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05/4/2016 at 6:37pm
Location: Sheffield
Outfit: Cabanon Guadeloupe Zephyros3
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I downsized a few years ago, because my partner is disabled and this means I have to do most of the lugging, setting up etc. I started by weeding out our kit. With less kit, you can get away with a smaller tent. Changes I made included:
1. Getting compact pan set, compact stacking dining kit and compact camping cutlery sets so that all cooking and eating kit fits into a single middle sized lidded tidy box, including kettle, folding water carrier and folding washing up bowl, folding silicone mixing bowl and colander. Our lights and cleaning bits and spare batteries all go in there too.
2. Replacing older sleeping kit as it wore out and upgrading as we could afford it to good quality compact sleeping bags and SIMs and squishy camping pillows, which all fit into one laundry type bag.
3. Getting rid of camping cupboards etc because they take up time and space
4. We are each rationed to one medium suitcase for holiday packing.
5. Replaced huge Icey trek cool box with smaller Igloo one.
I keep these boxes and bags all packed and ready, so that preparing and loading up is fairly swift. In our case, we have to take extra stuff for his physical needs ( walking frame, bed wedge) so keeping the camping kit to the essentials makes camping manageable for us when it has long been our favourite holiday style.
And regarding the Vango Solaris, I like a canopy on a tent: it extends the living space. I can cook outside and prevent condensation inside, and the door can stay open even in heavy rain. With a windbreak down one side you can have an extra room, in effect.
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