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Personflossi
20/8/2013 at 12:03am
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You're just taking sensible precautions!
With me it's blankets.   Never can have too many extra blankets.   ⛺🌂


Personcherob
20/8/2013 at 12:11am
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Oh me too, I pack loads of blankets -nothing worse than being cold at night! Having said that, I will definitely try and size down but still not compromising on blankets!


PersonJoMarch
20/8/2013 at 7:55am
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What's bothering me is that I'm going to need more. Stuff for 3 nights a couple of hours away from home than I did for a week in France! It's then cold nights so I will need then mats for the bedrooms and the blankets and the hot water bottles. And the wellies too. I don't know how anyone does winter camping, I'd need so many clothes!


Personmagentarose
20/8/2013 at 10:05am
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Oooo it's always about the blankets :) Yep I have those packed already ;)

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Jane x


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PersonFamily-Of-Five
20/8/2013 at 1:08pm
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I saw this post and just had to add this photo from our maiden voyage a couple of weeks ago....

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Luckily we only travelled 30 minutes. Needless to say, better packing is required for our 4 hour journey to the new forest next week!


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Person74giggles
20/8/2013 at 1:50pm
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My name is Fiona and I am an over-packer Shoes, blankets, tables, plates, clothes, stuff for the kids to do and we don't mention how many tools the hubby takes even when we travel in the newer car. He used to take a full socket set, gasket set and goodness only knows what else as I'm not into engines of cars!

We're away at the weekend (only 6 miles away), but one of our friends is borrowing a transit sized van from work to take all our stuff, but we are taking the big gazebo which we don't normally.


Personmoog56
20/8/2013 at 5:51pm
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I used to take 'everything' and 3 spares, but I slimmed the kit down because it was too much PIA packing and unpacking it all. Bone idle camper need little.


PersonBarbie Girl
20/8/2013 at 6:54pm
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You need at least 3 of everything 1 to use and 2 spares, then the what ifs yes I definitely take to much stuff the tent got bigger,the car got bigger, the ttrailer got bigger, the roof box grew then we upgraded to a caravan at this rate I need a 40ft American motorhome

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Personmagentarose
20/8/2013 at 7:30pm
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LOL love the photo family-of-five that's how I will be next weekend lol

The day we all decide not to take that 'just in case' item, we will need it so its over packing for me everytime lol ;)

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Personmadmum2000
20/8/2013 at 7:39pm
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Better to be prepared IMO. My kids only have space to breathe out their mouths in the back with all we take lol


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Wales, Aug '11
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PersonCheapglamper
20/8/2013 at 7:51pm
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Lol. I know the feeling Karen has the best intentions in reducing the load. Yet France this year for just 2 of us involved an estate car and roofbox Full.

Maybe next year will be better



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