So what’s new this time? Well for starters it’s now open 7 days a week (Mon-Sat 9-5pm & Sunday 10-4pm)
There’s more than twice as much outdoor display area & to top it off just in case the heavens open we now have a huge range of tents & accessories in our 5000 sq ft mega showroom.

The inside area is home to all our quick erect models, they include Vango’s prestige Airbeam tents (there’s 5 of them on display – all available for us/you to demo)

Coleman are there too with thier Instant tents that can be erected in less than 1 minute & as usual Gelert have the Quikpitch tents that pop up instantly, perfect for festival goers.
The showstopper has to be the Vw Campervan tent, it’s a scale model, split screen camper for under £300, super cool & much cheaper than the real thing. Moving upstairs you meet some of our more technical tents that are aimed at scouts, DofE users backpackers & mountaineers, we also have an area dedicated to erect the technical tents that are not on display, thus enabling customers to get a feel for the tent before they buy.
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Here’s our list of tents on display as of 18th April 2012: (If you are travelling far to view, be sure to call us 1st to make sure the tent your after is still on display) you can reach us on 01704-893-477, 7 days a week.

Vango Airbeam: Flux 500, Pulse 450, Velocity 300, Eternity 400, Infinity 800

Coleman: Coastline 2 Plus, Weekend 2, Weekend 4, Instant 4, Instant Tourer 4, Event Shelter, Cobra 2, Phad X2,

Vango: Icarus 500, Dart 200 DS, Banshee 2, Alpha 300, Banshee 300, Ark 400, Beta 450, Calisto 600, Tigris 600 XL, Diablo 600, Kasari 600, Astoria 600, Zeal 500, Icarus 1000, Samara 400

Gelert: Quickpitch, Ottawa 6, Solo, Rocky 4, Chinook 3,

Lichfield: Cathedral 8, Sandwood 4+2, Windbreaks, Findhorn 4 XL, Event Tent, Arsaig 5,

& Of course our VW Campervan & In the Dog House Tent!

The locations great: Were minutes from Martin mere, seconds from the Leeds/Lancs canal & 5 minutes from the market town of Ormskirk & with excellent motorway networks nearby there’s no reason why you cant make a day of it. See you there!

Andy
Outdoorgear4u

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As with everything, terms & conditions will apply but basically customers will get a free night when staying 2 nights or more, If the tent is purchased online vouchers will be dispatched with the tent & if purchased instore will be given at your point of collection.

Outdoorgear4u spokesperson Andrew says:
Our free nights camping scheme is a great oppurtunity for customers to get a feel for thier new tent & accessories. It’s always a good idea to have a practise weekend away before you go on your main camping holiday.
2 of the Harrison sites are really close to our store & tent showroom meaning the offer will really appeal to our local customers but with the Beautiful Eden valley site located in the Lake District it will attract to our online national customers too.
It’s really important to familiarise yourself with your equipment & get an idea how your tent erects & packs away. The free nights camping offer from Outdoorgear4u is just the ticket!

For more information please call Outdoorgear4u customer service on 01704-893-477, email enquiries@outdoorgear4u.co.uk or call in 7 days a week to see us.
For campsite information please follow the links above.

Carry on camping!

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Huge instore discounts! 5th & 6th November only

Were so happy about our new showroom that we have decided to give customers a massive 20% discount on bonfire weekend.
On the 5th & 6th of November customers will get a super saving, free drinks flasks on purchases over £50 & a chance to grab free discount cards for future purchases.
Offers will be strictly on a while stocks last basis & are available instore only, open saturday 9-5pm & Sunday 10-4pm
Dont miss out !
See you there: Andy.

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Outdoorgear4u have taken over a 5000 square foot building in Burscough, West Lancs, next door to thier giant web warehouse where the 1000′s of stock items will be available to customers on the same day.

The group – which also has a branch in Ormskirk’s town center – is one of the country’s fastest growing outdoor retailers and has just introduced scores of new brands to thier collection.

