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Re: Forum help camping in France and tents
[Re: sugerbear]
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11/04/2017 13:45
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It can be very windy in the Vendee,so a strong waterproof tent is needed. Extra long ground pegs.
Hopefully you won't need to use its full potential,but it's a miserable holiday after a storm washout when camping.
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Re: Forum help camping in France and tents
[Re: sugerbear]
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11/04/2017 15:42
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If the weather is warm and sunny, any tent is going to be pretty uncomfortable from quite early in the morning; temperature and light will make sleeping late a bit of a challenge. Having said that, I love camping and spent most of 2 years living in a tent in various parts of France when I worked for Keycamp Holidays in my youth, including one summer in the Vendée. Mosquitos will almost certainly be an issue (the Vendée is basically a giant swamp with a coast), so I recommend plug-in type anti-mozzie devices. You should be able to get battery ones or maybe take a big battery pack inverter-type thing (useful for charging phones, etc., too). If you want a tip for saving money, try the Camping Municipal campsites. These are publicly run sites, but often very nice and a fraction of the cost of the "prestige" sites along the coast. Bear in mind that many sites in the Vendée claim to be on the coast, but it can be a fair hike to the sea.
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