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Hi Lee,

Know exactly how you feel! I had started to panic before we went away last week, as up until then I'd been buying stuff happily, without really giving a thought to how we'd get it in the car (a Golf)!

We did exactly the same as you, got it all out to really go over what we'd got.....but we, well I, found there was nothing we (I) wanted to do without......so......we condensed, big time.

It's amazing what you can get in little spaces! We have a suitcase table with two small folding stools inside, the spaces inbetween their legs took our micro fibre towels (bit like drying with a chamois leather, but so, so small), the nesting saucepan set had a toilet roll tucked in with them, the bag for the EHU had enough room for the Delta pegs, the sleeping bags squished up and made room for the small pillows, the airbed had enough room to fit a fleece blanket in with it, the (clean!) pee bucket housed shoes, and so it goes on. We took travel sizes of deodorant, shower gel etc - Boots have got some great stuff in at the mo.

Granted it doesn't cut down on the weight you're carrying but it does give you more space. Hope this helps, Anita

Lee, off track sorry but did you sell the Biscaya in the end? Glad to hear you havent given up camping.

We used to take far too much with us but this year I've sold loads of it (all the wardrobes/ big kitchen stand, etc etc) as the packing at home and then to come home drove me mad. I never minded setting up camp. Tbh we havent missed any of it.

Lee, didn't you also buy a Satellite? What tent did you have you decide on in the end?

Helen

Just get a bigger car, roof box and trailer. Well that's the way mine seems to be going but I'm sure it's all 'essential' stuff

Gary