The grand opening is scheduled for a bang on the 5th & 6th November… To celebrate the arrival of the new facility, Outdoorgear4u will be giving away Free discount cards & 20 % discount off any purchase made on bonfire weekend! Hi-Tec has also teamed up with the company to offer customers Free Drinks flasks on any purchase over £50.

A company spokesman said: “Outdoorgear4u will never be beaten on price – their ‘price match promise’ guarantees you the best price on the high street & the web.

“The stores offer extraordinary value, with exciting and practical outdoor clothing, ski wear & tents for the whole family, as well as a great range of caravan accessories, furniture & cycling clothing & accessories.

“ Outdoorgear4u is the place to get your winter wardrobe and make the winter months ahead as comfortable as possible. Then when the winters over & the warmer weather comes back we’ll be able to display over 100 tents due to the vast outdoor space we have”

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SHOP INSTORE & SAVE MORE!

Superb Benefits: For £5 per year:
•Our Extra 5% Discount: Dont forget, our prices are already slashed & you’ll  Save another 5% off everything,
•Price Match Guarantee: Show us a cheaper price on any product and we’ll beat it.
•Unbeatable & Exclusive Deals: Regular amazing deals offered only to discount card holders with massive savings of up to 80%

You can buy an Outdoorgear4u discount card in any of our stores so dont delay!
Call in to one of our stores & see for yourselves.

See you all soon:

Andy.

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Outdoorgear4u, which offers tents and camping accessories, as well as a full range of outdoor clothing and skiwear, commissioned web design specialists Bespoke Internet to develop the online side of their business six years ago, and hasn’t looked back since.

Two warehouses and a team of 11 staff are now in place to process web orders for Ormskirk form Outdoorgear4u.

This generates online sales from around the UK and beyond. Their latest venture, working with Bespoke Internet, is a mobile e-commerce shop, where customers can place orders directly from their smartphones.

Outdoorgear4u founder, Andy Flynn, says: “We have seen our turnover quadruple since Bespoke Internet helped us launch online trading and our growth is forecast to continue as we take sales through our new mobile site.

“Our advice to small businesses is to grasp the enormous opportunity that the internet and mobile phone sales present, and watch their businesses grow.”

Barrie Hodson, business development manager at Bespoke Internet, said businesses need to gear up for the rapid growth in mobile e-commerce.

He added: “Online shopping is clearly a growing area. Plenty of businesses, like Outdoorgear4u, recognise this and are focusing on their e-commerce sites, but, as the statistics show, more and more people today are using their mobile phones to browse for and buy goods.

“Sales of PCs have always outstripped those of smartphones. But, in the last three months of 2010, that trend reversed, with more people buying smartphones than PCs for the first time. Catering for mobile phone customers in order to make the most of this growing area is a must for businesses.

“We are absolutely delighted that our work with Outdoorgear4u has enabled the company to grow at such a rate”.

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Outdoorgear4u have big plans starting in October,  a new  large scale mega showroom will be opening in Burscough, West lancs.
Across the 2 floors the 5000 square foot  indoor display area will include tent displays, caravan accessories, awnings, ski wear, ski accessories & winter clothing.

After the winters over we’ll then be opening our seasonal outdoor tent display with a great choice & many new brands.
Outdoorgear4u employee Andy commented:
“It has been a long process aquiring the ideal property but were now in a position to open a fantastic superstore for 1 stop camping, outdoors and ski wear customers. We’ll have a fantastic looking showroom, a large area for free car parking & with the vast amount of outdoor space we should be able to display over 100 tents for customers to view. Our level of stocking due to our web warehouse next door will mean goods will be available immediatley for collection or delivery”

The new building will also host our state of the art Internet call centre and with new 24 hour, 7 days a week order lines & help desks.

We will be stocking our usual brands with the addition of some more to spice things up. We’ll also be taking on some new staff to offer expert advice on all ski clothing & camping equipment.
As we did in our store this year there will still an oppurtunity for customers to gain further discounts for collecting goods as it will save us on shipping them via couriers…. Collect in store, save more!

The new facilities will represent a huge investment from Outdoorgear4u & provide one of the most comprehensive Ski-Wear & camping showroom in the North West.

