Okay, I've had a quick squizz at this thread, but I was wondering if anyone can help a girl out?

We had planned to go camping as a family a long time ago, but it never happened then and The Man left. So its now just the boy and I for most holidays, well I can't see the other kids wanting to camp with us anyway.

I'm interested in camping as a cheaper alternative to manage holidays. But, is it really? We would need to buy everything to get started as The Man took all that stuff. And to be honest, as we never actually made it camping, I have no real idea what we would need, or if I would even be able to do it on my own. Is it cheaper by the time you have bought everything and set yourself up? Am I just dreaming? How would I even know where to take us? I'm not a fan of long drops

Any tips and advice you could give a full fledged newbie would be great.