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03/8/2011 at 8:07pm
Location: Northumberland
Outfit: vango illusion 800
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to everyone who gave me advice on roofboxes. My handiholdall arrived today so a huge thanks for this suggestion. OH loves it cos it trakes up hardly any room in the garage....... which is good given that I have a huge pile of camping stuff taking up a fair chunk of space in there.
Jewels
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August 2013, 14, 15, 16 & 17-Trevornick for two and a half weeks of sea and surf (and ever optimistic -lots of sun). Some other weekends if I can persuade DH
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03/8/2011 at 8:09pm
Location: Glasgow
Outfit: Vango Monte Verde 900
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ooh, time to buy more camping stuff then !!
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03/8/2011 at 8:30pm
Location: Northumberland
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apparently I am on a ban for the rest of this year.................! Although OH did buy me some solar powered fairy lights today for the tent - what a sweetie
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Jewelsm - a fair weather camper
August 2013, 14, 15, 16 & 17-Trevornick for two and a half weeks of sea and surf (and ever optimistic -lots of sun). Some other weekends if I can persuade DH
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03/8/2011 at 9:41pm
Location: Hull East Yorkshire
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Try www.roofbox.co.uk
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04/8/2011 at 7:05am
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jewelsm's original thread here
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04/8/2011 at 9:53am
Location: essex
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We used our handirack and roofbag a few weeks ago and it was a life saver. I can now see out the back window (albeit a small bit!) which was better. We went to Isle of Man on the ferry and back with no problems with it at all.
I would advise having a practice run on putting it on the car though.
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I don't need it...I'm not buying it....but I really WANT it!
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04/8/2011 at 5:21pm
Location: Netherlands
Outfit: De Waard Esvo (3) Hypercamp
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We bought a handirack and holdall and after a few uses the pump broke.
An electric pump doesnt inflate hard enough and of course the fitting isnt standard so mouth is needed to finish off the inflating!
Dont even get me started on the lack of waterproofing!
Always put a large plastic sheet in the holdall before filling it then wrap the sheet over the top to keep things dry if it rains as you drive.
Will save alot of time and money in the launderette :)
On the plus side, it does hold a hell of a lot of gear :)
Angie
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