View from/of your van.

[GrumpyGranddad]

Wounderful pic Grumpy. Just need to return with some daisy seeds, and stealthily introduce some yellow for next year. I don't know if environmentalists would consider that" not on " though!
I love going to the woods near you in Wendover when the blue bells are in bloom, simply stunning.

Yes I think the environmentalist policy might frown on scattering seeds in the wild but native species should be OK. Couple of pics of my wild flower border at my allotment - brings in the pollinators.
BTW if you’re venturing over to Wendover Woods anytime soon, there’s a lovely display of orchids. As you turn into Aston Hill park immediately on your left and walk through the trees to an open (undulating) area. Orchids galore

 

[Elly Swanson]

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Actually, OH loved it too. He’s up for anything I suggest. It was just freezing cold up their and winds were about 50mph. We’re fire walking in a couple of weeks! That’ll be a bit different.

 

[Elly Swanson]

Wow! That looks fantastic! We had a Cobb once but never got on with it so sold it fairly quickly…….…….. but now I wonder if we really tried hard enough

The Cobb’s a bit of a marmite bit of kit. So many variables to take in to account. Things don’t always go as you expect but that’s all part of the cooking adventure for me.

It gets buddied up with lots of my other cooking stuff and makes a fantastic base for my Kelly kettle. I use it as a smoker too.

I just love the economics of
it, only 10 briquettes for a charcoal cook, I can use my trangia alcohol burner with it and when I use the Kellie kettle it will take anything that burns (usually I go foraging for pine cones, twigs/small branches and dried animal dung). Gotta love some free fuel.

Here’s a flavour of some of the things I do with it:

 

[Vagophile]

Couple of pics of my wild flower border at my allotment - brings in the pollinators.

You should go the whole hog and keep a hive of bees.

 

[capt kirk]

On our list of go-to folk fests, but never been able to make it.

We stewarded (for the first time) this year at Upton on Severn, great smallish festival camping at the Rugby club and festival in the very friendly, small town.

Others we’ve booked for this year are Beardy (Shropshire), Ely, Gate to Southwell, Warwick, Folk East, Shrewsbury and Bromyard. Also Timber festival in the National Forest (a celebration of the forest, with discussion, spoken word, art & creativity, music and loads more).

We also did the Midlands air festival, jubilee weekend.

Just love chilling out at a good festival. The Cali (especially now we have solar) makes it so easy.

Same here, solar makes it doable for four or more days. Rest of time dont need it

 

[The Merle]

Did you manage to wild/stealth camp on Salisbury plain? I thought it would be quite difficult to find any where, but your last picture looks like a possibility.

Loads of places, just don’t do it on MOD land as they check. Saw some guy with his kid they had car and tent set up getting in lots of trouble by the police.

 

[kave]

Our favourite wild camping spot:

 

[Hawthorn37]

We a

C&MC site at Castleton, Peak District, UK. Cooking dinner on the Cobb in the lovely sunshine. Not a fan of club sites really, but this one is fabulous.

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Now this is a view I love to see from the van anytime, anywhere (jersey royal potatoes in foil under the grill plate):
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We are going there next week as a group of 3 vans. Looking forward to it! Did you visit any good pubs etc?

 

[sapto]

Another one from our bikecamp trip with bucketride in Germany. Not my drone however I see why these things have their place.

 

[Wildcamper]

North Brittany coast near Lannion.

 

[Loz2286]

Yesterday, Putsborough Beach, North Devon.

 

[subthree]

North Brittany coast near Lannion.

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That is a fabulous section of coast. Many great family holidays along there over the years. Enjoy!

 

[R_Sargeant_CH]

No worries about drinking and driving! Sardinia last month.

 

[James Lewis]

Yesterday, Putsborough Beach, North Devon.

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Love it there, did you stay overnight?

 

[Webbah_in_Switzerland]

Heading back down from Eigenthal, Switzerland

 

[R_Sargeant_CH]

No worries about drinking and driving! Sardinia last month.


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Photo credit to my lady, Gabriela. I can’t drink and take photographs at the same time!

 

[Georgeo]

Sandyhills last week. What a great beach. Both location and vehicle.

 

[sidepod]

Eguisheim, Frermany. Scorchio.
Storks and Tarte Flambé.

 

[MickyTwoPints]

We've moved from Orkney now to Durness. Pitched up at the Sango Sands campsite. It's still blowing a gale up here, particularly on the cliff top here so we'll be sleeping with the roof closed tonight! This photo was taken at one of the moments when it's not raining. Pouring down 5 minutes ago and it'll be pouring down in another 5 minutes. I think the weather's called "changeable".

 

[John C]

Big Hank

 

[Pro moochers]

Headed to Devon for the first time, currently in Brixham.

 

[Mowbotman]

Headed to Devon for the first time, currently in Brixham.

 

[Mowbotman]

Not quite a view from but from Above Darwin Forest Matlock

 

[MickyTwoPints]

Travelled down the west coast of Scotland today and staying at The Sands campsite in Gairloch this evening.

 

[Mehdime]

First week-end trip in the new van. Stopped for a lunch break at Templetown Beach (Co Lough) on the way back to Dublin. Lovely beach. Good car park with a 2.2m barrier and a toilet block.

Got to try out all the kitchen stuff. Fridge works brilliantly. So does the cooker. The Primus small stainless steel campfire cookset is lovely to cook with (but it is bizarrely missing a lid for the frying pan).