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ive done both with and with out

but i think its best with as u can whip up some chips quick in a deep fryer so can cook veg etc on stove

as for tv i took mine with me and the WEEK i was away there was  race rioting in my area (preston) and a couple of killings so wished id left it at home or stayed on hols longer  not knowing anything

was a little worried what would be left of city wen i got back  sounded like basra

you can buy those small fridges(holds bout 6 coke cans) so if u buy small 1 pint milk then that surfice

You certainly don't need EHU. Although, having used a hook-up for years in my parents' caravan I can see the advantages, particular in the colder damper months in the UK.

We mostly camp for the weekend (2-3 nights, Easter to late September) and take a good quality cool box with lots of frozen goodies.  Beers keep nicely chilled in buckets of water. It's going to be a bit of a challenge in France in August for 2 weeks, but we're planning on buying fresh as often as possible and re-stocking the ice daily.  Should be fine and is all part of the fun IMO.

We went for 15 years without a fridge or EHU then came the hot summer of 2003 - enough was enough.

We now have EHU, Fridge, Beer cooler, electric toaster, kettle, fan, radiator, lights battery rechargers etc etc

Hold out as long as possible but you'll buckle in the end.

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Brainhertz (clique of 1)

Can recommend the Typhoo white powered tea - surprisingly drinkable! And saves the need for milk - in fact I think it tastes better than when using long-life milk in real tea.

For other cold stuff, freeze as much as you possibly can before you go - including several 1 pint plastic milk containers. Keep everything that is meant to be frozen as undisturbed as possible in the shade and possibly in a breeze. Run a second smaller cool bag for chilled stuff and using a defrosting milk carton out of the 'frozen' cool-box as the 'ice-pack' to keep it cool. Have had to wait for bacon to defrost after 5 days using this method!!

another idea if u not already got 1 is an adapter that goes into the cigarette lighter to make it multiple connectors so u can connect an electric cooler box that u can use while on the move

Paul, how many connections does the adapter have?

I will have to fight the kids for the cancer stick lighter as they keep the dvd player plugged in ! then invariably himslelf (who could have charged his phone at home but as usual forgets) wants to plug his phone charger in, if I suggested I need it for a cooler WW3 would break out

the one my mate has ,has got 3

one end into ciggy lighter and then 3 for wot ever ie cooler box/incar dvd player /phone charger /satnav etc

if i see him soon and remember ill ask him were and how much

tho i dont think he would of paid much hes a bit of a skin flin and dont part with money unless its necessary and cheap

Two years without EHU with no problmes.  OH wants it this year coz she got nothing else to buy.

Two years of using a cool bag with freezer blocks.  Big huge blocks and get them rer-frozen on site (normally for about 20p).  This year now she getting EHU we got ellecy coolbox (and heater and she getting George Foreman grill inside of suticase gas cooker and kettle and toaster and Tv and .............)

Mike J

hrob487, if I were you, I'd get Paul to buy you a pint or 3 for calling you a skinflint.

MikeJ, this is probably a silly question, but why would anyone want to take a GF grill camping with them?? have I missed something here?

We are newish to camping but went with the basics, no EHU.  I felt that was part of the fun.  Kids 6 and 4 with no TV, DVD, playing like kids should.  Running, climbing trees and paddling.  OH and I chatting to the late hours after 11 years of marriage!  Trip to the villiage shop for the milk.  I would recommend you go without because if you buy everythilng first you wont know if you enjoy camping without all the extras.  Not having, TVs, DVDs, toasters, heaters, electric kettles etc etc was all part of the fun (sounds mad but true) and I would never have know that before I went. 

Jo 

I've found it easier to book a pitch without ehu for whit bank hol - everywhere I tried to book with electric was full.  So we'll be leaving the ehu kit behind and reverting to ice blocks in cool box etc.  Nice to have ehu but not essential.

Best wishes, Julie.