I was scrolling through some old photos the other day and came across pictures from one of our camping trips to Ullswater when the kids were younger. Looking at them made me realise just how many of my favourite family memories involve a tent, a camping stove and at least one day where it rained much more than we'd hoped. 😀Don't get me wrong, we've had some amazing holidays abroad over the years and I wouldn't swap those memories for anything. Some years, camping was our main family holiday because it fitted our budget better at the time and other years it gave us the chance to … [Read more...]
Is now the best time to buy a pre-loved tent?
Is this time of year the best time to buy a pre-loved tent? I think it is - especially as I just got a great deal on a tent myself on Facebook Marketplace.Next year's holiday is highly unlikely to be a trip abroad for us so after the success of this Summer's camping trip, I thought investing in a bigger tent might be worthwhile. The problem is that tents are actually super expensive and after several trips to Go Outdoors to get an idea of the kind of tent that would work for us, I realised that although camping would mean we could have a really good value getaway next Summer, … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I did last week – the camping edition….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. I was away on a cheeky break last week so I wasn't about to post on Friday but now that I'm back, I thought I'd tell you a couple of the things that we did to save some money while we were away.Hey! 👐1) So, from Sunday to Friday last week, I was camping in the Lake District - not my usual Summer holiday and not an experience I thought I would love as much as I … [Read more...]
