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Valk_scot

08/5/2011 at 8:08pm
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Coolbox or gas fridge, battery or gas lamp, gas cooker. For electrical entertainment the kids have the in-car DVD player and can charge up their DSs when we're out driving. Ditto the phones get charged in the car. If it's going to be cold we take more clothes, thicker sleeping bags and hot water bottles. I camped for twenty-odd years without EHU and managed perfectly fine...we really only got a EHU because we wanted to get a three-way fridge for extended trips abroad and it was going to be annoying to have to buy gas so often.

Humbird

08/5/2011 at 10:00pm
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EHU is a nice little luxery IMO and we take it for fan heater kettle and light (and for fridge for longer trips), but can live without EHU quite easily if the trip is only 2 days or so (we never actually had EHU until a couple of years ago). I never bring laptop for me and I don't let my child bring anything electronic either ... it just goes against the grain for me while camping. Its the only way I can ensure that we really feel we've got away from it all. Never ever have we actually missed anything electronic either, we always find excellent alternatives even if we are away for 2-3 wks.

nikkid21

08/5/2011 at 10:08pm
Location: Farnborough Hants
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Have never has ehu until now in 15 years of camping even when my son was under a year old. We camp April to October without any issues being cold etc.

However I bought the kit this year for our first trip to France with our own tent. We've hired a fridge with our pitch so that we don't have to shop daily. Still can't envisage using it in the uk as we have a full non ehu cooking set up.

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Former Scout

08/5/2011 at 10:24pm
Location: Glossop - Gateway to the Dark Peak
Outfit: KAMPA Frinton 5 Outwell Nevada S

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Never had EHU, never needed EHU, never wanted EHU.

It's not difficult to live comfortably on camp without EHU and if we did have it the kids would just want to be on their electronic gadgets all day. Knowing that those are not an option they've never once complained and, as others have noted, as a result we talk, play and spend much more quality time together.

DOZY

08/5/2011 at 10:57pm
Location: Middlesex (yes it still exists)
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ask yourself if you would regret being on a campsite without it. if the answer is yes than take it.

I think once you have used it, it makes it hard to leave at home - even for the small trips.

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Bernie47

08/5/2011 at 11:00pm
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I only bought an EHU about 6 years ago to get a decent pitch on C&CC sites, non-electric pitches were becoming confined to the most unsuitable parts of the sites.

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08/5/2011 at 11:26pm
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We went to Holmsley (Forest Holidays), the EHU spots were hideous, concrete, infested by caravans all in a row, the non-EHU you could get a nice characterful corner of the field to camp in.

robnchar

09/5/2011 at 9:37am
Location: Notts Derbyshire
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No EHU here and why would you when with a pitch like this you get a veiw like the one below

robnchar

09/5/2011 at 9:39am
Location: Notts Derbyshire
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SeaRabbit

09/5/2011 at 10:20am
Location: Lincolnshire
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I have just bought an EHU and will take it with me on every trip, but will only use it if the need arises, recharging my phone and heating for example. Until now I have managed without EHU without any problems.

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cookies71

09/5/2011 at 8:00pm
Location: South East
Outfit: Relum Izmir Delux; Vango Orchy 500

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We've just come back from a two (was meant to be three) night camp at Blackberry Wood. Although the days were fantastically sunny and lovely, it really dropped in temperature overnight - there was frost in the morning, and I really couldn't hack it. So I think we're going to invest in EHU for the Spring/Autumn, but otherwise we were really happy without it.

East36

09/5/2011 at 8:21pm
Location: Manchester
Outfit: Khyam Ontario 8

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thanks guys

I am tempted to go without, would mean investing in a few incar chargers for various bits and bobs. I like the idea of going last minute and defo like the look of those views you can have without ... instead of the side of a caravan !!!

It might just take a bit of planning (in my head) lol !! As for the heater ... I asked my hubby where ours was ... he informed me that he blew it up last winter at work (dope) so wouldn't have one to take anyway.

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valbarley

09/5/2011 at 8:27pm
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Away this Friday with no ehu

EHU is more convenient and usually works out cheaper than batteries and gas etc, but I'm not overly bothered that i can't have it

Altho the wood stove does make a difference

If you can sort out heat (wood burner) light (stellia R and petromax paraffin lamp) and chilling food (iceytek) without ehu nothing else really matters

Just need to remember to charge everything the night before i go

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