Campsites and sleeping in your car

[bricam2096]

I think if my dog was still alive I'd have felt braver but ... dunno... on my own.... I wouldn't feel safe in a tent - not much protection from scary monsters and weirdos     
 
I'll give sleeping in my car a go first and see how vulnerable I feel and take it from there 

But, when you are in your tent, no one really knows who is in there but in your car EVERYONE will be watching you and know you are alone, bwahahaha

[yorksgal]

Couldn't you borrow a couple of firemen to take with you as added security? 

No I'm keeping them busy for a while 

[Andy Broadley]

No I'm keeping them busy for a while 

Somehow, I thought you might spot that one Ruth

[Ho11yberry]

To go back to the original question!  In my experience, many 'organised' campsites forbid sleeping in cars or other vehicles (ie. vans) which have not been adapted for sleeping in. 


The more basic and quiet the site, the more likely they are to allow it.

[fit old bird]

I have always had large estate type cars where you can put the back seats down and sleep in them. My present car, a Meriva, not quite as long as an estate but with more headroom, it is fine to sleep in. I take a sun bed mattress, sleeping bags, duvet, and pillows and it's quite comfortable. I take a small cooker so I can have a coffee in the morning. To be honest I feel safer locked in my car than I do in a tent, and I don't have a soggy tent to pack away if it rains.
Ilona

[Catbells]

Couldn't you borrow a couple of firemen to take with you as added security? 

I borrowed 5 fireman to get a ring off my finger that was stuck lol its was lots of fun

[Peter]

Actually I have visited several camp sites were they wouldn't notice if you went to use the shower block as a non resident.

[Catbells]

I have always had large estate type cars where you can put the back seats down and sleep in them. My present car, a Meriva, not quite as long as an estate but with more headroom, it is fine to sleep in. I take a sun bed mattress, sleeping bags, duvet, and pillows and it's quite comfortable. I take a small cooker so I can have a coffee in the morning. To be honest I feel safer locked in my car than I do in a tent, and I don't have a soggy tent to pack away if it rains.
Ilona

Do you remember my birthday? at the campsite in the Peaks, my dinner was a Sausage Cassolet lol  I can't repeat what you said about the sausages ha ha

[Mel]

Actually I have visited several camp sites were they wouldn't notice if you went to use the shower block as a non resident.

I wouldn't dare park in a random layby and sleep    One of my concerns is, as fit old bird says, feeling vulnerable.
 
Having said that, I've been googling tents    ..... and found this
 
No Andy, I do not want a couple of firemen to accompany me.  They'd probably keep putting my camp fire out    ... though I have been asked if I'd like to accompany one of them for a wild camp on Skiddaw 
 
 

[yeti]

Mel you can always give us a shout and borrow a tent

[Andy Broadley]

I wouldn't dare park in a random layby and sleep    One of my concerns is, as fit old bird says, feeling vulnerable.
 
Having said that, I've been googling tents    ..... and found this
 
No Andy, I do not want a couple of firemen to accompany me.  They'd probably keep putting my camp fire out    ... though I have been asked if I'd like to accompany one of them for a wild camp on Skiddaw 

Be a very wild camp up there. It's all rocks    Not so bad lower down but not many places to camp once you get higher up I'd have thought

[route2rock]

Be a very wild camp up there. It's all rocks    Not so bad lower down but not many places to camp once you get higher up I'd have thought

I would have to agree about skiddaw, its pretty exposed up there.
 And to be honest I'm certain you would be fine on a campsite, usually there are loads of other people about in nearby tents. I have ended up chatting to some of the neighbours on many occations.

If you are driving in a car to the tent spot, you could easily take duvets etc for a comfortable night?

[Mel]

Mel you can always give us a shout and borrow a tent

Cheers yeti     Might take you up on that and have a practice "do I like it or not" camp in my back garden 

[Mel]

Andy / R2R ... I think the guy was being .... erm... well, let's just say he started talking about taking me up various gulleys     The conversation did start off as a sensible one about wild camping though 
 
 

[Mel]

And to be honest I'm certain you would be fine on a campsite, usually there are loads of other people about in nearby tents. I have ended up chatting to some of the neighbours on many occations.

If you are driving in a car to the tent spot, you could easily take duvets etc for a comfortable night?

If I do have a bash at camping, that's what I'd be doing - camping at a campsite so I could take lots of creature comforts with me   
 
In the meantime, I'll give sleeping in my car a go as a first adventure