Or should that be stay? Yes, it’s that time of year again, August Bank Holiday is nearly on us again. This year to save us some beers, we’re staying at home, but spending it in the tent in the garden. And boy is it a whopper, sorry, boy are they whoppers! Yes, the tent is almost as big as the garden. Or not actually, as the garden is about a quarter of an acre, but the tent is getting on for ten percent of the total area. I think, but you know I may actually be exaggerating slightly. Only slightly mind…

Anyway, we have an Outwell – Hartford is the model and it comfortably sleeps five and could probably fit another couple in the ‘living room’. It’s got all mod cons, well a carpet and a special zipped slot where you can post your plug and then velcro the lead to the tent fabric for a light or perhaps more importantly, a fridge. My wife and I put it up this afternoon, and despite the constant mizzle (August bank Holiday, see) we finished the job in about 90 minutes. We’re in the house tonight then tomorrow when our first guests arrive, we’ll be out in the great outdoors…