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Subject Topic: I Wish I Hadn`t Bought...
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25/8/2010 at 11:46am
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had a few colapsable water carriers that leaked but got a new one at gooutdoors last night, they are really usefull!! i like them big barrel thingys that caravanners have that they pull behind them, saw them last night and had to drag myself away as was on my own and OH would kick my but if i got one, ' just get a tent, nothing else', was his last words to me when he left for work! got a tent, the one that was next to the lovely nevada M (cann't afford one) then when OH came home he said it wasn't tall enough so i went back last nite n got the next one up AND two fleece tops, two doggy stakes(av two already), a light n some tiny dominoes - sod him!

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5-8th aug coniston hall!!

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25/8/2010 at 2:55pm
 Location: Cleveland
 Outfit: Hi Gear Zenobia 6
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pyramid toaster - say no more

plastic egg box (why i bought it in the first place i have no idea) - cracked 4 eggs as soon as i shut the lid

foldup picnic table - after wanting one for 12 months bought one on offer in argos for £15 and was well chuffed, but after being extremely uncomfortable on it last week i don't think we'll be giving it car space again.

 

 



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25/8/2010 at 4:21pm
 Location: Tean Staffs
 Outfit: karsten 300
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Quote: Originally posted by carol benham on 24/8/2010
Quote: Originally posted by ybyatt on 23/8/2010

royal larder unit, i hate putting it together and pulling it apart. all tubes and plastic corners.

already looking for a foldable one. any suggestions of a good one?




Splashed out and bought an Outwell one this year - idiot proof and very stable. I was so impressed that when we came back I ordered the taller one (on sale at Taunton camping).


great thats the one i am looking at ta



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25/8/2010 at 4:26pm
 Location: Beautiful Warwickshire
 Outfit: Various tents
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I wish I hadn't bought a self-inflating foam-filled sleeping mat. It turned out to be more uncomfortable than the pair of thin mats I was using and so it's hardly been out of its bag.

In fact, all the things I regret buying have been associated with sleep. Cheap sleeping bags, a 'LiLo' style airbed, a self-inflating pillow - all failed to live up to expectations.

The item I least regret buying was the LED head-torch I got dirt cheap in Asda - it has proved invaluable and so much more practical than a hand-held torch.


25/8/2010 at 4:35pm
 Location: East Sussex
 Outfit: None Entered
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Quote: Originally posted by raf48 on 24/8/2010

Wedding rings.  (any make)   I've bought THREE, and none of them have ever worked correctly !!

The current model, Doesn't cook properly, leaks, and makes a lot of noise when windy. To name just a few faults.

    EDIT   I suppose It could be me, not reading or undertsanding the instructions they came with.



Post last edited on 24/08/2010 09:54:13


This made me laugh so loud I frightened the dogs!

 

 



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25/8/2010 at 4:40pm
 Location: East Sussex
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Quote: Originally posted by Missizippi on 25/8/2010


Rechargeable lantern with remote control. The idea being that as you stumbled back to your tent, you could switch it on as you approached the tent thus enabling you to see your way in. It worked beautifully apart from one major flaw - it didn't work in the dark! No problems during the day - worked from about 50 meters away but in the dark? absolutely nothing doing!

 

 

We've got two of those - a Gelert fluorescent and an LED one - and they both work really well. At Three Cliffs Bay, we were camped right at the top of the field and could turn on the lamp in the tent as soon as we were through the gate at the bottom.

Brilliant on a dark and cloudy night.

 

 

 



25/8/2010 at 7:40pm
 Location: Windermere
 Outfit: Elddis Avante Amber 636
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Hmm, maybe I was doing something wrong....



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