I contributed to The Guardian’s G2 camping trip with a brief list of essential camping gear. The Guardian writers camped not far from where I live, at Wowo, which Cath and I visited earlier in the year. I provided a list of seven items, one of which was salad, inspired by Cath’s five-a-day barbecue...
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In my time, I have taken three different babies camping to festivals, to well-equipped campsites and bare fields, and I took them by planes, trains and automobiles. And buses. Here's how
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A guide to pitching your tent, including wild camping wisdom from nineteenth century American camping manuals
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Cath's checklist of what to take camping continues with her guide to camping cookware.
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Cath's checklist of what to take camping continues with food and drink
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Cath's checklist of what to take camping continues with hygiene. There is no need to let basic standards slip.
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Cath's checklist for camping gear continues with all you need to get through the night
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Cath's checklist of what we take camping includes thoughts on tents, table and chairs, and waterproofs
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We have been on a camping tour of South West England, beginning at the Port Eliot festival, moving onto South Penquite Farm atop Bodmin Moor, then up along the coast and over Exmoor, descending steeply at Cloud Farm in Doone Valley. It rained all the time. It rained in the morning when the children...
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Continuing Cath's tips for camping with kids and babies, including advice on illness, nappies, campsites and how to lug the little sods around
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