Got problems, try the Help section (using the link on the right for software specific help) for iCampsites or post in our Forum.

Mobilecampsites.com has been founded by Fuzion Concepts Ltd to allow users to post and read updates about our new and exciting use of mobile technology, the mobile campsite database. Avaliable on iPod, iPhone, iPad and via USB Key. Each have their own characteristics with the latter supporting a much wider platform as the USB Campsite Database supports Windows, Mac OSX and  Linux. By using the Motorhome Facts Campsite Database all three applications are interlinked with continuos campsite reviews and entries updates as well as images and mapping availability depending on connectivity.

iCampsites USB is a european wide campsite finder, multi-lingual and simple use to almost any computer. Read more on iCampsites USB.

iCampsites & iCampsites HD are fully fledged European Campsite Apps for iPhones and iPads using the same shared database by the iCampsites range this app is versatile and easy to use in conjunction with your GPS device. Read more on iCampsites.

Buying iCampsites couldn’t be easier, either use the checkout process below by clicking on “Buy iCampsites USB” and following through PayPal’s checkout routine or via clicking the links on the right hand side column.

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Note: Shipping cost is UK only.

We are working on a new intermediate build for Android.

Covering the following:

1) Crash Logs – any crashes reported to us using the crash reporter in android will be tackled.

2) Typo in campsite view.

3) Scrolling in campsite view is difficult.

Should be ready soon.

When logging and trying to verify your account the application freezes.

This is typically caused by overly aggressive security suites and firewalls. You will need to add the application as an exception to your firewall or security suite.

When downloading the android iCampsites APK from Outdoor Bits using Opera you may find it being saved as a ZIP file.

This is because Opera interperuts the APK file as a ZIP file due to the MIME Type in the APK file and Opera then enforcing it.

To get around this problem either use an alternative browser or change the file type from ZIP to APK in Windows (see below).

In Windows 7 you will need to click on the start button (Windows button – Bottom Left) type Folder Options and click on Folder Options, then the Folder Options Window opens. Click on the View Tab and scroll down in the Advanced Settings pane and untick “Hide Extensions for known file types”. And click Apply.

You can now remove the .zip on the end of the file name when renaming the file.

Don’t forget to spread the word, or the QR code!

What is a QR Code? – Wiki Link.

How can I read it? Using Google Goggles.

iCampsites Android V1.4 has been released for update and download via both Outdoor Bits and the Android Market.

This guide will show you how to install iCampsites Android onto an Android Phone/Device using the downloaded APK file from Outdoor Bits, not via the Market. This guide was written and tested with a Samsung Galaxy S2 and Windows 7 however the concept is the same for most Android Phones and operating systems.

What you will need:

• Your Android Phone.
• USB Cable.
• The APK file from Outdoor Bits.
• A file browser app on your phone.

Step by step:

1. Firstly enable support for installation of applications from Unknown Sources (Settings > Applications and tick Unknown Sources).
2. Plug in the USB cable into your phone and into a free USB port into your computer.
3. Depending on Device you may have a screen on your phone asking whether you wish to use the device as a Disk Drive or Sync or Charge Only – you will need to use Disk Drive.
4. Once you have connected the device proceed to windows explorer or My Computer (CTRL + E as a shortcut) or your operating system equivalent. Locate your device, it may just appear as a removable drive/disk or as your phone name.
5. Once you have found your device, double click on the icon and proceed to look for the Camera folder (where you photo’s are stored when you take pictures using the phones built in camera). Depending on device you may find that the location can be different. For example on the Samsung Galaxy S2 the pictures are stored under Phone then DCIM/Camera/.
6. After locating the folder for your images you will need to copy the iCampsites android APK file to that folder.
7. Once the APK file has been copied you will need to open your file browser on your phone, I will be using the standard Samsung Galaxy file browser however there are several free alternatives if your device doesn’t come with one as standard including Astro file browser.
8. In your file browser locate the camera directory as above.
9. Once you have navigated your way into the camera directory you will be able to find the iCampsites APK file.
10. Tap on the APK file for iCampsites and proceed with the installation, which is guided for you by phone.

We’ve just tweaked our campsite database so that old entries are now deleted correctly.  Previously they would be deleted but would show up in the application however we have just actioned a series of updates to deleted entries that will remove the deleted entries from the database in iCampsites USB.

So now the campsite count will drop slightly for iCampsites USB users.

Less than 3 months after the initial release we have finally finished the first update release for iCampsites USB.

All three versions including Mac, Windows and Linux are available to download using the updater (which will run automatically and will prompt you to update iCampsites USB when convenient).

A guide will follow in the coming days.

Change log:

1. BUGFIX: Clicking on the county of Rutland in offline mode gives no results, clicking on the county of Rutland in online mode (google mapping) shows a map of Rutland in the USA and not Rutland in the UK

2. BUGFIX: Clicking on the France map and then on the region “Haute Normandie” shows a map of a region to the east of Strasbourg, in offline mode it shows 0 results

3. BUGFIX: Free text search for campsite name in search by filter produces incorrect results

4. ADDON: Combined Belgium regions as online database only supports Belgium country.

5. ADDON: “Update from” date set in Settings->Connectivity is now set to the date of last update

6. ADDON: Changed the google map icons to be different colours / different icons for the different types of sites. Added an “Icon Key” Button which if the user presses it will show a small popup window with the different icon colours and what each icon represents.

7. ADDON: Added a popup message when user closes the app to say “Please wait…. Checking if new version of iCampsites is available”.

8. ADDON: Added a warning message when the user clicks on the Update button to say the following: “Please do not disconnect iCampsites USB Key from your computer during the Update process. If you do so, you may corrupt the database file.” This needs to be acknowledged and then the update process commences.

9. ADDON: Update process progress system improved. Progress bar is more closely synced with the process and more informative as to what stage the Update is at. Warning message displayed during update about not removing Key.

10. ADDON: Deleted entries on MHF Campsite database are now synchronised to iCampsites USB

This walkthrough will guide you through the process of replacing the database file on your iCampsites USB Key.

If you get the “” error this will be applicable to you.

Step 1:

Make sure that iCampsites is not running and that the USB key is disconnected (i.e. not plugged in).

First up you will need to download the ZIP file below.

http://www.mobilecampsites.com/databases/icampsites-database-29-03-2012.zip (36mb as a ZIP file – containing an encrypted copy of the database which iCampsites USB only will be able to read).
Download time: 22 minutes @ 256Kbit, 6 minutes @ 1Mbit and 46 seconds on 8Mbit.

Whilst waiting insert your iCampsites USB Key into an avalable USB Port on your Computer.

Step 2:

After downloading the ZIP file you will need to right click on it and click on “Extract All”.

Now the database file will be in a new folder (navigate your way into it).

Step 3:

Now copy “iCampsites.data” by right clicking on the file and selecting “Copy”.

This will copy the database file to your clipboard, next navigate your way to your iCampsites USB Key (done by clicking on the Start Menu or Using the Windows button on the bottom left and click on My Computer or Computer then double click on iCampsites USB).

Step 4:

Once in iCampsites USB locate the database folder and open it (double click) and right click in the white space (background/free space) and click “Paste”.

Immediately after clicking paste Windows will ask you whether you want to replace the file or not, click on “Copy and Replace”.

Wait for it complete the copy action before removing the key or using the application.

All done.

When submitting a new campsite review the review entry is first uploaded to our approval queue, this is done only when updating (i.e. clicking on Update).

Once in our approval queue the entry will be checked and finally approved assuming the entry gains approval.

Once approved it will be available as an update soon after.