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Ewen c

06/5/2014 at 9:10pm
Location: County Kildare Ireland EU.
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When I was a kid my parents had a four man ridge, a bluett, sleeping bags, torches and karrimats. No tables, no chairs, nothing else. I was mainly a backpacker until I married and now I feel a bit of a wimp with all the crap I have accumulated.
This weekend the chairs got soaked and we spent most of our time reclining on Sims. So, as a starter, I'd say get a tent
Good sleeping bags
Good Sims
A stove
Torches and lantern

Then go out and see if you like it. If you do then the rest of the stuff will come.

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Campernic

06/5/2014 at 9:24pm
Location: Northern Ireland
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My parents took us camping with a ridge tent, the beds, a picnic blanket for seating and a backpacking stove! We had one chair, nicknamed the 'Geriatric Chair' which of course Dad got first dibs on. We toured France like that, toured lots of places actually and I don't remember once complaining I had no chair. But of course memories play tricks and I don't ever remember it raining either and I'm sure it must have done.

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06/5/2014 at 9:29pm
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
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Bear in mind combined weight/size of everything you buy in relation to what your car can carry - with a view you may be adding more camping gear in future.

It's important to do a test test pack of all your stuff in the car before going to make sure it all fits.. We had to make to make an emergency trip to Halfords for a car roof box on the day of our first family camping trip.

Other items I'd recommend:

Tent footprint .. protects underside of tent and keeps it clean... (make sure the edges of the footprint are concealed under the tent - if edges are exposed it will allow rain to seep between the tent and the footprint)

If you haven't already got one, I'd recommend getting the tent carpet for your tent. Even though not essential it makes tent more homely and comfortable.

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gari

07/5/2014 at 12:11am
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The site has a very helpful
checklist

If you're not intending to go camping until the summer hols, I'd wait a well before buying lots of gear. Tends to get reduced in July.....

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