If I didn't Need EHU, I wouldn't have it. I only have it for my cPAP device. But since I have it, we do use it to run a Fridge and Charge Phones etc. When there is Frosts or snow, we do use it for a heater. (for my wife's benefit more than mine)
Lights, Cooking and everything else is Unleaded Petrol or Battery operated
I would prefer not to have EHU, but alas I have no choice. :-(
We have camped for 20 years and only got EHU last year. The best thing about EHU is the electric coolbox for me, especially if you are camping a long way from shops. Makes such a difference. The fan heater is nice too but I could live without EHU and we do go without quite often.
I have got no idea what we are going to use ours for apart from a heater as we have only just got ehu after many years of camping without,we both have back problems which flare up when it's cold so that was our reasoning,we will try it out for the first time on Tuesday(when the weather is meant to heat up). I love the idea of an electric coolbox though,and have been "advised" on a toastie maker.
Looks like it's going to be "all change" by the sounds of things,it seams to attract more "gadgets",hmm but at least then we would have everything we need for both styles of camping.
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April- Forest Glade
June-Grizedale
July-Jedburgh
and lots more besides
We only use EHU if its available. Its certainly not our first choice for camping as we prefer not to restrict where we go. When we use it, its usually lights,radio,kettle, heater and chargers. I do prefer non EHU though as it allows us to go pretty much anywhere we want to . In colder months we just use our smaller tent to keep us a bit warmer.
------------- FyneFest -1st June - Fantastic!
Pillaton Hall Farm - 5th July
Woolacombe Bay 7th July
I've only used mine a couple of times so far, and was delighted with it. Don't need it all year round, but when it's cooler/darker in evenings, it's so comfortable to be able to have a little heat, a decent light and the kettle for drinks and hwb. I haven't bothered with any other uses for it yet, but having read the comment about the toastie maker, that might change! ~slurp~
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As we are in our 3rd year of camping, we have had EHU from day one. We use it for the kettle, small camping fridge, little radio, charging mobile, hair dryer, heater if it gets cold, light at night and will be used for our lastest purchase a halogen oven for camping.
I hate to say this but could not camp with out EHU.
------------- 2012
June - Queens Jubilee week -
Blackbull Pickering
June/July - Turkey (no Tent)
Aug - Bank Holiday- Whitefield Forest IOW 10 days
Sept - Skeg
2013 Nothing as yet , trying to get new boyfriend to go camping soon. Selling Maritisa 700 , so we can put it towards a VW Camper.
Got ehu for mothers day and also a mini heater.....it's still in the box lol....but whistling kettle is part of our camping kit that I couldn't be without. My kettle at home went bang last week and the 'camping kettle' came out and saved the day......the kids love to hear it whistling away in the mornings
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i don't use one at all, takes all the fun out of camping for me.
Got to agree with that - a few years ago we arrive for our summer camp in Cornwall and couldn't get a ehu pitch (we never book just chance it) - Disaster- 2 weeks later the best holiday we had had for years, back to the old days. Not bothered with it since for summer trips.
Got to admit still use it spring/autum when it's cold for the heater.
------------- As I've told my psychiatrist, you can't have too many tents.
As per my other post, Mrs CJ needs a heater (health issue) so an EHU is a must. But we also use it for the TV (evenings only use radio for the days), kettle and toaster. If the mobiles need charging then they go on it but mostly we charge them in the car or from a sloar charger when out. We run a light off it too, can't get on with battery powered lights if we have an EHU.
When I'm away alone then there's no EHU at all and I enjoy it just as much but for different reasons.
------------- Coming soon to a campsite near you, Jake, Mrs Jake, Little legs, Bosdog the Doodle and Olly the Cavachon.
2014:
August: Scarborough, High Yedmandale. Not tenting though, using one of their lovely holiday homes!
Didn't use EHU for forty years' camping until a couple of years ago when we were the only tent in the middle of a field at an isolated farm site in the middle of nowhere. OH was frozen and, after two cataract ops., I couldn't read or do X-stitch by the dim gas light. So that's what we use our EHU for... just heat in the dark evenings of spring and autumn, and a decent strong light.
In summer we don't bother, as we prefer basic farm sites that don't supply electricity.
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Quote: Originally posted by debs398 on 18/5/2012
Only thing we use EHU for is a heater, and we charge the phones up if they are needed but we wont take EHu in the summer when its warm enough without a heater
LOL Warm enough in the summer, I take it you dont camp in the UK last year we went in Late august and it was about 12-16c at night brrrrr
LOL, we only take EHU if its forecast to be below about 9 at night, otherwise we manage.