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Have just got back from our first trip, which was a pretty much a success (thank you BBC Weather for providing the sunshine I ordered).

However, I've a question on cooking. Every morning I'd put the stove outside and then bring it back in everynight, which was a right pain when I wanted a quick cuppa first thing in the morning, but would have to set my gear up first.

I noticed that most other campers with porches (like on my SV8) would keep their stove inside the tent.

What are everyones view on this?

Personaly i dont like having my stove in the tent but i know what you mean about having to set it up for that morning cuppa,

Ive recently invested in a utility tent to house my stove and cooking equipment ,it makes a huge differance because everythings there ready to use when you need it and its a godsend when the weathers not great .ther'e not that expensive either ,i think there s one  on the uk campsite shop for around £40

 we set our kitchen up just outside the porch , surrounded by windbreaks , and then just covered the whole lot in tarpaulins and clipped them down at night, so allwe had to do in the morning was remove the tarp . in the daytime we put the porch awning up over the kitchen area.

 have to say tho , have just been out and bought a day tent for next trip , and am hoping to set that up as kitchen , so it all stays dry

Just spent a week camping in a Gelert vario 6, cooked indoors all week using a colman duel fuel cooker on a sun camp table... no problems. Only needed abit of care whilst lighting and never left the cookers side wilst on, A gas unit would be safer I suppose as it doesn't flair up when lighting.

Its all down to due care and attention.

P.S The colemand does toast great!