As 4kits has just purchased a T25 camper van, we’ve been even more interested in camping than usual. We pick the van up on Saturday, and our first port of call will be www.coolcamping.co.uk to see the best campsites nearby for us to test out the new addition.
The Cool Camping concept was born after an idyllic weekend camping in spring 2005. A memorable sun-filled three days of walking, surfing, drinking cider at a country pub and trying to cook sausages on an extremely sloping barbecue. There followed a trip to the local bookshop, but all the camping books were aimed at caravanners, and consisted of thousands of directory-style campsite listings. Not one book sorted the wheat from the chaff. There was a desperate need for a book that understood contemporary campers and delivered what they wanted; a hand-picked selection of outstanding tent-oriented campsites.
This actually tells today’s campers what they want to know. What are the downsides of each site as well as the upsides? Where’s the nearest decent pub? What is there to do if it rains? Really useful stuff to make planning a camping weekend easy and fun.
They also sell a Cool Camping guide to Festivals, what more could you want!
For those not lucky enough to have their own camper van, why not check out http://www.festivalcaravans.co.uk and hire a caravan for a festival this year. You won’t have the hassle of a campervan breaking down en-route to the festival (not that ours will!) as these guys will deliver the van to the festival site.
They rent out cheap and cheerful caravans for festivals and events; anywhere in the UK. It is the nicest thing to go to a festival in a caravan, especially in the UK and you also get your own toilet, which is a total luxury. They do have a small selection of vans with showers and they’re adding luxury vans one by one. You can keep everything dry and it means you’re not carrying stuff to the campsites except your belongings.
Genius Idea!
