Deep Sky Camp Dates for 2009

[Ian]

no, Mike's right. We're going to have a solar time this weekend mate. Absolutely solar. Although not as solar as is was three weekends ago.

[Mike]

Solar as in the sun heats them up. However, in this case I could only find thin white plastic so a 12v hairdryer will be called into action.

[MarkS]

Just hold it a couple of feet above a gas burner ...

[Mike]

Good idea!   

[Mike]

NOTE: Until further notice all future Deep Sky Camps will be held at Woodlands Park Camp Site near Bethersden in Kent. Due to problems with access we will no longer be using the field at Tuesnoad.

[Carole]

Can't remember can we get 'leccy at the site?

only if you bring your own,

I found this on the Woodlands Site

We have electric hook-ups (advisable to pre-book), and a modern toilet and shower block facility

Is this not going to be available to us then, perhaps because we want to camp in a different area?

Carole

[Mike]

Why would it not be available to us?

[Carole]

only if you bring your own,

I only questioned it because of the above quote.

Good, because I just bought myself a hook up and am planning to get myself a camping fridge of some sort as I am fed up with food melting or going off. 

Carole

[Rocket Pooch]

Carol book it now they have a loads of points and they are between the loos and the centre of the field, its about 30 yards or so, no real issue.

Chris

[Mike]

Chris do the rest of us need to book for standard plots?

[MarkS]

book it now they have a loads of points

It's no good booking Woodlands if we end up going to Blacklands (or vice versa)

Mark

[Carole]

Carol book it now

Unfortunately my posting

Good, because I just bought myself a hook up and am planning to get myself a camping fridge of some sort as I am fed up with food melting or going off.  

was dated 6.3.09 and was referring to the March DSC which of course I never made with a tent as I had my arm in a sling.  I have bought myself that fridge and looking forward to food not going off in future, but can't actually make the August DSC as I will be in Cyprus until the Sunday morning.  

That is unless the weather is great and members are staying until the Monday, then I might see if I can get down on Sunday afternoon until Monday. (Getting home in the early hours so might be a bit knackered).  Probably won't bother with hook up just for one night.

Who's staying until Monday?

While I was typing this Mark posted the following

It's no good booking Woodlands if we end up going to Blacklands (or vice versa)

.  Which site are we going to?

Carole

[Carole]

BTW Ian,

Further to a conversation I had with you a little while ago about needing hook up to run my fridge and you were talking about using battery.  I recently tried the fridge out using my leisure battery and it didn't even last 24 hours even when the battery was fully charged.  (I tried it twice to prove the point).

So hook up it needs to be.

Carole

[Fay]

Whenever we go to Woodlands, Carole, if you use hookup, you will be in a different part of the field to everyone else. Duncan had a hookup & we could not even see him, so he moved his tent into our non hookup area, as he was on his own.

[MarkS]

Carole,

Is your fridge a "dual fuel" one i.e. can it run off either electrickery or gas?

Mark