Please don't start me on a shower...old man will have a heart attack, he's already raised his eyebrows a couple of feet with the mention of a cooking tent
------------- Gone are the 'sleeping on the floor' times, I love my TT.
Hubby raised his eyebrows when I bought a cooking tent, but now he moans if we don`t take it. He likes to be able to sit there in the morning while the kettle boils.
The showers are cheap and pack very small, btw. Basically they`re a plastic bag with a hook on one end and a spout on the other. Very useful for sluicing down sandy children.
I have an even better shower - a pressurised weed killer sprayer (Eg Killaspray)- can be filled with hot water from your kettle as required. I use mine in a toilet tent when camping with no facilities on site. Brilliant!
PS I have a different weed killer spray for use in the garden!
The outhouse is great, bought one last week, and today got back from our first weekend using it. Its a good size, We had our bin, the kitchen stand, gas bottle and 2 large crates in it when using it with plenty of room, then still had room to store our chairs etc when we were out. We are going to buy another kitchen stand as you can easily have 2 side by side. It stood up well to a thunder storm this morning. Overall, cheap, easy to erect, small pack size.
Thanks guys, those photos definitely give a better idea of the space that's in them.
I think one of those will have to go on the wish list for next year though Have just bought a new tent ( YAY arrives tomorrow!), can't see hubby agreeing to a cook-tent too!
Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 12/6/2006
Okay, I give up. Two of you have groundsheets down in your kitchen tents. Why? Surely just something else to clean, on both sides?
Teeny groundsheet only though, and stops the underneath of the fridge getting damp or mucky. (Can't see much of what is in ours in this pic but there is tons of stuff on right hand side, including on the floor!)
We don't use a ground sheet in our day tent and we keep the fridge on a small table along with ehu taped down with duck tape just in case it falls on to the bottom
Ground sheet are sippeeyyyy when they have grease on them from bacon &eggs. plus you don't have to worry about droping any thing on the ground.
I hadn't heard of kitchen tents till i came on here and I think they are a fab idea!!!
I'm affraid we use a gazebo and windbrakes!!! I'd never cook inside my tent, I'm too dangerous I like to put the table and chairs there too so all the kids mess is outside and not in the tent. I also have my fairy lights up so it's nice to sit out at night and have a glass of wine.
Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 12/6/2006
Okay, I give up. Two of you have groundsheets down in your kitchen tents. Why? Surely just something else to clean, on both sides?
The ground was particularly wet when we arrived (in Norfolk), and we had a lot of gear to put directly on the ground. At most sites we probably would not bother.
Rob
------------- The Sun always shines on TV.(and not on my caravan!)