Whereabouts were you a warden?If you're planning on sleeping in your car, forget campsites. As a camp warden for nearly 15 years, it was one thing that was never allowed on site.
Local scout campsite. Council have a strict no sleeping in vehicles on their campsites.Whereabouts were you a warden?
Scout campsite? So it wasn't a campsite open to the public? The OP isn't asking about scout campsites though so I don't see the relevance.Local scout campsite. Council have a strict no sleeping in vehicles on their campsites.
Unless you've got an estate car you might find you'll actually get a better night's sleep in a tent than in your car. Especially if you've done several hours driving to get to the site. The last thing you want to be is tired out and stiff as a board the next morning if you're going on a long or challenging walk.hassle of buying and pitching a tent for a few hours sleep
Something else to consider, especially with Vango tents is, where possible, leave the inner tent attached when you pack the tent away. That way you won't need to reattach it when pitching next time, as that can be a mare in the dark!Unless you've got an estate car you might find you'll actually get a better night's sleep in a tent than in your car. Especially if you've done several hours driving to get to the site. The last thing you want to be is tired out and stiff as a board the next morning if you're going on a long or challenging walk.
Besides, modern tents aren't too bad to pitch; some of them literally "pop" up. You can be bedded-down, all stretched out and comfy, in no time.
If you do end up going down the tent route, have a few practice runs at home to familiarise yourself with it, because you might find that light is fading or it's dark when you arrive and knowing what goes where will come in handy.![]()
Ah, I see where the request for tents and sleeping bags has come from now. Should have read this one first.I'll ask about a tent and sleeping bag in the other section.
There's nothing stopping you trying to sleep in your car on your drive (assuming you have a drive). I might be more relucant to try it if you normally park on the street, although I have dug out my sleeping bag in a motorway services car park when I was on the way home from an overseas trekking trip and too tired to be safe behind the wheel.Perhaps try to find a site nearer to home that will allow you to sleep in your car and try it. If you feel okay in the morning, plan for places that will let you sleep in the car. If you don't feel very good, stiff or tired the next day, start shopping for a tent and sleeping bags.