Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
flea bay you can pick up a british army sleeping bag £30 warmer than a pair of thai hookers
bit big but if your not backpacking ideal
But not as much fun.
Camping gear recommendations: tents, beds, accessories and upmarket luxuries
- Thread starter Chairman Meow
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But not as much fun.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
We take:
6 man tent
Three electric lamps, the double rod extendable type
Fridge
Electric kettle
15" LCD TV
Video player
Electric heater, ceramic cube type
Powered speakers
Radio
MP3 CD player + CDs
Sleeping bags
Air bed
Two folding tables
Crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils
Gas stove
Electric barbecue, tabletop type.
Home from home.
6 man tent
Three electric lamps, the double rod extendable type
Fridge
Electric kettle
15" LCD TV
Video player
Electric heater, ceramic cube type
Powered speakers
Radio
MP3 CD player + CDs
Sleeping bags
Air bed
Two folding tables
Crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils
Gas stove
Electric barbecue, tabletop type.
Home from home.
Bob_the_lost
Elsewhere
You, sir, urinate on everything that camping strives for.We take:
6 man tent
Three electric lamps, the double rod extendable type
Fridge
Electric kettle
15" LCD TV
Video player
Electric heater, ceramic cube type
Powered speakers
Radio
MP3 CD player + CDs
Sleeping bags
Air bed
Two folding tables
Crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils
Gas stove
Electric barbecue, tabletop type.
Home from home.
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Kanda
Diving wanker
We take:
6 man tent
Three electric lamps, the double rod extendable type
Fridge
Electric kettle
15" LCD TV
Video player
Electric heater, ceramic cube type
Powered speakers
Radio
MP3 CD player + CDs
Sleeping bags
Air bed
Two folding tables
Crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils
Gas stove
Electric barbecue, tabletop type.
Home from home.
why not just stay at home??
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Kanda
Diving wanker
You don't think he's being serious do you?
Fridge?
He probably is.
I have a fridge I could take, that runs off the car battery. But it's in my bedroom next to my computer to keep my stella cool.
ericjarvis
give a feck for the feckless
Hah! I travel light, but generally manage to camp in the vicinity of the Dutch. So ten minutes after they arrive there is a constant supply of bacon sandwiches, hot pea soup, and blisteringly strong coffee. Not to mention what appears to be a half mile long barbecue composed entirely of scrap.
The essential camping accessory...several Dutch people.
The essential camping accessory...several Dutch people.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I'm not sure what my budget is, but willing to pay quite a bit more than what I paid in Tesco. I do get cold camping at festivals, but indoors I usually get hot and end up sticking a leg out
Size/weight is an issue because I want one that is easy to take with me on the train, and doesn't take up too much space in the boot of a car.
What I want is one that feels nice and comfy, not plasticky and cheap.
If you want the best warmth to size ratio, I can't recomend down highly enough. They pack really really small compared to synthetic bags. For UK summer camping you could get away with a 400 fill power one. Alpkit are worth a look and Rock and Run often have specials on Rab gear.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
You, sir, urinate on everything that camping strives for.
Ach, back in the day, it was tent, sleeping mat and sleeping bag.
The good lady and me are in our 6th decade now, we like a bit of comfort.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
You don't think he's being serious do you?
Fridge?
Yep. Runs off 12V, 240V or gas. We bought it about ten years ago, it was fiendishly expensive, but it has paid for itself by now in not wasting perishable food. Also, ice cold beer on a hot Summer day is wonderful.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
madzone
Physically unfavourable
Mapped
London town
I think my best camping relating purchase of last year was probably the cheapest. A job lot of shiny space blankets.
If you attach them to the outside of your tent (I use clothes pegs and gaffer tape for this) they reflect the sun from your tent and keep it cool. These are great if you're at a festival where there's limited shade and you go to bed late as you don't wake up early in an oven.
If you attach them to the outside of your tent (I use clothes pegs and gaffer tape for this) they reflect the sun from your tent and keep it cool. These are great if you're at a festival where there's limited shade and you go to bed late as you don't wake up early in an oven.
baldrick
hmmmmm
i've wanted a down sleeping bag for years, can't have one as bf is allergic to feathers 
we've got everything else we need though and it's all really light as we don't have a car
this year am getting a cheapy aldi tent for festivalling, i won't care if it gets wrecked/muddy/trod on. my hiking tent is very very waterproof but it would cost a lot to replace.
we've got everything else we need though and it's all really light as we don't have a car
this year am getting a cheapy aldi tent for festivalling, i won't care if it gets wrecked/muddy/trod on. my hiking tent is very very waterproof but it would cost a lot to replace.
baldrick
hmmmmm
thermarests ftw. i can't recommend them highly enough. £70 well spent and they pack really small.Its that time of year again, so I'm thinking what stuff I could get that would make camping even better. I need an air bed as I manage to burst or lose the bloody thing every year, so am thinking up upgrading from the usual cheap Aldi job. Anyone got any recommendations? Someone told me Fat Airics are expensive, but worth it, but they seem to be out of stock anyway. I am getting a small tax rebate in the next week or two so fancy treating myself. Any camping porn pics appreciated.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
I bought a tent from Lidl once but had to take it back as it was shit. I bought one in Argos sale a few years ago - a 4 man dome for about £30. It's been ace.i've wanted a down sleeping bag for years, can't have one as bf is allergic to feathers
we've got everything else we need though and it's all really light as we don't have a car
this year am getting a cheapy aldi tent for festivalling, i won't care if it gets wrecked/muddy/trod on. my hiking tent is very very waterproof but it would cost a lot to replace.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
Camping in Oz is great.
You have what is known as a SWAG which is your sleeping bag with a groundsheet around it.
Chuck that on the ground wherever you like, climb in and sleep under the stars..
fantastic..
Obviously if you are paranoid about snakes or crocs you might prefer something more substantial
You have what is known as a SWAG which is your sleeping bag with a groundsheet around it.
Chuck that on the ground wherever you like, climb in and sleep under the stars..
fantastic..
Obviously if you are paranoid about snakes or crocs you might prefer something more substantial
Bob_the_lost
Elsewhere
They're known as Bivvy bags here.
Bob_the_lost
Elsewhere
You don't need the huge thickness of the airbed, which can be a bit too squidgy. Thermarests are foam filled airbeds, much thinner and self inflating. The air provides thermal insulation and some resistance, the foam provides a firmer layer underneath so you don't get swallowed up by the bed.
Short version is they're a mile ahead of roll mats for comfort and much more user friendly than airbeds.
Short version is they're a mile ahead of roll mats for comfort and much more user friendly than airbeds.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
I've thought of doing that, wondered if it would work. It would seem that it does. Year before last, the tent was red hot by about 9am.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Candles. In a tent. Made of highly inflammable synthetic fabric.
Don't do this at home kids.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Candles. In a tent. Made of highly inflammable synthetic fabric.
Don't do this at home kids.
When we first started camping holidays, about 15 years ago, we had a Tilley lamp. ( HPP for the ex-squaddies, exactly that, I ' liberated ' it when I left the army. )