The building will also allow for order & collection for our online customers, order points will be readily available & with 7 days a week opening & free car parking it will be a good choice for any customers wanting to go outdoors to come & visit.

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Finally, there’s a practical benefit to camping. Even after the cost of your camping equipment is taken into consideration, it’s still one of the cheapest forms of holiday making there is. Pitches at sites starting from as little as £5 per night in the UK, a tent is a perfect base from which to ramble, cycle, visit local attractions & believe it or not sometimes you can sunbathe. It’s certainly a popular pastime: around three million camping holidays are taken by Brits each year, representing some 15 million nights under canvas.

SO HOW DO I GET STARTED?

First things first: seek professional help at an outdoor or camping shop such as outdoorgear4u.co.uk  You don’t get carried away by all the gadgets & gizmo’s. The most important thing to bear in mind is if the gear you’re choosing will be suitable for the area and climate you are travelling to. There’s no point buying an expensive mountain sleeping bag if you only ever intend to camp in Newquay in July.

These days, you can buy a good tent for surprisingly little. To give yourself a better idea of the options, visit Four Seasons Leisure (01695-574-050) www.fourseasonsleisure.co.uk or Outdoorgear4u (01704-893-477) www.outdoorgear4u.co.uk  A basic camping set-up amounts to a tent (two-man versions start at £29.99); a sleeping bag (from £9.99 for one that will serve you during the summer months) and a sleeping bed (from £8.99 for an inflatable air bed, or from £5 for a foam camping mat). 

Unless you plan on eating out every night, you’ll also need something to cook with. Basic single-burner camping stoves start at £9.99 Everything can, of course, be upgraded according to your needs: family tents have porches, canopies, carpets and separate sleeping compartments (family tent prices start at about £99), and family-size stoves, with two gas rings and a grill, start at £34.99

As far as camping accessories go, there’s a huge array of devices designed to make your trip that little bit easier, from waterproof matches to folding chairs and collapsible cooksets. But probably the most important single item is a torch: vital for discreet loo trips in the middle of the night. 

IT ALL SOUNDS TERRIBLY PRIMITIVE…

That’s entirely down to you. camping is all about necessity. Hikers who travel with two pairs of pants and three pairs of socks have made travelling light their first priority. For these hardy souls, a bivy bag (basically a sleeping bag with a hood, prices start at £19.99) represents luxury. But the British Holiday and Home Parks Association (BH&HPA), to which over 3,000 UK holiday parks belong, has identified a fast-growing market of “born again campers” – couples and families who have tired of luxury hotels, hiked up prices and who now want to rediscover “the pleasures of waking up to birdsong, snoring and fresh country air”.

Nowadays parents are anxious for their youngsters not to miss out on the type of experiences they enjoyed as children. They also worry that their kid’s might be getting too used to leisure that relies on artificial surroundings and ready-made entertainment.
The Camping and Caravanning Club (024 7669 4995, www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk) also runs lots of graded sites across the UK, some of them providing the basic facilities and others being more upmarket. Membership costs £27.50, which includes discounted rates at certified club sites, and access to other sites abroad. (you should more than get your membership fee back from the savings you make on site fee’s after just a few trips)

If you prefer “wild camping” – pitching up at places other than parks and other licensed sites – then you must always ask the landowner’s permission before raising your tent, otherwise you may be guilty of trespassing. The rewards are fabulous but it’s only for the hardcore campers, Sorry no hot showers & hair dryers available!

For general information on camping in the UK, Come to our stores or give us a call, our staff are all campers & love to chat about past experiences, get a copy of Cades camping guide, or get on to www.ukcampsite.co.uk/  for great site reviews, forums & general information.

IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD BE SCARED OF?

It’s a jungle out there. Or a forest. Or maybe just a field. Wherever you pitch your tent, nature has a habit of biting back. Mosquitoes are the traditional plague to befall campers, especially in Scotland & Snowdonia. Anti-mosquito incense coils and citronella candles are effective, along with liberal doses of mosquito-repellent deet on exposed skin. But the best defences against airborne attack are to be obsessive about zipping up your tent, and to avoid camping near stagnant water.

