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Subject Topic: Hoover, carpet or dustpan and brush?
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19/7/2007 at 12:07pm
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Quote: Originally posted by kate w on 18/7/2007
Life's too short but I do take a brush and used to have a dustpan till the dog ate it!!

Same here, well apart from the fact that the dog hasn't eaten the dustpan yet.

A mat or two in front of the main tent door seems to catch a lot of dirt before it gets any further in and then its shoes OFF!

Cleaning out the tent is much more of a problem if you have a sewn in groundsheet, which thankfully we do not have anymore in our main family tent. MT



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19/7/2007 at 1:30pm
 Location: South Wales
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Just going to say Dust pan and brush, mat at the door and take your shoes off!!!

I do like the blowing it away with the pump, but i'd make more mess that way!!



19/7/2007 at 2:02pm
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Dustpan and brush, doesn't take up much space and does the job.


19/7/2007 at 2:24pm
 Location: croydon surrey
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We have a tiny dustpan/brush set that we got from Asda for 97p lol fits lovely in the tent tidy.We also have an extendable broom but mainly use that for supporting the poles when putting up the tent!! Also have picnic rugs over the SIG,not a problem.

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02/6/2010 at 1:19pm
 Location: Peebles
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Am I the only one - just bought a very small Sainsbury's Basics pull around after you hoover. £14.89.   We have the Vango Orchy and carpet and last year were using a dust pan and brush but the brush was pulling at the carpet fibres and ruining it.  With the space created with using the hoover to suck the air from duvet shrink bag this more than makes room for the hoover in the boot.  Cant wait to put it to action in August.



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02/6/2010 at 2:16pm
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Things I will never take camping...

Hoover.

Iron.

Ironing board.

I am still working on eliminating the above from the house. Give me another couple of years.........



02/6/2010 at 2:42pm
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I take a pink flowery dustpan and brush and frequently remind the kids to take their shoes off before coming into the tent!!

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02/6/2010 at 3:36pm
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Val

My 3 year old looked at the iron in wonder just last week and asked 'what's that for mummy' - oops.  Life's too short to iron!!

we take a dustpan and brush - and normally use it after we've set up to get rid of the dead grass that we didn't bother clearing up before we packed up last time.

I ain't never gonna win housewife of the year.



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02/6/2010 at 3:37pm
 Location: Wrexham North Wales
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I have a couple of picnic blankets and a tiny dustpan and brush and a plastic beach mat thing that I put as a runner by the door.  Works fine by me and I'm in agreement with Val, I will never take hoover, iron or ironing board, I'm on holiday!


02/6/2010 at 6:05pm
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A hoover - camping?  No no no

I would not like to hear the sound of a hoover while camping thank you very much



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Get me my dust pan and brush, we're going camping!


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02/6/2010 at 7:07pm
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very small dustpan & brush and only use it when there's a lot of grass in the tent or crumbs (vermin) would I take a hoover............no,  dustpan is enough for me

Helen



02/6/2010 at 10:53pm
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You have got to wonder what breathed life into this thread again after almost 3 years in the wilderness!

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02/6/2010 at 11:03pm
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Quote: Originally posted by millermicm on 02/6/2010


You have got to wonder what breathed life into this thread again after almost 3 years in the wilderness!

Oh, the same themes pop up year after year, belive me. It doesn't make much difference as to when the thread got started originally!



03/6/2010 at 12:19am
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Monty carpet and lobby brush and shovel does the job perfect



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