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First trip coming up and after reading various threads about cooking etc, I'm beginning to wonder whether I need to get a windbreak or some kind of shelter for cooking

I've got a single burner stove thingy and a couple of disposable bbq's and was planning to cook just outside the tent.  As I'm still very new to camping, I don't have loads of kit!

Instead of a windbreak, would one of those kids pop-up beach shelter things do?  Just wondering whether I need to have some kind of shelter to keep the wind/weather off the stove or bbq.

Any suggestions?

Would be handy anyway for you, stop you getting a chill, if it's a suitcase stove deffo, ours did'nt work very well in a breeze. Plus set it up on a table for comfort, sorted

Andy

A windbreak combined with a concertina kitchen stand makes cooking so much easier, especially for suitcase stoves as the others have already mentioned.

The windbreak will prevent the kitchen stand from being blown over. However, if the stand is sturdy enough, e.g. if you put your water carriers at the bottom self, then it should be ok.

Apart from making life easier when cooking, windbreaks do break up the wind so that it is less blowy across the front of the tent.

DK   

Thanks for the replies. Think I'll go for a windbreaker and see how we get on.  I've got a folding table to put the stove on, so hopefully that will be ok.

Thanks again

I would definately go for the wind break around the cooker. It makes cooking much easier and quicker and safer. A huge brolly over the top will be fine in light rain/ drizzle, if it gets any worse than that, go to the nearest pub !!

Sarah

We've used wind-breaks & a fishing umbrella for years!

Table fits underneath with a chair or two.

You don't get charged extra for it unlike tarps & day tents etc.

Great, thank you!

I've just ordered a blue Gelert windbreak, to match my blue Gelert tent   Just hope it arrives in time for Friday.

I don't have a huge brolly though, but as I work at a golf club, will see if I can borrow one of their nice big golf umbrella's