Camping with covid… WWSTWD?

How are you feeling today; any obvious symptoms? One of the factors for a decision would be how you're travelling there.

I would go, but wear a mask in shared areas like toilets (and other people will I'm sure also distance themselves from you on seeing a mask).

I’m travelling alone by car. Don’t feel horrendous, just a bit of a cold and painful sinuses plus tired but I still have a few days recovery time.

*dons flameproof suit*

I'd still go if I felt well enough, if only because I'm quite surprised people are still testing for it to be honest. If I had 'a bit of a cold and painful sinuses' I'd put it down to a cold and just carry on as normal.

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I'd go, you aren't sharing a room etc and likelyhood of passing it on is minimal.

*dons flameproof suit*

I’d still go if I felt well enough, if only because I’m quite surprised people are still testing for it to be honest. If I had ‘a bit of a cold and painful sinuses’ I’d put it down to a cold and just carry on as normal.

Know your audience. Many of the high and mighty holier than thou brigade on here will now want you hung drawn and quartered for having the audacity to just get on with your life and not still believing its 2020. The guilt tripping and desperation to try and shame and belittle you is in the post.

To the OP, just go camping, get on with your life and stop reading this thread.

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Hah.

Genuinely though, how many people are still testing?

I'd go.... i wouldn't even be slightly concerned.

I wouldn't if there are any shared facilities or the need for you to be around someone in shops etc.

Vulnerable people are still out there.

I'd go and keep myself to myself. I wouldn't even have tested.

We are walking amongst the infected all day. Your on your own and if self sufficient then take precautions clean after you touch anything ect it's a campsite so cleaning things is a given anyway especially around the loos not everyone washes their hands.
COVID is rubbish but long COVID looks awful. It's your call my biggest fear would be taking a nose dive symptoms related.

Off topic but physics girl on YouTube has long COVID and it looks horrifying
https://youtube.com/shorts/RQp6sTDSGm8?feature=share

I would go, but wear a mask in shared areas like toilets

I think this. By and large, camping is a low risk activity, especially if you don't need to go shopping for supplies while you're there (and weren't planning to spend time in the local boozer)

But bear in mind the effect on your energy levels - I'd rethink any major hikes because it's easy to get stuck into some exercise, hit the wall, and make yourself feel a lot worse for a couple of days afterwards.

For those questioning “why still testing?”… my dad has severe COPD and as a carer for him I test to keep him safe. I only tested this morning because I woke up with the same sore throat I’ve had with both previous doses of covid.

No, I wouldn't go camping.

This is irrespective of COVID.

I would see how you feel on Sunday night and decide then. If you feel awful then you might be better at home anyway.

The risk to others is obviously via communal areas (ie the toilets/showers). Wear a mask, and sanitise your hands before visiting the facilities.

Personally, it would depend on my symptoms at that time. Any remaining temperature or cough, I'd be wary of doing too much active stuff because it:

a) could make your recovery slower - if you knock yourself out for a couple of months, you'll regret it.
b) could possibly get worse (how would you get back if you started feeling really rough?
c) would mean you're probably a fair bit more infectious.

As ever, it's a balance between looking after yourself and looking after other people, as getting ill during your week-long camping holiday because someone coughed on you in the showers on day one is a royal PITA.

For those questioning “why still testing?”… my dad has severe COPD and as a carer for him I test to keep him safe.

and i still think in situations like that it is appropriate to do so. There are still on average about 80 deaths a day of Covid related illness and the vulnerable out there.

I recently organised a meeting for folks from various companies (about 25 total) and did covid testing beforehand - potential for spreading to us, to the other staff at the host organisation doing lab tours, etc. as well as travel on eg: trains to get there.

Re camping - I think as others have said, low risk, assuming you will be isolated as you say anyway and can avoid others. My personal worry would be becoming further ill and needing some sort of help - low but possible.

In the same way as poster up there has been quick to criticise the 'high and mighty' (who haven't as yet turned up, there's just a reasonable mix of precautions being suggested) can i note that we also await the arrival of the usual suspects to start mivering on about how masks infringe their human rights and it's all an illuminati ploy to keep us knuckled under anyway.

Oh, and 'face nappies'

I think its a very balanced decision.  Waiting until Sunday to decide might be a good idea.  I don't think I would go but I am pretty paranoid about covid and the chances of me giving it to someone else.  But then your mental health is also important.  sorry to sit on the fence

Every one is different and putting aside public health concerns.

I have only had COVOD once and it was unpleasant for a week. But bassed on evidence available last autumn I exercised gently for a week or so after testig clear, due to concerns about long term impact.

Depending on houw your symptoms progress - you may be feeling 'pretty roughth'on Monday in which case your ability to drive a car safely may be impacted.

You may just feel like doing nothing and resting,

Hope you have it mildly and all the best.

Unless to are going to sit at home in isolation then I'd just go.

If you'd be carrying on your days as normal what's the difference between one place or another?

But!... If you are feeling really shit, I'd rather be at home feeling shit than in a tent! 🙂

Re. "Who's still testing?", I am. I've had long covid for 15 months and it sucks. I've not ridden, all but lost my job and missed so many social events and holidays that I've lost count. I don't want to be responsible for anyone else ending up with it.

