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 Topic: Camping without EHU for the first time
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10/7/2014 at 11:37am
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With that number of kids I would pay the extra for the ease!
Hadn't camped with EHU in the UK until just two years ago - now I've done it I wouldn't go back.
Good luck!
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10/7/2014 at 12:54pm
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Cereals or fresh pastries/croissant or porridge or scrambled egg or fry up for breakfast. Sandwiches (peanut butter, tinned meat, tuna or meat paste) or hotdogs or soup for lunch. Main meal - take some pre-cooked chile (or stew), pasta for another day (Pasta n sauce very easy) and burgers & buns or takeaway fish and chips for another day.
Part of the fun for kids is not having the same meals they usually have.
As for their electronics - charge them up before they go and warn them there will be no other chance to charge them. If their 11/12, if the weathers ok and there is a beach or playground on site they will be happy.
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10/7/2014 at 5:47pm
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Check out Park Resorts as well, they have entertainment and are usually cheaper than haven
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12/7/2014 at 5:50am
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Depending on the abilty of the 11 year olds, why not get them to help with the cooking? They might enjoy cooking their own burgers on a bbq, mine do but they happily go camping minus the electronic games. We camp without EHU when we go away as a family and when they go with the Cubs and now Scouts as they're older.
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12/7/2014 at 7:59am
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Disposable BBQ's are a must for us, as are pot noodles, pasta/tuna/mayo cooked on a little suitcase stove with aerosol gas cans..... :-)
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13/7/2014 at 9:13am
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Hi
I actually think its a good idea to go non EHU once in a while because you forget how to do it and there may be times when you need to go without electric.
We camped for 7 years as a family, sometimes for up to 10 days, without EHU. Fair enough the kids were smaller and there was only 4 of us but we just had a double burner stove and later one of those single suitcase type stoves if we needed it.
Have you thought about keeping stuff cold? The Haven sites we have been to havent had anywhere to freeze ice packs. If you are just going for a weekend it will be fine but you may need to plan your meals if you are going for longer. If you are desperate to buy a new gadget I would be looking at one of those posh cool boxes, Icey Tek or Igloo. Another good idea is to make a pot of chilli or spag bol and freeze it before you go then have it the second night so it helps to keep everything else cool.
If you are on a Haven site with a gaggle of kids I think they will only want limited time on their gadgets anyway, especially if the weather is good.
Good luck! I am taking my two teenage kids for a couple of days on my own without EHU in the holidays so I am hoping the sun will shine.
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I would have to get some sort of battery light as well so any recommendations there would be good too.
I need to be able to cook for 6 people.
