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For some people, the best part of going camping is to cook a good meal while immersed in nature. In fact, when you’re on your camping holidays, you’ve got more time than ever to cook up that perfect meal.So here’s some of our tips for cooking the perfect meal while you're out camping:Shop locally – This is even more important when camping during a pandemic, but despite this …
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To say that 2020 has been an unusual year is probably a pretty big understatement. It was a bad year for camping at the start when the sun was shining and we couldn’t go further than our gardens, but we made the most of it, and then when we could get out the rain and the wind came. It has been tougher to get in at campsites with limited spaces, and ‘getting away’ has a differen …
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We would like to thank you all for your patience during our busiest time of an unprecedented year. As many of you know, this year we are seeing record numbers of people go camping across the world. This is a trend that is affecting us at OLPRO, and many other popular camping manufacturers. As a result, our customer services team is dealing with an INCREDIBLY large number o …
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Plan aheadAs the saying goes, ‘failure to plan is planning to fail’. So, adhere to the old adage and make sure you’re paying attention to weather forecasts. High winds will often herald some incoming big and ugly meteorological event.Look upIt seems almost ridiculously obvious, but pitching near trees is remarkably dangerous in high winds – largely for reasons that don’t n …
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Anyone can suffer from condensation in tents and it's not uncommon.On many occasions, people have woken up to see a pool of water in their tent thinking it’s a leak, but in fact it’s a pesky case of condensation. As OLPRO tents are made from high specification waterproof materials (the fabric is 5,000 H/H), condensation will often be the biggest battle in keeping your tent dry. …
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Gearing up for the road-trip season, Scottish car leasing comparison site, LeaseFetcher, have published a list of the top 10 ‘safest’ locations in England and their best-rated campsites and campervan parks.With data from the UK Government (COVID-19 infections), the ONS (population data) and Google Locations (Campgrounds), LeaseFetcher has built a nifty table where keen road tri …
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