good winter campsites in lakes or yorkshire dales?
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SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Let me check with SWMBO first... I'm away tomorrow to Gray's weekend. One step at a time...
Simon
Simon
Well, this thread seems to have died a death. Is anyone interested in going up for a meet. With my group buys I have rather a lot on my plate at moment but could squeeze a meet in one weekend.
I was there for 5 days. We came home just over a week ago. I'd be willing to go there again. We had a good time. I'll post some pics in a bit.
You can have fires in the woods. We were up the top in the woods in a pod. All of them had fire places and there were plenty of old ones kicking about.
We had the place to ourselves mainly sat - wed, there were a couple of people there when we arrived but they left the next day. We spoke to Arthur ( the owner) and he said he was quiet with a couple of people on the weekends.
You have to get the wood from him now, he does not bring it round anymore.
You can have fires in the woods. We were up the top in the woods in a pod. All of them had fire places and there were plenty of old ones kicking about.
We had the place to ourselves mainly sat - wed, there were a couple of people there when we arrived but they left the next day. We spoke to Arthur ( the owner) and he said he was quiet with a couple of people on the weekends.
You have to get the wood from him now, he does not bring it round anymore.
Wow, how nice is that little shelter
Whats covering the roof? Clay tiles or wooden shingles?
Are they insulated inside do you know? Any photos showing the insides?
Couldn't be a long job to knock them up I wouldn't have thought.
The roof coverings are plastic tiles. The pods are double skinned with insulation between and a layer of thermofoil to keep them cool in summer. They are carpeted inside with a small window at the back, the doors are lockable. The owner has also put a small heater inside that runs off of butane cannisters, but it creates condensation inside unless the window is well open, but then it doesn't warm up much. Your better off with a nice fire outside with a tarp. I don't have a pic of inside unfortunately.
The owner said they cost £5000 each, and that they cost nearly £3000 to build.
The owner said they cost £5000 each, and that they cost nearly £3000 to build.
Thanks for the info, a decent amount of that cost will be the two front doors, fitting and also the roof tiles I suppose as external doors don't come cheap.
Five grand does seem like an awfull lot of cash though
I am going to have to have a look at one of those some day.
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/wa00030
concrete base, put in a cheap woodburner or paraffin heater?
Or take you own little pod with you
http://www.littleguy.co.uk/Model_4_Deluxe.htm
That camp site does look really nice though
concrete base, put in a cheap woodburner or paraffin heater?
Or take you own little pod with you
http://www.littleguy.co.uk/Model_4_Deluxe.htm
That camp site does look really nice though
I like that cabin Rik. It could be a good idea to have one in my back garden, as shelter from the kids and the mrs 
when they go on the warpath.
when they go on the warpath.Me and a mate are just in the process of completing a "workshop" for him.
Thats 5.2m x3.5m or so.
Its got 50mm kingspan insulation, 100mmx50mm stud walls covered with a sheet of ply on the inside and out ,the outside ply covered with Tyvek then battoned out and tongued and grooved boards on the outside, a window in the back end, side door and two large garage doors that I made up.
He's found a source of reconstituted marble flooring thats supposed to be a fiver per square yard so it's getting that as well all being well.
We got the art room benches out of a local school that was being demolished and as soon as the floors levelled up and in right its getting the woodburning stove built from a gas cylinder that we made for the place as well.
I reckon its going to be nicer environment than most peoples home office
Including the foundations I reckon its going to be about two and a half to three grand all in.
that site looks excellent. I would deffo be up for a trip there sometime soon. Even swmbo likes the look of it especially the pods I think they appeal to her inner smurf. Does anyone know the costs of the pods by any chance?
Andy
Andy
A rather whopping five grand if I read this right...
There must be places that could make something very like that for less money, I reckon I could, nice work if you can get it eh?
£25 per night, they can sleep 5. Thats not per person.
http://grizedale-camping.co.uk/?Camping_Pods
Demographic.. They are really well built and the materials are thick and solid. They will last 10 years without maintanance according to the bloke, so he wasn't bothered about the price as he will nearly double his money in the first year if he can fill it every night. Realistically though he will at least make his money back.
Cheers Hillbill she is so keen she wants to go next weekend!! best get me skates on to finish all this chuffin decorating!
Thats actually very reasonable I think.
Cheers
Andy
Thats actually very reasonable I think.
Cheers
Andy
If you do go scrogger take some of this type of cartridge with you for the heater.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...category_root|Sports+and+leisure|12108128.htm
There was a light in our pod, it took batteries, 4AA's. It goes through them fairly quickly a set is good for maybe 3 or 4 hours.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...category_root|Sports+and+leisure|12108128.htm
There was a light in our pod, it took batteries, 4AA's. It goes through them fairly quickly a set is good for maybe 3 or 4 hours.
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