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09/8/2016 at 11:13am
Location: Warwickshire
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Hi All,
So I used to go camping a few years ago but was never an avid camper and didn't really have all the get up that seasoned professionals do!
Next week, I'm going camping but this time and for the first time, we're going camping with children!!!!
I just want to make sure we've got everything we need so apart from the obvious (a tent and sleeping bags!) what are the essentials to take please?
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09/8/2016 at 11:54am
Location: North Yorkshire
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Something to sleep on - air bed, SIM, camp bed
Something to cook on - stove, BBQ
Something to cook in - pots, pans, kettle
Something to eat with - plates, bowls, cutlery, cups
Something to keep food in - cool box, fridge
Something to sit on - chairs, blankets
Something to sit at - table
Something to light your way - torch, lantern
Not essential but useful:
Electric hook up
Storage unit
Toilet
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09/8/2016 at 11:58am
Location: North Devon
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What Helen said.
And string. And some duct tape.
Make sure you've got a mallet or two. Pushing pegs in by hand/banging them in with a rock is no fun.
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09/8/2016 at 2:56pm
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Depends what you want to cook and what you enjoy. There are three of us and the larger size Trangia set plus a Weber Go Anywhere barbecue has been ample. It's worth having a litle gas stove as well for coffee in the mornings/boiling large volumes of water for pasta.
We used suitcase type gas stoves for ages but moved to a Twister model a couple of years ago. They're higher output but less stable so may not be for you if you've got young kids whizzing around.
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09/8/2016 at 4:39pm
Location: Northern Ireland
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I use a mixture of kitchen pots and camping pots.
Usually when I go camping I light a barbecue every night. I have a barbecue from B&M Bargains that folds flat. I use the 'prepacked' charcoal bags where you light the bag, but only load the coals on one side so that there's varying degrees of heat across the grill. For two people, half a bag of 'light the bag' charcoal is enough.
We tend to leave the tent every day to do something off site, and visit a butcher and a deli on the way home at tea time.
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