This is Rick who before he died gave me my tent and told me to have an adventure. He was upset that he wasn’t leaving a legacy behind because he didn’t have a family. Rick, what a legacy! Today is for you
Max Woosey,
@TheBoyInTheTent
, has been named in the New Year's Honours list! He is awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for camping outside for 600+ consecutive nights, raising £700,000 for North Devon Hospice. Delighted to announce this news, a great way to start 2022!
Sadly this year I won’t be parading with Dad as he’s away but I’m proud to have been brought up to remember all those past and present who have served.
#ArmisticeDay2023
#WeWillRememberThem
Just spotted my invitation on
@RoyalFamily
. Now it feels really real! Obviously Mum’s crying again. (Probably because it’s Dads name on it not hers 😂)
#coronation
So tonight Max has insisted on sleeping out despite feeling awful and having a high temperature. Needless to say there were some heated debates but his stubbornness / resilience won.
Help needed - So on the 29th March Max will have been camping out for 3 YEARS to raise money for the North Devon Hospice. We are looking for somewhere really cool to camp on Saturday 25th March to celebrate. Ideas please 🙏 Thanks Mark and Rachael (Max’s parents)
#help
#ideas
So on
@lorraine
this morning I announced what I’d like to do next. My plan is to camp out at every premiership rugby ground to raise money for their local hospices. Now we just need to work out how…
@premrugby
#Rugby
#help
I’ve been blown away by the offers of support for my next adventure. Thank you so much!
I probably should have given my parents a heads up before announcing it on TV but they are starting to come round to the idea 😬
This is our friend Rick who gave me my first tent and told me to have an adventure. I’m pretty sure he meant for me to go further than the garden but I think he would be proud of the money raised for
@NDevonHospice
who cared for him.
Local furnishers
@BarrowClark
thought
@TheBoyInTheTent
deserved a proper night's sleep, so have donated him a brand-new bed! Now upon coming inside, Max can sleep soundly knowing he's helped raise thousands to help care for people in our community facing a life-limiting illness.
Just a bit windy tonight. One of the poles has snapped so the tent is already sagging but it’s too windy to try and put a new tent up. Let’s see if it’s still standing in the morning 🤞🏼
What a difference a week makes. Last weekend I was at
@wabbey
for the Coronation and this weekend I’m revising for my end of year exams.
#backtoreality
And yes, I’m revising on the stairs
Lots of people have asked if I’ve already come in. No! Saturday 1st April will be my final night. I always said I wanted all my friends and family for my last night and a big party so that’s what we are doing ⛺️
Storm Eunice is hitting here from 7am so Max had his dad out with him last night and they were safely back inside at 5.45am. Safe to say Max got more sleep than Mark!
In March 2020 I set out to camp out for a week and raise £100. I had no idea I was about to have the best 3 year adventure ever! Next week I will close my fundraising page and move on to my next adventure so I’m sharing it one last time ⛺️
The Boy in The Tent….
Max Woosey, you are a total star…
It’s been a privilege to follow your story over the last few years.
@TheBoyInTheTent
A quick thread… 1/
2 years and 10 months ago I finally persuaded Mum and Dad to let me camp out for the night. think they thought I’d be back in by now ⛺️
#bestlife
#camping
#adventure
So last week my lights got damaged in the strong winds so Mum got me some new ones. Gee, thanks Mum, which teenage boy wouldn’t want dinosaurs hanging above their bed?? ⛺️
This is my friend Rick who gave me a tent before he died and made me promise to have an adventure.
I wonder if he knew my adventure would last 2 years!
#greatestgift
#adventure
#camping