I'm also pretty worried about catching covid again as I have no idea if it'll make things worse. My friends know this and some, but not all, test if they're feeling unwell and we're meeting up. I really appreciate that.

As for camping, personally I wouldn't. That said, it's probably about as safe an activity as you'll get and I'd not want to tell anyone else what to do.

Hope that's not too high and mighty!

Hope you're feeling better soon!

If I had tested positive I wouldn't go, that's just me though and with the massive proviso that I haven't tested in ages.

I'd just go.

If I had tested positive I wouldn’t go, that’s just me though

Not just you. I agree.

I had a recent dose of Covid and felt absolutely shite - the idea of moving any further that between bed and sofa would have been horrendous. So it's possible that covid will decide for you yet. I hope not, because I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Mrs OD had it much milder - but both of us had fatigue that last a couple of weeks after the other symptoms had cleared.

I only tested because I had a really sore throat and wanted to see the doc about Strep A (I never normally bother doc about infections but it was the worst throat I've had) - so was actually expecting a negative result (as it was +ve I didn't actually bother the doc in the end). After I tested positive went downhill very fast.

If you feel ok then it's a difficult one. NHS Recommendation is further 5 days from your test positive - so that would be Tuesday or Weds (depending on interpretation) - so you could maybe delay a day, or as you say go but stay away from other folk and mask in the shared areas for a couple of days - especially if you have the cough

No one else tests, every day there will be many many people in shops, transport etc that have it

As above as long as you feel fine I’d go, just avoid close contact with folks indoors and old folks. Limit any shared indoor time to absolute essentials etc

I have spent many hours with folks with covid outdoors (unknown to me) and not been infected so you ain’t going to pass it on in the fresh air.

I have my yearly holiday planned in Majorca next week. Last year I got covid on way out and decided not to fly back, at huge cost of additional hotel nights and flights. This year I won’t bother testing, if I feel slightly off I’ll just come home. Rightly or wrongly That’s the approach everyone else takes.

I'd go if feeling ok.

When I had covid last year, I certainly didn't feel well enough to camp in 4 days though. But if mild, no big deal really.

If not well I'd just pause the trip for a week or two. I'm sure the site would be very happy to accommodate this. On the Covid part, well, having stayed at Dalby, I'd be peeved to meet the sputtering guy from STW with Covid. I get the "living with Covid" posts above, but I'd reorganise.

To the OP, just go camping, get on with your life and stop reading this thread.

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Assuming I was feeling OK I’d go and keep myself to myself. Maybe mask up if you in a shared space. But I'd not worry to much about it.
I'd not have tested in the first place either, but can see why the OP has.

First six days after symptoms began in late September last year while on holiday simply felt like a really sore throat that became a head cold, with legs that became increasing heavy/weak, went for a sub 60min ride each day on holiday but took it very easy especially on the climbs.

Only thought of testing once we got home from hol as neither of us were coughing, instant LFT positive for us both and the following weekend too, but somehow MIL who shared car home with her daughter never tested positive.

After starting to feel better, I started to feel much worse on day seven, breathing issues; fatigue; muscle weakness; mentally exhausted etc. that I really wouldn't like to be on holiday with. Still with long covid issues six months on.

Travelling alone and camping? I would go. I had a cold two weeks ago. Presumably a cold as I didn't test for Covid. I cancelled a dentist appt. I was on holiday anyway.

Back at work the next week two of the people I share cars with during my shift were coughing slightly with some sort of cold/viral thing. Didn't bother me. Presumably they had the same thing I had the previous week. What goes around comes around. Unless you isolate you are liable to catch any virus going around anyway.

Genuinely though, how many people are still testing?

Father in law is in his 80's and is currently in remission from bladder cancer, my Mum is in her mid-70's her partner is in his 80's and becoming more frail. So yes, before seeing them over the easter weekend I took a test.

I actually ended up with a howler of a cold which is lingering still, but covid test was negative.

I'm currently vulnerable due to chemo, covid would do some serious damage, but I know, through no fault of their own, there's people with COVID all over, so i take it as my responsibility to avoid places, wear a mask etc.*
Feel for the OP, really trying to do the right thing when most people now go down the easy 'ignorance is bliss' route.

Go camping, sounds like you need it

*all pointless anyway as I have two kids!

Genuinely though, how many people are still testing?

I have been whenever I've been unwell; we've still got a box of tests left from before they stopped sending them out...

Which reminds me though, how many people are still using the NHS app? It's still on my phone; I almost want them to change it to ping whenever because I'm intrigued about whether I'm the only person who still has it 🙂

NHS Covid app is being closed down on 27th April.

I personally wouldn't go camping with Covid because imo covid appears to be too unpredictable, plus camping isn't conducive to recovery from a viral infection.

The two times I have had covid it has been incredibly mild, but I didn't do anything daft and being aware how badly it can hit people I am sure that behaving sensibly helped.

Also the second time particularly all I wanted to do was sleep, which was rather pleasant. I can't imagine that being on a campsite would have helped.

Take all the other factors out of it...being ill in a tent sucks. I'd stay home.