Weather-wise, unless you’re already a serious camper, you’re unlikely to have to deal with extremes in temperature, so the worst the elements are likely to throw at you is rain. Always observe the golden rule: never pitch your tent at the bottom of a hill, or you’ll wake up in a lake. 

IS CAMPING REALLY FAMILY-FRIENDLY?

Absolutely, not least because of cost. Campsites also give children the freedom and facilities to enjoy themselves. Companies such as Eurocamp (0870 366 7558, www.eurocamp.co.uk), Canvas Holidays (01383 629 000, www.canvasholidays.com) and the Alan Rogers Travel Service (01892 559 898, www.alanrogers.com) specialise in self-catering package camping holidays at locations throughout Western Europe. Fleur Holidays (0870 750 2121, www.fleur-holidays.com) runs packages to campsites in France only. Typically, campsites run by package operators will provide space for tents, as well as areas for mobile homes and caravans, alongside family-friendly facilities such as a pool, tennis, volleyball and mini-golf, creche facilities and children’s clubs, plus shops, restaurants and bars. Sites flagged as being good for teenagers tend to have the best facilities and lots going on, including cinemas, discos and bands. Games and events are also run for younger children.
What’s more, with a package like this you don’t even need to bring your own canvas. If you so wish, a family-sized tent will be pitched ready and waiting for you, with a fully equipped kitchen including gas cooker, refrigerator, cutlery and crockery, and bedroom compartments separated by partitions (you have to bring your own bedding, although beds with sprung mattresses are supplied). This is the closest that camping gets to a luxury hotel: there are even checking-in times (which are usually between 4pm and 8pm). 

WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING A BIT OUT OF THE ORDINARY?

If France is too far, then try a self-catering tepee at Tregildrans in Cornwall. Prices start at £295 for one week (£175 for a long weekend) and you have to bring your own sleeping bags, although the rest of your camping equipment is supplied. For more information, contact Cornish Tipi Holidays (01208 880 781, www.cornish-tipi-holidays.co.uk).

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Ten top tips for a successfull camping experience

 * Always do a trial run and set up your new tent before you go away. Make sure all the components are there.

 * Before you pitch your tent, clear the ground of any leaves, stones and twigs.

 * If you can, avoid packing up your tent when it is damp, and after your holiday make sure it is dry before putting it away into storage

 * You can increase the life of your tent by laying an extra groundsheet or footprint groundsheet under the floor of the tent before pitching it.

 * Always use waterproof sealant such as Fabsil on your tent if it has had a lot of use or is a bit older & letting in water.

 * Always take duct tape on holiday with you to mend any unexpected rips or tears in the fabric.

 * Never attempt to cook inside your tent!

 * Do not pitch your tent on a hill, or below one, in case of heavy rain or flash floods.

 * If you want to pitch your tent in the open countryside, make sure that you get the appropriation permission: check beforehand with your local tourist information office.

 * If you are backpacking, take a roll mat or better still a self inflating mat for comfort.

Well I think thats about covered most things. If you think there anything missing please post your thoughts, Ideas & hot camping tips.

Carry on camping,

Andy: Blogger

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Mobile users will be automatically redirected to the Outdoorgear4u Mobile site when they try to view Outdoorgear4u on their mobile device, however if this does not happen the site can be found by entering m.outdoorgear4u.co.uk  into the device’s web-browser.

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Theres an indoor camping showroom stocked with most of our camping products & we even have 360° panoramic views of many of the tents not erected for you to view on our HD screen.

 Tents on display include the following…
Vango Icarus 500, Maritsa 600, Beta 350, Banshee 200, Tigris 400, Vango Airbeam Infinity 600 pump up tent, Typhoon 200, Halo 200, Tempest 300, Green leaf Eco friendly pop up tent, Green Wing 300, Artemis 600, Omega 250, Alpha 400, Privvy Toilet Tent, Kasari 600 & Maritsa 600.

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