lighting and entertainment mostly. Ill have to look at the power draw of a Wii and a projector and some small speakers. Batteries sound like a much better option.
Bah, who scrolls back up to previous posts
This is for the lighting and entertainment mostly. Ill have to look at the power draw of a Wii and a projector and some small speakers. Batteries sound like a much better option.
Before you asked though
Bah, who scrolls back up to previous posts
Do you even glamp bro?
Pay for the electric hookup
Liking the commitment, we talked about taking a projector to rewatch highlights on iplayer after the race but never got around to it the other year.
That is quite a cool idea, but where would you set the projector and screen up if it rains?