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Subject Topic: Pack list - family tent camping? Post Reply Post New Topic
27/1/2011 at 10:19am
 Location: Sweden
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I am new at family camping and I am trying to figure out the minimum needed equipement to pack in order to have a good vacation. 2 grown ups - 2 kids 1 and 4.

What I can figure out myself
Tent - and tent equipment, footprint, carpet, canopy etc.
Sleeping eq - SIMīs, sleeping bags, pillows etc.
Cocking eq - Cocking pan, frying pans.
Water container - how big? what type?
Eating eq - Plates etc.
Table, chairs -
Fridge?
Electric roller supply unit:
Lamp - led? How many?
Computer with movies etc. Does campings have wireless networks?
Games? Deck of cards etc.
Playstuff - balls, freesbees etc.

What have I forgotten? Organizing - wardrobes, kitchen eq?


27/1/2011 at 10:31am
 Location: Berkshire
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Would that be cooking equipment ? Cocking equipment ... that's something quite different ...


EDIT: An internet search may come up with some intersting reults - you may not want to do this at work though ...

Post last edited on 27/01/2011 10:38:33


27/1/2011 at 10:32am
 Location: Otley W. Yorks N Yorks border
 Outfit: Swift Challenger 584 and Volvo XC60
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You need a stand for your cooker and to keep all your pots and pans on.

 We made an electric hook up lead with sockets on so we could take small fridge, electric kettle etc. and  a light which had a clamp on to clamp onto one of the poles

Most sites  have wifi but costs about 3.00 a night.

maybe a small heater cos it can be cold at night if you are camping in UK. Most peole take 2 windbreaks to make their pitch bigger and give privacy when eating etc. Also you may want a small toilet if the kids need to go to the loo in the night, there are several types available from just a bucket type with a toilet seat (about 20.00)  to aproper chemical toilet, more expensive.

I hope you have a large vehicle to pack all this lot into.  Make a list as you pack it all in then you can use it every time and add to it the things you forgot.

happy camping,  J  x



27/1/2011 at 10:33am
 Location: Otley W. Yorks N Yorks border
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Oh,  I forgot.  A cadac barbecue, they are brillant for everything,  we do eggs and bacon, pancakes as well as the traditional barbie.

J  x



27/1/2011 at 11:16am
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once you get a list of everything use excel to make a list with a spare section of boxes next to each item ,simply print it out and laminate it ,you can then tick of each item with a board marker as you pack it.
it sounds rather dweebish but i can assure you when you arrive on site having forgotten something (in our case it was usually 12v psu's for the fridge~) then having to fork out for something that's sitting at home tends to make it more sense.
ours is 3 horizontal rows ,first row (used once a year) is what gets packed in the trailer tent trailer.
second row is the main essentials cooker ,stand ,sleeping bags etc etc and the 3rd row is the personal stuff ,pills ,boots,alarm clock ,fleeces etc.
theres things on the list that are not needed for the TT but on there for when we use the other tents rather than have separate lists
half the problem is is when two people are packing ,with the list its known the other person has packed an item instead of the usual "did you pack.....?)


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27/1/2011 at 11:16am
 Location: West Midlands
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Quote: Originally posted by smogz on 27/1/2011

Does campings have wireless networks?



Sites with WiFi internet access here.


27/1/2011 at 11:22am
 Location: devon
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at julie

read your post about making your own hookup lead.did you fit an rcd to this?



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tony
that was a lovely summer


27/1/2011 at 11:41am
 Location: Sweden
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Quote: Originally posted by pitchperfect on 27/1/2011
Would that be cooking equipment ? Cocking equipment ... that's something quite different ...


EDIT: An internet search may come up with some intersting reults - you may not want to do this at work though ...

Post last edited on 27/01/2011 10:38:33


My only excuse is that Iīm swedish...and as you all know we swedes are pretty open when it comes to s e x ;-)

Cooking...must learn that...

Thanks to you all for all the answers..The grill feels very important and the kitchen cooking(!) table also.

About grill - anybody tried the Primus Vidar gas BBQ?




27/1/2011 at 11:44am
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The Cadac grill thingy looks really great too.


27/1/2011 at 11:46am
 Location: Lincolnshire
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Quote: Originally posted by wongers on 27/1/2011

at julie

read your post about making your own hookup lead.did you fit an rcd to this?




If not, then an inline RCD can be easily fitted to the lead as close to the socket as possible. A Google shopping search will bring them up. Safety first remember and all that!

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27/1/2011 at 12:34pm
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If you've got some spare time, check out my old thread I started a couple of years ago, when we first bought our tent and gear - lots of useful tips from others and a full list of everything I bought.

We did buy a caravan after that first season because the wife just got too cold in the tent at night - but we still have quite a lot of the stuff I bought for the tent!

PS: your english is much better than our Swedish  ...in fact, better than many english people's...



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