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PersonHaze72
30/4/2010 at 12:45pm
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Okay, so I want to buy loads of new stuff, but money is tight, so have cut it down to these few items -
1. a cobb oven, for obvious reasons
2. a folding clothes line ( thought this might help to support the Hartford when we erect it)
3. a roofbox -we have a citroen grand picasso which is huge, but we still manage to fill it with only just enough room for me, OH and rugrats
4. a tarp to cook under
5. a porch for the tent

The question is which one of these would you buy if you were me ?

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Life is like a box of chocolates - all of them coffee flavoured, yuck !!


Personwongers
30/4/2010 at 1:00pm
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by the sounds of it if you don't buy roofbox, you won't be taking what ever else you buy!


Personkittenshipman
30/4/2010 at 2:11pm
 Location: Rotherham South Yorkshire
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It all depends on how you camp/what you've felt you've really needed when you've been away. Is there anything on your list that's more want than need? I know it can feel like the same thing

For me, I'd have the Cobb and a tarp but that's probably because I already own both Tarps are brilliant, aren't particularly expensive (my Quechua was £20 and my polycotton was just over £40 from Obelink) and they pack small as well as being really useful.

The Cobb is quite expensive so you need to be sure you're going to use it - I feel like I've already had my moneys worth out of mine but I love cooking when I'm camping and I use it at home too. It was still a bit scary spending that kind of money when everything I'd had previously rarely cost more than a tenner!

We don't want or need a roofbox (Landy for me, OH and hound) but I can see how it would be a useful bit of kit for you.

Would a porch really be that useful? Isn't your tent mahoosive already?


PersonHaze72
30/4/2010 at 3:32pm
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Hey kittenship, i was swaying towards the tarp, didn't realize that you could get them so cheap though. Was thinking of the Cobb as I could use it at home, yes tent is hooomungus already, so I will discount the porch. Going to have a look at tarps now.



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PersonSpeedcamp
30/4/2010 at 3:44pm
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We have the Vango Adventure Tarp which is so lightweight. We use it on the front of all our tents. It has an elasticated side that goes over the front hoop of the tent, just add longer guyropes and the tent porch poles to cater for different tents, arrangements or to make it a free standing shelter. Only £20, 1.3kg, waterproof and flame retardant. Excellent! We haven't gone for a tent specific canopy as this is more flexible when combined with a windbreak.

Helen


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Persondadsbeaniemad
30/4/2010 at 5:34pm
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I would have the roofbox and the tarp (because the trap isn't a lot of ££)

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Keely :-))


PersonJK98
01/5/2010 at 1:48am
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The roofbox.

If you buy any of the other items, then find that you can't fit that one extra bit of kit into the car, you'll regret not buying the roofbox. Look out for a very good deal on the roofbox, and you may be able to afford the tarp anyway



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Jean


Janis1
01/5/2010 at 9:36am
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Check out freecycle and bootsales for a roof box.  You can get them pretty cheaply (or free if you hit lucky on freecycle).  Ours is a huge one and cost me £30 on ebay last spring.


Personian brown 48180
01/5/2010 at 9:47am
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Did'nt think of freecycle, will scoot of to there now, thanks Janis ! 

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Enjoy yourself....its later than you think !


PersonHEJC72
01/5/2010 at 12:26pm
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Buy the roof box first so that you can explain you now have the space to buy the rest of the things on your wish list!!

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Helen xx
Mini Mad Mum



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