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Quote: Originally posted by floggitt on 21/6/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by Safeway56 on 21/6/2009People don't realise when you first obtain a calor gas bottle you aren't buying it, you are hiring it. When you need more gas you simply exchange the empty one for a full one, which can be in any old condition but perfectly safe. If you keep your original receipt from the first bottle you can get your money back if you don't need any more gas.

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People also dont realise you can keep your receipt of your hire/deposit contract but you will not get your money back after 12 months have elasped. You could instead use maybe Shell gas from your filling station same fitting as calor for propane (red) bottles but you do not get fleeced for a hire charge.

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I did the 'buy everything immediately' thing earlier this year because I knew my wife was never going to take to camping. As it is, she is OK with it because I have all the kit - if I'd bought small and basic, we would never have gone again.

So, we're off on Thursday for 4 days and we've got a week booked in August. Wife still isn't a massive fan but the kids and me really enjoy it.

And I have no regrets with the kit I did buy - there is nothing that we took that we didn't need, apart from the extra table (small, ally thing cost £10 from Tesco, so I bought 2 but we only ever used 1 when away). The tent is great, the carpet is essential IMO, the kitchen table worked really well, the chairs are great etc, etc. I even get on with that pyramid toaster - it's fairly rubbish but it does eventually get 4 pieces of bread vaguely toasted  - although I am going to get a couple of those single toasters to replace it

Getting back on topic , I got a lot of advice off this forum but I also asked a couple of friends who are more experienced. Personally, I prefer trying to do things myself normally, just because it is more satisfying, but with camping, I couldn't afford to screw it up, so all advice was happily received.

Val

Slightly going off course here but still about equipment. Bought all in one picnic table etc (good one) but broke this w/end so need new one/something...not sure if was you or woofers posted about table and bench set, can't find your original post?? any ideas 

Quote: Originally posted by gailbonney on 22/6/2009

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Val

Slightly going off course here but still about equipment. Bought all in one picnic table etc (good one) but broke this w/end so need new one/something...not sure if was you or woofers posted about table and bench set, can't find your original post?? any ideas 

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was me as usual, buying more stuff...!

Link here:-

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=3&TopicID=188300&SearchPagePosition=1&search=thank+you&searchMode=allwords&searchIn=Topic&forum=3&searchSort=dateDESC&ReturnPage=Search

Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 21/6/2009

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How hard do you find it when someone mentions they have bought a new tent and their equipment and where they are going...to bite your tongue and spew out a load of information about everything they have...?

Do you just smile sweetly and say 'sounds great', or 'yes that should do you for a s tart until you see how much you like it' or 'a bit of advice..'

A friend who walks her dog with me has just got a tent (her nephew has bought halfords reduced pack with the sleeping bags thrown in etc) and they are off to Billing Aquadrome..(can't think of anywhere worse, but perhaps it's not as bad as i think)

They have got 3 people staying in this tent, and she is 73 year old with 2 dogs....

|Didn't know what to say really, except 'see how you enjoy it, and you can always upgrade the stuff if you take to camping - just make sure you take plenty to keep warm etc'..

Did offer her loan of roof box (no bars) cigarette lighter pump (socket doesn't work in car) and suitcase stove (had one before and it didn't work very well)

What i really wanted to do was confiscate the tent, book her somewhere more suitable and get her some decent equipment, without sounding like a patronising arse

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Thats very funny !!   

Asda Camping !!!   At the moment I think £36 buys you everything you could ever need - a tent - 2 sleeping bags ( real ones )  two stools and either one or two lights !

So why on earth do well all seem spend shed-loads on all this kit then   - presumably we all expect too much comfort I say !!!

went camping last yr with some mates who had never been befor and asked what they need so told them to use as much stuff thay had around the home to save some cash and if thay dont like it thay have not spent loads then said get tent but dont go silly on size and price and some air beds got a call a week later saying can i go to gooutdoors with him i went and talked to a wall all the  way round  he walked out spending 1k  and went away for a week did not use 1/2 the gear

then when we got there he wanted  a extra pitch so he could have his outwell hartford xl facing the bay and a parking space so had to go across 2 pitchs and dubbled the price of the hol dont know why people ask some times