Monday, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:58
There really doesn't appear to be an overall "best" camping set-up - there is always some compromise. Having said that we have found the sleep-in-the-vehicle option to have given us tremendous flexibility with reasonable comfort for a long time. Though as we get a bit older our needs may change...time will tell.
When we want to reserve a site we put out our tables and chairs and that is usually enough. In all our hundreds(?) of camps we have never had anything taken and only once have had a site "nicked" (and the new-to-camping culprits wont do that again!) and a couple of times others have set up so close that we have chosen to move away.
As far as overall security is concerned, I'm with Craig, in that experience and talking to others is the best guide. Free camps vary so widely that there could be no rule of thumb, but since everyone else using a
free camp has the same issue about protecting their stuff, there is a level of awareness that in itself gives a degree of protection. I doubt that any publication could sensibly address any security issue either.
In our experience the best free camps are not found in any book - they are the ones you find through experience, and the only way to get experience is to go and start the
great campsite search, one night at a time. When you start you may be a bit apprehensive, that is normal and as you gain more experience that will pass. But always take sensible precautions eg always lock the vehicle/van if it is unattended etc.
Also be aware of the debates about free camps, and if there are no suitable free camps to be had then be prepared to put into a caravan park here and there, even if just for a night or two.
Cheers,
Val.
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