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cheating  here!

We didn't make it,but the tool that comes with a trampoline the thing that you pull the springs with, we take it with us and  pull the pegs out with!

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Quote: Originally posted by JK98 on 12/7/2009

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In my past camping life, back in the 70's, my ex made a two section lid for the trailer which converted into a camping kitchen with shelf & drawer.

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 I've just made myself a camping table out of a folding mechanic's step,

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 ---- you made a table out of a step from a folding mechanic?

 stu

At Tentguys request

It occured to me whilst pumping up the air bed from the car that this could be a good way to flatten the battery or blow a fuse as I did. Not to mention that you have to pump the air bed up outside the tent because the wire provided is so short, what happens if it rains, yes I know what happens, you get the point.

So I have recycled a battery from an old  model car and a suitable cable from an old laptop power supply (That fits the air pump),but with a generic plug on the end that also connects to lights an chargers etc. The result is a mobile power supply (the size of a fist) that will pump up the air bed in the tent out of any rain and then power lights in the tent all night. TRied this first step and it works fine. The next step is to charge the powerpack using solar panels (like those used in garden solar lights) and a portable wind generator made from an old desk fan. Costs so far is nothing.

Pictures of first mods (portable power pack and adapted cable for airpump) available on request.

Just a simple idea, but we rescued some off cuts of scrap copper piping (about 6inches long) from our bathroom refit, and threaded some spare guy line cord through them to make long leaverage tent peg pullers, they work really well with the line hooked under the peg hook, when they are really stuck fast in the ground, and it saves a bad back bending over all the time too.  

Julia

Does putting chairs and storage boxes around the inside edges of the tent count?

You may ask why.........?

It stops my 6mth old rolling under the sleeping pods or indeed out of the tent!