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When I buy new stuff, I buy it to go with our current outfit.  So new stuff is red/russet based as that goes with our caravan.  But the folding camper we had was green, so stuff I bought when we had that was green - and I'm not getting rid of perfectly servicable equipment just because it's the 'wrong' colour!  (And my pans are blue, simply because they are Tefal and blue was the only option!)

Quote: Originally posted by sillylilly on 02/3/2010

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I can also vouch for Andy's colour co-ordination OCD...........even down to his cloth's ........... I'm off shopping now and its all got to be dark turquoise/grey to match my gorgeous new Itaca donated by Fostermum........... thanks Annexxxxxxxxxxxx

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           you're very welcome - looking forward to seeing the colour co-ordinated lil blending gracefully into the background of her tent the next time we meet up!!!

Well I have just realised that all my tents are either green, or green and cream.

However my kitchen stuff is starting to have a red theme........Pagers fault

Given that almost all my tents were more or less the same shade of Vango blue, the question never arose. Blue tent, blue gear when i had the option and over the years it just sort of happened that way. Then we bought a grey and maroon trailer tent and that did need a full set of equipment  to leave packed inside, so that was okay too. I don't mind going for matching colours when I actually need to buy something and the ideal item comes in a colour that goes with the tent and when you're just buying domesticey stuff like fleeces, crockery and chairs there's a lot of choice of colours with no impact at all on performance.

Then I bought a green Vango. Ah. I looked sideways at my blue canopy and "lightweight" blue tent kit thought s*d it. I spend and will continue to spend a small fortune on camping kit that's exactly fit for purpose, especially if it packs up small. I've already got most of what I think is ideal for my needs. I'm not going to have two sets of lightweight kit just because I have two colours of tent.

Exceptions to all the above are my Hago kitchen stand, vintage, burnt orange, goes with nothing except our long gone  vintage 70's TT and still the finest kitchen stand ever made so it's staying. And the car. I was actually given a choice of a silver or Mondeo when we bought it (was from an ex-hire fleet batch) and it did crawl into my head that  blue wouldn't go with the TT cover, lol. Mind you it would have matched the Vangos when parked beside one of them, mmmm?

Quote: Originally posted by padster75 on 21/3/2010

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Because we don't have 1 fixed colour providing its bright and/or has a tropical pattern we'll get it. We love our dull tropical tent, one things for certain with all the flags/nightlights/glo sticks/door dangly curtain thingies you can't miss us!!

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I do like tents with a bit of individual style rather than Camping Mag perfect. My style tends to run to functional, minimalistic chaos with added bike park but your's sounds a lot more fun!

I bought a hago kitchen stand today and love it. Its black, brown and grey but its so great I dont care if it clashes lol. I had a bright orange one that came with a tent I bought last year but I sold it as I thought at the time they were horrible but have since regretted selling it.

The one I bought today looks brand new, it was £15 and even came in the original box.

Still building up our camping gear so are going for whatever is cost effective - including lots of my grandparents' much-loved old caravanning pots/pans/kettles/plates which have been rehomed with us to continue their  travelling life.  As long as it works, I'm not very bothered about the aesthetics!