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 I cant buy anymore gear, as it will not fit into my car. Only myself and Grandson go camping, or should i say Glamping, i used to do the rough route with a bivvi bag, (Ex Army) however, luxury where i can afford it.

Instead of amassing i do upgrade now. But as you say, there is really a lot of kit for camping, best of luck with your storage.

Personally I'd give up living space (and have done so bigstyle! ) rather than store expensive canvas or poly outdoors.  The material will always want to 'breathe', and if you put it in a sealed unit, whatever moisture is in there (and there's always some) will condense and stagnate and the tent will get mildew.  If you put it in a non-airtight unit, it will allow damp in, and you'll still get mildew.

At least, nine times out of ten you might be lucky and the tent will be fine, but there's always a risk.

I keep everything else in the garage - camp beds, chairs, tables, stoves, gas cylinders, kitchen units, bowls, all the hardware, but the tents (and there are roughly 12 of them!) live indoors with us in our tiny two-and-a-half bed semi!  There's always space if you're prepared to put little tents in the loft, and find room under stairs or behind settees for the big 'uns.

This is just my view.  Others might disagree.

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OH and I have seen a house we'd like to get when my divorce is finally sorted. It has a massive garage. When we looked at it we said in unison "Loads of room for...". I said camping stuff and he said motorbikes!

I suppose he could have a bike or two in one corner.

I've got one of these which I've used for the past two winters without incident. You can get them from any of the large depot type DIY stores

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Quote: Originally posted by pingvin on 18/11/2011Update: I've moved in, and an astonishing thing has happened. All my camping gear can be in the utility room, and there's still room for other things! Which means I can have one more tent at least, because there is a little loft, too.

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