camping essentials

[chrig]

Having just bought our first big tent for some summer camping I'm starting to add up the bits we need to take..... and looking at the size of my car in dismay! Just 8 sleeping bags alone takes up a lot of room.

Of course my fellow homebrew ers must have some camping experience!

So the question is, what are the lifesavers. Or things you just couldnt do without?

 

[andybrew]

a blow up bed and a electric pump might be handy sounds like you may have a few beds to blow up

 

[iceo]

beer, bbq for bacon buttys, more beer and a cooler full of ice.

 

[falafael]

If i knew u wanted a tent, you could have had mine, i left it at the last Spring thing! lol

 

[Zedilly]

If i knew u wanted a tent, you could have had mine, i left it at the last Spring thing! lol

ha ha, you forgot to mention they would have needed waterproof pyjamas though. :lol:

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

If i knew u wanted a tent, you could have had mine, i left it at the last Spring thing! lol

With indoor sprinkler..... :whistle:

BB

 

[Bitcaster]

One of those cheapo 2 ring & grill gas cookers. Impresses the sh*t out of newbie campers when you do a seafood risotto (all stuff pre-prepared and kept cool) or something of that ilk. Another must for me is a dog - trained to sniff out and retrieve sausages 'n bacon from the tents of other campers. Only other thing I can think of is a nice dress - simply a must for events such as "The Bulldog Bash", where it is more or less traditional attire when attending the lapdancing tent ;-)

If it was a bike rally, then a "supply vehicle" for a group is more or less essential. I have a 3 room, 8 man tent if anyone ever needs one.

 

[Zedilly]

Electric hook up, fridge, lights, fan heater, chemical toilet, carpet, inflatable beds.

This is our family tent, theres only 4 of us but we take so much gear the estate car and the full sized roofbox are crammed.

 

[RobWalker]

football & beer keg! 4 days worth of pot noodles and 700 pairs of socks.

 

[Tim_Crowhurst]

I have a little camp bed rather than an inflatable mattress. It's lighter, takes up less room in both the boot and the tent, and doesn't deflate during the night.

 

[DirtyCaner]

Babywipes!

 

[alawlor66430]

Fishing rod and a tent about covers it

 

[chrig]

I have a little camp bed rather than an inflatable mattress. It's lighter, takes up less room in both the boot and the tent, and doesn't deflate during the night.

I have been considering camp bed over air beds but having never used one cant descide! I suspect my kids would break them..... they can break anything!

I hope to get some mini kegs for beer and take copious amounts of sparkling 'wow'.

Any good LED night lights for the mrs and kids? As city dwellers they are scared of real darkness :lol:

 

[alawlor66430]

I have a little camp bed rather than an inflatable mattress. It's lighter, takes up less room in both the boot and the tent, and doesn't deflate during the night.

I have been considering camp bed over air beds but having never used one cant descide! I suspect my kids would break them..... they can break anything!

I hope to get some mini kegs for beer and take copious amounts of sparkling 'wow'.

Any good LED night lights for the mrs and kids? As city dwellers they are scared of real darkness :lol:

get the wind up ones for the kids, they're actually pretty good and it's a blessing not needing to buy battery's all the time cos if your kids are anything like mine they'll fall asleep with them on,

 

[joe1002]

Zedily has a good torch, it puts wembly's floodlights to shame :lol:

 

[falafael]

If i knew u wanted a tent, you could have had mine, i left it at the last Spring thing! lol

ha ha, you forgot to mention they would have needed waterproof pyjamas though. :lol:

PMSL!!

 

[chrig]

So that's a 20 billion candle power torch added to the shopping list. Along with football, frizbee, electric air pump, roof bars and roof box for the car.

I'm also hoping to add a porch to the tent if i can find a universal one cheap enough.

 

[JimmyB78]

Ear plugs .... help stop you being woken too early by the morning chorus.

Halfords currently have 20% off all their camping stuff which I think ends tonight. I just ordered an electric cool box for collection tomorrow.

 

[Dronfieldbrewer]

Good tent, sommat to sit on, sommat to sleep in, sommat to cook with,cork screw, bottle opener then rest of car fill with appropriate clothing, lights and beer

 

[ScottM]

It's all changed days.

When I went camping with the lads years ago it was a tent, a couple of sleeping bags (if you were lucky) and cases upon cases of beer.


The last time I went camping (Wife & Friends) we took a HUGE tent, a blow up double bed, a quilt, pillows, a 2 ring gas stove, pots & pans, cutlery, a huge lamp, firewood, a battery booster (for power), a 240v power inverter, an amp, a pair of 500w stage speakers and a few changes of clothes.

Was a GREAT night but I wouldn't do it too often lol.