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08/8/2012 at 9:32pm
Location: Hampshire
Outfit: Airgo horizon 6 - 2016
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We had the same problem, nect investment - trailer :)
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No longer a camping virgin!
July 2012 - Newquay, Cornwall
Aug 2012 - Dawlish, Devon
July 2013 - North Devon
Aug 2014 - Sanford park
Aug 2016 - Hendra
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09/8/2012 at 7:58am
Location: Waddington Lincolnshire
Outfit: many
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When we first started camping, we had one child and a ford Ka. I remember pulling into a UKCS meet in Suffolk past Cas, Webby and Ratty and everyone was amazed as we pulled item after item out of this tiny car. We even had a bike on the back.
We now have a scenic with a roof box and we still manage to fill the available space around our 2 kids.
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09/8/2012 at 6:03pm
Location: Highlands
Outfit: 1983 CI Europa 5 berth
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Quote: Originally posted by JCoomes on 09/8/2012
The wife and I started 6 years ago with a Renault Clio a small dome tent and 2 small stoves and one small table, then cams the Renault Scenic a 2 bedroom tunnel tent roof box and the arrival of our dog who of coarse likes camping, then came my Toyota hatch back small trailer with roof box attached downsized to an Outwell Carolina tent bigger camp stove with grill and now I have invested in a Cabanon Venus trailer tent with Storage boxes mounted on the front, everything we need is neatly packed away and the only things in the car is us and the dog plus 2 bags of clothes and this how it ends, I will not be upgrading to a caravan at anytime in the future and I will be watching what wifey buys very closely, thing is we love every minute of our camping holidays and would not give it up now.
Johno
SNAP. But we started with a focus. Then a Mondeo. Then a mondeo Estate. Then the estate with a roofbox. Then a Toyota Estima 8 seater. We've still got the Toyota but bought a Conway royale TT. It's always packed and just need clothes in the car.
And the kids. And the Coleman inflatable kayak. Oh and the tv/DVD. Oh and the fridge.
Oh we need a caravan lol
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09/8/2012 at 10:36pm
Location: Leeds
Outfit: Vango diablo 400
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I have bought a smaller tent as this year my daughter is driving us in a ford Ka, not my dad in rather large car. Travel light, things like toiletries I tend to buy once there. Same for gas cylinders. Clothes, bear minimum, usually find a laundrette locally or on site. Groceries, locally. My daughter used to sit on the sleeping bags, deflated air beds, towels and pillows, which was useful as it acted as a booster seat therefore creating more space at her feet for as much as we could fit in the footwell. You tend to get used to it, taking bare minimal. You get used to wearing the same trousers/joggers for a week. the thing with camping... if you can't stand being a little grubby and roughing it.. camping isn't for you.
Happy packing.
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09/8/2012 at 10:55pm
Location: None Entered
Outfit: zenobia 6
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I have a peuguot 206 and can manage to fit in my 5 year old and myself, clothing, 6 man tent, EHu, fridge, camping chairs, heater, carpet, tables, sleeping bags, airbeds, toys, kitchen unit, cooker and kitchen gear. We also have a mondeo saloon and dont manage to fill the boot. Just takes a bit of practice to pack, we dont travel light!
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