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We have a trailer.  We keep it packed with the 'big stuff' so that we can pack quite easily. 

Pillows, food, the sun parasol and clothes come from the house, the rest is stored in the trailer.

My father-in-law can't understand why I have a set for dishes and utensils just for camping.

I can't reverse with it though.  I admire those who can! 

Trailer for me, everytime! Left ready packed in the garage for the quick get-aways at the weekends. Oh, and a roofbox for the longer trips, for body boards, wetsuits, etc.

I'm fitting the 30cm height extension kit to my erde 122 this afternoon. OH knew it would be too small, but I never listen.

Quote: Originally posted by mikehorne on 24/8/2007

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ok, so how do you all secure your trailers when arriving at campsite? what do you all do when you go out for the day?

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I saw someone who had turned their trailer upside down & removed a wheel (presumably locked in the car boot) Now thats a cheap way of immobilising a trailer.

Quote: Originally posted by jb41 on 24/8/2007

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I love that side of camping too - buying lots of crap that you don't need    and then buying big roofboxes and trailers to transport all your crap to the field and then wonder if you remembered to bring that thing with you...what's it called?

Oh yeah,...a 'tent'.

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Yep did that last time we went camping!

OH "did you remember the poles"

Me "errrrrrr oh bugger"

Anyway, put a 350l roof box on the freelander and it made a fantastic difference. Stuffed all the lighweight stuff in there, sleeping, sitting and clothes!.

Next stage for me is to rip the back seats out, put a floor extender in and new side panels - got them already!

That should do us for next season. If the buying continues I am going to sell the freelander and buy a defender with a safari roof rack - and I bet she still fills it up with cr(rubbish)ap 

Hi. Just a tip if your buying a roofbox, don;t get a halfords one like we did. They have U bolts that go up from the underside of the bars and a quick fit bracket inside the box. I came out of the house one day to find a U bolt on the floor.....after the box had been on the car for months (and yes I do check it all regularly for tightness etc). Our friends have a Thule Atlantis roofbox which is mega easy to fit via knobs on the inside and a claw like clamp underneath - simple, nothing to fall off!!! Also the Thule boxes open both sides which might make life easier. Spend your money wisley on an Thule version.

However we are considering the trailer option for future though after reading some of the posts in this topic.

Cheers,

Hey, thanks for all your replies folks.

Sounds like a trailer might be the answer then ... although I might save up and buy a bigger car, maybe an estate ... but leaving the stuff in the trailer does sound like an esay way of storing stuff.

I also like the idea of the trailer with a roofbox on top.  I saw one in the New Forest a few weeks back while we were camping and thought they were great.  Might just have to secretly investigate the cost of that. 

Anyone got any ideas where to get them cheapest?